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3 days ago · One of the very first Hugo awards presented to author, agent, publisher, and general science fiction fanatic Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008) sold at $9,500 ($12,445 with buyer’s premium). The award for being the ‘#1 Fan Personality’ was one of seven issued at the 11th World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia on September 5-7, 1953.
12 hours ago · Remarkably enough, there were three among those first recipients who were still living at the time; Hal Clement (for his short story, “Uncommon Sense” (Astounding SF, September, 1945) and William Rostler (for Best Fan Artist) and Forrest J Ackerman picked up a pair of Hugo Awards for Best Fan Writer and Best Fanzine.
5 days ago · Forrest J Ackerman’s 1953 Hugo as #1 Fan Personality – much hyped as the first Hugo ever presented – was auctioned in June for $12,065 ($9,500 plus ‘buyer’s premium’). Happily it was acquired by the Worldcon Heritage Organization for its regular Worldcon Hugo exhibit.
1 day ago · Forrest J Ackerman has been credited with first using the term "sci-fi" (analogous to the then-trendy "hi-fi") in about 1954; the first known use in print was a description of Donovan's Brain by movie critic Jesse Zunser in January 1954.
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5 days ago · In this all glossy issue: The Forrest J Ackerman Tribute. He's the man who was the founding editor of FM, a bit-player in films, an agent to some of the biggest science fiction writers in the world. Most of all, he united classic movie monster fans with FAMOUS MONSTERS magazine and inspired a generation of collectors, fans, and film ...
3 days ago · Even without their more adventurous activities, Chris, the son of the mob-boss that Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl originally took down, vows to eradicate all superheroes, and assembles a group of ruthless killers to become his "Legion of Doom." Most of the ultraviolence in KICK ASS 2 is as predictable as what appeared in the first series.
