Geek Media Round-Up: March 25, 2010

Comics

• Interview: Patton Oswalt talks about his new Firefly comic book.

Film

• SciFi Wire remembers 11 unbelievably crazy things turned into time machines.

Internet

• News: Twitter reduces spam to just 1%
• Game Informer provides this useful Zombie flowchart to guide you through your Zombie movie/game plot.

Literature

• Interview: Carrie Ryan talks about her new book, The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
• Interview: Slice of SciFi interviews Wil Wheaton. [Video]
• News: Apple Adds 2 Publishers to Its Store for E-Books
• News: Will Murray to write seven new Doc Savage novels
• Charles Stross explains Why books are the length they are.
• The Digital reading tipping point is just 18 months away, predicts one analyst. If you haven’t started planning for it, someone else will “eat your lunch”.
• GalleyCat asks Will Women Lead the eBook Revolution?
• Sci-Fi Fan Letter has a rant about the 5 Book Cover Types That Drive This Bookseller Nuts.
• Sir Christopher Lee reads the poem Jabberwocky at the British Library.
• Why don’t more publishers say NO to Amazon? Here’s why.

Science

• News: Light Bends Matter, Surprising Scientists

Television

• News: Doctor Who begins anew on April 17

Video Games

• News: Nintendo to unveil 3-D gaming console
• Would You Pay a Girl to Play Halo With You? A new social service called GameCrush is hoping there are gamers out there willing to pay for the opportunity to play with girls.

Writing

• According to BookView Cafe, Every Character Has A Story.

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