I’ve just recently started catching up with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on Netflix, and I started thinking about how well Marvel has done with its properties since Iron Man came out all the way back in 2008. A lot has been said already about the “shared universe” idea, and how “revolutionarily” Read more…
A couple of months ago I suggested that Guardians of the Galaxy deserved to be this generation’s Star Wars. In a similar vein, I think Interstellar wants to be this generation’s 2001. And, unlike some other movies I could name, Interstellar comes a lot closer to the mark. In large Read more…
Some disconnected but related ideas that are circling around my head. Robin Williams died. He was a great comic. But I’ve always really, really liked him as a dramatic actor. He will always be known for his manic energy and the improvisation, but when he was given the chance to Read more…
You probably know this by now. Guardians of the Galaxy is a good movie. A very good movie. It’s good enough that almost all the critique I’ve seen of it amounts to someone saying “Well this part of it wasn’t quite as fantastic as I hoped it would be so Read more…
That’s the question asked here. In the last few years, I’ve noticed more and more that science fiction has taken a bit of a turn to the right. I’ve also seen more than a few reviews lambasting those authors for their views — which seems to matter not a whit Read more…
Patrick Hester and John DeNardo grill me on the 25th episode of the SF Signal podcast. You should check it out.
So Charlie Stross has posted a lament about the dearth of Utopias in SF of late. If you follow my blog, you may already have a good idea of what I think about that. There are several issues I have with his post. (Probably all having to do with us Read more…
So I took the 20K word fragment I’m trying to resurrect into a book proposal and ran it through the hamsters. The consensus was that what I had worked, which is a good thing since I wrote it over 10 years ago. However, everyone had the same problem, which is Read more…
Just a head’s up about what’s going on at World Fantasy in a week. If you’re at the con, or just in the Columbus area, you might want to check these out: Friday, Oct 29, at 10pm – 1am, join me and authors Lucy A. Snyder, Gary A. Braunbeck, Linda Read more…
I have been mind-melded again over at SF Signal, and the theme this time is memorable anti-heroes in S/SF: Here are three of the most memorable anti-heroes in written SF/F, at least the three that come most readily to my mind when the question comes up. First is Slippery Jim Read more…