The 2004 Hugos have been awarded. Best novel goes to the only nominated work I didn’t get around to reviewing….
Hugo-Nominated Shorter Fiction
I’ve reviewed the short stories and all but one of the novels, and I had good intentions regarding the novellas and novelettes. Unfortunately, a busy schedule and the recent, unexpected death of a friend means that you’ll have to discuss this year’s Hugo-nominated shorter fiction on your own.
Below you will find links. The 2004 Hugos will be awarded this weekend in Boston.
TV Review – “Spider-Man: The 67 Collection”
Wallopin’ websnappers! The original
Spider-Man cartoon is out on DVD!
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Movie Discussion – “Hero”
y42 writes, This tale of historical fiction is not exactly sci-fi, but it is wire-fu,
which I consider part of the genre at large on the basis that it takes a
scientific fact (people do extraordinary thing through martial arts
training) and pushes it beyond reality. One could make an argument that this is fantasy. It may be a weak argument, but I’m seriously considering seeing the movie this weekend, so I might as well get opinions from you excellent people before shelling out admission prices.
Weekly Comics Discussion
This week’s fare includes Avengers #501 continuing the “Avengers Disassembled” event, Exiles #52, and Ultimate Spider-Man #65. I’m still way, way behind in my reviews.
TV Review – “Babylon 5: The Movies”
The first five Babylon 5 movies have been
released in a single package. (Legend of the
Rangers wasn’t included in this package.)
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Weekly DVD News and Releases
This is a selection of the August 31 DVD releases
that interest me, as well as some noteworthy DVD
release news for upcoming releases.
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(Relatively) Earthlike Extrasolar World Confirmed
Ok, it’s a little on the big side, and kind of hot, but this extrasolar planet, in orbit around mu Arae, ranks as one of the most-Earthlike extrasolar planets discovered thus far.
Weekly Comics Discussion
This week’s haul
includes Astonishing X-Men #4, Ultimate
Elektra #1 (of 5), and Ultimate Fantastic
Four #10.
Girls Who Bite Back
Girls Who Bite Back examines turn-of-the-millennium pop culture, particularly superhero and comic-related pop culture, as it relates to females. The anthology defies any other description, and Pohl-Weary has gathered essays, articles, short fiction, and comix between the covers. The book even features “Crisis Girl in ‘Springrolls,'” a recipe presented in the form of a superhero strip. It’s a mixed smorgasbord, and the quality of the pieces being dished out varies significantly. Developing a list of useful categories by which to rank this work would have been impossible. Still, the best make this a book worth biting into.