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Seems a lot of creators I grew up with are passing on lately, in all industries.

Dave Stevens, artist extraordinaire, and creator of the Rocketeer, passed away from leukemia.

I loved Dave’s work. His clean, detailed, and nostalgic art really gave a sense of history to his tales. But most of all, he loved the lines and curves of the female figure like no other. I’ll always be thankful to him as the man who introduced me to Bettie Page, through Betty in the Rocketeer.

Thank you, Dave. I only wish there had been more of Cliff Secord and Betty to leave us even more of a legacy.

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I think many of us who enjoyed the Spider-man films were disappointed with #3, especially after the wonderful second movie, one of the best comic book films ever put to celluloid.

Jay Garmon, one of my favorite bloggers, has his own take on how the movie should have gone, and I find myself very much in agreement.

As Jay points out, this is another reason why perhaps science fiction writers should be in charge of Hollywood.

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Would that I could live in the alternate universe suggested by this article from SF Signal, where science fiction writers and lovers are in charge of Hollywood. Several interesting takes on how to fix Hollywood, as well as where we stand right now in regards to Science Fiction television and film.

While the article might not be of especial interest to all my readers, I had to point it out, simply for John C. Wright’s declaration:

“Okay, maybe I would order them to put Firefly back on the air.”

Amen, brother, amen.

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Nothing sums up the inherent creepiness of George Lucas penchant for retconning his Star Wars saga than this hilarious Horny Werewolf Day card/cartoon.

I remember sitting in the theatre in Santa Barbara in 1983 and suddenly finding out that Leia was Luke’s sister. I could feel the palpable “ewwwww” going through the audience that night, and it was obvious to most of us that despite his claims to the contrary, Lucas had not planned this from the beginning.

If he had, he was basically admitting that Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back deliberately had incest as strong undercurrents…

…and I shudder again.

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Something definitely more lighthearted to counteract the doom and gloom of my recent posts.

Paramount released the teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull today. I can’t believe it’s been almost 20 years since The Last Crusade.

Along with Harrison Ford, you’ve got Shia LaBeouf as Indy’s son via Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen returns), John Hurt as the oft-mentioned but never-seen Abner Ravenwood, and best of all, Cate Blanchett as the main villain. All in all, something to look forward to this summer.

I hope this little taste of Indy’s long-awaited return whets your appetite. I know it has mine. Also, watch one of the Quicktime HD versions, if your computer is capable.

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