Friday Fast Forward Rewind

Another batch of fantasy-related goodies for your weekend reading pleasure.

• Brian Murphy complains about a 100 best fantasy novels list on Black Gate’s website.
• A brief comic strip about Superman in London.
• Marie Brennan blogs on Science Fiction & Fantasy Novelists about the detail she’s putting into worldbuilding.
• io9 presents a new version of Monopoly based on (A) Game of Thrones: Throneopoly.
• On the subject of Game of Thrones, George R R Martin responds to criticism about on-screen the killing of Sansa Stark’s direwolf, Lady.
• And in the wake of Game of Thrones‘s success, The Wertzone’s Adam Whitehead discusses the possibility of bringing Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time to a screen near you.
• Alison Flood of the Guardian reveals J K Rowling’s favourite Harry Potter character.
• Donald Maass talks about using symbols in fiction on Writer Unboxed.