Archive | January, 2006

Dragon Slippers

24. January 2006

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This was one of the more interesting yet troubling graphic novels we added to our site recently. Dragon Slippers sounds like a gentle fantasy tale, but the subtitle This Is What An Abusive Relationship Looks Like belies that image. Created by Rosalind Penfold, it tells of how a bright, successful career woman met the man [...]

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Final Matrix

24. January 2006

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The final copy is going up for the last Infinite Matrix. Boing Boing draws attention especially to an intersting article by William Gibson, godfather of Cyberpunk, in which Bill tells us how he came to science fiction when he picke dup on a 15 cent Classics Illustrated version of The Time Machine. This issue also, [...]

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BSFA shortlist

23. January 2006

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The British Science Fiction Association awards shortlist for books published in 2005 has just been announced, with some very good writing (as ever) represented on the nominees list. Novels 9Tail Fox, Jon Courtney Grimwood Accelerando, Charles Stross Air, Geoff Ryman Learning the World, Ken MacLeod Living Next Door to the God of Love, Justina Robson Short Fiction Bear Discovers Smut, Michael Bishop, SciFiction Bird [...]

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Bestsellers for 2005

23. January 2006

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Diamond Comics Distributors have released their sales charts for 2005 (although I suspect these figures are principally for the American market but they still make interesting reading). Predictably the major publishers dominated the monthly comics sales, with DC taking the top spot (for All-Star Batman and Robin #1) and 47 out of the top 100 [...]

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Estronomicon

22. January 2006

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In a nice change from the doom and gloom of recent announcements of SF related sites closing down Cheryl’s Emerald City reports on the launch of a new online e-zine, Estronomicon. yes, the name does suggest Lovecraft meets estrogen replacement therapy (the Book of All Hormones, written by a mad doctor; perhaps in a parallel [...]

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Philip K Dick confesses

20. January 2006

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I’m indebted to Ariel at the Alien Online for this heads-up and link to a recent BBC Radio programme, Confessions of a Crap Artist, which the more astute among you will already have guessed is about the great Philip K Dick; his life, his chemical stimulations, his writings, his neuroses… Still one of the most [...]

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Tom Holt online

20. January 2006

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My chum George at top British SF publishers Orbit tells me that Tom Holt’s new site is now live, full of information on Tom’s latest books and Tom himself (including such fascinating personal details as Tom’s preferred thickness of socks and his potato sculptures of famous Modernist poets – well, okay, perhaps not). There is [...]

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Spider-Man 3

19. January 2006

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Harry over on Ain’t It Cool News has a scoop straight from Avi Arad on Spider-Man 3 with the bombshell news that Gwen Stacy will feature in Spidey’s third big screen outing with Sam Raimi. Bryce Howard (daughter of former Happy Days star and Simpsons celeb cameo player Ron Howard) will play the role of [...]

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A Preview of Fate

19. January 2006

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We were lucky enough to have one of our more unusual and interesting comics creators, Eddie Campbell, talking here a couple of days ago about hsi new work, Fate of the Artist. Thanks to the enthusiastic folks at Eddie’s publishers, First Second Books, we also have some terrific page previews now live on our site [...]

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BAFTAs

19. January 2006

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA as it is normally known) announced their shortlist nominees this morning (seems like we’re listing some awar nominees on an almost weekly basis at the moment). It is slim pickings for the fantastical genres I’m afraid, although Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit is [...]

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Stoned

18. January 2006

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The BBC reports that the one and only William Shatner has auctioned… Wait for it… One of his kidney stones for £14, 000!!! We all know Trek-related memorabilia can go for a lot of money, but how often do the original stars auction off parts of themselves? Worry not, it is not the start of [...]

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End of the road

17. January 2006

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Two comics series look set to finish in the near future, with the news that Terry Moore is to wrap up his multi-award winning Strangers in Paradise with issue #90, due around May of this year. Elsewhere rumours online hint that Marvel may be about to pull the plug on the Spider-Girl series with issue [...]

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Globes get Lost

17. January 2006

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The Golden Globes were a little light on the fantastic genre entries this year, but sandwiched between the various wins for Hulk director Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain came news that perplexing but absorbing series Lost won in the Best Television Series (Drama) category.

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Eddie talks Fate

17. January 2006

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No, not the computer from V For Vendetta or the esoteric hero from the DC universe, but Fate of the Artist as it happens. As mentioned here recently, the excellent Eddie Campbell is one of the creators the new First Second Books imprint will feature in their inaugural graphic novels range this spring. All excited, [...]

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New Clarion site

12. January 2006

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The Clarion Foundation, a well-respected organisation which encourages, nurtures and supports good writing in science fiction and fantasy via their workshops and other activities has a new site, with a special mission to seek out more support for their work via donations and a special Ebay auction; details can be found on the site.

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