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more about #magazines more comments → Golem100: Woo hoo! Can't wait! more » Bootknife-Jackson: awesome! i was just watching my DVD of Equinox the other day, with Forry's intro, and thought to myself, "man, i wish they'd bring that mag back..." more » Pants McCracky: That was my all-time favorite Famous Monsters cover when I was a kid. (The Incredible Melting Man one was a close second.) Thanks for posting it! Memo... more » gods-n-clods: Another reminder that the Acker-Mansion is now closed... I wonder if anyone had the good sense to catalog the collection (more thoroughly), and will t... more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Starting a newspaper nowdays? more » Annalee Newitz: Hello, it's not Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster. It's Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla! Jeez. more » PlaidNinja: Bionic Monster says "I have a name, damn you! Its Fred! My name is Fred! Its one damned syllable! Its not like people call you Scaly Monster think... more » starfury5: "Personally, I'm thrilled to be taking this step down the road that Forry Ackerman and ‘Chilly Billy' Cardille put me on so many years ago." Intere... more » Faustroll: For some reason I read that as Famous Monsters of Finland, and wondered why there was an entire magazine dedicated to morose yeti. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: I've read that three times as "Famous Monsters of FInland." more » Plague: I miss you, Forry. more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Hahah. I thought that said "Famous Monsters of Finland." I'd totally buy that book. more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: Any stories about declining reimbursement, increasing workloads, doctor's leaving the profession and people dying due to lack of access? Didn't think... more » transbastard: HAITE-y? My Google-Fu is not strong enough. Please, somebody enlighten me! more » VisibleHand: Well, no, I probably wouldn't. Certainly I jumped ship on the Anita Blake books after they made the transition. more » -
#famousmonsters
Look Out! Famous Monsters Are Coming Back!
Famous Monsters Of Filmland, the classic magazine started by Forrest J. Ackerman, is getting a new lease on life, courtesy of IDW Publishing. Soon, the paparazzi will once again pursue Godzilla and Frankenstein in and out of limousines. More » -
#bookvortex
How Should SF Magazines Fight Off Extinction?
Print may be dying all over, but is that any excuse to let science-fiction magazines retreat to the internet or non-existence? Of course not! Here's our five step guide on potential ways to save this venerable tradition.
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#afternoonreading
Acidic Bullets Vs. Disintegrating Flame, In "The Werewolves Of War!"
Possibly the most gripping science-fiction story of all time has gone up online, featuring daredevil air pilots hurling acidic bullets against the implacable Slavs and their disintegrating flame. It's the futuristic year of 1938, in "Werewolves Of War." More » -
#johnjosephadams
John Joseph Adams Sees Your Dystopian Future, Starts A Magazine
John Joseph Adams has put out some of the most entertaining themed anthologies in the past few years, taking in zombies, vampires and interstellar civilizations. Now he's putting out an anthology of dystopian fiction, and starting an online fiction magazine. More » -
#futurism
The Man Who Predicted Handheld Computers In 1980
The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction awarded its $2,010 prize for the reader whose prediction (in 1980) of the world of 2010 came closest to reality. The winner? Allen MacNeill, who predicted handheld computers... sort of. More » -
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#magazines
Hear The Voices Behind 60 Years Of Fantastic Stories
A new anthology, out now, covers the highlights of 60 years of The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction. To celebrate The Very Best Of F&SF from Tachyon Press, Rick Kleffel interviewed some classic authors that both companies have published. More » -
#magazines
What Does It Take To Build A Magazine Subscription Base Nowadays?
One of the most exciting new short fiction publications of recent years, Jim Baen's Universe, is closing down after its fourth year, says editor Eric Flint. The magazine will cease publication with its April 2010 issue. More » -
#publishing
F&SF's Workshop Is Part Of An Effort To Reach Out To New Writers, Says Van Gelder
A new writing workshop organized by the Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction will provide three stories to the magazine per year, according to F&SF. And editor Gordon Van Gelder tells io9 it may actually boost unpublished authors' chances otherwise. More » -
#publishing
Has The Print Magazine Circulation Crash Started To Level Off?
Here's what passes for good news in the world of print science-fiction magazines: the "big three" magazines only saw circulation declines in the low single digits in 2008, compared with double-digit declines in recent years. More » -
#literaryjournals
Joyce Carol Oates And Jeff Vandermeer, Together At Last
Back in 2002, superstar literary journal Conjunctions redefined the intersection of science fiction and lit with its "New Wave Fabulists" issue. Now they're trying to do the same for urban fantasy. More » -
#stanleyschmidt
The Crazy Science-Fictional Future Is Coming Sooner Than You Think, Says Analog Editor
Stanley Schmidt, longtime editor of Analog Science Fiction And Fact, just published a new futurist work, predicting huge technological shifts "not in some hazy future... but tomorrow, next year, and the rest of our lives." More » -
#publishing
Starlog's Next Print Issue: Stardate Unknown
After 33 years, the Science Fiction magazine giant Starlog will cease publication, moving from a print format to an online one due to the stresses of the economy. More » -
#afternoonreading
Alien Invasion A Deadly Letdown, According To The New Yorker
It figures. When aliens finally do invade and take over our planet, it'll be just as much an anti-climax as everything else. Are you ready for space conquest with ennui? The New Yorker hopes so. More » -
#shortfiction
SF Must Write Its Own Future
You've heard about the death of print sf, but could online outlets for stories of the imagination be just as doomed? Fantasy Magazine has a reality check on the future of speculative fiction. More » -
#shortfiction
Is Short Science Fiction Moving To Original Anthologies?
Are magazines no longer going to be the source of the best short science fiction? Maybe. Two pieces of news make me wonder. More »
