The Secret History of J. Jonah Jameson, Comics’ Greatest Supporting Character
Before Spider-Man: Homecoming stuns you with its John Hughesian teen banter, take a moment to appreciate a character who won’t…
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Nothing Left to Lose Is a Bloody Good Tale of Monsters in Small-Town America
When it comes to teenage mystery stories, there are few tried and true combos quite like small-town America and shadowy supernatural…
Hold the Door: Game of Thrones and the New Frontier of Storytelling
Warning: This article reveals a massive Game of Thrones spoiler from the fifth episode of Season 6—possibly the most unexpected twist in…
Over Your Dead Body Is a Cat-and-Mouse Thriller with a Killer Hero—Literally
John Wayne Cleaver, teenage sociopath and monster-hunter extraordinaire, has long grappled with those darn homicidal urges. You know, that ache we…
Black Hole Blues Unpacks the Drama-Fueled Treasure Hunt for the Gravitational Wave
Science fiction tend to focus on feats of technical accomplishment. Readers of classic authors like Clarke or Heinlein are interested…
9 High-Altitude, High-Stakes Stories About Flying Sailors
Sci-fi and fantasy have their fair share of oddly specific tropes. Why are mad scientists always inventing shrink rays? Where…
The Mystical, Evocative Art of Stephen Hickman
Want to wander through a city made of gold? Practice archery in a sub-tropical garden? Explore an eldritch city deep…
La Guerre des étoiles: The French Comics That Shaped the Look of Star Wars
“There are quite a few illustrators in the science-fiction and science-fantasy modes I like very much. I like them because…
7 Epic Fantasies That Grew in the Telling
We’ve recently gotten the bad news straight from George R.R. Martin himself: winter won’t be coming, at least, not until well…
May the Farce Be With You: How the Jedi Order Boosted International Census Results
The long ago, far, far away world of Star Wars is no stranger to modern Earth politics. A global defense system…
New from Jim Butcher: The Aeronaut’s Windlass Is a Rollicking Steampunk Adventure
Self-important fantasy is not for me. I shy away from grandiose worlds of shimmering elves, awe-inspiring dragons, and evil rulers with inevitably…
6 Brilliant Sci-Fi Takes on Arthurian Legend
A: The search for a Holy Grail. Chivalry mixed with petty romantic triangles. The wizard Merlin and the sorceress Morgan le…
7 Award-Winning Science Fiction Authors Who Wrote Film Novelizations
We’re used to films adapted from books, but the reverse form of adaptation holds a certain stigma among book lovers.…
Dino out of Time: 6 SF Novels about Humans Meeting Dinosaurs
Ray Bradbury once said, “I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows, or gorillas.…
6 Awesome Science Fiction Books Behind Box Office Flops
I love science fiction books. I love science fiction movies. But somehow, the two don’t always blend well. While a…
From 42 to 2001: Science Fiction by the Numbers
There are plenty of eye-catching numbers in the realms of speculative fiction. J.K. Rowling has sold the most copies of…
6 Modern Covers that Capture the Majesty of ‘70s Sci-Fi Art
As those of you who can read my bio on the right will know, I run a specialty tumblr for…
Mad Max: Fury Road and 8 More Car-Based SF/F Stories
Mad Max: Fury Road is among the best action films of 2015. Maybe the best of the decade. It’s packed full of high-octane…
The 1978 Spielberg/Lucas meeting that spawned Raiders of the Lost Ark
The next Indiana Jones is a go! Plans for the film were confirmed in the latest issue of Vanity Fair by…