Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 8: “The Prince of Winterfell”
This week on HBO’s Game of Thrones, we finally, finally get to see some much-missed faces. Bronn, baby, Bronn. And Tyrion. And Stannis. Remember him? And Robb, the handsomest king. And Ros. Because we all thought she didn’t get enough valuable scre...
Justin Sweet’s Avengers Concept Art
If you don’t know Justin Sweet’s name, you sure know his work. He’s become the go-to guy for creating many of today’s fantasy and science fiction movie characters and environments. He’s worked on the Narnia movies, John Carter, the upcoming S...
Morning Roundup: Tap this Vigo the Carpathian Magic: The Gathering Card
At one point J.K. Rowling apparently wanted the new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher to be none other than Vigo! He would be just like all the other paintings at Hogwarts and even talk to the Fat Lady! Actually, we’re not sure that is true, but ...
Shaking Hands in Hell: Sherlock’s “The Reichenbach Fall”
The second series of BBC’s super-popular Sherlock concluded its three-part offering today, and the results were shockingly unexpected and ridiculously exciting. This feat is impressive in it of itself, but seeing as the basic plot and concept are tak...
Journey to Planet JoCo: “I’m Your Moon”
Welcome to Journey to Planet JoCo, an interview series where science fiction and sometimes fantasy author John Scalzi talks to musician Jonathan Coulton about science fiction and science fiction songs.Every morning at 9 AM from now to May 29, John will...
Announcing the Spectrum 19 Award Winners
The award winners for the 19th edition of the Spectrum Fantastic Art Annual were announced this evening at an awards ceremony at Spectrum Live, a weekend-long celebration of fantastic art, in Kansas City. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees...
Announcing the 2011 Nebula Awards Winners
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) have announced the winners for this year’s Nebula Awards, the Ray Bradbury Award, and the Andre Norton Award. Needless to say, Tor.com is jazzed to see Charlie Jane Anders’s outstanding stor...
We’ll Never See Neil Gaiman Write a Scene for Amy Pond on Community
This past week, Karen Gillan, who plays the long-running companion Amy Pond on Doctor Who admitted that she adores NBC nerd-king comedy Community and wouldn’t hesitate to do a guest-spot as Amy Pond in the show’s internal Who spoof “Inspector Spa...
Journey to Planet JoCo: “Space Doggity”
Welcome to Journey to Planet JoCo, an interview series where science fiction and sometimes fantasy author John Scalzi talks to musician Jonathan Coulton about science fiction and science fiction songs.Every morning at 9 AM from now to May 29, John will...
Saturday Morning Cartoons: “Mau” and “Mytho Logique”
Mau: Cats in the land of the Pharaohs didn’t always have it easy, of course some can see opportunities and take advantage of them. (6:09 minutes)Mytho Logique (Mytho-Logical): A faun argues with his girlfriend about the existence of Pegasus and other...
Who Should Assemble for Avengers 2?
With the success of The Avengers this year it’s no surprise that Marvel has already announced a sequel slated for 2015-2016. There’s a lot of ground to cover between now and then to set up the cast for that big future and Marvel’s made lots of pr...
The Dark Knight Rises 1990s Animated Series Style
Back in the 90s, Batman: The Animated Series redefined how many of us think of the caped crusader. In fact, you could make an arguement that the Christopher Nolan films owe as much to that show as they do the comics. As further evidience, take a look a...
