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Guzman Interviews “Adventure Time” Creator Pendleton Ward

DVD: Adventure Time – It Came From the Nightosphere

The head geek over at the San Antonio Express-News just posted a great interview with Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward. René Guzman asked the San Antonio native about the thought processes behind the newly released DVD,  Adventure Time — It Came from the Nightosphere.

Guzman asked Ward about [Read it all...]

Rene Guzman Geek Speaks with Freddy Lopez

The Art of Alfredo Lopez, Jr.

Our favorite journalist at the San Antonio Express-News, René Guzman, will have a great article in the Sunday edition of the paper profiling one of our favorite local artists. Alfredo “Freddy” Lopez, Jr. has been making the rounds, showing his works at local galleries, ArtSlam! San Antonio and [Read it all...]

Marvel Team-Up: San Antonio Spurs and the Silver SurferMarvel Team-Up: San Antonio Spurs and the Silver Surfer

This Spurs Silver Surfer T-shirt is part of a line of shirts produced by Marvel Comics and the NBA. COURTESY PHOTO

Our good friend Rene Guzman at the indispensable Geek Speak blog just showed us our first look at the new NBA/Marvel Comics crossover shirt and it is wicked cool. Marvel has partnered with [Read it all...]

Guzman Interviews MAD Cartoonist Sergio AragonésGuzman Interviews MAD Cartoonist Sergio Aragonés

René Guzman, head geek over at the San Antonio Express-News, has provided an excellent piece of Halloween candy. Guzman recently interviewed the iconic Mad Magazine cartoonist Sergio Aragonés regarding the release of a new collection of his art entitled MAD’s Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonés: Five Decades of His Work. You’ll have to check the actual [Read it all...]

Guzman Geek Speaks with Comic Legend Joe KubertGuzman Geek Speaks with Comic Legend Joe Kubert

If you were flipping through the San Antonio Express-News the other day, you might have seen Rene Guzman’s interview with legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert about his new graphic novel Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1965 from DC Comics. Now in his eighties, Kubert has been working in the comics field since he was ten or [Read it all...]

Chris Quinn: Star Wars in Slow Motion via TwitterChris Quinn: Star Wars in Slow Motion via Twitter

Follow ChrisQuinnSA on Twitter for short, sharp doses of Star Wars

I remember as a kid when Star Wars (yes, the original one) came out and we could not get enough of it. My brother had an audio cassette (like an MP3 download only more plastic and rectangular) that was basically a radio-style dramatization [Read it all...]

More Memorable SF/F Album CoversMore Memorable SF/F Album Covers

When we ran our picks for our most memorable Science Fiction and Fantasy album covers last week, we asked for your picks too. Then we sent the word out to some of the luminarias in San Antonio’s SF/F community. We’ve got more great suggestions from Voodoo Daddy Mistah Pete, Jeff from Hyperbubble, Sci-Fi Writer Scott [Read it all...]

Made In SA: Rene Guzman

GEEK IN CHARGE: Rene Guzman

San Antonio Express-News reporter RENE GUZMAN is the guy behind GEEK SPEAK, a popular blog that spotlights the comics, movies and toys that fanboys/girls can’t live without. In a given week, you’re likely to find him previewing an sf screening at the Alamo Drafthouse; reviewing a much-anticipated Marvel Comics release; [Read it all...]