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Topic 682 was started on 2002-03-17. There are 473 messages available to read.
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Message 473 was left by Sean K on 2003-05-17 12:19:21. Feedback: 0/0
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Message 472 was left by Charlie Finlay on 2003-05-17 04:45:22. Feedback: 0/0
M. Rickert's "The Super Hero Saves the World" in the June, F&SF;, has more magic than comic book in it, but it'd have to be on the list, I think. |
Message 471 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-05-17 03:29:47. Feedback: 0/0
An astute reader pointed out that "The Death Trap of Dr. Nefario" is one of several superhero stories to come out lately, including Carol Emschwiller's "Grandma" and Tim Pratt's "Captain Fantasy and the Secret Masters". What other spec fic stories can y'all think of which are set in the world of the superhero comics? |
Message 470 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-05-08 17:22:27. Feedback: 0/0
McSweeney's issue #5, better known as "Timothy McSweeney's Small Trembling Thing That You Hold In Your Hand And Pet Gently With Your Dirty Dirty Fingers " and several other titles (I kid you not) has neither any ISSN or ISBN in the ten or so pages of "copyright information" (which also discusses octopuses that talk and Icelandic printing costs). It was printed in Iceland. |
Message 469 was left by EH? on 2003-05-07 13:52:25. Feedback: 0/0
I'm gathering from the copyright page that MMTTT (you'll know we've discussed it too much when we start typing M2T3 :) is a reprint of an issue of McSweeney's (in which the stories "appeared in slightly different form"). It looks like McSweeney's puts out a few books, but not one for each issue. |
Message 468 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-05-07 04:30:37. Feedback: 0/0
Hey Charlie, I'll look at my other issue of McSweeney's when I get home and see if it has an ISBN. |
Message 467 was left by Charlie Finlay on 2003-05-06 21:51:35. Feedback: 0/0
The discussion around McSweeney's is making me think of Penthouse Letters. Yes, they're really fiction, but they're printed as letters. I think it's something you can put on the vitae or bibliography either way. It's a publication, which is a nice way of sidestepping the whole sale issue. |
Message 466 was left by Ling on 2003-05-06 19:05:39. Feedback: 0/0
Sean just bought me that for my birthday. :) |
Message 465 was left by Jamie Rosen on 2003-05-05 11:04:03. Feedback: 0/0
I've only read the first story in MTTT so far, because for some reason my brain balked at the idea that the next story would be about an elephant. I don't know why. I like elephants... |
Message 464 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-05-05 04:21:45. Feedback: 0/0
Thanks Elizabeth! Glad you liked it. |
Message 463 was left by Elizabeth Bear on 2003-05-04 17:17:13. Feedback: 0/0
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Message 462 was left by EH? on 2003-05-04 14:40:07. Feedback: 0/0
Hey Ben, congrats on the sale to McSweeney's! Very exciting stuff! |
Message 461 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-03-30 00:43:12. Feedback: 0/0
Thanks, chance & Marsha! |
Message 460 was left by chance on 2003-03-27 17:48:23. Feedback: 0/0
Ben! lovely story at infinite matrix. loved it. |
Message 459 was left by Marsha on 2003-03-27 13:47:51. Feedback: 0/0
Ben, what a great read! I loved the therapist in need of a little therapy himself, and who knew what sensitive guys those super heroes are! |
Message 458 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-03-27 13:15:28. Feedback: 0/0
Thanks, Charlie & Sarah! |
Message 457 was left by SarahP on 2003-03-26 20:09:35. Feedback: 0/0
It is a lovely story, indeed. I will never look at the guy in the batsuit the same way again. It prompted me to send in my buck to IM. |
Message 456 was left by Charlie Finlay on 2003-03-26 19:42:13. Feedback: 0/0
Ben, if you don't have email you may not realize that Eileen has released your story over at Infinite Matrix. |
Message 455 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-03-26 15:31:53. Feedback: 0/0
In case anyone is trying to reach me... my email is down at the moment. Worryingly, it seems not to even be bouncing, but to be eating and ignoring mails without sending them on to me. Argh! You can try "benrose (at) datacomm (dot) ch" if you need to send me email... :-( |
Message 454 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-03-20 00:09:59. Feedback: 0/0
Thanks Charlie! "Book of Jashar" would still be languishing in my drawer if not for your brilliant critique. |
Message 453 was left by Charlie Finlay on 2003-03-17 14:08:56. Feedback: 0/0
Ben, what a treat to see "The Book of Jashar" up at Strange Horizons today. |
Message 452 was left by Marsha on 2003-03-11 22:59:34. Feedback: 0/0
::Slides chair behind Patrick. Pats his shoulder as he collapses.:: |
Message 451 was left by Patrick Samphire on 2003-03-11 10:59:45. Feedback: 0/0
It's the idea of knobby knees that is making me feel a little weak right now... |
Message 450 was left by Marsha on 2003-03-11 09:26:24. Feedback: 0/0
::Blinks at the image Ben just created for himself. Brain explodes.:: |
Message 449 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-03-11 09:14:26. Feedback: 0/0
Better than funnily tarty... |
Message 448 was left by Lori on 2003-03-10 19:37:54. Feedback: 0/0
Hey, Ben--Eileen says you're tartly funny. That's kind of a cool description. |
Message 447 was left by traci lyn on 2003-03-05 22:38:20. Feedback: 0/0
yeah! i get a kick out of that! "where is clarrrion?" |
Message 446 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-03-04 19:41:53. Feedback: 0/0
Yep, Dr. Nefario is being held hostage. (Ironic, that, as you'll see when you read the story...) |
Message 445 was left by chance on 2003-03-04 11:45:40. Feedback: 0/0
ok i didn't quite do the link right - Infinite Matrix will work better |
Message 444 was left by chance on 2003-03-04 11:44:21. Feedback: 0/0
Ben! your story is a hostage over at Infinite Matrix |
Message 443 was left by Neile Graham on 2003-02-27 15:45:01. Feedback: 0/0
Dammit! I'm still getting over a virus and my brain has decided it didn't need to remember how to type or spell. Excuse the substitutions, and read "now" for "not", and "their" for "there". Sigh. |
Message 442 was left by Neile Graham on 2003-02-27 15:41:45. Feedback: 0/0
Congrats on the Asimov's story, Benjamin! |
Message 441 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-02-22 05:30:46. Feedback: 0/0
Thanks Lori & Greg. I'm excited to be in Asimov's! |
Message 440 was left by Greg van Eekhout on 2003-02-21 12:39:31. Feedback: 0/0
Asimov's? Woot! |
Message 439 was left by traci lyn on 2003-02-21 01:27:06. Feedback: 0/0
HI FRiends. i am in seattle. i have been asking about clarion, not much word... YET! and i wrote while i was on the plane, and it was very enlightening. i hope to try trains soon. maybe i will try the bus tomorrow. |
Message 438 was left by traci lyn on 2003-02-19 17:54:52. Feedback: 0/0
the quest to find clarion: seattle ---> tomorrow! |
Message 437 was left by Lori on 2003-02-17 18:46:57. Feedback: 0/0
Congrats on the sale to Asimov's! |
Message 436 was left by Tempest on 2003-02-17 10:03:55. Feedback: 0/0
oh, oh, oh, you can have someone accept the award FOR you. and then we have to come up with a really funny acceptance speech kind of thing. oooo I can see the possibilities! |
Message 435 was left by Lori on 2003-02-17 01:13:01. Feedback: 0/0
What if you make the Campbell or Hugo ballot this year, though? Huh? Huh? |
Message 434 was left by Benjamin Rosenbaum on 2003-02-16 03:41:32. Feedback: 0/0
Hey! Can't a fellow enjoy the privacy of his own ventilator shaft without these prying questions? |
Message 433 was left by Tempest on 2003-02-15 02:03:27. Feedback: 0/0
No worldcon? oh my, I really WILL have to get my butt to world fantasy then, won't I? |
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