Grant Morrison. He's one of the best comic book writers currently in the business. He's also one of the most fabled, being the subject of stories of sex, drugs, rock-and-roll, alien abductions, and hallucinatory experiences of enlightenment. Filmmaker and comic book fan Patrick Meaney decided that such an individual would be prime material for a documentary (go figure, right?). I recently spoke with Meaney about the film, entitled Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods. Here is what he had to say:

One of the challenges of running a genre-based website is deciding where exactly to draw the line on what belongs in the site’s coverage. Usually it’s pretty clear whether a movie should be considered science fiction, but occasionally you come across something that forces you to reassess, or at least review, your working definition of the term.

This week I went waaaay back in time to the original Avengers comic series, and I also returned to Battlestar Galactica. Also, more Dune.

Casual Consumption, February 8-14, 2010:

The Avengers – issue #4 (1964)

Valentine's Day is a day for those already in love. But what about those who are searching for it? This year, we decided to make a Top 10 list for the sci-fi fans that aren't yet in a serious relationship. If you happen to be going on a first date sometime soon, and you're thinking of pulling out a sci-fi film to cap the evening, here are ten to avoid.

Due to a bad sinus infection, extended family obligations, and lots of peripheral busyness, my casual consumption for this week was a bit more scant than usual. So, I’m cheating a little and including some All-Star Superman that I read not purely for pleasure but rather as part of a Grant Morrison refresher for an upcoming interview I have with Morrison’s documentarian, Patrick Meaney. I also got around to reading one more Invincible issue, as well as one more (short) section of Dune.

"Casual Consumption" for this week includes parts of two of the same works as last week’s edition – Invincible and Dune (two works that will likely be in almost all of these posts for quite a while) – and two new ones, Star Wars: Dark Times (the Dark Horse comic), and The Venture Bros. A lot of stories about power and greatness here. Here are my thoughts (Warning: spoilers abound):

As anyone who has any interest in the matter knows, tonight sees the last ever episode of Dollhouse. You may have found yourself wondering, How am I going to cope once Dollhouse is sent to the Attic? Well, fret not; your faithful Sci-Fi Block editor in chief has your coping mechanisms covered. Here are six Dollhouse substitutes you can turn to when you’re jonesing.