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...]
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The new Jonah Hex movie shoots up the big screen this weekend and that got us thinking about one of our favorite SF subgenres…the Weird Western. San Antonio and South Texas have borne witness to hundreds of years of western weirdness so we decided to ask about your favorite Weird Western: book, movie, comic whatever. We [Read it all...] Your humble missionaries don’t just love SF and Fantasy…we love music too. And we especially love it when these two worlds collide. We’ve run articles before about our favorite SF album cover art and turned up many of the usual suspects: Iron Maiden, Yes, Hawkwind, Molly Hatchet. But these albums all came out years…nay, decades…ago. [Read it all...]
Author T.R. Fehrenbach is known for his historical writing, including this well-regarded book on the Korean War. This is the 8th episode in my series on sf, fantasy and horror with San Antonio ties. We’re big fans of SCOTT A. CUPP’s “13 Days of Glory,” an irreverent alternate history yarn that reimagines the battle of [Read it all...] San Antonio’s favorite 3-day gaming festival hits this weekend and we’re here to give you the inside scoop. While games of all sorts are at the heart of Chimaeracon, there are a wide variety of events. One that we are looking forward to is the reading from writer guest-of-honor Scott A. Cupp. Cupp, a [Read it all...] We saw an article on the brilliant io9 site with the provocative title Don’t Remake These 21 Movies, Film These Books Instead! This piece really hit home for us at Missions Unknown. We love great SF movies almost as much as we love great SF literature. Almost. You really can’t help being embarrassed as a [Read it all...] We started Missions Unknown on May 24th, 2009, looking to delve into the SF/F/H happenings in the Alamo City. Frankly, we’ve been amazed at some of the killer things we’ve seen this year. Once again we weigh in with the best of San Antonio’s SF scene and we even solicited some other opinions as well. [Read it all...] |
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