'Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection' 4K Bluray Boxset through Zavvi

'Star Trek: The Original 4-Movie Collection' 4K bluray boxset.

Bonus features include:

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 4K Ultra HD

• Isolated score in Dolby 2.0—NEW!
• Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Blu-ray

• Isolated score in Dolby 2.0—NEW!
• Commentary by Michael & Denise Okuda, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens and Daren Dochterman
• Library Computer (HD)
• Production
• The Longest Trek: Writing the Motion Picture (HD)
• The Star Trek Universe
• Special Star Trek Reunion (HD)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 001: The Mystery Behind V’ger
• Deleted Scenes
• Storyboards
• Trailers (HD)
• TV Spots

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 4K Ultra HD

• Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer (Director's Cut and Theatrical Version)
• Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Blu-ray

• Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer (Director's Cut and Theatrical Version)
• Commentary by Director Nicholas Meyer and Manny Coto (Theatrical Version)
• Text Commentary by Michael and Denise Okuda (Director’s Cut)
• Library Computer (HD)
• Production
• Captain’s Log
• Designing Khan
• Original Interviews with William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and Ricardo Montalbán
• Where No Man Has Gone Before: The Visual Effects of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• James Horner: Composing Genesis (HD)
• The Star Trek Universe
• Collecting Star Trek’s Movie Relics (HD)
• A Novel Approach
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 002: Mystery Behind Ceti Alpha VI (HD)
• Farewell
• A Tribute to Ricardo Montalbán (HD)
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 4K Ultra HD

• Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll and Robin Curtis
• Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Blu-ray

• Commentary by director Leonard Nimoy, writer/producer Harve Bennett, director of photography Charles Correll and Robin Curtis
• Commentary by Ronald D. Moore and Michael Taylor
• Library Computer (HD)
• Production
• Captain’s Log
• Terraforming and the Prime Directive
• Industry Light & Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Trek
• Spock: The Early Years (HD)
• The Star Trek Universe
• Space Docks and Birds of Prey
• Speaking Klingon
• Klingon and Vulcan Costumes
• Star Trek and the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (HD)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 003: Mystery Behind the Vulcan Katra Transfer
• Photo Gallery
• Production
• The Movie
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 4K Ultra HD

• Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
• Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Blu-ray

• Commentary by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
• Commentary by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
• Library Computer (HD)
• Production
• Future’s Past: A Look Back
• On Location
• Dailies Deconstruction
• Below-the-Line: Sound Design
• Pavel Chekov’s Screen Moments (HD)
• The Star Trek Universe
• Time Travel: The Art of the Possible
• The Language of Whales
• A Vulcan Primer
• Kirk’s Women
• The Three-Picture Saga (HD)
• Star Trek for a Cause (HD)
• Starfleet Academy SCISEC Brief 004: The Whale Probe (HD)
• Visual Effects
• From Outer Space to the Ocean
• The Bird of Prey
• Original Interviews
• Leonard Nimoy
• William Shatner
• DeForest Kelley
• Tributes
• Roddenberry Scrapbook
• Featured Artist: Mark Lenard
• Production Gallery
• Storyboards
• Theatrical Trailer (HD)

On sale for pre-order now for £79.99 through Zavvi.

'The Suicide Squad' 4K Bluray through Zavvi

'The Suicide Squad' 4K bluray.

On sale for pre-order now through Zavvi.

'How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' 4K bluray steelbook.

 Bonus features include:

• Two Shorts: Bilby and Bird Karma
• Deleted Scenes
• The Dragon Sheep Chronicles
• Welcome to New Berk
• A Deck of Dragons
• Astrid’s Whole Dragon Trilogy in 60 Seconds
• And more!

On sale for pre-order Sunday August 1 at 6pm UK for £25.99 through Zavvi.

'How To Train Your Dragon 2' 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'How To Train Your Dragon 2' 4K bluray steelbook.

 Bonus features include:

• Fishlegs’ Dragon Stats
• Drago’s War Machines
• Berk’s Dragon World
• Hiccup’s Invention in Flight
• Deleted Scenes
• And more!

On sale for pre-order Saturday July 31 at 6pm UK for £25.99 through Zavvi.

Artist Spotlight: The Art Of . . . Lucille Clerc

Showcasing art from some of my favourite artists, and those that have attracted my attention, in the field of visual arts, including vintage; pulp; pop culture; books and comics; concert posters; fantastical and imaginative realism; classical; contemporary; new contemporary; pop surrealism; conceptual and illustration.

The art of Lucille Clerc.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Red Sonja' by Boris Vallejo

'Red Sonja' by Boris Vallejo.

Cover art for 'Demon Night', book 2 of the 'Red Sonja' series written by David C Smith and Richard L Tierney, published in 1982 by Ace Books.

#CoolArt: 'Superman 78' prints by Blake Armstrong

'Superman 78' by Blake Armstrong.

Limited edition print, in a signed 12" x 18" standard edition for $40, and AP edition for $45, and a 24" x 36" standard edition for $150, and AP edition for $175.

All sales will go toward the Massac County High School art program.

On sale now from Blake's website.

#CoolArt: 'Solstice' print by Christopher Lovell

'Solstice' by Christopher Lovell.

A2 (16.5" x 23.4") sized print on high quality 200gsm satin finish paper in a signed edition for £33.99.

Orders also come with a FREE signed A4 (8.3" x 11.7") sized mini print and sticker.

On sale now from Christopher's website.

#CoolArt: 'Niobe' & 'Dura' prints by David Mack through Stranger Comics

'Niobe' & 'Dura' by David Mack.

Variant cover art for the upcoming 'Niobe & Dura' comic series published by Stranger Comics.

11" x 17" fine art prints, for $19.99 each, or $39.98 $29.99 for the 2 print set.

On sale now through Stranger Comics. 

#CoolArt: Copro Gallery presents the 'Modern + Contemporary' group art exhibition at the LA Art Show

Copro Gallery presents the 'Modern + Contemporary' group art exhibition at their booth (#1113 - 1117) during this year's LA Art Show, showcasing the best and brightest of the alternative modern & contemporary art movement powered by multi-national galleries, collectors and media.

The LA Art Show is on view, open to the public for viewing the art safely with social distancing and masks required, at the Los Angeles Convention Center - West Hall, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 until Sunday August 1 2021.

by John Brophy

#CoolArt: 'The Knower' print by Frank Gonzales through The People's Print Shop

'The Knower' by Frank Gonzales.

16" x 20" archival print, in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50 for $65.

On sale now through The People's Print Shop.

#CoolArt: 'Grateful Dead' prints by Rhys Cooper through Bottleneck Gallery

'Grateful Dead' by Rhys Cooper.

Officially licensed 18" x 36" screen print, in a numbered Regular edition of 300 for £60, a numbered Gold Foil Variant edition of 175 for $75, a numbered Pink Gold Foil Variant edition of 150 for $85, and a numbered Pink Fluoro Foil Variant edition of 150 for $85.

On sale Friday July 30 at 12pm ET through Bottleneck Gallery.

Regular Edition

Gold Foil Variant Edition

Pink Gold Foil Variant Edition

Pink Fluoro Foil Variant Edition

'Inside Out' & 'The Good Dinosaur' 4K Blurays through Zavvi

'Inside Out' & 'The Good Dinosaur' 4K blurays.

On sale for pre-order for £19.99 now through Zavvi.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Night Winds' by Frank Frazetta

'Night Winds' by Frank Frazetta.

Cover art for 'Night Winds', part of the 'Kane' series written by Karl Edward Wagner, published in 1978 by Warner Books.

#CoolArt: 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring' print by Nan Lawson through Vice Press

'Rivendell' by Nan Lawson.

Officially licensed 18" x 24" fine art print, in a numbered limited edition of 295 for £29.99 / $42.

On sale Thursday July 22 at 6pm UK (1pm ET) through Vice Press (in collaboration with Bottleneck Gallery).

#ArtOfTheDay: 'The Case Of The Toxic Spell Dump' by Stephen Hickman

'The Case Of The Toxic Spell Dump' by Stephen Hickman.

Cover art for the novel, written by Harry Turtledove, published in 1993 by Baen Books.

#NewComicBookDay: My Comics Pull List This Week

My comics Pull List this week.

• 'The Witcher: Witch's Lament' #3 (Dark Horse Comics)
• 'Usagi Yojimbo: Dragon Bellow Conspiracy' #2 (IDW Publishing)

'The Witcher: Witch's Lament' #3 (Dark Horse Comics)
Variant cover art by Anato Finnstark

'Usagi Yojimbo: Dragon Bellow Conspiracy' #2 (IDW Publishing)
Cover art by David Petersen

#CoolArt: 'Ghostbusters' TIMED Release print by Rich Pellegrino through Gallery1988

'Ghostbusters' by Rich Pellegrino.

17" x 22" giclee print on 330gsm hot press watercolor paper, in a signed and numbered TIMED Release edition for $55, with a hand painted addition (the image will be chosen by Rich, but could include (not limited to) Ecto-1, Slimer, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, Ray Stantz, Venkman, Egon, Winston, Louis Tully, Demon Dogs, Dana, Zuul, etc.) for $150 also available.

On sale now until Friday July  30 at 11.59am PT through Gallery1988.

Hand Painted Addition example

#CoolArt: 'WandaVision' & 'The Falcon And The Winter Soldier' prints through Grey Matter Art

'WandaVision' by Juan Carlos Ruiz Burgos. 24" x 18" giclee print on Cold Press Natural paper, in a numbered limited edition of 150 for $50.

'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'. 20" x 30" giclee print on Hot Press Bright paper, in a numbered limited edition of 125 for $50.

Also available as a matching numbered 2 print set for $90.

On sale Thursday July 29 at 1pm ET through Grey Matter Art.

'A Clockwork Orange' 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'A Clockwork Orange' 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition 4K bluray steelbook.

Collector's Edition includes:

• A Clockwork Orange on 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray
• Collectable Steelbook case with new artwork
• Blu-ray Bonus Disc featuring Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures and O Lucky Malcolm! documentaries
• 32-page booklet
• Double-sided Poster
• Set of 3 Art Cards
• Behind the scenes stills
• Newspaper prop replica

Special Features:

• Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Historian Nick Redman
• Channel Four Documentary Still Tickin’: The Return of Clockwork Orange
• New Featurette Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange
• Career Profile O Lucky Malcolm! [in High Definition]
• Theatrical Trailer

Available for pre-order Wednesday July 28 at 9am through Zavvi.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Stasis' by Seb McKinnon

'Stasis' by Seb McKinnon.

'Magic Online Promo' card art, from Magic: The Gathering

'A Clockwork Orange' Titans Of Cult Limited Edition 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'A Clockwork Orange' Titans Of Cult limited edition 4K bluray steelbook.

Set includes:

• 'A Clockwork Orange' on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray
• Collectable SteelBook Case with new artwork
• 2 x Unique Enamel Pins

Special Features:

• Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and Historian Nick Redman
• Channel Four Documentary Still Tickin’: The Return of Clockwork Orange
• New Featurette Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange
• Career Profile O Lucky Malcolm! [in High Definition]
• Theatrical Trailer

Available for pre-order now for £34.99 through Zavvi.

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Finalists For The 2021 British Fantasy Awards Announced

The finalists for the 2021 British Fantasy Awards have been announced by the British Fantasy Society, with the winners to be announced at FantasyCon in Birmingham, September 2021.

Best Newcomer (The Sydney J Bounds Award)

• Tiffani Angus, for Threading the Labyrinth (Unsung Stories)
• Dan Coxon, for Green Fingers & Only the Broken Remain (Black Shuck Books)
• Sean Hogan, for Three Mothers, One Father (Black Shuck Books)
• Kathleen Jennings, for Flyaway (Tordotcom)
• Simon Jimenez, for The Vanished Birds (Titan)
• Rym Kechacha, for Dark River (Unsung Stories)

 

Best Film / Television Production

• Birds of Prey
• The Boys: What I Know (Season 2, episode 8)
• The Haunting of Bly Manor: The Romance of Certain Old Clothes (Season 1, episode 8)
• The Invisible Man
• The Lighthouse
• Saint Maud

 

Best Non-Fiction

• The Full Lid, Alasdair Stuart, ed. Marguerite Kenner
• It’s the End of the World: But What Are We Really Afraid Of?, Adam Roberts (Elliot & Thompson)
• Notes from the Borderland, Lynda E Rucker (in “Black Static”, TTA Press)
• Ties that Bind: Love in Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Francesca T Barbini (Luna Press Publishing)
• The Unstable Realities of Christopher Priest, Paul Kincaid (Gylphi Limited)
• Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre, ed. Alison Peirse (Rutgers University Press)

 

Best Artist

• Warwick Fraser-Coombe
• David Rix
• Vincent Sammy
• Daniele Serra

 

Best Comic / Graphic Novel

• The Daughters of Ys, Jo Rioux & MT Andersen (First Second)
• DIE Vol. 2: Split the Party, Kieron Gillen & Stephanie Hans (Image Comics)
• John Constantine: Hellblazer, Vol. 1: Marks of Woe, Simon Spurrier & Aaron Campbell (DC Comics)
• The Magic Fish, Trung Le Nguyen (Random House Graphic)
• Rivers of London: The Fey and the Furious, Ben Aaronovitch & Andrew Cartmell (Titan)
• Venus in the Blind Spot, Junji Ito (VIZ Media LLC)

 

Best Magazine / Periodical

• Black Static
• The Dark
• FIYAH
• Ginger Nuts of Horror
• Shoreline of Infinity
• Strange Horizons

 

Best Independent Press

• Black Shuck Books
• Flame Tree Press
• Luna Press Publishing
• Unsung Stories

 

Best Audio

• Breaking the Glass Slipper, Megan Leigh, Lucy Hounson & Charlotte Bond
• The Magnus Archives, Rusty Quill
• PodCastle, Escape Artists
• PseudoPod, Escape Artists
• The Sandman, Dirk Maggs & Neil Gaiman (Audible Originals)
• Stellar Firma, Rusty Quill

 

Best Anthology

• After Sundown, ed. Mark Morris (Flame Tree Press)
• Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, ed. Lee Murray & Genevieve Flynn (Omnium Gatherum Media)
• Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, ed. Zelda Knight & Oghenechovwe Ekpedi Donald (Aurelia Leo)
• Shadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8, ed. Michael Kelly (Undertow Publications)

 

Best Short Fiction

• 8-Bit Free Will, John Wiswell (in PodCastle 654, Escape Artists)
• Daylight Robbery, Anna Taborska (in “Bloody Britain”, Shadow Publishing)
• Infinite Tea in the Demara Café, Ida Keogh (in “London Centric: Tales of Future London, Newcon Press)
• We Do Like to be Beside, Pete Sutton (in “Alchemy Press Book of Horrors 2”, Alchemy Press)

 

Best Collection

• Bloody Britain, Anna Taborska (Shadow Publishing)
• Only the Broken Remain, Dan Coxon (Black Shuck Books)
• The Watcher in the Woods, Charlotte Bond (Black Shuck Books)
• We All Hear Stories in the Dark, Robert Shearman (PS Publishing)

 

Best Novella

• The Flame and the Flood, Shona Kinsella (Fox Spirit)
• Honeybones, Georgina Bruce (TTA Press)
• The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water, Zen Cho (Tordotcom)
• Ring Shout, P Djèlí Clark (Tordotcom)
• A Song for the End, Kit Power (Horrific Tales Publishing)
• Triggernometry, Stark Holborn (Rattleback Books)

 

Best Horror Novel (The August Derleth Award)

• Beneath the Rising, Premee Mohamed (Rebellion)
• The Hollow Places, T Kingfisher (Titan)
• Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Jo Fletcher Books)
• The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
• Plain Bad Heroines, Emily Danforth (The Borough Press)
• Survivor Song, Paul Tremblay (Titan)

 

Best Fantasy Novel (The Robert Holdstock Award)

• The Bone Shard Daughter, Andrea Stewart (Orbit)
• By Force Alone, Lavie Tidhar (Tor Books)
• The City We Became, NK Jemisin (Orbit)
• Dark River, Rym Kechacha (Unsung Stories)
• The Once and Future Witches, Alix E Harrow (Orbit)
• Threading the Labyrinth, Tiffani Angus (Unsung Stories)

#CoolArt: 'Dave Matthews Band at Raleigh NC' prints by James Flames

'Dave Matthews Band at Raleigh NC' by James Flames.

18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular edition of 75, and a signed and numbered 'Hazy Waves' HoloFoil Variant edition of 25.

On sale Tuesday July 27 at 2pm ET from James' website.

Regular Edition

'Hazy Waves' Holofoil Variant Edition

#CoolArt: 'Black Hole Sun' print by Pandora Young

'Black Hole Sun' by Pandora Young.

12" x 18" fine art print on semigloss stock paper in a signed edition.

On sale now through Pandora's Etsy store.

#ArtOfTheDay: 'Ephemerate' by Rovina Cai

'Ephemerate' by Rovina Cai.

Card art from the 'Strixhaven' expansion set, released April 2021 by Magic: The Gathering

#CoolArt: 'Foxdragon Gate' Original Art by Naomi VanDoren through Every Day Original

'Foxdragon Gate' by Naomi VanDoren.

6" x 8" watercolour & archival inkjet on Arches watercolour paper, matted and framed original artwork for $275.

On sale now through Every Day Original.

Book Review: 'Burning Kingdoms: Book 1 - The Jasmine Throne' by Tasha Suri

'The Jasmine Throne' by Tasha Suri, was a superb read, laying the foundation for a new trilogy inspired by the histories and epics of India, the 'Burning Kingdoms'.

The main perspectives of the book are Priya and Malini. One is a handmaiden with a hidden secret, harbouring an ancient and forbidden magic, and the other is a Princess banished by her brutally extremist and misogynistic Emperor brother to live out her days in seclusion in the Hirana temple. But when an incident at the temple reveals Priya's secret to Malini, it sparks them down a path that will bind them together, and begin a journey that could transform an empire!

Tasha does a great job with the two main characters. Morally grey women, from completely different backgrounds, finding a connection with one another, and willing to do what they feel is right, for freedom and rebellion, no matter the consequences. It made them feel authentic to me and easy to be emotionally invested in them. Their fierceness and determination, as well as their tenderness and passion, stood out for me as I turned the pages. I couldn't help but love them! The relationship that sparks between Priya and Malini is not exactly a whirl wind, but takes time for the trust between them to develop. This simmering bond helped deepen their development and slowly dial up the sapphic tension between the pair. It's a slow burn until the tension is finally released in a beautifully written scene by a waterfall.

The side characters are well written too, most notably Bhumika, Ashok and Rao, bringing their additional perspectives and motivations to the story, adding depth to the world outside of the Hirana, bringing an insight to a somewhat barbarous patriarchal society that is troubled by a disease and teetering on the brink of rebellion.

As with Tasha's previous 'Books of Ambha' duology - 'Empire of Sand' and 'Realm of Ash' - 'The Jasmine Throne' is beautifully written with engaging characters that drive the story in a compelling and expansive world, feeling more epic in scope, and captivating you from beginning to end, with its slow burn tension and deep dive into an intriguing, yet familiar world.

Tasha once again delivers a powerful and spellbinding read. I can't wait for book 2. Recommended!

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'How To Train Your Dragon' 4K Bluray Steelbook through Zavvi

'How To Train Your Dragon' 4K bluray steelbook.

 Bonus features include:

• Filmmakers’ Commentary
• Legend of the Bone Knapper Dragon
• Viking-Sizard Cast
• The Technical Artistry of Dragon
• The Story Behind the Story
• Racing for the Gold
• How to Draw a Dragon
• Your Viking Profile
• Deleted Scenes
• The Animators’ Corner
• Trivia Track
• DWA Jukebox

On sale for pre-order now for £25.99 through Zavvi.