I’m not quite sure what to make of this video of the Tokyo Grand Guardian Hotel, but I’m pretty sure I don’t want to book a room there any time soon. Although, come San Diego Comic-Con time, I might think differently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwQ2jWFJT6M
(via Sean T. Collins)
On this day in 1947, Stephen Edwin King, a.k.a. "Richard Bachman", "John Swithen", and "that guy who looks like Frankenstein trying to play rhythm guitar for the Rock Bottom Remainders" was born. Presumably, it was under a full moon with howling wolves and eldritch fog in the distance… King is best known to comics fans…
The Cartoon Network has announced that the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars will debut on Friday, October 3 at 9 p.m. The first night will feature a one-hour special, kicking off the cable network’s Friday night block of new programming. The first hour that night will be offering a sneak peek at their new…
Over at Monitor Duty, Alan Kistler has completed his exhaustive — and we do mean exhaustive — overview of the comics history of Wonder Woman. Part 3 covers the period from 1993, when Bill Loebs and Mike Deodato took over from George Perez’ run, on up to the present day. If you want to take…
Time was when the whole family would gather in the living room once a week to fight over the Sunday newspaper. People would settle for their second favorite sections, but only one could start with the most popular: the Sunday funnies. Back in those days, there were no more than three strips to a page…
Gail Simone, take note. D’Oh! Gail wrote this episode– I didn’t see the credits because it hasn’t aired in America yet. Thanks, Andrew. Hat tip: Hugh Casey and Lisa Sullivan.
The Agony Column reviews Ibrahim S. Amin’s The Monster Hunter’s Handbook. Fantasybookspot reviews David Bilsborough’s first novel, the epic fantasy The Wanderer’s Tale. Fantasybookspot also reviews Julie E. Czerneda’s Survival. SFF World reviews The Dark River by John Twelve Hawks. SciFi UK Review also covers the June issue of Hub magazine. Strange Horizons reviews Scarlet…
