Is it just me?

But when DC says

The target audience are men age 18 to 34 though they do realize that they have readers in other demographics.

Does anyone else hear an undertone "and rest assured we'll be taking steps to rid ourselves of them"?


Spotted via metaquotes

Socialists plot to rule nation

Left wingers convene to plot nation-wide efforts.

Apparently it's steam engine time

Charles Stross' Three arguments against the singularity

Robin Hanson's The Betterness Explosion


The History and Future of Technological Change

A poll

[Poll #1754727]

A poll

[Poll #1754727]

As pointed out in comments

ComicsAlliance Roundtable: The Fashion of the New DCU

Is it too early to call the coming reboot the longest comic book company suicide note in history?

Haikasoru Reviews 13: Rocket Girls by Housuke Nojiri

What is Haikasoru?
Space Opera. Dark Fantasy. Hard Science.

With a small, elite list of award-winners, classics, and new work by the hottest young writers, Haikasoru is the first imprint dedicated to bringing Japanese science fiction to America and beyond. Featuring the action of anime and the thoughtfulness of the best speculative fiction, Haikasoru aims to truly be the “high castle” of science fiction and fantasy.

Added note: these are not manga but novels.

Rocket Girls
Housuke Nojiri (Trans. Joseph Reeder)
Haikasoru/VIZ Media LLC
214 pages
$13.99/$15.00/8.99 UK
ISBN 9781421536422




[A repost of a review I wrote in 2010]

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Have I ever mentioned that my younger niece plays violin?