Game Of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin On Sex Versus Violence
“I can describe an axe entering a human skull in great explicit detail and no one will blink twice at it. I provide a similar description, just as detailed, of a penis entering a vagina, and I get...
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin Talks About Comics, Sci-Fi, & The Idea That Started Game...
A Song of Ice and Fire scribe George R.R. Martin had led an interesting life thus far. He grew up in New Jersey, the son of a longshoreman. He read comics growing up (and even wrote into a Marvel...
View ArticleGame of Thrones Casts Daario Naharis & Grey Worm For Season 3
We’ve been getting some pretty exciting casting news from HBO’s Game of Thrones recently. Last week, the all-important Mance Rayder was finally cast in Irish actor Ciarán Hinds. This week we get a...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Bill Nye’s Yearbook Photo
Huh. I would have pegged him for a Billy. Also, good to know bow ties were always his thing. (via Cheezeburger) Washington D.C. has started an ad campaign to encourage citizens to treat transgender...
View ArticleIt Gets Better, Game of Thrones-Style [VIDEO, SPOILERS]
So, first things first: If your knowledge of Game of Thrones ends at season two, do not watch this video unless you’re OK with being spoiled for a major (the major) plot point from A Storm of Swords,...
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin Insists On Completely Unrealistic Contract In Order To...
George R. R. Martin, writer of A Song of Ice and Fire, the series HBO’s Game of Thrones is based on, is a longtime comic book fan (he even wrote into a Marvel letter column in 1964). With his success,...
View ArticleGame of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin Is Planning To Hide After A Specific...
You know when that thing happened to Ned Stark in Season 1 of HBO’s Game of Thrones and everyone who hadn’t read the book (and some who had) completely freaked out? There’s more stuff like that to...
View ArticleOnce Upon A Time, Alan Moore Turned Down George R.R. Martin Who Turned Down...
Writer George R.R. Martin is known for more than just his A Song of Ice and Fire series. For years he’s been involved with a science fiction and superhero fantasy anthology called Wild Cards. We found...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: How To Make A Pumpkin Keg
What an AMAZING idea for Halloween parties! You don’t even need to put beer in it, any beverage will work just fine. (via The Frisky) Remember when we reported The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was...
View ArticleAwesome Sandman Cosplay Group Gets Neil Gaiman’s Seal of Approval
Enable JavaScript to check out our fancy slideshow. 1. We recently found out Neil Gaiman's Sandman epic was almost a part of George R.R. Martin's Wild Card anthology. If that had come to pass we might...
View ArticleThe Mary Sue Interviews Game of Thrones Writer Bryan Cogman
HBO’s Game of Thrones is two seasons in and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down soon. Fans of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series know just how much detail the author puts into his...
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin Picks the Victors In Game of Thrones vs Lord of the Rings...
Get More: MTV Shows MTV Geek!: Doing interviews right. A somewhat reluctant George R.R. Martin was asked who would win if some of the characters from his A Song of Ice and Fire were to battle their...
View ArticleIs “Historical Accuracy” a Good Defense of Patriarchal Societies in Fantasy...
Are you aware that human history is full of examples of sexist, patriarchal societies where women were discriminated against? I’m sure you are, as a reader of The Mary Sue. I’m pretty sure you are as...
View ArticleVital Information: Game of Thrones Season 3 Will Have Extra-Long Episodes!
You probably know by now that George R.R. Martin created extra long seasons for his A Song of Ice and Fire book series. That’s why winter is always coming but still hasn’t actually hit the HBO show....
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: Captain America Wearing A Belly Shirt
Someone did an awesome job photoshopping Community’s Alison Brie as Captain America. What they failed to realize was she would have looked equally cool with her sensitive stomach region protected....
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin Released a New The Winds of Winter Preview Chapter. And It...
Hey there, A Song of Ice and Fire fans: George R.R. Martin has a new preview chapter from The Winds of Winter up on his website. So yay! Go read it. Unless, of course, you’re like me and don’t read...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: The Wonder Woman Homage in the Honey Boo Boo Bio Comic
Okay. Okay, I’m just mildly amused. Which is a change from the exhausted eyerolling with which I usually great any mention of Bluewater Comics bio-comics. That’s a pretty significant accomplishment....
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: X-Wing Book Sculpture
By Jodi Harvey-Brown, who made those awesome book sculptures we featured about a month back. I almost gave myself a headache trying to figure out whether she used books from Aaron Allston and Michael...
View ArticleThings We Saw Today: You Can Own King Robert’s Warhammer From Game of Thrones
An officially licensed prop created by Valyrian Steel, this warhammer replica is 44″ long, weighs 10 pounds, and comes with a certificate of authenticity signed by George R.R. Martin. The word...
View ArticleGeorge R.R. Martin Has a New Novella Coming Out, and It’s About Those Crazy,...
Are you a fan of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series? If so, do you like the Targaryens? If so, here, have some good news: George R.R. Martin is releasing a novella about the Targaryen...
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