Volume 17, Issue 2 April/May ConNotations 2007 The Bi-Monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy & Convention Newszine of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society A Conversation with Featured Inside Jim Butcher Regular Features Special Features By Lee Whiteside SF Tube Talk A Conversation with All the latest news about Jim Butcher Jim Butcher is best known for Scienc Fiction TV shows by Lee Whiteside the fantasy series The Dresden by Lee Whiteside Files . He’s also in the middle of On Film and by Face: An his six book Codex Alera fantasy 24 Frames series, has a Spider-Man novel Unruly Evening with out and has ideas for more stuff All the latest Movie News Harlan Ellison by Lee Whiteside in the future. The TV series based By Shane Shellenbarger on The Dresden Files is currently airing on the SciFi Channel on Gamers Corner Look! Up in the sky! Sunday nights. I got a chance to New and Reviews from the gaming world It’s a bird! It’s a plane! chat with him on the eve of the No, it’s Superman! debut of the TV series. Jim will be in the Phoenix area for the MangaZone By Shane Shellenbarger Arizona Book Festival on April Reviews of Manga and Comics 14th and a signing at the An American in Canada Poisoned Pen on April 15th. In Our Book Part 4 Jim was born in Reviews of New SF/F Books by Jeffrey Lu Independence, Missouri, and moved to Oklahoma where he Musty Tomes Plus attended Oklahoma University. Reviews of Classic Genre books After living in Pennsylvania for a CASFS Business Report few years, he has moved back to Independence to be near his family. At the © Blue Moon Photography FYI age of 19, he decided he wanted to be a every semester and I had written several News and tidbits of interest to fans very mediocre books. At some point she career novelist, but it wasn’t easy going at Club Listings first. had told me “You know, Jim, you’re always going on about how much you Convention List & How did The Dresden Files come about? enjoy thes Anita Blake books by Laurell Generic Registration Form The first several books I wrote were K. Hamilton and how much you like nothing but swords and horses. I had been Buffy, why aren’t you writing something discussing things with my writing teacher ( Continued on page 8 ) ConNotations Non-Profit Org. Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society US Postage PO Box 62613 PAID Phoenix, AZ 85082 Permit 839 Phoenix, AZ Volume 17 Issue 2 ConNotations Page 1 Pick up your copy of ConNotations at the following locations In This Issue Who Is Who This Issue BOOK STORES Comics, Legends & Heroes Managing Editor: Stephanie Bannon Bent Cover Bookstore 13560 W. Van Buren, Ste. 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