Author Archives: Illustrator X

RIP Al Williamson

June 18th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

Al Williamson passed away earlier this week, and we are all poorer for it.  To mention his name is to evoke images of lush landscapes, chiseled heroes, needlenosed rockets and snarling dinosaurs.  His Weird Science and Weird Fantasy comics for EC were as significant to the genre as Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon (a series he […]

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Artists! Get your name out there!

May 11th, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Literature

Author and friend of the show Andrew S. Leiter has a special announcement for all our artistic listeners who are looking for a new project or a chance to break into the industry: Artists!  Get your name out there! One of the hardest parts of being a creator is getting your name out into the […]

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It’s Brave, it’s Bold; it’s damn good writing

May 11th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

One thing about comic book fans — we don’t just read our books, we re-read ’em like crazy.  This is one of the reasons why so many of us forget our CPR training when it counts the most, but can still quote you the effects of each version of kryptonite (green k kills Superman, red […]

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Thank you Boston Comic Con artists!

April 12th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Events, Sitely News

A big, BIG thank-you from all of us at Sci Fi Saturday Night to all the artists who generously took the time out of their packed schedules to contribute to our Jeanne Robinson charity jam sketches!  Thanks also to all of you who donated original artwork, prints, posters, and well-wishes to our fundraiser.  The outpouring […]

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PKD’s (and David Mack’s) ELECTRIC ANT

April 9th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

The first issue of Philip K. Dick’s Electric Ant hit the stores this week like a psychic invasion.  Reading more like a copy of Heavy Metal than the latest release from Marvel Comics (which it is), Electric Ant hits all the right notes in introducing the reader to the mind of Philip K. Dick.  What […]

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What Happened To Sarah?

March 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Daily Rants, Movies, Websites

What exactly is What Happened To Sarah? Visitors to www.whathappenedtosarah.com have been asking this question for over a week now, and the buzz is growing.  At first glance, it seems like a typical short sci-fi film:  a young woman wakes up, pads downstairs and down a hill to a lake where… something… is waiting for […]

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Back issues — the perfect holiday present!

January 15th, 2010 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

Time once again for Illustrator X’s X-citing list of back issues guaranteed to warm the cockles of your favorite fanboy or girl’s heart.  Why pore through their Amazon lists of Bat-lava lamps when a back issue is fun to buy, you get to pre-read it, and most importantly, no one else is going to buy […]

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The best Christmas list ever

December 28th, 2009 | Posted in Daily Rants

This Christmas list was discovered by one of our listeners amidst a sea of torn wrapping paper and candy-colored ribbons in front of their Christmas tree yesterday morning.  We at Sci-Fi Saturday Night have chosen to reprint this list “as is”, and hope that the author got at least one present he asked for —– […]

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Incorruptible? Unreadable…

December 20th, 2009 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants

So the hot book of the week was Incorruptible, a BOOM! Studios comic from Mark Waid and Jean Diaz.  I say it’s the “hot” book, because my local comic store owner was touting it as such and another customer almost thrust it into my hands, surprised that I hadn’t leapt over the counter and torn […]

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Alan Moore and the Pipes of Doom, or “Beware! It Sings”!

December 7th, 2009 | Posted in Comics, Daily Rants, Websites

As you’ve probably heard, Alan Moore has taken yet another break from his perpetually-forthcoming treatise on magick (and yes, that is actually spelled right, look it up) to release his own magazine, Dodgem Logic.  This magazine not only contains comics by the esteemed Mr. Moore, but also artwork from his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen collaborator […]

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