darkfantasy.org - 9/24/2008
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Ask any geek who their all-time favorite characters are and they can rattle off at least 5 within seconds. But how many of the characters they mention are from books? Sure, TV and movie characters tend to be sticky — they have an attractive actor or actress attached to them, they utter ...
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Daily Scan: 09.24.08 - Favorite Characters in Genre Fiction, Expect Spider-Man on Broadway
SciFi Scanner —
• There are worse patterns to carve into a Jack O'Lantern than the jowly, sweat-dripping face of Lost's Hurley.
• Dark Fantasy asks about our favorite characters from genre literature. My list basically starts and ends with Conan.
• Heroes third season premiered in third place on Monday night. That's just a joke. The public's caught on: This show's first season was a fluke
SF Tidbits for 9/24/08
SF Signal —
... by Dawn Albright, read by Heather Welliver. Mike Gordon has posted free excerpts of his novel Tracks at his website.
Mike Brotherton looks at Time Travel.
The Crotchety Old Fan website, a sub-site of Rim Worlds, has an updated website.
SF Diplomat Jonathan McAlmont calls it quits and hangs up his blogging typewriter.
Fantasy Magazine asks you to name your top 5 favorite characters from genre literature.
Lists: @10 Dots: ...
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