Tag: science fiction
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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 ... -
Vought’s Best Hero Before Homelander Isn’t Who You Think
Homelander is by far Vought’s most popular supe in The Boys, but who was the company’s main hero before him? The answer might surprise you… The ... -
Batman Credits Special Thanks to These DC Comics Creators
Last week, Warner Bros. released the official credits of The Batman, and as with all superhero movies, there’s a “Special Thanks” section for the comic book ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Thor – How Marvel Turned A Stuffy Mythological God Into One Of The Most Unique Superheroes Of All Time
When you talk about the lifespan of most iconic comic book characters, it’s a matter of decades. Thor? Try ages. Thor, the comic book character, is ... -
A glimpse into the life of “America’s Most Read Man”, Michael Dirda
Dirda on the stairs leading to her book-filled attic. Photo by Louis Tinsley The Paris review once published a story about Silver Spring resident Michael Dirda, ... -
Marvel Writer and Comics Historian Ron Goulart Dies at 89
Marvel writer and famed comics historian Ron Goulart dies aged 89. Prolific comic book historian Ron Goulart died on January 13, 2022 at the age of ... -
Dune has changed science fiction in every way except one
Despite the incredible source material and spectacle of the movies, Dune doesn’t seem to have the right kind of media. When Frank Herbert published Dune in ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Chances of ‘Licorice Pizza’ rewards for Bradley Cooper, Alana Haim
Author Paul Thomas Anderson kicks off his lightest, lightest effort yet with “Licorice Pizza,” a film that could be a full awards player, possibly snatching him ... -
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 ... -
The Day – Let’s Talk About The Best Sword And Witchcraft Books
Classic stories of sword and witchcraft hold a special place in our hearts. For those unfamiliar with the genre, tales of sword and witchcraft usually follow ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi takes Okoye to America in “Okoye to the People”
Before becoming a multifaceted warrior and confident leader of the Dora Milaje, Okoye was adjusting to her new life and struggling to find her place in ... -
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 ... -
“Doom Patrol” and “Lucifer” each win one nomination
This year, shows based on the comic book are sweeping the Emmys. The Marvel series WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier won a total ... -
William Walsh Obituary (1953 – 2021) – Manasquan, NJ
William R. Walsh III — August 20, 1953 ~ September 11, 2021William “Bill” Raymond Walsh, III, 68 from Toms River, New JerseyIt is with deep sadness ... -
Passionate debate on a train: Robots for partners in 2035
By Freddy Macha Last Friday…. Dear reader, do you remember the story of the two Asians with roots in Uganda? Part of the families expelled by ... -
Adventure meets alien bureaucracy in Eddie Robson’s Drunk on All Your Strange New Words
We’re excited to share the coverage of Eddie Robson’s Drunk on all your new weird words, a locked room mystery in a near future world of ... -
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 ... -
Tune In To Lit Tamil – The New Indian Express
Express news service CHENNAI: It’s been over two weeks since I heard the audio version of the famous classic by writer Kalki Krishnamurthy – Ponniyin Selvan. ... -
Launch of the book club – Vandegrift Voice
“It was practically dead all last year,” Martinez said. “Now we are trying to resuscitate him. Bring people in, make it a fun and lively environment ... -
Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Award 2021 – Locus Online
The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation has announced the winners of its annual awards. Samuel R. Delany received the Imagination in Service to Society award “for outstanding ... -
Even before Hiroshima, people knew about the atomic bomb
Milton Rothmar, a US Army corporal stationed in Italy, learned of the news of the Hiroshima bombing from the Stars and Stripes armed forces newspaper. He ... -
Prediction of atomic bomb exploded long before Hiroshima
Milton Rothmar, a US Army corporal stationed in Italy, learned the news of the Hiroshima bombing from the Armed Forces newspaper. Stars and stripes. He wrote: ... -
NEWS WATCH: now available KICKSTARTER: the girls have a blog; Death in the mouth; Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master, Vol 2; and more!
Enter the ground floors of some soon to be big comics on Kickstarter Week of 8/01 Oh my God, it’s August. Hello to all of you ... -
“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 ... -
Science Fiction Came True: Best Practices for Future Viral Pandemics – Wright – 2021 – British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Prior to December 2019, it might have been easy to feel complacent about the risk of a global viral pandemic. The world had not seen a ... -
World Fantasy Awards 2021 Finalists – Locus Online
The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2020 has been announced. The prizes will be awarded during the World Fantasy Convention 2021, which will ... -
Review of Philip K. Dick – Times Square Chronicles
A look back at Philip K. Dick A look back at the life of Philip K. Dick, the great science fiction writer: he is credited with ... -
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 ... -
Bruce Wayne was Robin BEFORE he was Batman
Today we watch the startling story that revealed that Batman had been Robin before, well, Robin! This is ‘Foundationed Deep’, a feature where we look at ... -
Prize winners of the REH Foundation 2020 and 2021 – Locus Online
The Atlantean – Outstanding Achievement, book (non-anthology / collection) WINNER: Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard et al., Bobby Derie (Seahorse) Silk Swords: An Informal ... -
Spotlight on the Creators of The Geekiary: SFF Queer Book Database
Image from official website Even before mainstream publishing started accepting more books from LGBTQ + authors, independent houses and small news houses were publishing queer books. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Every movie Bruce Willis regretted making
Bruce Willis has starred in many popular movies over the years, but here’s a list of all the movies he’s publicly regretted and why. It’s inevitable ... -
Why Luther’s Design Change Makes Him Less Lovable
Netflix’s Umbrella Academy implements a crucial change for Luther, removing an element from the comics and making him harder to sympathize with. The Umbrella Academy removes ... -
Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce discuss Raya and the Last Dragon – locus online
Five hundred years before the start of Raya and the last dragon, the vibrant land of Kumandra is under attack by the Druun, monsters who turn ... -
Alan John Lewis | Obituary
Alan “Al” John Lewis died on the morning of Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Brookstone Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Salem, Oregon, from liver complications. He ... -
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 ... -
Barry Windsor-Smith’s Monsters – a large and sinister patch of post-war angst | Comics and graphic novels
There are epic expectations, and there is the expectation of Barry Windsor-Smith’s new epic. This large, dark 366-page slab of post-war angst began life as a ... -
Here Are the 19th Annual Rondo Award Winners!
Voters turned out in record numbers (virtually, of course) for the 19th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards! All of us here at Dread Central are ... -
The Dharma of Dinosaurs (and Other Cool Stuff)
From paleontology to astrophysics, four scientists talk to Andrea Miller about their search for truth â scientific and spiritual. Photo by Jochen Stierberger Jingmai OâConnor: Feathered ... -
Whatcha Gonna Do With All That Junk? Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce Discuss Space Sweepers – Locus Online
Down on their luck and drowning in debt, the crew of the spaceship Victory â Captain Jang (Kim Tae-ri), Tae-ho (Song Joong-Ki), Tiger Park (Jin Seon-kyu), ... -
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 ... -
Josh Pearce and Arley Sorg Discuss Soul – Locus Online
Disney/Pixar returns to the afterlife in Soul, the story of middle school teacher and jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced by Jaime Foxx) who winds up in ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Why it’s time to unleash your inner dragon, wizard, and savage barbarian
Ever wanted to write a story about badass dragons? Now is your chance to get published. WolfSinger Publications is looking for contributions to a fictional anthology ... -
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 ... -
Liz Bourke criticizes witness to the deaths of Katherine Addison – locus online
The witness of the dead, Katherine Addison (Tor 978-0-765-38742-4, $ 25.99, 240pp, hc) June 2021. The witness of the dead isn’t a sequel, focusing as it ... -
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 ... -
Mourlevat wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award – Locus Online
French author Jean-Claude Mourlevat is the winner of the 2021 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize, rewarding literature for children and young adults. The prize, presented by the ... -
Join RADII’s CROSSxTALK Clubhouse on Chinese Cinema
This has been a surprising year for the portrayal of âChineseâ films during Hollywood awards season – four films with different types of ties to China ... -
Artifacts in libraries are deteriorating. SU delayed a plan to save them.
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. 1930s Syracuse University football reels. Pulp science fiction journals. Portraits of ... -
Artifacts in libraries deteriorate. SU delayed a plan to save them.
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. 1930s Syracuse University football reels. Pulp science fiction magazines. Portraits of ... -
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 man from Redwood City was the king of pasta
Many people think of a movie when they hear the term “pulp fiction”, but there was a time when those words referred to fictional magazines printed ... -
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 ... -
Woman Found Dead, Author Seriously Injured at Tucson Foothills Home | Crime and courts
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a woman, who was found in a ... -
Jonathan Lethem on his new dystopian novel, “The Arrest”
On the bookshelf The arrest By Jonathan LethemEcco: 320 pages, $ 28 If you buy related books from our site, The Times may earn a commission ... -
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 ... -
A city of surveillance and wonders: announces the first news of S. Qiouyi Lu in the vigilant city
The announcement in the vigilant city by S. Qiouyi Lu Tordotcom Publishing is delighted to announce that Jonathan Strahan has acquired the worldwide English rights to ... -
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 ... -
What “Lovecraft Country” tells us about toxic legacies
Growing up I devoured a lot of Hellboy, Stephen King and horror anthologies on television – Tales from the crypt, are you afraid of the dark, ... -
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 ... -
Imagining New Futures: The Sci-Fi Story of Shweta Taneja Nominated for the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire
Shweta Taneja is delighted her short story set in post-apocalyptic India has been nominated for a French literary award Shweta Taneja is back in Bangalore for ... -
Hachette acquires Disney titles – Locus Online
Hachette Book Group (HBG) has acquired over 1,000 titles from Disney Book Group for the Little, Brown Books for Young Readers range, including many that have ... -
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 ... -
Where to find free short stories online
Short stories are a great way to learn about new writers or get a taste of different genres. There are classic short stories that you can ... -
Cleveland author John C. Bruening brings vintage pulp fiction to life – on the page and in a talk this week
CLEVELAND, Ohio – CLEVELAND, Ohio – John C. Bruening is a child of the 60s, a teenager of the 70s. But it wasn’t “Star Wars” or ... -
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, ... -
Selling Afghan authenticity with Jamil Jan Kochai’s ’99 Nights in Logar’
This is not a review of the first novel by an Afghan-American writer. To call it a Jamil Jan Kochai review 99 nights in Logar would ... -
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 ... -
Google Doodle pays homage to legendary sci-fi author Octavia Butler
Today’s Google Doodle pays homage to Octavia Butler, the visionary science fiction author whose work, including novels like Kinship and Parable of the sower, has profoundly ... -
Listen to one of the best short sci-fi podcasts right now
There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one can be difficult. In our new section Pod hunters, we cover what we’ve ... -
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 ... -
One of the biggest science fiction magazines is now available for free online
If you love classic science fiction, one of the best magazines in the genre is now available online for free. Archive.org now houses a collection of ... -
Fanfic as an Academic Discipline – JSTOR Daily
When fifty shades darker debuts in February, audiences will once again enter the world of an innocent young woman and the charismatic, sexually dominant billionaire who ... -
If Isaac Asimov had named the smartphone, he might have called it the “Pocket Computer Mark II” | Smart News
Isaac Asimov at 70. Arnold A Newman, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery From a certain point of view, Isaac Asimov was not really ... -
Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of science fiction
In the early 1950s, a teenager, Robert Silverberg, began submitting stories to science fiction magazines. Around the same time, the Paris Review inaugurated its famous “Writers ... -
Science fiction publishing has a major racial problem, according to a new report
Speculative Fiction Magazine Fireside Fiction commissioned and published a report detailing an unwelcome revelation: speculative fiction online fiction magazines and sites fail publish stories of black ...