#George Mann

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Madeline Castle 3-D Stereo Slides by George Mann (c.1950’s)

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Chorus girls rehearsing at the Paradise cabaret, 1930s. This could be a still from a Busby Berkeley movie.

Photo: George Mann via the George Mann Archive

[ladyatomic]

silandra sho I would do anything for you

[ihassheepquake]

I'm reading The Eye of Darkness and I just really love this line from Belin to Avar Kriss in chapter 29.

"You may be a Jedi, but you don't have to save everyone. You can't save everyone. It's the fact you even try that makes you different from the Nihil. You don't have to win, Avar Kriss. All you have to do is try. That's enough."

If that's not really the message of Star Wars, I don't know what is.

[dandelionjack]

pulp scifi media being unintentionally prophetic, part one billion

george mann (writer) and emma vieceli (artist) accidentally made this semi obscure eighth doctor comic from 2016 — a solid seven years before the proper advent of so-called AI “art” — act as a spookily prescient attack on its twisted mirror-image imitation of real human creativity

which is especially salient considering josie (the companion from this series of comics) is an artist. all the best doccy who stories are those which reflect, amplify or distort some significant personality trait of the current doctor/companion team and use that to propel the worldbuilding. peak

the theatre i.e. entertainment becomes a prison. “art” becomes a source of exploitation with no humanity involved

the mirrorfolk are using the likenesses of the people they trap to power the portals which enable them to enter our world, just like AI engines parasitically “learn from” (steal) real-life art to synthesise its own, never paying credit to or acknowledging the original

still think i’m reaching? check out what the monstrous mirrorfolk “creations” look like

grotesque, deformed shapes with fingers in the wrong places. exactly like AI-generated human forms looked in its early stages of development

the most unsettling part? eight’s little speech bubble at the bottom right. it’s as if they knew.

“the ripple of an event that might or might not have happened yet”

[ofliterarynature]

TBR TAKEDOWN: Week 6 (July 7)

TLDR: I have too many unread books, and I’m asking tumblr to help me downsize. Pick one or none, and comment if you can - a convincing sentence is worth a dozen votes! You’re also welcome to just choose the one that sounds the worst :D Book descriptions below the cut, see my pinned post for more info.

The Affinity Bridge by George Mann

Welcome to the bizarre and dangerous world of Victorian London, a city teetering on the edge of revolution. Its people are ushering in a new era of technology, dazzled each day by new inventions. Airships soar in the skies over the city, whilst ground trains rumble through the streets and clockwork automatons are programmed to carry out menial tasks in the offices of lawyers, policemen and journalists.

But beneath this shiny veneer of progress lurks a sinister side. For this is also a world where ghostly policemen haunt the fog-laden alleyways of Whitechapel, where cadavers can rise from the dead and where Sir Maurice Newbury, Gentleman Investigator for the Crown, works tirelessly to protect the Empire from her foes.

When an airship crashes in mysterious circumstances, Sir Maurice and his recently appointed assistant Miss Veronica Hobbes are called in to investigate. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard is baffled by a spate of grisly murders and a terrifying plague is ravaging the slums of the city.

So begins an adventure quite unlike any other, a thrilling steampunk mystery and the first in the series of "Newbury & Hobbes" investigations.

Collected Ghost Stories by M.R. James

Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English, M. R. James was an eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and Cambridge. His classic supernatural tales draw on the terrors of the everyday, in which documents and objects unleash terrible forces, often in closed rooms and night-time settings where imagination runs riot. Lonely country houses, remote inns, ancient churches or the manuscript collections of great libraries provide settings for unbearable menace, from creatures seeking retribution and harm. These stories have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb.

This edition presents all of James's published ghost stories, including the unforgettable Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad and Casting the Runes, and an appendix of James's writings on the ghost story. Darryl Jones's introduction and notes provide a fascinating insight into James's background and his mastery of the genre he made his own.

Love Bites by Ry Herman

Angela likes Chloe. Chloe likes Angela. It should be simple enough - there's just the small matter of Angela's aversion to sunlight. And crosses. And mirrors . . .

In 1998, Angela was a smart, gothy astronomy student ­- until her then-girlfriend accidentally turned her into a vampire. A year later, she divides her time between her post-graduate degree (working on it in a dark, basement room, and only at night) and controlling her need for human blood.

Then she meets lonely but wryly humorous slush-pile reader Chloe, who's battling demons of her own. Chloe's anxiety and depression can make it hard for her to leave the house, while memories of her ex haunt her at night.

As sparks fly and romance blooms, Angela and Chloe struggle to hide their difficulties from each other - but sometimes the only way out is to let someone else in.

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Star Wars: The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless

By George Mann.

Cover art by Corey Brickley.

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That’s what strength is, Azlin. Not wallowing in fear and isolation. Not proving you’re able to withstand the darkness alone, or troubling over feelings of guilt or inadequacy. We find true strength when we look in the mirror and see our own imperfections, when we admit to others that we need help. None of us need to be alone.

George Mann, Star Wars: The High Republic: Tears of the Nameless

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Dark Horse and Lucasfilm Publishing Announce New "Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories" Line

Dark Horse and Lucasfilm Publishing's Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories graphic novels line will showcase iconic characters in the Star Wars franchise from different authors and artists. The line-up includes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, Qui-Gon Jinn, Rey, General Grievous, Kylo Ren, and Darth Vader. Some of the creatives on the line include writers George Mann, Cecil Castellucci, Justina Ireland, and Michael Moreci, and artists/colorists/letterers Andrea Mutti, Lucas Marangon, Michael Atiyeh, Nick Brokenshire, Gigi Baldassini, and more. Covers for the Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories line are by Michael Cho.

The Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories line kicks off with Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon Jinn from George Mann, Andrea Mutti, and Gigi Baldassini. According to Mann, the graphic novel will focus on three pivotal moments of Qui-Gon Jinn's life - "venturing to the streets of Jedha as a Padawan, to the distant world of Cerosha as a lonesome Jedi Knight, and deep into the wreck of an ancient spaceship as a Jedi Master." (Dark Horse)

Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon Jinn goes on sale in bookstores on April 23, 2024, and in comic shops on April 24, 2024.

(Image via Dark Horse - Michael Cho's Cover of Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories: Qui-Gon Jinn)

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

No point dwelling on it. Focus on what you can do. Not what's already come to pass. You just have to keep going... Keep trying. You'll get there in the end.

from Star Wars: The Eye of Darkness by George Mann

[bikananjarrus]

rereading passages from eye of darkness is really just like damn. need to shake george mann's hand fr

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Virginia Bell (Tweaked and Untweaked) Color Transparency by George Mann

[shield-and-saber]

them: how did u know george mann was a doctor who author?

me: oh.. there were signs

crieghton getting his whole ass doctor speech + sounding a little too much like the 12th doctor at the end kinda gave it away /affectionate

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Dark Horse will return to The High Republic era of Star Wars with another all-ages title, Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: Echoes of Fear. The miniseries by George Mann and Vincenzo Riccardi is about a Jedi and his Padawan investigating the mysterious Echo Stones, which can enhance the power of the Force.

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[ihassheepquake]

Just finished Tears of the Nameless. Holy shit, it was so fucking good. George Mann I'm obsessed with you. My babies (Reath, Affie, and Vern) have returned from the war and damn is it nice to see them.

[boardgametoday]

Games Workshop Pre-Order Preview: Lion El'Johnson, Boss Snikrot, Commander Farsight, and more are coming!

Games Workshop Pre-Order Preview: Lion El'Johnson, Boss Snikrot, Commander Farsight, and more are coming! #warhammer40k #warhammer40000 #warhammercommunity #lotr