Author Archives: Fandomania

Celeste and I had the chance to sit down with Bodie Olmos, Battlestar Galactica's Brendan "Hotdog" Costanza, at Vulkon a couple of weeks ago to discuss his work on BSG, the end of the show, and what it's like working with his dad, Edward James Olmos. Read More

George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire has been shuffling around HBO since last year, looking for its chance to break into the network's stellar original programming lineup. This week that break is one step closer to Read More

Gentle Giant's line of animated statues started with Star Wars and eventually grew to include Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, and even an assortment of horror icons. The latest of these animaquettes to hit the market is the Twilight Read More

Topps announced this week that today's economic environment doesn't support the kind of market WizKids targets, so WizKids is no more. Read More

There's a virtual treasure trove of resources online where you can find free e-books to download, and nearly all of them can be converted into a format that will work on your favorite portable e-book reader if you don't like reading from your computer screen. Read More

We've been sent images of two new theatrical posters for J.J. Abrams' new Star Trek film, due for release on May 8. These newest posters show black and white closeups of Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and Zachary Quinto as Syl- er, Spock. Read More

This week brings another new full album download to Rock Band with the release of the Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape. Read More

This week's podcast brings talk of Twilight, casts a critical eye at Ghost Hunters, and allows us to talk with Bodie Olmos from Battlestar Galactica. Read More

Did you purchase a copy of Rock Band 2? If so, you'll have 20 new downloadable songs coming your way for free this week. Sure, they aren't by A-list bands, but there are some good tunes by indie bands included, and hey, free's free, right? Read More

Marcus Fenix takes his fight to the Locust Horde this week with the release of Gears of War 2, one of the most highly anticipated new games for the XBox 360. Today's Fan Art Friday pays tribute to Marcus, his fellow COGs, and the war they're fighting. Read More

Hexed is Boom! Studios' new series created and written by Michael Alan Nelson with art by Emma Rios. The kind folks at Boom! sent me an advance copy to take a look at, and I have to say that this is quite a different sort of comic. Read More

On Wednesday Tuesday the world lost a great literary voice and a truly imaginative creator with the passing of Michael Crichton. Read More