The weekly web ramble (8/1)

Links from the web jungle

WEB OF INTEREST –>

– The 2014 Eisner Award winners

– An essay: how Snape was a terrible friend to Lily

<– AUTHOR TALK

 Putting the epic in epic fantasy: from Comic-con, Joe Abercrombie, Robin Hobb, Patrick Rothfuss & more 

Mark Waid and Terry Dodson talk Star Wars: Princess Leia

– Justine Larbalestier challenges the notion that characters have to be likable

– Jennifer Mathieu on how slut shaming hurts boys too

WEB READS –>

Convergence

– Check out the first six chapters of Convergence (The Zodiac Legacy #1) by Stan Lee

The Oathbreakers Shadow

– Read an excerpt of The Oathbreaker’s Shadow by Amy McCulloch

The League of Seven

– Check out an excerpt of The League of Seven by Alan Gratz

City of Ghosts

– Read an excerpt of City of Ghosts by Kelli Stanley