This go-round, we asked friends and contributors to name their favorite humorous science fiction, fantasy or horror book. Novels, collections, graphic novels or even single short stories were fair game. Did your choice, we inquired, win its spot on your bookshelf with withering wit, silly slapstick, stinging satire or punishing puns? Here are the answers we got [Read it all...]
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Today we asked what is the science fiction, fantasy or horror book you go back to again and again? Which book sparks your imagination or speaks to you so clearly that you will be continuing to reread it again and again? We got some great answers from authors Bill Crider and Scott A. Cupp, illustrator [Read it all...] Picacio's illustration of Stephen King's "Salem's Lot" The podcast Adventures in SciFi Publishing just posted their latest episode featuring an interview with San Antonio’s favorite SF illustrator, John Picacio. Recorded at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Picacio discusses how he approaches cover illustration, the differences between an illustrator and an artist, his favorite science [Read it all...] John Picacio in front of his illustration of Elric. LISA KRANTZ / EXPRESS-NEWS The San Antonio Express-News ran a long feature on artist John Picacio Sunday. Picacio was interviewed by the EN staff writer and Geek Speak blogger extraordinaire René Guzman. The story was in two parts. The first, entitled “Artistic alchemy by John [Read it all...] Artwork from three San Antonio artists exhibiting at this year's Dragon*Con (l to r): John Picacio, Jason Limon, & Mike Fisher. Three San Antonio artists — John Picacio, Jason Limon, and Mike Fisher — will be exhibiting their art and works at this year’s Dragon*Con in Atlanta, September 3-6. Picacio will be a featured artist [Read it all...] The 2010 World Fantasy Award nominees in the Artist category (L to R): John Jude Palencar, John Picacio, Charles Vess, Sam Weber, & Jason Zerrillo. The 2010 World Fantasy Awards nominees have been announced. Winners will be announced in Columbus, Ohio at the World Fantasy Convention, October 28-31, 2010. San Antonio’s John Picacio is [Read it all...]
Details from several 2010 Chesley Award-winning works. (Top row, L to R:) Art by Matthew Stewart; art by Lucas Graciano. (Middle row, L to R:) Art by John Picacio; art by Raoul Vitale. (Bottom row, L to R:) Art by Justin Gerard; art by Vincent Villafranca. The 2010 Chesley Awards winners were announced at the [Read it all...] Cover illustration by John Picacio for Michael Moorcock's forthcoming ELRIC: SWORDS & ROSES (Ballantine/Del Rey). Here’s my cover illustration for Ballantine/Del Rey‘s forthcoming edition of Michael Moorcock‘s ELRIC: SWORDS & ROSES. It contains Moorcock’s full-length Elric novel, THE REVENGE OF THE ROSE, his novella “Black Petals” as well as several bonus goodies. Tad Williams [Read it all...] John Picacio artwork featured on the forthcoming UK edition of a major artbook called SCI-FI ART NOW, edited by John Freeman. Coming October 2010! I received great news this week — one of my artworks has been selected as the forthcoming cover of the UK edition of SCI-FI ART NOW. This is a major [Read it all...] Every newspaper, magazine and blog seems to be running a summer reading list right about now. So who needs another one? You do, friends. How many, we ask, are going to be as chock-full of geeky and creepy goodness as ours? John Picacio “Plus or Minus” by James Patrick Kelly Just finished reading a short [Read it all...] |
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