Category Archives: Hard Copy
Hard Copy: The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story
I think my fascination with production art and designs goes back to when I saw Ralph McQuarrie’s art for the first Star Wars movie. Here we are many, many years later and I am still enthralled by art books. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged Abrams Books, Abrams Publishing, Alden Ehrenreich, Chewbacca, Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, George Lucas, Han Solo, Harrison Ford, James Clyne, Neil Lamont, Paul Bettany, Phil Szostak, Qi'ra, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Star Wars, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson
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Hard Copy: A Review of the New Novel, A Mound Over Hell by Gary Morgenstein
Great science fiction transcends its own narrative; it is impossible to pigeonhole it. The most significant works of science fiction were so important precisely because they did not remain within the original, limited definition of the genre. Philip K. Dick, … Continue reading
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Tagged A Mound Over Hell, Baseball, Dystopian Future, Gary Morgenstein, Science Fiction, World War III
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Hard Copy: New from IDW Comics…Star Trek vs. Transformers
The starship Enterprise finds there’s more to the final frontier when Kirk and his crew come face-to-face with the strangest life forms of all: the shape-changing robots of Cybertron! Prepare to beam up and roll out this September with Star … Continue reading
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Tagged Autobot, Captain Kirk, Cybertron, Decepticons, IDW, IDW Comics, IDW Publishing, Klingon, Mr. Spock, Optimus Prime, Star Trek The Animated Series, Transformer Cartoon, U.S.S. Enterprise
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Hard Copy: Go Behind the Scenes with The Art and Making of Pacific Rim: Uprising from Insight Editions
The behind the scene workings of films and television shows has always intrigued me. I love looking through books with production art and set design because I like to get an idea of how different things are between concept and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Book, Behind the Scenes, Giant mosters, Giant Robots, Insight Editions, Jaeger, John Boyega, Kaiju, Making of, Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Scott Eastwood, Steven S. DeKnight
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Hard Copy: The Art of Star Trek: The Kelvin Timeline Review
I have been a Star Trek fan all of my life. I wish I could recall when I watched the show for the first time but I don’t. My father says (though I really don’t believe it) that by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Kirk, Dr. McCoy, JJ Abrams, Klingon, Mr. Spock, Romulan, Romulan Bird of Prey, Star Trek, Titan Books, Titan Publishers, U.S.S. Kelvin
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Hard Copy: The Movie Art of Syd Mead-Visual Futurist Review
Like many science fiction fans I am obsessed with the future. Sadly, we do not know for sure how the future will look. Since future vistas are sheer speculation film makers need someone with unique vision when they are making … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliens, Art Book, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Elysium, James Cameron, Ridley Scott, Syd Mead, Titan Books, Titan Publishers, Visual Futurist
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Hard Copy: The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review
I must admit that it isn’t a surprise that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has held the top box office spot since its premiere 3 weeks ago. One of the main reasons for this box office supremacy would be the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abrams Books, Abrams Publishing, Chewbacca, Disney, Finn, FN2817, Jedi, Kylo Ren, Lucasfilm, Luke Skywalker, Millenium Falcon, Poe Dameron, Porg, Princess Leia, Rey, Snoke, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Empire, The First Order
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Hard Copy: Star Wars Forces of Destiny-Tales of Hope and Courage Book Review
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny is a new series of animated shorts (under 5 minutes) that tells stories involving the female characters from the franchise. Coinciding with the release of the animation there is a line of action figures, toys … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahsoka Tano, Jedi Knight, Jyn Erso, Maz Kanata, Padme Amidala, Princess Leia, Rey, Sabine, Star Wars: The Forces of Destiny, Studio Fun, Young Reader, Young Reader Book
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