I love science fiction books. I love science fiction movies. But somehow, the two don’t always blend well. While a lot of stunning fiction adaptations are in the works, particularly for the silver screen, Hollywood’s track record of turning classic science fiction or fantasy novels into box office money makers is a little spotted. Now that […]
There may be overlap between fans of science fiction and readers of graphic novels, but when we think of comics, even those of us who know better tend to think of superheroes first. And superheroes form brilliant genre with loads of storytelling potential—but they’re not nearly the end of what the graphic medium can do. That’s hardly a revolutionary […]
The year: 1877. The discovery: life on Mars. At least, life was thought to have been discovered on Mars. Here’s the story of how a single misunderstood word had a large and lasting impact on the world of Mars-centric science fiction (an example of which is pictured below on your left).