September

Volume 27 Number 4 Issue 322
September 2014
Amelia Con
September 5-7
Atlantic Recreation Center
It was a busy August. First I went to Conjure and got to
2500 Atlantic Avenue
spend some time with some local fans and pros. Then I went to
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
France and saw the American Cemetery in Normandy. Then I
Guests: Caitlin Blackwood (actress, Doctor Who)
went to London for Worldcon. Along the way I stopped at
Sonny Strait (voice actor)
Cardiff, Wales to see the Doctor Who Experience. I will be
John Beatty (voice actor)
working on my NASFiC and Worldcon report this month. I am
Micah Solusod (voice actor)
trying a new way of con reporting. I planning to have the Detcon
Ayu Sakata (voice actor)
1(NASFiC) report for next month and Worldcon ready by
$10 online or $12 at the door
November. In November , I will have pictures of from
www.ameliacon.com
Necronomicon as well.
As always I am willing to take submissions.
Fanboy Expo
September 12-14
See you next month.
211 North Tampa Street
Tampa, FL 33602
Events
Guest: Lee Majors (actor)
Richard Anderson (actor)
Umicon
Jewel Staite (actor)
September 5-7
Dean Stockwell (actor)
Plaza Resort &Spa
And many more
600 N. Atlantic Avenue
$40
for
3-Day,
$20 per day
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
fanboyexpo.com
Guests: J.Michael Tatum(voice actor)
Justin Cook (voice actor)
Creative Con
John Swayse (voice actor)
September 13
Aaron Dismuke (voice actor)
Gulf Coast State College
$40 for three day, $20 for Fri and Sun, $30 for Sat
Union West
at the door
Panama City, FL
www.umicondaytona.com
Guests: Chris Arrant (writer)
Dawn Duvurger (actress)
Gary Brookins (comic strip artist)
Birthdays
$10 for the day
www.pccreativecon.com/
A WORD FROM THE EDITOR
Susan Cole - Sept. 3
Colleen O’Brien Sept. 26
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September 2014
OASFiS People
September OASFiS Calendar
OASFiS Business Meeting
Sunday, September 14, 1:30 PM, , Brick and Fire
Pasta and Pizza Parlor (Downtown Orlando, 1621 South
Orange Ave Orlando, Florida 32806). Come and join in the
discussion on The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratcheet.
SciFi Light
TBA. Check website and Facebook page.
To contact for more info:
OASFiS Business Meeting
407-823-8715
Steve Cole
Susan Cole
Arthur Dykeman
Steve Grant
Mike Pilletere
David Ratti
Juan Sanmiguel
Patricia Wheeler
Mythicon
September 19-21
Doubletree by Seaworld
Orlando, FL
Guests: John Swasey (voice actor)
Dameon Clarke (voice actor)
Eric Stuart (voice actor)
Marianne Miller (voice actor)
$45 for 3 days at the door, $30 for Fri and Sat,
$25 for Sun
www.mythicconventions.com
Orlando Comic Book Connection
September 20-21
Holiday Inn
5905 Kirkman Road
Orlando, FL
$5 at the door per day
thecomicbookconnection.com
Palm Con
September 27-28
Palm Beach County Convention Center
650 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Guest: Allen Bellman (Golden Age Comic Artist)
Jose Delbo (comic artist)
$20 pre-reg for the weekend and $25 at the door
www.palmcon.net
Klingon Feast
September 26-28
LaPlaya Resort
2500 North Atlantic Ave
Daytona Beach, FL 32118
$45 before Sep 1, $50 after Sep 1
www.klingonfeast.com
Sci-Con
September 26-28
Grand Hyatt
2900 Bayport Drive
Tampa, Florida, USA, 33607
407-275-5211
[email protected]
407-275-5211
[email protected]
407-328-9565
[email protected]
352 241 0670
[email protected]
[email protected]
407-282-2468
[email protected]
407-823-8715
[email protected]
[email protected]
Any of these people can give readers information about the
club and its functions. To be included in the list call Juan.
Guests: Richard Hatch (actor, Battlestar Galactica)
Dr. Story Musgrave (astronaut)
William Hatfield (writer)
$45 General Admission pre-reg 3 Day,
$50 at the door per day
scicontampa.com
Huricon
September 25-28
International Palms Resort and Convention Center
6515 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
$15 pre-reg for members and 25 for non-members
Gaming
www.hmgs-south.com/
OASIS Meeting Minutes
Date: 8-10-14
Officers: Peggy Stubblefield, Dave Lussier, Dav id Ratti
Members: Patricia Wheeler, Arthur Dykeman, Hector Houghlin
Guests: Bob Yazel
Old Business:
Con stuff—Bob suggest James Patterson as a Guest of Honor.
Patricia recommended skipping Bujold since she has turned
down previous invitations.
There was discussions on consuite. We need to have better
communications with everyone in the future.
Book Discussion: Under the Graveyard Sky by John Ringo
Dave Ratti read it and gave a synopsis. Sound like good
material for a television mini-series for the Syfy Channel
OASIS member Mark Wise has books to donate.
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September 2014
Conjure
Counterclockwise starting on the upper left:
Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theater
3000,
Superman-Red Son and Donna Troy,
The Shadow,
(left to right) Dementia von Grimm, Candy Keane
and Candy’s mother (I did not get her name)
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September 2014
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Movies: The members have seen Lucy, Hercules, of the
Galaxy, and Sharknado
Other views:
Races in media was discussed.
Peter Capaldi will debut as the new Doctor in the episode “Deep
Breath”on August 23rd. Jarrod Cooper, con chair of Hurricane
Who, is having a viewing party for the episode.
Word Crime is a new single/music video by Weird Al
Yankovich.
Sci Fi lite
Next month’s Book Discussion: Terry Pratchett’s The Wee Free
Men
Door prize was a Doctor Who T-Shirt.
Anime Festival Orlando 15
Anime Festival Orlando (AFO) 15 took place on July 25
-27, 2014, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort International Drive.
The Guests of Honor were Sean Schemmel (Goku, Dragonball Z
Kai), Kari Wahlgren (Haruko, FLCL), Stephanie Shea (Sailor
Moon, Sailor Moon), Cristina Vee (Sailor Mars, Sailor Moon),
Erica Mendez (Ryuko Matoi, Kill La Kill), Lucien Dodge
(Waver Velvet, Fate/Zero), and Ruben Langdon (Dante, Devil
May Cry).
The convention came back to its traditional hotel, the
Wyndham on International Drive. Last year, the hotel went
through a renovation that redistributed the convention space.
Parts of the old convention center were demolished in favor of
outdoor restaurants. The new areas that were built to make up for
the lost space were adequate: the con had the same amount of
space for panels and activities, and were accessible.
I presented a panel on Science Fiction Anime, an
expansion of a panel I did at AFO 12. I added newer shows like
Bodacious Space Pirates, From a New World, Psycho-Pass,
Attack on Titan, Space Dandy, and Space Brothers. The panel
was well attended and there was good response from the
audience. During the con, I decided I should prepare panel
focusing on Fantasy Anime next year.
I also presented a history of the Japanese space opera
Space Battleship Yamato. This year is Yamato’s 40th
anniversary. The presentation discussed the creative team behind
the original show: Yoshinobu Nishizaki (co-creator/producer),
Leiji Matsumoto (co_creator/art direction), Noberu Ishiguro
(director), and Hiroshi Miyagawa (composer). The panel
explored each show, film, and video game connected with
Yamato. At the end, I compared the original debut of the Wave
Motion Gun (the Y amato’s powerful weapon) with its
counterpart in Space Battleship Y amato 2199, the recent reimaging of the original show released last year. The art,
animation, and pacing greatly improved over the 38 years
between the two shows. At the panel, I found out the first part of
the English release is already available.
Kent Ward and Shane Morawaski of the Propeller
Anime anime club and podcast gave us the history of Trigger, a
studio founded by former employees of Gainax, the anime studio
started by fans in the 80s. Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko
Ohtsuka established the studio in 2011. Trigger first produced a
low budget, but very funny web animated series called Inferno
Cop. Their next production was a short film called Little Witch
Academia, a humorous look at a magical school, written by
Ohtsuka and directed by Masahiko Otsuka. A Kickstarter
campaign funded a follow-up film and reached its goal in under 5
hours. Trigger’s biggest success is the series Kill La Kill, an
over top comedy about a post-apocalyptic high school, revenge
and clothing. Kill La Kill was popular with fans and critics.
Daryl Surat of the A nime W orld Order podcast looked
at the series and films that were referenced in Kill La Kill. He
played clips from these earlier works and compared them to Kill
La Kill. Some of these works included Project A-Ko, Fist of the
North Star, Armored Troopers VOTOMS, and Aim for the Ace.
Surat posted a complete list of all the references on the Anime
World Order under the title “ List of titles shown at Otakon
2014”.
Daryl Surat and his co-host Gerald Rathkolb looked at
the history of Ninja in Anime. Their talk became broader, since
they discussed the appearance of ninja in Western film. They
showed one of the earliest anime releases in the United States,
Magic Boy (released in 1961 by MGM). The film is about a boy
with magical powers that are ninja-like. The first use of the word
“ninja” in a Western film was Y ou Only Live Twice, where it
was a name given to special operatives in the Japanese secret
service. Other works shown included Ninja Scroll, Naruto,
Ursuei Yatsura, Ninja III: The Domination and The Octagon
(starring Chuck Norris). Surat and Rathkolb pointed out that
while ninjas are renowned for their stealth, most films and shows
have ninjas that stand out in a crowd. Naruto wears a shirt of
safety orange and most the ninjas of the film Ninja: Silent
Assassin have the word “ninja” embroidered on their
headbands. The full list of ninja works is at the same place on
Anime World Order website as the Kill La Kill references.
There were 65 entries in the Anime Music Video
Contest this year, but only 29 were shown due time restrictions.
All of the winning videos can be found on animevideos.org and
on YouTube (see afoamv.theforgotten.com/2014.php).
Best Action – Brandon Reloquin
(brandon'sbestvids): The Walking Dead trailer
to the footage of High School of the Dead
Best Comedy – Josylin Taylor (Aqua Sky): “Me,
You and Steve” by Garfunkel and Oates using
footage from Golden time
Best Drama – Robyn Moore (dimensioncr8r): “Say
Something” by A great Big World to the
footage of Inu x Boku SS
Honorable Mention- Adam Adkins (sephirothskr):
“Prepare for the End” by Epic Score to footage
from various sources
Fan Favorite- BakaOppai: Anime Stew is a mix of
images and songs. The video is like a TV with
the channels changing every few seconds with
a clip from Family Guy unifying the piece
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Judges Award- Sarah Sannoune (sasukechanx):
“Under Control” by Calvin Harris & Alesso to
footage from various sources
Judges Award-Joseph Coarsaile (Maboroshi Studio):
The Signal trailer to the footage from Akira
Best in Show – Karlane Ramierz (Mission Cosplay):
“Counting Stars” by One Republic to the footage
of Eden of the East
There was a lot more to do at AFO. Lacy Amobea did a
yoga class based around Sailor Moon on Saturday and Sunday.
Daryl Surat discussed wrestling in Japan and its links with anime.
There were panels on the history of Mobile Suit Gundam and Jojo’s
Bizarre Adventure. There was packed demonstration explaining
how to do the poses in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. There were panels
that looked into the craft of making Anime Music Videos. There
was a continuation of the live action role-playing game called
Rocket Rangers of Orlandia.
It was a fun and well-organized convention.
Now I need to work on some new panels to present next
year.
Note: Info on AMVs from http://afoamv.theforgotten.com/2014.php
Anime Festival Orlando 15
Clockwise starting on the right:
Daryl Surat and Gerald Rathkolb of Anime W orld Order podcast
discussing ninjas,
Lacey Ameoba doing Sailor Moon yoga,
A George R.R. Martin cosplayer,
A women cosplaying the Dashcon ball pit a popular Internet
meme from July 2014
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Award News
(source Locus)
1939 Retro Hugo Awards Winners
September 2013
Best Novelette
‘‘The Lady Astronaut of Mars’’, Mary Robinette Kowal
(Rip-Off! 2012; maryrobinettekowal.com 2/13)
Best Short Story
Winners of the 1939 Retro Hugo Awards were presented August
‘‘The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere’’, John
14, 2014 in a ceremony at Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science
Chu (Tor.com 2/20/13)
Fiction Convention, held August 14- 18, 2014 in London,
England. Mary Robinette Kowal and Robert Shearman were the
Best Dramatic Presentation – Long
hosts.
Gravity
Best Novel
The Sword in the Stone, T.H. White (Collins)
Best Novella
‘‘Who Goes There?’’, John W. Campbell writing as
Don A. Stuart (Astounding Science-Fiction 8/38)
Best Novelette
‘‘Rule 18’’, Clifford D. Simak (Astounding ScienceFiction 7/38)
Best Short Story
‘‘How We Went to Mars’’, Arthur C. Clarke (A mateur
Science Stories 3/38)
Best Dramatic Presentation – Short
Game of Thrones: ‘‘The Rains of Castamere’’
Best Related Work
‘‘We Have Always Fought: Challenging the Women,
Cattle and Slaves Narrative’’, Kameron Hurley (A Dribble of Ink
5/20/13)
Best Graphic Story
‘‘Time’’, Randall Munroe (XKCD)
Best Professional Editor Long Form
Ginjer Buchanan
Best Dramatic Presentation – Short
The War of the Worlds (radio broadcast)
Best Professional Editor Short Form
Ellen Datlow
Best Professional Editor Short Form
John W. Campbell
Best Professional Artist
Julie Dillon
Best Professional Artist
Virgil Finlay
Best Semiprozine
Lightspeed
Best Fanzine
Imagination!
Best Fanzine
A Dribble of Ink
Best Fan Writer
Ray Bradbury
Best Fancast
SF Signal Podcast
1,307 valid ballots were received. Full statistics are available at
the Hugo Awards web site.
2014 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners
Best Fan Writer (
Kameron Hurley
Best Fan Artist
Sarah Webb
Winners for the Hugo Awards and for the John W. Campbell
Award for Best New Writer were announced at Loncon 3, the
72nd World Science Fiction Convention, held in London,
England, August 17, 2014. It was hosted by Justina Robson and
Geoff Ryman .
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer [Not a Hugo
Award]
Sofia Samatar
Best Novel
Ancillary Justice, Ann Leckie (Or bit US; Or bit UK)
There were 1,923 nominating ballots received from members of
LoneStarCon 3, Loncon 3, and Sasquan and 3,587 valid ballots
received . Full statistics are available at the Hugo Awards web
site.
Best Novella
‘‘Equoid’’, Charles Stross (Tor.com 9/24/13)
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September 2013
Anime Festival Orlando 15
Clockwise starting from the upper left
A group from Disney’s Frozen,
Sango from Inu Y asha,
Sinbad from the Adventures of Sinbad,
Marvel’s Green Goblin,
Mr. Spock,
Marvel’s Doctor Doom with a pretty bow
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September 2014
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August 13, 2014
Dear Juan:
Dear OASFiSians:
It is officially Canada Day, the 147th anniversary of the founding
of this country, and we’ve some great celebrations outside today,
but we’ve got to think about work in the morning. So, I am ready
for tomorrow, but there is such a stack of fanzines that need
response, and I have fallen behind a little with the Event
Horizon. So, here are comments on the June and July issues, 319
and 320.
While Juan is away in London for Worldcon, I am in Toronto,
wishing I was there, but knowing that staying home certainly
helps with the still-fragile finances. In the meantime, I can get
caught on somethings, like a letter of comment on the August
Event Horizon, issue 321.
I think that may be all for the moment…hope your summer is
hot, hot, hot, and your fandom is fun. Take care, and see you
with the next issue.
Wish there was more to write about, but time is short, and I have
to get to work. Take care, and tell us all about Detcon and Loncon next issue.
Yours, Lloyd Penney.
Yours, Lloyd Penney.
Attack on Titan is one of the most popular anime to come out
in recent years. When I was in Britain, I saw people wearing the
uniform jackets as clothing rather than costumes. If you are
curious you can see on it on Crunchyroll.com. There its free if
you are willing to put up with 3 commercial breaks per episode.
It also available on Netflix and being broadcast in the US on
Cartoon Network on Saturday night as part of the Toonami
block.
I plan to do a Detcon 1 and Loncon 3 report n the next few
months. Detcon did well in all aspects.
Didn't get to Detcon, either, but hear all kinds of good things
about it. Haven't heard more about attendance numbers and fiJune…my best to Roger Sims, an old friend, and hugs to Pat.
nances…let's hope it's not Debtcon. One thing we did do, someHope everyone enjoys their Fourth of July party; we had some
thing we haven't done in a long time, is buy new books, The
party here ourselves. We were vendors at Anime North, a huge
Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, and The Magicians' Land
anime convention in Toronto, and even though I am not an anime by Lev Grossman. Lev will be in the Toronto area for a signing
fan, there were uniforms everywhere we were told were from the tour in November.
anime Attack on Titan. Seems extremely popular. We plan to go
to the Saturday daytime only for the Grand Canadian Steampunk Not having Worldcon memberships, we did not vote on the HuExposition, which means we will miss Professor Elemental,
gos, but as always, I am interested to see who wins, and these
Steam Powered Giraffe, Jardin Mechanique and Abney Park.
days, see if I recognize the names of any of the winners. I suspect
I won't, but then, they don't know me, either…
July…Detcon is indeed on the horizon, and while it is a short
drive away from me, in Detroit, we will not be going. We have
Just past…a weekend-long event in the village of Coldwater,
found jobs, but there are overdue bills to pay and sources of
about 100 miles north of Toronto, the Coldwater Steampunk Fesmoney to pay back. I expect it will be quite a while before we go tival, and we had ourselves a fine time. Any excuse to get out-ofto another Worldcon again, if ever. Someone had the idea of
towners in the give local business a boost is a good one. Coming
mixing the convention’s con suite? You want people to mingle
up shortly, in about 10 days, is a small steampunk bazaar called
and make new friends, and that’s what a con suite does.
Suburban Steam, and we will be vendors there.
The Magicians’ Land is on my list to be read before the end
year. I really like the first 2 books in the series.
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Anime Festival Orlando 15
Clockwise starting from the upper left:
Willie Scott and Dr. Indiana Jones,
Haruko Haruhara (holding guitar) from FLCL,
Gundam Mecha
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