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Look up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a librarian! The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) posted a terrific story on Carol Tilley, a library science professor at the University of Illinois, whose research shows that child psychologist Frederic Wertham falsified data for his 1954 volume Seduction of the Innocent, [...]
Okay, geeks, I hope you’re all ready for the big game this weekend and have laid in plenty of brews and munchies! If you’re thinking the Superbowl has nothing to do with geekdom and you’ll be spending another Sunday watching reruns of The Big Bang Theory, then au contraire mon frere! During the game’s second [...]
The Force is with J.J. Abrams! After much speculation, the geekosphere was abuzz yesterday with word that Lucasfilm/Disney has tapped J.J. Abrams to direct Star Wars: Episode 7. As 3PO would say, “Thank the maker!” Abrams did a sweet job bringing new life to the recent Star Trek reboot without disrespecting the original. His own [...]
The latest news in the SFF world
Tolkien heads are counting down on fingers and furry, little toes the number of days left before the first three-hour beast in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy opens in theaters (Dec. 14). Houghton Mifflin’s Megan Wilson tells GF that the five tie-in titles (I’ve got advanced copies, and they are sweet!) also will be available [...]
The revelation of another Star Wars trilogy has sent speculation flying that Luke and Mr. & Mrs. Han Solo will return to the big screen. After something as gigundo as the sale of Lucasfilm, there are going to be tons of stories floating around about what happens next, so it’s best to take everything as [...]
Geeky Friday: Batmobile: The Complete History/Dark Knight Manual, Geek of the Week, Slayer Abe vs. Pixar
Geeky Friday: IDW Rebooting The Crow and Deadworld Comics, MIB III, Star Wars Turns 35, Harlan Ellison: Gangbanger
Geeky Friday: Batman: Death by Design, Avengers’ Box Office Bonanza, Universal Building Harry Potter Park in Japan
Geeky Friday: New Dark Knight Rises, Star Wars Figures Explain Publishing, The Family Corleone, and Treasure Island trailers
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