By Jacq Monahan – TAFF Delegate 2012: From April 6-9, Olympus 2012 attendees convened at the Radisson Edwardian Heathrow for the 63rd Annual Eastercon (National British Science Fiction Convention). The venue lived up to its labyrinthine reputation by confusing everyone … Continue reading
(1) PROLOGUE. Daniel Dern is champing at the bit to explain today’s Scroll title “(This Is) A Fine Paranormal Romance”. Deets: Via the Kern & Fields song “A Fine Romance”, “…written for the musical film, Swing Time, where it was … Continue reading
(1) THEY’RE THE TOPS. Charlie Jane Anders’ picks as “The 10 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2023” are live at the Washington Post. (Registration required.) People sometimes say science fiction basks in optimism for a better future, while … Continue reading
The winners of the 2023 Harvey Awards, honoring the life and work of comics creator Harvey Kurtzman,(1924-1993), cartoonist, writer, editor and founder of Mad Magazine, were revealed October 13 in a livestreamed ceremony during New York Comic-Con. BOOK OF THE YEAR DIGITAL … Continue reading
(1) HELL OF A STORY. Jennifer McMahon discusses nine books where “The Devil Made Me Do It” at CrimeReads. …I was a child of the late seventies. I grew up watching The Exorcist, The Omen and Rosemary’s Baby. Movies that taught me the nature of … Continue reading
The 2023 Mike Wieringo Comic Book Industry Awards winners were revealed in a ceremony during Baltimore Comic-Con on September 10. The Ringo Awards are picked by a vote of the comic book industry creative community — anyone involved in and credited with creating comics … Continue reading
(0) Short Scroll today – no reason, just not as many things I wanted to include. (1) LE GUIN’S BEST BOOKS. The New York Times takes a look at why Ursula K. Le Guin matters: “Her powerful imagination turned hypothetical … Continue reading
Finalists for the 2023 Harvey Awards, honoring the life and work of comics creator Harvey Kurtzman,(1924-1993), cartoonist, writer, editor and founder of Mad Magazine, have been revealed. Nominees for this year’s awards were selected by a curated committee of diverse industry voices … Continue reading
Comic-Con International announced the winners of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2023 at a ceremony on July 21. EISNER AWARDS 2023 BEST SHORT STORY BEST SINGLE ISSUE/ONE-SHOT BEST CONTINUING SERIES BEST LIMITED SERIES BEST NEW SERIES BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS … Continue reading