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Weekending at the SFX Weekender

As my more astute readers have already e-mailed in to point out, yes, I will be one of the guests at the SFX Weekender next weekend (2nd-5th Feb) – the UK's answer to ComicCon, except that instead of Sunny California, you get to party residential-stylee in a holiday camp in North Wales. Probably with lots less sun, but this compensated by even more fun in the way of lots of famous genre authors – Alastair Reynolds, Peter F Hamilton, China Mieville, Stephen Baxter, Robert Rankin, Joe Abercrombie – as well as TV and film stars from Dr Who, Being Human, Torchwood, Merlin etc etc. For comic-book fans like myself, there's also the co-creators of Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.

Making trips to cons and personal appearances is something I've been doing a lot less of these days, but if you're going to make an exception to your Hobbity nature and increasingly creaky body, then this event is certainly the one to leave the Shire for.

There's a programme for the Friday/Saturday up over here now. I'm currently on a steampunk panel next Friday, with a book signing in the evening. Saturday sees me doing the Sci-Fi Legends panel far too early, but at least Brian Blessed is being dragged out at more or less the same time. GORDON'S ALIVE? I wonder how much I'll have to bribe him in beer (or the folding green stuff) to get him to say that for me without getting smacked about?

If anyone has got any books they want signed, just nab me during the course of events.

This is what I look like, by the way. Very similar indeed to Anthony Head (Merlin/Buffy etc), who will also be there. Do try not to get us confused.

Iron Sky movie – new trailer.

Yes, those Nazi refugees from the dark side of the moon are coming back and Earth had better watch out, as this new trailer for the film clearly demonstrates. And is that a Sarah Palin-alike I see occupying the hot seat in the White House?

Avengers movie 3D poster

A 3D poster for a 3D movie. Assemble, my readers, for a taste of the coming Marvel Movie ensemble that is the… Avengers.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Dead Man Stalking

Riddick Returns… oh yes he does, as this picture from the set of the new science fiction movie clearly shows. No photos of Katee Sackhoff in her role in the film yet. Come on Vin Diesel, post some photos of my little Starbuck honey on your FaceBook page next… please.

Some steampunks like music

Some steampunks like music. Some steampunks like Abney Park. If you are one of them, then here's their clip from 'The Wrong Side – Off The Grid'.

Resident Evil – meet the zombies.

There's a new trailer up for the next Resident Evil movie. This one contains some obvious flashbacks to the past, as well as some very populated city scenes which kind of contradict the Mad Max level of existence after the plague has struck shown in the last films. Well, I'm sure it will all make sense when the films comes out.

Getting peckish for the The Hunger Games?

My children tell me – frequently – that there is a movie version of the first Hunger Games novel coming our way soon. As if to prove the point, here's the new poster from the film.

Thanks to the ever-excellent SFX for spotting this one first.

Prometheus… enter the alien lair

Here's a new photo from the upcoming Prometheus movie where Noomi Rapace is bravely – some might say suicidally – exploring the crashed alien ship. Continutiy buffs from the original Alien(s) movie will no doubt spot the Weyland Yutani badge on her uniform.

There was a hobbit… (new film pic)

… and he lived in a hole. And he had a big, sharp sword called Sting. Yes, just like the lead singer from the Police (who is also a Tolkien fan-boy).

Batman gets steampunked

One of my favourite game sites, Joystiq, has pictures from the Batman by Gaslight game (based on the DC comicbook, of course) that never actually made it off the launchpad. Pity, as this looks like it could have been a winner.