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(Top) Portrait of Edward Gorey / (Bottom) Art by Edward Gorey San Antonio’s fans of fantastic visual art have something to celebrate: a 175-piece exhibit by macabre illustrator EDWARD GOREY. ELEGANT ENIGMAS: THE ART OF EDWARD GOREY opens today, June 10, at the McNay Art Museum and runs through Sept. 13. If you like your [Read it all...] SUPERBAD: Atomic Comics' John Minton saves the day for SA comic book fans. JOHN MINTON owns the San Antonio retail shop, Atomic Comics & Gaming, located at 4904 Broadway (210.826.3223). Minton’s origin story, in his own words: “I was born in a small town south of SA called Lytle, in a house my father [Read it all...]
Books spotted 6/2/09 at Borders Books at the Alamo Quarry China Mieville THE CITY & THE CITY Ballantine / Del Rey Cover by Unknown I should’ve looked at the flap to see who did this one. Mieville’s a phenomenal writer, and his name stops your eye and sells the book. Mission accomplished by the [Read it all...] Props to San Antonio’s Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes for an eclectic June slate of genre film fare on the big screen. If you haven’t been down there lately, you’re missing out on the fun. Here’s this month’s sf/f/h special event screenings: June 2 — ZOMBIE MOVIE, including Zombie Walk! June 3 — BARBARELLA June 7 — [Read it all...] BEHOLD THE DOG: Kings Court Frankfurter Express' Danger Dog. John Scalzi is not a San Antonian. However, the man is one of the leading lights of today’s science fiction scene, and a 2009 Hugo Award nominee in three (count ‘em, three) categories — Best Novel (ZOE’S TALE); Best Related Book (YOUR HATE MAIL WILL [Read it all...] There Be Giants in SA: Highlight detail from Carlos Cortes' masterpiece at the Museum Reach. San Antonio’s Museum Reach extension of the Riverwalk opened today, and wow — it’s a jewel! Several new art installations are a part of the finished design, but the highlight is Carlos Cortes‘ fairy-tale grotto. Plenty of cities have [Read it all...] Construction Worker Narrowly Escapes The Giant's Jaws It’s a friendly maneater though, from early accounts. San Antonio’s Riverwalk will soon have a new extension called The Museum Reach, located from Lexington Ave. to Josephine. Highlights of the new construction include artist Carlos Cortes’ amazing fairy-tale grotto, packed with stalactites, waterfalls, and stone giants. Right [Read it all...] |
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