Star Wars Going Commercial? Oh, Right, Normal… (Or, Look, It’s Boba Fett and Han Solo!)
If you haven’t already heard from io9, Entertainment Weekly, and Geeks of Doom, Lucasfilm is considering the possibility of two standalone Star Wars films — one involving an origin story for Han Solo, set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope (III and IV), and the other involving Boba Fett either between A New Hope […]
Rethinking Superhero Ethics and Myke Cole’s Shadow Ops Series
On the recent Skiffy and Fanty Show podcast, my friend Jen and I interviewed author Myke Cole about Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier, the sequel to his 2012 hit, Shadow Ops: Control Point (which we interviewed him about here). During the discussion, we (Jen and I) sidetracked from asking Myke direct questions to actually considering the world […]
Death Star Economics and Ethics? (Or, What Would You Do With a Death Star?)
I find it amusing when smart people take science fiction concepts seriously enough to question their validity in the real world. From rocket packs to hover cars to laser guns, the smart ones have destroyed our childhoods, one reality-based argument at a time. The Death Star is no different (and I’m going to add to […]
The Hugos: Testing the Waters — What will win?
In the interest of filling my blog with all your lovely voices, I want to know your answer(s) to the following question: Which novels, novellas, short stories, films, fanzines/writers, fancasts, and so on do you think will win the Hugo Award this year? I have a secret agenda for asking this question, which I will […]
Say What? J. J. Abrams and the Star Wars Shuffle
It’s official. J. J. Abrams is going to direct the new Star Wars movie. The good news? He’s not writing it. Nope. That would be Michael Arndt, who is best known for Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3. That’s good news indeed. When I set out to write this post, I imagined it would […]
Guest Post: Sassy Gay to Super Gay — Marvel’s Re-Definition of the Supporting Gay Character by Benjamin Kissell
I remember being 9 years old and buying my first issue of Uncanny X-Men; my Mum had worked in a bookstore when I was little and had brought home rare gems, well-worn back-issues and cover-less comics [she couldn’t stand the sight of any book, comic or otherwise, being tossed into the garbage] so the sight […]