Books & Writing
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J. Michael Straczynski teams with superheroes
For many science fiction fans J. Michael Straczynski means Babylon 5, he was the...
Crisis on Two Earths for the New Justice League
DC Comics fans will be able to get their hands on the latest edition to the publisher’s...
Next comic for sale is Batman
The current record for a comic stands at a cool $1 million, but this record is set...
The $1 million Superman comic
You have to wonder how people are sitting on a fortune and have no idea about it,...
Hawks book series taken on by Fox
If there is one way to create a series of science fiction stories and make them very...
Avatar in print
The 3D experience of Avatar has left some people with a void in their lives and the...
Stan Lee takes the lead
The man that created Marvel, Stan Lee seems to have been around for decades his stories...
Sci-Fi writer dies
During the 50’s and 60’s the world of aliens and distant worlds could only be...
Sci-fi writers declare war in Amazon
The thing about e-books is that there is no paper, printing or anything else that...
Film & TV
First sight of Predators
The last time the Predator strutted its stuff was when one tried to clean up a town...
Hobbit begins filming in July
Sir Ian McKellen has let it slip on his website that filming for the Hobbit and its...
Details emerge on Cloverfield 2
When Cloverfield first emerged, it was greeted with acclaim, it was a film that reminded...
Siqourney Weaver to be the Queen of the Vampires
As if there were not enough films and TV series following the life and times of vampires,...
No 3D for Avatar DVD
Before Avatar, the idea of 3D TV was limited to the occasional film or event, but...
Jango is green with envy
Temuera Morrison is an actor from New Zealand, most people may not know him from...
Battlestar Galactica Spin-off in the works
Great news for Battlestar Galactica fans and especially good news for those BSG fans...
Sam Worthington is Dan Dare
It would appear that Sam Worthington is either seriously hot property or is just...
RDJ gets into Gravity
The next film to embrace the 3D revolution will be the science fiction film from...
Sci-Fi HD joins Virgin Media
Excellent news for science fiction fans, the Sci-Fi channel will be launching the...
Blog posts
2009 Hugo Award winners announced
The winners of the 2009 Hugo awards were announced on 9 August 2009, at Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Hugo for Best Novel went to The Graveyard Book (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK), by Neil Gaiman, while “The Erdmann Nexus” (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008), by Nancy Kress was awarded Best Novella... [Read more]
Miss Snark, the literary agent
When it comes to being an aspiring writer - ie, a writer to aspires to a range of publishing interests - the Miss Snark Literary Agent blog can serve as a valuable insight into the life of a literary agent. For one, she provides clear information on what - and what not - to do in the submissions process. She also helps illustrate just how challenging... [Read more]
SFF Chronicles 1: Matt Smith as Doctor Who; Terry Pratchett; Neil Gaiman
This is the first SFF Chronicles broadcast, and briefly covers the following topic areas: Matt Smith as Doctor Who Terry Pratchett’s knighthood Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book The quality of the broadcast is quite poor - filmed in my home office with no special lighting, sound, or even film editing or clips. However, the important point was... [Read more]
Start of a New Year – Looking Good, Despite the Climate
First full week in January and life is beginning to return to a semblance of normality following the festive ‘interruption to normal services’. Snow’s on the ground but hey, this is winter! Unfortunately, the economic climate is just as chilly as the weather… Even so, great joy yesterday, as I finally took delivery of Gary Gibson’s book... [Read more]