Dec. 15th, 2005

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I'm thinking that we need to put a seminar for comics writers, editors, artists, etc. together. It ought to deal with nothing but space science-related issues. C-ACE could host it next year, here in Ottawa. I'd attend, just for a refresher.

Example of the sort of thing that's got me thinking of the need for such a gathering? Lately in the DCU titles, in the wake of the chaos of the Infinite Crisis, we've had Polaris referred to as a "galaxy" rather than a star system.

I don't know. Maybe it sounds cooler these days to refer to galaxies rather than individual star systems within any one galaxy. Maybe, there's a sound-alike in certain other DCU-specific cultures' languages for "Polaris", as was established for there being more than one "Rigel" in Star Trek's specific ficton back when Enterprise started up. If so, say so, and I, continuity-attentive soul that I am, will likely move on happily. Certainly, it would explain away the discrepancy between the DCU's Polaris -- which has at least one habitable world orbiting it with its own star nation, the Thanagarian nation, keeping its capital there -- and the real Polaris, which given its status as a supergiant, might be somewhat less than likely to be hosting life similar to what we know to be possible.

Anyway...I could probably recommend a few books and websites for the course curriculum. The partial list will likely appear in a future posting...

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