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WHAT'S NEWFriday, July 29, 2005:
TOP SF&F NETWORK SHOWS:
THE NIGHT STALKER: The Night Stalker premieres Thursday, Sept. 29, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Stuart Townsend, who stars in the ABC series, says that creator Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) hasn't told him much about the mythology behind the new show. "Frank's been very evasive," Townsend said. In an interview at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Townsend said, "He explained the concept minimally. And that really excited me, and I wanted to know more, but in a way I want to respect that he's still formulating in his mind." Townsend (Queen of the Damned, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) plays Carl Kolchak, a character originated by Darren McGavin in a string of television movies and a short-lived series in the 1970s. Kolchak is a newspaper reporter who specializes in stories of the unexplained. The new series will delve into investigations of various phenomena, with a backdrop of a grander mystery to be slowly unraveled. Townsend added, "I hope he's written that he can be quite ruthless when necessary, because I like that," he said. "I want him to have an edge. Every week I hope that sometimes you'll really like Kolchak and sometimes you're not sure about him. And I like that ambiguity in a protagonist. As Frank said, I don't think you've seen that much in TV. And I look forward to maybe being the bad guy or the good guy and kind of osculating between them."
INVASION: Creator of the new ABC SF series INVASION, Shaun Cassidy, says that the show will be grounded in reality. "I like dealing in sort of a heightened reality. It's fun. I like it to be grounded. I like it to have plausible deniability, and that's what I strive for. I don't want people to go, 'Oh, no, that couldn't happen.' There might be a moment or two where they go, 'I don't quite buy that,' but if you can actually support it and explain it, in time people might come around if you give them enough truth." In an interview at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., Cassidy acknowledged that the success of LOST helped him get the show on the air, but the only thing they will have in common is the serialized nature of the storylines. "Studio men are salesmen, and they want to sell what they can sell," he said. "If the cop show is the order of the day, they'll go to who's written the cop shows. I've worked in this kind of stuff before, and I like it. Charles Dickens is my favorite writer, and he did serialized work. He'd send a little installment to the paper or to the magazine once a month and people would hang in because they like the characters. I get invested with characters." One of the challenges Cassidy has found is balancing those serialized stories with more episodic ones to give the audience a sense of satisfaction at the end of each episode. "It's the biggest challenge, because you never know how much to give and how much to withhold," he said. "And we go through the script. Sometimes we throw everything in the script and we pare away, pare away. And again, you have to give room for the actors and the characters to have the moments. You can't just be doing plot things, following plot points. And the breathing room scenes can sometimes be the most interesting, especially if you have interesting characters and good actors, and we do." INVASION will follow LOST this season on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT. It premieres Sept. 21.
DAMN NATION: Variety reports that MTV Films will produce a film adaptation of Andy Cosby's Dark Horse comic DAMN NATION, about a vampire invasion of the United States. The comic is a three-issue miniseries which takes place after the country is evacuated due to a devastating attack by vampires. As scientists search for a cure, the government is forced to relocate to London. Cosby will write the screenplay and executive produce with Ross Richie. Paramount will distribute.
THE SIMPSONS: There are a bundle of guests waiting to make their way onto THE SIMPSONS. This new season will find Bart Simpson's nemesis returning and Homer will find a new foe as well, in the voice of Alec Baldwin. Baldwin, Kelsey "Sideshow Bob" Grammer, Oscar winner Frances McDormand and Richard Dean "MacGyver" Anderson, will be among the guest voices on "The Simpsons" for 2005-06, FOX says. William H. Macy, Lily Tomlin, Terry Bradshaw and Dennis Rodman and "The Office" star Ricky Gervais, who also wrote his episode, will also appear. The show's 17th season will open with Baldwin -- who previously played himself on the show -- playing a marine biologist named Caleb Thorn who woos Marge (Julie Kavner) when she leaves Homer (Dan Castellaneta) after he lets Fat Tony (Joe Mantegna) film an adult movie in their living room to pay off a gambling debt. The Sideshow Bob episode hasn't been scheduled yet. When we last saw the homicidal former Krusty sidekick, he was helping Homer solve a murder plot against him and found he couldn't kill Bart (Nancy Cartwright), having grown accustomed to his face. Rodman and Bradshaw will both lend their voices to the annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode, which, despite the fact that the season begins in September, will again air after Halloween. It's set for Sunday, Nov. 6.
SKY HIGH: For those looking for some good family entertainment, you may want to consider SKY HIGH -- opening this weekend. For a full review, go to comingsoon.netHere's a snippet: Sky High is the latest Disney teen comedy about the pitfalls of adolescent life, but is much, much better than it seems like it should be in large part due to its strong cast and assured direction. It is, by far, the finest piece of family entertainment so far this year. Sky High is rated PG for action violence and some mild language.
INVASION: Nicole Kidman is set to star in the lead role of German Director Oliver Hirschbiegel's IMVASOPM. the big budget US remake of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS being scripted by Dave Kajhanich reports Production Weekly. The story centers on Carol (Kidman), who uncovers a conspiracy in a small town where the inhabitants' personalities seem to be changing. Shooting begins October in Baltimore.
Thursday, July 28, 2005: TOP 10 SF&F DVD SALES: Constantine Sin City Sky Captain Lost season one Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Dead Like Me season two Star Wars trilogy Cinderella platinum edition The Incredibles Charmed season two Source: Amazon.com, top-selling genre DVDs, 7/22/05
MEMORABILIA WARS AUCTION - JULY 29: On July 29, you will have a chance to purchase some STAR WARS history. Original Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz will put props from his private collection up for sale in an auction July 29 in what is being called the biggest auction of Star Wars items ever, Joe Maddalena, president of the Profiles in History auction house. "This is the largest auction of screen-used [Star Wars] memorabilia by a long shot," Maddalena said in an interview. "There's never been an auction like this before." There is Luke Skywalker's lightsaber from the first Star Wars movie and Darth Vader's lightsaber from Empire. "This is the only Luke Skywalker lightsaber for sale," Maddalena said. "George Lucas must have others, but there never will be another one for sale." "Kurtz wants to get his archive out for people to see, but he needs to raise money to fund the conservation, preservation and exhibition [of his memorabilia]," Maddalena said. "And this [auction] is the only way he can fund the archive." Kurtz will be holding on to hundreds of other items, including never-seen footage and behind-the-scenes photographs. Kurtz's items are part of a larger auction of Hollywood props and memorabilia, including the original Yoda latex mask, script pages with George Lucas' handwritten notes, Luke Skywalker's orange X-wing flight suit and a Chewbacca mask worn by actor Peter Mayhew. Other items up for auction include non-STAR WARS items include Star Trek costumes worn by Jane Wyatt and Mark Lenard as Amanda and Sarek, an amulet from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and a leather jacket worn by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. This is movie history going to the highest bidder -- and there is something for everyone -- even a sports jacket worn by Christopher Reeve and SOMEWHERE IN TIME. The movie listing of items goes on and on. So be sure to drop over to Profiles in History auction and have a look.
ALIAS Just about everyone knows that Jennifer Garner is pregnant! How will the star -- and the ALIAS series -- cope? In a recent interview during a press tour, Stephen McPherson, president of ABC entertainment, told reporters that the pregnancy will be written into the show next season. "We are going to embrace the fact that she's pregnant," he said. "We're adding some characters to give her some new dynamics and some relationships to play off of. In terms of the actual creative [side], the show runners this year and [creator J.J. Abrams] are really focused on how to do that and how to make it realistic and not campy. There are certainly some fun examples of how she can embrace that in the line of work she does. But we also don't want to put her in situations where she's endangering herself and the baby, so there's this suspension of disbelief that, I think, won't take place then." McPherson also said that there will be "some very, very big changes" coming to the show early in the season which are tangentially related to the pregnancy. Since Garner will be limited in the kinds of action scenes she can do, the show will be adding a younger character who will become Sydney Bristow's protege. "Some of [the changes] we will get from characters that we're adding," McPherson said. "She's going to get to be mentoring a younger agent and you'll be able to get some of that maybe sex appeal, if you will, in different places. But I think you're going to see a really interesting and dynamic Jennifer in that role." ALIAS will return in the fall in a new timeslot on Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF Peter Coyote, currently in Fox's THE INSIDE, will be moving over to ABC's COMMANDER IN CHIEF, playing the vice presidential nominee chosen by Geena Davis' President Mackenzie Allen. Jason Wiles ("Third Watch") has also been added to the cast in a recurring role as the first female president's deputy press secretary. The casting of Coyote and Wiles follows on the recent addition of Natasha Henstridge as President Allen's main political rival's (Donald Sutherland) chief of staff. Created by writer/director Rob Lurie ("The Contender") the cast also features Kyle Secor, Ever Carradine and Leslie Hope.
CONSTANTINE: According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Constantine DVDs topped last week's charts. Warner Home Video's CONSTANTINE has become the latest comic book-based movie to top the sales charts, entering VideoScan's First Alert chart at No. 1 its first week in stores. CONSTANTINE, which grossed $75.5 million in theaters, proved so popular at retail that while the regular DVD was ranked No. 1, the deluxe edition, which includes a comic book-and a heftier price tag-clocked in at No. 4.
X-MEN 3: Filming begins next week in Vancouver on X-MEN 3. Ellen Page will play the role of Kitty Pryde in Brett Ratner's X-MEN 3, already slated for a May 26, 2006 release. In addition, IGN.com reports that In other news, XMenFilms.net reports that X3 has added several key crew members, beginning with editor Mark Helfrich (Red Dragon, Predator).
LOST: 
ABC reports that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Oz) is set to join the cast of LOST for the second season. LOST will have its
season premiere Wednesday, September 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) and will air Wednesdays at this time in the 2005-06 season.
Adewale will play Emeka, a mysterious man whose presence on the island - and intentions - will be revealed in one of the
early episodes in the upcoming second season. LOST, which is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, is from Touchstone
Television.
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TOP SCIENCE FICTION NEWS STORIES: To catch up on the latest news from this week -- and last month, go to News Page. You'll find the everything from our front page -- but over a longer period of time.
DISCUSSION TOPICWith the start of a new SciFi Friday schedule, the SciFi Channel has included FIREFLY into the mix. It has 13 episodes to show -- and then they will probably re-run them, as they do the other SciFi Friday episodes of STARGATE, ATLANTIS and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. Wouldn't it be wonderful if they included BABYLON 5 into the SciFi Friday mix? It would help with the repeats and bring back an old favorite -- and introduce some new sci-fi fans to a drama that we all know and love. What do you think? Send in your thoughts and comments to sgbruckner@aol.com. I will post them on the Discussion Page for everyone to share and enjoy. There are some good ones so far. Add yours! If you see an old topic you want to respond to, go right ahead. We enjoy hearing from you.
KEEPING UP WITH CAST AND CREWFans of Fiona Avery's work on B5, Cruasde, comics and elsewhere, -- check this out. She has a big signing for her first novel on Wednesday July 27th at Golden Apple LA. Here's a link for more information: http://www.goldenapplecomics.com/crownrose.html
PAT TALLMAN Pat has a few items up on e-bay! Right now she has some kid stuff and some sci fi mags...She will be adding more each week. Her seller name is SCIFIMOGUL. Check it out.
GARY COLE: 
Gary Cole, Capt. Gideon on CRUSADE, has a new series set to premiere on TNT July 31 at 10pm ET/PT
It's produced for TNT by Spelling Television with Aaron Spelling, E. Duke Vincent and series creator Jorge
Zamacona as Executive Producers. The basic premise is about a specialized team of law enforcement
officers tracking down Los Angeles' 100 most wanted criminals. Gary's character is Lt. Conrad Rose, the unit's
organizer & a former LA Metro SWAT officer ("considered the moral center of the unit") going through an
impending divorce (the couple has 2 children). Also of interest is Ryan Hurst, son of character actor Rick
Hurst (Dukes of Hazzard), as ATF agent Jimmy McGloin, the team's firearms expert & most conservative member.
Rick was seen in the Steven Spielberg sci-fi miniseries Taken. For more information, go to the series website at
www.tnt.tv/dramalounge/article/0,,7170,00.html.
JEFFREY WILLERTH:Jeffrey Willerth, Ambassador Kosh, has been produced a number of special programs that will air on the History Channel soon. Here is information so that you can mark your calendars: "UFO Hunters" Airs on Monday, August 1 at 8:00pm ET They look to the stars, to Earth, and within the human body. They are the UFO research elite that seeks answers to the mysteries of the UFO phenomenon. Their determination, attitude, and methodologies stand strong against ridicule and disbelief. In the end, UFO hunters exhibit scientific evidence that pushes the boundary of modern-day thinking. At annual conferences, they share findings and are often stunned by the commonality of their cases. Follow UFO hunters as they search for UFOs and investigate crash sites. Their hunts for physical evidence of UFOs and alien life forms sometimes end up as global wild goose chases, but there are other times, when what they find is just too intriguing....and might just prove that it is possible that we are not alone in the universe. TVPG
"UFOs and the White House"
PAT TALLMAN:Pat, who we all know and love as Lyta on Babylon 5, also has an extensive history in horror films -- NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, etc. She was recently interviewed by the Icons of Fright website and you can read more about this side of Pat's career at Icons of Fright. Pat sent along this note for horror fans out there. LAND OF THE DEAD will premiere shortly and you won't want to miss a thing. Pat writes:
SPECIAL CAST ACTIVITIES: To learn more about what cast members are doing away from the tube, go to CAST ACTIVITIES page.
IN MEMORY OF: While Rick (Biggs) and Tim (Choate) are no longer with us, we will not forget their wonderful personalities and talent. Be sure to visit In Memory Of for more information about memorial efforts. Until we met again, in a place where no shadows fall.
BABYLON 5 BIRTHDAYS
Jerry Doyle - July 16J. Michael Straczynski - July 17 David Warner - July 29 If there is anyone we have missed, be sure to drop me a note so that I can add them to our Cast and Crew Birthday Listing. We want to include everyone in our Happy Birthday Wishes.
BABYLON 5 DVDS
For information on the Babylon 5 DVDs, please go to
Babylon 5 DVD page.
DVD NEWSNEW DVDS COMING
WARNER HOME VIDEO BLASTS OFF WITH THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IMAX® SPACE FILM OF ALL TIME NARRATED BY TOM CRUISE
SPACE STATION Space Station follows two separate space shuttles that leave from Florida's Kennedy Space Center and Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome to rendezvous with their new home in orbit 220 miles above Earth. Now people of every age and language can work side by side with their space-walking crewmates, building and inhabiting this unprecedented structure in space. For video clips from the DVD, go to Space Station page. Now that the shuttle is back in space, this is a very timely video. Learn what the astronauts are going through with weightlessness. BATMAN DVDs COMING According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Home Video will release a series of two-disc special editions of the four original BATMAN movies from the late 1980s and '90s. BATMAN, BATMAN RETURNS, BATMAN FOREVER and BATMAN & ROBIN will be released October 18. They will be available individually and as a gift set, "Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997." Each special-edition DVD features a new digital transfer of the movie. Bonus features include director commentaries by Joel Schumacher and Tim Burton, cast and crew interviews, several new documentaries, "making of" featurettes and nine music videos from Prince, Seal and the Smashing Pumpkins.
EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH
ELEKTRA: DIRECTOR'S CUTFox Home Entertainment has released details for the Elektra: Director's Cut DVD. The unrated, two-disc set will be in stores on Oct. 18. The first disc will contain: * Widescreen feature. * Commenary with Rob Bowman and Kevin Stitt. * Theatrical teaser. * Theatrical trailer. The second disc will contain: * Relentless: The Making of Elektra -- Part 1: Production. * Relentless: The Making of Elektra -- Part 2: Post-Production. * Showdown at the Well: Multi-angle Dailies: Take 3, Take 5, Take 7 and Take 9. * Deleted Scenes (with optional commentary by Bowman and Stitt): Sai Approach, Come Back to Me, Rounding Up the Troops. * Alternate/Extended Scenes, Alternate Opening (with optional commentary by Bowman and Still): Young Elektra Throws Coin into Wishing Well; Young Elektra Buries Sais; Sais Out of Ground; Alternate Elektra and Abby; Go Game. * Galleries: Costumes, Production Desing, Weapons, Unit Photography. * Storyboards: Elektra in Pool; Mark's House; Alley/Hawk; Abby in the Woods; In the Maze; Kirigi's Death; Natchios Eastate. The DVD will carry a suggested price of $26.98.
SMALLVILLE -- SEASON FOURWarner Home Video has released the back cover art for Smallville: The Complete Fourth Season, which arrives on DVD on Tuesday, Sept. 13. All 22 episodes from season 4 will be included in this 6 disc set (990 mins). In addition to the episodes, Warner Bros has included some exciting bonus material. You can expect to find 25 minutes of deleted scenes (21 scenes total), episodes commentaries by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar and others, "Inside the Writers Room" documentary, and "Being Lois Lane" featuring interviews with Noel Neill, Margot Kidder, Dana Delaney and Erica Durance. The set is part of Warner Television's 50th Anniversary, and a bonus DVD featuring an episode of The Flash has been included.
Includes Special Features: DVD REVIEWS
Visit to the DVD Reviews page to see what I thought of the set.
Let me know if you agree -- or found some other special material that should be noted. Some recent reviews include:
SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES
Starburst #327: DOCTOR WHO: A new DOCTOR WHO is set to take on the second season of the BBC’s
smash hit. In this issue, you will find a world exclusive first interview with David Tennant - the Tenth Doctor! You
will also find an interview with Nick Briggs -- the man who gave voice to the Daleks talks to us about the challenges of
recreating the monsters’ original menace in three action-packed episodes of the last series and The Mill-- The last part
of an extensive look behind the scenes at the special effects and CG magic created by The Mill as they helped bring the
series into the new millennium. Natalie Portman (STAR WARS) speaks along with producer Joel Silver and director James
McTeigue about this dark screen adaptation of V for Vendetta.
COMIC BOOKS
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils and cover by Mike McKone. 32 page, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 26. SUPREME POWER: HYPERION #2
32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 19. THE BOOK OF LOST SOULS #1
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils and cover by Colleen Doran. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 26 FANTASTIC FOUR #529
Here's how Marvel describes the issue: Fantastic Four #529 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, penciled by Mike Deodato, cover by Terry Dodson. 32 pages, $2.50, in stores on Aug. 3.
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils and cover by Mike McKone. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Aug. 24.
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils and cover by Gary Frank. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Aug. 31.
Written by J. Michael Straczynski and Sara "Samm" Barnes, penciled by Brandon Peterson, cover by Peterson. 144 pages, $17.99. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #522
COMIC BOOKS: For a listing of current comic books written by J. Michael Straczynski, go to
JMS COMIC BOOKS page. There is a brief synopsis of the
book and a date when publication is expected. Issued covered are AMAZING SPIDERMAN, FANTASTIC FOUR, STRANGE,
RISING STARS, and others.
NEW TOONS
TV SCHEDULE ON SCIFI CHANNEL07/28/2005 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 BRIEF CANDLE 07/29/2005 08:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 9) ORIGIN 07/29/2005 11:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 9) ORIGIN 07/30/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 THE TOMB 07/30/2004 08:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 ( SEASONS 1-5) FAIL SAFE 07/30/2004 09:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) ZERO HOUR 07/30/2004 11:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) ZERO HOUR 08/02/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 BETWEEN TWO FIRES 08/02/2004 07:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 FOOTHOLD 08/02/2004 08:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 PRETENSE 08/02/2004 09:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 URGO 08/02/2004 10:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 A HUNDRED DAYS 08/03/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 2001 08/04/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 DESPERATE MEASURES 08/05/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 WORMHOLE X-TREME! 08/06/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 PROVING GROUND 08/06/2004 08:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 ( SEASONS 1-5) THE SERPENT'S LAIR 08/06/2004 09:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) ICON 08/06/2004 11:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) ICON 08/09/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 FAIL SAFE 08/09/2004 07:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 SHADES OF GREY 08/09/2004 08:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 NEW GROUND 08/09/2004 09:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 MATERNAL INSTINCT 08/09/2004 10:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 CRYSTAL SKULL 08/10/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 SUMMIT - PT 1 08/11/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 LAST STAND - PT 2 08/12/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 THE WARRIOR 08/13/2004 06:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 MENACE 08/13/2004 08:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 ( SEASONS 1-5) IN THE LINE OF DUTY 08/13/2004 09:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) AVATAR 08/13/2004 11:00 PM STARGATE SG-1 (SEASON 8) AVATAR
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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA:
BABYLON 5/CRUSADE PHOTOSHOP PHOTOS
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" Dear Horror Fans!
November 1st has been set as the release date for EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH. The explosive and emotional finale to the
saga, Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, arrives on DVD and "Star Wars Battlefront II," the sequel to the most successful
"Star Wars" game ever, arrives on Xbox, Playstation 2, Windows PC and Sony PSP formats.
DEAD LIKE ME: SEASON TWO
TV Zone #192: STARGATE SG-1: Ben Browder has crossed the gulf of Space in Farscape, and now he’s exploring
Avalon with the SG-1 team, as the squad’s latest member Lt Col Cameron Mitchell. Go on set with TV Zone to find out what’s
in store for him in Season Nine. Also inside, an interview with the new Doctor – David Tennant's version of the Time Lord is
revealed as shooting begins on the new series of Doctor Who. 
Cult Times #119: LOST: With the series becoming a huge hit in the U.S., Matthew Fox talks about filming in Hawaii and about
his character and the survivors of a plane crash on a mysterious island. Also in this issue, ENTERPRISE's Rick Berman looks back on
the final season and gives his thoughts on the last episode and the future of Trek and MEDIUM's Medium Glenn Gordon Caron, the
show's creator, explains what he hoped to accomplish through the tale of a woman who attempts to live a normal family life despite
being frequently visited by spirits who want her help.
Expose Special #29: HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE: Get a review of the latest installment of the Harry
Potter adventure -- and talk with fantasy authors James Patterson, Juliet E. McKenna, Francis Hardinge and Ian Ogilvy on
the resurgence of fantasy fiction. 
TV Zone Special #64: NEW SEASON PREVIEWS: STARGATE SG-1 and STARGATE ATLANTIS. In this issue, you will find
previews of the new seasons, with cast changes, new plotlines and new foes ahead. Cast interviews with Ben Browder, Joe Flanigan,
Amanda Tapping, Chris Judge, Michael Shanks, Beau Bridges, Cliff Simon, Mitch Pileggi, Paul McGillion and Jason Momoa. Also
inside, preparing for the 10th Doctor Who and a look at the end of the past season.
Cult Times Special #34: DOCTOR WHO: This issue can be a primer for Doctor Who fans. After a nine-year absence, 2005
marked the return of Doctor Who, bigger and better than ever before. Under the guidance of Russell T Davies, it's moved from being
a fondly-remembered piece of kitsch to a vital, ratings-grabbing part of the BBC's schedule. You get an in-depth look at the past,
present and future of the galaxy's best-loved Time Lord. New to DOCTOR WHO? This issue will give you a look at the 26 years of
DOCTOR WHO. This guide features the high points of the series so far and the facts you need to know to fully immerse yourself in the
Whoniverse! Also included in this issue, SMALLVILLE's executive producer Alfred Gough looks back on the fourth season of this
pre-Superman Clark Kent and tells us why he thinks it's the best year yet! Paul McGillion talks about his role as Dr. Beckett in
STARGATE ATLANTIS and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Edward James Olmos looks at the series cliffhanger. 
Expose #94: HARRY POTTER: In this issue, you'll learn more about the weird and wonderful world of
unlicensed fan fiction as it pushes back the boundaries of JK Rowling’s fictional world… and, in some cases, the
boundaries of taste. HERCULES: NBC’s new mini-series explores the darker side of the Greek hero. Meet star
Paul Telfer as he talks about taking the character back to his murderously gory origins, and how he pushed to
play the character with an English accent.
Starburst Special #69: STAR WARS SPECIAL: This issue contains: The Complete History -- From
The Phantom Menace to Return of the Jedi, we look at the complete six-chapter epic; Dark Influences -- 10
ways the Star Wars trilogy has influenced Revenge of the Sith, and Archive Interviews -- Original Starburst
interviews with Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kirshner and
Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand. 
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, penciled by Dan Jurgens, cover by Mike Deodato. 
Fantastic Four #529 will arrive in stores on July 27 from Marvel Comics. The issue is written by J. Michael Straczynski,
with art and cover by Mike McKone. 
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #523 
FANTASTIC FOUR #530 
SUPREME POWER #18 
STRANGE: BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS TPB 
Written by J. Michael Straczynski, penciled by Mike Deodato, cover by Kaare Andrews. 