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Sexual Repression Is Science Fiction's Secret Hyperdrive Fuel [Richard K. Morgan]io9 - Dec 1, 2008 Richard K. Morgan (author of Altered Carbon) did an interview with the StarShipSofa podcast, and it's pretty thought-provoking stuff. He explains why trying to write short stories before you write novels may be a waste … Also tagged: books, publishing, fiction, richard k morgan, altered carbon |
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Noir Posters Capture the Pulpy Joy of Superhero Movies [Noir Art]io9 - Nov 5, 2008 With all the dark superhero movies flying through the theater of late, perhaps it's time to return to the pulpy advertising of the film noir genre. Artist Timothy Lim steps in with his noir-style reimaginings of recent … Also tagged: art, movies, fan made, superheroes, superhero, posters, noir art |
io9 - Oct 6, 2008
Rejoice! Penguin Books has confirmed that a new Thomas Pynchon novel is coming out in August 2009. But Penguin wouldn't comment on rumors that it's a 400-page noir story, set in the world of 1960s psychedelia. [Los …
Also tagged: books, thomas pynchon, psychedelia, woo hoo
io9 - Aug 7, 2008
Just as Americans are going to the polls in November, a mass media campaign will be ramping up that depicts cities as both dangerous and wracked with torment. "My City Screams!" It could be a slogan for The Dark …
Also tagged: top, frank miller, gawker, the dark knight, batman, william gibson, blade runner, china mieville, judge dredd, the spirit, will eisner, urban decay, monstrous cities
io9 - Apr 25, 2008
The first time I ever read the word "anti-hero," it was in an article about science fiction, and it's always seemed a very science fictional type of word — like anti-matter, or anti-gravity. Science fiction has its …
Also tagged: doctor who, star wars, top, westerns, the matrix, firefly, blade runner, cyberpunk, mad scientists, dashiell hammett