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In Michael Shea's new novel, an insane movie producer seeks vengeance on the wily extras who eluded his grasp - it's a delightful riff on late-night sci-fi movies ... and a reminder of what sharp fun good science fiction can be.
Read MoreAlan Moore's Watchmen is widely regarded as the best graphic novel of them all, and Moore has been outspoken in his condemnation of sequels and spin-offs, refusing to sanction DC Comics' recent "Before Watchmen" string of mini-series. Was Moore right? Or is there creative life after his masterpiece? Justin Hickey explores.
Read MoreThey breathe poison gas and eat old bones and stones; they are sightless, deaf, and ageless; they flourish in temperatures that would melt iron or freeze concrete; and they live on the strangest planet in the known universe: Earth
Read MoreA new hardcover reprint presents a pivotal comic book run to new fans and old fans alike. Open Letters talks with its go-to comics expert Justin Hickey about the definitive story arc of "The Authority"
Read MoreThe second volume in Suzanne Collins' phenomenally popular series is at long last available in paperback
Read MoreIs Rick Yancey's latest teen-targeted sci-fi thriller mere filler for fans waiting on the next "Hunger Games" volume, or is there some meat on its bones?
Read MoreA killer stalks a dark-fantasy alternate version of the Soviet Union in Peter Higgins' fantastic debut novel
Read More'Darwin' and 'evolution' are permanently linked in our minds, but like all other scientific thinkers, the great man stood on the shoulders of the giants who went before him, as a fascinating new history reminds us.
Read MoreScience fiction grand master Ben Bova sets his latest novel on the far side of the moon
Read MoreIf comic book artist P. Craig Russell didn't exist, we'd have to dream him up. Under the covers with a flashlight, Justin Hickey illuminates a pair of his sublime literature adaptations.
Read MoreIn M. John Harrison's lyrical Viriconium trilogy, the high science of quantum physics meets the low art of fighting giant locusts. Justin Hickey finds a quiet spot to watch the chitin fly.
Read MoreThe Walking Dead, the hit TV series adapted from the zombie-apocalypse comics, offers fans a gripping and subversive take on the accidents of survival.
Read MoreHow is Hollywood like a clever boy who never tries? In every way imaginable. The story of two Total Recalls is a sad one indeed.
Read MoreExpensive new Batman movies have become a Hollywood ritual, but the character has been thrilling readers - and reflecting a constantly-shifting culture - for seventy years
Read MoreNerdy teenager Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider - and a super-franchise was born! As a new blockbuster Spider-Man movie hits the summer theaters, Justin Hickey takes us on a tour of the character's colorful - and often tortured - past!
Read MoreAs Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" takes movie-goers back to the world of his "Alien" classics, we take a look at the long and lively history of modern cinema's most famous monsters.
Read MoreThis month sees the arrival of the long-awaited $250 million dollar Hollywood movie adaptation of Marvel Comics' Avengers. Lost in all the hype is the rich history of the comic itself; Justin Hickey explores the convergence of pulp and pixels.
Read MoreThe box office record-setting movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games is the latest incarnation of an unsettling children-as-prey plot that's been with us in one form or another for a long time - and never more vividly than in Koushun Takami's Battle Royale
Read MoreGeorge R. R. Martin's epic "Song of Fire and Ice" has sold millions of copies and is about to be a new HBO production. A timely appreciation gives you some idea of what all the fuss is about.
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