(0) Today’s Scroll will be lean because I’ve spent my hours writing about the 2023 Hugo Award Stats Final report posted today on the official Hugo Awards website. My analysis is here: “2023 Hugo Nomination Report Has Unexplained Ineligibility Rulings; Also Reveals … Continue reading
[It’s hard to believe King Kong could sneak up on anyone. But in a way that happened to Steve Vertlieb.] By Steve Vertlieb: Merian C. Cooper’s celebrated gorilla was born in the mind of his creator, perhaps, as early as … Continue reading
This is going to be a bit short because I have to leave early to attend a movie premiere across town. At a drive-in – which is good, I don’t own a tux. (1) IMAGINARIUM BOOK FESTIVAL. The Imaginarium Book … Continue reading
(1) JACK KIRBY NAMED DISNEY LEGEND. The late Jack Kirby will be honored with the Disney Legend Award at this year’s D23 Expo in Anaheim. JACK KIRBY first grabbed our attention in the spring of 1941 with Captain America, a … Continue reading
(1) IT IS THE END MY FRIEND. My daughter went to the midnight Cursed Child book launch at her local store. She’d keep buying Potter novels if Rowling would keep writing them, but that is not in the works — “J.K. … Continue reading
Nathan Bomey’s column at AnnArbor.com asks where are the Borders Brothers now that their namesake company is foundering? I learned from his column that, in the first place, Tom and Louis Borders sold the company to Kmart Corp. almost 20 … Continue reading