Personal / Website News
Scholars from the Edge of Time
On Thursday Michele and I had our monthly Scholars from the Edge of Time segment on the Voice of Olympus program. In this episode Michele discussed the mummy anthology Spirits Unwrapped while I talked about the classic peplum film Ursus in the Valley of the Lions. The episode can be listened to at Blog Talk Radio.
Peplum Ponderings
I’ve started a new series here at my website called Peplum Ponderings. This is reserved for after I’ve watched a peplum film and I’ve taken notes, as a venue for me to share my informal observations about the film. My first one is online and it is for Ursus in the Valley of the Lions. Expect one later on this week for Messalina.
HWA CFP Board
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) Academics/Non-fiction board has been updated with a few new CFPs:
- NEPCA – Monstrous in Disney
- NEPCA – Northeast USA contribution to Monstrous canon
- Call for chapters for book on horror comics
Details for these CFPs can be found on the board. If you have a CFP yourself that needs to be added, please send an email to annradcon@gmail.com .
General Neo-Peplum News
Physical Release of Ancient Greece and Rome in Videogames
The physical version of Dr. Ross Clare’s Ancient Greece and Rome in Videogames: Representation, Play, Transmedia will be published next week! The New Peplum is cited many times in this book.
The electronic version is already out while the physical version can be found at the Bloomsbury website.
Band of Warriors #2 Kickstarter News
Samuel G. London has been sending out the Kickstarter rewards for backers of Band of Warriors #1 (which you can read my interview with London here). In a news update for backers, the script for issue #2 is being worked on and the campaign to fund the issue is likely to launch in September. However, there is a cover reveal for issue #2, with art by Federico Avila Corsini:
Follow London on Twitter for more information about this comics.
New Ex Deo Album
Canadian neo-peplum band Ex Deo officially announced on their Facebook page their next album, The Thirteen Years of Nero, will be released on August 27th. They released the first video of the album, “Imperator,” on Youtube.