My Magic 8-Ball says "ALL SIGNS SAY YES". Valerie D’Orazio links to this piece in Wired‘s blog (which links to Marc Bernadin, which links back to Heidi MacDonald and Peter Sanderson): Comic-Con is a ways off, but people are already talking about the effects the Writers Guild (and possible Directors and Actors Guild) strike will…
Deviant Art, a website devoted to the “art and skin community” (i.e. tattoos and other cool stuff) has a post today that combines two of 2007’s most popular fictional locations. Posted by Sam, who seems to be something of a Potterphile (including his favorite Wii game), it contains 45 of J. K. Rowling’s finest. “This is…
For over a decade, Moonstone has been publishing titles that even non-comic fans would recognize – The Phantom, Doc Savage and more. Now, they are poised to make some big moves in 2008 and we give you the first look right here – Plus: — It looks like Witchblade is headed back to television —…
I have a special relationship with Jason Bourne. But, before I elaborate on my entirely self-manufactured rapport, let’s establish something at the outset. Bourne (and/or 24’s Jack Bauer, for that matter) literally wouldn’t exist without James Bond. You don’t think that all their initials being “J.B.” is a coincidence, do you? In fact, the late…
You’d think, months after the last Harry Potter book had come out, that there wouldn’t be any more surprises. You. Were. WRONG. Spoilers ahead…
A videogame has set the all-time record for most revenue earned in a single day by any entertainment property. Any property. Ever. That game, for anyone hiding under a rock, is Halo 3 by Bungie, a subsidiary of Microsoft. Who knew there were so many Xboxes out there? CNet notes that the game "netted $170…
I was never very interested in reading the Harry Potter books. I found the movies enjoyable but that interest never made me want to read the books. The cries of outrage I heard from hardcore fans after seeing the movies didn’t help matters much. If reading these books made them enjoy the movies less, why…
Greg Rucka has some post-Comic-Con thoughts, mostly about how crowded it was. How about this: next year, just rope off the whole city of San Diego, and use the streets for aisles. Brilliant, right! Publishers Weekly has a whole load of Comic-Con wrap-up today: photos, general news, manga news, movie news, and even more. The…
Saturday noon, and it still hadnât arrived. Voldemortâs work? Or the machinations of something a bit more prosaic â book ninjas, maybe, or gremlins? But no. We fretted in vain. At about three, the doorbell rang, and there he was â Mr. Delivery Man, bearing our own copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows….
The Seattle Times reviews Jasper Fforde’s “Thursday Next” series. Slate looks at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Agony Column reviews Alan Campbell’s Lye Street, a novella-as-a-book prequel to Scar Night. Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist reviews Jeff Somers’s The Electric Church. Blogcritics has what I think is their sixth review for Harry Potter and the…
Times Online looks back at the British ‘80s craze for Fighting Fantasy. The Millions has a looooong post (no, really, it’s long) about Harry Potter from a children’s librarian’s perspective. Queen guitarist Brian May has gone back to school — to finish his doctorate in astrophysics. That’s a smart move – you always want to…
In an exclusive interview with Meredith Viera on NBC’s Today show, J.K. Rowling reveals more of the information that got left out of the epilogue of the book– the magical equivalent of the ending of American Grafitti, I suppose. If you missed the interview, there are video clips at the link, plus the interviw will…
