New SF, Fantasy, and Horror magazines: Posted 12 August 2004

• First issue of a new incarnation of the classic science fiction magazine, first published in 1926, now published by Paizo Publishing (which also produces Dragon, Star Wars Insider, etc.), and edited by David Gross. It's more multi-media than ever, with roughly 25 pages of movie and comics features, 25 pages of interviews and fiction, 10 pages of movie reviews, 10 pages of book reviews, and 3 pages of comics reviews. In addition to the URL listed above, there's also an Amazing blog.
• Features include an interview with Robert Silverberg by Dorman Shindler, an article by Dave Gross about the graphic novel adaptation of George R.R. Martin's "The Hedge Knight", an article by Jeff Berkwits about The Twilight Zone radio dramas, and articles about Batman Begins and other superhero movies.
• Stories, most fairly short, are by Timothy Zahn, Bruce Sterling, Ray Vukcevich, Gene Wolfe, and Harlan Ellison (the last introduced by Neil Gaiman). There's also a last-page Q&A with Larry Niven.
• Book reviewers include Dorman T. Shindler, Wolfgang Bauer, John Gregory Betancourt, Therese Littleton, John C. Bunnell, and Rob Lightner. All the reviews end with three if-you-like-this-then-try-these style recommendations (or in a couple cases of negative reviews, try-these-instead-of style recommendations).
• (Mon 9 Aug 2004)

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• This issue has part 3 of Mary A. Turzillo's serial "An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl", plus a novella by Rajnar Vajra, a novelette by Catherine H. Shaffer, and a short story by Don Sakers. And a Probability Zero vignette by Guy Stewart. There's also a poem, on page 83, by Carol Johnson Fyfe.
• The science fact article is by Laura M. Kelley: "We Are Legend: The Social Consequences of the AIDS Crisis".
• Departments include Stanley Schmidt's editorial about "The Vanishing Repairman"; John G. Cramer's "The Alternate View" column, about "left-handed" materials; book reviews by Tom Easton; "Brass Tacks" letters; and Anthony Lewis' "Upcoming Events".
• (Tue 3 Aug 2004)

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• The cover story this issue is Charles Stross' "Elector", the 7th (and second-to-last) of the series of stories that began with "Lobsters" in 2001. The series will conclude with "Survivor" in the next issue, October/November, and will be published as novel Accelerando by Ace in 2005.
• Other fiction in this issue are novelettes by David Moles and Paolo Bacigalupi, and short stories by Maureen F. McHugh, Meredith Simmons, Y.S. Wilce, Lynette Aspey, and Matthew Hughes. Poetry is by Bruce Boston (twice) and W. Gregory Stewart.
• Departments includes Robert Silverberg's "Reflections" column, about the current state of space exploration; the complete results and rankings of this year's Readers' Awards; James Patrick Kelly's "On the Net" column, about time travel; book reviews by Peter Heck; and Erwin S. Strauss's SF Conventional Calendar.
• Nick Gevers reviews the issue in the September issue of Locus, recommending the stories by Bacigalupi, Stross, and Wilce.
• (Tue 3 Aug 2004)

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• This issue has fiction by Nancy Holder, Lawrence C. Connolly, Sherry Decker, Clifford V. Brooks, Tony Richards, and Gerard Houarner.
• There are interviews with Nancy Holder, David Morrell, and Richard Matheson, and another one with Sean Wallace of Prime Books in a "Spotlight on Publishing" feature by Ivy Fehervari.
• Regular features include columns by Bev Vincent (news about Stephen King), Paula Guran (book reviews), Michael Marano (movie reviews), Thomas F. Monteleone (writing), and John Pelan (collecting), plus additional reviews by various hands.
• (Tue 3 Aug 2004)

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• Lead news is about the stepping down of Asimov's editor Gardner Dozois and Interzone editor David Pringle, and DNA Publications' new magazine KISS. There's also the Nebula Awards winners, Hugo Award nominees, etc., and many other items under headings for Headlines, Newsnotes, and Authors & Editors.
• This subscription issue just arrived, some 2 1/2 months after the June one; the August issue is on newsstands but not yet received by subscription.
• Features include a Market Report for print magazines by Sean Wallace, a UK Report by Tanya Brown, and Jeff Rovin's SF Cinema column.
• Short fiction reviews are by Michael M. Jones, and book reviews are by Don D'Ammassa.
• (Mon 9 Aug 2004)

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• This Special "Heterocosmic Subcreation" issue features a long essay by Brian Stableford, "The Discovery of Secondary Worlds: Notes on the Aesthetics & Methodology of Heterocosmic Creativity". Also, Darrell Schweitzer recalls Robert Nathan's Portrait of Jennie, and Farah Mendlesohn examines the literary strategies of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas.
• Reviews include Michael Bishop on David Langford, James L. Cambias on Legends II, and Joan Gordon on a new edition of The War of the Worlds.
• (Fri 6 Aug 2004)

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• Special issue of Publications of the Modern Language Association of America on the topic "Science Fiction and Literary Studies: The Next Millennium".
• Marleen S. Barr's introduction "Textism--An Emancipation Proclamation" is an angry response to Sven Birkerts ("science fiction will never be Literature...") and those with similar attitudes. Five longish articles are by Alcena Madeline Davis Rogan, Eric S. Rabkin, Jane Donawerth, N. Katherine Hayles & Nicholas Gessler, and Samuel R. Delany ("Joanna Russ and D.W. Griffith").
• Seven shorter pieces under the heading "Correspondents Abroad", by Brian W. Aldiss, Margaret Atwood, Gwyneth Jones, and others, are followed by a "Polemical Afterword" by Carl Freedman.
• The journal's website posts the complete table of contents. Single copies may be ordered. Complete contents will be available via Ingenta, a subcription site accessible through libraries.
• (Mon 9 Aug 2004)

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• Publisher/editor Andrews editorializes about I, Robot and the sins of Hollywood, then reviews books by Bruce Sterling, Kit Reed, Lucius Shepard, Stanley Schmidt, and others.
• (Tue 3 Aug 2004)

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