More Shadow Hero!
At Tor.com, Sonny Liew and Gene Lang share seven Green Turtle comic strips which take place after the events of The Shadow Hero graphic novel. (Thanks, Mark!)
“There is no better time for Octavia Butler’s work to be adapted”
Fusion argues for adaptations of Octavia Butler’s science fiction and horror. “There is no better time for Octavia Butler’s work to be adapted. Unlike most of her contemporaries, she did not deal with robots, mechanized suits of war, or quantum physics. She eschewed these to explore aliens, mutants […]
“The Most Impressive Costumes from Star Trek: TNG’s First Three Seasons”
io9 has Charlie Jane Anders’ list of amazing costumes from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s first three seasons.
Read Weird Tales Now!
Open Culture has issues of Weird Tales for your reading pleasure! “Debuting in 1923, Weird Tales, writes The Pulp Magazines Project, provided “a venue for fiction, poetry and non-fiction on topics ranging from ghost stories to alien invasions to the occult.” The magazine introduced its readers to past masters […]
“RoboCop: The Oral History”
At Esquire, Simon Abrams shares an oral history of RoboCop (1987): “A little more than 25 years ago, Orion Pictures released RoboCop, a grimly hysterical, hyper-violent satire masquerading as an action film. And despite spawning two sequels, a television series, some anime, and now a remake, the film’s […]
Summer Fun Time Reading ’16
It’s that time again. The UV, both A and B, is high. The pollen’s flying. The sun is shining. And everywhere the summer lists are in bloom. So I have a list of comics that might go well with that public radio-recommended salad or be just the thing […]
The Cultural Gutter 