If any of y’all are coming to Worldcon in Reno this year, here’s the list of places you may find me formally. apart from these, I’ll likely be hanging around in the bar or losing money in the casino. Thu 11:00 – 12:00, Autographing: Thu 11:00 (Autographing), Hall 2 Autographs (RSCC) Thu 13:00 – 14:00, KaffeeKlatsch: Thu 13:00 (KaffeeKlatsch), KK1 Fri 10:30 – 11:00, Reading: Daniel Abraham (Reading), A14 (RSCC) Sat 12:00 – 13:00, Giving and Receiving Critiques (Panel), A16 [...]
Archive for August 2011
Reflections on the DC reboot (and reboots in general)
by Daniel Abraham
As I write this, the DC universe is being remade. Next month, fifty-two comic book titles are going have their numbers set back to “Issue #1.” The origins of the heroes will be changed a little. The costumes will be different. Superman and Lois Lane won’t end their romance. Rather, the romance will never have happened. Or at least it won’t have happened yet. This is just the latest in an apparently endless line of familiar stories that the entertainment [...]