Podcast appearances and mentions of Caitlin R Kiernan

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In space, no one can hear you scream. Grab a copy of G.I.L.T by Alisa Kwitney. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum. Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast. Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast. Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast. Trekker? Join us on Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast. Want to know more about the Middle Ages? Subscribe to Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast.

Hey Nerds! We'll be doing PRIDE episodes all month long and we'll have fresh episodes coming next week. For now, enjoy our 2020 episode in support of Trans authors. If you're looking for ways to support the LGBTQIA+ community you can visit the Human Rights Campaign and The Trevor Project, two organizations we adore. Books mentioned in this episode All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo The Subtweet by Vivek Shraya Amateur by Thomas Page McBee Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon Little Fish by Casey Plett Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith Dreadnought by April Daniels The Pants Project by Cat Clarke The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are catching up after a few haunted curveballs with March's Arcane Book Club of Horrors episode! We talk about a weird fiction short story with some interesting twists on the Lovecraftian. If you like the ABCOH, you can find full episodes over on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard Tidal Forces by Caitlin R. Kiernan: https://www.baen.com/Chapters/9781597803113/9781597803113___4.htm

New arrival Agent Bradley Jefferson III details the hunt for the whereabouts of Venetta Davis and her investigation of 'The Sons of Twilight' - a powerful and murderous gang of Hells Angels based in Van Nuys, Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Nick Parker continues his exploration of the evidence for Deep Ones in an interview with cryptozoologist Dr Anne Campbell PhD. This episode owes a conceptual debt to Caitlin R. Kiernan's short story 'Valentia'. Thanks again to 'Dr Campbell' for her time and contribution to this edition of The Yellow King Blues.

This week on Staring Into the Abyss, we're talking about Willem Dafoe, The House that Jack Built, Hunter Shea's Misfits, Star Wars books, and Ju-On: Origins. Then, it's on to our spoiler-filled discussion of our story of the week as we take a deep dive into "Houses Under the Sea," by Caitlin R. Kiernan. (Recorded June 28, 2020.) You can read "Houses Under the Sea" online at Nightmare Magazine! http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/houses-under-the-sea/ The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring 

Olá, sejam bem vindos a mais um episódio do Booklistas, o podcast literário mais inusitado que você conhece! Próximo episódio dia 18/08, 18h. Nos vemos lá! Nos siga nas redes sociais e nos diga o que você quer ouvir de sugestão no próximo episódio! Tenha um K.U.: https://amzn.to/3f24W1S Livros Citados: Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury; A Menina Submersa - Caitlin R. Kiernan Os Goonies - James Khan; Metamorfose - Franz Kafka A Cantiga dos Passaros e das Serpentes - Suzanne Collins; Sempre Vivemos no - Shirley Jackson. Twitter: @booklistas @maymortari @sgrignero; Instagram: @maymortari @sgrignero;

But are there really fish-people in the ocean? Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast. Check out Glenn's medieval history podcast Agnus! Find out how you can commission a special bonus episode here. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter. Follow Glenn on Facebook and Twitter. Check out Glenn's weird fiction story "Goodbye to All That" on the Tales to Terrify Podcast. Next time: Another bonus episode commissioned by an awesome Patreon supporter: Mental Health in Weird Fiction with guest Valerie Hoagland. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

The Call of Cthulhu meets The Shadow Over Innsmouth meets Kiernan's gorgeous prose. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast. Check out Glenn's medieval history podcast Agnus! Find out how you can commission a special bonus episode here. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter. Follow Glenn on Facebook and Twitter. Check out Glenn's weird fiction story "Goodbye to All That" on the Tales to Terrify Podcast. Next time: A discussion of this novella. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Check out the shownotes for the episode here: https://booksinthefreezer.com/2020/01/13/episode-56:-weird-fiction-with-jason-white/ Books Mentioned: The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood The Willows by Algernon Blackwood The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen Strange Eons by Robert Bloch Call of Cthulu by H.P. Lovecraft Ghost Stories of Antiquary by M.R. James Beneath by Kirsti DeMeester Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman Area X Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer North American Lake Monsters by Nathan Ballingrud Swift to the Chase by Laird Baron The Beauty by Aliyah Whitely Borne by Jeff VanderMeer A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill Agents of Dreamland by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Olá, sejam bem vindos a mais um episódio do Booklistas, o podcast literário mais inusitado que você conhece! Próximo episódio dia 21/01, 18h. Nos vemos la! Redes Sociais da Maidy: https://www.youtube.com/dearmaidy @DearMaidy Nos siga nas redes sociais e nos diga o que você quer ouvir de sugestão no próximo episódio. Livros Citados: Tarde Demais - Colleen Hoover; Belas Maldições - Neil Gaiman e Terry Pratchet; A Menina Submersa - Caitlin R. Kiernan; A Memória da Água - Emmi Itaranta; A Pequena Caixa de Gwendy - Stephen King e Richard Chizmar; Sonata em Punk Rock - Babi Dewey; Twitter: @booklistas @maymortari @sgrignero; Instagram: @maymortari @sgrignero;

A beautiful violin ... and a creepy serial killer. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks! Check out Glenn's medieval history podcast Agnus! Find out how you can commission a special bonus episode here. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter. Follow Glenn on Facebook and Twitter. Check out Glenn's weird fiction story "Goodbye to All That" on the Tales to Terrify Podcast. Next time: "The Beast in the Cave" by H.P. Lovecraft. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Shirley Jackson's classic story about community, tradition, and superstition. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon. Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks! Check out Glenn's medieval history podcast Agnus! Find out how you can commission a special bonus episode here. Join the conversation on the Claytemple Forum. Follow Claytemple Media on Facebook and Twitter, and sign up for our newsletter. Follow Glenn on Facebook and Twitter. Check out Glenn's weird fiction story "Goodbye to All That" on the Tales to Terrify Podcast. Next time: "The Ammonite Violin" by Caitlin R. Kiernan. Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Michael & Ethan are joined by Michael’s brother, Nick, to discuss The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton.In this episode:Michael breaks the Scotch.Ethan is proven thoroughly wrong by our new Patron, Alexis!The podcast turns into a hostage situation.Alexis recommends: Caitlin R. Kiernan.Ethan gets in a wrestling match over two cups.They see just a shadow of a shadow of Plato’s cave and its shadows.Michael fits this novel into the Hunger Games universe.Ethan recommends LatinDIctionary.net.Michael gets Schroedinger’s Cat shoehorned in.Shout-out to the History of Philosophy without any gaps podcast.Ethan ties it back to Gerald Murnane. Again.Their next book will be Jacques the Fatalist, by Denis Diderot. Join the discussion! Go to the Contact page and put "Scotch Talk" in the Subject line. We'd love to hear from you! And submit your homework at the Michael & Ethan in a Room with Scotch page.Donate to our Patreon!Your Hosts: Michael G. Lilienthal (@mglilienthal) andEthan Bartlett (@bjartlett)And Special Guest: Nicholas Lilienthal (@PokeRollNick)Music & SFX:"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission."The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License."Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.“Intermission” by Unthunk. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial License.

Caitlin R. Kiernan's Black Helicopters is an atmospheric, ultra-dark fantasy novella that manages to do modern-day Lovecraftiana oh-so-right. Creepy twins, cosmic horror, and shadowy conspiracies combine to create a mind-bending reading experience. Is the best Lovecraftiana the stuff that strays furthest from the mythos? Why were conspiracy theories so awesome in the 1990s? How can a book that doesn't focus on plot OR character be so damn satisfying? This episode of Bad Books for Bad People dares to answer all these questions, plus learn about a home-made version of The Crow, haunting tales from gym class, and Operation Midnight Climax! BBfBP theme song by True Creature  Find us at BadBooksBadPeople.com, on Twitter @badbooksbadppl, Instagram @badbooksbadpeople and on Facebook. You can discover where to get all the books featured on Bad Books for Bad People on our About Page.

Thanks for joining us again at The Horror Pod Class, today we are doing something a bit different for us... best of the year lists!  We are going to be walking you through some of the absolute best podcast episodes of the year and the best horror short fiction.  So let's jump in!  The Horror Pod Class Facebook Group Signal Horizon on Facebook and Twitter Helpful links: Podcast Episodes Video Palace, a Shudder Original Podcast PseudoPod 618: Goblins by Orrin Grey Nightlight S01 E08: The Comet by W.E.B. De Bois Books in the Freezer interview with Grady Hendrix This Is Horror interview with Kurt Fawver Pseudopod #594 Mysterium Tremendum by Laird Barron and read by Jon Padgett Pseudopod #590 Emperor All by Evan Marcroft and narrated by Kris Straub The Horror of Nachos and Hamantashen Episode 102 - H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life This is Horror 193- Jon Padgett and Matt Cardin Talk Vastarien Sophomore Lit 54: Haunting of Hill House Guardian by Paul Michael Anderson- Tales from the Lake volume 5 The Convexity of Our Youth from The Dissolution of Small Worlds by Kurt Fawver No Exit by Orrin Grey in Lost Highways Anthology Lola: A Love Story Steven Shlozman from See the Elephant Issue 4 Archibald Leech the Many-Storied Man by John C Foster in the Lost Films anthology. Flesh Without Blood by Nadia Bulkin from Ashes and Entropy Haunt by Siobhan Carroll from The Devil and the Deep This Cosmic Atrocity by Andrew Novak in The Lost Films Anthology The Cats of River Street (1925) by Caitlin R. Kiernan in her latest collection Dinosaur Tourist Gods in Thier Seats, Unblinking by Kurt Fawver in Vastarien Issue #1  

Let's dive into a strange world beyond fantasy, horror or science fiction: the world of the weird.  I'll be talking about Angela Carter, Joyce Carol Oates, Tanith Lee, Gemma Files, Kelly Link, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Seanan Mcguire and Jo Walton, as we look at authors who break genre boundaries and bring new monsters to life. Recommended Media: Books: Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter A Bloodsmoore Romance by Joyce Carol Oates The Weird Tales of Tanith Lee Secret Books of Paradys series by Tanith Lee She Walks in Shadows edited by Silvia Moreno-Garcia We Will All Go Down Together by Gemma Files Experimental Film by Gemma Files Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link Get in Trouble by Kelly Link Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link Silk by Caitlin R. Kiernan The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan Alabaster by Caitlin R. Kiernan Rolling in the Deep series by Mira Grant Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton Among Others by Jo Walton   ***   Credits Ambient music for this episode was composed by cormi, yewbic and FoolBoyMedia and is available at freesound.org.  Intro and outro music is by Station 61.  Podcast artwork is by Dana Veitinger. Audio clip used in this episode is from The Rocky Horror Studio Cast.

This week, after an unintended break because of deadlines and workload, Gary and Jonathan return to the Gershwin Room to discuss the burning question of literary fiction vs genre fiction, what exactly literary science fiction might be, recent books they've read, awards nominations, when is a writer a new writer, and so on. Books mentioned during the podcast include: The Moon and the Other, John Kessel Luna: Wolfe Moon, Ian McDonald New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson Agents of Dreamland, Caitlin R. Kiernan The Book of Swords, Gardner Dozois The Girl Who Drank Down the Moon, Kelly Barnhill. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast. We hope to be back next week with #302.    

Our sixth podcast for June is “Riding the White Bull” written by Caitlín R. Kiernan and read by Kate Baker.   Originally published in Argosy Magazine, January-February 2004. Subscribe to our podcast.

This past weekend the World Fantasy Convention was held in Arlington, Virginia.  As part of the festivities, the Coode Street Podcast team produced the second ever "live" Coode Street Podcast. This time the wonderful Caitlin R. Kiernan and Peter Straub joined Jonathan and Gary to discuss: The Literary Uses of FantasyPanelists: Jonathan Strahan, Gary K. Wolfe, Peter Straub, Caitlin R. Kiernan Description: The Coode Street Podcast discusses the literary uses of fantasy with Peter Straub and other special guests.  Why do writers clearly capable of realistic, character-driven stories choose to introduce fantastic elements, some of them extreme, into their stories?  What does the fantasy enable them to do that the more realistic narrative doesn't? The podcast went very well, and we're happy that it's now ready for you. We would like to sincerely thank Caitlin and Peter for making the time available to be part of the podcast again, and the team at WFC2014 for helping us organise and record the episode. It was deeply appreciated. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode. We'll be back next week with more!

This month on The Writer and the Critic your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, have decided to start with a handful of pocket reviews for books which they have recently read but which may not end up being given the full podcast treatment. Or maybe they will. No spoilers for these right now, though, just some hearty recommendations: Two Worlds and in Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan, (Volume One) by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean Press) The Gist by Michael Marshall Smith (Subterranean Press) Trucksong by Andrew Macrae (Twelfth Planet Press) Five Autobiographies and a Fiction by Lucius Shepard (Subterranean Press) Martian Sands by Lavie Tidhar (PS Publishing) The pair then launch into their critique of the books for this episode, NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (starting at 22:45) which Kirstyn picked, followed by Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson (57:30), chosen by Ian. Here are the links for reviews and articles mentioned during the discussion: NOS4R2 reviewed by Jeff VanderMeer at The Guardian Sister Mine reviewed by Na'amen Gobert Tilahun at i09 Sister Mine reviewed by Jessica Langer at LA Review of Books If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, then it's safe to come back at 1:17:20 for final remarks. For next month -- and it will be NEXT month! -- Ian has recommended A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, while Kirstyn has chosen to discuss Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Read ahead and join in the spoilerific fun!

Michael Damian Thomas and Shira Lipkin join me to talk about Flying Higher, an anthology of superhero poetry, which you can get for free on Smashwords. Michael is @michaeldthomas on Twitter and Shira is @shadesong. Shira has also recently had a poem in Apex Magazine and a story in Clockwork Phoenix 4. Michael is also the co-editor of Queers Dig Time Lords and Glitter and Mayhem. Recent conventions with awesome looking program items included Diversicon and Nine Worlds. Catherine Lundoff has two different Diversicon posts! I don't have any Nine Worlds posts to share, but if you were there and want to write in about your experience, I'd love to hear all about it.I also wanted to say congratulations to all the World Fantasy Award nominees! Awesome to see N.K. Jemisin, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Karin Tidbeck, Charles Tan, Kaaron Warren, Meghan McCarron, and L. Timmel Duchamp on the ballot.Finally, Circlet Press is having a Summer Reading Sale! Send feedback to julia@juliarios.com, mention @outeralliance on Twitter, or say hello in person at WorldCon!

The quiet days after the New Year, when Coode Street scribes spend their days slowly summarising the moments of the  year just gone and contemplating what the year ahead might bring, pass slowly in the chill of Chicago and the sweltering heat of the Antipodes. With little specific to discuss, we nonetheless headed to the Waldorf Room high atop the Coode St Motel Six, with no clear intention of what would unfold. Moments before podcasting began, though, a query came through from James Bradley, asking our thoughts on excellent contemporary fantasy. Interest piqued, we discussed, we listed and we chatted. While we would love to hear listeners recommendations, these are the books we discussed (and recommended) during the podcast: Contemporary Fantasy Novels (in the order mentioned on the podcast) Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock The Drowning Girl, Caitlin R. Kiernan Last Call, Tim Powers Ysabel, Guy Gavriel Kay The Limits of Enchantment, Graham Joyce The Wizard Knight, Gene Wolfe The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke Perfect Circle, Sean Stewart Waking the Moon, Elizabeth Hand Wizard of Pigeons, Megan Lindholm The Scar, China Mieville The Prestige, Christopher Priest Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor The Brides of Roll-Rock Island, Margo Lanagan Was, Geoff Ryman The list has its flaws and omissions (one we reason we'd love your recommendations), but it's a starting point for discussing an interesting subject. Our thanks to James for his question. At podcast's end we briefly also discuss some points of comparison with the Locus All-Time Poll recently released, and encourage others to run their own similar polls. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

We are back after an unexpected break over the WorldCon weekend. We intended to have a podcast for you, and to record many, many exciting interviews. Instead, life took over and we did something else. However, we were back in the Gershwin Room this weekend to discuss the Hugo Awards, Paul Kincaid's LA Times article on the exhaustion of science fiction, and steampunk, through the lens of two very fine stories by Caitlin R. Kiernan ("Goggles (c.1910)" from Steampunk 3) and Nick Mamatas ("Arbeitschraft" from The Mammoth Book of Steampunk). As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

After a short break, we're back! Gary travelled to Massachusetts to attend Readercon 23 and managed to persuade convention guests of honor Caitlin R. Kiernan and Peter Straub to join us to discussCaitlin's most recent novel The Drowning Girl,  writing, Readercon and much, much more. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

This episode of The Writer and the Critic is recorded LIVE in front of an actual audience at Continuum 8, the National SF Convention, with two very, very special guests: authors extraordinaire Alison Goodman and Kelly Link. Your hosts, Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond, talk with Alison about her new project, a dark supernatural Regency trilogy which may or may not involve gowns, bonnets and a large bloody knife. Kelly reaffirms her love of short fiction -- recommending "The New Mother" by Lucy Clifford along the way -- while reluctantly confessing that she might be considering writing a novel of her own. Certainly, if Holly Black has anything to do with it! Because  reviewing four books in a single podcast would be an act of no small madness, Kirstyn and Ian wisely decide to leave the recommendations for this month to their guests. Alison has chosen The Crystal Singer by Anne McCaffrey (discussion begins at 17:50) while Kelly has brought along The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (48:20). Inspired by the online exploits of Jim C. Hines, Ian attempts to reconstruct the pose illustrated on the cover of The Crystal Singer. He does rather a marvellous job: If you've skipped ahead to avoid spoilers, please tune back in around 1:16:50 for final remarks. Kelly would also like to make two additional recommendations that listeners might enjoy, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss and the Flora Segunda series of books by Ysabeau Wilce. (photo: Art Bébé Promotions) Next month's episode features yet another special guest, editor and fellow podcaster, Jonathan Strahan, who has recommended Galveston by Sean Stewart for Ian and Kirstyn to read. Ian has picked Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor while Kirstyn has chosen The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan. It will possibly be their longest podcast ever. Okay, okay, it's already been recorded and, yes, it is definitely their longest podcast ever. Make sure you bring along a comfy chair! *** BREAKING NEWS! You are now listening to a multi-award-winning podcast -- a fact which Kirstyn and Ian did not yet know while recording this episode. Because this episode was in fact recorded before the awards were announced. We're not living that much in the future! But Ian would explode if he had to wait until the next recording to announce that The Writer and the Critic has won both Chronos and Ditmar Awards for Best Fan Publication. Ian and Kirstyn are ever so chuffed, and would like to thank all their listeners as well as everyone who voted for them. (They would also like to apologise to Galactic Suburbia for being so shocked and overwhelmed that they failed to notice the GS standing ovation in the back row. They promise to ovate in an upright posture the next time GS wins an award so they too can be blissfully ignored. It's only fair.) But yes, awards! Look! Proof! Plus a random monkey!

This week on the show: Courtney knows the magic, Matthew knows Millar, Stephen knows Conner, and Rodrigo knows no bounds in this issue of the Major Spoilers Podcast! NEWS Fantastic Four getting a reboot at Fox LINK REVIEWS Stephen The Art of Amanda Conner Artist: Amanda Conner Desperado and IDW are proud to present this inaugural collection of one of comics' brightest and most popular talents in the field today. Her art has been called charming, inviting, friendly, and accessible. A foundation of elegance, dynamic design, and personality can be found in every single panel of her work. Sought after by all the top writers in comics today - including Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Mark Millar, Warren Ellis, and Jimmy Palmiotti - Amanda Conner, with her amazing modern and tasteful take on the classic pin-up, has paved the way for countless female artists in a predominately male-oriented industry. [rating:5/5] RODRIGO Alabaster: Wolves #2 Writer: Caitlin R. Kiernan Artist: Steve Lieber Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.50 With her would-be assassin dead, Dancy retreats to lick her wounds—only to discover that her would-be refuge has been corrupted by the town’s twisted secret. [rating:3/5] Matthew Supercrooks #2 Writer: Mark Millar, Nacho Vigalando Artist: Leinel Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan Publisher: Marvel Icon Cover Price: $2.99 Johnny Bolt Is A Villain Living In A World Where Pickings Are Slim And The “Heroes” Are Everywhere. Now, With Little Left To Lose, He’s Convincing His Pals That Their Last, Best Hope Lies Overseas. But Will Culture Shock Get To Them Before The Policía Do? Continuing The High-Stakes Escapade From The Creative Team That Brought You Superior! [rating:4/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week Tank Edition In every team there needs to be a tank – one who can dish out and take the most damage. But what if those two tanks were forced to fight each other? When it comes to Marvel vs. DC, the fights happen often, which is why today we are wondering who would win in a fight between Superman and The Hulk. [poll id="232"] LINK Discussion: COURTNEY CRUMRIN, VOL. 1: THE NIGHT THINGS, SPECIAL EDITION Writer: Ted Naifeh Artist: Ted Naifeh with Warren Wucinich Price: $19.99 Fan-favorite and critical darling Courtney Crumrin is back in a series of newly remastered, full color hardcover editions! Courtney’s parents have dragged her out to a well-to-do suburb to live with her creepy Great Uncle Aloysius in his spooky old house. And while Courtney prepares for a boring ‘burb existence, strange and magical things are swirling in her new home town. These “night things” promise to banish the mundane from her life and set her on a new destiny of sorcery, monsters, and the scariest thing of all—growing up. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the show: Courtney knows the magic, Matthew knows Millar, Stephen knows Conner, and Rodrigo knows no bounds in this issue of the Major Spoilers Podcast! NEWS Fantastic Four getting a reboot at Fox LINK REVIEWS Stephen The Art of Amanda Conner Artist: Amanda Conner Desperado and IDW are proud to present this inaugural collection of one of comics' brightest and most popular talents in the field today. Her art has been called charming, inviting, friendly, and accessible. A foundation of elegance, dynamic design, and personality can be found in every single panel of her work. Sought after by all the top writers in comics today - including Grant Morrison, Garth Ennis, Mark Millar, Warren Ellis, and Jimmy Palmiotti - Amanda Conner, with her amazing modern and tasteful take on the classic pin-up, has paved the way for countless female artists in a predominately male-oriented industry. [rating:5/5] RODRIGO Alabaster: Wolves #2 Writer: Caitlin R. Kiernan Artist: Steve Lieber Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.50 With her would-be assassin dead, Dancy retreats to lick her wounds—only to discover that her would-be refuge has been corrupted by the town’s twisted secret. [rating:3/5] Matthew Supercrooks #2 Writer: Mark Millar, Nacho Vigalando Artist: Leinel Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan Publisher: Marvel Icon Cover Price: $2.99 Johnny Bolt Is A Villain Living In A World Where Pickings Are Slim And The “Heroes” Are Everywhere. Now, With Little Left To Lose, He’s Convincing His Pals That Their Last, Best Hope Lies Overseas. But Will Culture Shock Get To Them Before The Policía Do? Continuing The High-Stakes Escapade From The Creative Team That Brought You Superior! [rating:4/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week Tank Edition In every team there needs to be a tank – one who can dish out and take the most damage. But what if those two tanks were forced to fight each other? When it comes to Marvel vs. DC, the fights happen often, which is why today we are wondering who would win in a fight between Superman and The Hulk. [poll id="232"] LINK Discussion: COURTNEY CRUMRIN, VOL. 1: THE NIGHT THINGS, SPECIAL EDITION Writer: Ted Naifeh Artist: Ted Naifeh with Warren Wucinich Price: $19.99 Fan-favorite and critical darling Courtney Crumrin is back in a series of newly remastered, full color hardcover editions! Courtney’s parents have dragged her out to a well-to-do suburb to live with her creepy Great Uncle Aloysius in his spooky old house. And while Courtney prepares for a boring ‘burb existence, strange and magical things are swirling in her new home town. These “night things” promise to banish the mundane from her life and set her on a new destiny of sorcery, monsters, and the scariest thing of all—growing up. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

Last weekend Gary and I were in the slightly surreal space station environment of the Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada for the World Science Fiction Convention, where we recorded upcoming podcasts with Ian McDonald, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Jo Walton. This weekend we're home and discuss the con (briefly), vow to avoid discussing awards too much, look at the work of Caitlin R. Kiernan and discuss the use of language in SF. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast.

Welcome to the thrilling first episode of The Writer and Critic, a monthly podcast dealing with news, books reviews and the odd bit of idle gossip. After 10 minutes of rambling where your hosts Ian Mond (he would be the critic) and Kirstyn McDermott (she would be the writer) talk about the podcasts that have inspired them (and Ian mention his ego, while Kirstyn forgets something important), the podcast then gets down to some news. This months news items include the the Elizabeth Moon controversy (cue groans from Kirstyn) and when authors go bad. Ian brings up this blog post by Martin Lewis which argues that genre review and critical blogging on the web needs to be better. Then we get to the actual core of the podcast (it only takes about thirty minutes). Kirstyn recommended that Ian read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, while Ian recommended that Kirstyn read Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente (due for publication in April 2011). Much interesting conversation ensues. We hope you enjoy this first episode.  It's a bit raw around the edges, and Ian could have done more research (naughty Ian), but here it is in all its raw, unedited and rambly glory! In the next episode, due mid-December, Ian and Kirstyn will talk about Feed by Mira Grant and The Red Tree by Caitlin R. Kiernan.