Volume 18, Issue 3 June/July 2008 ConNotations FREE The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society
Doc Savage Featured Inside The Diamond Anniversary of the Man of Bronze Regular Features Special Features by Shane Shellenbarger SF Tube Talk Doc Savage All the latest news about The Diamond Anniversary of the My friend, John Clark, introduced me Scienc Fiction TV shows Man of Bronze to Clark Savage, Jr., when I was a high by Lee Whiteside By Shane Shellenbarger school sophomore. John lent me five of the Bantam paperback reprints, but that 24 Frames An Amercan in Australia was woefully inadequate to appease my All the latest Movie News by Jeffrey Lu book-a-day reading habit. I began haunt- by Lee Whiteside ing local used bookstores, rummaging through cardboard boxfuls of books at Pro Notes Plus yard sales, seeking out the distinctive News about CASFS Business Report James Bama book covers at local comic genre authors and fans book and science fiction conventions. FYI Doc, his cousin, Patricia “Pat” Savage, Screening Room News and tidbits of interest to fans and his aides, the Fabulous Five, loomed Reviews of current theatrical releases large in my teenage reading addiction. Club Listings In March of 1933, Street & Smith In Our Book Publications introduced Doc Savage Reviews of New SF/F Books Convention List & Magazine with the 60,000-word novel, Generic Registration Form “The Man of Bronze”, written by Lester NonGenre By Genre Dent under the publishing house name, Non SF/F books by SF/F Authors Kenneth Roberson. For the next fifteen Doc Savage Magazine #1 (March, 1933) years, once a month, Dent wrote 165 of the 181 adventures of Doc,” Renny”, accomplished artist, Doc had a broad “Long Tom”, “Johnny”, “Monk”, “Ham,” , knowledge base covering many disci- and Pat Savage, concluding in the summer plines while his companion’s knowledge ran deeper in their own areas of exper- of 1949 with “Up From Earth’s Center,” in CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT which Doc and his crew battled Satan and tise. Colonel John “Renny” Renwick, a his minions. construction engineer who had fists like http://www.casfs.org/ConNotations/ Doc Savage was a Renaissance Man: mallets of gristle and bone which no scientist, engineer, adventurer, humanitar- wooden door could withstand. Major FOR UP TO DATE INFO AND MOVIE ian, surgeon, musician, inventor, and Thomas J. “Long Tom” Roberts, a REVIEWS BETWEEN ISSUES ( Continued on page 7 )
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His original comic (Stephen Hart) named “The Eater”. Movie News work is starting to make its way to the By Lee Whiteside When her fellow cops start acting By Lee Whiteside silver screen as he’s currently adapting strangely, things start to get scary. Midnight Nation as a screenplay and also We’re into the dregs of summer when Spooked is directed by Brad Anderson The really big genre film news is that has producers interested in Rising Stars the cable networks start airing more new from a script by Matt Venne and stars Peter Jackson and New Line have come and Dream Police. He also indicated that shows and the broadcast networks bring Eric Roberts as a private eye in a stake to terms and Jackson will produce The two divisions at Warner Bros. are out the leftovers and summer series that out in a haunted house where he must Hobbit with Guillermo del Toro direct- currently discussing if they should do they don’t expect anyone to watch. While confront the demons of his past. Commu- ing. They plan to split the story into two more Babylon 5: Lost Tales DVDs or do the writer’s strike played havoc with nity is directed by Mary Harron from a films and it is expected that Ian a Babylon 5 feature film. Meanwhile, in schedules earlier in the year, there’s script by Kelly Kennemer where a McKellan will return as Gandalf and his comics work he’s no longer exclusive actually a good amount of new stuff married couple (Shiri Appleby and likely some of the Elves may make return to Marvel and will start writing The hitting the airwaves and cable boxes Brandon Routh) find that their perfect appearances as well. Look for the first Brave and the Bold for DC as well as a during the summer. home in the perfect neighborhood is not film in 2011 with the second in 2012. yet-to-be announced project and a couple NBC will be running its new horror really what it seems. John Billingsley The hot new Hollywood screenwriter, of titles for Image comics. Needless to anthology series, Fear Itself, on Thurs- and Bonita Friedericy also star as a J. Michael Straczynski, has announced a say, Straczynski seems to be keeping day nights at 10 pm ET/PT, 9 pm CT/MT couple of their “friendly” neighbors. few more projects in the pipeline as his very busy of late. starting June 5th. It is effectively a The Sacrifice, written by Mick Garris first theatrical screenplay for The Marvel is moving ahead with plans broadcast TV version of Masters of is from a story by Del Howison and Changeling is getting a major debut at for future movies, setting up The Aveng- Horror which ran on the Showtime cable directed by Breck Eisner. When four the Cannes Film Festival. Look for ers at the end of Iron Man. Marvel has channel for two seasons, thus there will criminals find themselves stranded in an Straczynksi in news reports with even announced an Iron Man sequel but be less gore, less nudity, and less lan- old, snow covered fort, they soon notables such as Clint Eastwood and does not yet have Jon Favreau signed up guage than horror fans are used to seeing discover a seductive trio of sirens that Angelina Jolie. At the recent Emerald to direct it. He’s waiting to hear from and the question will be if they will reside there who have special needs. Stars City Comic Con, Straczynski officially them about it. Marvel will not have any bother to watch this series on NBC or in this episode include Jeffrey Pierce, announced that he will be adapting the self-produced movies out in 2009 due in wait for the “uncut” DVD release with all Jesse Plemons, Stephen Martines, Lensman series of novels by E. E. “Doc” part to the writer’s strike and possible the gore, nudity and language put back Rachel Miner, and Mircea Monroe. Smith for Ron Howard. They are actor’s strike. What they do have planned in? Needless to say, they have a strong Next up is In Sickness and in Health, looking at doing it as a film trilogy. He for 2010 is Iron Man 2 in April and Thor lineup of directors, writers and actors on which is directed by John Landis from a has also sold a spec script to Tom Cruise, in June. In 2011, they will open with The board so it should be worth catching. script by Victor Salva. Maggie Lawson another to Universal called “Flickering First Avenger: Captain America in May Episodes include Eater which is directed stars as a bride who receives a note on Light”, another project with Wolfgang with The Avengers in July. Also in the by Stuart Gordon from a script by her wedding night warning her that her Peterson called “The Grays” based on Richard Chizmar and Johnathon ( Continued on page 4 ) ( Continued on page 6 )
Volume 18 Issue 3 ConNotations Page 3 SF Tube Talk investigate a woman who ( Continued from page 3 ) disappears (is it husband-to-be (James Roday) is a teleportation?). In the serial killer. Family Man is directed by Accidental Occidental Ronny Yu from a script by Dan Conception, Wendy and Knauf. It is an action-laced psycho- The Middleman investi- logical thriller about a likeable family gate a kidnap attempt of man (Colin Ferguson) who has a near a young boy named death experience that causes him to Duncan by a Terracotta switch bodies with an imprisoned Warrior who claims that serial killer (Clifton Collins) and he Duncan is the last heir to has to fight from behind bars to keep the Qin Dynasty. Elaine his family from becoming the next Hendrix and Matt victims. Something With Bite is a Funke guest star as werewolf story directed by Ernest recovering succubi Dickerson and written by Max working in the fashion Landis. Wendell Pierce is a veterinar- industry. In The Sino- ian who, when he is bitten by a large Mexican Revelation, animal brought into his clinic, begins which is based on the to see the world and his boring life second volume of the much differently. New Year’s Day is a comic series, Wendy’s zombie tale directed by Darren new teacher of middlefu, Bousman from a script by Steve Niles Sensei Ping, is kidnapped based on a story by Paul Kane. Briana by a band of Luchadores. Evigan is a young woman who wakes The Middleman benches up in a post apocalyptic world overrun Wendy, but when he is by Zombies. Larry Fessenden directs captured as well, it’s up Skin & Bones from a script by Drew to Wendy to come to McWeeny and Scott Swan. A cattle their rescue. The Flying herder shows up at home after being Fish Zombification lost for days in the woods, but features a trout-craving something’s not right with him and a zombie outbreak and struggle ensues to stop the creature Wendy and the Middle- that has possessed him. man must find the cause While not returning until the fall, and stop it before it NBC has announced Heroes spreads. There aren’t any webisodes that will start airing in mid- specifics on the next July. In the first segment, Manhunt, couple of episodes, but they will introduce a new villain as the titles alone may be well as their motive that will set things enough - The Boyband up for the third season opener of Superfan Interrogation Heroes. and The Cursed Tuba Debuting June 16th on the ABC Weekend. In any case, the Family Channel is their latest foray series looks to be a fun into the genre with The Middleman. one, with lots of action The series was created by Javier and a good sense of Grillo-Marxauch and is based on a humor with a creator/ series he wrote for Viper Comics that showrunner who has was created when his original pitch for been waiting for his a TV series didn’t find any buyers. chance. More informa- Javier has been working for many tion can be found online years on a variety of shows such as in posts from Javier at Lost, Charmed, Medium, and The http:// Chronicle. The series is about a themiddleblog.livejournal.com mysterious fighter of evil, known only and at the new fan site, as The Middleman, played by Matt http:// Keeslar, who teams up with Wendy www.middlefan.com . Watson (Natalie Morales), a 22 year SciFi has the remain- old art school graduate trying to der of the first half of survive on dead-end temp jobs. When Battlestar Galactica’s Wendy is temping at a laboratory, and fourth season, the rest of a science experiment goes very wrong; As indicated above, the series took a picket lines as a writer. Once the strike Doctor Who’s fourth season, the channel the day is saved when a mysterious roundabout route to make it to television. was settled, ABC Family liked what they debut of Charlie Jade, and the return of (and handsome) gun-wielding stranger When Javier wasn’t able to advance saw in the pilot and placed an order for Stargate Atlantis and Eureka in store for shows up. The Middleman is im- beyond the pitch phase for a TV series, he the series. Early episodes include the June and July. Early June will see the last pressed by Wendy and recruits her to turned it into a comic book. And now the pilot, The Pilot Episode Sanction, where two new episodes of Battlestar Galactica join his agency in the never-ending series has gone full circle and been turned Wendy is thrust into action on her first until early next year. The Hub sees a fight against dangers to humanity. into a TV series. The pilot script was case where she and The Middleman try to misfit team of Viper pilots and Cylon Also starring is Mary Pat Gleason as turned in before the writer’s strike, so figure out why mobsters are being taken rebels trying to catch and capture a Cylon Ida, the Middleman’s robot assistant, production on the pilot was done during out and how banana peels are connected Resurrection Hub. Expect to see the and Brit Morgan as Lacey, Wendy’s the strike with Javier doing production to it. Next up is The Manicoid best friend and roommate. duties part of the time while going on the Teleportation Conundrum where they ( Continued on page 5 ) Page 4 ConNotations Volume 18 Issue 3 traveling between three parallel Earths. Staite has mentioned previously, she There’re still some pilots in development SF Tube Talk ( Continued from page 4 ) One is our world today (the Betaverse), really prefers not having to wear a lot of that might make it into a mid-season slot, return of Kate Vernon as Ellen Tigh (in a the world if we were even worse at prosthetics and that is part of what but not many have been announced flashback or dream sequence) and likely polluting the world and using up re- appealed to her about the role of Dr. during the upfront sessions. the return of Lucy Lawless’ previously sources (the Alphaverse) and a more Keller. Look for Robert Picardo’s NBC has taken a different approach “boxed” cylon, D’Anna. In Revelations, a perfect, pristine version of Earth Richard Woolsey to join the crew as the than the other networks, holding their band of rebel Cylons take President (Gammaverse). The series opens with the new person in charge of Atlantis. Broken “in-fronts” in April where they outlined Roslin hostage and try to force the final Alphaverse Charlie Jade, a rogue detec- Ties has Ronon Dax meeting up with their plans for 2008/2009 and announced five cylons to reveal themselves. Expect a tive, who gets caught in an explosion at a Tyre, a Setedan who had become a what they have picked up and renewed. lot of things to happen in this episode remote desert facility when he is tracking Wraith worshiper. Tyre, however, now There’s a fair amount of new genre shows involving Kara and the four known final down a killer. It transports him to the claims that he is free of The Wraith and on the network as well as some returning five as they conclude the first half of the Betaverse where he finds out there are wants to reconnect with Ronon. The ones. Heroes, Chuck and Medium have season. other people who have travelled between Wraith end up capturing Ronon and all been renewed along with a series Doctor Who continues to ramp up to the parallel worlds and that there’s more attempt to bring him over to their side pickup for the Knight Rider series after its big finale for season four that prom- going on than anyone really knows about. using torture and other methods that the two hour pilot movie did well in ises a lot of familiar faces returning, Also starring is Patricia Mackenzie as include cutting off his dreadlocks! The February. Chuck and Heroes will return sometimes in unexpected places. First up Renna, the last surviving member of a Daedalus Variations has the Atlantis team to their regular time slots on Monday is The Doctor’s Daughter, where Donna, group of freedom fighters in Gammaverse investigating an abandoned Daedalus ship night. Heroes has announced a few new Martha and The Doctor are detoured to that also gets thrown into the Betaverse that they discover orbiting a planet. While cast members, including Bruce Messaline, a planet locked in an endless when the bomb her group planted goes McCay works to restore power to the Boxleitner as a senator, and Brea Grant war between the fish-like Hath and off. Michael Filipowich is 01 Boxer, ship, Sheppard finds the ship’s log and as Daphne, a speedster who will work humans. What they aren’t prepared for is who is the son of Brion Boxer, who finds a final entry from a Captain Sobol against Hiro. Rounding out Monday to discover a girl named Jenny, the founded Vexcor and exposed his son to indicating they have abandoned the ship nights will be My Own Worst Enemy Doctor’s daughter (daughter!?) is early multiversal tests that now allows to the planet below, but as far as which stars Christian Slater as Henry involved. Jenny is being played by him to travel between worlds without any Sheppard and crew know, there is no Spivey, a middle-class efficiency expert Georgia Moffett, who is the daughter of assistance. Marie-Julie Revest plays Captain Sobol. They find that the ship is living a humdrum life in the suburbs with Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison. In The Alphaverse Charlie’s girlfriend Jasmine from an alternate reality and each time a his wife and kids who has a secret alter- Unicorn and The Wasp, Doctor Who as well as Betaverse waitress Paula. mysterious energy level spikes, they ego that even he doesn’t know about: discovers the explanation of Agatha David Dennis is Sew Sew Tukarrs, an change to a different reality. Edward Albright. When the barrier that Christie’s ten days disappearance when Alphaverse detective who is investigating Eureka will likely return in late July keeps their respective selves from The Doctor and Donna have an adventure strange disappearances, including that of on SciFi and look for a new love interest knowing each other exist breaks down, with Agatha Christie that involves a giant Charlie. Tyrone Benskin is Carl for Sheriff Jack Carter as well as a love each of them is now thrust into a situation wasp, “a body in the library, poisoned Lubinsky, an investigative reporter in interest of some sort for H.O.U.S.E. with which they are unfamiliar. Knight cocktails, and a Vespiform seeking Betaverse that has been collecting Joining the cast for an eight episode arc is Rider will kick off Wednesday nights and revenge.” Next up is a two parter from information to prove the existence of the Frances Fisher, who will be playing promises to give the viewers more of the keyboard of Stephen “Double Hugo” parallel worlds and how people from the Samantha Thorne, also known as “The what they saw in the pilot movie. Moffat, Silence in the Library/Forest of other Earths are working in the Betaverse Fixer”, who is brought on to clean up Whether viewers will want to see that on the Dead. In this story, Donna and The Earth and how Vexcor is tied up in all of Global Dynamics. Not word yet on if she a weekly basis we’ll find out in the fall. Doctor visit an abandoned library that has it. The series follows Charlie as he works is also the love interest for Jack. Friday will see the new adventure series shadowy creatures and other dangers with Lubinsky and Reena to find out At press time, we are in the midst of Crusoe, based on the Robinson Crusoe inhabiting it as well as millions upon what is really going on with Vexcor on all the broadcast network up fronts, where novel by Daniel Defoe. Philip Winches- millions of books. In Midnight, The three Earths and what needs to be done to they announce their planned schedules ter will play Robinson Crusoe while Doctor takes Donna to a leisure planet save the Betaverse from suffering a for the fall and mid-season. All of the Anna Walton is his wife, Emily. The that has golden spas, diamond land- similar fate to his world. networks had their pilot season impacted series will follow Crusoe’s adventures scapes, and of course, an alien threat that Stargate Atlantis looks to return in by the writers strike, leading to fewer with Friday in his 28 years stranded on no one knew about. July as well, back in the 10 pm ET/PT options for new shows for the fall. the deserted island but will also include For the final three episodes of Doctor Friday time slot. Resolving the fourth ( Continued on page 6 ) Who’s fourth season, if you want to be season ending surprised, skip this paragraph. In Turn cliffhanger will Left, The Doctor is missing and its up to be Search and Donna, Martha, and Rose to find and Rescue where rescue him. When Donna’s whole life, Colonel Carter including her family, friends and world, leads a rescue are being devastated, help arrives not effort to find from The Doctor but from an old friend Atlantis team of the Doctor from a parallel universe - members left in Rose! Next up is the two part season peril at the finale, the title of first part of which has conclusion of yet to be revealed (but may become clear the fourth at the end of the previous episode) and season. Next up may have something to do with Skaro is The Seed and Davros. The season finale is called where Dr. Journey’s End and is rumored to bring Keller either back Rose’s family, Captain Jack, Sarah undergoes a Jane Smith, The Daleks, and who knows transformation what else. It is possible it may delve more or has some- into the Time War and how it played out. thing happen to Joining the SciFi Friday lineup in her that early June will be the Canadian/South requires heavy African series Charlie Jade. Charlie prosthetics Jade is a series that has the main charac- work. As Jewel ter, Charlie Jade (Jeffrey Pierce), Volume 18 Issue 3 ConNotations Page 5 SF Tube Talk ( Continued from page 5 ) audience retention out of Ghost Whisperer and wants to try something flashbacks to his life before he was else in the time slot. They have picked up shipwrecked. It is supposedly a period The Eleventh Hour, based on the UK piece, not a contemporary retelling. After series created by science fiction writer football is over, Sunday nights will see Peter Gallagher that starred Patrick the return of Medium and the debut of Stewart. The CBS version will star Merlin, a co-production with the BBC, Rufus Sewell as Jacob Hood, a special and Kings, a retelling of David and governmental science advisor, who along Goliath. In Merlin, we’ll follow the with his bodyguard, Rachel Young adventures of a young Merlin (Colin (Marley Shelton), works to save human- Morgan) and Arthur (Bradley James) as ity from science gone awry. Hood is they learn about life, love and their true usually called in at the “Eleventh Hour” destiny. Also starring are Anthony Head to stop a big problem and is usually the (Uther), Richard Wilson (Giaus), Angel last line of defense. Jerry Bruckheimer Coulby, and Katie McGrath. Kings is is executive producing and CBS has set in a modern metropolis under siege scheduled it to follow CSI on Thursday where David Shepherd (Christopher nights, giving it a good time slot to Egan), a brave, young, and idealistic launch from. Interestingly enough, that is soldier, who is the king’s son from enemy the same time slot that ABC is scheduling territory, sets in motion a possible peace. Life of Mars, another UK series being However, the power players on both sides adapted. CBS has also picked up The don’t want peace and work to undermine Mentalist, that stars Simon Baker as him and prevent the peace from happen- former celebrity psychic medium Patrick ing. Scheduled for next summer, but Jane, who uses his powers of observation possibly earlier depending on how the and expertise at reading people to help other shows do, is The Listener, with solve crimes. He now admits that his phenomena. She also brings Bishop’s Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik) as a 24 year brilliant estranged son, Peter (Joshua Connor’s team. Sam Worthington is also “powers” were faked, but that his talent on board. McG is directing from a script old paramedic who can read minds. It is in observation is good enough to provide Jackson) in to work with them. Blair by John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, billed as a “telepathic procedural” that real help, even though at times he’s a Brown is Nina Cord, a 16 year veteran of and Paul Haggis with a planned May 22, will follow Toby as he tries to solve loose cannon and some members of the the Prometheus Corp., a high tech 2009 release date. crimes using his power while also California Bureau of Investigation aren’t research facility. Lance Reddick stars as Upcoming Movie Previews for June concealing his special ability. real happy that he is being used. Also in Phillip Broyles, a special agent for the ABC will be bringing back Eli Stone the works is The Ex List, based on an Homeland Security Fringe Division that and July (Tuesdays) and Pushing Daisies Israeli series about a woman (Diane has been established to investigate a After getting the summer movie (Wednesdays) in the fall with Lost Rugierro) who is told by a psychic that series of unexplained events. Dollhouse season off to a quick start with Iron Man, returning mid-season. ABC has also she needs to marry a man that she already is a new series from Joss Whedon that Narnia, and Indiana Jones (sorry Speed picked up Life on Mars, a remake of the has dated in the next year or she will be stars Eliza Dushku as Echo, a “doll”, an Racer), we’ve got a fairly impressive BBC series about a present day cop alone forever. However, she doesn’t tell operative that has had their memories and bunch of new movies (and maybe a transported back in time to the 1970’s. her who it actually is. It’s not really clear personalities wiped clean so that they can clunker or two) over the next couple of The pilot was produced by David E. if there are really any psychic powers or be programmed with suitable personali- months. We’ve got remakes, sequels, and Kelley but for the weekly series, it is just a lucky guess involved, but CBS has ties for different missions. The series even a couple of original concepts hitting being taken over by Josh Applebaum, opted to place it between The Ghost follows the lives of the dolls, focusing on the movie marquees in June and July. Andre Nemec, and Scott Rosenberg. Whisperer and Numbers, hoping for it to Echo, who starts to become self-aware. The Happening (June 13) The latest Jason O’Mara Colm Look for it in mid-season, possibly paired stars as Sam Tyler, do better for them than Moonlight has movie from M. Night Shyamalan is, as Meaney stars as Gene Hunt, Sam’s up with 24 or given a plum time slot done. usual, very tightly controlled in the press partner in the 1970’s with Stephanie following American Idol. If anything, FOX is looking to get back into the material. It is about a family and friends Jacobsen as Maya, Lenny Clarke as Fox appears to really be behind these two genre business in a big way, giving an on the run from a global environmental George Randall, Richard Benjamin as early renewal for Terminator: The Sarah new genre entries and is looking to have Milton Kornboll, and Patrick Wenk- them and Sarah Connor do well for the crisis that threatens all of mankind. Mark Connor Chronicles and also picking up Wahlberg stars as Elliott Moore with Wolff as Colin Raimes. ABC plans to air two new series, Fringe from J.J. Abrams network. the series on Thursday nights, hoping it Zooey Deschanel as his estranged wife, and Dollhouse from Joss Whedon. Alma. Also starring is John Leguizamo will do well with a lead-in from Grey’s However, New Amsterdam has not been ( Continued from page 3 ) as Elliott’s close friend Julian, Ashlyn Anatomy. given a renewal. FOX has given Sarah 24 Frames Sanchez as Jess, Julian’s daughter, and The CW has renewed both Smallville Connor a 13 episode order and the series works is an Ant-Man movie. Upcoming Edward James Hyland as Professor and Supernatural for a return in the fall will pick up from the first season cliff- Marvel films from other studios are X- and has given a 13 episode order to hanger. Brian Austin Green will return Wallace. Men Origins: Wolverine in May 2009 Reaper as a mid-season replacement. The and will now be a series regular and The Incredible Hulk (June 13) Marvel and Punisher: War Zone in December of CW did not announce any new series Summer Glau will also be back as gives it another go with a new Hulk with genre ties for the fall, but there will Cameron. New characters in the process 2008. In the works but not officially movie, with a new director Louis definitely be some changes coming up in of being cast include a teenage girl announced is X-Men Origins: Magneto. Leterrier), new cast and a new plot after Smallville. As of press time, Michael named Becky who may be a love interest In other comics to film news, Plati- regaining the rights back to the character. Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) will not be for John, and Catherine, the CEO of a num Studios, Top Cow Productions and In the movie, Bruce Banner (now played returning to the series for its eighth major organization. Fox will have Arclight Films are moving forward with a by Edward Norton) is on the run, trying season. Negotiations are still ongoing Fringe, co-created by J.J. Abrams, live-action movie adaptation of to find a way to stop himself from with Allison Mack (Chloe) and it is Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, on Witchblade. The Frank Miller directed becoming The Hulk. Liv Tyler is Betty unknown what role Laura Vandervoort its fall schedule. A $10 million two hour adaptation of The Spirit has had its Ross, Tim Ross as the villainous Emil (Supergirl) will have in the new season. pilot has been filmed that stars John release date moved up to December 25, Blonsky, and William Hurt is General Kristin Kruek Reports have been that Noble as Dr. Walter Bishop, described as hoping to fill the hole left by the move of Thunderbolt Ross, who is leading the (Lana Lang) will have a limited role as a cross between Dr. Frankenstein and Star Trek back to May. military in its attempt to find and capture well, but it is possible that may change. Albert Einstein by Roberto Orci, who is Terminator Salvation: The Future him. When Blonksy injects himself with CBS has elected not to renew Moon- institutionalized. A young, female, FBI Begins will star Christian Bale as a the same gamma formula that infected light, which will no doubt spark a large agent, Olivia Warren (Anna Torv) is thirtysomething John Connor in a post fan campaign to get them to reconsider. Banner, he becomes an even worse assigned to work with Bishop to help in apocalyptic 2029 with rapper Common CBS apparently wasn’t happy with the monster and Banner realizes he has to stopping the spread of unexplained playing a freedom fighter that is part of ( Continued on page 7 ) Page 6 ConNotations Volume 18 Issue 3 24 Frames ( Continued from page 6 ) Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D Lester Dent shared many of the TV series, Flash Gordon. (July 11) In this new adaptation of the interests of Doc and his group: prospect- Doc and the Amazing Five are best become The Hulk to stop Blonsky (aka classic Jules Verne tale, Brendan Fraser ing in Mexico, treasure-hunting, invent- known for their pulp adventures and later ing electrical gadgets, sailing his small for their popular resurgence when Josh Hutcherson the Abomination). We’ll have to see if the stars as Trevor, as schooner, the Albatross, and piloting his Bantam Books reintroduced the charac- audience gives this one a try, or will the Sean, and Anita Briem as Hannah. When own plane. As a boy, he crossed Wyo- ters in the mid-60’s, however Doc is more memory of the Ang Lee directed movie searching for his lost brother, Trevor ming in a covered wagon. His travels diverse than these two venues. Like many keep them away? finds a passage that takes them on an took him all over North America and of his contemporaries, Doc made his Get Smart (June 20) Steve Carell is adventure to a new and exciting world Europe, providing him with a depth of appearance over the radio. Unlike many Maxwell Smart, and Anne Hathaway is underneath the crust of the earth. And it is experience often reflected in the plots of other superheroes, Doc’s adventures were Agent 99 in this latest remake of the in 3D, using the Real D technology that the Doc Savage pulp magazines. Dent’s recounted in three distinct series, which travels also meant that he required the spanned fifty-one years. In 1934, twenty- classic 60’s spy sitcom. When KAOS at least should make the movie look services of ghostwriters when he could six episodes written by Lester Dent hit compromises the headquarters of U.S. good. not meet deadlines. William Bogart, the airwaves. Produced by the West Coast spy agency Control, it’s Chief (Alan Meet Dave (July 11) Formerly called Harold Davis, Lawrence Donovan, Alan Don Lee Network, and supported by Arkin) has no choice but to promote Starship Dave, this Eddie Murphy Hathway, and Ryerson Johnson would advertisements in the Doc Savage Maxwell Smart. Also starring are vehicle looks more likely to be the next occasionally fill in for Dent, often Magazine that listed radio stations across Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Agent Pluto Nash than the next Star Wars. providing a skeletal outline, which Dent the United States and Canada, the show 23, Terrance Stamp as Siegfried, Masi Murphy is an alien starship operated by would flesh out in his own distinctive had the potential to rival The Shadow. style. However, the series suffered from a Oka Nate Torrence as Bruce, as Lloyd, 100 human-looking aliens seeking for a While you cannot judge the quality of fifteen-minute format, few fans remember and Ken Davitian as Shtarker. Looks to way to save their planet. I don’t think a book by its cover, cover art is what it, and no recordings or transcripts be a fun take on the series and hopefully Hellboy II or even Journey to the Center often sold a pulp. Garish, glitzy, and survive to this day. In 1943, Doc hit the will live up to the original series (which of the Earth 3D have anything to fear flashy, pulp covers of the 1930’s and 40’s airwaves again, this time on WMCA in other attempts to remake it have failed to from this movie. would blare to the passing throngs, “Buy New York. This twenty-three (or twenty- do). Look for a follow-on DVD release The Dark Knight (July 18) The highly me!” Like a harlot in a short skirt with six, depending on sources) run of for a side story focusing on agents Bruce anticipated new Batman movie looks to stockings standing under a streetlight, the episodes bore little resemblance to the pulp magazines needed to go for the hard character that Dent built. In this series, Get Smart’s Bruce and Heath Ledger’s and Lloyd called be a must-see, in part for sell from the newspaper stands. The Doc would don a hood containing a red Lloyd Out of Control. take on the Joker. Christopher Nolan original cover artist, Walter Baumhoffer, ruby that would protect him from harm Wall-E (June 27) Pixar looks to have directs with Christian Bale starring as received instructions to make Doc Savage and allow him to blind his enemies. Ham done it again with their new CGI ani- Bruce Wayne/Batman. Maggie resemble Clark Gable, but Baumhoffer and Monk appeared in the first two mated adventure about the last surviving Gyllenhaal is Rachel Dawes, Michael had other ideas. Using his own model, episodes, but by the third, Ham was robot of planet Earth, Wall-E. Left behind Caine is Alfred, Gary Oldman is Lt. Baumhoffer cast Doc more in the mold of replaced by Myrtle, a Brooklyn-born when humanity abandoned the planet James Gordon, Morgan Freeman is Gary Cooper. When Bantam Books began secretary. The most recent incarnation of reprinting the pulps in October of 1964, Doc and his crew on the radio appeared Aaron Eckhart because there was too much trash, and Lucius Fox and is James Bama gave the Man of Bronze a on NPR, from September 30 through Wall-E is the last of the robots left behind Harvey Dent/Two Face. new appearance: close-cropped hair with December 30, 1985. This thirteen-episode to clean the place up. When a new robot Space Chimps (July 18) Two simian widow’s peak, torn shirt, jodhpurs, and series, The Adventures of Doc Savage, named EVE shows up, Wall-E falls in astronauts are sent into space to retrieve a black boots. Bama used model, Steve written by Will Murray and Roger love and has to work to win EVE’s missing probe that disappeared into an Holland, who had appeared on the 50’s ( Continued on page 8 ) “heart”. intergalictic wormhole. Voices provided Wanted (June 27) Based loosely on the for this animated adventure include Zach comic miniseries Wanted by Mark Shada as Comet, Cheryl Hines as Luna, Millar, it stars James McAvoy, Morgan Andy Samberg as Ham, Patrick Freeman, Konstantin Khabensky and Warburton as Titan and Carlos Angelina Jolie. McAvoy is Wesley Alazraqui as Houston. Gibson, who is given the opportunity to X-Files: I Want to Believe (July 25) avenge the killing of his father, an elite Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully assassin, by his father’s partner, Sloan (Gillian Anderson) are back in a new X- (Morgan Freeman). He’s mentored by Files adventure. There’s very little Fox (Angelina Jolie) and becomes a revealed about the plot aside from it member of their league of assassins who being a stand-alone story that harkens follow death orders issued by The Fates. back to the best of the TV series. It also is Hancock (July 2) Will Smith stars in a rumored to take the Mulder/Scully superhero comedy as Hancock, a down relationship in unexpected directions. on his luck, unpopular superhero who when he saves the life of PR executive Doc Savage ( Continued from page 1 ) Ray Embry (Jason Bateman), is offered sickly-looking electrical engineer who the chance to change his public image. fought like a tiger, “Long Tom” got his Charlize Theron is Mary Embry, Ray’s nickname from an incident with a World wife, who ends up having an affair with War I cannon of that designation. Hancock. Archaeologist and geologist, William Hellboy II: The Golden Army (July 11) Harper “Johnny” Littlejohn, was a Ron Perlman is back as Hellboy, with monocle-wearing thesaurus with legs and often used the longest and obscurest Guillermo del Toro directing and co- words when shorter and simpler would be writing with Hellboy creator Mike better suited to the situation. Industrial Mignola. When an ancient truce is chemist, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew broken that keeps humankind safe, Blodgett “Monk” Mayfair received his Hellboy and company must fight an cognomen due to his simian appearance. unstoppable horde of creatures that have Attorney, Brigadier General Theodore crossed over from their invisible realm to Marley “Ham” Brooks received his moniker after an incident involving our plane of existence. Also starring is Monk, swear words spoken to a French Selma Blair as Liz Sherman, Doug general, and a missing joint of ham. Pat Jones as Abe Sapien, Jeffrey Tambor as Savage, Doc’s cousin, shares the family Tom Manning and John Hurt as Trevor traits of bronze hair, skin, and eyes Bruttenholm. flecked with gold. Volume 18 Issue 3 ConNotations Page 7 Doc Savage ( Continued from page 7 ) with Doc and his Amazing Five. AUTHOR SIGNINGS Doc’s adventures were enticing Rittner, was based on and truer to the enough to lure Philip José Farmer into FYI Scottsdale Public Library, Info at Poi- pulps. writing two book length pastiches, A CASFS Book Discussion soned Pen bookstore Doc did not fare much better in the Feast Unknown and The Mad Goblin, Laurell K. Hamilton, June 5, 7pm comic books. He was a now-and-then starring Doc Caliban and his faithful Bent Cover Books back-up feature in Street & Smith’s sidekicks Porky and Jocko. In 1973, 12428 N. 28th Drive, Phoenix Poisoned Pen bookstore Shadow comic book, premiering in his Farmer continued his love affair with 3rd Tuesdays, 7pm, in the Coffee Bar Douglas Preston, Jun 14, 6pm own comic in May 1940. The comic book Savage when he wrote the pseudo- Sponsored by Central Arizona ran for twenty issues, ending in 1943. Charles Stross, Jul 30, 7pm biography Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Speculative Fiction Society (CASFS) Gold Key Comics timidly adapted “The Life. In 1991, Farmer returned to the well email questions to [email protected] SPECIAL BOOK RELEASES Thousand Headed Man” in 1966, with a to write the commissioned Bantam Book, painted cover by James Bama and interior Escape from Loki. In the same year, Will This listing is to introduce you to smaller We are a small, friendly group of science art by Jack Sparling, but the series went Murray wrote, Python Isle, the first of his publishing houses that offer exclusive or fiction/fantasy literature fans who like to no further. In 1973, Doc returned for his eight Doc Savage novels based on notes limited edition books that you wouldn’t third foray into the comic book field left by Lester Dent. An additional five get together to talk about our favorite be able to find at your local chain when Marvel Comics produced eight were planned, but unpublished. In 1979, books. We welcome potential new bookstore. conventional four-color issues, eight Lester Dent’s Red Spider was published friends. black and white issues in a magazine after a thirty-year delay. It was a rejected June 17 - Hominids by Robert Sawyer. Subterranean Press format, and a giant-sized adaptation of Cold War story that would have followed An engrossing story encompassing “Project Moonbase and Others” by the movie, “Doc Savage – Man of The Swooning Lady. science of alternate universes, evolution Robert A. Heinlein (this is a teleplay) Bronze.” DC Comics took the reigns in In February of 1959, Lester Dent and sexual identity. The beginning of the “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson November of 1987 when they published suffered a massive heart attack and on Neanderthal Parallax trilogy. Heart-Shaped Box” by Joe Hill the Denny O’Neil / Andy and Adam March 11, he died at the age of 54. July 15 - Slan by A.E. Van Vogt “Kull: Exile of Atlantis” by Robert E. Kubert four-issue mini-series. The regular Shortly before his death, Dent opined that Howard series began in late 1988 and continued Doc’s stories would be of little interest, as STARGATE UNCOVERED IN for twenty-four issues plus an annual. they were too outdated and funny. Forty- PHOENIX Wildside Press One of the disturbing elements in this nine years after his death and seventy- BY M.L. FRINGE “Harp, Pipe and Symphony” series is the break with canon when five years after the creation of the Man of by Paul Di Filippo O’Neil wrote the brain surgery Doc Bronze, how surprised would Lester Dent Construction of the mass transit train line performed on criminals to ostensibly turn be? in Phoenix, AZ has apparently uncovered them into useful members of society, Borderlands Press a Stargate ring (see photo). The ignorant “Fears Unnamed” by Tim Lebbon instead lobotomized them. Millennium Doc Savage on the Internet: produced twelve issues beginning in 1991 authorities decided to leave it on-site, on the south side of Camelback Road, where with cover art reminiscent of James Bama Interview with Will Murray: http:// Cemetary Dance Publications (if Doc were on steroids) and ending with denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/ “A Chapbook for BurntOut Priests, “Pat Savage, Woman of Bronze” in 1992. 2000/01/17/newscolumn3.html Rabbis and Ministers” by Ray Bradbury In 1995, Dark Horse Comics produced Notes on unfinished Doc Savage Novels “Secretary of Dreams” by Stephen King two critically acclaimed series: the four by Will Murray: “Stephen King: A Primary Bibliography” issue “Doc Savage: Curse of the Fire http://docsavage.org/arch/ by Justin Brooks God” and the two issue crossover, “The cat_murray.html “Sides” by Peter Straub Shadow and Doc Savage”. The Hidalgo Trading Company / “Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of The movie, “Doc Savage: Man of DocSavage.Org Neil Gaiman” by Neil Gaiman http://docsavage.info/ http://docsavage.org/ GAMING EVENTS Doc Savage pulp magazine and book list: DRAWN TO COMICS http://www.urbin.net/EWW/SF/PULP/ Second Avenue would be. Besides raising Heroclix. doc_list.html the ring into its original position, other Saturdays, 2p http://members.aol.com/the86floor/ bits were positioned going through it, a Star Wars Miniatures. novels/list.html clue to its function. The metal plates with Sundays, noon – 4p James Bama’s model, Steve Holland symbols have long since eroded away, Sit-and-Sketch with local artists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ and the dial-home-device is still missing. 3rd Saturday Steve_Holland Or is it? What else do Phoenix authorities http://nofearofthefuture.blogspot.com/ have, perhaps in some secret warehouse? GAME DEPOT 2006/11/pulp-dreams.html HeroClix & MechWarrior. http://www.micahwright.com/savage.htm BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS http://my.opera.com/AggressorBrad/blog/ Wednesdays, 530pm UFS. index.dml/tag/Novels Fantasy/Sci-Fi Discussion Group Doc Savage on the radio Thursdays, 6pm-9pm 4th Wed, 7pm Magic, The Gathering. T http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Borders, Glendale List_of_Doc_Savage_radio_episodes hursdays, 6pm-9pm Bronze” starring Ron Ely, television’s Doc Savage in comic books World Wide D&D Day, http://www.geocities.com/doccomics/ Path of the Craft Discussion group June 7, noon – 5pm Tarzan, was released in July of 1975. In discusses Neopagan theories inspired by his book, The Great Pulp Heroes, Don http://members.aol.com/the86floor/ Summer Kick-off for Boardgaming, both fiction and non-fiction books Hutchison conducted an interview with comics/list.html June 14, 10am-10pm about magic, nature, mythology, and the films producer, George Pal, which The Doc Savage Movie showed great affection on Pal’s part for http://weirdscifi.ratiosemper.com/ spirituality. - 4th Sunday, 6pm IMPERIAL OUTPOST GAMES the Man of Bronze. Pal said ”I bought a docsavage/movie.html Borders, Phoenix Camelback LOTR Independent Grand Tournament. few of the books and found them great http://hometown.aol.com/catts4/ July 5-6, all day fun to read. Almost everybody was myhomepage/writing.html Manga Bookclub Federation Commander. buying them—from nostalgic old-timers http://movies.ign.com/articles/749/ 1st Tuesdays, 7pm 2nd Saturdays, noon to a whole new generation of youngsters 749557p1.html Borders, Chandler RPG. 1st & 3rd Sundays who still find them exciting. Right from http://imdb.com/title/tt0072886/ Boardgames & Demo Nite. the beginning we knew they’d make a http://imdb.com/rg/videos-title/summary// Manga Bookclub Thursdays, 6pm fabulous movie series.” The film was video/screenplay/vi4003594521/ June 21, 7pm neither a commercial nor a critical July 19, 7pm SAMURAI COMICS success, generally believed to be due in Barnes & Noble, Goodyear (check website for correct store location) part to the film’s schizophrenic nature: it Heroclix Tournament, Fridays, 6pm was too campy to attract the fans of the Graphic Novel Book Club Mechwarrior Tourney, Wednesdays, 6pm original stories and there was not enough 2nd Sunday, 8:30pm action to draw in an audience unfamiliar Four Peaks Brewery, Tempe ( Continued on page 9 ) Page 8 ConNotations Volume 18 Issue 3 OTHER GENRE-RELATED EVENTS Check the web sites for confirmation, http://www.novaspace.com/Spacefest/ ( Continued from page 8 ) FYI location and more information. http://www.pimaair.org Yugioh Tournament, Sundays, noon ARIZONA BROWNCOATS: http://www.poisonedpen.com Anime Club, Sundays, noon SERENITY SCREENING at: Game Depot, 480-966-4727 http://www.samuraicomics.com Pokemon, Sundays, 2pm Chandler Cinemas, Metro Phoenix, http://www.azchallenger.org http://www.seti.org June 28 http://www.barnesandnoble.com http://www.subterraneanpress.com/ SCIENCE EVENTS The Loft Cinema, Tucson, Jun 21, 7pm http://www.bookmans.com http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/ http://www.borders.com http://www.wildsidepress.com/ BOOKMANS, SPEEDWAY, TUCSON ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER http://www.browncoats.lagemann.org http://wyrmpublishing.com/catalog/ Children’s science event “Mad Science.” The Chronicles of Narnia, http://www.cemeterydance.com http://www.wildsidepress.com/ Jun 18, 11am The Exhibition, Opens Jun 7 http://www.drawntocomics.com BOOKMANS, GRANT AVE, TUCSON http://www.imperialoutpost.com Children’s science event “Mad Science”. 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Volume 18 Issue 3 ConNotations Page 9 Page 10 ConNotations Volume 18 Issue 3 Iron Man Let’s hope to see him in the director’s Screening Room Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence seat on future films. Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth I highly recommend this film and rate FURNISHED The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Paltrow Iron Man an A-. ROOM Caspian Director: Jon Favreau Iron Man Runtime: 126 minutes Speed Racer FOR RENT Speed Racer Rated: PG-13 Running Time: 135 minutes The Forbidden Kingdom Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 Rated: PG Reviewed by: Len Berger Release Date: May 9th, 2008 in private house. Fem- The Chronicles of Narnia (ConNotations Film Editor) fans welcome. House in Prince Caspian This movie was really good. I, being a Running Time: 140 minutes The start of the summer movie fan of the original anime, thought that it quiet neighborhood on Rating: PG releases is off and running with Iron Man wouldn’t do too good but I was surprised west side, near two In theaters May 16, 20078 and it’s a blockbuster. Robert Downey Jr. they did a really good job. It was very (Charlie Bartlett in A Scanner Darkly) is colorful and fun. Truly a movie for the community colleges and Following in the footsteps of The Lion superb as Tony Stark (Iron Man). Tony is whole family. I loved the mega remix at shopping center. $360/ the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince the chief weapons developer at Stark the end of the movie of every speed racer Caspian returnS the Pevensies children to Industries during the day and is quite the theme song including different languages. month, plus share of the magical world of Narnia, this time via ladies man and lush at night. All is going - Ninjakittyofdoom housework, covers rent a train station platform instead of the quite well in Tony’s life until he is and utilities — including magical wardrobe. While only one year captured by Raza after a missile weapons The Forbidden Kingdom has passed for the Pevenises it has been demonstration in Afghanistan. Raza is the Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael cable TV, phone and 1300 years in Narnia and much has leader of a local terrorist group. Raza Angarano, Li BingBing Internet connection. Must changed. The children come to the aid of insists Tony build him the same missile Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min. Prince Caspian to lead the fight to free system that was being demonstrated and Rated: PG-13 tolerate cats, smokers, and Narnia from a new form of tyranny Tony agrees. Of course Tony sets out on a Release Date: April 18th, 2008 artists who keep weird While the film starts s bit slowly, it is different course with the help of the necessary to set the stage and tie this doctor who saved his life. Tony uses A wonderful blend of Chinese hours. story to the first film. The action starts Raza’s massive weapons inventory mythology, Taoist lessons, urban coming Phone Leslie, 623-247- and moves at a steady pace throughout (strangely build by Stark Industries) to of age drama, and comedy, with glowing 7809, afternoons or the remainder of the film. The plot build a large suit of armor (Hmm – could tributes to some of the best Hong Kong follows the book very faithfully with the this be the reason we call him Iron martial arts films ever made, this movie is evenings. addition of a chaste crush hinted at Man?). Anyway, when Raza first gazes one of the summer’s must-see movies. Jet between Prince Caspian and Susan. upon the suit he declares “WOW, Tony Li and Jackie Chan have a fight before Journey to the West. This was translated At 2 hours and 20 minutes this is a must shop at the Big and Tall Store” (just they realize they are on the same side, in the 1980s, by Anthony C. Yu, all 100 long film but I really don’t see how the kidding). that is quite possibly the best martial arts chapters of it, complete with the poems of integrity could have been maintained if After Tony’s life changing experience contest of skills and styles ever put on battle, descriptive narratives, and brag- any of the scenes had been cut. The he realizes he must fight for good instead film. ging.) If our young hero can return the children in the audience paid rapt of developing weapons of war but others Michael Angarano gets transported rod to the Monkey King and survive the attention with no fidgeting so obviously a at Stark Industries do not agree. through a portal to long-ago China, experience, he gets to return home, but well-filmed and plotted film will hold the Rounding out the cast are Pepper carrying a mysterious metal staff, which dying in China translates to dying in our interest of younger viewers for a longer Potts played by Gwyneth Paltrow (Sky proves to be the magical weapon of the world too, especially since at the time of than normal film. Filmed is such exotic Captain and the World of powerful, mischievous, Monkey King, his teleporting, he was falling from a locales as New Zealand and Slovakia, Tomorrow) who is Tony Stark’s confiden- who has been turned to stone by the rooftop to almost certain death. On his Prince Caspian is stunningly beautiful to tial secretary, Jim Rhodes played by Heavenly Marshall – who is a sore loser – quest, he meets a lovely young woman on watch. The creatures, centaurs and talking Terrence Howard (Awake, The Brave after a battle that exemplifies the energies her own quest for revenge, as well as a animals, move with a smooth grace that is One) who is an officer in the military and of Chaotic Good vs. Lawful Evil. (The Taoist immortal (Jackie Chan) and a realistic and Aslan seems much more Tony’s friend and Obadiah Stane played source for the legends of the Monkey mysterious monk (Jet Li). smooth in his movements than in the by Jeff Bridges (Seabiscuit) who is the King is the 16th century Chinese epic, The Highly recommended. – Chris Paige previous film. The battle scenes are top executive in tremendous and the walking trees are Stark Industries. magnificent. The appearance of the Witch The film’s CGI from the previous film is both gorgeous and special effects and suspenseful as Prince Caspian totters are quite impressive. on the edge of temptation. The sequences where Prince Caspian, played by Ben Tony is developing Barnes, is going to be the new teen heart and testing his newer throb with his picture pinned to the walls version of the Iron of teen age girls across the world. I am Man suit are some- pleased to hear he is set to be in the next thing to behold. Narnia film. The film is suitable for the The film has nice whole family. I predict a long run at the touches of humor box office. Highly recommended - throughout. After Stephanie L Bannon Tony crash lands with his first Iron Man suit in Afghani- stan he says “Not Bad”. I dare say that Iron Man is director Jon Favreau’s (Zathura) biggest gig yet and he nailed it. 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Page 20 ConNotations Volume 18 Issue 3 In Our Book ( Continued from page 20 ) commissioner’s secretary, work wonder- Jennifer Scales and the JEMMA 7729 fully together. The plot has a traditional Ancient Furnace by Phoebe Wray building here is amazing. Meaney has noir feel to it which works really well by MaryJanice Davidson Edge, 219 pp, $15.95 very carefully worked out all the ramifi- with the setting. This book is definitely and Anthony Alongi, cations of the bone technology, describ- dark. The energy plants are fearful places The world Jemma 7729 grows up in is ing it in terms of nuclear power, so the , the murders are gruesome, as are some “Jennifer Scales and the Ancient a controlled world of rigid requirements workings are understandable and believ- of the characters. If you like steampunk, Furnace,” by MaryJanice Davidson and and little choice. Woman are supposed to able. All of the criminal sciences are dark fantasy, noir thrillers, or are just Anthony Alongi, is like a Buffy story set be passive or altered. Jemma refuses and well-thought through: there are the looking for a fresh take on urban fantasy, in the mid-west, where kids are less cool when a boy tries to rape her at 11, she equivalent to forensic pathologist-called take a look at this. The prose is very and parents have more of a clue. The title fights back, and escapes the rehab center Bone Listeners-who can magically read readable, the characters convincing. All character, who has just become a teen- to survive in the countryside. Enraged at the bones of crime victims for clues, the in all, another really strong novel from a ager, struggles with the near-overwhelm- how women are enslaved, she becomes forest of surveillance mirrors atop the city man-to-watch. - Nadine Armstrong ing pressures of high school, puberty, and an underground hero before she becomes buildings and monitored via cables the newly-discovered fact that she is a an adult. attached to the eyes of the were-dragon. Unlike Buffy, Jennifer must Jemma’s character is well drawn handle all these against a background of chaos. It reads pressures without the like a diary of a female Che Guevara. A benefit of a Scooby great book? No. But worth reading of Gang as competent as anyone following our national path. - the one Whedon Pam Allan created. The thinly-veiled Shadow Bridge metaphor of were- by Gregory Frost dragon nature for Del Ray, 255 pp, $14.00 sexuality might possibly be missed by Shadow Bridge is the first of a two- teenage readers, and book series to be followed by Lord that would be for the Tophet. best. Adult readers may Shadowbridge is a world of linked find this subtext hard to spans over glittering seas peopled by miss. They may also parading ghosts, inscrutable gods, and not have the patience dangerous magics; but, most importantly, for the first 104 pages it is a world defined by stories. The best of introduction to storyteller and collector is Leodora; a Jennifer, her family, shadow Puppeteer abused by her grandfa- and her high school. ther and driven from a marriage to a Given that I am not a brain-damaged man unable to support young girl with an himself or anyone else. She flees in the Electra complex, I night with a drunken manager who had found it difficult to be been her mentor and had been her emotionally drawn into father’s manager, as well. As they travel Jennifer’s world. through the spans, performing and The lengthy collecting tales and myths, they collect introduction, with its Diverus, a musician blessed by an thick description, is a unknown god. As they travel, their fame technique well-worn grows and the strands of the destiny she since Poe. It under- didn’t choose begin to wrap around as the scores the reality of the next span is from the past to the future. setting and should Shadowbridge is a world that has make it easier for the come into being by dreams. The resulting young reader to tales and myths define the world and suspend disbelief when constant changes in the stories then Jennifer manifests her changes definition in society. Well-told, powers. However, in with great characters and a flowing story this case, the authors that draws you along, but it is also an attempt this effect intellectually absorbing story that will while limited to the stay with the reader. This is a book that vocabulary of a 13 year deserves a place on your shelf and gives old. basis for the term speculative fiction. - Vocabulary, Pam Allan character depth, challenges, and The Dragon’s Nine Sons character growth are all by Chris Roberson pitched at this early- Solaris, 419 pp, $7.99 teen level. Readers at that level, especially The Dragon’s Nine Sons is listed as a female readers, may novel of the Celestial Empire . find this book engag- In this alternative history, it is the age ing. Older readers will of the Celestial Empire where Imperial likely find themselves China and Mexica have taken their long- wanting more. - Kevin running war into space. Now, as the two King empires fight for the planet Fire Star, a suicide mission is planned using dis- graced soldiers to blow up Xolotl, a ( Continued on page 22 ) Volume 18 Issue 3 ConNotations Page 21 In Our Book (Continued from page 21) The Bureau of Special Investigations power.” But the mages want her dead, Midnight Rising by Lara Adrian converted asteroid base of Mexica. The is an agency that combines FBI, CIA, and and continually try to implement that suicide crew, flying a salvaged Mexican CSI on an intersteller canvas, Agents verdict. Added to that, she is bound to the Dell, 356 pp, $6.99 spacecraft packed with enough explosives Wolfson and Mendez, due for R and R, master vampire, Mircea by a geas that to destroy the base, they find dozens of find themselves sent on a mission to solve must be broken if she is ever to gain Midnight Rising is the continuation of Chinese prisoners slated to be sacrificed a crime somewhere that no one, including control over her life. the Midnight Breed Series. so their mission becomes a dangerous their Agency has a clue about, on an The only way she can break the geas Rio has pledged his life to the Order rescue mission as well. unnamed planet partnered by Broxm their is a lost codex, the Codex Merlini lost at war with the Rogues. As he guards the The action is plentiful, Roberson’s counterpart from their arch enemies, the since thr 1700s. Cassie must shift to the crypt, he is also trying to get past the characters well developed, in a tapestry Kendari. However, when they arrive, past and search the catacombs of France. brain damage and betrayal of his wife. rich in detail. It is well worth reading and nothing is what it seems. The prize is two But the codex has some dangerous spells The wife, whose ghost, regretting her if the future volumes come up to this habitable planets with a system full of that can change the world. Nobody wants betrayal, finds a tabloid reporter who can benchmark, worth collecting. - Pam minerals. Cassie to have it. see her and sends her to the cave, telling Allan Before it is over with, the agents and We have a tough wisecracking heroine her to save him. Dylan Alexander finds their Kendari counterpart have to solve who doesn’t want to be rescued. If you herself in a gathering storm of violence Birmingham, 35 Miles the crime and head off the annihilation of liked Laurell K. Hamilton and Charlaine and secrets beyond her ready belief. As by James Braziel the younger races. Harris , you’ll love Karen Chance. - Pam her mother is dying of cancer, Dylan tries Bantam, 290 pp, $12.00 Grab this one SF, mystery fans. There Allan to reach her as evil targets her as the next is enough action, intrigue, and political breed mate for the ancient alien who sired Poison Sleep This is a debut novel. mayhem to keep this election year the vampire race. Rio must save the The world is beginning to die. The looking like a children’s book. It’s by . A. Pratt woman he loves, save the world, and get Bantam Spectra, 321 pp, $6.99 Ozone layer had opened . The fertile universe complex enough to support a her to choose him and his midnight south has turned into a desert, the long series that is enjoyable and interest- world. government has closed the border to the ing. I am looking forward to more. - Pam Poison Sleep follows Blood Engines Midnight Rising is in the vanguard of Allan and will be followed by Dead Reign the new sub-genre, the paranormal north, The only work is mining the red th clay with mica after flooding .His Father, October 28 2008. romance, featuring a sexy vampire and a and his wife want him to go north , to flee Shadowplay Things are getting busy in Felport, fairly normal woman growing together in by Tad Williams to the north while they can; but for Matt Marla Mason is being stalked by an the fight against evil. Unlike most of the DAW, 641 pp, $26.95 all he knows is Alabama, His wife finally assassin. As chief sorcerer, that’s nothing others, it doesn’t bore you into an early goes without him. His father dies. The new, but the escapee from Blackwing death. You have action, Vampires, desert is on the move and Matt must Shadowplay is the sequel to Institute For Criminally Insane Sorcerers intrigue and more action, and interesting choose between a new life and what is Shadowmarch and is the second volume can re-weave reality. Now that can really characters so; Vampire lovers head for the left between the sun and his memories. of the trilogy and it can stand alone. upset her city. Assassins on her tail, Marla library or bookstore and add Lara Adrian Pam Allan This is a depressing book. Well A year ago, the March Kingdoms must find the nightmare rapist and defuse to your collector list. - written in almost hallucinatory terms, the were peaceful, ruled by the Eddon family, him, deal with assassins, and provide the reader can be drawn into the struggle for and all was right in their world. Now king help that will bring her back to sanity. Lachlei by M. H. Bonham survival, loss and his dark future. - Pam Olin is a prisoner in a foreign land, his Marla’s street-wise, in-your-face Allan heir, Kendrick is dead and his younger attitude hauls you into the story [kicking Dragon Moon, 307 pp, Trade pb. brother and sister have barely escaped and screaming and spits you out wishing $19.95 The Lost Ones with their lives. Barrick has been cap- to meet our heroine and be friends]. It is by Christopher Golden tured, and his twin Briony has fled the action. It’s adventure, and it is fun. You’ll M. H Bonham is also the author of Bantam Spectra, 427 pp, $12.00 castle in fear of her life. want this one in your bookcase. I am Prophecy of Swords, and Runestone of Everywhere in the North, the twilight looking forward to the next one. - Pam Teiwas. The Lost Ones is book three of The people, led by the warrior-witch Allan Two thousand years after the warring Veil. Yasammez, hold sway. gods almost destroyed the human race, Goblin War In the realm of heroes and monsters, In the South, the insane god-king has Areyn Sehduk , god of death is back, humanity may face it’s final showdown. begun his plan to the North for his own. by Jim C Hines breaking the truce, to finish what he In the land of the legendary, myths and Behind the Shadowline, Barrick is Daw, 336 pp, $7.99 began, the destruction of the human race. monsters are real. Oliver and Collete spellbound in the land of the Fairies. He He begin, taking human form, slaying the Bascombe are legend-born, prophesy must discover his destiny, to go where no Goblin War is the third of Jig the king of the Lochvaur, and raises his destined to bring the lost ones home. All man has gone, and take up a burden Goblin Series armies of destruction. they have to do is stop an apocalyptic impossible to bear to save the lives of all, Life is too interesting for Jig the In doing so, Lachlei, queen of war, unravel a conspiracy, and prevent a Humans and Fairies. Then the twins must goblin. He is the runtiest goblin in the Lochvaur and sworn to Rhyn’athel, the powerful sorcerer from Atlantis from reclaim their Kingdom from the multitude caves, the lone worshiper of a forgotten god of warriors, becomes the leader of severing the world of Legends from the of traitors....after they learn the deep dark god, and seems to have a target painted the opposition. Rhyn’athel comes to join world of humans forever. All the secrets of their history. Not even the Gods on both sides. So far he has survived an her elite guard in disguise to thwart the Bascombes have to do is get gods and are on their side. adventurer’s quest against a dragon, a god of death.. Rhyn falls in love with legends together to fight the enemy raised Epic fantasy. Nobody juggles that necromancer, and the awful threat of Lachlei and in doing so, changes the against them. The price exacted may be many interesting plot lines and characters being made chief of the goblins. It is fabric of the future. too high to survive, as well as Tad Williams. His worlds are more than he can stand. But war was Lots of action with mythical beings, What we have with the series, and rich in detail, filled with Magic, suspense, brewing in the outside world, and when as well as humans doing battle with even more with this book is a dark and in world on the edge of Armageddon. the lair is invaded by the human warriors armies of demons and undead as well as fantasy adventure filled with great His characters are alive, even the minor taking them captive, it’s really a bad day intrigue, betrayal, and politics in a world characters both human and Legend,, characters have reality. It’s a page turner. for a peaceful goblin. where gods in the past have joined with twists and turns that blend human [For as long as you can hold it up. It is a What we have here is a romp through humans to create the world. Characters mythology with courage, magic, and love heavy tome.] But well worth the read, the the goblin underworld with lots of action are well-drawn and interesting and get in a story That Charles De Lint fans will purchase and collection. He has continu- and laughs couched in satirical terms of you involved with the storyline. This is a adore. I am an admitted De Lint fan and ally grown as an author since Tailchaser’s Pratchett, and Aspirin. Tired of serious series to collect from Canada’s milieu of THE VEIL series are keepers, and THE Song. Stand back and enjoy. - Pam Allan. fantasy? Want some humor with your excellent fantasy writers. - Pam Allan LOST ONES best of all. On the gotta- war? Want a runty hero who doesn’t want have-it list sitting on the top. - Pam Allan Embrace the Night to be one, but has more humor than the Heart of Light by Karen Change rest put together? You’ll love Jig. Happy by Sarah A. Hoyt BSI, Final Inquiries Roc, 378 pp, $7.99 chuckling on - Pam Allan Bantam Spectra, 502 pp, $6.99 by Roger McBride Allan Bantam Spectra, 421 pp, $6.00 Embrace the Night is the sequel to Heart of Light is to be followed by Touch the Dark.. Soul of Fire in August 2008. A continuation of The BSI series, BSI: Street tough Cassie Palmer has Set in a Victorian England where Starside become the Pythia, chief clairvoyant to the world... no training- just “here’s the ( Continued on page 23 ) Page 22 ConNotations Volume 18 Issue 3 providing service to Arizona and the this organization. 3) Information available at haunted, historical locations throughout In Our Book (Continued from page 22 ) Southwest since 1994. Having served the www.darkones.org Arizona. They also research and investigate Magic rules, and shape changing is taboo, public for 12 years, we are one of the oldest, “house call” hauntings for the public. The a newly wed couple sets off to honey- most respected paranormal investigation THE EMPIRE OF CHIVALRY AND MVD Ghostchasers lead Spirit Photo moon in Africa. Before long the groom is groups in Arizona. We are primarily science STEEL, INC. The Empire of Chivalry and Workshops/Tours to various haunted locations disappearing on a quest from the queen based and don’t go on an investigation Steel specializes in the general recreation of across Arizona. These workshops give ghost looking for ghosts, we go looking for the culture of the Middle Ages including all of hunters, paranormal team members and folks and leaving his bride alone wondering answers. There is never a charge for an the Art Forms, Events (Feasts, Tournaments, wanting to learn the art of ghost hunting a what is going on. Though she is supposed investigation. 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CLUB meets last Wednesday of every month because I didn’t want to put it down, held meeting new members, video presentations, Visit http://www.warhorn.net/gathering, to see (except Dec.) in Fullerton. The meetings are in place by more twists than the average games, and socializing fun! Food and drinks what we have coming up. built around guest speakers. We’ve had pretzel. If you like any of the Genres I are provided, via a $3 munchie fee (per We will have character creation sessions to authors such as Octavia Butler and Greg mentioned, you will have to have it. - meeting) to compensate the host. (No other get you started and answer all questions. Our Benford. Non-members are welcome. For fees are involved.) The electronic home of the group has been together, and growing, for details of current events and location see our Pam Allan Away Team, is the Lightspeed Space Station four years. We’re a good group of friends that website www.ocsfc.org or email BBS at (520) 325-6674.... 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