Dan Abella

In this edition, we talk with friend of the show, Daniel Abella, the force behind The Philip K Dick Film Festival. This year is a hybrid affair with sessions on both coasts.

New York Showings:

• Thursday, March 7^th.  at The Museum Of The Moving Image
• Saturday, March 9^th. at The Producers Club

Los Angeles Area Showings:

• Thursday, March 14^th.  at the Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles
• Friday, March 15th. at the Ebell Club of Santa Ana in Santa Ana
• Saturday March 16^th. at OCMA-Orange County Museum in Santa Ana
• Sunday, March 17^th. at the Ebell Club of Santa Ana in Santa Ana

Any conversation with Dan is fun but when we get to talk about his festival, its always a treat,. We talked about the inclusion this year of web-series. The festival decided there were a number of web-series contributors that has a voice and PKDFF was going to give it to them. The discussion then turned to the many unique and distinctive voices this year in the festival all of which, in some way, somehow embraced some part of the thematic qualities of Philip K Dick and his work.

As more and more festivals pop up each year, this one and its creator remain one of my favorites. Sit back and enjoy a little time with Dan Abella and the Philip K Dick Film Festival 2019

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Philip K Dick Film Festival 2019

Scot Noel

On this edition of Sci Fi Saturday Night we go old school and talk about a new print magazine. To be fair, Dreamforge is much much more than just a print magazine. It is in fact a print,/digital hybrid quarterly event of Science Fiction with its own voice, its own look and its own outlook. That outlook is one of positivity for the human condition surrounded by a unique digital interface for the participant.

Scot Noel, the driving force behind Dreamforge,spent some time with us just as his KickStarter was about to end (by the time of this airing, it has been fully funded). We got the chance to talk about how beautiful the print version is and why it was so important to him to have a quality hard version of Dreamforce. On their website there is also  a unique portal for readers to interact as well. We spoke about the positive outlook of this project in “less than positive times” and had a wonderful. relaxed and fun conversation.

It’s important to remember that science fiction can also bring out the best in who we are and what may become. Dreamforge  works to bring that forward in a unique and yet also very old school way. It is a quite  wonderful effort.

Enjoy the chaos

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Dreamforge Magazine

The Sirens Song

In this episode we speak again with multi-talented Nick Shakespeare about what’s he’s currently working on, what his new projects are, the state of his current projects.

Nick gets to talk about the current state of his personal project The Sirens Song Parts One and Two, as well as his day job as storyboard artist and how his current success has delayed his “other stuff”.

We get sidetracked talking about the inevitable Marvel vs. DC movies and why oh why DC just doesn’t seem to get it…yet. Controversial? Perhaps, but interesting viewpoints. Good conversation is what we do.

Enjoy the chaos.

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Doctor-The-Who

Welcome to a new season of Sci Fi Saturday Night, whatever that means. As part of our renewed pledge to only talk about stuff we like, in this episode we are pleased to introduce our vast listening audience, the marvelous mind and talents of Scott Wauchope.

Scott brings a lot to the “Artists Alley” table, so to speak. He is a talented artist, a gifted writer and a man with a passion project. In this episode we discuss this passion project, ‘Doctor-The-Who and The Lost Imagination’. It’s an hour all about Scott, how he got to where he is in the artist community, why this is his project of the heart and his plans for it for the future. This is the first of a planned 8 book series, so the horizon bodes well for many more original stories and art in this stunning world he has created.

Enjoy the chaos.

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Winnie the Pooh and friends as the Justice League

Noah Whippie

One of the best parts of conventioning is getting to see and meet new and emerging talents, Not just artists and writers but also artisans. Every one in a blue moon you meet all three in one. At the first Keene Comic Con I had the chance to meet Noah Whippie and we talked for a bit about his art, his knives, his cards and stuff. We wanted to get him on last year but for one reason or another it didn’t happen. Then, this year at Keene II, we met up again and I said enough is enough. In this episode we get to talk about his artwork, his artisan work in metal and his writing.

Noah is an interesting individual who describes himself alternately as a freelance graphic artist and illustrator, professional comic book artist, knife maker, Skateboard painter, ex Tattoo artist and body piercer and professional cake decorator. His official biography also states I’m nicer than I look and I love Mexican food.

Noah talks about coming out of the woods for his first con, last year at Keene, and why he feels the way he does about all of his creations, something he refers to as Artistic ADD. When you click on the links you get the chance to see how really wide ranging his amazing creations are and why I have tried in vain for two years to buy a knife from him. After the interview ended Noah mentioned that he had wanted to mention his ongoing Web comic that he was very proud of, Butcher Supreme and The Mighty Meat Machine.  Consider it mentioned and linked.

Join us for a refreshing time and, as usual, enjoy the chaos.

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The Coffin Cleaver by Noah Whippie

Stephen Lomer

On this episode we get the opportunity to talk with Stephen Lomer as he attempts to make his wonderful book Typo Squad into a short film. Steve has an interesting literary career, beginning as an editor and copywriter and transforming to a genuinely funny and effective writer who has chosen to defy genres and write as he pleases. No where is this more evident than in the Typo Squad series which is one part mystery, one part alternate history with  liberal dashes of humor and “punnery”, a vice to which he succumbs all too often, for wonderful affect.  We got the chance to talk about the many

Typo Squad

challenges of the Indiegogo project and his thoughts on them. It’s always fun to speak with Steve. His infectious enthusiasm permeates his work and most certainly comes thru when he talks about it as well.

Enjoy Sammy The Shower Shark.

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Charleigh Brennan

It’s kind of rare to be introduced to an up and coming author of whom cool and great things can be expected. In this edition, the listeners get such a chance. A month or so back, at Vermont Comic Con, we had a chance meeting with a new young writer at her table, selling an anthology that she was a part of. Though the cover illustration was deceiving by comparison to the story she was telling us about, Charleigh Brennan  was upbeat, engaging and energetic. She wanted to talk about how she got involved in this project and very early on we decided that it would be a great idea to do it.

Rogues and Wild Fire is a compilation of 8 stories from writers involved in the Creative Central Writers Group and published by the affiliated Balance of Seven Literary Alliance and Publishing House. As confused as I was, Charleigh laid out for us how each was inter-connected to the other.

Interestingly, Charleighs eclectic background served as the springboard for the basis and context of her story, Captured, as she gave us an fascinating glimpse into her formative years and how she ended up with mice in her attic in Vermont.

Enjoy the chaos.

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Rogues and Wild Fire