Plus, hes supplied odd nugget with an enticing blurb of his great new novel, for steam and country. He attempted to identify the writers religions, reporting that they included atheists, jews, and. Hes making noise again, not for the excellence of his writing, but because he had his membership. The flying sparks comic features illustrations by jethro morales dejah thoris, the green hornet and a cover by the jawbreakers. Jul 27, 2018 jon del arrozs flying sparks comic launches on indiegogo, fully funded on first day posted on july 27, 2018 by blake worrell one comment on friday, awardwinning author jon del arroz launched a crowdfunding campaign for flying sparks. This brand new metagirl flying sparks body pillow cover features the art of miss sashi, a rendition of everyones favorite good girl. We interrupt my pent up ranting to bring you waifu news, coming to you live from my underground bunker in sammamish, washington. Like many hispanics, he apparently also falls on the moderate to conservative side of the political spectrum. From there, he went on to write a weekly web comic, flying sparks, which has been hailed by comic book resources as the kind of stuff that made me fall in love with early marvel comics. Jon writes science fiction, steampunk, and comic books, and can be found most weekends in section 127 of the oakland coliseum cheering on the as. Jon del arroz is latino and, as such, falls clearly into the marginalized minority brown authorofcolor category. Fear not metagirl is here in all of her 2d glory to help keep your posture while you sleep.
Im sure it will be a direct personal attack on me whatever it is. Jon del arroz is a bestselling author on amazon and is the leading hispanic voice in science fiction according to, and winner of the 2018 clfa. Since i archived my older posts on blog reboot 2019, some context is in order. Jon del arroz is the author of the top10 amazon bestselling space opera novel, star realms. Del arroz made a name for himself writing science fiction, steampunk, and comic books. There are alternative platforms out there that we should support by our use. For steam and country was written by jon del arroz. Jon del arroz is raising funds for dynamite thor the explosive superhero. The whisper campaign against sff author jon del arroz cheah 66 in journalism 2 years ago edited jon del arroz, a leading dragon award nominated science fiction and fantasy author, is facing a whisper campaign of blackballing, harassment, threats and ostracism. The first was easter last year, when i changed my display name to christ follower jon del arroz. He hails from the san francisco bay area and plans on continuing writing science fiction and space opera until the end of his days. Oct 04, 2017 del arroz has since deleted the offending comment, and twitter has suspended the doxxers. Im a big scifi fan, i do not know del arroze well, but i know scalzi is a left leaning and antitrump guy. Some say its political and some say it was retaliation, for what.
Volume 2 really dials up the action, as well as the tension between the two main characters johnny and metagirl. Youngadult book twitter took an especially surreal turn this week when the. First, arroz has created some of the most memorable, and likeable characters i have seen in some time. Jon del arrozs flying sparks comic launches on indiegogo. Jon del arroz has taken to the genre with his newest book in epic fashion putting his own slant on its rich store of concepts and making them his own. Father cincinnatus by ivan throne not a story, but a speech, just perfect for performing in front of a screaming crowd of thousands. Jon del arroz audio books, best sellers, author bio. Rescue run is nominated for the dragon award for best military science fiction and his most recent book, for steam and country. For steam and country by jon del arroz is a story about zairas life is thrown off course when her dead fathers will places her on the deck of the last remaining airship in the empire. He studied business administration at the university of california at berkeley, graduating in 2006. He is currently writing several space opera and steampunk books, as well as a graphic novel set to come. The whisper campaign against sff author jon del arroz cheah. Im jon del arroz, the leading hispanic voice in science fiction according to. Jun 14, 2017 jon del arroz has taken to the genre with his newest book in epic fashion putting his own slant on its rich store of concepts and making them his own.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. The whisper campaign against sff author jon del arroz. Jon del arroz, who attended the past two 20booksto50k. Here, weve taken a moment to learn about his motivations and interests. Jon del arroz began writing in his english classes in high school, where he penned star trek fanfiction that later morphed into his own space opera ideas. Check out jon del arroz s flying sparks comic on indiegogo. Oct 06, 2017 jon del arroz is known as the leading hispanic voice in science fiction, blogging about scifi, geek culture and free speech to more than 10,000 readers per week. Jan 30, 2019 flying sparks creator jon del arroz was quick to accept the challenge following henderson.
Author interview jon del arroz ive recently become a fan of scifi novelist jon del arroz, so im very excited he agreed to do an interview for the site. And the trouble with twitter is the likes encourage this behavior. Court rules against del arroz on four issues in lawsuit. Henderson would go on to explain why he accepted the challenge and why he would want it to take place inperson.
Del arroz sued sfsfc last april after the worldcon 76. His most popular novel, for steam and country, was nominated for multiple awards and won the clfa book of the year award. On friday, awardwinning author jon del arroz launched a crowdfunding campaign for flying sparks. Jon del arroz is a comic book creator who is often not happy with bleeding cool. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Join facebook to connect with jon del arroz and others you may know.
Shes face with the choice to leave the life she thought shed have or embrace the life her father led, the same life that took. His second novel, for steam and country, released this summer. Flying sparks creator jon del arroz was quick to accept the challenge following henderson. As a reader i was sucked right into the story for two very key, and important readers. You can find out more about this perspective by following jon del arrozs twitter feed, particularly this and that. In partnership with cryptofashion, del arroz is launching an exciting new line of swag to celebrate his success in. On 1pm pdt on thursday, october 11th, unsafe space chatted with jon del arroz, the leading hispanic voice in science fiction. In january 2018, worldcon, the premier science fiction writers convention, openly discriminated against libertarians and conservatives in the field by banning jon del arroz, a popular hispanic science fiction writer, in an unprecedented move because he is outspoken political figure. After i said transgenderism is a mental illness, twitter. One thing ive never quite been able to wrap my head around is how the apostles were so upbeat in the midst of jail, beatings, facing certain death, all because they wouldnt shut up about the good news of jesus christs resurrection. Del arroz has since deleted the offending comment, and twitter has suspended the doxxers. He really didnt like this article we ran a couple of years ago dubbed how not to apply for a. Today we have space opera and steampunk writer jon del arroz with us.
Jon del arroz is a bestselling author and has been dubbed the leading hispanic voice in science fiction according to. Jon del arroz wont be going to the worldcon science. The bloviatings, meanderings, musings, ponderings, rambles, rants, raves and other assortedings of jon del arroz. A fifth complaint, defamation, remains before the court. Benjamin henderson and jon del arroz accept renfamous. Winning is what we do by jon del arroz this is a lovely adventure story, featuring young barron trump as the hero, urged on and inspired by his father. In the comic book world, he is best known for his successfully. It is the kind of novel that, when you sit down to start reading time gets away from you. Jon is the writer of the top10 amazon bestselling space opera, star realms. Del arroz was in talks with convention chair kevin roche about renting a table to sell his books at the event.
Jun 25, 2019 jon del arroz is a comic book creator who is often not happy with bleeding cool. Metagirl is dating a criminal under her secret identity and doesnt know it. He is a multiaward nominated author best known for his hit steampunk novel, for steam and country, as well as for his powerful entertainment journalism on his blog and as a contributor to the federalist. Jon, i know you use patreon and indigogo for your benefit but they have behaved similarly to twitter.
Check out jon del arrozs flying sparks comic on indiegogo. Jon del arroz wont be going to the worldcon science fiction convention, even though he is the leading hispanic voice in science fiction and he bought a ticket. The only chapter of the robotoad saga, the greatest crowdfunded comic of all time. A hero and villain in love via indiegogo del arroz is best known for his steampunk novel for steam and country. As a contributor to the federalist, he is also recognized as a popular journalist and cultural commentator. Jon del arroz bubbled up in my news again you may remember him as the selfaggrandizing fellow who bills himself as the leading hispanic voice in science fiction and who last rose to my attention as yet another rabid puppy whimpering about sjws with madeup statistics and bad analyses.
Throughout this ordeal, del arroz has received messages demanding he should make a public apology. The whisper campaign against sff author jon del arroz steemit. Crashing date with crush using hacks and girls struggles duration. He really didnt like this article we ran a couple of years ago dubbed how not to apply for a job at marvel comics. Jon del arroz is a bestselling author on amazon and is the leading hispanic voice in science fiction according to, and winner of the 2018 clfa book of the year award. Conservative hispanic writer jon del arroz banned from.
Jon del arroz is hailed as the leading hispanic voice in science fiction. Pierce issued a tentative ruling tossing four out of the five causes of action in del arrozs lawsuit against worldcon 76s parent corporation. In march 2017, writer jon del arroz tracked the twitter accounts of all 30 freelance writers who had a comic released by marvel that month, reporting that each had criticized president donald trump at least once, and none mentioned him positively. People come to see the bloodsports, and so when he attacks my book, his audience. Ive tried to talk to ethan many times, but he plays for likes on twitter. Twitter accused me of botlike activity for the name change, where i wanted to proudly. Jon del arroz the leading hispanic voice in science fiction. Jan 03, 2018 jon del arroz wont be going to the worldcon science.
Jon del arroz was born in walnut creek, california. Jon del arroz is known as the leading hispanic voice in science fiction, blogging about scifi, geek culture and free speech to more than 10,000 readers per week. Im a big scifi fan, i do not know del arroze well, but i. As the whisper campaign continued, former friends distanced themselves from del arroz, unfriending and blocking him on facebook. He hails from the san francisco bay area, is a guest contributor to the hugo nominated castalia house blog and regularly posts to. Nov 26, 2018 jon del arroz the leading hispanic voice in science fiction. He has written articles for numerous publications such as bleeding fool, bounding into comics and the federalist. Jon del arroz is an award winning author of the bestselling novel, for steam and country. Twitter is a timesink of souldeadening negativity, populated by shrieking mobs with nothing valuable to do in their life but harass those who disagree with them with a religious fervor. Twitter was no real help in understanding what happened, all ive found is that it was jon del arroz who was excluded.
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