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News Archive
Current: April 2003
Agents
of Imagination
They can make - or break - a writer's career, and every serious
author needs to have one. The most powerful agents in the SFF business
speak out about the genre publishing world in this roundtable. This panel includes Andrew Zack, Lucienne Diver, Shawna McCarthy, Donald Maass, Joshua Bilmes, Jack Byrne, Eleanor Wood and Nanci McCloskey.
(PUBLISHING SPOTLIGHT)
Star
Wars and the Rise of Troy
Author Troy Denning interviewed about his new Star Wars universe
novel Tatooine Ghost. It's set before Chewbacca's death, so fans
might come to terms with their grief with this book.
(AUTHOR INTERVIEWS)
Anne
Sudworth Interviewed
Pastels are an awkward, difficult to control medium, but from magic
landscapes to fairies, fantasy illustrator Anne Sudworth has proven
she has the technique well under control.
(ARTIST INTERVIEWS)
Offworld
Report: March 2003
This month's offworld report looks at the secret history of TV series
Red Dwarf, DNA computers, an interview with Betsy Mitchell of Del
Rey, has Robert Silverberg reflecting on the Columbia shuttle disaster,
and looks at the shocking real life of a Dalek.
(NEWS)
Paul
Barnett to Leave Paper Tiger
Paul Barnett, who has been Commissioning Editor of Paper Tiger since
1997, has decided to give up his role as of the end of March 2003.
(NEWS)
Who
Watches the watchmen
Geoff Klock, the author of 'How to Read Superhero Comics and Why'
asks some fascinating literary questions of a genre whose main protagonists
wear their underwear on the outside.
(ARTICLES)
Cease
Fire (Star Trek Enterprise)
Andorian commander Shran calls upon Archer to mediate a dispute
between the Andorians and the Vulcans.
(TV REVIEWS)
Stigma
(Star Trek Enterprise)
T'Pol becomes seriously ill with a disease condemned by most parts
of Vulcan society.
(TV REVIEWS)
The
Film Without Fear - or Shame.
In Daredevil, Mark R Leeper finds an uninspired comic book superhero
film that borrows everything, while inventing and contributing almost
nothing. An uninspiring actor plays an uninspired idea for a superhero
in a familiar setting … one that feels like it was stamped out at
a factory.
(FILM REVIEWS)
The
Second Coming
Rod looks at the controversial BBC TV drama that posits the question,
what would the world do if the Son of God returned as a video store
assistant in the North of England?
(TV REVIEWS)
Building
a Better Battlestar
Yep it's time for Galacticon 2003, announcing the fans' 25th anniversary
salute to the stars, producers, writers and crew of the original
Battlestar Galactica TV series.
(CONVENTIONS)
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