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Comics - Fiction - Screenwriting - Poetry/Story-Poems - Gaming Material

Comics by Alex Wilson

Upcoming:

  • "My Universe Expands Until I Have No Center" in Outre #1

  • "It Must Be Kissed" in Pulp Planet.

  • "You Got Your Schwarzenegger in My President" in Supergrrrl Adventure Comix #2.

The Time of Reflection
Full Color Dark Fantasy Short Story

A five page dark fantasy story, with script and letters by Alex Wilson and art and colors by Silvio dB. As winner of the first ever MCM Expo Award For New Visionaries at the 2012 Eagle Awards (co-sponsored by the Universal Pictures film Snow White and the Huntsman), this is currently available online and was printed in the MCM London Comic Con show program in May.

The Time of Reflection
A Bigger World Than Yours
Black and White Science Fiction Short Story

A five page science fiction tale, written by Alex and illustrated by Ben Michael Byrne. Letters by Bolt-01

Appearing as the cover story in the British comics anthology series FutureQuake #19 (late 2011).

A Bigger World Than Yours by Alex Wilson and Ben Michael Byrne
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FutureQuake 19
The Whores in Trinidad Need Witnessing To
Full Color Western Short Story

A short western tale, written by Alex and illustrated by Rick Lacy. Appears in the Image Comics anthology Outlaw Territory II.

The Whores in Trinidad - Thumbnail
Preview and details here.
Outlaw Territory 2
Groundbound
Black and White Science Fiction Short Story

A five page science fiction tale, written by Alex and illustrated by Shaun Gardiner.

Appearing in the British comics anthology series FutureQuake #10 (Summer 2008).

Groundbound
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FutureQuake 10
Persistent City
Black and White Short Story

A five page story, written by Alex and illustrated by Mario Boon (Texas Strangers, Venice is Sinking).

Appears in the Fall 2006 issue (#31.2) of the literary magazine The Florida Review (order single issues under "subscriptions") and the 2007 anthology Hope: New Orleans from Ronin Studios (ask your local comic shop by title or by Diamond Order Code: MAY07 3690).

The Florida Review

Hope New Orleans

Werewolves Playing Poker
Black and White Gag Cartoon

Issue #154 of the multi-Hugo Award Winning fanzine File 770 includes a gag cartoon written by Alex and illustrated by Constantine Markopoulos (Cerebus backup stories). Direct Link to PDF. Cartoon is on page 28.

Werewolves Playing Poker
File 770
The Amateur
Black and White Gag Cartoon

A minicomic written by Alex and illustrated by Dennis Culver (True Tales of the Roller Derby). Appears in the minicomic/zine Inconsequential Art #1.

The Amateur
Inconsequential Art #1
The Mighty Have Pollen
Black and White Panel Humor Cartoons

Seven crude and crudely drawn comic strips about the sex lives of flowers, written and drawn by Alex. Appears in the third issue of the minicomic/zine Inconsequential Art.

The Mighty Have Pollen preview
Inconsequential Art #3

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Fiction by Alex Wilson

Upcoming:

  • "Vestigial Girl" in Writers of the Future 29

  • "Harp" in Cabinet des Fees

  • "Squatter's Rites" in Weird Tales.

Nerve Wrecking
Science Fiction/Noir Short Story

The cover story in the near-future anthology 2020 Visions, edited by Rick Novy and published by M-Brane, which reprinted my 2007 novelette OUTGOING in Things We Are Not.

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2020 Visions
Chance of Snow
Fantasy/Interactive Short Story

The final issue of Flytrap includes "Chance of Snow," my interactive fiction (choose-your-own-adventure type story) about falling in love with someone who is made out of snow.

Flytrap 10
A Wizard of MapQuest
Flash Fiction Fantasy Short Story

A flash fiction story I wrote the first week of the Clarion writing workshop in 2006. Appeared in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet #23, and was a finalist for the 2nd annual Micro Award for very short fiction published in 2008.

Subscribe or buy the individual issue in paper or electronic format.

LCRW 23
Spoils of Springfield
Fantasy/Humor Short Story

The tenth issue of Shimmer includes my sort-of zombie story "Spoils of Springfield." It's available via subscription, individual issue, or free PDF.

And some extras!: An interview with me shortly after my brain injury, and a partial reading of the story on YouTube.

Shimmer 10
Contents
Non-Genre Flash Fiction Short Story

A flash fiction (non-genre) piece in the March-April 2008 issue of the literary magazine The Rambler. "Contents" appears on page 48, but, ironically enough, is not included in the issue's table of contents.

Available in many independent bookshops, campus bookstores, and Barnes & Noble chains. Where to Buy.

The Ramber March 2008 with Alex Wilson
Outgoing
Science Fiction/Fantasy Novelette

A science fiction/fantasy novelette about introversion and space adventure. First appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2007. Currently available in the 2009 M-Brane SF anthology Things We Are Not.

Also available at Anthology Builder, Fictionwise, and the Amazon Kindle store.

Asimovs February 2007
Dry Frugal with Death Rays
Science Fiction Short Story

An absurdist (or at least absurd-ish), office place science fiction satire story. It was the August 2008 featured fiction at Futurismic.

Dry Frugal at Futurismic
Paths to Autonomy
Interactive Science Fiction Humor Short Story

An interactive story (think "Choose Your Own Adventure") first published in the online humor zine Planet Relish in 2000, and later reprinted in their "Best of" issue after readers ranked it the top story of the year.

Later appeared in the minicomic/zine Inconsequential Art #2.

Paths to Autonomy
The Last Christmas of Mrs. Claus
Fantasy Humor Short Story

"Betty was thirty-eight and still believed in Santa Claus. But sometimes he could be such an asshole." An inappropriate holiday story published in the anthology Thoughtcrime Experiments, available online. Alternatively available: online (direct link to the story), as a free PDF, and as a print-on-demand paper book. Wrote it at Clarion in 2006.

Thoughtcrime Experiments
Shooting Dogs for Fun and Profit
Fantasy/Noir/Horror/Humor Short Story

"Shooting Dogs" is a humor/horror/gangster romp based on my unproduced ten-minute play of the same title. ChiZine/Chiaroscuro was nice enough to publish it in October 2007, and there it remains, archived until whenever.

A bit of a postmortem for the story is available here, but it might kill any magic you thought was there before you came down from your marshmallow-high.

Thoughtcrime Experiments

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Screenwriting by Alex Wilson

Upcoming/On Their Way to Festivals:
  • "I Get Half"

  • "The Thought Experiment"


Timing is Everything
APPCNC PSAsPublic Service Announcement

The first of two PSAs for the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Coalition of North Carolina (APPCNC), directed by Steve Milligan, co-written by Alex Wilson. This one was meant for an audience of the younger folk.

Available on YouTube. More details here.


Unconditional
APPCNC PSAsPublic Service Announcement

The second of two public service announcements for the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Council of North Carolina, directed by Steve Milligan, written by Alex Wilson. This one was meant for an audience of parents.

Available on YouTube (and, yes, that's me with the beard). More details here.


Fin de Siecle
Official Selection, International Cycling Film FestivalComedy Short Film

Rand drives the SAG-wagon on his cyclist wife's first century ride (100 miles). He struggles to keep up as she depends less on his "Support and Gear" and more on her attractive young trainer.

Co-written by and starring Alex Wilson. Premieres October 6, 2012 at the International Cycling Film Festival in Herne, Germany.

Fin de Siecle

Fin de Siecle - Alex

Fin de Siecle - Megan

Fin de Siecle - Jeremy

Otherwise Pandemonium
Otherwise PandemoniumScience Fiction Short Film

An adaptation of Nick Hornby's McSweeney's story of the same name. Directed by Brian McGinn (American Teacher) and co-written by Alex Wilson (and three other screenwriters). Alex also did some voiceover work. Unfortunately the director doesn't have the music rights to the current cut, so he can't make the short film public, but he occasionally provides private links to projects like these in the newsletter.

All's Fair in Love and Police Actions
Alls Fair in Love and Police ActionsSuper Hero Satire Cartoon

What if an icon like Marvel's Captain America was to the U.S. government what Mickey Mouse has been to Disney? Here's what a taxpayer-funded Steamboat Willy might've looked like during the Vietnam War in 1971.

An "offensive and brilliant" Southparkesque animation by Alex Wilson (writer, director/animator, all voices), 2005. Lots of inside jokes concerning superheroes, and it was created for a Wizard Magazine Direct-to-Video contest, which is why it's padding the "comics" section instead of confining itself to "film."

"That was f--kin' tops, Alex!" - Brian K Vaughan

"Amazingly funny and well-executed." - Cory Doctorow

An IFILM "Clip of the Day," written, animated, and voice-acted by Alex Wilson.

Quicktime file requires Quicktime 6 or later, available as a free download here. iPod Video (.m4v) file should be playable on any iPod released after October 2005. Also available on YouTube. Pan-and-Scan version (which further crapifies the animation) available at iFilm.

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The Three Rs
The Three RsHoliday/Comedy Short Film

Ten-second (you read that right) humorous film created for the first annual Fruitcake Film Festival, a Greensboro event sponsored by the Triad Independent Film Network in Greensboro, NC in December 2004. Directed by Jack Lucido, written by Alex Wilson, (and yes that's Alex with his pants down). Available in multiple downloadable formats or streaming/sharing via YouTube.

Quicktime file requires Quicktime 6 or later, available as a free download here. iPod Video (.m4v) file should b playable on any iPod released after October 2005.

Right-click (or CONTROL-click) on filename to download.

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Poetry and Story-Poems by Alex Wilson

Upcoming:
  • "Squatter's Rites" in Weird Tales.

Church of Saturn
Humor/Science Fiction Story-Poem

A science fiction update of probably the oldest missionary joke in the world, adapted and condensed into a 12-line lighthearted story-poem. It appears in the British quarterly Murky Depths #2.

Fast and relatively inexpensive shipping even to the USA when you order direct from the publisher. And now a downloadable PDF version is also available.

Murky Depths 2
Stock Car Relativity
Humor/Science Fiction Story-Poem

The high-speed NASCAR adventures of Tae "Speedo" Light... a fun little science fiction story-poem in 12 lines.

Appeared in the first issue of Alex's minicomic/zine Inconsequential Art #1.

Stock Car Relativity

Gaming Material by Alex Wilson

Bilsang
Game Design/Ruleset

Game design/ruleset by Alex Wilson, for Mike Resnick's "Bilsang" in the hardcover appendix of Resnick's novel Starship: Pirate from Pyr.

Available in the Science Fiction section of many book stores (search IndieBound for local availability), and online at Powell's, Amazon.com and elsewhere.

Mike Resnick - Starship Pirate
For Glory, Love, and All the Right Reasons...
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition Supplement/Article

Game design/ruleset by Alex Wilson, for Mike Resnick's "Bilsang" in the hardcover appendix of Resnick's novel Starship: Pirate from Pyr.

(Full title in all its awesome unwieldiness: "For Glory, Love, and All the Right Reasons... The Garb and Gear of the Romantic Hero." An AD&D 2nd Edition game supplement/article by Alex Wilson and Justin Paulette, in Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast/TSR's Dragon Magazine #273 (July 2000).

Back issues available online at Paizo.

Dragon Magazine 273