Last year, all my buddies were having a ball at Trek Long Island, and it sounded like too much fun to pass up. I reached out to con organizer Stefanie Gangone, who was delighted to have me come for their second show. I can’t tell you how excited I am about a pure Star Trek […]
Allan Asherman is a name familiar to older generations of comics and SF fans, but remained a relatively little known figure. He died on Friday after a serious fall and his passing should not go unnoticed. Allan was born April 21, 1947, poised to be the first television generation, raised on the live-action children’s fare, […]
Gene Roddenberry didn’t set out to create a phenomenon. He just wanted a hit television show after The Lieutenant was canceled. He had a handful of ideas but the one he managed to sell was a science fiction series. Not quite a fan of the genre, he received lessons from Samuel A. Peeples and adapted […]
When Robbie was sick, I sat with him and poured myself into work. This week, as my friends left town and Ginger began to fail, I also focused on work. It’s a useful coping mechanism.As a result, I managed to complete a few projects, clearing the decks for the moment.One was an interesting ghostwriting assignment […]
It’s hard to believe it’s time for Shore Leave 39 already. I’ve been coming steadily since SL 3 back in the early 1980s and I delight at how it has grown but retained its intimate, fan-centric experience.I’ve got a rather packed schedule along with playing emcee most of the weekend. For those attending, here’s where […]
I walked into my classroom the other day to see two students arguing whether or not Superboy Prime was still part of the DC Universe canon. At first I was amused then I paused to consider the question because up until then, I had never really focused much on what constituted DC Comics’ official canon.Deriving […]