Anime roundup 9/6/2013: Always Look On the Bright Side of Life
In this week’s viewing: Gatchaman Crowds continues to go to unexpected places, the Shimogamo family tree contains surprises, and more!
Shameless Self Promotion: “Metropolis” exhibition in Wellington
For being such an eclectic bunch of people, the exhibition seems surprizingly congruent, and everyone’s work looks pretty fab
Interview with Chad Connell from The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
Like Twilight and The Hunger Games, The Mortal Instruments offers something new and exciting for young adults…this series also brings more of an edge to modern fantasy
De lo virtual a lo presencial: las tertulias en Hispanoamérica
El pasado fin de semana se llevó a cabo la centésima Tertulia Caraqueña de Ciencia Ficción, Fantasía y Terror.
Excerpt: Thom Blood by Terence Jackson
Thom Blood is the second installment in the Blood Underground series by author Terence Jackson. Blood Underground chronicles the lives of a particular clan of vampires and their minions who inhabit the unused and deserted train tunnels that crisscross underneath the city of London.
Anime roundup 8/30/2013: I Think I’m a Clone Now
In this week’s viewing: Ginka Shirokane meets an evil mirror of herself, Jō Hibiki meets an evil mirror of himself, and one of the Shimogamo clan is his own worst enemy.
The Art of the Game
Illustration is also of paramount importance to another venue for science fiction and fantasy and that is as part of the packaging that goes along with role-playing and video games.
The Geek Test: What’s Your Score?
I believe people of all types should be able to join in geek events and have fun whether they’re sufficiently geek credentialed or not, but I wondered how one might one go about quantitatively evaluating “geekiness”
Introduction to SFF – 6 – Discovery
One of the joys of reading magazines, as opposed to books, is the thrill of discovery.
Review – Anime by Colin Odell & Michelle Le Blanc
Anime is not intended as a definitive guide, but as wide ranging introduction to the field. Even so, seasoned anime watchers will find the book valuable for the opinions expressed
Back to School: Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin
The book is like those rare courses some of us are lucky enough to take–the ones you don’t want to end.
Walking the River at LoneStarCon 3
LoneStarCon 3 promises to be one of the truly landmark events in the history of science fiction. Something so magnificent owes a great debt to San Antonio Fandom
Fantasy Cartography for Writers (part 1)
Fantasy cartography isn’t new, of course, from Lord of the Rings to Throne of the Crescent Moon, maps help readers to connect with the universe, to make unfamiliar locales a little more familiar. It’s always fun when there’s a heroic journey involved, be it a quest to dump a shiny bracelet in fiery nastiness or running from doom.
The Artful Collector: What Gets YOUR attention at a Worldcon Art Show?
I must confess, when it comes to SF/F the more you see of it, the easier it is to become innured to its novelty. Familiarity with dragons, wizards, and flying saucers can breed not contempt – but worse: indifference and inattention.
Introduction to SFF – 5 – Return to the Pulps
Of course, one of the great things about magazines, as with anthologies, is exactly the unexpected, the little surprises, the unknowns whose work thrills you
Anime roundup 8/23/2013: Your Princess Is In Another Reality
In this week’s viewing: Space Brothers gets drop-kicked, Day Break Illusion causes a lecture on honorifics, and more!
Walter Popp
I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about old science fiction art, particularly pulp magazine art and artists. My knowledge is not so vast, however, that there aren’t still some surprises and new discoveries to be made.
REVIEW- The Killing Fields (Legacy #2)
It reminds me of watching the Incredible Hulk when I was growing up. Bill Bixby was awesome, but I wanted to see a green-painted Lou Ferrigno tearing stuff up
It’s All My Fault – An Apology
Another summer of cinematic wilderness is drawing to a close and I owe you all a big apology. Why? Because I am responsible for the terrible state of mainstream American cinema today.
Interview: Sunila Sen Gupta, Dragon Lady
Hello! My name is Sunila Sen Gupta, I’m a 45 year old biologist turned illustrator and graphic designer in training, based in Switzerland. I am self-taught in illustration and have been working professionally for ten years now.
Interview with Award-Winning Editor Ellen Datlow
For more than 30 years, Ellen has edited speculative fiction with a discerning eye, helping to shape the stories and authors we all love to read.
An Interview with Jo Graham
Lesley Smith interviews Jo Graham, the author of numerous books from Stargate tie-in novels to her own Numinous World series.
Special Report: Science Fiction Publishing and Art in Italy
This Amazing Stories special report interviews several science fiction artist working at Edizioni Della Vigna (Vineyard Publishing). Included are responses to questions from Alessandro Bani, Alexa Cesaroni, and Guiseppe Festino. It’s richly sprinkled with dozens of images that will simply AMAZE you.
The Artful Collector: What Gets MY attention at a Worldcon art show?
I am totally biased and opinionated when it comes to art. It has to connect with me in some emotional way.
Introduction to SFF – 4- Slick
After I was introduced to pulp magazines in the 70s and read Isaac Asimov’s stories of his encounters with John Campbell back in the Golden Age, I started seriously looking for science fiction. For one […]
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