Reboots of vintage characters, two toy lines sharing the same page, an entirely new Ms. Marvel on the scene—2014 was a pretty eclectic year in the world of comics and graphic novels. It had a whole new multiverse from Grant Morrison and a pair ofSex Criminals, too. Peruse the gallery above to see our 10 favorite books of 2014. CLICK ...
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2014: The Year of Diversity in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Looking back at 2014, you can sum it up in one word: diversity. The world of science fiction and fantasy saw diversity not only in the voices that found success, definitively turning the page on 2013’s chainmail binkinigate, but also in the means of production. While the metaphysical themes so vital to SF continued their conquest of the mainstream, it ...
Read More »Game Awards 2014 Winners – Las Vegas
The Game Awards 2014 took place yesterday, December 5 in Las Vegas and the following are the winners. Best Shooter Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sledgehammer/Activision Destiny – Bungie/Activision Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Titanfall – Respawn/EA Wolfenstein: The New Order – MachineGames/Bethesda Best Action/Adventure Alien: Isolation – Creative Assembly/Sega Assassin’s Creed Unity – Ubisoft Bayonetta 2 – ...
Read More »Best Science Fiction books of 2014
Worldcon came to London in 2014. It’s rare for Britain to host the planet’s most prestigious SF/fantasy convention, and “Loncon” was a great success. Though British fandom rejoiced, hopes for a “the British are coming!” moment in SF were undermined by the lack of Brit winners, or even nominees, in the convention’s annual Hugo awards. This year’s best-novel Hugo went to Ancillary ...
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