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October 2017

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Author Julian May dies (aged 86).

Author Julian May has sadly died of old age, SFcrowsnest discovered this morning. Julian wrote many cracking fantasy and science fiction works including…

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Wherefore art thou, Amuro? Sydney Sweeney’s live-action Gundam is Romeo and Juliet in mobile suits (film news).

Salon closes after 31 years. SFcrowsnest, which got online four years earlier, raises a quiet glass (opinion).

Criminal teaser: Prime Video raids the Brubaker and Phillips back catalogue, and sensibly leaves the guns at home.

Futuristic: Rockets, Robots And Rayguns Of Space Age Pop Culture by Mark Voger (book review).

Romancing SaGa 3 remake sprints out of the God of War traffic jam and lands on 4 February (games news).

Chucky signs with new agents and heads back to the big screen, promising to be scary again (film news).

One light-day from home: Voyager 1 crosses a line no machine has crossed, and unlike V’Ger, it isn’t coming back to look for its maker (science news).

Make it so: Sir Patrick Stewart gets his own asteroid, (645530) Patrickstewart, and joins Kirk, Spock and Uhura in the belt (science news).

Wherefore art thou, Amuro? Sydney Sweeney’s live-action Gundam is Romeo and Juliet in mobile suits (film news).

Spy x Family Season 4 and a second film: Operation Strix has its budget renewed for 2027 (anime news).

Jurassic Park was right about the blood, wrong about the mosquito: scientists claim 115-million-year-old red blood cells in a Brazilian dinosaur (science news).

John Leeson (1943–2026): the voice of K9, Rainbow’s first Bungle, and the Doctor’s most loyal companion (obituary).

Godzilla Minus Zero: the big lad turns 72 by stomping into Japanese cinemas, with America next on Friday (monster movie news).

Marvel Explodes: From Bullpen To Big Business (Marvel Age Of Comics) by Paul Levitz (book review)

Make it so: Sir Patrick Stewart gets his own asteroid, (645530) Patrickstewart, and joins Kirk, Spock and Uhura in the belt (science news).

Darth Vader meets Doctor Doom, and the cape budget doubles: Hope Assembles unveils new variant covers (comics news).

Bass X Machina: Netflix’s steampunk Bass Reeves rides in tomorrow, packing a mechanical West and Brian Tyree Henry (TV news).

Batman: Reign of Assassins puts two Batmen in the same comic, at last, and nobody has to fight over the cape (comics news).

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Julian May

October 2017

Author Julian May dies (aged 86).