Yoshihiro Togashi and Growth As A Creator
A look at Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi in comparison with his other major manga-turned-anime, Yu Yu Hakusho
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AMAZING News 3-30-29
STOP THE PRESSES! AMAZING STORIES will begin publication of a special 88th anniversary edition of the magazine on April 1st, 2014. April 1st may be April Fools Day, but this is no joke. Beginning Tuesday, […]
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Spaceship Modeling Part 2 The Conjuring (2013) Alternate Israels: Five Historical Proposals for a Jewish Homeland What DC Can Learn From Marvel Open Source Horror: The Slender Man The Ten Greatest Wizards of All Time […]
Editorial Malfeasance
No blathering today. No pontificating, bloviating or punditry either.
OOOOO, Color! Another Doctor For the Enterprise Tease
Cyrano Jones and his Tribbles…another teaser from A Doctor For the Enterprise
Flags On The Moon: Apollo 17 (The Last Flag)
Apollo 17 was the last Apollo Moon Landing, the last crewed space flight beyond Earth orbit, and the last time human beings have set foot on the Moon.
What State Does Best in a Zombie Apocalypse?
No other state has a shared love of zombie movies and guns like Wyoming. While New Yorkers are having their brains eaten in cafes and elevators, the fine people of Wyoming will be sitting on the front porch with a shotgun enjoying a prolonged zombie hunting season.
MOVIE REVIEW: The Hunger Games Part Two: Catching Fire
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that we’re approaching the kind of TV pictured in Robocop or Kornbluth’s The Marching Morons. Whether it’s “I’d buy that for a dollar” or “Would you buy that for a quarter?” there’s a level of “entertainment” in movies and television which I and a bunch of others—I hope you’re one of them, too—don’t find particularly entertaining.
Eager to Celebrate SF: The Zoryany Shlyah SF Club of Kiev (Part 2)
Ukraine is much on our minds lately. R. G. Cameron reminds us that there are fans living in that country, people no different than ourselves other than their geographic location.
Featured Artist: Bob Bello
Introducing Bob Bello author, artist, and producer or radio and television plays, many of which have now been anthologised in his Starcall collection
Recap: “Takiawase,” Hannibal, Season 2, Episode 4
San Costello takes us along for another trip in the bizarre world of Hannibal
¿Qué está Pasando? 88 Años de Amazing Stories.
Tanya reflects on her involvement with Amazing and what it may mean for the future.
Review – The Shelter & The Other Room by James Everington
Two reviews in one as Gary Dalkin takes us in to the worlds of horror and the weird and reviews a novella and a short story collection by James Everington.
Anime roundup 3/27/2014: All You Need Is Love
In this week’s viewing: Samurai Flamenco expounds about love, Nobunagun features someone who needs to admit it, and more!
The Artful Collector: Art and Collectibles as “Investments”?
Is there anything to the idea that one can truly INVEST in collectibles – like comic books and illustration art – the way one invests in treasury bonds, equities and real estate?
Asni’s Art Blog: The Doctor’s Companions
Where would the Doctor be without his Companions. That’s Companion with a capital C. There have been even more companions, than there have been incarnations of the Doctor, but as far as fan art goes, Rose Tyler, Amy Pond and Jack Harkness are clearly in the lead.
The Ten Greatest Wizards of All Time
A bit problematic, this list. My experience with wizards tells me they are a fickle lot and prone to hubris. And they have powers….Perhaps ranking them might not be such a good idea….
The Indie Book Tidal Wave…What Does it Mean for Bookstores, Publishers & Writers?
The publishing industry is changing because we are changing, not the other way around. We are directing that change. We are directing that change every bit as much as we are directing changes in other important elements in our lives.
Spaceship Modeling Part 2
Robert brings us into the 90s and the new millennia with plastic spaceships from a variety of companies.
Poetry Review: Blue Sunset by Mary Jo Rabe
A review of the latest poetry collection – Blue Sunset – from Mary Jo Rabe.
Noticias literatura 26-3
Updates on the Ignotus and Minotaur awards and a literary conference covering your favorite subjects in Spanish.
Save the Cheerleader, Save the World!
Samantha scratches her itch for more Heroes with a rewind to the beginning.
Alternate Israels: Five Historical Proposals for a Jewish Homeland
Before the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, there were a bunch of other plans – Uganda, Alaska, even China! Matt details the possibilities and their alternate future consequences.
What DC Can Learn From Marvel
The folks at SciFi4Me offer up their first guest post on Amazing Stories, examining the success of Marvel and the relative lack thereof at DC. Perhaps Detective Comics can learn a little something from their erstwhile competitor.
Mentats of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Returning to the universe of Frank Herbert’s epic space saga Dune, the vulnerability of human existence is once again clouded by faith, fanaticism and revenge. Mentats of Dune is the latest installment written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
A Reaction to the Recent Sexism Debacle
James plants a flag for straight white males – but not the one you’d expect.
Lost Curiosities: Torpedoes and Player Pianos
Ever wonder what ‘frequency hopping’ is? A better wonder is to ask where the concept came from.
When A Hobby Becomes An Identity
Morgana does the self-observational thing regarding her fannishness: I am happy in my self-awareness and my obsessiveness and my over-thinking-it-ness. I am happy to live partially in my head…
Jophan, Meet King Canute
Like the Lady and the Tiger, Fandom is being offered two choices. Which door should we choose?
About Author
Steve Davidson is the publisher of Amazing Stories.
Steve has been a passionate fan of science fiction since the mid-60s, before he even knew what it was called.
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