(1) CHENGDU WORLDCON ROUNDUP. [Item by Ersatz Culture.] The con website has a page about the online/streaming functionality, with a link to the online site, and a list of which panels and events will be streamed. There are several broken images at … Continue reading
(1) WHAT’S UP AT THE LOST AZTEC TEMPLE OF MARS? Heritage Auctions’ recent article “Harlan Ellison Collection Continues With Showcase Auction November 12th” features an interview with J. Michael Straczynski, giving a substantial update on plans for Harlan and Susan … Continue reading
It just happened! Ukrainian publishing house The WILL Production together with the company Art Nation presents the comic Victory, created by Ukrainian artists who worked on it from the first days of the large-scale invasion of the Rashists, channeling their … Continue reading
(1) MORE AMAZON SHENANIGANS. Nick Cole says Galaxy’s Edge had its account nuked by Amazon over the weekend. The action has since been undone. “CTRL ALT Revolt FLASH REPORT”. He plays it the way his readers like to hear it. Spent … Continue reading
Canadian sf author J. Brian Clarke (1928-2022) has passed away at the age of 93 reports Robert J. Sawyer, who received the news from Clarke’s son James. Clarke was the author of 20 published short stories, many of them published … Continue reading
(1) A LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO RECOVERY. John Varley had a heart attack followed by a quadruple bypass in February, and later was hospitalized with a post-vaccination breakthrough Covid infection, all of which he’s written about in “What a … Continue reading
Mike and Christine Mignola are the 2021 recipients of the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award Comic-Con International announced on June 8. The official presentation will be part of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Ceremony on July 25. Bob Clampett’s daughter, Ruth … Continue reading
Marvel’s beloved Mary Jane Watson takes center stage next month. Fans already received a glimpse of her in the Free Comic Book Day issue of Marvel’s upcoming series, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1. “Both the Gwen Stacy Variant Program … Continue reading
AbeBooks, an online listing service for dealers in vintage books, publishes an annual list of the volumes it sold for the highest prices. The most expensive item sold through AbeBooks in 2015 was Storia naturale degli uccelli trattata con metodo e adornata di … Continue reading
Kameron Hurley, winner of Hugos in 2014 for Best Related Work and Best Fanwriter, recently blogged — So when people tell me that Hugos don’t matter, awards don’t matter, and promotion don’t matter, you can imagine the $13,000 face I … Continue reading