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Byzantium trailer channels that old Interview with A Vampire feeling

http://io9.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:20:00 +0000

[Source - io9. Strung out on science fiction.]

It's been a long time since we've seen a vampire movie with complicated monster hierarchies, gorgeous period-piece costumes and bittersweet relationships. But Neil Jordan (writer of High Spirits and director of The Crying Game) is channeling that old Anne Rice feeling.Let's hope it works.

‘Twilight Saga’ Star Mia Maestro Joins Corey Stoll On Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Strain’

http://geeksofdoom.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:48 +0000

[Source - Geeks of Doom]

Last September we found out that Guillermo del Toro and LOST showrunner Carlton Cuse were teaming up to turn The Strain---a trilogy of vampire novels written by del Toro and Chuck Hogan---into a TV series at FX. Now the cast for the show is starting to take shape.

It's being reported that Mia Maestro has joined the cast of the show as the female lead, joining the already cast Corey Stoll as the male lead. [...]

Comics A.M. | ‘One Piece’ takes two-week hiatus due to illness

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:16 +0000

[Source - Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment]

One Piece, Vol. 69

Manga | Shueishas Weekly Shonen Jump has announced that One Piece will go on hiatus for the magazines next two issues because creator Eiichiro Oda has been hospitalized for a peritonsillar abscess, a complication of tonsillitis. The popular series is expected to return June 10. One Piece, which has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997, has sold more than 280 million volumes in Japan alone. [Anime News Network]

Creators | Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly share their thoughts (and sometimes disagree) on their own world, the comics world in general, and digital media. [National Post]

Creators | Lisa Hanawalt discusses her new book My Dirty Dumb Eyes, which comes out next Monday but is already creating a stir. [The L Magazine]

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Damon Lindelof admits the Star Trek underwear scene was "gratuitous"

http://io9.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:12:00 +0000

[Source - io9. Strung out on science fiction.]

Still scratching your head over the random underwear scene with Alice Eve in Star Trek Into Darkness? Head producer and writer Damon Lindelof has finally "copped" to the fact that the nudity was completely gratuitous.

Lester roughed up, suffers first loss of season

http://mlb.mlb.com/news — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:14:51 +0000

[Source - MLB News | MLB.com: News]
Jon Lester kept getting two outs, only to give up a big hit after that. The offense kept knocking on the door, and the one big hit that would have changed the game never came. It added up to a 6-4 loss to the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in the opener of a three-game series.

Pentagram Bikini: For the Sunbather Unafraid of Satanic Tan Lines

http://io9.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:14:00 +0000

[Source - io9. Strung out on science fiction.]

For the beach bunny with strong beliefs, or a strong desire for a Pentagram-tan-line chest. Either way, you do you girl.

‘It was exactly the right storyline to go out on with him’

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:50 +0000

[Source - Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment]

Green Lantern #20

The run started with Hal and Sinestro and kind of continued that relationship, which only got stronger when Sinestro became a Green Lantern again and he and Hal were forced to team up. As I was building towards this next confrontation involving the land of the dead, Hal returning from the dead again and Sinestro and him having another change in their relationship, it just felt like the right time to go. Once I got through this next phase of Hal and Sinestros relationship and how it went all the way back to Rebirth and then to this point, to me, that was the right time to move on. The story decided it. I think the last issue has a lot of stuff in it that puts an exclamation point on everything we did on the run. [...] [Hal has] sacrificed his life, and now he has to find... [View Full Article]

Comic Review: Hatter M, Volume 4: Zen Of Wonder

http://geeksofdoom.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:30:50 +0000

[Source - Geeks of Doom]

Hatter M, Volume 4
Zen of Wonder
Written by Frank Beddor and Liz Cavalier
Illustrated by Sami Makkonen
Lettered by Tom B. Long
Cover by Vincent Proce
Automatic Pictures Publishing
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Cover Price: $14.95

Hatter M, Volume 4: Zen of Wonder is the latest book in the Hatter M series from Automatic Pictures Publishing. Continuing the saga of Hatter Madigan in his journey through our world in the 19th Century, Frank Beddor, Liz Cavalier and Sami Makkonen manage a feat with this new installment that I had not thought possible: they made me enjoy Madigans tale.

It is 1870 and Hatter Madigan has been in our world searching for the lost Alyssthe rightful heir to the throne of Wonderlandfor over ten years. Distraught over the fact that he has been unable to find the girl he... [View Full Article]

BOOK REVIEW: You by Austin Grossman

http://sfsignal.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

[Source - SF Signal - A Science Fiction Blog]

REVIEW SUMMARY: Provides an interesting look behind the scenes of video game development, not such a strong story.

MY RATING:

SYNOPSIS: After years of drifting through post-college life Russell joins Black Arts, a video game developer founded by friends of his from high school. He is unexpectedly thrust into a leadership role and forced to solve the mystery behind a bug that could ruin the new game and have more far-reaching consequences besides

MY REVIEW:
PROS: Written by someone with experience in the field; gives a sense of appreciation for things largely taken for granted in video games.
CONS: Nostalgia is expected to carry much of the book; very little conflict; uninteresting and shallow characters; confusing format and perspective shifts.
BOTTOM LINE: There is probably enough decent... [View Full Article]

Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm!, by David Shapiro

http://charlotteslibrary.blogspot.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:16:00 +0000

[Source - Charlotte's Library]

Terra Tempo: Ice Age Cataclysm!, by David Shapiro (illustrated by Christopher Herndon with color by Erica Melville; Craigmore Creations, 2010) is a time travel graphic novel in which three kids use a magical map to travel back to the end of the Ice Age in North America, just in time to watch Glacial Lake Missoula break through its ice dam. It's essentially a science lesson nestled within an adventure story--the intent of the book is to instruct, and indeed it's a clearly presented look at a fascinating moment in time.

Twins Jenna and Caleb find the great uncle's mysterious travel journal that seems to contain instructions for time travel, along with a map showing the Missoula flood. Along with a third kid, Ari (keenly interested in Ice Age fauna), they follow the directions....and they... [View Full Article]