A forum for San Antonio-based sf/fantasy/horror literary and art professionals, aspiring pros, professional geeks, and fans to convene, discuss, and celebrate the making and enjoyment of books, art, comics, and experience related to the fantastic arts.
Meet Mission Control:
JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature. His artwork has illustrated the covers of books by Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Dan Simmons, Joe R. Lansdale, Jeffrey Ford, Frederik Pohl, James Tiptree, Jr., Mark Chadbourn, and many more. He has produced cover artwork for franchises such as STAR TREK and the X-MEN. His accolades include the Locus Award, the Chesley Award, and two International Horror Guild Awards, all in the Artist category. He’s been nominated five consecutive years for the Hugo (2005-2009). He and his wife Traci live in San Antonio, and he remains certain that migas are the true Breakfast of Champions. For more info, please visit his blog, On The Front. |
SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and former newspaper reporter from San Antonio, Texas. He gave up on journalism after he found out it’s more fun to tell lies than to uncover the truth. More than two dozen of his horror and dark fantasy stories have been featured in magazines, web publications and anthologies. His band, Boxcar Satan, recently released its fifth full-length CD. |
PAUL VAUGHN is a graphic artist, web designer, writer and consultant through his company Dingus Design. He wrote the weekly Mac Guy column for eight years and still blogs about Macs and graphics. He’s also written the Graphics Guy column, still being reprinted in PC Alamode, the newsletter of the Alamo PC Organization. Paul also teaches Intro to Web Design and Intro to Computer Graphics Programs at the Southwest School of Art & Craft.
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JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature. His artwork has illustrated the covers of books by Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Dan Simmons, Joe R. Lansdale, Jeffrey Ford, Frederik Pohl, James Tiptree, Jr., Mark Chadbourn, and many more. He has produced cover artwork for franchises such as STAR TREK and the X-MEN. His accolades include the Locus Award, the Chesley Award, and two International Horror Guild Awards, all in the Artist category. He’s been nominated five consecutive years for the Hugo (2005-2009). He and his wife Traci live in San Antonio, and he remains certain that migas are the true Breakfast of Champions. For more info, please visit his blog,
SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and former newspaper reporter from San Antonio, Texas. He gave up on journalism after he found out it’s more fun to tell lies than to uncover the truth. More than two dozen of his horror and dark fantasy stories have been featured in magazines, web publications and anthologies. His band,
PAUL VAUGHN is a graphic artist, web designer, writer and consultant through his company 






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