If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Babylon 5 is a classic piece of nineties sci-fi, not too many folks would argue with that. Some would, but some people would argue about mortar with a brick wall. Hugely atmospheric and with a defined visual style for [...]
For many science fiction fans J. Michael Straczynski means Babylon 5, he was the driving force for the long series and feature length episodes too. But long after the destruction of the space station, J. Michael Straczynski was working on spider man and Thor for Marvel Comics, now he is at DC and things are [...]
J Michael Straczynski is probably more known for being behind the hit science fiction series Babylon 5 and other related spin offs. However, in these days of reworking and prequels, J Michael Straczynski has been putting his slant on a classic sci-fi film from the fifties, Forbidden Planet. The original Forbidden Planet was actually based [...]
The PC game Shattered Union follows a terrorist attack on Washington DC, this leave the US in a state of turmoil and without leadership, a civil war follows as separate States and regions attempt to form new governments. The story is a bit like Jericho in way and so it comes as no surprise that [...]
Classic science fiction is about to return to the big screen, this time it is EE Doc Smiths classic “Lensman” that is getting the 21st century treatment, although it has to be said sometimes those classic black and white features from the forties do have a certain style to them. The Lensman centres on a [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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