Sci-Fi Saturday Night

Tonight’s guest is author Tracy Hickman, a long-time friend of the show. He tells us about his upcoming novel Wayne of Gotham, which will be released on June 26. Wayne of Gotham explores the backstory of Thomas Wayne and Tracy hints that what we think we know about Batman’s father may not be the actual story.  We also discuss story structure, copyright, and his tips for new authors. If you want to learn those things from Tracy himself, you can sign up for his online writing course. He revealed during the show that in addition to the current offerings, he’s going to start giving live webinars.  Thanks to Tracy’s generosity, SFSN listeners can get a 20% discount on his Writer’s Course, an Annual Subscription to  the Live Webinars, or to the Ultimate Writer’s Course (which combines the Writer’s Course and the Live Webinar subscription). Just use the coupon code scifisat.

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Poll:  Who are the best minions?

Michael Bay swears he will not ruin Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Doctor Who’s new companion

Java, you want your fucking zombies? [SPOILERS for Walking Dead]

Tonight’s guest is author Tracy Hickman, a long-time friend of the show. He tells us about his upcoming novel Wayne of Gotham, which will be released on June 26. Wayne of Gotham explores the backstory of Thomas Wayne and Tracy hints that what we think we know about Batman’s father may not be the actual story.  We also discuss story structure, copyright, and his tips for new authors. If you want to learn those things from Tracy himself, you can sign up for his online writing course. He revealed during the show that in addition to the current offerings, he’s going to start giving live webinars.  Thanks to Tracy’s generosity, SFSN listeners can get a 20% discount on his Writer’s Course, an Annual Subscription to  the Live Webinars, or to the Ultimate Writer’s Course (which combines the Writer’s Course and the Live Webinar subscription). Just use the coupon code scifisat.

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Tonight’s guest is author  Tom Sniegoski (Goodreads), whose diverse work includes comics, young adult novels, and adult novels.  He frequently collaborates with friend-of-the-show Christopher Golden. Tom is currently working on the 3rd book in his  series based on the Bone comics by Jeff Smith, and Bone: Quest for the Spark #2 is available now! He told us that the next installment of the Remy Chandler series is on its way, and we discussed the publisher model and why no one has read his hidden gem, Legacy.

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Poll:  Which sci-fi character best represents their city?

Bender elected to DC School Board

Two Hunger Games clips

Disney does NOT want you to see this NSFW John Carter comic

People literally going crazy over squirrel meat

Fox kills Terra Nova

American Horror Story re-casts actors as new characters

James Cameron going underwater to film Deepsea Challenge

Massive solar storm about to hit.

Douglas Adams wrote for Doctor Who

Neil Gaiman’s Douglas Adams Biography

L5-Series CG art in every frame.

Silver Circle in the news!

RIP Ralph McQuarrie – Star Wars concept artist

Back to the Future Hoverboard: Making of

Bid on Nathan Fillion’s steampunk arm from Castle

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NBC threatens to sue Inspector Spacetime Web Series

Bill Murray will NOT be in Ghostbusters 3

Leonard Nimoy on The Big Bang Theory

Brad Pitt’s Gargantua love at the Oscars

Nathan Fillion guest stars on web series The Daly Show

Neil deGrasse Tyson to Jon Stewart: “Your Earth is spinning the wrong way”

Cowboy Ninja Viking

PayPal censoring Titles

Rejected Star Wars Toys

Our guest this week is John Palisano. John is a writer, filmmaker, musician, and former Ridley Scott intern (with some great stories about his time in Hollywood). His novel Nerves is available now!

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Tonight’s guests are Frankie B. Washington and James Biggie, creators of Robot God Akamatsu, a webcomic about super robot Akamatsu, who fights to save the world from giant monsters.  Most of the story takes place in New England, and SFSN listeners can get in on the action by voting on which city they want Akamatsu’s enemies to destroy in next week’s Facebook poll. A random voter will win artwork from Frankie and James!

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Tonight’s guest is Megan Higgins Gregory, creator of the Comic Archives Project. CAP’s goal is to preserve original comic art, scripts and personal stories, especially those  from pre-1956, which are in danger of being lost.  They don’t have a website yet, but you can find them on Twitter @ComicArchives.

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Poll:  Who do you want to see at next year’s Boston Comic Con?

Help Spider and Jeanne Robinson’s daughter fight cancer / Spider Robinson’s daughter needs your help!

Ghost Rider creator ubersued by Marvel

The Superhero Movie Guilt Calculator

On a lighter note: the Walking Dead Mid-Season return

Tonight’s guest is Megan Higgins Gregory, creator of the Comic Archives Project. CAP’s goal is to preserve original comic art, scripts and personal stories, especially those  from pre-1956, which are in danger of being lost.  They don’t have a website yet, but you can find them on Twitter @ComicArchives.

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