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Now and again I'll throw out a few recommendations in film, music, books and even comics.
December
Robot Survivalist Writer Daniel H. Wilson
will read from his new novel at 5 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the MIT Coop,
3 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square, Cambridge.
For more information, go to www.robotuprising.com
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Aelita: Queen of Mars
at the Harvard Film Archive Nov 29, 7 PM
Directed by Yakov Protazanov
Live piano accompaniment by Martin Marks. An example of early Soviet science fiction, this film is an eccentric comedy based on Alexei Tolstoy's story about an inventor who shoots his wife and flees to Mars. The futurist design gracing this film decisively influenced many subsequent designers and illustrators of science fiction stories, especially the design of Mongo in the Flash Gordon.
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book
"How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion."
Funny but smart, this handbook for preparation for the impending take-over by robots comes from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute graduate Daniel H. Wilson. The book uses Wilson's booksmarts to depict a very real analysis of robot take-over (including advantages such as tails, the ability to swclimb walls or swim faster than a human and ofcourse claws to cut throw our flimsy skirts) but with a wit all it's own. Apparently the book is set to be turned into a film as well... Ah well.
Buy the book here
Star Maidens
What Star Maidens is perhaps the most fascinating sci-fi series of all time. A bungled British-German co-production of a sci-fi comedy - two mutually exclusive concepts for the price of one and surely doomed to failure. It has proved an enigmatic series too - very little has been written about it and it has not been shown on TV in the UK since its original 1976/7 broadcasts. Indeed there are maybe one or two parts of the UK where the show has still never been screened. And quite possibly never will be... now on DVD.
Mind-boggling designs, a style reminiscent of Space: 1999... only about a society run by women.
The world got my letter asking for this show, apparently.
sequential artist
Frank Hampson
From 14th April 1950 until 1969, the character of Dan Dare thrilled the readers of Eagle. Hampson created a world of mad invention, thrilling rocketships and ofcourse the dreaded Mekon. Following his work was Frank Bellamy and a cadre of house artists, but it was Hampson who thrill boys with his action-packed tales in full color.
Sadly only achieving professional recognition before his death, he was awarded in 1975 a moment of glory at the Comics Convention at Lucca in Italy where his talent and contribution to the comic form was accoladed by fans and critics alike. His character is seen as a national institution and has been resurrected several times, including a story by Grant Morrison.(from Alastair Crompton's book, The Man Who Drew Tomorrow)
Favorite Comic Shop #571
Midtown Comics
200 W 40th Street (Corner of 7th Avenue)
New York, NY 10018
800-411-3341
A shop with everything including two floors of paperbacks and back issues in the midst of bustling Manhattan, I stop by whenever I'm in the area. It's a great store to visit when you're in the mood for a new comic but unsure of what to get.
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