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Get Your Fix: Six Fictitious Drugs from Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature


There’s the romantic – and sometimes tragically true – notion that creativity and substance abuse go hand in nicotine stained hand. Some writers – William Burroughs, Philip K. Dick – have turned their drug and drink problems into central themes in their own work, but even the most abstemious of authors have been known to [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Cage Match 2010, Round 3: 5) Rand Al’Thor versus 13) Roland Deschain


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Image courtesy of Michael Whelan

Rand Al’ThorThe Dragon Reborn

Age:
20s

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Callandor

Special Attack:
Channeling world destructive amounts of the One Power

Roland DeschainThe Gunslinger

Age:
Unknown

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Twin six-shooters

Special Attack:
The fastest gun in the Mid-World

Advantages

Trained to the hilt in swordsmanship–is an unofficial blademaster
Can channel enough One Power to end all life
Has an indestructible sword [...]

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Cage Match 2010: Gryffindor and Dragon Army Divisions Closed for Round 2–Results!


If you haven’t heard, apparently some other kind of “March Madness” has started up, and yesterday was crazy with lots of close games, upsets, and the like.*
But the real wackiness came yesterday at 5:00 pm EST, when the polls closed on Round 2 of the Gryffindor and Dragon Army divisions. The results might shock [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Cage Match 2010, Round 2: 4) Gandalf versus 13) Roland Deschain


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Image courtesy of Michael Whelan

GandalfServant of the Secret Fire, Wielder of the Flame of Arnor

Age:
Immortal (or near-enough)

Race:
Istari

Weapons / Artifacts:
Glamdring, “The Shattering of Foes”; staff

Special Attack:
Flash of Light

Roland DeschainThe Gunslinger

Age:
Unknown

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Twin six-shooters

Special Attack:
The fastest gun in Mid-World

Advantages

Vast amounts of knowledge of the peoples, places, and legends of Middle-Earth
Many [...]

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SF & Fantasy

Cage Match 2010, Round 1: 4) Gandalf versus 29) Hiro Protagonist


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Image courtesy of Patrick Arrasmith

GandalfServant of the Secret Fire, Wielder of the Flame of Arnor

Age:
Immortal (or near-enough)

Race:
Istari

Weapons / Artifacts:
Glamdring, “The Shattering of Foes”; staff

Special Attack:
Flash of Light

Hiro ProtagonistLast of the Freelance Hackers, Greatest Swrordsman in the World

Age:
Late-20’s

Race:
Human

Weapons / Artifacts:
Katana, wazusashi, Arachnofiber armor

Special Attack:
Superior Swordsmanship

Advantages

Vast amounts of [...]

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The FUNN-e-PAGES: Hello With Cheese


Oh yeah–webcomics can be topical. I wonder if Dwight Freeney’s ankle will hold up enough to make him the Gandalf of this Super Bowl.
One of the things I love to do when reading webcomics is see what other comics they’re advertising on their site–it’s a feature of the community that I love, because not [...]

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The Hunt For Gollum…


Like most fantasy nuts, I love the Lord of the Rings movies. I’ve watched the extended versions several times and they never get old.
But now that the film adaptation of the Hobbit has been announced (I’m thrilled about the Jackson-del Toro collaboration), I’m itching to get back into the visual world of Middle Earth. But [...]

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