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more about #overmind more comments → Canoehead: Well duh. Everyone knows that all blacks have to be liberals, or else they will be mercilessly attacked my Sharpton, Jackson et al for being house **... more » Allen_Richards: A solid half of my Lansdale collection is from Subterranian. While I absolutely HATE, HATE, HATE the cover art on pretty much every one, it's nice to ... more » Kpibca: Dethlok was a black guy in a cyborg body for a little while in the early 90s, if that counts for anything. more » Charlie Jane Anders: I'm probably the only one out there, but I miss "The Crew" by Priest et al... it gave us a really interesting version of Rhodey, and seemed to be goin... more » Rocketknight: I've rewritten this post before hitting 'Share' multiple times, so I'm just going to flat-out say it. John Stewart is NOT a replacement for Hal Jorda... more » Bill-Lee: At least James Rhodes could be said to have reached iconic status. When's the last time you looked at superhero____ and said that____can be seen as th... more » NightMystic: Annalee, have you read the books? more » txtphile: I think Spawn is the quintessential black comic book hero, just like Martin Luther King Jr. is the quintessential black real-life hero; they had to di... more » Klebert L. Hall: I'm a moron. I read Dhalgren 2.5 times before giving up, even though it annoyed me every time. It just had such a good reputation, I had to keep tryi... more » ggodo, the man from R.O.A.C.H.: I'm absolutely sure that self-parody is in no way the reason why anyone likes these. more » MargaretMoony: Sad, I thought this could be cute/thoughtful. I'm probably going to see it anyway sometime, my Dad has a man-crush on The Rock. more » MargaretMoony: The worst part of watching the movie on opening night was when people would yell at me for laughing. more » jenrobe: "Sparkling vampire pubes". Thank you. more » Bill-Lee: Don't worry, they'll fix it in post. more » Bootknife-Jackson: must buy shatner book! more » -
#blacksuperheroes
Why James Rhodes Is Comics' Ideal Black Hero
When it comes to superhero fiction, there are certain iconic archetypes; Superman is the iconic whitebread hero, Batman the iconic OCD loner. But did you realize that Iron Man's James Rhodes is the accidental iconic black superhero? We'll explain.
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#freeadvice
How Do You Bridge The Gap Between Two Cool Moments In Your Novel?
What do you do when your novel has a cool moment, followed by another cool moment... but something kinda boring has to happen in between? Your characters have to travel somewhere or make something. How do top authors handle this? More » -
#moviereview
There's No Intelligent Life on Planet 51
Planet 51 has an intriguing premise, promising advance clips, and acid-piddling dog straight out of Alien. But none of that can save a rambling movie that's never quite sure where it's going.
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#moviereview
New Moon, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Celibacy
You've heard it's bad. You've heard it's sexy. But you haven't heard the truth about New Moon, which is that it's actually a not-so-stealthy satire of itself. If you don't realize that, you're the butt of the joke.
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#indygiants
Independent Publishers Who Are Reinventing The Future
Genre publishing has taken some hard hits in recent years — but a slew of independent publishers is still out there, charting the unknown regions of book publishing and keeping your reading lists weird. Here are our favorite indy presses.
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#poll
How Long Do You Read A Book Before Giving Up On It?
Every book has a go/no-go point. If you're not enjoying a book by a certain point, you're never going to get into it. But it's an individual choice: How long will you read a book for, before you give up? More » -
#freeadvice
One Of Your Crucial Characters Isn't Working. What Do You Do?
Your awesome novel is firing on all thrusters... except one. A major character, who's important to the story, isn't clicking. She's dull, or he doesn't play well with others. We asked some great authors what to do about this quandary. More » -
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#wolfman
Who Dares To Edit The Wolfman?
Universal Pictures' new version of The Wolfman has faced numerous setbacks, personnel changes and reshoots. But the latest, and possibly the most interesting, is the new editors brought into recut the film drastically. More » -
#bookreview
Strange Visitors And Broken Hearts Will Restore Your Faith In Short Fiction
If you believe in reading short fiction for pleasure, you're condemned to frequent disappointment. Most short fiction, even the good stuff, is... laborious. So when reading the anthology Eclipse Three, you may be startled at the unexpected sensation of enjoyment.
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#raybradbury
Ray Bradbury's Advice To Struggling Writers: Struggle Harder!
Ray Bradbury has some simple advice to those of you who are struggling to get your science fiction published: Don't ever quit working. Bradbury's following his own advice: He's developing a TV miniseries, a movie... and a new musical? More » -
#theprisonerrecap
The Prisoner: All You Need Is... Wha?
Like last year's Life On Mars remake, AMC's The Prisoner remake both gained and lost points by having a totally insane ending. And let's be honest: nobody's going to miss that guy singing "Dem Dry Bones." Spoilers below. More » -
#bookvortex
One New York Times Bestseller Per Year Will Barely Keep You Above The Poverty Line
Paranormal romance author Lynn Viehl bared all last week — she posted her complete royalty statement from her publisher, for her New York Times bestselling book Twilight Fall. And the details might make you reconsider a career as a novelist. More » -
#booklists
If You Like These Recent Movies, Here Are Books You'll Love
Movies may thrill us with their huge ideas and set pieces, but you always know that anything a movie did, a novel did it first... and better. If you liked these dozen recent movies, here are some books you'll love. More » -
#freeadvice
What Do You Do When Your Novel Goes Off Course?
Novel-writing is like an interstellar voyage: disorienting and lengthy. Go off course, and it can be nigh-impossible to backtrack. What do you do when your novel's taken a wrong turn? Scott Westerfeld, Brad Meltzer, Cherie Priest and Rudy Rucker explain.
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#afternoonreading
Fishing For Mermaids And Displaying Your Prehensile Tail For Strangers: It's A Living, Sort Of
If you love the work of Kelly Link, you owe it to yourself to check out "Six From Downtown," a collection of six vignettes about despair and alienation by Philippine writer Dean Francis Alfar. Plus, a poet explains magic realism! More » -
#toobigformovies
7 Superhero Stories Too Big For Movies
Sure, movies like Iron Man and The Dark Knight have proven that superheroes can work on the big screen, but sometimes only comics can offer longjohned epics so large-scale that they'd break Hollywood in half through special effects budget alone. More » -
#triviagasm
The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time
Superheroes can escape almost any trap... except for 50 years' worth of backstory that's dated, self-contradictory or gets in the way of a story. So what do you do? Reach for the retcon! Here are 15 examples of retcon fail.
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#comicsreview
Wasteland Impresses With Its Subtle Worldbuilding
Wasteland: The Apocalyptic Edition, which collects the first year of issues from Oni Press' futuristic comic, is a great big chunk of what comics - and sci-fi in general - does best: Creating all-new worlds that engross, fascinate and compel.
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