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News January 22, 2018

Broadswords and Blasters #4 Winter 2018

The pulp magazine with modern sensibilities.

Contents
From the Editors
Richard L. Rubin “Commander Saturn and the Deadly Invaders from Rigel”
Karen Thrower “Demons Within”
Steve DuBois “Monsters in Heaven”
Benjamin Cooper “A Brush with Death”
Freddie Silva, Jr. “Granny May Saves the Day”
C.B. Droege “Regarding the Journal of Jessix Rutherford and Its Connection to the Beacon’s Tower Island Massacre of 1446 AR”
Chad Eagleton “The Lady and the Gunsmith”
D.J. Tyrer “The Sewers of Paris”

Editors: Matthew X. Gomez, Cameron Mount
Cover: Luke Spooner
6” x 9”, 98 pages
POD $6.99, Kindle $2.99 (free with print version)

Broadswords and Blasters website

News January 21, 2018

Sean Azzopardi

London-based cartoonist Sean Azzopardi sent an assortment of his recent comics:

Rain on Glass (2014, A5-size, 24 pages) Dramatic moments in Sean’s early life.

Tracks (2015, A5-size, 20 pages) Comic conventions, concerts, and a trip to Italy.

After the Sessions (2917, A5-size, 28 pages) Over the course of a day, images return unbidden to therapist Karen Quinlan’s memory, brought on by the messy stories and everyday complaints of her clients. A key, or a beach, or a sunset. The things she thought were left behind. It’s here that Karen discovers that the things she thought were gone are still very much with her. Script by Douglas Nobel, art by Sean Azzopardi

50 (2017, A4-size, 48 pages) Recollections of moments leading up to Sean’s 50th. (Andy Oliver’s review of 50 on Broken Frontier.)

Phatcomics website
Phatcomics shop

News January 19, 2018

Switchblade #4

It’s always great to see the glint of Scotch Rutherford’s Switchblade, an anthology of noir. Under issue four’s red hot cover:

Lisa Douglass “Members Only” (verse)
Scotch Rutherford Editor’s Corner photo by Jack Valentine
Quick & Dirty Flash Fiction
Jeffrey B. Burton “The Duck Blind”
Henry Brock “Cigarettes”
Aaron Majewski “The Dark Gleaming Blade”
J.D. Graves “Oh Sugar”
Peter DiChellis “Eternal Love”
Sharp & Deadly Short Fiction
Pearce Hansen “Seen One, Seen ‘Em All”
Nick Manzolillo “Extreme Hunting”
Max Sheridan “The Heart Handshake”
Tais Teng “Doch das Messer sieht man nicht”
Diane Deverell “Organ Trade Off”
Mike Derochick “Sunrise at the Devil’s Pulpit”
Lisa Douglass “Tumblr Girls”
Keith Rawson “So Much Love”
A.B. Patterson “White Powder, Black Leather, Grey Badges”
Author Bios & Acknowledgements

Switchblade: An Anthology of Noir
Caledonia Press
Editor: Scotch Rutherford
Cover photo: Scotch Rutherford
5” x 8”, 130 pages
POD $6.99 Kindle $2.99 (free with print version)

Switchblade Magazine website

News January 18, 2018

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2018

Contents
Happy Holidays art by Ally Hodges
The Lineup
Michael Nethercott “Sinners at Eight” art by Hank Blaustein
Marianne Wilski Strong “Louisa and the Lighthouse”
Peter Sellers “Christmas Help”
Mysterious Photograph $25 fiction contest “End Game”
John M. Floyd “Scavenger Hunt”
S. Frederic Liss “Coroners Don’t Change Faces” photo by Ron Chironna
Arlene Fisher Dying Words acrostic puzzle
Janice Law “The Crucial Game”
John H. Dirckx “Go for the Juggler”
David Edgerley Gates “A Multitude of Sins”
Robert C. Hahn Booked & Printed
James Lincoln Warren “The Chinese Dog Mystery” art by Ally Hodges
Robert Lopresti “Train Tracks”
Alex C. Renwick “Shallow Sand”
David Hagerty “Fair Trade”
Dorothy L. Sayers “Nebuchadnezzar” (Mystery Classic selected by B.K. Stevens)
The Story That Won (Sep/Oct) “Carried Away” by Bruce Harris
Statement of ownership, management, and circulation
Classified Marketplace

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Vol. 63 #1 & 2 Jan/Feb 2018
Publisher: Peter Kanter
Editor: Linda Landrigan
Associate Editor: Jackie Sherbow
Senoir Director of Art & Production: Porter C. McKinnon
Senior AD: Victoria Green
Cover: Corey Brickley
192 pages
$7.99 on newsstands until Feb. 20, 2018
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine website

News January 17, 2018

Mystery Weekly Magazine Jan. 2018

Contents
Arthur Carey “One and Done”
Ricky Sprague “The International (Marketing) Incident”
Jeff Somers “Arthur Kill”
Carlos Orsi “The Adventure of the Dead Frog”
Tim Major “The Pale Shadow and the Conjuror”
Rhonda Howard “Smoke Test” (A You-Solve-It)
Solution to Dec. You-Solve-It “The Family Feud” by Rhonda Howard

Mystery Weekly Magazine Jan. 2018
Publisher: Chuck Carter
Editor: Kerry Carter
Cover: Peggy Burkosky
7.5” x 10” 70 pages
POD $4.99, Kindle $2.99 (99¢ with print version)
Mystery Weekly Magazine website

News January 15, 2018

Asimov’s Science Fiction Jan/Feb 2018

Contents
Sheila Williams Editorial: A Few Words About Some Words
Robert Silverberg Reflections: Gog & Magog II by
James Patrick Kelly On the Net: Don’t Read the Comments
In Memoriam: Brian W. Aldiss (1925–2017)
James Gunn Thought Experiment: Space Opera and the Quest for Transcendence
James Gunn “The Seeds of Consciousness: 4107’s Story”
James Gunn “The Final Commandment: Trey’s Story”
G.O. Clark “Room With a View” (verse)
Rudy Rucker & Paul Di Filippo “In the Lost City of Leng”
Jane Yolen “Writing Away Coincidence”
Ian Creasey “The Equalizers”
Cixin Liu “Sea of Dreams” translation: John Chu
Matthew Hughes “Solicited Discordance”
Jessy Randall “Annie Jump Cannon Cataloged Stars” (verse)
Jessy Randall “Annie Jump Cannon Goes Home from the Lab” (verse)
Robert R. Chase “Assassin in the Clouds”
Statement of ownership, management and circulation
Jane Yolen “Balance” (verse)
Allen M. Steele “Barren Isle”
S. Qiouyi Lu “Mother Tongues”
Bruce Boston “Synesthesia” (verse)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch “The Rescue of the Renegat”
Josh Pearce “Objects in Space” (verse)
Paul Di Filippo On Books
Next Issue
Thirty-Second Annual Readers’ Award Ballot
Index: 2017
Classified Marketplace
Erwin S. Strauss SF Conventional Calendar

Asimov’s Science Fiction Vol. 42 #1 & 2, whole #504 & 505, Jan/Feb 2018
Publisher: Peter Kanter
Editor: Sheila Williams
Associate Editor: Emily Hockaday
Editorial Assistant: Deanna McLafferty
Senior Art Director: Victoria Green
Cover: Eldar Zakirov
208 pages, $7.99 on newsstands until Feb. 20, 2018
Asimov’s website

News January 12, 2018

The American Bystander #6 Fall 2017

Not-A-Digest Dept: The sixth issue of Michael Gerber’s all-star print humor quarterly is out. This issue features writers from Late Night with David Letterman, The New Yorker, SNL, The Onion, SPY and National Lampoon, as well as illustrations and cartoons from Merrill Markoe, Drew Friedman, Ed Subitzky, Roz Chast, M.K. Brown, Jim Siergey and 75 others. Full-color, large format (8.5×11) and 100 pages, The American Bystander is a worthy addition to any comedy fan’s library. Better yet, it’s an independent production.

The American Bystander website
Amazon.com

News January 11, 2018

Marvel Comics Digest #4

Marvel Entertainment and Archie Comics partnered last year to bring the Marvel Comics Digest to “big box retailers,” newsstand, and comic shops. Marvel supplies the content, Archie the “packaging,” and most importantly, the distribution.

The six-times-a-year title began in July 2017. The line-up thus far:

#1 Spiderman July 2017
#2 Avengers Sep. 2017
#3 Thor Dec. 2017
#4 X-Men Feb. 2018

“For years, Archie has made the digest format our bread and butter,” said Jon Goldwater, Publisher/CEO of Archie Comics, in the press release.

So far the issues have been like a trip through time. Each one begins with a story from the featured series’ original run by creators like Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, and Stan Lee. Then the 224-page digests present progressively more current reprints until their final page. Retail price is $6.99.

Issue #5 will feature Avengers and Black Panther, just in time for the release of the Black Panther movie coming out on Feb. 16, 2018.

News January 9, 2018

Fantasy and Science Fiction Jan/Feb 2018

Fantasy and Science Fiction Vol. 134 No. 1 and 2, #735, Jan/Feb 2018
Contents
Vandana Singh “Widdam”
Lisa Mason “Aurelia”
Gardner Dozois “Neanderthals”
Charles de Lint: Books to Look For
Elizabeth Hand: Books
Neal Wilgus “This Way” (verse)
Matthew Hughes “Jewel of the Heart”
Steven Fischer “A List of Forty-Nine Lies”
Robert Reed “An Equation of State”
Nick Wolven “Galatea in Utopia”
Mary Soon Lee “Dear Creator” (verse)
Kathi Maio: Films: Get Off the Sink and Other Unheeded Commandments
Statement of ownership, management and circulation
Paul Di Filippo: Plumage from Pegasus: Toy Sorry
J.D. Moyer “The Equationist”
Mary Robinette Kowal “A Feather in Her Cap”
Dale Bailey “The Donner Party”
Coming Attractions
Market Place
Graham Andrews: Curiosities

F&SF Jan/Feb 2018 cover — F&SF Jan/Feb 2018

Publisher: Gordon Van Gelder
Editor: C.C. Finlay
Assistant Publishers: Barbara J. Norton, Keith Kahla
Assistant Editors: Robin O’Connor, Stephen L. Mazur, Lisa Rogers
Contests Editor: Carol Pinchefsky
Film Editor: Harlan Ellison
Cover: Mondolithic Studios “Galatea in Utopia”
Cartoons: Arthur Masear, Bill Long, S. Harris
258 pages, $8.99 on newsstands until March 5, 2018
Fantasy & Science Fiction website

News January 7, 2018

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2018

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2018 Vol. 151 #1 & 2, whole #916 & 917
Contents
Barbara Cleverly “The Sofa Doll” art by Ron Bucalo
Steve Steinbock: The Jury Box
Doug Allyn “Stick”
William Dylan Powell “The Lighthouse and the Lamp”
Martin Edwards “Farewell Cruise”
Statement of ownership, management and circulation
Matthew Wilson “Burg’s Hobby Case” (Dept. of First Stories)
Angela Crider Neary “Murder on Rue Royal”
Bill Crider: Blog Bytes
Luciano Sivori “The Final Analysis” (Passport to Crime) Translated from the Spanish by Josh Pachter
Larry Light “Dysperception”
Kate Ellis “Half-Life”
Terence Faherty “The Noble Bachelor” art by Jason C. Eckhardt
Edwin Hill “White Tights and Mary Janes” (Dept. of First Stories)
Jane Jakeman “Tapping the Glass”
Robert Garner McBrearty “Wake Me When It’s Over”
John Morgan Wilson “The Case of the Curious Collector”
Margaret Maron “There Are No Elephants in Peru” art by Mark Evan Walker
Robert S. Levinson “The Public Hero”
Marilyn Todd “Killing Kevin”
Classified Marketplace
Elizabeth Elwood “Ghosts of Christmas Past”

Publisher: Peter Kanter
Editor: Janet Hutchings
Associate Editor: Jackie Sherbow
Senior Director Art & Production: Porter C. McKinnon
Senior AD: Victoria Green
Cover: Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe
192 pages
$7.99 on newsstands until Feb. 20, 2018
Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine website