Dan Gaud's LEAP and The GEEK NEWS DU JOUR 2/1

Kudos to io9 for pointing out Gaud's pretty impressive short.

GEEK NEWS

• Wondering Why You Can’t Pre-Order An iPad? It Isn’t Legal Yet
• Will Amazon Buy Netflix?
• Phantom Menace Reviewer Covers Avatar

COMICS/BOOKS

• 50 Grant Morrison Graphic Novels You Must Read
• Helen Slater Teams-Up With The Amazing Cliff Chiang in Supergirl #50
• Read The Library of Congress' Harry Houdini Collection
• Fantastic Profile on Author Robert B. Parker

ART/DESIGN

• Frank Miller Debuts New Sin City Cover Art

MOVIES/TELEVISION

• A Timeline of The Lost Universe
• Zachary Quinto Is Spielberg's Gershwin
• Efron Donning Spidey's Tights?
• Talking About a Revolution (for a Digital Age)
• SyFy Gets Grimm
• Kevin Williamson Drops Hints About Scream 4
• Werewolf History Timeline in Pop Culture
• 13 Questions with the Producers of Lost: Polar Bears, the Smoke Monster, and the Man in Black
• Sundance Winners
• Does Sam Raimi Know What Evil Lurks In The Hearts Of Men?
• DGA Winners (Special Congrats To My Friend, Ross Katz)
• U.K's Being Human Gets 3rd Season

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY

• Got USB?
• Superfast Bullet Trains Are Finally Coming to the U.S