OFF-WORLD NEWS: March 2019

Friday, March 29, 2019

OFF-WORLD NEWS DIGEST | VOL. IX, No. 6

Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.

In the news ...

Vangelis trades synthesizers for piano and finds life after the film score Vangelis was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times for the release of his album “Nocturne,” a departure from the bank of synthesizers that normally surrounds the composer. It’s a collection of new works for mostly solo piano, with a little synthy accompaniment here and there. You can read the article HERE.

Today is Vangelis's birthday!

Please join us in wishing him a very Happy Birthday!

Syd Meads's Neo-noir Art Shines in Second Cover for Titan's Blade Runner 2019 | Some of the most energizing news emerging from Comics Land last year was the thrilling announcement of a brand new Blade Runner series courtesy of London-based Titan Comics

Blade Runner 2019 #1's first provocative cover by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau was unveiled two weeks ago and now SYFY WIRE has the exclusive reveal of the second cover for the upcoming summer title and it's a beautiful neon-drenched tribute to the stellar work of Blade Runner's legendary concept artist, Syd Mead. More HERE.

Credit: Titan Comics

Now for some articles, art, videos, podcasts, and a bit of miscellaneous.

Articles:

Blade Runner Soundtrack: Vangelis
Cyberpunk fiction predicted our dystopia, but it might offer a way out
Cosplay in America: Rachael

Photo: Rulison Photography

Art:

Deckard -- made from the text of the screenplay for "Blade Runner", by Robotic Ewe.

by Axel Medellin

Roy Batty from Blade Runner. Drew this last year. Have a great day. #fanart #bladerunner2049 #drawingoftheday #sketching @bladerunner #Illustrations #art #design pic.twitter.com/BzB2TglYSg
— Ryan Vogler (@RyanVogler) March 7, 2019

Music:

Videos:

Podcasts:

Miscellaneous:

Man Explores The Abandoned Power Station From 'Blade Runner 2049'

Virtual Girl -- BLACKBOX 1/6 BR - VIRTUAL GIRL ”Joi”

If anyone has comments, feedback, or questions, please feel free to post them in the Comment section below. And if you'd like to contribute, or recommend Blade Runner-related art, music, video, podcast, or article, you may do so at Kipple@KippleZone.com.

And remember to follow @OffWorldNews on Twitter to receive these and other Blade Runner related news items, (including movie showings, specials, and more not featured in this newsletter), as it comes in.

Be sure to visit KippleZone's Pinterest page for more Blade Runner images and videos; from behind-the-scenes photos to fan art, figures, and props (regularly updated)! And, for Blade Runner fanfiction, be sure to visit KippleZone.

"Have a better one!"

~Kipple

(C.A. Chicoine)

Saturday, March 16, 2019

OFF-WORLD NEWS DIGEST | VOL. IX, No. 5

Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.

In the news ...

Return to the original world of Blade Runner 2019.

Welcome to the rain-soaked world of Los Angeles 2019 - a dystopic world of Replicants, Spinners, and hardboiled future noir. There's a new Blade Runner in town, and she's out for blood. Replicant blood.

As we learned back in February when this comic series was announced, one of the featured characters is a female Blade Runner named Ash. Looks as though she's taking the lead in Volume 1.

Written by Blade Runner 2049's Michael Green and Matt Johnson with illustrations from Andres Guinaldo, Blade Runner 2019 will follow a Blade Runner named Ash through the city of Los Angeles where the original movie was set. The first issue’s cover, illustrated by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau, depicts Ash wielding her gun as she faces off what looks to be Rachael, the experimental Nexus-7 replicant who goes on to play a significant role in the franchise’s future.

Available in paperback, November 19, 2019 HERE.

Ash, by Stanley “Artgerm” Lau (Titan Comics)

You Can Now Own Drew Struzan's Blade Runner Poster That Was Nearly 40 Years in the Making | Drew Struzan is the name of names when it comes to movie posters and has been for decades. So, in the early ’80s, when he was asked to come up with concepts for a little Ridley Scott movie called Blade Runner, it certainly made sense.

In the end, though, Struzan’s work wasn’t chosen for the film’s release. The studio instead went with John Alvin’s poster (which, to be fair, is pretty amazing too). Twenty years passed, and then Struzan was again approached by Scott, asking if that original work could be used for a re-release. Struzan agreed, but wanted to update it. The result ended up on the cover of the 2007 release of The Final Cut.

Now, over a decade after that and almost four decades since it was first conceived, you can finally own a limited edition print of Struzan’s work for Blade Runner. More HERE.

Now for some articles, art, videos, podcasts, and a bit of miscellaneous.

Articles:

Art:

Rachael UE4 - by Liam Grice
More info. HERE.

By Esa Luttinen

Videos:

Podcasts:

Out of the Past: Investigating Film Noir
Episode 6: Blade Runner [September 2005]

Minute 68: Deckard’s Loft

Miscellaneous:

Be sure to visit KippleZone's Pinterest page for more Blade Runner images and videos; from behind-the-scenes photos to fan art, figures, and props! And, for more Blade Runner fanfiction, be sure to visit KippleZone.

"Have a better one!"

~Kipple

(C.A. Chicoine)

Saturday, March 9, 2019

OFF-WORLD NEWS DIGEST | VOL. IX, No. 4

Welcome to another edition of the OFF-WORLD NEWS Digest.

In the news ...

Library loaner book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was almost thrown away. But the 'Friends of the Memphis Public Library' made the "sale of the decade" instead. | You never know what you'll find in a bin of old books. In the case of the Friends of the Memphis Public Library, you might just find a book worth $1,250. That's how much the organization made off a 1968 first-edition of a science-fiction book called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick. More HERE.

The Wall Will Tell You: The Forensics of Screenwriting, by Hampton Fancher | A completely original guide to the screenwriter's art -- as only the writer of Blade Runner could conceive.

The master speaks, in this unique guide for screenwriters -- and writers and artists of all kinds.

In short paragraphs--oracular and enigmatic, hardhitting and concrete--the man Forbes called a "creative genius" writes a guide book like none other for the aspiring screenwriter. Learn how to write living, breathing characters, exciting action and plot, and develop your own artistic vision. And learn how to never compromise that vision, most importantly, with yourself. More HERE.

Word Bookstores presents: Hampton Fancher Wednesday, March 13, 2019, @ 7:30 PM. Discussion and Q and A. Brooklyn, NY · 718-383-0096

Now for some articles, art, music, videos, podcasts, and a bit of miscellaneous.

Articles:

Art:

by Axel Medellin

Blade Runner 2017 by li xiang

Music:

Taking inspiration from the futuristic aural world of Ridley Scott's 1982 film "Blade Runner", composer and sound designer Gavin Salkeld has created a seamless sixty-minute suite of original music and sound effects that immerse the listener in the world of "Blade Runner". Featuring compositions inspired both by key scenes in the film and the film's original score by Vangelis, DANGEROUS DAYS is a bold and hypnotic experience.