I came to Battlestar Galactica (the reboot) quite late. In fact, I think I finally got into the show near the end of its second season. Something about that first season didn’t grab me the first time I watched; the same happened to the first season of Doctor Who. But for some reason, I went back to BSG to see if I could figure out what everyone loved about the thing…and in a handful of episodes, I was hooked. Not just hooked. Obsessed.
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode233AnInterviewWAlmaAlexander/SandF%20–%20Episode%20233%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Alma%20Alexander.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWerecritter mistakes, immigration, and magic trees, oh my! The glorious Alma Alexander joins Shaun and Julia to discuss her newest novel, Random (Dark Quest Books). We talk about her werecritter culture, the immigrant experience, language, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 233 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Alma’s Website Alma’s Books Alma’s Twitter Alma’s Facebook Random (Dark Quest Books) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
The movie opens with the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) writing a title on a chalkboard: “eXistenZ. Written like this. One word. Small e. capital X, capital Z.” A virtual reality game, led by the designer itself, goes violent and wrong. As she and her companion flee assassins and death, their exploration within the game itself soon blurs the lines between game and reality.
Our robo-goblin overlord has declared a Month of Joy, and allowed that in this month, by his grace, I am allowed to be right about comics. Therefore, this month, I’m going to do a round-up of comics I’ve been loving. Which is a lot, since this is the year I decided to get into comics writing, and as a result, have been reading a LOT of comics, especially since Baltimore Comic-Con. Here’s a round-up of some of the books that have wowed me this month:
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode232AnInterviewWEricOrchard/SandF%20–%20Episode%20232%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Eric%20Orchard.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFlying bears, spider-goblins, and magic, oh my! Graphic novelist Eric Orchard joins Shaun and Mike to talk about his newest graphic novel, Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch. We discuss writing for young readers, the comics market, illustration and myth, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 232 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Eric’s Website Eric’s Twitter Eric’s Tumblr Eric’s Store Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch (Top Shelf Productions) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome Justin Robinson to talk about how the power of art relates to Get Blank. —————————————— If I’m ever interrogated by a foreign power — something I was convinced would happen from the moment I saw my first James Bond film until lunchtime last Tuesday — there’s one thing that can never possibly break me. Bad movies.
