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Joe Sarno, Pioneer Fan and Retailer, Passes
Forgive me if this one gets a little personal. My very long-time friend, comics store pioneer Joe Sarno, died today from a fall that followed a severe, long-standing illness. A long-time science fiction fan dating back to the 1950s, Joe started The Fantasy Collectors of Chicago in 1969, a comics-oriented pop culture club. It was…
‘Akira’ Coming to Blu-ray
The acclaimed anime Akira will make its Blu-ray debut on February 24 according to Bandai Entertainment. Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 science fiction tale will receive the deluxe treatment. The disc, coming from Bandai’s Honneamise label, will retail for $49.98 and include both Japanese and English subtitles along with the English dub track, but purists should really…
Shatner’s Raw Nerve
He’s been captain of the Starship Enterprise and a partner at a Boston law firm. He’s shilled for websites and arrested bad guys. Now William Shatner is going to be a talk-show host, like Jay Leno or his buddy Henry Rollins. Variety reports that the Biography Channel has ordered 13 episodes of the show, called…
Futurama, Sons Of Anarchy Cross-Over!
At last, some fans will be fulfilling their fondest dreams as Futurama’s Turanga Leela does her long-awaited guest turn on Sons of Anarchy. The focus of the story arc will involve Leela being commissioned to bring notorious biker-mama Gemma Teller Morrow to justice. Gemma doesn’t appreciate the attention, and of course SAMCRO comes to her…
Who’s A Trekkie?
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Mindy Newell: Moving Day
I had one hell of a weekend, and I don’t mean that in the swinging wild party, gorgeous male strippers in thongs stuffed with dollar bills, wake up and don’t remember what the hell happened. I mean hell in all its Dante’s Inferno Nine-Circles-Of, sturm und drang blitzkrieg, complete with crying jags and sheer, utterly…

