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TWILIGHT FRINGE Meet DVD Extras! INDIANA JONES Agent vampire PLANET OF THE APES Anna 1 hero Robert HELLBOY* QUARK* X-FILES Torv Pattinson STARLOG Movie Magic presents debriefs Animated Adventures FUTURAMA* BOLT MADAGASCAR 2 TV's Newest Fantasy LEGEND OF THE SEEKER James Bond returns for Qbloody vengeance UANTUM " OF S LACE Mm $7.99 U.S. & CANADA 1 2 "09128"43033" www.starlog.com NUMBER 371 • DECEMBER 2008 • THE SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSE STARLOC 17 QUANTUM OF SOLACE James Bond returns with vengeance in mind 22 LEGEND OF THE SEEKER BEGINS Ken Biller brings Trek expertise to this new fantasy odyssey 28 VAMPIRE IN TWILIGHT Fans are learning to love Robert Pattinson 32 WOMAN ON THE FRINGE Anna Torv is a tough but lovely FBI agent 51 VISIONS OF HELLBOY Wayne Barlowe unveils his artistic impressions 56 END OF THE X-FILES Frank Spotnitz ponders its secrets big & small 60 QUARK ON DVD Cast & crew salute the fabled spoof's legacy of laughter 66 INDIANA JONES & ME Dimitri Diatchenko recalls their escapades 70 INTO THE KNIGHT Justin Bruening takes the wheel of KITT 74 TERMINATORS OF TOMORROW The Sarah Connor Chronicles hosts them today & yesterday 78 SF-TV SECRETS REVEALED! Planet of the Apes offered small-screen simians ANIMATION SCENE 36 HE'S AN AMERICAN DOG! Bolt's CC adventures take him cross-country 41 FORCE 10 FROM MADAGASCAR The zoosters ship out for sequel action 46 IN THE FUTURAMA DAZE David x. Cohen's just happy to be making more & more toons Photo: Karen Ballard/Copyright 2008 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation & Columbia Pictures Industries?!" All Rights Reserved. BOOK OF NOTE President Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil THOMAS DeFEO Gaiman by Hank Wagner, Christopher Executive Art Director Golden & Stephen R. Bissette (St. Martin's W.R. MOHALLEY Press, he, $29.95) is simply terrific. Out this month, it's a massive volume examining all Editor DAVID MCDONNELL of Gaiman's comics, fiction, kids' books, QUOTE OF THE MONTH screenplays and other works (i.e. The Art Director "I am irked. And that will not do." Sandman, 1602, Miracleman, Neverwhere, HEINER FEIL —Malcolm McDowell, Bolt American Gods, Stardust, Coraline, Beowulf, etc.), complete with commentary, Managing Editor ALLAN DART STUPID DECISION character profiles, thematic influences and OF THE MONTH background info. There's a fascinating new Contributing Editors Gaiman interview and mini-chats with such issue sports a new logo for STARLOG. ANTHONY TIMPONE This key collaborators as Dave McKean and MICHAEL CINCOLD We're not all convinced it's a good idea. TOM WEAVER Charles Vess—plus an intra by Terry Are we stupid to even mention it? IAN SPELLING Pratchett.This is just JOE NAZZARO Do you like it? Or are you irked? essential reading for WILL MURRAY Gaiman fans (and who Executive Assistants WHERE TO BE... isn't a Gaiman fan? DEE ERWINE ...November 4. In a polling place, rflCE You? Well, you should SAMUEL ZIMMERMAN voting for the candidates of your be!). Highly STORIES recommended by Correspondents: (LA) pat Jankiewicz, Bob choice. Hail, Kodos the Magnifi- v (we read Miller, Marc Shapiro, Bill warren, Dan Yakir; >-- STARLOG and cent! v (NYC) Dan Dickholtz, Keith olexa; (Chicago) loved it). Buy it! i-he many Kim Howard Johnson; (Phoenix) Bill Flo- —David McDonnell rence; (D.c.) Rhonda Krafchin; (Canada) CONGRATS TO... Worlds of Mark Phillips; (Booklog) Penny Kenny, Jean- ...Our pal favorite Marc & Randy Lofficier, Michael Wolff; STARLOG (Toons) Alain "bortQ." Chaperon, Mike Fish- George Takei and longtime com- Limits, The Wild Wild er, Tom Holtkamp, Bob Muleady, Leah panion (27 years) Brad Altman West, Tarzan, Land Rosenthal; (Photos) Donn Nottage, Lisa GAII1M of Orris. on their September marriage. the Giants, Voyage to Radio Staff: Diane Ferenczi, Mike Kostel, Nichelle Nichols served as Maid the Bottom of the Sea, Debbie Rochon. Websites: Fred Ehrhart, Danny Gonzalez, of Honor and Walter Koenig as The Bionic Woman (the Tom Powers. Best Man! Many happy returns & Stephen R. 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Merisa Levine, John Locke, Ana Lopez, Scott Both strains merged when he starred as a vam- Lyons, Tom McGrath, Mindi Miller, Don Mur- pire gunslinger in Curse ofthe Undead (1959). ray, Tram Nguyen, Robert Pattinson, Bobby THE FAREWELLS His SF credits include The Maze, The Return Porter, George Robotham, Jacqueline Scott, Conor Sellers, Charles Sherman, Marc The science fiction universe sadly salutes of Captain Invincible and various TV guest Singer, Ron Sossi, Frank Spotnitz, Lisa these fantastic talents who have died. shots (Zorro, Tarzan, The Man from Stone, Shannon Sturcken, Tim Thomerson, Anthony Tollin, Anna Torv, Jeff Walker, Art Jud Taylor (August) The actor-turned- U.N.C.L.E., Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Wallace, Chris Williams, Michael G. Wilson, prolific TV director who helmed episodes of The Time Tunnel, The Wild Wild West, Thriller, John Wirth, Steve Zacharias. Star Trek ("Let Cover images: Quantum of Solace: Karen That Be Your Last Battle- Men Into Space). 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