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Tom has sent us in this great image of one of his own Raygun builds. “I have attached a tweeked image of one of the rayguns that I build, the “Isabel de La Vega”. I find things that remind me of rayguns, then fabricate the rest of the piece around them. The pieces end up at art shows at various conventions.” For more information, visit Tom’s blog where he talks about his sculpts, pottery and the occasional chili recipe. More pictures of his artwork are available here. And be sure to check out his wares at DragonCon this weekend. Never miss an update. Subscribe to Pink Raygun by Email or subscribe via RSS Related PostsPink Raygun Gallery Image 017 - Chris CowanChris sent this one in at the end of May, but it got lost in the shuffle of moving Pink Raygun from ...Pink Raygun Gallery Image 016 - Laure Anne   Laure Anne is a new Pink Raygun fan, and other than she wants to illustrate all the time...Pink Raygun Gallery Image 005 - Edna Rouse Edna

The Fall TV season is looming and we need writers to provide commentary and reviews for the genre shows being lobbed at Geeks everywhere by network execs. This is not a recap - this requires considerable snark for insightful and witty commentary which may, or may not, include the word “poop”. So, what’s on the menu? (more…) Related PostsPresidential Geek Survey Diary - Day 16Elizabeth Edwards accused Hillary Clinton of acting like a man and not being vocal enough on women's...Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads Part 2My demand for hot Cylon guys was answered! Woohoo! I knew incessant emails would pay off. So, the...Pink Raygun Interviews: Jessica BaroneJessica Barone digs vampires. And what's not to love? Have you ever seen an unnattractive vampire,...Do you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

Chucky’s task as America’s Player was to vandalize Beru’s personal property. “I’m glad to know,” he said in the diary room, “that the galaxy hates her as much as everyone on the ship.” Chuck was very excited about the task and executed it immediately by pooping on her pillow. (more…) Related PostsBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 15Big Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 5Big Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 12Do you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

Immediately after the Head of Ship competition, Delenn tracked down the members of her alliance and demanded to know why they betrayed her. She cornered Ash in his bedroom and said, “I do not understand. We agreed that I was the leader and you did not follow my lead. This is most distressing.” Ash didn’t take it well. (more…) Related PostsBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 5Big Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 12Big Brother: Pink Raygun EditionDo you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

Chen-Bot 3000 reported live from outside the Big Brother ship for the live eviction ceremony. Beru continued flitting about in the red unitard she won in the Power of Veto competition, which resulted in a grievous audio error from Chen-Bot 3000. Chen-Bot 3000 intended to say that Beru takes the “uni” out of “unitard”. What she actually said was, “Beru, you’re a tard.” Later, the Chen-Bot froze in the middle of the live eviction and had to be replaced on the fly by a catering bot. (more…) Related PostsBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 5Big Brother: Pink Raygun EditionBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 2Do you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

The Mrs. Robinson Alliance (Delenn, Ash and The Joker) got suspicious about Flash Gordon’s loyalty to their alliance, while Chucky, as America’s Player, obeyed America’s wishes and crawled into bed with Frodo. Chucky took some liberties with the order, and started gnawing on his kneecap. “That was ridiculous, America,” Chucky said in the diary room. “You couldn’t have made me crawl into bed with Aura?  Jerks.” (more…) Related PostsBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 5Big Brother: Pink Raygun EditionBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 2Do you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

Bradley runs what has got to be one of the coolest websites around. Webomator is a retro-futuristic look at all things stylish and cool, and he’s got some of the best t-shirts going. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Related PostsPink Raygun Gallery Image 017 - Chris CowanGalleryPink Raygun Gallery Image 016 - Laure AnneDo you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

This is Chen-Bot 3000 reporting from outside the Big Brother ship for the live eviction. It has been 13 days since the ShipMates locked themselves away for your viewing pleasure, and now it’s time to choose. Who will stay on board and who will be evicted? Niki Sanders, the psycho cocktail waitress from Las Vegas, or Alien, the face sucking arch enemy of Predator? Campaigning was light from both nominees all week. Niki resisted the urge to go berserk on her ship mates, and spent most of the time in tears. Alien mostly skulked around, hissing and dripping acid everywhere she went. (more…) Related PostsBig Brother: Pink Raygun EditionBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 2Big Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 1Do you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

Flash fumes over Beru’s batty behavior and Chucky’s chicanery deceives Delenn. In his first move as the Universe’s Player, Chucky’s task was to make up a traumatic story from his past and confide in Delenn. He tearfully told her the story of how he became a doll and his multiple deaths and the movie contract from which he can’t escape. “Bride of Chucky, Seed of Chucky,“ he sobbed. “I had to act with Jennifer Tilly in that last one! Do you know how humiliating that was for me?” (more…) Related PostsBig Brother: Pink Raygun EditionBig Brother: Pink Raygun Edition - Day 145%-50% off Pixar DVDs at Amazon through June 11Do you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

This is Chen-Bot 3000 reporting from outside the Big Brother Spaceship. With the season premiere of Big Brother 8, comes the first season of Big Brother: Pink Raygun Edition, which happens simultaneously and mirrors the Big Brother events. Meet the House Guests and their Big Brother: Pink Raygun Edition counterparts: (more…) Related Posts45%-50% off Pixar DVDs at Amazon through June 11PRGAAMWA DVD Fight: Slither vs. The MessengersKyle XY: The HomecomingDo you like Pink Raygun? You could always buy me a coffee...Share This

When I was a kid, I didn’t think it got any dreamier than Dirk Benedict as Starbuck. I also thought that Jimmy Carter was solely responsible for canceling the original Battlestar Galactica and was ten before anyone told me otherwise. Luckily, when I grew up, I took civics classes and got cable, which obliterated my misguided thinking. Who could possibly be dreamier than Dirk Benedict? Tahmoh Penikett, that’s who. Penikett plays Lt. Karl ‘Helo’ Agathon on the new Battlestar Galactica. Helo is one of the few characters who has maintained a moral compass and acts on it, which often pits him against the fleet. Here, Penikett talks about his current film projects, and the challenges of playing Helo. (more…) Related PostsPink Raygun Gallery Image 004 - Stephanie LesniakRude Dude Productions announced Nexus 99: Space Opera Act 1 of 4 is now on presale.February and March Interview Roundup

Perfect Storm was previously an online comic strip created by comic book artist Rob Jones which was recently relaunched as a print comic book. I’ve never read the strip, but luckily, the issue of Perfect Storm that arrived in my mailbox is an intro to the character and her world, so I wasn’t distracted by putting pieces together. Erin Storm is a bad ass, independent government operative. In Book One of the Convention Series, she’s in a psychiatrist’s office and most of the action takes place in flashbacks with her narration. Unlike Lost flashbacks, these actually accomplish something. I really like Rob Jones’ artwork in this comic. It’s clean, realistic and old school. He does a great job capturing the characters’ emotions in their facial expressions. I can’t place Erin’s face, but she looks looks really familiar, like someone I might have gone to high school with. The artwork holds my interest and Erin is likable enough, and

I have the first three issues of lots of comic series’ in my closet. My general rule is to give a series three issues to grab my attention and get me invested in the characters. In the past few months, most comics haven’t been doing that for me, and it was getting pretty irritating. I initially resisted Welcome to Tranquility because I was feeling negative that day and didn’t feel like being disappointed again. Recently, I picked it up and immediately fell in love with it. Now I feel silly. I really like the concept - a town that is entirely made up of former Maxi Comic superheroes and their families - and the whodunit aspect of Welcome to Tranquility. The first three issues, even though they’re dealing with a murder, are pretty lighthearted and quirky. We’re meeting the characters, learning about the retired heroes’ backgrounds through their old comics and seeing how that has played out in their retirement. Most of them have kept the trapp

Danny Burbol creates comics, lots of comics. Some of his titles include Hip Square, Katie Cat & Juvenile Drivel. Danny was at APE 2007, and took much better pictures than we did. Sadly we didn’t get a chance to meet him at APE. Regardless, he was kind enough to send us this cool bit of artwork for our gallery. Be sure to check out all of Danny’s work at dannyburbol.com.

We’re kicking off our contest season with a fat prize pack of goods from the Alternative Press Expo. To register for the “Couldn’t Make APE ‘07?” contest, simply subscribe to Pink Raygun email updates. If you already get Pink Raygun’s email updates, do nothing - you’re already entered to win. We will continue publishing the Interviews from APE series through the month of May, and at it’s conclusion will randomly draw a winner from our active email subsrcibers. Upon notification, the winner will have seven days to respond with an acceptance email that includes a verification of age and a shipping address. “Couldn’t Make APE ‘07?” is open to everyone age 18 and over, and you must reside in the United States. (Don’t worry, we’ll be running contests that people outside the U.S. can win in the near future). Once you are registered as an email subscriber, be sure to keep that registration active. You wil

Rob Jones is the artist, writer and creator of Perfect Storm. Rob has been working in comics for 7 years for companies like Heroic Publishing, Students of the Unusual, and MoonStone Books. For the past 5 years, Rob has been an assistant to industry veteran Dick Giordano, and together they have produced work for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Top Cow Comics, and Egmont Publishing. Visit Rob at his site, Harbor Comics.

Ethan and Lynn write and draw the comic strip Marital Bliss??? Ethan (the artist) manages a horse-drawn carriage by night and draws by later at night. Lynn is a full-time writer and occassional blogger, who is a total fangirl and thinks PinkRayGun rocks!

Gareth Powell is a speculative fiction writer from the UK whose work has been published in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. In January 2007, his novelette The Last Reef was nominated for a BSFA award; the novelette also placed in the 2006 Interzone Reader’s Poll for best short story. His first printed collection of short stories will be published in August 2008. Powell recently participated in the ongoing discussion of gender and genre on BBC Radio 4 and at Eastercon. Here, he talks to Pink Raygun about gender and sci-fi, smart dust and what he’d name his space ship. PR: You seem to have become a “go-to guy” in the debate about gender and genre in the UK. How did that come about? GLP: It happened completely by accident. Back in February, I got an email from a producer on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, asking if I’d like to appear on the show the following day to talk with Liz Williams about “whether or not science fiction is a

With a title like Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla and a cover featuring the beta version of the Iron Giant holding a lightsaber, you can’t expect much. Despite first impressions, the movie was a pleasant surprise. The lightsaber is misleading, though. A Japanese military program is creating cyborgs during World War II. The cyborg laboratory gets destroyed, and decades later Disco Club Layla is built over the ruins. But, one last cyborg remains in the destroyed underground lab, and when the club starts having problems with it’s generator, the cyborg is awakened and goes on a killing rampage involving a lot of bullets and a katana. No lightsaber. In the midst of it all, an electrician and a girl who may be either a designer or a call girl - it’s ambiguous - fight to survive and to keep their clothes pristine white. Mikadroid is well conceptualized and surprisingly well done. It won’t win any awards, but it does what it can. The characters&rsq

Samurai Chicks was like the Pussycat Dolls meets Charlie’s Angels, but with ghosts. And really bad blood effects. And possibly a message of political propaganda. The cover at the left is much different than the one available at my local Hollywood Video. The box I picked up made Samurai Chicks look like a black and white Reservoir Dogs with martial arts girls. It’s subtitled Girls for Independence, which makes me think it should be about girl power. It has girls, those girls have power, but it’s not a girl power movie. Four girls at a dance academy are selected to become dancing super-spies for a political terrorist group. One of their leaders is a pop star named Cocoe, who delivers messages to the chicks through her dance videos. This is nothing so subtle as subliminal messages; Cocoe uses her dance steps as sign language to say things like “Head to the alley,” and “Look behind you”. The chicks carry out attack missions and randomly br

What would you do if you got a hold of your brother’s nose? I’d leave my brother’s nose on the shelf above the toilet in his bathroom. But, then I’d feel bad and wave it over some fresh cheesecake for him. He likes cheesecake. Is it wrong that we’re in our thirties and my brother and I still act like we’re seven years old? To suit my usually childish mood, we picked up two kids’ books by Ragnar, Got Your Nose: A True Story and Izzy’s Very Important Job, from Baby Tattoo Books at the Alternative Press Expo. In Got Your Nose, brothers Horace and Borris engage in a battle of stinky wills that starts when Borris yanks Horace’s nose off his face and dose those horrible things to it that brothers are apt to do. Izzy’s Very Important Job is told in observation mode as she rushes to work. Is Izzy a secret agent? Is she a crime fighter? Her job is much cuter than either of those options. The artwork reminds me of the Looney

Shannon Wheeler was kind enough to contribute to the Pink Raygun Convention Sketchbook with this image of Too Much Coffee Man joining the Pink Raygun crusade. You can read our interview with Shannon here, and see more of both “Too Much Coffee Man” and “How To Be Happy” here.

We came back from the Alternative Press Expo 2007 to find this waiting for us in our in box. Thanks for the great image Tori! And now, a word from the artist: “Tori Brenneison is a freelance illustrator who hails from the exotic locale of Cleveland, Ohio. She has run an online portfolio at www.tasteslikeabiscuit.com for the past few years and is just now managing to make the jump from amateur to professional. Her first major illustration project is a graphic novel entitled “Case Files”, which is mostly about girls who carry guns, although it’s supposed to be about love and morals and lots other things. As a matter of fact, talking about this “professional” business, you should contact her sometime to talk about art and stuff. Tori really likes talking about art… and stuff.”

PJ Haarsma, author of The Softwire and creator of Rings of Orbis is taking his ideas beyond the world of young adult books into multiple forms of media. There is already a beautifully executed online role playing game, a comic book series is in the works, as well as a movie. Here, he talks to Pink Raygun about his plans for the series. Pink Raygun: Is science fiction something you’ve always enjoyed, even as a child? PJ Haarsma: It was. I actually started reading horror. I went from comic books to horror novels and then I got my hands on an Orson Scott Card novel, Ender’s Game. After that, it was all about science fiction for me. In school I was a big science geek - I have a degree in science - but I was lousy in English; it was my worst subject. I wanted to be a doctor, so as soon as I could stop taking English, I did. I didn’t like what they made me read and I couldn’t spell. Therefore, the whole idea of writing, especially in the sci-fi world, always f

The Hollywood Film Festival is now accepting entries for the 2007 edition. Features, documentaries, shorts and music video submissions will be accepted until May 31st. The festival runs October 17th through 22nd. For more information on the festival and submissions, click here. In an effort to generate a younger viewing audience, Lifetime (”Television for Women”) has greenlighted The Gathering, a thriller featuring a dark underground community of New York City that includes witches. The Gathering is slated as a four hour mini-series from producer David Eick (Battlestar Galactica). The Scifi Channel has picked up another season of Doctor Who. This will be the third season featuring British hottie David Tenant as The Doctor. New episodes begin airing in the United States in July.

Cally Tyrol is either the toughest or the luckiest woman in scifi. She’s looked down the barrel of many guns, has been in front of a Cylon firing squad and even got thrown into deep space without a space suit. Nicki Clyne, the woman who gives life to Cally on Battlestar Galactica, talks about the challenges of the role and how it’s changed for her over the years. Pink Raygun: What drew you to acting? Nicki Clyne: I’ve always loved performing, from playing dress up to doing dance routines in my back yard; I think acting grew out of that natural desire to express myself as well as my curiosity about why people do what they do. I also feel very lucky to have had a drama teacher in high school who encouraged me to explore the power of theatre to move people and also to understand myself better in the process. PRG: You’ve worked on the Battlestar Galactica mini-series, TV series, and the webisodes. How was working on each different? NC: When we filmed the mini-s

Pink Raygun is now accepting webcomic submissions. We are looking for six female created webcomics to run on a weekly basis. To be considered, submit a minimum of three episodes of your webcomic to submissions@pinkraygun.com by May 2nd. Your submission should be no wider than 600 pixels and no taller than 200 pixels. We’ll announce the official selections on May 4th.

I met Judith O’Dea very briefly at a local theater’s all-night horror movie marathon. She may be best known for playing Barbara in the originalNight of the Living Dead, but there is far more to her than that role. Ms. O’Dea has had a prolific career on stage and turned her acting skills into another career in oral communications training. Here, Ms. O’Dea talks to Pink Raygun about her original screenplay and her career after zombies. Pink Raygun: You own and operate O’Dea Communications. What does your company do? Judith O’Dea: I’ve had the company for eight years now. Its specialty is oral presentation training. I help corporate employees or anyone, for that matter, organize, visualize, and deliver an effective, powerful, persuasive presentation. I also train trainers. Let’s say, for example, that you have a certain expertise that you’ve been asked to teach, but you aren’t a certified instructor. My course gives you the trainin

We came across Traci on our MySpace, saw her costumes, and immediately hit that “Add Friends” button. Traci is an avid and talented costumer with some elaborate costumes to her credit. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Not every comic can successfully make the leap from the page to moving pictures. Shannon Wheeler’s Too Much Coffee Man, which he has been writing and drawing since the 1990s did better than... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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As part of Zombie Week, I read all five trades of The Walking Dead in the space of two days. I never sit down and read one trade after another in a series; I like to space it out and prolong the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The Illusionist makes the mistake of trying to be a smart movie when it is clearly very simple. At it’s heart, it’s an early John Hughes movie like Pretty in Pink or Some Kind of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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I’m baffled at how Children of Men was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It is beautifully shot with several single shot sequences that are truly amazing. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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We are pleased to announce that Pink Raygun will be a guest at SiliCon 2007 this October. SiliCon is a scifi/comics/anime convention which is held October 5-7 in San Jose, CA. Confirmed guests... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Edward Gorey’s The Doubtful Guest is being adapted for the big screen by Walden Media, Fox 2000 and the Jim Henson Co. The Doubtful Guest is about a mischievous creature who makes an... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I really wanted to like this book. On reading the back cover and the first couple of pages at the bookstore, Gerry Bartlett’s Real Vampires Have Curves sounded like a decent paranormal chick... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Monica Staggs could kick The Fall Guy’s ass and could probably do it while wearing high heels and fixing her lipstick. You’ve seen Staggs perform stunts in over seventy projects in film... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

For Part One of this interview, Click Here. Steve Rude turned the tables on me in the middle of our conversation and interviewed the interviewer about working in comics. In part two, The Dude talks... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

I love Star Wars, especially Princess Leia. When I was a kid, she was one of the few women I saw anywhere that wasn’t a stay at home mom or a teacher, and she gave me hope that, while I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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In 1995, Kevin Wasden launched his professional art career. Since then, his client list has grown to include Avon Camelot, Tor Books, DK Publishing, and many others. He has also employed his talents... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Diane Pharaoh Francis is the author of the high fantasy adventure novels Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood, which make up her fantasy trilogy, The Path Series. Francis is also a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Diana Pharaoh Francis is the author of the high fantasy adventure novels Path of Fate, Path of Honor and Path of Blood, which make up her fantasy trilogy, The Path Series. Francis is also a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Jessica Barone digs vampires. And what’s not to love? Have you ever seen an unnattractive vampire, other than Nosferatu or the creepy blue one in Salem’s Lot? Barone’s novels,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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We came across Ruby’s profile on Comicspace, and immediately thought that she’d be a good subject for Pink Raygun. Here was a girl with some insanely great costuming abilities, and not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Edna does a webcomic called “Crappy Little Comic.” We were really late in getting her image up, I hope she forgives us. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura are building a toy army in Los Angeles. Robot Girl, shown to the left, is the first member of that army. For six years, Visell and Valigura worked in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]