Tag: sci fi
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13 Best Movies Like Elden Ring To Watch When You Need A Break
Ring of Elden, am I right? FromSoftware’s latest challenging RPG is a global hit, and the studio says it’s looking to expand beyond games. So we ... -
The Best Non-Superhero Graphic Novels, According to Ranker
Due to the global hegemony wielded by comic book heavyweights DC and Marvel, most of the top-selling graphic novels tend to be superhero titles from both ... -
10 Indie Comics That Deserve A Sequel
The current comic book market is dominated by Marvel and DC. It’s been that way for many decades, but independent publishers and creators have persisted in ... -
Despite concerns, there is hope for our relationship with technology – The Daily Gazette
By Leo RodriguezFor The Daily Gazette The idea that our electronic pride will be our eventual downfall is a fear that has obviously been around for ... -
Paul Pope’s Best Comics
Paul Pope is a comic book writer like no other. He’s a writer who can push pre-established stories and characters in exciting new directions. As seen ... -
Can Marvel’s Best Superhero Wedding Happen in the MCU?
During his lifetime, the marriage between T’Challa and Ororo Munroe was one of the most famous couples in comic book history. Nurturing a healthy romantic relationship ... -
What is the grandfather paradox?
The grandfather paradox is a contradictory situation that arises in some time travel scenarios exemplified by the impossible scenario in which a person travels back in ... -
“Scream 5” reversed “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
Ghostface in ‘Scream 5’ (Image: Scream 5 trailer) The weekend numbers started coming in and Cry 5the revival of an old slasher franchise, managed to knock ... -
There’s a new sub-stack for speculative fiction and it looks great
Email newsletters are obviously the cool new thing, and there are plenty of great (and not-so-great) journalists and opinion writers making big bucks from Substack. But ... -
A comic idea, come true
By Oliver Lees This story was one of the best Star Weekly stories of 2021. Here is your chance to read it if you missed it ... -
Best new movies to watch this week
Dune, PG-13 Few movies justify the word spectacular as fully as this 155-minute bladder-defying sci-fi epic set on Arrakis, a more awe-inspiring desert world than Luke ... -
The 22 most anticipated indie games of 2022
Games created by smaller independent studios are important to the video game industry as a whole: they are often the spaces where real innovation occurs, where ... -
Star Trek cannon just drastically changed a huge spaceship AI rule
Are spaceship computers dreaming? In Star Trek: Discovery the answer seems to be yes, which means an old rule of The original series suddenly reversed. In ... -
Boy Scouts offer to collect Christmas trees in Lewiston and Auburn
DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the 10th year in a row Auburn-based Boy Scout Troop 121 will be collecting Christmas trees in Lewiston and Auburn. While the ... -
“Everything, everywhere, at once” trailer
You may remember the Daniels – Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – as the directors of the very strange and very entertaining film. Swiss army man, ... -
Top 10 movie soundtracks, according to Ranker
Several elements are involved in the staging of a film. Of course, there are visual aspects: places, costumes and camera angles, but just as important are ... -
Worlds Beyond: How The Chronicles of Narnia Introduced Me to a Life of SFF
I had come to Narnia as a child after spending an entire year making my way through the Fellowship of the Ring. When I said “more!” ... -
10 classic YA novels that would make amazing comics
Classic literary works have been adapted into comics since the beginning of the comic book industry. In 1941, the comic book / magazine series Illustrated classics ... -
Pulp Fiction: what was in the briefcase?
Quentin Tarantino never revealed the contents of the briefcase in Pulp Fiction, but there are theories. It became one of the most tantalizing puzzles in cinema: ... -
Brian Bolland Shoots AD 2000 45th Anniversary February 2022
| Rebellion has its February 2022 solicitations for 2000AD, Judge Dredd Megazine and the rest – although most of them won’t arrive in the United States ... -
Supermassive & Destro on the cover of Next Week’s Diamond Previews
| Diamond Time Previews. Where is it? Apparently the FTP site comic book publishers use to upload their images to Diamond Comic Distributors for Previewsworld is ... -
DC Comics used to add gorillas to their covers to increase sales
Anyone who has read enough of the silver age DC Comics most likely noticed a disproportionate amount of monkeys or gorillas on the blankets. Whether it’s ... -
The best movies of the 90s | The digital solution
What were the best movies of the 90s? While the superhero movie boom is still here, it’s time to think back to a simpler time when ... -
Night Raiders trailer reveals sci-fi drama from producer Taika Waititi
Samuel Goldwyn Films has released the official trailer for his upcoming film Raiders of the night. It is written and directed by Danis Goulet, which will ... -
This sci-fi story deserves another shot on the big screen
The era of renewed life in science fiction films has arrived, with Dune and the next one Matrix: Resurrections marking the return of these sci-fi staples ... -
“Star Trek: Lower Decks” Breaks Protocol With LGBTQ Representation
On October 14, the Season 2 finale of Star Trek: Lower Bridges airs on Paramount +, and although the show is hailed by some for ‘breaking ... -
Why a Live Rick & Morty would never work
Despite the understandable excitement that surrounds Rick and Morty ‘s recent forays into the medium, a live-action version of the series would never work for many ... -
Why should you buy sci-fi and fantasy books with weird covers
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Let’s make our shelves a little weird with weird ... -
How IDW updated the classic Lovecraft tale with sickening results
HP Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror” received a comic book adaptation from IDW that retains the terrifying appeal of the original classic tale. HP Lovecraft is one ... -
Karl Ove Knausgaard’s silly pulp fiction is a baffling failure
In Why I Write, a particularly nuanced lecture on art and creativity delivered in 2017, Karl Ove Knausgaard reflected on the vision of the Game of ... -
10 best video games based on comics that aren’t Marvel or DC
The world of comics is vast, encompassing not only the classic superhero genre, but a myriad of others as well. From horror to sci-fi to pulp ... -
Donuts, Violins, and the Queer Experience: Review of the book “Light from Uncommon Stars”
The story of a young trans runaway meeting a woman who has one more soul to gather before she can break her contract with a demon, ... -
Kelly Thompson launches two Substack comics, Black Cloak and the Cull
| Kelly thompson has joined the list of prominent comic book authors and artists who have been recruited with large sums of six figures band Nick ... -
A History of Comics: The Silver and Bronze Ages
Every September 25, fans, collectors, readers and creatives come together to celebrate National Comic Book Day. While comics have been around since the late 19th century, ... -
Y the Last Man comedic TV differences revealed by showrunner
The new apocalyptic sci-fi drama Y: The Last Man has come a long way on television, with the original comic book series based on its debut ... -
Comic Quest: Old Heroes Still Rule
Tim Van Schmidt Things are complicated there in the “multiverse” – and that’s exactly how the comic book world likes it. At least it seemed so ... -
Bookwaves / Artwaves – August 26, 2021: Masters of Science Fiction: Asimov and Bradbury
Bookwaves / Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to an assortment of local theaters and books Book waves Isaac asimov (1920-1992), in conversation ... -
How DC Almost Rehired Captain Marvel’s Original Co-Creator
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, see just how far DC has come for CC Beck to start drawing Shazam again by letting him write ... -
20th century movies that will make you cringe
When the rise of classical cinema began in the early 1900s, the world took notice. And while we think no Hollywood director has ever set out ... -
10 highlights and reveals from the Star Wars: the High Republic panel at Comic-Con @ Home
The next wave of books and comics in Star Wars: The High Republic arrives in January 2022, and today during Lucasfilm’s release panel, which aired virtually ... -
“Romeo and Juliet” needs more zombies
Over the past three decades, Scott Edelman has published over a dozen short stories that pay homage to his literary heroes, including John Steinbeck, Edgar Allan ... -
10 comic book movies that aren’t about superheroes
Superman’s debut in 1938 in Action comics # 1 is the origin story of the superhero genre. More than two decades later, the Marvel Revolution of ... -
Alternative history: pulp science fiction novels asking “what if” to a sad partisan modern-day reality
My first experience reading a book featuring an alternate history was the classic Philip K. Dick novel, “The Man in the High Castle”. The appeal of ... -
Celebrate the history and growing influence of African comics
In France, two major African cultural events – ‘Africa 2020’ and ‘BD 20-21, year of comics’ – were due to take place in 2020 and 2021, ... -
Extraterrestrials? You’ve heard this story before, says Professor Regents Lisa Yaszek
UFO Posted on July 15, 2021 Admit it: When you saw those twisted, spinning, and darting shapes captured on video by Navy fighter pilots or read ... -
The Last Wish gets an illustrated hardcover edition
A new edition of The Last Witch, the short story collection that started Andrzej Sapkowski’s Witcher saga, will be released in December. A new illustrated edition ... -
Stephen Dorff: “I don’t want to be in Black Widow or any of those movies – I’m ashamed of Scarlett!”
Stephen Dorff is in despair over all of this. âThis year’s Oscars was the most embarrassing thing I have ever seen,â he snaps, through puffs of ... -
Head to H’wood News
1 / 8 Laurie Holden 2 / 8 Olly, first gay gay doctor? 3 / 8 Hooked by Bond 4 / 8 Phoebe dynevor 5 / ... -
One of the first lost comic book superheroes didn’t even appear in a comic book
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, find out how a comic book superhero who came before Superman didn’t actually appear in a comic book, but ... -
Commando war comic marks 60 years of battlefield adventures
The Commando Pocket Books with its iconic dagger logo celebrate 60 years of wartime adventure and lantern-jawed heroes. First published in 1961 by DC Thomson Media, ... -
Kevin Smith and 9 other filmmakers who became comic book authors
Filmmakers need to know all aspects of filmmaking, from cinematography to actor and crew coordination, although one of the most important skills shared between writers and ... -
Celebrate Octavia Butler’s Birthday With Exclusive Snippet From An Upcoming Biography
Photo credit: Malcolm Ali – Getty Images “Hearst Magazines and Verizon Media may earn commissions or income on certain articles through the links below.” Octavia Butler ... -
Celebrate Octavia Butler’s birthday with an exclusive clip from an upcoming biography
Photo credit: Malcolm Ali – Getty Images “Hearst Magazines and Verizon Media may earn commissions or income on certain articles through the links below.” Octavia Butler ... -
10 actors who are equally good at live action and voice acting
There are many elements that come together in a stellar acting performance, and having an expressive, charismatic voice is one of them. Over the years, as ... -
Webcomic recommendation: “Teleport” by Hallopino
Teleport by Hallopino Teleportation by RP Ruffatti, Moomie Swan and Xan Larson (Hallopino) takes you into the life of genius inventor Jessica Soto. It’s a sci-fi ... -
Explore Dark Science Fiction, Learn By Color, Cost Of Cooling And Other New Books
Black Sci-Fi Short Storiesedited by Tia RossFlame Tree Gothic Series. Flamboyant Tree, 2021 ($ 30) In a 1970s essay with the provocative title of “Why Blacks ... -
Summer cinemas in Prague start their season
Even though we can spend the summer in theaters, an outdoor alternative with a unique atmosphere is certainly not going to offend. Which places in Prague ... -
Who is Philip K Dick? Elon Musk’s bizarre tweet explained!
Elon Musk took to Twitter this morning, June 14, to discuss a space fact that blew him away, “Pluto takes 248 years to orbit the sun ... -
Necromunda: Hired Gun Review – A second strike for Streum On
For context, a little history lesson is in store before we can properly talk about Necromunda: Hired Gun, starting with its developer Streum On Studio. This ... -
Will Superman Marvel or DC?
Since the release of Man of Steel, Batman Vs Superman and The Justice League, it’s hard to turn around anywhere without seeing the chiseled jawbone of ... -
10 most shocking deaths in DC Comics
Some of the most shocking deaths in comic book history belong to DC Comics. Part of this is due to the company’s long tradition, ushering in ... -
Worlds Beyond: How The Chronicles Of Narnia Introduced Us To Other Authors We Love
I had come to Narnia as a child after spending an entire year making my way through the Fellowship of the Ring. When I said “more!” ... -
11 major differences from comics
Netflix Jupiter’s legacy continues the tradition of many recent comic book adaptations by altering some details of the original story. Fans of the original 2013 comic ... -
Batman’s comic book villains, ranked from laughable to coolest
Batman has one of the biggest rogue galleries in comic book history. Some of his enemies are considered some of the best, if not the best, ... -
5 Ways Prequels Are Like The Original Trilogy (& 5 Ways They Are Different)
When Disney rolled out the Star wars Sequel to the trilogy, some fans were disappointed with the films’ similarities to the original trilogy. As George Lucas ... -
The world needs a ‘Chronicles of Amber’ TV show
Roger Zelazny burst onto the sci-fi scene in the 1960s with a series of groundbreaking stories combining pulp sensibility with allusive pyrotechnic prose. One of his ... -
The book break: the future
May 13 – Aliens on a distant planet discover human civilization. A young scientist tries to implement the ideas behind Maxwell’s demon to build a devastating ... -
The Book Breakdown: The Future | Culture & Leisure
Aliens on a distant planet discover human civilization. A young scientist tries to implement the ideas behind Maxwell’s demon to build a devastating weapon. An engineer ... -
Finding Comfort in Stories and Fellowship
There is a call that comes in every morning. We talk, with headphones plugged in while I water the plants. Two sisters from two cities reeling ... -
2020 Magazine Summary – Locus Online
For the summary, the genre magazines are priÂmarily sorted by Hugo Eligibility: Professional, Semiprozine, etc., and then loosely by pay rate, SFWA qualifying market, and the ... -
10 things only comic book fans know about Omni-Man
Invincible takes the basic concept of Superman – an alien from another world who comes to Earth to protect him – and returns him as Omni-Man. ... -
10 ways WWII changed the comic book industry
For better or for worse, World War II changed the world forever. The reactions to the horrors of the conflict, the ideological clash it represented, and ... -
Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires US rights to ‘Night Raiders’ – Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the US rights to Night Raiders, a director of a dystopian sci-fi feature film produced by Oscar winner Taika Waititi. Writer ... -
10 Underrated Movies Starring Actors From The Quentin Tarantino Universe
Director Quentin Tarantino has many talented actors on his list of frequent contributors. These stars all have hidden treasures on their filmographies. One of the greatest ... -
Number 724 Table of contents, May 2021 – Locus Online
The May 2021 issue of Place has talks with Nnedi Okorafor and Nghi Vo and a spotlight on the Spanish magazine Windumanoth. The news includes the ... -
Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg discuss Godzilla vs. Kong – locus online
In our review of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, we said, “The weakness of this movie was the humans and the forces were the monsters, and ... -
Links by category – Locus Online
Printed fiction magazines Analog Andromeda space routes Asimov Static black Cemetery dance Dark discoveries Dreams and nightmares (poetry) Ember F&SF Fiction River Edge of the galaxy ... -
Rick and Morty Seasons 1-4 Blu-ray Review & Digital Code Giveaway
Rick and Morty: Season 1-4 Box Set (Image: PR) While fans wait for the release of Season 5, they can review all episodes and enjoy additional ... -
“Lapsis” science fiction satire on humanity and automation
Poster “Lapsis” (Image: PR) Lapse is an indie sci-fi satirical film that will make you think about real issues around the automation of jobs because companies ... -
Pacific Standard Time art collaboration to include queer history
This photo, circa 1940-1955, shows Jim Kepner’s sci-fi fan group. Photo: ONE Archives in USC Libraries. In Los Angeles, from the 1930s to the 1950s, science ... -
Where does the name “Superman” actually come from?
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman in the late 1930s, but the character may have been influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche’s 1883 novel. DC Comics’ Superman ... -
The History of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 Books by Mike Ashley – Locus Online
Tomorrow of Yesterday: The History of Classic British Science Fiction in 100 Pounds, Mike Ashley (British Library published 978-0712353717, £ 15.00, 320pp, paperback) October 2020 (American ... -
Op-Ed: Chicago Defender Cartoonist, Jay Jackson & The First Black Superhero-Pt. 1
Hired by the Chicago Defender in 1933, Jay Jackson is one of the best cartoonists in black media. Became chief designer in 1936, he created a ... -
James Tiptree Jr. and Joanna Russ: Science Fiction Correspondents
At first glance, classic sci-fi writers James Tiptree Jr. and Joanna Russ may not seem like much in common. Behavioral psychologist Alice Bradley Sheldon began writing ... -
Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg discuss the parallel – Locus Online
Four friends living together and working on an app development discover a hidden room in their home and, inside, a magical mirror that can carry them ... -
In 2020, is science fiction still a loophole? | by PCMag | PC Magazine
Matthew B. Tepper, president of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society – now celebrating its 86th birthday – discusses those strange times and explains why (the ... -
In 2020, is science fiction still a loophole?
(Image: Getty) Members of Los Angeles Science-Fantasy Society (LASFS) lived through the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Space Race, numerous forest fires in California, etc. ... -
Carl Jacobi: Tales of Space Opera from the Golden Age by Clifford D. Simak, SH Marpel, Carl Jacobi | NOOK book (electronic book)
Carl Richard Jacobi (July 10, 1908 – August 25, 1997) was an American journalist and author. He has written short stories in the horror and fantasy ... -
QUINN ON THE BOOKS: “Pulp Fiction”
review of The Pocket Book Guy: Sidewalk Words by Kurt Brokaw For more than thirty years of Sunday, Kurt Brokaw hauled a table on Broadway (somewhere ... -
Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce discuss Palm Springs – Locus Online
What is this? Location comment on a romantic comedy? Well, how do an infinite time loop and random dinosaurs catch you? One November day in Palm ... -
A 20th century master of Old West storytelling
Sam Elliott’s TV movies The Sackett (1979), The Shadow Horsemen (1982), Dead or alive (1987) and Conagher (1991) single-handedly made the Western novels of Louis L’Amour ... -
Marshall B. Tymn (1937-2020) – Locus Online
82-year-old SF scholar Marshall B. Tymn died of pneumonia on May 24, 2020. Tymn was a key figure in the field in the 1970s and 1980s, ... -
4 ways ‘Empire Strikes Back’ changed the rules of spaceships
Star Wars did not invent the word “hyperdrive”. The word has been circulating in science fiction magazines since the 1930s, perhaps more particularly in the fiction ... -
“The Fireman” by Ray Bradbury (1951) – New Suns
The full text of “The Fireman” by Ray Bradbury is available here. Starting from idealistic and sometimes juvenile stories of new technologies and fantastic adventures in ... -
From India to the world
By TG Shenoy Every year in the first week of February, Locus, one of the oldest sci-fi magazines, releases its Year in Review, and sci-fi fans ... -
Submittable raises $ 10 million to help publishers and other organizations manage their submissions – TechCrunch
Submittable announces that it has raised $ 10 million in Series B funding. When I first wrote about the company in 2012 my goal was to ... -
4 Must-Read Black Fiction Magazines For Your New TBR
Literary magazines also need love. That’s why we love to celebrate them here on Book Riot! We had a Literary Magazines 101 to get you started, ... -
Remembering Arthur C Clarke, Visionary Space Age Author
Arthur charles clarke was author and inventor, most famous for his science fiction novel ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ His work ranged from scientific discovery to science ... -
How sci-fi magazines (and their payout rates) shaped the genre
The latest book by writer and biographer Alec Nevala-Lee, “Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov,… [+] Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard and the Golden Age ... -
New Kickstarter Project Will Release Undiscovered Novel That Inspired The Thing
John carpenter The thing is a classic sci-fi horror film that has scared audiences for decades. But the film was inspired by an earlier story published ... -
Computer stories: AI begins to help novelists
Mr. Sloan wanted to see for himself. He acquired a database of texts from the Internet Archive: the issues of Galaxy and If, two popular science ... -
How Tor.com went from being a website to the publisher of the most innovative sci-fi stories
In July 2008, sci-fi publisher Tor launched a new website called Tor.com to promote its upcoming releases. But the site was designed to go beyond Tor ... -
How difficult could it be to repopulate the planet?
In the 1950s, many science fiction writers explored the idea of a global disaster that would leave behind only one man and one woman, who would ... -
Curious Fictions helps readers find (and pay for) short stories – TechCrunch
Most of you, I guess, haven’t read a news for a long time. Well, there’s a Y Combinator-backed startup called Curious Fictions that is looking to ... -
This Time A Fake Sci-Fi Author Won A Grand Prize For Writing Novels
In 1953, Science Fiction Galaxy and Simon & Schuster have launched a huge competition to find a great new sci-fi novel. The price was $6,500 (a ... -
Getting into the skin of speculative fiction, science fiction and science romance
Science fiction has always been a defined genre ad hoc. The term first appeared in interwar American “pulp fiction” magazines (supposedly for the quality of their ... -
A digital renaissance for science fiction novella | science fiction books
A man wakes up after a car accident to find he is an “electric ant”: an android programmed to believe he is human. At home, he ...