Han Shoots First… Again

chad writes, On September 12th, Fox will be releasing the original theatrical versions of the first Star Wars trilogy on DVD. While this is just a way for George Lucas to extort even more money from his fan base, it will be nice to finally see Greedo shoot second.

Wow. I’ve never seen so many submissions in the queue before. Here’s the official press release.

Infinite Crisis #6-7

Some kind of scarab crawled into me and put this suit on me and now… I’m in space with Batman. Looking for an invisible satellite.
–Blue Beetle, evidently having one of those, don’t ask sorts of days.

The saga that began with Infinite Crisis #1 comes to a somewhat disappointing conclusion. The finale promises some interesting developments for the DC Universe, but nothing that required this highly confusing story as their harbinger. It’s the comic-business as usual; routine retcons, super-hype, and a few good moments.

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Spike to Host SF/F Awards Show

Apparently the Video Game Awards just wasn’t enough for them. The awards are nicknamed the “Scream” awards. From TFA:

Scream will honor the best in film, TV, video games, comic books and music, with a mix of serious awards for outstanding past and present people or programming to such light categories as highest body count in a movie and best blood-curdling scream.

Ah, so that’s what a disturbance in the force feels like.

GenreCon

If you’re near Sarnia, Ontario (about halfway between Toronto and Detroit) and you’re looking for something to do next Saturday, March 6, check out GenreCon 2006. The guest list this year may not have writers as well-known as Robert J. Sawyer or
Robert Charles Wilson (both on panels last year), but a number of writers in the horror, sf, and mystery fields will appear, including Julia Vryheid, PJ Coldren, Dennis Collins, Marcy Italiano, and others, along with writer and, uh, online personality, the Timeshredder.