DOCSLIB.ORG

Journey Planet 17 November - Journey Planet 17 - 2013 James Bacon, Chris Garcia, & Colin Harris - Editors

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Journey Planet 17 November - Journey Planet 17 - 2013 James Bacon, Chris Garcia, & Colin Harris - Editors JourneyJourney Planet Planet 17 17 Journey Planet 17 November - Journey Planet 17 - 2013 James Bacon, Chris Garcia, & Colin Harris - Editors Articles Art Page 5 - Bob Shaw for 1957’s NFFF Bookmark set Page 3 - Greeting from the 1939 Worldcon Pro- Page 6 - Denise Colman gram Book Page 8 - Andy Trembley Page 4 - Editorials from Colin Harris & James Page 15, 53 - Christopher J Garcia Pages 16, 17, 19, 20 - ATom (Arthur Thompson) Bacon Page 18 - Bob Shaw Page 7 - My Perfect Worldcon by Christopher J Page 21, 22, 23, 25 - From the collection of Norma Shorrock Garcia and Rob Hansen’s THEN archive Page 26-31 - Photos by John C. Andrews Page 9 - The First Worldcon and the 1939 Page 32 - SF Strangelove (http://strangelove4sf.blogspot.com) World’s Fair by Vincent Docherty Page 33 - Ellen Datlow Page 14 - Where’s Forry? by Colin Harris Page 34 - Janna Silverstein Page 15 - On the Long Line - Conversations Page 35 - Beth Gwinn Page 36 - Kyle Cassidy wiith First Fandom by Christopher J Garcia Pages 46 - 49 - Screencaps from the Official Noreascon 4 DVD Page 18 - Memories of Loncon 1 from Rob Han- (by Syd Weinstein for Noreascon 4 Technical Services) sen’s THEN archive (http://www.fiawol.org.uk/FanStuff) Page 50 - Eddie Jones Page 51 - Joe Mayhew; Robert Sneddon Page 26 - Britain Was Fine in ‘79! by Peter Page 52 - Laurie Mann; Carol Porter Weston Page 54 - España Sheriff Page 32 - Worldcon Memories - A Renovation Page 60 - James Sies Page 62, 66 - Delphyne Joan-Hanke Woods Project - Introduction by Patty Wells (Chair, Page 63 - Mo Starkey Renovation) Page 64, 65, 67 - Selina Phanara Page 37 - Worldcon Program Book Gallery Page 68 - Kate Kelton Page 46 - Fifty Years of Hugo Ceremonies: A Page 71 - William Rotsler Page 72 - Ditmar Retrospective by Robert Silverberg Page 50 - Whimsy in FANAC: With Your Shield Page 37 - 45 - Program Book Covers 1940 - W. Lawrence Hamling/Mark Reinsberg; 1941 - Roy V. Hunt; 1946 (of Umor) - or On It! by Deb Geisler - Goldstone; 1947 - John V. Baltadonis & Solomon Levin; 1948 -- Beak Page 53 - INSTANT FANZINE! featuring Gail Taylor (Editor), Bill Grant (Art); Lee Greenwell, 1951 - Hannes Bok (and Carriger, Jared Mitchell Dashoff, Juan Sanmiguel, possibly Pat Davis); 1952 - T.E. Dikty (Editor); 1953 - Dave Kyle (Editor); 1955 - Frank R. Paul; 1956 - Frank Kelly Freas; 1957 - Harry Turner; Crystal Huff, James Bacon, Warren Buff, Grant 1959 - Ray Smith (Front), Dan Adkins (Back); 1960 - Ray Smith; 1962 - Kruger, Genese Davis, and James Shields Ed Emsh; 1965 - ATom (Athur Thompson); 1967 - Frank Kelly Freas & Joseph J. Wehrle; 1968 & 1969 - Jack Gaughan; 1970 - Eddie Jones; 1971 Page 61 - Preaching to the Unconverted by Meg - Mike Gilbert; 1972 - Wendy Fletcher; 1973 - Derek Carter; 1974 - Frank Harry Roland, 1975 - Image Projects, 1976 - George Barr; 1977 - Vincent Page 63 - Bids for Future Worlds by Kansas City di Fate; 1978 - Bill Warren; 1979 - Pauline Jones; 1980 - Jane MacKenzie & Philip Hagopian; 1981 - Phil Normand; 1982 - Frank Kelly Freas; 1983 in 2016, Nippon in 2017, Northeast in 2017, - Robin Wood; 1984 - Linda Miller; 1985 - Marilyn Pride; 1986 - Doug Helsinki in 2017, New Orleans in 2018, and Chaffee; 1987 - Jim Burns; 1988 - Ned Dameron; 1989 - Bob Eggleton; 1990 - Len de Vries; 1991 - Richard Powers; 1992 - Vincent di Fate; Dublin 2019 1993 - Alicia Austin; 1994 - George Barr; 1995 - Les Edwards; 1996 - Page 69 - The Case For The Defence by Colin Rick Sternbach; 1997 - Don Maitz; 1998 - Michael Whelan; 1999 - Nick Strathopoulos; 2000 - Bob Eggleton; 2001 - Stephen Youll; 2002 - David Harris Cherry; 2003 - Paul McCusker; 2004 - Bob Eggleton; 2005 - Jim Burns; 2006 - James Gurney; 2007 - Michael Whelan; 2008 - Rick Sternbach; 2009 - Jean-Pierre Normand; 2010 - Shun Tan; 2011 - Boris Vallejo; 2012 - Rowena; 2013 - Darrell K. Sweet Cover by Delphyne Woods - 1945 - 2013 3 Colin Harris Welcome to this latest edition of Jour- ney Planet, a celebration of Worldcon’s 75th Anniversary. There is something special about long- lived institutions. Seen up close, history and memory are not continuous things; each are formed of an accretion of individual moments, orbiting around an event, a place, or a person just as a cloud of whirling ice particles create the rings of Saturn. The aura that surrounds the Oscars or the Olympics is not a result of money spent or viewers gained (although the shared experience of a large audience certain- ly adds another dimension); history gives these events a patina that cannot be created artifi- cially. The same is true of the World Science Fiction Convention. At a time when Worldcon is competing with bigger and splashier events, challenged to meet increasing expectations, and seeking to find a new generation of fans, it is therefore doubly important to remember and reflect on where Worldcon has come from and what makes it unique. For me at least, this starts with the unbroken thread of continuity that runs all the way back to New York in 1939. This may seem obvious, but it is often over- looked in the debates about what Worldcon should be in the future. Today’s three-ringed circus with its thousands of attendees, multi- track programming, plethora of publications, and globally streamed Hugo Awards may at first glance seem unrecognizable alongside that first gathering, and yet the greetings of- fered to the 1939 attendees - reproduced on the previous page - are timeless. Indeed, the sentiments expressed in those few paragraphs seem as relevant as ever. While we cannot es- cape the logistical complexities that come with putting on a modern Worldcon, we should not lose sight of this simpler truth of why we do it and what makes it work. In the first half of this issue, we there- fore invite you to retrace the journey from 1939 in New York to 2014 in London. We start at the World’s Fair, stopping off in Lon- don in 1957 and Brighton in 1979, take a look at the Hugos with Robert Silverberg (the only man to have attended every ceremony since the very first in 1953), and explore the role of Editorials whimsy with Deb Geisler. Chris writes about 3 encounters with first fandom - another thing which makes this era special, while our commu- nity still has living memory right back to its very origins. If you have never spoken to Dave Kyle, Erle Korshak, or Bob Madle, take the chance while you still can. The focus on first person accounts is something that was very important to me in editing this zine. The patina of history is always that much richer when seen through the eyes of those who were there, and so we have also taken the chance to reprint a selection of the Worldcon Memories collected for Renovation in 2011. With our historical journey completed by a visual panorama of every Worldcon Pro- gram Book, it’s then time to turn our attention to the present - and the future. We ask a num- ber of younger conrunners about their view of Worldcon, hear from Meg Frank on marketing Worldcon to new fans and invite bidders to tell us why they want the Worldcon for their city. (For those who doubt the health of the event, the existence of enthusiastic bids going out into the next decade is surely a good sign). And claiming editor’s privilege, I’ve added my own thoughts to close the issue. It remains only to thank Chris and James for inviting me to edit this issue, and all of those who contributed their time and memories to make it real. See you in London! 5 James Bacon As one reads about the first Worldcon out- I am grateful to Colin for coming on board for side North America, in London in 1957, one realises this issue, he has been a very welcome co-editor and that there is such a shared experience, such a sense of I have enjoyed working with him, as he brought ele- spirit, and fun, that it is hard to imagine these events ments to this fanzine that Chris and I might not have took place more than half a century ago. thought of. That is what co-editing is about: empow- I can hear James White’s voice as I read. Al- erment, loosening the reins for a better jaunt, new though sadly I never heard or met Walt Willis, I hear ideas, a fresh perspective and an enjoyable read. I am a very proper, soft, slightly posh, Belfast accent. The also grateful to all our contributors - writers and art- words are golden, the writing so smooth, and captur- ists alike - and also to Rob Hansen, Pat Larkin and all ing the sense of place so well, that it feels like a place I the people who run conventions. could be. Albeit in different clothes; no short trousers Here in this Fanzine we look at a history, read I suspect. And ‘sneering’ is just so awesome. It makes about other times and also new thoughts of the fu- me smile, a bunch of fans enjoying some ludicrously ture. It is just nice to talk and meet and celebrate sci- incomprehensible joke, and it appeals to me. Such ence fiction, or comics or whatever campfire we are malarkey, such a bunch of ejits. I wish I was there. gathered around, and one of those gatherings for me Worldcon is not objectively the “best” sci- (us) is Worldcon. It’s a great time. ence fiction convention. How can it be? Everyone I hope you enjoy this issue as much as I have. has different tastes. But Worldcon does have many strengths; its longevity for instance, or that it is en- tirely fan-run, or that it is truly democratic, where one person really has one vote, or that the Hugo Awards have managed to capture people’s imagina- tion like no other science fictional award.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • To Sunday 31St August 2003
    The World Science Fiction Society Minutes of the Business Meeting at Torcon 3 th Friday 29 to Sunday 31st August 2003 Introduction………………………………………………………………….… 3 Preliminary Business Meeting, Friday……………………………………… 4 Main Business Meeting, Saturday…………………………………………… 11 Main Business Meeting, Sunday……………………………………………… 16 Preliminary Business Meeting Agenda, Friday………………………………. 21 Report of the WSFS Nitpicking and Flyspecking Committee 27 FOLLE Report 33 LA con III Financial Report 48 LoneStarCon II Financial Report 50 BucConeer Financial Report 51 Chicon 2000 Financial Report 52 The Millennium Philcon Financial Report 53 ConJosé Financial Report 54 Torcon 3 Financial Report 59 Noreascon 4 Financial Report 62 Interaction Financial Report 63 WSFS Business Meeting Procedures 65 Main Business Meeting Agenda, Saturday…………………………………...... 69 Report of the Mark Protection Committee 73 ConAdian Financial Report 77 Aussiecon Three Financial Report 78 Main Business Meeting Agenda, Sunday………………………….................... 79 Time Travel Worldcon Report………………………………………………… 81 Response to the Time Travel Worldcon Report, from the 1939 World Science Fiction Convention…………………………… 82 WSFS Constitution, with amendments ratified at Torcon 3……...……………. 83 Standing Rules ……………………………………………………………….. 96 Proposed Agenda for Noreascon 4, including Business Passed On from Torcon 3…….……………………………………… 100 Site Selection Report………………………………………………………… 106 Attendance List ………………………………………………………………. 109 Resolutions and Rulings of Continuing Effect………………………………… 111 Mark Protection Committee Members………………………………………… 121 Introduction All three meetings were held in the Ontario Room of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. The head table officers were: Chair: Kevin Standlee Deputy Chair / P.O: Donald Eastlake III Secretary: Pat McMurray Timekeeper: Clint Budd Tech Support: William J Keaton, Glenn Glazer [Secretary: The debates in these minutes are not word for word accurate, but every attempt has been made to represent the sense of the arguments made.
    [Show full text]
  • “Does Anyone Want to Talk Science Fiction?”
    A ‘Paper-First’ Number 5: Fanzine! February 2007 ___________________________________________________________________________________ “..upholding the traditions of the founders…” Joseph Nicholas, LoC “Does anyone want to talk science fiction?” (Swedish fan Sture Sedolin at 1960 London Eastercon, as quoted by Dick Ellingsworth) - See Editorial - with apologies to ‘Giles’ INSIDE: ‘The Wizard of Ozimov’ in which Dorothy discovers the wonderful land of Fandom, with Judy Blish, Arthur Cruttenden, Rob Holdstock, & Andrew Stephenson. PLUS: John-Henri Holmberg, John Hall, and more! This is Prolapse 5, completed in the far-future world of February 2007 by Peter Weston at 53 Wyvern Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2PS, UK. That address still works for heavy objects and my subscription copies of North & South and Analog, and it’s nice to get fan-post again, but really it’s a lot quicker to use the hot-line: [email protected] Our philosophy is ‘Paper First’; which means this issue will go onto eFanzines a month or so after the printed copies have been safely delivered (and, I hope, commented upon), when you will able to see the photographs in full colour. Prolapse is a Time-Travelling Fanzine, flitting up and down the time-stream to cover various aspects of British SF fan-history. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Once again the BSFA had risen to haunt me!”– Ted Tubb, LoC ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- After writing so much about the 1959 Brumcon in the previous issue I was rather hoping to be challenged – after all, I wasn’t there and a lot of what I said was pure conjecture. Alas, nobody did, but as soon as Steve Green’s LoC arrived I realised that I’d inadvertently been guilty of some slightly sloppy thinking, so I shall now proceed to challenge myself.
    [Show full text]
  • VOID 23 Written, Illustrated, and Executed by Bhob Stewart, an Unsung Genius
    ^ONTHLlC^ LW gOltfHN INSTANT NO%Ai.&'A is edited by TED WHITE (107 Christopher St., New York 14, NY), GREG- BENFORD (204 Foreman Ave., Norman, Okla.), and FETE GRAHAM (still c/0 White); and is published by the aged and failing QWERTYUIOPress Gestetner 160. As usual, VOIR is available for money (25/ or 1/-), trade (all for all) contribution, or regular letters of comment. British agent is RON BENNETT (7 Southway, Arthurs Ave., Harrogate, Yorks., England). We're dickering for a German agent. Deadline THE UUIEUSH for material for next issue: February 15th. INTRODUCTION TO VOID 23 written, illustrated, and executed by Bhob Stewart, an unsung genius . i COVER by Lee Hoffmeta, and taken by her from her cover for QUANDRY 27/28 ............. 1 GAMBIT 40, the only column which is also a fanzine, by Ted White ......................................................................... 2 HAPPY BENFORD CHATTER by Greg Benford ..................................................................................................................................... 6 AN-OPENED LETTER TO WALT WILLIS by Larry & Noreen Shaw ................................................................................................. 7 BELFASTERS: WALT WILLIS, NEO-GENIUS by John perry, and reprinted from GRUE 23 ......................................... 8 WAN: SOME SMALL & RAMBLING REMINISCENCES by Lee Hoffman ............................................................................................ 13 WHERE THERE'S A WILLIS, THERE'S A WAYSGOOSE by Bob Shaw, and "Waysgoose"
    [Show full text]
  • Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 Online
    gWHNU (Mobile pdf) Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 Online [gWHNU.ebook] Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 Pdf Free Warren Ellis ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF #486638 in Books Warren Ellis 2016-05-24 2016-05-24Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 15.00 x 2.40 x 9.80l, .0 #File Name: 1401261159560 pagesAbsolute Transmetropolitan Volume 2 | File size: 34.Mb Warren Ellis : Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2 before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Absolute Transmetropolitan Vol. 2: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great graphic novel a must buyBy Kevin A SparksGreat graphic novel a must buy. I can't wait for the 3rd final Volume to complete the collection.4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Get itBy A LI preordered this book September 17, 2015. Wow, a long time ago, says you, a person reading this review. No s***, say I, a person who did the waiting. Second time is just as beautiful as the first. 10/10, will preorder the third one.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. One of the best!By FredstrongThis one of the best comics of all time. Darkly humorous, insightful social commentary, amazing artwork. Like Hunter S. Thompson before him, Spider Jerusalem is a hero for our times. Warren Ellis and Darick Robertsonrsquo;s masterwork of gonzo science fiction and political soothsaying is finally available in a majestic Absolute Edition mdash; just as Nostradamus predicted! As vital and engaging today as when it first hit the stands, the weaponized viral meme that is TRANSMETROPOLITAN occupies the toxic quagmire that runs between the burning wreckage of print journalism and the repellent echo chamber of online media.
    [Show full text]
  • 13Th Valley John M. Del Vecchio Fiction 25.00 ABC of Architecture
    13th Valley John M. Del Vecchio Fiction 25.00 ABC of Architecture James F. O’Gorman Non-fiction 38.65 ACROSS THE SEA OF GREGORY BENFORD SF 9.95 SUNS Affluent Society John Kenneth Galbraith 13.99 African Exodus: The Origins Christopher Stringer and Non-fiction 6.49 of Modern Humanity Robin McKie AGAINST INFINITY GREGORY BENFORD SF 25.00 Age of Anxiety: A Baroque W. H. Auden Eclogue Alabanza: New and Selected Martin Espada Poetry 24.95 Poems, 1982-2002 Alexandria Quartet Lawrence Durell ALIEN LIGHT NANCY KRESS SF Alva & Irva: The Twins Who Edward Carey Fiction Saved a City And Quiet Flows the Don Mikhail Sholokhov Fiction AND ETERNITY PIERS ANTHONY SF ANDROMEDA STRAIN MICHAEL CRICHTON SF Annotated Mona Lisa: A Carol Strickland and Non-fiction Crash Course in Art History John Boswell From Prehistoric to Post- Modern ANTHONOLOGY PIERS ANTHONY SF Appointment in Samarra John O’Hara ARSLAN M. J. ENGH SF Art of Living: The Classic Epictetus and Sharon Lebell Non-fiction Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness Art Attack: A Short Cultural Marc Aronson Non-fiction History of the Avant-Garde AT WINTER’S END ROBERT SILVERBERG SF Austerlitz W.G. Sebald Auto biography of Miss Jane Ernest Gaines Fiction Pittman Backlash: The Undeclared Susan Faludi Non-fiction War Against American Women Bad Publicity Jeffrey Frank Bad Land Jonathan Raban Badenheim 1939 Aharon Appelfeld Fiction Ball Four: My Life and Hard Jim Bouton Time Throwing the Knuckleball in the Big Leagues Barefoot to Balanchine: How Mary Kerner Non-fiction to Watch Dance Battle with the Slum Jacob Riis Bear William Faulkner Fiction Beauty Robin McKinley Fiction BEGGARS IN SPAIN NANCY KRESS SF BEHOLD THE MAN MICHAEL MOORCOCK SF Being Dead Jim Crace Bend in the River V.
    [Show full text]
  • Bosh Goes South Was Produced by Charlotte Proctor 8325 7Th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35206 USA For: B'hamacon III, Deepsouthcon 32, August, 1994 Cnedlts
    Credi ts: B'hamacon II (DSC 19) Flyer, August, 1981, •B’harnaeqfffl I FC, artwork by Wade Gilbreath THE 19th DEEP SOUTH CONVENTION J AUGUST 28-30.1981—BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA "Bob's First Visit to the South" by Bob Shaw, reprinted from the Tri ContinentaI One-Shot, _____ J.. GUEST OF HONOR August, 1981. "Bob Shaw Enters Irish Fandom" from a slightly longer piece entitled "Bob Shaw" by Bob Sl^iu Walt Willis in the ConFederation program MASTER OF CEREMONIES book, August, 1986. Gerald Page "How DO They Say It?" by Bob Shaw, reprinted FAN GUEST OF HONOR from ANVIL 55, Apri 1 , 1993. HapU Reipbard t "What I Learned from Watching Star Trek" Ri vercon XI I (August 1987) Guest of Honour MEMBERSHIP: speech. From MIMOSA #3, September, 1987 Reprinted by permission of Dick and Nicki $8 to October 15,1980 Lynch. $10 October 16,1980 to August 1,1981 $12 at the Door "Bargaining Up the Wrong Tree" by Bob Shaw, reprinted from ANVIL 54, July, 1992. The Birmingham Science Fiction Club invites you to attend the 19th annual gathering of Southern "Seasonal Greetings" by Bob Shaw, reprinted Fandom at the Birmingham Hilton and Conference Center. from ANVIL 53, April , 1991. This hotel is newly renovated and has over 1 5.000 square feet of meeting space. All of this space has been reserved tor B’hamacon's activities, which will "Life is but a Raffle" by Bob Shaw, reprinted include the traditional Hearts Toumey. Trivia Quiz, from ANVIL 52, October, 1990. and Masquerade, as well as the reinauguratton of the Hank Reinhardt awakening ceremony.
    [Show full text]
  • Forte JA T 2010.Pdf (404.2Kb)
    “We Werenʼt Kidding” • Prediction as Ideology in American Pulp Science Fiction, 1938-1949 By Joseph A. Forte Thesis submitted to the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts In History Robert P. Stephens (chair) Marian B. Mollin Amy Nelson Matthew H. Wisnioski May 03, 2010 Blacksburg, VA Keywords: Astounding Science-Fiction, John W. Campbell, Jr., sci-fi, science fiction, pulp magazines, culture, ideology, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Theodore Sturgeon, A. E. van Vogt, American exceptionalism, capitalism, 1939 Worldʼs Fair, Cold War © 2010 Joseph A. Forte “We Werenʼt Kidding” Prediction as Ideology in American Pulp Science Fiction, 1938-1949 Joseph A. Forte ABSTRACT In 1971, Isaac Asimov observed in humanity, “a science-important society.” For this he credited the man who had been his editor in the 1940s during the period known as the “golden age” of American science fiction, John W. Campbell, Jr. Campbell was editor of Astounding Science-Fiction, the magazine that launched both Asimovʼs career and the golden age, from 1938 until his death in 1971. Campbell and his authors set the foundation for the modern sci-fi, cementing genre distinction by the application of plausible technological speculation. Campbell assumed the “science-important society” that Asimov found thirty years later, attributing sci-fi ascendance during the golden age a particular compatibility with that cultural context. On another level, sci-fiʼs compatibility with “science-important” tendencies during the first half of the twentieth-century betrayed a deeper agreement with the social structures that fueled those tendencies and reflected an explication of modernity on capitalist terms.
    [Show full text]
  • Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street Vol 1 Free
    FREE TRANSMETROPOLITAN: BACK ON THE STREET VOL 1 PDF Darick Robertson,Warren Ellis | 144 pages | 18 Nov 2011 | DC Comics | 9781401220846 | English | New York, NY, United States Transmetropolitan - Wikipedia After years of self-imposed exile from a civilizati on rife with degradati on and indecency, cynical journalist Spider Jerusalem is forced to return to a job that he hates and a city that he loa the Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street Vol 1. Working as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word, Spider attacks the injustices of his surreal 23rd Century surroundings. Combining black humor, life-threatening situati on s, and moral ambiguity, this book is the first look into the mind of an outlaw journalist and the world he seeks to destroy. Short-link Link Embed. Share from cover. Share from page:. More magazines by this user. Close Flag as Inappropriate. You Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street Vol 1 already flagged this document. Thank you, for helping us keep this platform clean. The editors will have a look at it as soon as possible. Delete template? Cancel Delete. Cancel Overwrite Save. Don't wait! Try Yumpu. Start using Yumpu now! Resources Blog Product changes Videos Magazines. Integrations Wordpress Zapier Dropbox. Cooperation partner: bote. Terms of service. Privacy policy. Cookie policy. Change language. Main languages. Transmetropolitan Vol. 1: Back on the Street - Warren Ellis - Google книги Transmetropolitan is a cyberpunk transhumanist comic book series written by Warren Ellis and co-created and designed by Darick Robertson ; it was published by the American company DC Comics in — Transmetropolitan chronicles the battles of Spider Jerusaleminfamous renegade gonzo journalist of the future.
    [Show full text]
  • Vop #141 / 3 Are on My Own Recommended Reading List, So I Ordered the Following Books
    Visions of Paradise #141 Visions of Paradise #141 Contents Out of the Depths...............................................................................................page 3 Favorite SF Movies ... Paperback Swap Will F. Jenkins Day..............................................................................................page 4 A celebration of the life and career of Murray Leinster The Passing Scene................................................................................................page 6 Homes ... May 2009 Wondrous Stories................................................................................................page 9 Going For Infinity … F&SF ... Deathworld ... Heat On the Lighter Side............................................................................................page 13 _\\|//_ ( 0_0 ) ___________________o00__(_)__00o_________________ Robert Michael Sabella E-mail [email protected] Personal blog: http://adamosf.blogspot.com/ Sfnal blog: http://visionsofparadise.blogspot.com/ Fiction blog: http://bobsabella.livejournal.com/ Available online at http://efanzines.com/ Copyright ©May 2009, by Gradient Press Available for trade, letter of comment or request Artwork Franz H. Miklis … Cover Terry Jeeves … p. 9 http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/leinster.html … page 4 Out of The Depths I am not a huge movie fan, partly because I don’t have a lot of available time to watch them (without depleting my limited reading time), and partly because movies rarely interest me as much as a good book does. So when I was
    [Show full text]
  • FILMS FANTASTIC 11 the Journal of the NFFF Film Bureau
    FILMS FANTASTIC 11 The Journal of the NFFF Film Bureau This Issue OUTWARD BOUND Films Fantastic number 11 is published by Eric Jamborsky for the N3F Film Bureau. [email protected] The 1920s are often remembered as The Jazz Age, for Flappers, Sheiks, and Vamps. For genre fans Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS and WOMAN IN THE MOON may come to mind. Then we have the films of Lon Chaney, the Man Of A Thousand Faces, such as PHANTOM OF THE OPERA or the now lost LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. This was also the decade where Hugo Gernsback published the first magazine devoted to Science Fiction. But there was another side to the decade. Following the unprecedented number of deaths in the First World War, followed by the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918-1919. Of the Flu pandemic, according to the CDC, “The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.” As a result this decade witnessed the growth of Spiritualism and other doctrines by people who had undergone losses during that period.
    [Show full text]
  • Ray Bradbury Has Inspired Generations of Readers to Dream, BUBONICON FRIEND AMONG Think and Create," the Statement Said
    ASFACTS 2012 JULY “S UMMER RAINS , S TUPID DRAINS ” I SSUE ROGERS & D ENNING HOSTING PRE -CON PARTY Patricia Rogers and Scott Denning will uphold a local fannish tradition when they host the Bubonicon 44 Pre-Con Party 7:30-10:30 pm Thursday, August 23, at their home in Bernalillo – located at 909 Highway 313. The easiest way to reach the house is north on I-25 to exit 242 east (Rio Rancho’s backdoor and the road to Cuba). At Highway 313, turn right to head north. Look Martian Chronicles and Something Wicked This Way for the Country Store, the John Deere sign and Mile Comes , died June 5 after a lengthy illness. He was 91 Marker 9. Their house is on the west side of the road, with years old. plenty of parking on the shoulder. Bradbury "died peacefully [in the] night, in Los An- In addition to socializing, attendees can help assem- geles, after a lengthy illness," his publisher, Harper- ble the membership packets, and check out the 2012 con t Collins, said in a written statement. -shirt with artwork by Ursula Vernon. Bradbury's books and 600 short stories predicted a Please bring snacks and drinks to share, plus plates, variety of things, including the emergence of ATMs and napkins, cups and some ice. As with any hosted party, live broadcasts of fugitive car chases. please help keep the house clean and in good shape! "In a career spanning more than 70 years, Ray Bradbury has inspired generations of readers to dream, BUBONICON FRIEND AMONG think and create," the statement said.
    [Show full text]
  • File 770 #132
    September 1999 1 2 File 770:132 The Last Diagnostician: I met James White at Intersection James White in 1995. We shared hot dogs in the SECC food court and talked 1928-1999 about what he might do as next year's Worldcon guest of honor. Tor Books was taking over publishing his Sector General series. They issued The Galactic Gourmet to coincide with We all look up to James here, and not just L.A.con III. Final Diagnosis and Mind Changer followed, and because he is about 6 1/2 feet tall. -- Walt Willis Double Contact is in the pipeline. All were edited by Teresa Nielsen Hayden, who did a wonderful interview of James James White died August 23 in Norn Iron, the day after during our Friday night GoH programming. suffering a stroke. His son, Martin, told Geri Sullivan that so far The committee fell completely under his charm. Gary Louie as he knew it was over very quickly. White was 71. spent countless hours compiling a “concordance” of terms and Looking around the obituaries and medical reports in this ideas from White’s science fiction (as yet unfinished). Fans issue makes me believe there must be an epidemic rampaging invented strange “alien food” to display and serve at a book among the nicest and sweetest people in fandom. And if charm, launch party in the Fan Lounge. Bruce Pelz issued t-shirts for a rich sense of humor and a gracious interest in everyone they “The White Company.” He also had about 15 “Diagnostician” met were the chief traits of the victims, none were more at risk badge ribbons printed, given to James to present to fans he than three Irish fans who made SLANT among the finest found especially helpful.
    [Show full text]