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Shaun Duke

Gainesville, Florida, USA

A graduate student at the University of Florida, Shaun studies science fiction, postcolonialism, posthumanism, and fantasy. He is an avid reader of SF/F, a published writer, podcaster (The Skiffy and Fanty Show), and an all around SF/F lunatic.

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Aug 02, 2013

Month of Joy:

By Shaun Duke

I have many favorite comics, like I have many favorite novels, and so on. But the great thing about loving lots of stuff is that it’s much harder to run...

Aug 01, 2013

Month of Joy:

By Shaun Duke

Sometimes, blowing off steam is exactly what you need after a hard day in the mundane job. Sometimes you want to wander in an alien landscape, with not much more...

Jul 31, 2013

Month of Joy:

By Shaun Duke

I grew up with genre. No, seriously, I did. It all began with a book of children’s stories complete with shape-shifting and transformation. The girl turned into a fluffy plush-tailed...

Jul 29, 2013

Robotech, the Live Action Movie is Coming! Initiate the SqueeFest (Thoughts) #monthofjoy

By Shaun Duke

The Geekexchange (via The Wertzone) reports that Warner Bros. has snagged the rights to Robotech, the classic 1985 anime. And there are some good names attached to the project: For...

Jul 27, 2013

Movie Review: The Wolverine (2013)

By Shaun Duke

I don't know if it is common knowledge yet, but I pretty much hated the first stand-alone Wolverine movie. Its plot didn't make any sense, the CG was lazy (at...

Jul 26, 2013

Jim Carrey, Guns, and Kick-Ass 2 (Late Thoughts)

By Shaun Duke

I said I would throw in my two-cents on this Jim Carrey story. I realize I'm late to the party on this one, but I feel compelled to talk about...

Jul 25, 2013

Month of Joy:

By Shaun Duke

Though their heyday was undoubtedly the 1950s and 60s, giant monsters have rampaged through the movies long before and long after the era that saw the arrival of the Big...

Jul 23, 2013

The Vigilante in American Mythology (Brief Thoughts) #monthofjoy

By Shaun Duke

While reading my Hugo Awards voting packet, I came across this post by Gilbert Colon on Person of Interest and Nolan's Batman movies (somehow I missed this last year). After...

Jul 12, 2013

The Genre Books That Influenced & Inspired Me to Read & Write by Stina Leicht

By Shaun Duke

It's funny. While I've always loved books, I don't remember the moment when I decided I wanted to be a writer -- not any longer. You see, originally I wanted...

Jul 10, 2013

8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Who Changed My Life

By Shaun Duke

Books change lives, right? Well, they certainly changed mine. Books have been a part of my life since I was a kid, though I honestly didn't understand their true value...