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20s sci-fi novel predicts Obama, Palin, Hilary It’s from Brazil, it was re-released during the Democratic primaries, and it’s actually called “The Black President”!

A Friend In Need… In addition to my love for comics and movies, one of my favorite passtimes is riding the coattails of my most famousist friend, Peat. This guy is probably the only person I have ever met who has managed to successfully live the dream that he first had as a teenager, and did it without compromise [...]

AA Literary Awards now taking nominations And yes, one of the categories is “Comic Strips.” There’s also a Science Fiction category. The official website

Barnes & Due audio interview Sci-fi/fantasy authors Steven Barnes and his wife Tananarive Due recently appeared on the online radio show Conversations Live. You can hear their interview here.

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo “Doris is a young English peasant kidnapped by African slavers, who ship her across the Atlantic. So begins this action-packed, though uneven, tale of white slavery and black imperialism by Bernardine Evaristo. Already a critical hit in the UK, Blonde Roots comes out stateside on January 22. While Blonde Roots tells a fast-paced story, often [...]

book-hater Kanye to release illustrated songbook …with celebrated animator Bill Plympton. Unlike the recent Tori Amos graphic novel Comic Book Tattoo, this sounds like it’s just Kanye West’s lyrics accompanied with Plympton’s pictures, so it can’t even be called a graphic novel, really (and Plympton confirms this in the article). Still, it’s worth mentioning here.

Butler graphic novels? Maybe! Publishers Weekly says adaptations of novels by the late great Octavia Butler may be a possibility soon. Also: Stormwatch PHD’s new artist.

Butler’s manuscripts preserved I wouldn’t mind sneaking a peek at them myself… Years ago, when Sue Hodson first heard Octavia Butler speak at a Huntington Library women’s history seminar, she had never read anything written by Pasadena’s famed science fiction writer. But she remembers being immediately struck by the “absolute brilliance” of Butler’s mind. “I ran right up to her and [...]

CBS Awards taking noms for ‘07 The Carl Brandon Society is a fellowship devoted to black-themed science fiction books and writers, and every year they honor achievements in black sci-fi with their two awards, the Parallax and Kindred Awards. Right now they’re taking nominations for each category. In other news: Tim Story has an update on the shooting of Fantastic Four: Rise [...]

Comics for August 26 and news Zero Killer #4 (of 6). Resolicited. Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink #4 (of 6) Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter #3 (of 3) Timestorm 2009-2099 #4 (of 4). Art by Battle. Gold Digger Tech Manual #7. By Perry. ZMD #5 (of 6). Written by Grevioux. —————————————————————— Also notable: Green Lantern #45. Blackest Night tie-in. ——————————————————————- New entries at my new blog Great Black Comic Books include Birth of [...]

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