Archives for 2014

Seattle’s Intergalactic Halloween Ball

October 14, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Are you going to be in Seattle on Friday, October 24th and looking for something awesome to do? Head to the Fred Wildlife Refuge (note – not an actual wildlife refuge) in the heart of Capitol Hill for the first Intergalactic Halloween Ball!

Brought to you by the excellent geek-folk at ScifiCommons.com and Seattle-based musician Aradia (whose geek credentials I can personally confirm), this will be an incredible Halloween party for everyone who loves sci-fi, fantasy, comics, steampunk, and just about anything else of a geek nature you can name! (I suggested they call it “Halloween Geek Bash 2014,” but admittedly I only thought of that suggestion after they’d picked a name. I also suggested the name “Irving,” but that would’ve just been ludicrous.)

In addition to the music, costumes, secret unannounced stuff, and general fun, a certain author you might know will also be there signing books for a small portion of the night. But mostly I’ll just be wandering around dressed like a zombified Tony Stark. Or, at least, that’s the plan…

Grab your tickets today, and join us all on October 24th!

Be there…AND be square!

Geeks Unleashed Book Club

October 10, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

Guess what?

Um, no. Guess again. …No. No, that’s completely not correct. (And, also, eww.)

Okay, guessing time is over. Tomorrow (also known as Saturday, October 11th) at 7pm PST, I’ve got the pleasure of being this month’s featured guest on Geek Bomb’s Geeks Unleashed Book Club!

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Top 5 List: Things We Need in Twin Peaks 2016

October 6, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

It is happening…again…

So if you haven’t heard the news, co-creators Mark Frost and David Lynch are returning to Twin Peaks for a 9-episode series taking place 25 years after the events of the original series. It will arrive sometime in 2016 on Showtime. Now comes the waiting. (“It’s hard. Waiting.” – Deputy Andy “I’m a whole damn town!” Brennan)

So yes, we must wait, but that means we’ve got at least a year and three months to gleefully speculate! I plan to head out back with the rocks and bottles just as soon as I can in order to determine just what we’ll see in 2016. (Would you please put on the kitchen mittens?) I also want to blog a bit more about my thoughts on this whole thing. But meanwhile, I may as well use this as fodder for the next in my series of geek-related Top 5 Lists!

Top Five Things We Need to See in Twin Peaks 2016

Now hopefully you won’t mind my taking it upon myself to speak for all of you in that whole “we” thing there. But, hey, this is my blog. If you care to disagree, or think I’ve forgotten something, by all means, correct me in the comments!

Oh, and of course, this list will contain massive spoilers for anyone who hasn’t seen the series yet, so proceed at your own risk. …Unless you’re the person I’m currently showing the series to, in which case, back away! [Read more…]

TWIN PEAKS: 2016

October 6, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

I’ll have more thoughts on this later, but meanwhile…

HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP!!

(I’m a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!!!!)

“It is happening…again…” ???

October 3, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

Okay, so this could very well mean absolutely nothing, and Lynch and Frost are just screwing with us, as is their wont. But when two separate events occur simultaneously, pertaining to the same object of inquiry, we must always pay strict attention.

“We don’t know what will happen, or when. But there are owls at the Roadhouse.”
“Something IS happening, isn’t it, Margaret?”

The Super Awesome Geek Show!

October 1, 2014 By Michael G. Munz Leave a Comment

So this week I had my second ever podcast interview. (Click here if you missed the first one.) This time I got to hang out with John Adams, who runs the Super Awesome Geek Show! Now I know what you’re thinking: “Wait, ‘Super Awesome?’ How’d YOU get on THAT, Michael?”

You’ve got a lot of nerve, haven’t you? I’m not going to dignify that with an answer.

After a bit of talk about (of course) Zeus Is Dead and Booktrope, we geek out about other things like Farscape, Twin Peaks, and The Strain. Also cereal. Breakfast is important!

Have a listen here on the Super Awesome Geek Show site!

Oh, and a slight correction: Vanya is in Bulgaria, not Romania. My brain mixed her up geographically with Amalia Chitulescu, who designed the covers for A Shadow in the Flames and A Memory in the Black.

Sorry, Vanya!

Pacific NW Blog Hop!

September 29, 2014 By Michael G. Munz 1 Comment

So once more, awesomebassador and fellow Booktrope author Tiffany Pitts–check out her novel Double Blind–has taken it upon herself to give me things to do. (If I don’t do what she says, bad things happen. It’s best if I not elaborate.) This time, it’s the Pacific Northwest Writers Blog Hop! So here I go…

1) What am I working on?

In terms of writing, I’m chipping away at the third novel in The New Aeneid Cycle, which is my cyberpunk series. It’s tentatively titled A Dragon at the Gate, and I hope to have it ready for publication by mid- to late-2015. I know people are eager to see how the series ends, especially after the final chapter of A Memory in the Black. [Read more…]