I can’t believe it’s bee months since Balticon and I haven’t posted anything about the puppets.
Collinz, made by the talented J.R. Blackwell
A curicon, operated by Brand Gamblin of Calls to C’thulu
Podcasting’s Rich Sigfrit reprising his role as Captain Shotner, and Dr. John Cmar, playing no less than The Great Brain of Theta Alpha XII.
Myself, with The Host.
None other than Tee Morris, rocking out with a Hutchian.
The Mighty Chooch, operating a a horn-nosed alien as only he can.
I could go on and on about the show, the fantastic original Russell Collins music that was played, or George Hrab’s guest appearance, but I really think it’s best if you see it for yourself:
Aliens weren’t the only puppets we brought to Balticon. JR and I also made tiny versions of two of our favorite podcasters, Mur Lafferty and J.C. Hutchins:
Clearly, those are two puppets we need to use more.
Well, you should. For these fellows are Bradley K. Wren, David Johnson and Justin Jain and along with Timothy Sawicki, they have created The Annihilation Point. Which you should go see. It’s a fantastically funny play about time travelers from the future trying prevent the destruction of the human race. Really, you will not find a more hilarious play about the apocalypse at the Fringe Festival this year (yes, that means you, Atomic Catwalk!).
I say this, not as someone who designed and built most of the props in the show (even though I did). I say this as someone who cares about you. Someone who wants the best for you. Someone who will bold as many words as it takes to get you to see this play!
I’ll be there tonight. Get your tickets while you can; they’ve already sold out Saturday.
I’ve been working on an Aquaman costume off and on for years. The appeal of this continually uncool character has a very strong pull to me, so when Rae Winters wanted to do some underwater shots, I lept at the chance to test the in-progress Aquaman costume in it’s proper environment.
I feel like the jacket needs some detailing, and the tights don’t really work. But as you can see, the photos themselves are fantastic. I cannot wait to get back in water.
Jared Axelrod has been my friend for years, and his wild mind and his inailbity to let anything stop his creative projects are a total inspiration Mur Lafferty
Should you be in the Philadelphia area and happen to catch a showing of The Annihilation Point, you’ll see a vast collection of rayguns and gadgets that I built for the show.
I’m also the mind behind the recently relaunched “News From Poughkeepsie,” over at I Should Be Writing, doling out conceptual espresso shots every morning.
An author, an illustrator, a graphic designer, a sculptor, a costume designer, a podcaster and quite a few other things that he's lost track of but will no doubt remember when the situation calls for it.
He is a founding member of the daily flash-fiction website 365 TOMORROWS, and the writer and producer of two science-fiction podcasts, “The Voice Of Free Planet X” and the serial “Aliens You Will Meet.
He is not domestic, he is a luxury, and in that sense, necessary.
"...A poet of bad times and B movies" Earl Newton, strangerthings.tv
