September 1999 A monthly publication of the Fandom Association of Central Texas, Inc. We’d appreciate it if you RSVP, so we’ll know Editorial Remarks how much to buy in the way of supplies. You can e- Come to ArmadilloCon! ‘Nuff said! mail me ([email protected]) or phone --- A. T. Campbell, III Adventures in Crime and Space at 4SF-BOOK (473- 2665). Labor Day Party! Thanks! You're invited to a "Who Can Afford to Go to --- Debbie Hodgkinson Australia Cook-Out and Potato Salad Bake-Off" party, which will be held on Labor Day. The party is FACToids & Friends sponsored by FACT. This column is for news about FACT members, The party will be held at 1204 Nueces (the former their friends, Texas writers, and important events in the FACT office, and current residence of Willie Siros) on SF&F community. If you have any such news, please Monday, September 6. It will start at 12 noon and run contact the F.A.C.T. Sheet Editor at the address on as long as people want to stay. page 7. We'll be cooking food outside on the grill. FACT will provide soft drinks, paper plates, utensils, napkins, Award News and some meat (Okay, actually burgers and hot dogs, so Results of the Mythopoeic Awards for 1999 were more like meat by-products.) Condiments and side announced at Mythcon XXX/Bree Moot 4 in dishes are potluck, as are any more exotic grilling items Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 1. Winners included like chicken breasts, bratwurst or portobello Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (Fantasy mushrooms. Award for Adult Literature); Dark Lord of Derkholm by The highlight of the party will be the "Potato Salad Diana Wynne Jones (Fantasy Award for Children's Bake-Off". Here are the rules: Literature); C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide by 1. Make it at home. Walter Hooper (Scholarship Award in Inkling Studies); 2. Bring it to the party. and A Century of Welsh Myth in Children's Literature 3. Warn people of anything in it they may not want by Donna R. White (Scholarship Award in Myth and to eat because of allergies or restricted diets or they just Fantasy Studies). can’t stand it: shrimp, bacon, jalapenos, eggs, etc. The 1999 Will Eisner Awards were announced 4. Voting by applause-meter. No Australian ballot. Friday, August 13, at Comic-Con International in San We can’t afford Australia, remember? Diego. Honors went to “Devil's Advocate,” by Matt 5. A lovely ribbon will be awarded to the winner. Wagner and Tim Sale from Grendel: Black, White, and Perhaps even a certificate. Red (Best Short Story); Hitman #34: “Of Thee I Sing,” We will turn on the sprinklers in the parking lot for by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and Garry Leach (Best anyone who wants to play in water. We'll also try to Single Issue); Usagi Yojimbo #13-22: “Grasscutter,” by have the list of Hugo winners to announce. Stan Sakai (Best Serialized Story); Preacher by Garth Feel free to invite any FACT members (or others in Ennis and Steve Dillon (Best Continuing Series); 300 the local SF community) who don't have e-mail. by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley (Best Limited Series); For more information, contact Debbie Hodgkinson Inhumans by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee (Best New ([email protected]) or Renee Babcock Series); Batman: The Gotham Adventures by Ty ([email protected]). Templeton, Rick Burchett, and Terry Beatty (Best Title for a Younger Audience); Groo by Sergio Aragonés Houston fan group Starbase Houston now has its and Mark Evanier (Best Humor Publication), Grendel: own web domain: http://www.starbasehouston.org/ Black, White, and Red by Matt Wagner (Best Anthology); Superman: Peace on Earth by Paul Dini Magazine News and Alex Ross (Best New Graphic Album); Batman: Artemis Magazine, offering “science and fiction for The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale (Best a space-faring society,” has just published its first issue. Reprint Graphic Album); Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1 Ian Randall Strock edits this quarterly publication. The by Jack Cole (Best Archival Collection); Star Wars: A first issue has a cover by Alan Bean and contributions New Hope-Manga by Hisao Tamaki (Best US Edition from Jack Williamson, Fred Lerner, Stanley Schmidt, of Foreign Material); Kurt Busiek (Best Writer), Frank Marianne Dyson, and others. For more information: Miller (Best Writer/Artist), and Kyle Baker (Best http://www.lrcpubs.com/artemismagazine.html Writer/Artist-Humor). Tim Sale (Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team); Alex Ross (Best Painter – Media News Interior Art); Lynn Varley (Best Coloring); Todd Klein Here’s more Lord of the Rings movie casting: (Best Lettering); Brian Bolland (Best Cover Artist); Christopher Lee (Saruman), Liv Tyler (Arwen), and Brian Michael Bendis (Talent Deserving of Wider Sean Bean (Boromir). Recognition); The Comics Journal (Best Comics- Famke Janssen has joined the cast of the X-Men Related Periodical); Batman: Animated by Paul Dini movie. She’ll play Jean Grey, a telekinetic mutant. and Chip Kidd (Best Comics-Related Book); Sandman SFX Online reports that the BBC2 plans to adapt Pocketwatch (Best Comics-Related Product); Hellboy Mervyn Peake's epic Gormenghast trilogy into a four- status (Best Comics-Related Sculpted Figure); and part TV series. The production is being described as a Batman: Animated (Best Publication Design). Hall of combination of “ingeniously conceived fantasy” and Fame inductees included Murphy Anderson, Jack Cole, “action-packed comedy.” Peake published the first L. B. Cole, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Mac Raboy, Alex Gormenghast book, Titus Groan, in 1946, followed by Schomburg, Joe Simon, art spiegelman, and Dick Gormenghast in 1950 and Titus Alone in 1959. Sprang. The final ballot for this year's World Fantasy Member News Awards, covering the 1998 eligibility year, has been The father of FACT member John Gibbons passed released. Awards will be presented at the World away in late August. The funeral was held Friday, Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island the August 27 in San Antonio. weekend of November 4-7, 1999. Nominees include Member Debbie Hodgkinson had an emergency ArmadilloCon 21 Guests Sean Stewart (Mockingbird appendectomy recently. She seems to be recovering for Best Novel) and Neil Gaiman (“Shoggoth's Old well, but she’ll be out of work for a couple of weeks. Peculiar” for Best Short Story). Past ArmadilloCon Guests with nominations include George R. R. Martin Obituary (“The Hedge Knight” for Best Novella), Patrick Nielsen James White, 1928 – 1999. Irish SF writer James Hayden (Starlight 2 for Best Anthology), and Bob White died Monday, August 23. He was best known for Eggleton (Best Artist). the ''Sector General'' books, starting with Hospital Station in 1962 and continuing through the forthcoming Comics News Double Contact. With Walt Willis, he co-edited the Former Superman writer Elliot S! Maggin has acclaimed fanzine Slant. White was the Guest of Honor written “Starwinds Howl”, which he feels is the at the 1996 WorldCon in Los Angeles. definitive story of Krypto, Superboy's pet. The story is online at his web site (http://www.starwinds- Writer News howl.com/). Maggin said he got the idea for the story Texas author Elizabeth Moon is making an when his seventh-grade child was recently reading a lot extensive trip to Australia. In addition to attending the of Jack London. WorldCon, she’ll be speaking in Adelaide (Austin's sister city) on September 15 at their Writers' Centre. Fandom News She plans to send regular trip reports back to her Fans in the Houston area should check out the newsgroup at sff.net and other interested parties. Saturday Morning Ritual Breakfast Group. This loosely organized band of Science Fiction fans, writers, and NASA types meets every Saturday at the Buffet Upcoming Events Express on the northwest corner of Bellaire and Weslayan (4056 Bellaire). For more information, see Meetings & Gatherings http://www.flash.net/~aajiv/ (Note: There will be no FACT Board meeting in visit Earth for the first time. September.) (http://www.bunkfilms.com/films/rainbow/) September 7, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. October 8: Lost Souls (d. Janusz Kaminski) Horror film Adventures in Crime & Space. 609-A W. Sixth St, starring Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin. Austin, TX (512) 473-2665. Topic:.Secret Realms (http://www.lostsoulsmovie.com/) by Tom Cool October 15: Scream if You Know What I Did Last September 21, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. Halloween (d. Keenen Ivory Wayans) Horror spoof Adventures in Crime & Space. Topic: The Death of starring the Wayans brothers, Cheri Oteri, and the Necromancer by Martha Wells Jenny McCarthy. October 5, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. Adventures October 15: The Omega Code. Thriller involving in Crime & Space. Topic: The Alien Years by scholars have decoded the key to the Bible Code, Robert Silverberg (also pick books) which allows them to foretell the future. Starring October 19, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. Adventures Casper Van Dien, Michael York, and Catherine in Crime & Space. Topic: Stardust by Neil Gaiman Oxenberg. (http://www.theomegacode.com/) November 2, 7PM: FACT Reading Group. October 15: Fight Club (d. David Fincher) A group of Adventures in Crime & Space. Topic: Newton's rich yuppies have fist fights for recreation. Starring Cannon by J. Gregory Keyes Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, and Helena Bonham Carter. Bookstore Events October 19: Cold Hearts (d. Robert Angelo Masciantonio) Vampire film starring Marisa Ryan Several signings are scheduled at Adventures in and Robert Floyd. Crime & Space Bookstore (609-A W. Sixth St, Austin, (http://www.shiftworld.com/index2.html) TX 512/473-2665). SF/F author Tad Williams will October 22: Bats (d.