Publications Received: May 2008

This page is updated throughout the month as publications are received.


A Dummy’s Guide to Danger: Lost at Sea, Issue 2, written by Jason M. Burns, illustrated by Joe Eisma, colored by Giuseppe Pica, letted by Nick Deschenes ($3.25, 32 pages). This is the second issue of the second Dummy’s Guide to Danger series, published by Viper Comics. In this issue, “As bodies begin to pile up while at sea, Alan and Mr. Bloomberg have to put their vacation on hold in order to retrieve Teri’s missing underwear collection and unravel the identity of the onboard murderer. But when their number one suspect turns up dead, who will the duo look to next as the guilty party?”


Star*Line, the Journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, is published six times a year. The 28-page issue contains poems, reviews, organizational announcements, and other items of interest to poets. One year dues ($21) includes a subscription: PO Box 4846, Covina, CA 91723; sfpoetry.com. The March/April 2008 issue has poetry by Camille Alexa, Francis W. Alexander, Mike Allen, R. Borski, Bruce Boston, Alan Catlin, Gary Every, Richard H. Fay, M. Frost, Tom Galusha, Deborah P. Kolodji, David C. Kopaska-Merkel, David C. Kopaska-Merkel & Kendall Evans, Geoffrey A. Landis, Rose Lemberg, Sandra Lindow, Heidi Ruby Miller, Peter Payack, Terrie Leigh Relf, Greg Schwartz, Mikal Trimm, JoSelle Vanderhooft, Neal Wilgus, and Stephen M. Wilson.
The issue also has non-poetry features by Ed Cox, Deborah P. Kolodji, Sandra Lindow, Marge Simon, Daniel C. Smith, and Frida Westford. Cover art is by Randy Moore.


Wulf and Batsy, Issue #1 “We Have No Home” Part 1; written and illustrated by Bryan Baugh, cover by Josh Howard ($3.25, 32 pages), published by Viper Comics. “Wulf and Batsy chronicles the adventures of a big bad Werewolf named Wulf and a feisty little Vampiress named Batsy, as they wander the earth in search of a place to call home and companions to call friends. Such things are not easily found. Wulf and Batsy have no guilt about feeding on human beings—that is simply their nature. But unfortunately, such behavior makes them outcasts everywhere they go. It’s not an easy thing to be a monster.” In this issue, “Wulf and Batsy thought they had enough problems, as a werewolf and vampire couple trying to keep a low profile in a human world. But then they wandered into a small, rural town where every citizen seems to have a sharp eye for trouble, and an even sharper pitchfork. Sometimes, nightmares are scarier from the monsters’ point of view.”