The Geek Gazette returns from holiday break with its January/February 2008 issue. It includes a 2007 geek news recap, an essay on the merits (or lack there of) of digital comic books, rumors and speculation on Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, and a look ahead movies, game and book releases for the new year, and capsule reviews of The Simpsons, Halloween and Futurama: Bender’s Big Score.

Ansible 245 (December 2007) has Harlan Ellison's rants about re-purposing of his Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever"; don't go there if you don't want any Trek-related spoilers and here's to hoping he doesn't try and come and smash my Geek Tree's Guardian ornament. The issue also briefly recounts the SFWA e-piracy controversy, the 2007 Bad Sex Awards, and much more.

The October edition of SF Site sees reviews of Dreamsongs by George R.R. Martin, Thirteen by Richard Morgan, The Necronomicon Tarot by Donald Tyson and Shatterday by Harlan Ellison.

In "For the Good of the Settlement" by Vonnie Winslow Crist, readers find that vigilantism and frontier justice is nothing new, but not every conflict is solved at the end of a gun.

In other SpaceWesterns.com news, the site is looking to publish web comics; check out the submissions page for details.

After months of tinkering, the new version of UncleBear.com is online. The updated site features a new look, a new WordPress back-end, and the ever-entertaining "Random News" block. Berin's also been working on a variety of other projects, including the long-discussed Imagination's Toolbox, so you can look for a steady stream of coolness emanating from UncleBear.com over the next few days/weeks.

"Green River Rain" by John M. Whalen is the latest short story up on SpaceWesterns.com. Whalen's work has also appeared in Ray Gun Revival.

Jake Bracken never liked the rain. It always seemed to bring him bad luck. It rained that night back on Earth when Holly left him. Took off with a pharmaceutical salesman from Abilene. It rained the day he came home from the Terror War and saw that the Qaeda had burned his ranch to the ground. It was raining now, as he pulled his Hover Jeep up to the boardwalk in front of the Green River saloon.

The June issue of the Australian flash fiction webzine AntipodeanSF is online with ten new short stories including "Barrett And Quinlan In The Woods" by Melanie Atkinson, "The Elder" by Simon Petrie, "Equal Opportunity" by Shaun A. Saunders, and "The Rape Of Io" by Susan Partridge.

The demise of Dragon and Dungeon magazines captures the front page of Geek Gazette's June/July edition as editor M. Scott editorializes on the wisdom of ditching print for an all-online edition … and charging for said edition. Also included in this edition are reviews of Spider-man 3 and Ghost Rider, a rundown of fan film web sites, a discussion of radio shows, a preview of the Mutant Epoch science fiction RPG, and thoughts on how to start your own hobby shop. Download the issue from the Geek Gazette home page.

This week's edition of Strange Horizons features speculations on French language, architecture and tourism in the column "Dispatches from Planet France: Châteaux, Part I" by Susannah Mandel, the speculative fiction short story "Painted", by Becca De La Rosa, the poem "Rehydration", by Tina Connolly and reviews of the books Primeval, The Last Mimzy and Glorifying Terrorism.

SpaceWesterns.com is a soon-to-be launched online magazine for "space westerns, science fiction westerns, and western science fiction." Watch a few episodes of Firefly and you'll get an idea of the kind of universe they're planning on exploring.

The site is revving up for its formal debut, and is the process of soliciting submissions. Editor (and long-time friend) N.E. Lilly reports:

"We’re currently collecting stories, artwork, and other content for an April 1st launch. Join our announcement list to get an e-mail reminder for when we launch, and, if you’re interested in providing fiction in any from of media then visit the submission guidelines page for information on current rates and guidelines."