The Fantasy Times

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Robber holds up two 7-11’s with a Star Trek Klingon-type sword, called a “bat’leth.”

King hammered Twilight creator Stephenie Meyer’s writing ability by saying she doesn’t have any

Many lawmakers see manga and comics as havens for violence and sexual stereotypes.  The United Kingdom has passed a new law that could be expanded to cover several comics.
Read reaction here.

In a very sad event, Seattle has been forced to withdraw from the 2011 Worldcon running.  The issue at hand was the inability to make a firm commitment and therefore a financial hold on the preferred event venue.  This calls to question the Worldcon awarding process and what could be done to make it accomodating [...]

In other auction news of the more traditional kind, Forry Ackerman’s vast science fiction/fantasy/television collection is going up for auction.

Now here is a sweet auction…well it’s more of a raffle/auction. For $1 you can buy yourself a chance at one of several sweet prizes offered to help support the Shirley Jackson Awards.

Here is an excerpt from an article about the financial aspects of Dr. Horrible.
“Dr. Horrible” was written by Whedon and some family members and friends, and was produced on a shoestring budget of around $200,000.  The actors donated their talent, as did some of the production department heads (who, he says “could [afford to] do [...]