All Sorts of Weird Stuff: News

Green Ronin Podcast

2008-05-06T07:08:00-05:00

The latest Green Ronin podcast discusses both the A Song of Ice and Fire Role Playing Game and the Wild Cards Campaign Sourcebook, starting at the 22 minute mark. Among other things mentioned are the forthcoming Quick Start Rules for the Ice and Fire game, which will be made available for Free RPG Day, the great interest the game drew from retailers at the GAMA Trade Show, and George’s involvement in approving art that fits his vision of the series.

Dying of the Light Limited Edition

2008-05-01T12:24:58-05:00

Via Subterranean Press, we learn that they will be producing a limited edition of George R. R. Martin’s first novel, Dying of the Light, with illustrations by Tom Kidd. Also mentioned is the fact that Kidd will be illustrating Subterranean’s edition of Songs of the Dying Earth, co-edited by GRRM and Gardner Dozois.

Benioff on A Song of Ice and Fire

2008-04-30T17:19:44-05:00

A small tidbit of news concerning the proposed HBO series adapting A Song of Ice and Fire comes from this interview with David Benioff at Words to Mouth. At the very end, Benioff is asked by the interviewer what’s coming up next for him. He notes a script of his being filmed, the forthcoming Wolverine, and then mentions that he’s, “the showrunner for an HBO series adapting George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels.” While this doesn’t mean anything new, as such, it certainly shows that the proposed series is alive and well, in line with GRRM’s most recent remarks and contrary to some pernicious rumors coming from certain corners.

Miniatures Nominated for Origins Awards

2008-04-30T13:46:39-05:00

As previously reported, the George R. R. Martin Masterworks series of miniatures sculpted by Tom Meier and distributed by Dark Sword Miniatures were semi-finalists for the Origins Award in the “Best Miniature or Miniature Line” category. I has now been announced that the masterworks series is a finalist. The winners will be announced in late June. Congratluations to the good people at Dark Sword Miniatures, Tom Meier, and GRRM!

Official Site Update

2008-04-29T17:24:17-05:00

GRRM’s official site has been updated with new cover art in the Cover Art gallery and a new post to “Not a Blog” noting that he has come down with bronchitis and will not have much energy for blogging until he gets over it; what energy he has will be focused on continuing his work.

Japanese Cover Art

2008-04-23T18:39:08-05:00

Fans interested in the spectacular artwork for the Japanese editions of the A Song of Ice and Fire series (examples of which may be found in George R. R. Martin’s cover art gallery) may be interested to know that The Art Book of Yasushi Suzuki will include at least some of his covers, as well as nearly a hundred other pieces of art he has created in his career.

Possible Origin Award Nomination for Dark Sword Miniatures

2008-04-23T18:25:25-05:00

Word is that the semifinalist ballot for the Origin Awards has been leaked. Each category will be narrowed down to five finalists. In the “Miniatures or Miniature Line” category, Dark Sword Miniatures and the George R. R. Martin Masterworks series sculpted by Tom Meier are on the list. The finalists should be announced soon.

Dabel Brothers at Comiccon

2008-04-15T06:38:50-05:00

For those fans of The Hedge Knight and The Sworn Sword, the Dabel Brothers will be putting in an appearance at the New York ComicCon. More details of their panel, including some of the topics it’ll cover and an opportunity to get a free preview of their forthcoming Dresden Files comic can be found here.

Official Site Update

2008-04-14T06:16:21-05:00

GRRM’s official site has been updated with several new posts in “Not a Blog”, discussing among other things his big push to try and finish A Dance with Dragons by the end of June, the new Wild Cards comic, and his participation in Barnes & Noble’s Center Stage forum.

George R. R. Martin takes Center Stage

2008-04-10T06:56:15-05:00

Barnes & Noble has invited GRRM to take part in their “Center Stage” on-line forum, where users can pose questions to the author and talk among themselves at the same time. He will answer select questions each day, over the course of the five day event. More information can be found here. The event will have a special emphasis on Wild Cards: Inside Straight, but his other works can be discussed, as well as his work in television. The forum goes live on Monday, April 14th and continues through to the 18th, but users may already start to discuss and pose questions here. Registration is required.