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sSJWS ALWAYS DOUBLE DOWN: Anticipating the Thought Police is now available for preorder. It features a foreword by Andrew Torba and its release date is October 9th. The paperback and audiobook will be released in November. Whether you realize it or not, if you live in the West, you are currently engulfed in a civilization-wide cultural war […]
SENSOR SWEEP: Melon Massacres, Dead Fandoms, Meaningful Answers, and Scrawny Little ‘Epics’
Monday , 4, September 2017 Sensor Sweep 12 CommentsMovies (RMWC Reviews) Movie Review: Mr. Majestyk (1974) — “There’s a few nods to the labor disputes of the early 70s, but at its core, its basically a libertarian western. The man just wants to get his harvest in and make some money, and the cops do nothing except get in the way of that. Everybody […]
In August 1967, when Weekly Manga Action first published the adventures of Lupin III, Monkey Punch hoped for modest success for what was supposed to be a three-month series. Drawing on 15 mysteries from Maurice Leblanc for inspiration, the artist Monkey Punch combined the stylings of MAD Magazine, Playboy, and Chuck Jones’s Tom & Jerry animation shorts […]
I’ve been terrified to run this game my entire life. But I tell you… that first time I stumbled across those beautiful “little black books”, I just had to play it. I never got over it. I had my doubts that there were even people that existed that could make it work, sure. But people […]
The Wardog’s Coin consists of two stories set in the epic fantasy world of A Throne of Bones. The title story is about a human mercenary company which finds itself in the employ of an elf king. Outnumbered and under attack from an army of orcs and goblins, the Company discovers it is no longer […]
Forgotten Sword and Sorcery Artists: Rodney Matthews
Sunday , 3, September 2017 Uncategorized 5 CommentsThe second half of the 1970s was a golden age for British paperback cover illustration. Bruce Pennington, Melvyn Grant, Chris Achilleos all created memorable book covers. Another member of this group is Rodney Matthews. From his website: “Born in 1945, in Paulton, North Somerset, Matthews was fascinated by nature from an early age. He spent […]
In science fiction and fantasy, whether employing images or words, creators are always looking for big ideas. A killer premise, a brilliant spin on a standard story, or something wholly fresh and unique. And while there are no shortage of movies and books that possess those, it’s not nearly as necessary as one initially believes. […]
Fans of Selenoth and quality fantasy fiction will enjoy this announcement from Castalia House editor Vox Day: The response to the free days for A Throne of Bones and A Sea of Skulls was so great – and the consequent effects on the sales of Castalia House books and KU reads were so substantial – […]
Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine Fall, 2017 Novelettes The Last Job on Harz, by Tyler Young The Magelords of Ruach, by Abraham Strongjohn Short Stories Death on the Moon, by Spencer E. Hart The Battlefield of Keres, by Jim Breyfogle Othan, Vandal, by Kurt Magnus Temple of the Beast, by Harold R. Thompson […]
That Time Ray Bradbury Got Told “Short Stories Don’t Sell”
Friday , 1, September 2017 Uncategorized 2 CommentsAnd I met all the editors. And they all said,”Well don’t you have a novel?” I said, “no, I’m a sprinter; I write short stories.” “Well, we don’t publish short stories. They don’t sell.” And I was ready to go home defeated. And the last night there I had dinner with Walter Bradbury– no relation– […]
Short Reviews – Chasing a Living in California, by Anon
Friday , 1, September 2017 Uncategorized Leave a commentChasing a Living in California by Anon. appeared in the June 1944 issue of The Wide World. The June issue continues with an anecdotal warning from an anonymous Brit that there’s no work to be found in the United States, only hardship. By 1944, the US had ramped up its wartime economy, and Anon’s account […]