Sci-Fi Saturday Night

Plastic City Comic Con

In this episode we are joined by Keith Gleason to talk about Plastic City Comic Con 2018. It’s being held at the Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg Ma. again this year on Saturday April 21st from10am to 6pm. One of the best of the new breed of Micro-Cons, Plastic City is now 3 years old and because of its size and place has some wonderfully unique features:

Keith talked about many new things happening this year including special guests Corin Nemec and J.M. Dematteis and his Kickstarter to help bring more awareness to the convention and his work, a comic called The Mighty Mascots.

One of the most important aspects about Plastic City Comic Con is that they have no intention of moving to a multi-day format or new location for the foreseeable future. The thinking behind that is to keep costs low for the participants as well as attendees. In this respect, Keith is working very hard to commit to the Micro-Con concept and the fact that this is their third year is proof that the Micro-Con is a very viable option for all and tons of fun. Join Sci Fi Saturday Night there and say hi.

In This Weeks News Conversation:

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Dan Abella

It all started with a book. For our guest, in 2012, the book was Valis. The author of the book was Philip Kindred Dick. Our guest on this episode is the mind behind The Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival in New York City, Dan Abella. We got to talk with Dan on a wide range of subject that touched upon the origin of his fascination with PKD. What started him reading his works, why he started the festival, how the festival is curated, why they choose the works they do and so much more. Dan spoke about many of the works showing this year and mentioned some of his hidden gems. Among then are the feature ‘Ayla’ and the short ‘Methane Momma’ starring Melvin Van Peebles. He also talked about the stars that are involved in many of the films over the years including Margot Kidder and Keir Dullea in HENRi (from their very first festival).

It was an interview filled with information and great fun. Please, enjoy the chaos.

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Our guests for this episode are Rick and Julia Ingham creators of the Mad Max Minute Podcast.  This is a podcast dedicated to watching every Mad Max movie one minute at a time and dissecting it in excruciating detail. We get some history on this genre, from its beginnings, as a podcast about an examination of “The Big Lebowski” to what is now podcasts covering almost 60 different movie franchises. Rick and Julia show a passion for their chosen work, putting out 2 or 3 podcasts a week for the run of the first two movies in the Mad Max series and discuss it with the audience on Facebook. They are about to begin work on Beyond Thunderdome. As skeptical as I was when first talking with them, their podcast is both fun and interesting, and that is in no small part due to their effervesce and enjoyment of the subject.

NEWS:

Star Trek Discovery  (Isn’t that enough?)

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H.P.Mallory

It’s always delightful to catch up with an old friend. As our Queen of Paranormal Romance, every Valentines Day H.P. Mallory has had a standing invitation to join us. This year she accepted and we couldn’t have been more pleased. It seems that as the years have gone on, she has become more prolific than ever. Author of:

H.P. is one of the most amazing and creative writers we have had the pleasure to know. We talked about all her current series, where they started and where they are going and, just because, we also discussed how she writes and how her process has changed as her success has accelerated.

Enjoy the hour. We sure did. Happy Valentines Day.

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A funny story about this weeks show. George O”Connor joins me to talk all about his beautiful obsession with Japanese Professional Wresting and in particular Jyushin Thunder Liger. It is all chronicled in his recent whirlwind trip to Japan to see him the G1 Climax. This is an amazing and entertaining story. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did listening to it.

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Note: This weeks special end theme is Stormur from The Traffic Lights (Rob Watts) album Huldufolk.

Jushin Thunder Liger

Jay Mooers

In this episode, we welcome back Jay Mooers. Jay is here to talk about volume 6 of his serialized comic Autumn Grey and where the second half of this episodic adventure is going to go. Jay also introduces two new projects he is currently working on: HUSH with Jason Moulton and Gang of Two with Steve Offord. We talk about the new normal in conventioneering that is currently evolving and how is it affecting not only artists and content providers but also the affect on the public and what they have come to expect. Additionally, Jay talks about … Dragons.

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         Autumn Grey #6

Brian James

Author Brian James joins the show to talk about his newest book Mjolnir. The Viking gods have been banished from Asgard by Odin. Today they make the best of life on Earth. Thor is a professional athlete, Freya a prostitute, and Loki sells cheap products on QVC. Lurking in the background of their lives is a prophecy; one that declares that their time is at an end. Ragnarok is about to throw the gods into a state of civil war and the one who controls the hammer of Thor may be able to change the arc of destiny.

The book is a quirky mix of Viking Lore and Alternate Universe Sci Fi mixed together into a wonderfully intense world story.

Brian talks about how this worldview came to be and how his high school years formed a direct line to this book. It’s an interesting story, an interesting author and fun interview.

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Nick Shakespeare

Nick Shakespeare joins the show to talk about the difference between a storyboard artist and a comic creator. We met Nick at Keene Comic Con earlier this year and had a wonderful discussion about his latest creation, The Siren’s Song as well as his work in television and film as a storyboard artist. Surprisingly (perhaps only to me) there are many more similarities than differences. Nick also talks about the way storyboards look depend on the director you’re working with as well as the genre. All in all, its an interesting discussion about a not so well know artistic endeavor and Nick proves to be both eloquent and knowledgeable.

In The News:

Peter Capaldi’s last (and Jodie Whittaker’s first) appearance as the Doctor teased in official Doctor Who Christmas Special synopsis

Captain Marvel Casts Jude Law As Dr Lawson Opposite Brie Larson

Fantastic Beasts 2: Cast Photo And A New Title

‘Avengers 4’ Promises To Be A Finale For The Heroes That Built Marvel Studios

Scooby-Doo’s Daphne and Velma Starring in Live-Action Origin Movie

Studio Ghibli Promises Future Projects After Appointing New President

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In this episode, we talk with our old friend and multi-talented bon vivant, George O’Connor whose latest invention is a new comic based on what Santa does the other 364 days of the year. In a venture whose inception was the result of a conversation in 2016, this story came alive with the help of DaFu Yu doing ink and penciling, Lesley Atlansky as colorist and Beth Scorzato as editor. We talked in some depth about the process of this particular project and how it is significantly different from anything George has done before. Join us as we explore some of the subtlety and nuance of this amazing new series. Download your own copy here.

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An Official 5 Timers Club Inductee

The Jewish Comics Anthology Volume 2

In this episode we are joined by Andy Stanleigh to discuss his new Kickstarter, SCI: The Jewish Comics Anthology Volume 2. It’s a more than interesting process as to where and when this series began, where it is today and the product that his small press publishing house AH Press has been producing since 2011.

AH stands for Alternate History, a themology that carry’s thru, to some extent, in all of their publications. The inception of AH, in some ways, is rather dependent upon Andy’s own personal background and history as well as the amazing serendipity of reconnection with old friends and ideas to begin and continue this wonderfully inventive process and productions. Join Andy and the cast as we discuss what Alternate History Comics has done, is doing and has coming up. It’s an engaging interview with a fresh voice in comic invention and publishing.

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