As we grow older, we are forced to accept the fact that those people who helped to form our childhood are also getting older. We are made to understand that being influential does not make one immortal, at least not in a literal sense. And so, thousands of people the world over are slowly coming to terms with the fact that Hayao Miyazaki is truly, truly retiring this time.
The Doctor is hot. No doubt about that: He may have started out as a cranky old man, a mad scientist, traveling the universe with his granddaughter – but at least since Tom Baker, the […]
Rob Hansen’s Fan Stuff – more fan history than you can shake a fan at!
Judith Dial, editor and former book dealer, shares her concerns about the state of fandom.
Fans got together to make sure that Larry will be memorialized properly.
R. Graeme Cameron instructs us in the fine art of becoming a BNF – or nearly so. (It might be advisable to strive for Filthy Pro status instead….)
A trip back in time: Earl takes us into his library and pulls some influential fanzines from the shelves.
A review of Jo Walton’s unique and very interesting collection of essays on reading.
Reviews of recently published fanzines and thoughts on thought police.
Today – Littlebrook #9 from the incomparable fanzine team of Jerry Kaufman and Suzle Tompkins
Media apologists everywhere would have you believe that Hollywood only runs the way that it does because of this concept called “marketability.” We could never have Asian-American headliners in an Akira movie because we don’t have enough big-name Asian-American actors. We can’t keep the integrity of the original story because it’s not culturally significant to an American audience. God forbid a movie challenge an audience’s perspective on another culture or give them an insight into how other parts of the world react to certain situations
A preliminary report on your publisher’s attendance at Boskone 51.
A review of the art book: 1,100 Ideas By 100 Manga Artists
Morgana Santilli reflects on a year of posts and blogging. Happy Blogiversary!
Want to be a fan? A REAL fan? A TRUfan? There is only one true way. Learn how to follow the path to righteous fannishness – or be doomed to fakefandom – FOREVER!
R. Graeme Cameron suggests that the best way to attend a science fiction convention is to not treat it like a yard sale.
An examination of the world of anime in its current state and with its current offerings.
K. Ceres Wright highlights the recent announcement by the Chi-Fi convention that they are rescheduling their convention because the venue might not be welcoming to fans.
It’s awards season once again and Earl Terry Kemp profiles some works that are eligible for various Hugo Award categories.
Big Sky 2 – a part genzine, part perzine, part sercon and part fannish fanzine- this issue devoted to the Pulps!
Morgana Santilli discusses etiquette of how to say you aren’t interested in anime, and the prejudice you show in saying you don’t like anime.
Journey Planet 17 reviews and celebrates the history of Worldcon and is probably one of the best fanzine issues to be published in 2013.
I’ll be giving “panel” at Boskone 51 this February and would LOVE to hook up with any and all Amazing Stories people!
Fabien Lyraud turns a French eye towards illuminating the best of November’s content.
Is anime a way for some of us to retain our childhood fancies? Or do we recognize ourselves in the characters we’ve chosen to admire? Morgana Santilli discusses her reasons for her favorite characters when she was younger and how her preference have changed with growing up.
Today’s absolutely cool website is Rob Hansen’s Fan Stuff – UK & general fannish history – in depth!
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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