Neuroscience explains why this “Game of Thrones” character can only say one word
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2014/06/hodor-game-of-thrones-brain-speech
Hodor, Hodor, Hodor, Hodor, Hodor.
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Neil Gaiman: “I’m obviously pissed at Amazon”
http://www.salon.com/2014/06/11/neil_gaiman_im_obviously_pissed_at_amazon/
The novelist, children’s author and unofficial publishing industry spokesperson on the future of book culture
CNN Spectacularly Fails To Understand Manga and Anime
http://cbldf.org/2014/06/cnn-spectacularly-fails-to-understand-manga-and-anime/
As Japan prepares to implement a new law which bans the possession of child pornography but exempts manga and anime, CNN released an over-the-top sensation…
“George R.R. Martin” on fears of not finishing “Game Of Thrones”
My friends and companions,
Please know that your concerns for my health and wellbeing are not going unheard, nor are they unfounded. I’ll admit freely that I’m not in the best shape, as anyone can see, and I am certainly getting up there in years. And there are thousands and thousands of pages still to write, at least a decade of continual work. But before you take to comment threads and blogs to stoke concern over my apparently imminent demise, please, know this:
I want to die. Dearly, truly, monomaniacally, I want to be mulch. If I could shuffle off right now, I would, in less than a heartbeat. God knows I’ve tried.
But HBO won’t let me.
The Original Spider-Man?
http://hero-envy.blogspot.com/2012/10/1963-ben-cooper-spider-man-halloween.html
Forget Stan Lee and Steve Ditko… and meet Ben Cooper.
Graphicly leaves behind a big old mess
We aren’t entirely unbiased on this one, but we hope it all works out.
http://comicsbeat.com/graphicly-leaves-behind-a-big-old-mess/
As reported by Steve Morris, the shutdown of Graphicly, the once competitive digital comics service, has left a lot of unpaid creators, and confusion over its relationship with POD/self-publishing platform Blurb, which hired six former Graphicly employees including founder Micah Baldwin. While it’s clear that Graphicly shut down, whether it actually filed bankruptcy claims isn’t as clear.
Mark Waid’s Favorite Comics Convention Memory
http://13thdimension.com/my-favorite-comics-convention-memory-by-mark-waid/
In anticipation of his appearance at New York Comic Fest this weekend, here’s Mark Waid and a highly memorable convention encounter!
Hollywood Doesn’t Care About ‘Fanboy’ Approval
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/05/26/hollywood-doesnt-care-about-fanboy-approval/
In a rare entertainment news example of the “Friday News Dump,” it was announced that Edgar Wright would no longer be directing Walt Disney’s Ant Man. This was indeed a shocker, as the beloved cult director had been involved with the project since 2006 and was considered the primary reason why […]
