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Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Reviews, June 28th

Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Reviews, June 28th

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  • June 28, 2007

The Agony Column loves Matthew Hughes’s new far-future philosophical detective comedy The Spiral Labyrinth, and doesn’t care who knows it.

OF Blog of the Fallen reviews Tobias S. Buckell’s second novel, the space opera Ragamuffin.

Strange Horizons reviews the new Mike Resnick-edited anthology of future police stories, Alien Crimes.

Blogcritics reviews Interworld, by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves. (An amusing sidenote: Gaiman recently explained how he and Reaves originally pitched the idea as a movie, couldn’t get any interest from Hollywood, and wrote it up as a novel instead…only to have Hollywood come begging.)

The St. Marys-Mt. Druitt Star (one of my favorite newspaper names, by the way) has a very short, and not terribly useful, review of Cornelia Funke’s acclaimed Young Adult novel The Thief Lord.

David Louis Edelman (author of Infoquake and all-around smart guy) has been re-reading all of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth stories and blogging about them; he’s just now gotten to that interesting item, Unfinished Tales.

Kate Nepveu reviews Charles Stross’s Hugo-nominated novel Glasshouse.

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Happy birthday, Harlan Ellison

Happy birthday, Harlan Ellison

Seventy -three years ago today, as was foretold in prophecy, a child was born, a child destined to answer the question of what happens to an enfant terrible when he’s no longer an enfant.

Happy birthday, Cousin Harlan. (Yes, we’re cousins, at least, as is Neil Gaiman. Ariel David calls him Unky Harlan and calls me Unky Glenn, therefore we’re cousins-in-law at least.) Now if we could only figure out what to get you for your birthday… you wouldn’t want these extra tickets to the Star Wars convention, do you?

(Check out the ComicMix interview with Cousin Harlan – part one and part two.)

Queenie for a day

Queenie for a day

Del Rey has just announced the newest addition to its growing lineup of original graphic novels, as it has acquired the rights to publish comic book stories featuring Dean Koontz’ popular Odd Thomas character ("I see dead people. But then, by God, I do something about it.").

Wisely, Del Rey has enlisted the services of manga superstar-to-be Queenie Chan (that’s her self-portrait at right) to take on the writing and art chores for this project.  Chan is no stranger to supernatural mystery, the genre of her book The Dreaming (not to be confused with the Neil Gaiman work of the same name), of which two volumes have already come out with a third on the way this autumn.

The as-yet-unnamed graphic novel "will follow Odd’s race to solve the murder of a young boy whose killer appears to be stalking a second child. It is set in the time before Odd Thomas [Koontz’ first OT book in his series] and takes place in Pico Mundo."  It’s slated to come out in the summer of ’08.

Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie wed

Alan Moore, Melinda Gebbie wed

This photograph, shamelessly ripped off of Neil Gaiman‘s website, provides illustrative proof that yesterday afternoon (as the British reckon afternoon) noted comics couple Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie created the sequel to their mega-graphic novel Lost Girls: they, indeed, got married.

ComicMix congratulates Alan and Melinda and wishes them a long and happy life together.

For more pics, check out Neil‘s site, and, maybe, eventually, the Alan Moore Fan Site.

The Anti-Neil Gaiman

The Anti-Neil Gaiman

Remember Fantastic Four #256, when the FF returned from the Negative Zone and the unstable molecules of their uniforms turned negative? Apparently, the same thing happened to Neil Gaiman…

See? He’s in a spacesuit and everything.

Either that, or Neil was killed by the Kindly Ones, and this is the new Neil. Look at his word balloons and see if they’ve changed.

FCBD up north, eh?

FCBD up north, eh?

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  • April 24, 2007

Chris Butcher has announced that Scott McCloud and family are taking a little detour from their Making Comics 50-state sojourn and heading up to Toronto for Free Comic Book Day, where Scott is scheduled to give a talk at the University of Toronto’s OISE Theatre sponsored by the U of T newspaper The Varsity and The Beguiling bookstore.  All appropriate info can be found on Chris’ blog.

The McClouds are currently somewhere in the vicinity of Neil Gaiman’s house, as reported by both Neil and Ivy (Scott’s wife).

Actor from Batman and Beowulf to appear in Indiana Jones IV

Actor from Batman and Beowulf to appear in Indiana Jones IV

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  • March 29, 2007

You can’t make a pop-culture classic without Ray Winstone. At least, that’s what the BBC is reporting.  Veteran character actor Ray Winstone is rumored to be the newest addition to next year’s Indiana Jones film.

Winstone has appeared in Batman Begins and The Chronicles of Nania, in addition to The Departed, Sexy Beast, Cold Mountain, Quadrophenia and many more films.  He was Will Scarlett in the British television production of Robin Hood.  This fall, movie audiences will be able to see him in Robert Zemekis’ Beowulf, with a screenplay by Roger Avery and somebody named Neil Gaiman.

New Miyazaki film announced

New Miyazaki film announced

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  • March 20, 2007

Studio Ghibli and Toho Films have announced that Hayao Miyazaki’s next movie project is slated for theatrical release in Japan in July 2008.  Gake No Ueno Ponyo, which translated into English means Ponyo On A Cliff, is an original screenplay which, according to the movie’s producer, is somewhat based on the childhood experience of Miyazaki’s oldest son. The movie follows the story of Ponyo, a goldfish princess who wants to be human, and her friendship with Sousuke, a five-year-old boy.  The movie will feature simple child-like drawn pictures and no computer generated animation.

Miyazaki is best known in this country for films like Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Princess Monomoke, which was translated into English by Neil Gaiman.

John M. Ford Memorial Auction tonight in Boston

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  • February 17, 2007

As part of Boskone 44 this weekend, The New England Science Fiction Association is holding the Mike Ford Memorial Auction & Extravaganza at 8 PM tonight. All proceeds of the auction will be donated to the John M. Ford Memorial Book Endowment, a special fund of the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library.

According to Linda K. Merritt of the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library, "For every $500 dollars deposited in the endowment funds, the Friends purchase a book for the library system annually with the interest earned on the endowment. This really is the gift that keeps on giving. You can specify what genre or library location/branch the books are intended for. Some people just specify ‘where most needed.’ We prepare bookplates and have them inserted in each book before they are shelved. Patrons will see Mike’s name each time the book is opened! I think it is important for people to know that these funds are ‘permanently restricted’ to the annual purchase of books. The money will never be diverted to other use."

Although his only comics credit was for Captain Confederacy, John M. Ford was the man Neil Gaiman credited as "the best writer he knew" at his eulogy.

UPDATE 12:36 AM: Due to the large number of items received, there will be a silent auction for the remainder of donated items this weekend throughout the convention.

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