Comics, Gaming, and Science News and Viewpoints #1

A new "experimental" expansion of QuasarDragon, where comic book, gaming, and science news and viewpoints will be linked to for your consideration. Of course some may wonder why Fantasy, SF, and Horror tidbits won't generally* be covered. The simple answer is that's SF Signal territory and QD needs its own identity.
*If this section continues, exceptions may be made for links to SF Signal, the upcoming Hobbit moves, etc.

[Art from "Short People" in Gaming News and Views]




Comics News

• "'This Week in Marvel' Episode 52.5" (Podcast)
• "DC Entertainment Digital Comic Books Now Available on Kindle Store, iBookStore and Nook Store"
• "Explore THE HIGH WAYS with John Byrne!"
• "David Yates To Direct New Tarzan Adaptation, Some Good Guys Up For Lead"
• "The Hellboy Timeline: Top 10 Events in the Life of HELLBOY"
• "Royal Flush Gang, Huntress Featured in New Arrow Promo"
• "Dwayne Johnson Set for Brett Ratner's Hercules"
• "Video Interview: Marc Webb Talks The Amazing Spider-Man's Blu-ray"

Science Headlines

• "How the death of one tiny particle could end the universe"
• "Star Formation Slumps to 1/30th of Its Peak"
• "Frisky black hole just won't settle down"
• "A Comet Breaks Apart – Are we safe?"
• "NASA May Unveil New Manned Moon Missions Soon"
• "NASA Rover Finds Clues to Changes in Mars' Atmosphere"
• "BBC 'feared aliens could breach editorial rules'"
• "Skywalker Hand Real!"

 History/Paleontology

• "Small Lethal Tools: Early Human Complexity"
• "Saber-Toothed Cats and Bear Dogs Cohabitated" 
• "Ten Medieval Podcasts"
• "Science and Religion in the Middle Ages"

Gaming News and View

•  "NaGa DeMon Diary 1. The beginning is nigh!"
• "Interview with Barrowmaze's Author Greg Gillespie" (Podcast)
• "L5R Second City Boxed Set: Samurai of the Wild Frontier" (Review)
• "Stop Thinking Stereotypes! Flexibility of D&D Next Character Generation"
• "New D&D Next Packet, first impressions"
• "Götterdämmerung Review"
• "Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Playtest overview."
• "Doomed Slayers Review"
• "Short People" Halflings.
• "High-Level Play" 5E.

Retro-Reviews

• "Dungeon!" (Video review)
• "Horror on the Hill"
• "Imagine Magazine: Issue #3"

Gaming Freebies

• At DriveThruRPG: "Get Some! Fantasy Warfare" Playtest Rules.
• At DriveThruRPG: "Pathways #20 (PFRPG)" Magazine.
• At DriveThruRPG:"Game Geek #35" Magazine.
• "Protodimension Magazine" Fall 2012.

Homebrew
Monsters and Traps
"The Forlorn Grey" - "The Gorger" - ""Splicesaur — Dimetrog" (Gamma World)
"Slig" (Gamma World) - "Toxodile" (Gamma World) - "Trapsmith: Bat Trap"

Spells and Items
"Exultation of Aggression" - "Keeping an Eye on You" - "Lover’s Eye"