Tag Archive | "fantasy"

Conan the Barbarian trailer

Friday, May 6, 2011

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So, what are we thinking about the reworking of Robert E Howard’s classic barbarian for the new movie?

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Gollancz is 50

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the UK’s most famous major science fiction publishers, Victor Gollancz, which has published some truly brilliant work by some fantastic writers as diverse as Richard Morgan, Alastair Reynolds, Pierre Pevel, Ian McDonald, Ben Aaronovitch, John Bruner, Sheri S Tepper, Joe Abercrombie, Michael Moorcock, Robert Holdstock, Joe [...]

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Big sneak peek at Game of Thrones

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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There’s a sneak preview up of the upcoming and eagerly anticipated television adaptation of George R R Martin’s hugely bestselling Game of Thrones fantasy and for a change it’s no 1 minute wonder of a trailer, it’s pretty a pretty darned substantial look at what we can expect (link via SFX and Mia Cookson):

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Diana Wynne Jones passes away

Monday, March 28, 2011

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(Diana with adorable kitty, pic borrowed from and (c) her author-approved fan site) I missed hearing about this at the weekend until a friend in my SF book group mentioned it to me – very sad to report that the wonderful fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones has finally succumbed to her long fight against cancer. [...]

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From our continental correspondent – Daniel Lieske’s Wormworld

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

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Daniel Lieske is a German illustrator and cartoonist who’s currently working full time as a graphic artist in game development. In his spare time, he finds enough inspiration to create a wonderfully atmospheric and beautifully lit web comic like Wormworld Saga, which is currently unfolding in no less than seven languages. Judging from the first [...]

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The merry month of Orctober

Friday, October 15, 2010

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Yes, we are well and truly into autumn now (unless you are in the southern hemisphere, of course, in which case enjoy the spring) and we are now into mid Orctober, the month which, as we all know, got it’s name because it was the time of year when Orcs were usually at their worst. [...]

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Pinis give their blessing for ElfQuest fan film

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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BoingBoing reports that ElfQuest creators Wendy and Richard Pini have given their blessing to a new fan-film based on the popular comic. Web film veterans Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes contacted the Pinis directly to seek their approval. In fact the Pinis liked the idea so much they are donating original artwork and personal phone [...]

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The wonderful art of Sidney Sime

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Golden Age Comic Book Stories has posted up a number of illustration by Sidney Sime, an early 20th century artist who illustrated books (including a number for Lord Dunsanay, one of the first of our great early fantasy writers), satirical work for the famous Pall Mall Gazette and others and, like Edward Gorey, some theatrical [...]

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Charles Vess and the Wheel of Time

Monday, September 27, 2010

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Tor is planning a young adult e-edition of Robert Jordan’s bestselling Wheel of Time next year and the great Charles Vess is doing the cover and ten interior illustrations; on the Tor blog Irene Gallo can’t resist showing off two sketches from Charles and I can’t blame her: (art by Charles Vess, (c) Tor/Vess)

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Frank Frazetta, RIP

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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(the one and only Vampirella by Frank Frazetta  for Warren mags in 1968, image borrowed from the American Art Archives) News has been spreading around the web of the passing of the great Frank Frazetta, one of the last of the giants. Born in 1928, Frank was drawing comics from his teens onwards; he created [...]

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Barry Windsor-Smith’s Conan

Thursday, January 21, 2010

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Barry Windsor-Smith has to be one of our most respected comics artists and his run in the early 70s depicting Robert E Howard’s great barbarian hero Conan (teamed with the equally legendary Roy Thomas) still stands as a real high point of fantasy art; actually his art on Conan is still pretty much the benchmark [...]

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Being Human – we talk to producer Matthew Bouch

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

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Today we’ve got a little treat for you; as regular readers know I’m a big fan of the BBC’s Being Human series and I know a lot of you are too, so with the new second season just starting on BBC 3 (the first part went out just a couple of days ago) the show’s [...]

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Being Human back tonight!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

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A quick reminder – the much anticipated second series of the Beeb’s excellent Being Human kicks off this very evening; born out of a series of broadcast pilots that was part of digital channel BBC 3′s welcome opening for fresh talent (which also saw the Hewlitt Phoo Action) the original one-off chimed with many viewers, [...]

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Wendy Pini and Moorcock’s Stormbringer

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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I had no idea that Elfquest‘s Wendy Pini once set out on a different quest – to bring the great Michael Moorcock (I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy) to the screen with an adaptation of Stormbringer. Apparently (according to Tavie, via BoingBoing) there was a book detailing the attempt, loaded with some of Wendy’s gorgeous [...]

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Robert Holdstock passes away

Sunday, November 29, 2009

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(Rob with his other half Sarah, image borrowed from the Holdstock site) I’ve just heard the sad and shocking news that the multiple award-winning author Robert Holdstock has passed away at the age of only 61 following a spell in intensive care after collapsing earlier this month due to an E. Coli infection. Robert is, [...]

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