Joe Hileman
Is Jason Tardin a god? The people of Vrin believe so, and why shouldn't they? After all, he has the power to manipulate the invisible wire structures upon which their world is painted. But, if he IS a god, then why can't he remember? Dreams, virtual reality, and the world between life and death collide in this surreal mystery, where nothing is quite as it seems.
A.A. Attanasio
Phoenix Picks is doing a free book a month and this months offer is The Last Legends of Earth by A. A. Attanasio. By signing up you will receive a promotional code and can pick up the book for free.
The reborn children of Earth are told: “You owe no debt to the being that roused you to this second life. Neither must you expect it to guide you or benefit you in any way.” Yet humans choose sides, as humans will, participating in the titanic struggle between Rimstalker and zotl in ways strange and momentous.
Neil Gaiman
According to SciFi Wire, Neil Gaiman has given up on his vampire novel because he feels the vampire genre is watered down with too many of the bloodsuckers.
Would you read a big, honking vampire novel from Neil Gaiman? Of course you would! Us too. Unfortunately, we're not going to get the chance. At least not for awhile.
Why? Because, according to an interview in The Independent, Gaiman, whose Graveyard Bookrecently became the first children's book to win the Carnegie Award, has decided there are far too many bloodsuckers out there. In fact, he compared the growth of vampires in books, TV and movies to a cockroach infestation.
"My next big novel was going to have a vampire," said Gaiman about plans for his next book. "Now, I'm probably not. They are everywhere, they're like cockroaches."
Gaiman likely won't write his vampire character until vamps have become a bit less buzzworthy.
"Maybe it's time for this to play out and go away," he said. "It's good sometimes to leave the field fallow. I think some of this stuff is being over-farmed."
As much as we'd like to see what Gaiman would do with a bloodsucker, the record-breaking box office of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse tells us ... we're going to have to wait a while. A very long while.
This is a huge disappointment, but at least he has convictions, which you can not say that about everyone.
Brent Weeks
Brent Weeks has announced his upcoming American tour dates for his new book The Black Prism. I am disappointed as I will be traveling to Seattle a few weeks before the he hits the town and will miss him. However, many of you may get a chance to see him, here is the list so far:
Brent Weeks
Brent Weeks has announced his upcoming American tour dates for his new book The Black Prism. I am disappointed as I will be traveling to Seattle a few weeks before the he hits the town and will miss him. However, many of you may get a chance to see him, here is the list so far:
August 25 (on-sale), 7:00 PM PDT
Borders #152
2605 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton OR 97005
2605 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Beaverton OR 97005
August 26, 7:00 PM PDT
August 27, 7:00 PM PDT
August 28, 2 PM PDT
Borders #149
100 S. Brand Blvd.
Glendale CA 91204
100 S. Brand Blvd.
Glendale CA 91204
August 29, 2 PM CDT
Barnes & Noble #2884
7700 West Northwest Highway
Dallas TX 75225
7700 West Northwest Highway
Dallas TX 75225
August 30, 7:00 PM PDT
September 4, 12 noon PDT
Costco #97
13130 SE 84th Avenue
Clackamas OR 97015
13130 SE 84th Avenue
Clackamas OR 97015
As you can see, the book tour is mostly on the West Coast. So if I’m not visiting anywhere near you and you’re just dying to have me come around, we do have one slot still open. If you haven’t yet voted, you can click the Demand It Now! button on the right and request that I come to your city. Please vote if you live somewhere awesome. (Sorry, North Dakota.)
Comic Book News
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman has looked the same since for over 70 years. The patriotic Amazon will be sporting a new updated look, complete with pants. While I personally do not care for the new look, the news may just garner some interest and fast track her big screen debut. From Sci Fi Wire:
DC reveals Wonder Woman's new, updated costume
Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski has just taken over the Wonder Woman comic book, along with artists Don Kramer and Michael Babinski, and they've given DC Comics' most famous female superhero a new look—but is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Straczynski, who calls the new look cooked up by DC Comics co-publisher and artist Jim Lee "the first significant change in her appearance since the character debuted in 1941" (not counting the mod look used briefly in the '60s, about which the less said the better), obviously thinks so. As he explains it:
It reflects her origins in both the outside world and the world of Amazons: tough, elegant ... a street-fighter's look which also incorporates elements of her classic design. It reflects the two sides warring for ultimate victory, and underscores the path she must take.It's a look designed to be taken seriously as a warrior, in partial answer to the many female fans over the years who've asked, "how does she fight in that thing without all her parts falling out?") She can close it up to pass unnoticed ... open it for the freedom to fight...lose the jacket or keep it on...it has pockets (the other fan question, "where does she carry anything in that outfit?", it can be accessorized ... it's a Wonder Woman look designed for the 21st century. The bracelets are still there, but made more colorful, tied on the inside and over the hand, with a script W on each of them that form WW when she holds them side by side ... and if you get hit by one of them, it leaves a W mark. This is a Wonder Woman who signs her work...letting her enemies know that she's getting closer.
But Nikki Finke, who debuted the artwork below over at Deadline today, headlined her story, "DC Comics Has Ruined Wonder Woman!" and goes on to say that "she looks ready for Goth Day at the Sherman Oaks Galleria." And The Awl titled its story in the makeover "DC Comics Starves Wonder Woman, Then Drags Her to Hot Topic."
Spider-man
It's official! Andrew Garfield IS the new Spider-Man!
From Sci Fi Wire:
Star Trek's Anton Yelchin? Percy Jackson's Logan Lerman? Jumper's Jamie Bell? Sorry those screen tests didn't pan out for you, guys. But after teasing us for months, director Marc Webb and Sony Pictures have FINALLY made up their minds, and the new Spider-Man will be Andrew Garfield, best known for 2009's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Here's the studio's official announcement:
After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.
Today's confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin preparing for the coveted role.
The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.
On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, "Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor's work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker."
Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said, "Spider-Man is a classic superhero—a young man who balances his responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield. From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network, to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we had found our new Peter Parker."
Producer Avi Arad added, "I'm incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield. In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role and lead us into the future."
Producer Laura Ziskin said, "We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb's direction. We were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen."The selection of Garfield was revealed at a press event in Cancun, Mexico for international journalists attending a media tour promoting upcoming films from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside, some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him international praise.
Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze on his robot love story I'm Here, which premiered at Sundance this year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, due for release later this year.
Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassusplaying opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford's Lions For Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Revolution Films' "Red Riding Trilogy - 1974" directed by Julian Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John Crowley's "Boy A," for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.
BatmanGarfield's career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in "Beautiful Thing" (Sound Space/Kit Productions), "The Overwhelming," and "Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship" (Royal National Theatre) won him the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include "Romeo and Juliet" (Manchester Royal Exchange) and "Kes" (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.
There are a lot of funny tweets out there but Batman Tweets have got to be some of the best. From God_Damn_Batman and Sci Fi Wire:
Hey Pattinson, lessons on real brooding: 1. Comb your hair down, you look retarded. 2. Watch your parents get murdered. 3. Get a cape.
Watch out criminal scum, I'm trying to kick caffeine again. And we all remembered what happened last time, don't we? DON'T WE!!!
Robin's skipping patrols tonight to go see Twilight Eclipse. Unrelated note: Tomorrow's training to include punch-withstanding and wedgies.
Alfred, do you really expect me to peel string cheese wearing these gauntlets? THAT'S WHY I ASKED FOR LUNCHABLES!
Yeah, my parents are dead. What's that you were saying about hating Mondays?
Joker's face: make-up or permanent? Punch Test reveals nothing. Will try Concrete Dragging next.
Hey iPhone developers. Can we get crackin on the "Solving Lame Riddles" App already Thaaaaanks.
Found the Twilight novels under Robin's bed. Thought about mocking him, but considering his life expectancy decided to let him have his fun.
What do you tell a two-bit criminal with two broken arms? "I'm starting on your legs next."
Going to help with the clean up effort in the Gulf. And by "clean up effort" I mean breaking some BP exec's knee caps.
We'll miss you, Jack Bauer. If you ever come out of exile, I've got a pair of green ankle shoes and a yellow cape waiting.
I hate Mother's Day. It's a fake holiday created by greeting card companies and people whose parents aren't murdered.
Hey Tony Stark, there's a "Rich Drunk Douchebags Anonymous" meeting tomorrow. I'll sign you up for a seat. With my fists.
How come no one uses the "The" anymore? I miss the "The."
Arkham is a disgusting, human rights-violating hellhole. It's like my Disneyland.
First day of summer. Maybe I'll open a lemonade stand. Where the lemonade is compound fractures.
You could say my dad made me who I am today. By taking four bullets to the chest in a dirty alley. Happy Father's Day.
Two things criminals should know. 1. I assume you don't have health insurance. 2. I break the most expensive bones first.
How do you beat the Lakers? Send me into Staples Center, alone, and kill the lights. You're welcome, Celtics.
The Batman's Most Wanted: Joker. Ra's al Ghul. Joel Schumacher. Not necessarily in that order.
I brush my teeth with JUSTICE and floss with PAIN.
Was going to stop Joker from interrupting live broadcast of the Tony awards, but since no one is watching anyway decided to just stay home.
There's an art to crashing thru a skylight. Also, landing. Nothing worse than fighting Joker with wedding cake all over your bat-suit.
Saw the A-Team. Would've been better if instead of a "team" it was one man. Dressed like a bat. Who drives a stealth tank.
I'm not saying these World Cup guys aren't in shape, I'd just like to see them play in 50lbs of body armor with limited head motion.
Batcave renovations to include self-surgery station, upgraded armory, and MOTHER EFFING SHARK TANK.
I am Vengeance. I am the Night. I am mildly lactose intolerant.
TWITTER OVER CAPACITY?! DAMMIT. That's the SECOND Batcomputer monitor I've punched through this morning.
Destroyed 5 police cruisers, a tanker truck, a hipster's fixed gear bicycle, and an overpass support beam. All on my commute home.
What do I call my iPhone? The BATiPhone? The iBatPhone? These are the things that keep me up at night. Well that and the face punching.
Raided Penguin's lair while he was watching the Nat'l Spelling Bee. Here's a word you can spell,
DENTALRECONSTRUCTIVESURGERY
Gordon was blabbing on about his feelings of inadequacy as dad/husband. So I disappeared. Wonder how long he stood there talking to himself?
No Alfred, I DON'T know what PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE means. Why don't you EXPLAIN it to me.
Gordon complaining Batsignal doesn't work on cloudless nights. Hey Commish, my parents are dead. Life sucks don't it?
Movie News
Movie News
Johnny Depp playing the Doctor in a big-screen Doctor Who movie?
From io9:
It sounds like a ridiculous internet rumor. But Tor.Com claims to have confirmed the casting, and a release date of 2012, with "movie studio sources." (They don't say which studio.) And Russell T. Davies may be the writer.Update: In case you missed it, we talked to the BBC and they said there's no truth to these rumors.The original source of this rumor is a site called PubArticles, that Tor.Com describes as an "article mill." The PubArticles post has actually been taken down, so it's impossible to evaluate whether there's any truth to it whatsoever. But Tor.Com quotes from the now-deleted PubArticles post.Russell T. Davies is quoted as saying, "There will be brand new concepts and the film will be just as adventurous, scary and humorous as the television programme. But none of us working the film will forget what makes the character great and interesting and the long-time fans will not be disappointed because yes, the Daleks make an appearance." And the article adds that the Doctor travels throughout history curing illnesses that have been caused by aliens, including the Bubonic Plague. More details at the link.The unnamed movie studio sources who were able to confirm to Tor.Com that Johnny Depp will be playing the Doctor in 2012 were unable to confirm any of these story elements, so let's hope that part is pure fabrication. Even with the anonymous confirmation, I'd still take even the Depp casting and release date with a major grain of salt, too. Image via Tor.Com. [Tor.Com]
It sounds like a ridiculous internet rumor. But Tor.Com claims to have confirmed the casting, and a release date of 2012, with "movie studio sources." (They don't say which studio.) And Russell T. Davies may be the writer.
Update: In case you missed it, we talked to the BBC and they said there's no truth to these rumors.
The original source of this rumor is a site called PubArticles, that Tor.Com describes as an "article mill." The PubArticles post has actually been taken down, so it's impossible to evaluate whether there's any truth to it whatsoever. But Tor.Com quotes from the now-deleted PubArticles post.
Russell T. Davies is quoted as saying, "There will be brand new concepts and the film will be just as adventurous, scary and humorous as the television programme. But none of us working the film will forget what makes the character great and interesting and the long-time fans will not be disappointed because yes, the Daleks make an appearance." And the article adds that the Doctor travels throughout history curing illnesses that have been caused by aliens, including the Bubonic Plague. More details at the link.
The unnamed movie studio sources who were able to confirm to Tor.Com that Johnny Depp will be playing the Doctor in 2012 were unable to confirm any of these story elements, so let's hope that part is pure fabrication. Even with the anonymous confirmation, I'd still take even the Depp casting and release date with a major grain of salt, too. Image via Tor.Com. [Tor.Com]
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