(1) HAN SOLO DIRECTORS AXED. The untitled Star Wars Han Solo spinoff started principal photography on February 20 at London’s Pinewood Studios, but progress has come to an ass-grinding stop with the departure of directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who … 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
Westercon 70, happening in Tempe, AZ from July 1-4, has announced their final five Guests of Honor. Science GoH Henry Vanderbilt Henry founded Space Access Society in 1992 and ran the quietly influential annual Space Access Conferences in most of … Continue reading
It was only a matter of time. Conrunner Ryan Kopf, whose suit against blogger Trae Dorn was dismissed in Iowa for lack of jurisdiction, has refilled it in Illinois. Dorn announced the development at Nerd & Tie on July 5 … Continue reading
(1) GO RIGHT TO THE SOURCE. Joe Hill will bring his comic series to the air — see “Locke & Key TV Show Happening with Original Creator Joe Hill” at MovieWeb. IDW Entertainment (IDWE) announced today that the award-winning, fan-favorite … Continue reading
(1) DRAGON HATCHERY. Naomi Novik is interviewed on NPR, “A Writer-Engineer’s Historical Fiction Hack: Add Dragons”. Almost a decade after she first went online, she says she was working as a programmer for a computer game “and something about that … Continue reading
Conrunner Ryan Kopf charged Nerd & Tie newsblogger Trae Dorn with defamation in a lawsuit filed December 14 in Iowa. Kopf is the organizer of several Midwestern conventions – Anime-ZAP!, QC Anime-Zing!, AniMinnapolis, Anime Midwest, Meta Con and Con Alt … Continue reading
MetaCon owner and AnimeCon.org CEO Ryan Kopf reportedly attacked vendor David Silvieus of “PLUSH in the USA” in the dealers room at MetaCon this past weekend reports Trae Dorn of Nerd & Tie. MetaCon staffers challenged Silvieus about selling bootleg … Continue reading
Hirohide Hirai, Chairman of 54th Japan SF convention “Comecon,” and the international Liaison of the Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan, has announced the 2015 Seiun Award winners in the two translation categories. Translated Long Story Title: The Martian … Continue reading
Sandy Swank, an active member of the International Costumers Guild, passed away June 13 of lung disease. He was President of the Greater Delaware Valley Costumers Guild. He also was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, participating in … Continue reading