The online book community is one of the most degenerate cesspools on the internet. Even though the label is “young adult” for several of these influencers on BookTok, most of the audience is middle-aged white women who want to play out power fantasies via the fantasy genre, often coupled with bizarre sexual situations and heavy […]
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Sci-Fi Legend Harlan Ellison’s Greatest Hits Announced by J. Michael Straczynski
Television Writer J. Michael Straczynski (Spider-Man: One More Day, Babylon 5, Murder, She Wrote) has announced the contents of the upcoming HARLAN ELLISON’S GREATEST HITS, a new collection of the sci-fi story writer’s best-known pieces from his career. J. Michael Straczynski, the executor of Ellison’s estate, has pledged himself to make certain the rambunctious “Uncle […]
Sandman Creator Neil Gaiman Outraged At Chengdu Worldcon Hugo Award Ineligibility Debacle
Worldcon 2023 in Chengtu, China, is embroiled in yet another controversy over the Hugo Awards, with several authors and works getting removed from their balloting under the pretext of being “ineligible” by the local convention committee. This includes a Sandman episode of the show adapted from Neil Gaiman’s comic, which has made the author launch […]
What Does Mickey Mouse Have In Common With Arkhaven Comics’ Hypergamouse And Vox Day?
Except for Mickey Mouse being a comic character, Hypergamouse being a comic strip at Arkhaven Comics, and Vox Day being the creator of the Alt★Hero comics universe and editor at Arkhaven Comics – nothing. But now that I’ve got your attention: Publisher, science fiction writer, comic book creator philosopher, musician, and video game designer Vox […]
Viral Twitter Thread Lists Authors For Woke Readers To Blacklist, Including Pierce Brown, Sarah J. Maas, Stephanie Meyer, Rick Riordan, Brandon Sanderson, and J.K. Rowling
Earlier this week, yet another would-be gatekeeper offered a list of “[t]hings to know about popular authors before you pick up their works.” The viral thread, no longer publicly viewable, is archived here. Support for Israel was the poster’s principal justification for listing authors, although she also criticized Stephanie Meyer’s incorporation of Native American story […]
Dungeon & Dragons Forgotten Realms Creator Ed Greenwood Bows To Cancel Pig Mob After Getting Attacked For Supporting An Indie Comic
Ed Greenwood, the legendary writer and editor of countless Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms projects, came under fire from a woke cancel pig mob this weekend after retweeting the IndieGoGo projects from Ryan “Word Nerd” Palmer, Hayvard Saints 8. The fantasy writer caved to the mob after receiving backlash for supporting an indie creator with […]
What Indie Sci-Fi And Fantasy Book Authors Should You Keep an Eye on in 2024?
Political correctness and ideological proselytizing have become a ball and chain for traditional sci-fi and fantasy book publishing. Just look at Tor.com retitling as “Reactor” to avoid association with the publishing house that established the brand, bad author behaviors such as review bombing, and degenerate conduct in the larger sci-fi and fantasy communities. Things are […]
“Tor.com” Changes Name to “Reactor” to Avoid Association with Tor Publishing
The book publishing world has been undergoing extreme change after change over the previous few years, with big publishers constantly merging at the same time chain box stores are closing at an astonishing rate. Flooding their bookshelves with products customers refuse to buy and coated with current-year political nonsense certainly has contributed to that downfall, […]
Cardboard Cutouts: Post Modern DC Comics and Marvel Faceplant next to Star Wars and Star Trek
Entertainment just doesn’t have that same spark. I no longer watch Star Wars or Star Trek, and the latest cape movie within the Marvel Universe never even hit my radar. Or even DC Comics live-action or animated offerings of the last 10 years. What used to be a mainstay is now a ghost of former […]
Was Ready Player One Just Predictive Programming For A Cyberpunk Dystopian Nightmare In The Readyverse?
Are you ready for the Readyverse, because the virtual reality of Ready Player One is coming to a device near you. Ready Player One may have been more than just a movie, it may have been predictive programming for a cyberpunk dystopian nightmare. RELATED: X Users React To Ben Shapiro Lambasting Star Wars’ Kathleen Kennedy […]
Star Wars Author Chuck Wendig Humiliated By Baen Books’ Richard Fox Over Jedi Order Director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Ridiculous Comments
Controversial and embattled Star Wars author Chuck Wendig took to Facebook to fact-check and defend against people’s posts regarding new Jedi Order director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who notoriously has been pushing extreme political agendas in her interviews regarding not only the Rey solo film but other movies, as she’s continuing Kathleen Kennedy’s “force is female” cringe […]
Science Fiction Book YouTuber Fit 2b Read Caught in Pedophilia Sting
Much has been said of Science Fiction fandom’s constant relationship with child predators and sexual abusers over the years. From David Asimov, to Marion Zimmer Bradley, to Arthur C. Clarke, to Ed Kramer, and so on, the examples are numerous. Despite the repeated convictions, pedophilia remains an issue to this very day that the community […]
