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ENEMIES & ALLIES —Up, Up, and Away

Kevin J. Anderson | March 25, 2010

My novel Enemies & Allies, about the first meeting of Batman and Superman in the 1950s during the Cold War, has just been nominated for the Scribe Award for best novel, given by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers.  Enemies & Allies also won the Project FanBoy Award for best comic-related novel, presented recently [...]

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Comic-Con Blur, part 2

KJA | July 28, 2009

DAY 3 Friday morning before the show floor opened, I got a handcart and wheeled the two cases of free KRYPTON paperbacks over to our table in the convention center. The first 90 attendees at the “Spotlight on Kevin J. Anderson” panel received one. The room was packed, standing-room only; my friend Steven L. Sears [...]

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The San Diego Comic-Con Blur (part 1)

KJA | July 27, 2009

Consider this a time-delayed on-site blog.  All the hopes and plans for tweeting and blogging “during a few spare moments in the schedule” went out the window within the first hour after arriving in San Diego at 9:30 AM on Wednesday. DAY 1:  Rebecca and I reached our hotel and checked in — the new [...]

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San Diego Appearance Schedule

KJA | July 21, 2009

Brian Herbert and I are keeping busy as guests of honor at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Brian should be arriving by train late tonight, and Rebecca and I fly out very early tomorrow morning.  If you’re trying to track us down, the schedule is below. When I’m not on panels, I will be [...]

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DC Comics Announces Graphic Novel Collection of JSA: Strange Adventures

KJA | July 5, 2009

                My 2004 six-issue Justice Society of America miniseries for DC Comics, “Strange Adventures,”  told the story of popular pulp SF writer Jack Williamson teaming up with aspiring writer Johnny Thunder to tell the tales of the JSA for famed editor Hugo Gernsback at the magazine Amazing Stories.   Jack [...]

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Video clips for ENEMIES & ALLIES

KJA | May 8, 2009

I’ve posted two new video clips from HarperCollins for Enemies & Allies, both filmed in the New York studio from my March trip.  The general video has a lot of bells and whistles, while the shorter clip is specifically tailored to Roswell Six fans. USA Today also just picked Enemies & Allies as one of [...]

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ENEMIES & ALLIES Released in Hardcover

KJA | May 6, 2009

My novel Enemies & Allies—the first meeting of Batman and Superman in the 1950s during the Cold War—has just hit bookstore shelves in hardcover from Morrow and DC.   Jacket text:  ”As America and the Soviet Union race to build their nuclear stockpiles, two extraordinary heroes must form an uneasy alliance.  These studies in opposites—shadow [...]

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Terra Incognita CD Launch and Nebula Weekend

KJA | May 3, 2009

Last week eight members of Roswell Six gathered at the BJs Brewhouse in Westwood, CA for a celebration dinner.  Shawn Gordon arrived with the finished CDs, which had just arrived at the warehouse.  Rebecca and I came with the newly printed Roswell Six posters.  Mike Alvarez (cello), Chris Quirarte (drums), Kurt Barabas (bass), and vocalists [...]

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Audiobook News

KJA | April 14, 2009

The first Terra Incognita novel, The Edge of the World, will be available as an unabridged audiobook read by the fantastic Scott Brick (who has read all of my Dune novel collaborations with Brian Herbert, and will be doing the forthcoming Winds of Dune).  I’ve spent a lot of time on the phone with Scott [...]

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News and Interviews

KJA | April 9, 2009

ProjectFanboy.com has just posted an extensive interview with me about ENEMIES & ALLIES, DUNE projects, TERRA INCOGNITA, and other things. The Superman Homepage also just ran a feature interview, specifically about ENEMIES & ALLIES. We have just posted another song from the Terra Incognita/Roswell Six rock CD, “Here Be Monsters,” with lead vocals from John Payne [...]

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