Issue 12
February 2011
February 2011
In this month's issue
And our regular features
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THE
TOP 13... PARANORMAL ROMANCE
CLICHES
Virgins, whores, soulmates, serendipity, mortal enemies, and more. From Twilight to Sookie to the Black Dagger Brotherhood (and beyond), a look at all the tropes we love... and love to mock.
GEEK
VS GEEK: LOVE IN THE TIME OF GENRE
Are there too many "touching love stories" in SFF?
AWESOME WOMEN FALLING FOR LOSERS
VS.
LOVE IS A VITAL ELEMENT
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE: THE ROMANCE OF
DEATH
In romantic movies (and the novels on which they're often based), there's a code. "Inspirational" almost always means "someone dies".
PROJECT FILM GEEK
Having come to understand that her taste in movies sucks, one B-movie fan learns to love the classics, one Best Picture Oscar nominee at a time.
A
VALID CAREER OPTION
Documentarian David Filmore joins us to explain how he became a real superhero: HERO MAN!
Documentarian David Filmore joins us to explain how he became a real superhero: HERO MAN!
MARTIAL ARTIFICE
Jason Murdoch, an exponent of several fighting styles, exposes the lies of Bruce, Jackie, Jet... and Daniel San!
Jason Murdoch, an exponent of several fighting styles, exposes the lies of Bruce, Jackie, Jet... and Daniel San!
GENIUS DENIED
David Baldwin asks: what does Christopher Nolan need to do to get an Oscar nod? And does it matter?
David Baldwin asks: what does Christopher Nolan need to do to get an Oscar nod? And does it matter?
CROSSING OVER
Sara Paige on the ever-increasing number of romance novelists turning to the paranormal side...
Sara Paige on the ever-increasing number of romance novelists turning to the paranormal side...
And our regular features
*
THE
TOP 13... PARANORMAL ROMANCE
CLICHESVirgins, whores, soulmates, serendipity, mortal enemies, and more. From Twilight to Sookie to the Black Dagger Brotherhood (and beyond), a look at all the tropes we love... and love to mock.
GEEK
VS GEEK: LOVE IN THE TIME OF GENREAre there too many "touching love stories" in SFF?
AWESOME WOMEN FALLING FOR LOSERS
VS.
LOVE IS A VITAL ELEMENT
GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE: THE ROMANCE OF
DEATHIn romantic movies (and the novels on which they're often based), there's a code. "Inspirational" almost always means "someone dies".
PROJECT FILM GEEK
Having come to understand that her taste in movies sucks, one B-movie fan learns to love the classics, one Best Picture Oscar nominee at a time.
Look for the next issue of Geek Speak Magazine,
March 21, 2011!