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Last Monday, Patrick Michael Strange and I visited the mid-town Manhattan offices of Valiant Entertainment.  As you may know, Valiant Comics re-launched late last year after a successful run in the mid-nineties prior to being bought out by video gaming company, Acclaim.   To say that Patrick is a huge fan of the comics line […]

Giancarlo Esposito made his first stage appearance on Broadway at the age of 8.

The Nebula is among the most prestigious awards for science fiction and fantasy literature.

Last weekend was another milestone for FANTASTIC FORUM as we co-hosted the advance screening of Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines.  The event was held at Brooks Mansion, the headquarters of DCTV in Washington, DC.  DCTV is, of course, our broadcast partner in the nation’s capital and we are very grateful for their participation.  Thanks, also, […]

The SFWA Nebula is among the most prestigious awards for science fiction and fantasy literature.

I enjoyed the privilege of meeting Greg Cox last week.  Greg is a prolific science fiction author who has penned a number of successful novels based upon Star Trek including well known, original stories about Khan Noonien Singh and omnipotent entity Q.  But he is perhaps best known for his novelizations of various hit movies […]

“I’m here with a deadly Dalek from Dr. Who and I’m in danger of being destroyed!”

I had the good fortune to catch a terrific documentary on Sunday.  The Washington DC Jewish Community Center through Community Cinema and in cooperation with ITVS screened Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines.  Produced by Kelcey Edwards and directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan the feature documentary traces the creation and evolution of DC’s Wonder Woman […]

“The movies are incredibly successful and the characters are more popular than they’ve ever been and yet comics sales are at an all time low.”

It was another big weekend for FANTASTIC FORUM. Two conventions graced the DC/Maryland area as anime convention, Katsucon, was held at National Harbor’s Gaylord Resort and sci-fi con, Farpoint, took place at the Crowne Plaza in Hunt Valley. And I was nutty enough to attend both. Katsucon is the official home of the 2013 US […]