Geek Media Round-Up: July 17, 2012

Art

• Anthony Bourdain has a graphic novel.
• Cosplay Heroes and Villains of SDCC 2012
• Comic-Con 2012 Costumes: The good, the bad and the weird, as covered by Empire.

Comics

• The 5 Biggest Winners of DC’s New 52
• The 10 Best Sandman Stories

Cross-Media

• Infographic: 73 Years of Visual Batman History
• J. Michael Straczynski on Why Comic-Con Matters

Film

• Interview: Andy Serkis on Playing Gollum, Directing Second Unit on ‘The Hobbit’
• Interview: Joss Whedon: director returns home a god among geeks.
• Interview: Peter Jackson, ‘The Hobbit’ Director, On The 48 FPS Debate
• News: Daniel Radcliffe To Star In Film Adaptation of Joe Hill’s ‘Horns’
• 15 Ways to Reboot Batman after The Dark Knight Rises.
• Comparing The Amazing Spider-Man with Spider-Man
• New Iron Man 3 Armour Revealed At Comic-Con
• ‘Hobbit’ Footage Amazes Comic-Con Crowd As Peter Jackson Talks Shop
• Is ‘Ant-Man’ Marvel’s First Comedy?
• Interview: Guillermo Del Toro On ‘Pacific Rim,’ Japanese Movie Monsters, Lessons Learned From ‘The Hobbit’ & ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’
• Interview: Peter Jackson On His Return To Middle Earth With ‘The Hobbit’ And How 48 Frames Can Save Moviegoing

Internet

• Useful Comic-Con Warning Signs

Literature

• Interview: The Civilian Reader chats with D.B. Jackson of Thieftaker
• Interview: First Million chats with Aliette de Bodard of Obsidian and Blood.
• Interview: Paolo Bacigalupi on His Hopeful Dystopia The Drowned Cities
• Interview: In Redshirts, John Scalzi Goes Boldly Into Sci-Fi’s Forbidden Zone
• Interview: The novel that got Kim Stanley Robinson interested in sci-fi
• 25 Libraries That Changed the World
• Art Imitates War: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in A Song of Ice and Fire
• Fun with Your New Head: Getting into SF
• Live Video Lecture: The Hunger Games and the SF Tradition
• When Did “Science Fiction” and “Apocalypse” Become Interchangeable?

Technology

• The evidence that people are getting tired of 3-D continues to pile up.

Television

• News: ‘Fringe’ Pic Possible, Cast Says
• News: Joss Whedon’s ‘Dr. Horrible’ to Air on the CW for anyone who might not have seen it… though it’s difficult to imagine who that might be.
• A recap of the ‘Buffy Turns 20′ panel at Comic-Con.
• Meet 14 new faces who’ll war for Westeros in Game of Thrones S3
• Watch the much-anticipated Firefly 10th Anniversary Reunion Panel!
• Watch a trailer for Clone Wars Season 5
• Watch the trailer for Season 5 of Fringe from Comic-Con.

Video Games

• News: Star Wars: The Old Republic now free until level 15

Writing

• Writer’s Digest has 72 of the Best Quotes About Writing.

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