RELEASES Thurs APRIL 30th

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #10
PATH OF THE ASSASSIN TP VOL 15 BAD BLOOD PART 2
$9.95
STAR WARS LEGACY #35 STORMS PT 2 (OF 2)
BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL THE UNDERGROUND #1
BATMAN GOTHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT #12 (OF 12)
FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #4 (OF 5)
FLASH REBIRTH #1 (OF 5) 2ND PTG
FRINGE #4 (OF 6) (RES)
GREEN LANTERN #40
GREEN LANTERN CHRONICLES TP VOL 01
$14.99
GREEN LANTERN SINESTRO CORPS WAR TP VOL 01
$14.99 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #26 COVER A
MANHUNTER TP VOL 05 FORGOTTEN
$17.99
SUPERMAN #687
SUPERMAN BATMAN #59
SUPERNATURAL RISING SON TP
$14.99
TEEN TITANS #70
TRINITY #48
WONDER WOMAN #31
ASTOUNDING WOLF MAN TP VOL 02
$14.99
ASTOUNDING WOLF-MAN #15
MADMAN ATOMIC COMICS #15 (RES)
SPAWN #191
WITCHBLADE #126
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #5
AVENGERS INVADERS #10 (OF 12)
CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR BROTHER IN ARMS
DARK AVENGERS #4
DARK REIGN CABAL DKR
DR DOOM MASTERS OF EVIL #4 (OF 4)
ENDERS GAME BATTLE SCHOOL #5 (OF 5)
HOUSE OF M TP CIVIL WAR
$14.99
MS MARVEL #38 DKR
NEW EXILES TP VOL 03 ENEMY WITHIN
$12.99
NOVA #24
$2.99
RUNAWAYS 3 #9
SKAAR #10
SPIDER-MAN SPIDER-WOMAN TP DIGEST
$9.99
THUNDERBOLTS #130 2ND PTG DE LA TORRE VAR DKR (PP #862)
THUNDERBOLTS #131 DKR
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TP BK 02 ULTIMATE COLLECTION
$29.99
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #5 (OF 6)
UNCANNY X-MEN #509
WAR MACHINE #5 DKR
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #1 2ND PTG GARNEY VAR
X-MEN ORIGINS WOLVERINE #1
AIRBOY 1942 BEST ENEMIES BRYANT MODERN CVR
$6.50
ARCHIE #596
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA CYLON WAR #4 (OF 4)
BIG ADVENTURES OF MAJOKO GN VOL 01 (OF 5)
$7.99
CASTLE WAITING VOL II #15
CEREBUS ARCHIVE #1
DEAN KOONTZS NEVERMORE #1 (OF 6)
EUREKA DORMANT GENE #1 (OF 4)
FARSCAPE DARGOS LAMENT #1 (OF 4)
GARTH ENNIS BATTLEFIELDS TANKIES #1
MASQUERADE #3
PROJECT SUPERPOWERS TP VOL 01
$19.99
RESURRECTION TP VOL 01
$6.00
SHERLOCK HOLMES #1
SIMPSONS CLASSICS #20
SOULFIRE #9 JOE BENITEZ CVR

GLASGOW SF

An online group of SF fans from Galsfow has been set up under this wuite sensible name.

You can sign up on http://glasgowsf.ning.com/

SCITTISH SPACE LAUNCH - WELL SORT OF

This is a picture of the launch of a commercial satellite SICRAL 1B by the Sea Launch company. The Scottish connection is that the specially designed ship Sea Launch Commander was built in the Kavaerner shipbuilders in Glasgow. It converts on site from a normal ship to a stable, oil rig like, platform.


20 APRIL 2009 On today’s mission, a Zenit-3SL vehicle lifted off at 1:16 am PDT (08:16 GMT) from the Odyssey Launch Platform, positioned at 154 degrees West Longitude. Less than two hours later, the Block DM-SL upper stage inserted the 3,038 kg (6,697 lb) SICRAL 1B satellite into a high perigee geosynchronous transfer orbit. Telespazio’s operators at the Fucino Space Center in Italy acquired the spacecraft’s first signals from orbit during flight operations and confirmed the health of the spacecraft shortly after its separation from the Block DM upper stage. Based on preliminary data, all Sea Launch system flight parameters were nominal and injection accuracy was excellent...

“This is our 30th mission from sea -- a milestone that reflects the sustained efforts of the world's most internationally integrated launch team and demonstrates the tremendous feats that can be accomplished through global cooperation, while serving a global market. Congratulations to the Sea Launch partners, contractors and the entire team on this significant milestone and for another launch flawlessly executed.”

This is it It previously successfully delivered Intelsat's Galaxy 19 satellite to orbit on September 24, 2008, in a flawless mission. The first signal from the satellite was acquired at the Hartebeesthoek ground station immediately after spacecraft separation. Weighing 4,690 kg (10,340 lbs), this high-power C-band and Ku-band satellite will provide communications services to customers throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean islands.

Extensive details & pictures are available on the Sea Launch website.

J. G. BALLARD DIES

"JG Ballard was one of my closest friends for 50 years. Together with Barry Bayley, who died last year, we "plotted" the revolution in science fiction which led to the so-called New Wave and he was a regular contributor to New Worlds [magazine], which spearheaded that movement. He was exceptionally brave and cheerful to the end. He was a loyal and generous friend and a great influence on the generation of writers who followed him." Michael Moorcock

The term "science fiction" has been used in many of the newspaper biographies buty not all.

RELEASES for 17th APRIL

CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #10
GIGANTIC #4 (OF 5)
STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS #5 (OF 6)
ACTION COMICS #876
BATMAN LOVERS AND MADMEN TP
$14.99
CASEY BLUE BEYOND TOMORROW TP
$19.99
GREEN ARROW BLACK CANARY #19
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35
MYSTERIUS THE UNFATHOMABLE #4 (OF 6)
ORACLE #2 (OF 3)
REBELS #3
SUPERGIRL WAY OF THE WORLD TP
$17.99
SUPERMAN BATMAN #58
TINY TITANS #15
TRINITY #46
VIGILANTE #5
WORLD OF WARCRAFT #18
X-FILES #6 (OF 6)
YOUNG MAGICIAN VOL 13 (RES)
BROKEN TRINITY AFTERMATH KIRKHAM CVR A
FIREBREATHER TP VOL 02 ALL BEST HEROES ARE ORPHANS
$16.99
FRANK FRAZETTAS NEANDERTHAL FOTOS CVR B (ONE-SHOT)
JACK STAFF #20 (RES)
LILLIM #2 (OF 5)
PERHAPANAUTS TP VOL 01
$17.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #145 2ND PTG (PP #858)
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #591
CAPTAIN AMERICA #49
DARK TOWER SORCERER #1
ENDERS SHADOW BATTLE SCHOOL #4 (OF 5)
ESSENTIAL DAZZLER TP VOL 02
$19.99
EXILES ULTIMATE COLLECTION TP BOOK 01
$34.99
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 2ND PTG LARROCA VAR
LORDS OF AVALON KNIGHTS OF DARKNESS #5 (OF 6)
MARVEL ADVENTURES SUPER HEROES #10
MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION #1
MOON KNIGHT #29
PUNISHER #4 DKR
RAMPAGING WOLVERINE #1
SI AFTERMATH BETA RAY BILL GREEN OF EDEN #1
SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #10
STAND AMERICAN NIGHTMARES #2 (OF 5)
SUB-MARINER COMICS 70TH ANNIV SPECIAL #1
UNCANNY X-MEN #508
WOLVERINE NOIR #1 (OF 4)
X-FACTOR #42
X-MEN LEGACY #223

RELEASES 9th APRIL

BPRD BLACK GODDESS #4 (OF 5)
CLEANERS #3 (OF 4)
TRIGUN MAXIMUM TP VOL 14 MIND GAMES

BATMAN BATTLE FOR THE COWL #2 (OF 3)
BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #28
GEN 13 #29
GREEN LANTERN #39 (ORIGINS)
SECRET SIX #8
SHOWCASE PRESENTS THE DOOM PATROL TP VOL 01
$16.99
SOLOMON GRUNDY #2 (OF 7)
SPIRIT #27
SUPERGIRL COSMIC ADVENTURES IN THE 8TH GRADE #5 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON #2 (OF 12)
TITANS #12
TRINITY #45
WARLORD #1

INFINITE HORIZON #4 (OF 6)
PERHAPANAUTS TP VOL 01
$17.99
POPGUN GN VOL 03
$29.99
SAVAGE DRAGON #145 2ND PTG (PP #858)
WITCHBLADE ANNUAL 2009 BASALDUA CVR A

AGENTS OF ATLAS #2 2ND PTG BACHALO VAR (PP #859)
ALL NEW SAVAGE SHE-HULK #1 (OF 4) DKR
CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #12
DAREDEVIL NOIR #1 (OF 4)
DARK REIGN HAWKEYE #1 (OF 5) DKR
DARK TOWER GUIDE TO GILEAD
DEADPOOL SUICIDE KINGS #1 (OF 5)
EXILES #1
MARVEL APES AMAZING SPIDER-MONKEY #1
MARVEL ILLUSTRATED ODYSSEY #8 (OF 8)
MARVEL ZOMBIES 4 #1 (OF 4)
MARVEL ZOMBIES TP VOL 02
$15.99
NEW AVENGERS REUNION #1 (OF 4)
SECRET WARRIORS #2 2ND PTG CASELLI VAR (PP #859)
TIMESTORM 2009 2099 #1 (OF 4)
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK #4 (OF 6)
WAR OF KINGS ASCENSION #1 (OF 4)
WOLVERINE WEAPON X #1

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS ADVENTURES OF SINBAD #9
ARMY OF DARKNESS #19
BETTY & VERONICA DIGEST #193 (NOTE PRICE)
DEAD IRONS #3
EUREKA #4 (OF 4)
MASQUERADE #2 ALEX ROSS FOIL CVR
NEOZOIC TP VOL 01
$24.95
PRINCESS PRINCESS PLUS GN
$12.95
SALEMS DAUGHTER #0
SOULFIRE SHADOW MAGIC #5 (OF 5)
TALES FROM WONDERLAND TP
$12.99
TERMINATOR REVOLUTIOM #4