Regular Contributors

• JP Frantz (jp at sfsignal dot com) - A lifelong SF fan, well, at least as far back as he can remember, he decided it would be cool to start a weblog about SF and stuff. So, together with a few friends, he did, and SF Signal was born!
• John DeNardo (john at sfsignal dot com) - John is an avid reader and reviewer. (See John's review criteria.) His book reading comes second only to his book buying, which some (including John himself) might call compulsive. (We often use the B-word.) His frequent jaunts to the local bookstores are legendary in his own mind. Although John reads an occasional fantasy/mystery/non-fiction book, his tastes lean heavily toward science fiction. John's tastes within any genre vary, but he is fond of classic sf even though he has a hit-and-miss experience with classic award-winning sf. John also likes to alternate novel-length fiction with shorter works, so he frequently reads anthologies between reading sessions. John's favorite authors tend to be Golden Age authors like Theodore Sturgeon, Isaac Asimov etc., but he also likes the new kids on the block like Alastair Reynolds, John Scalzi, etc. For a better idea of what he likes, see John's Year in Review for 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

SFSignal Irregulars

• Scott Shaffer - Scott typically plays games or reads, in that order, when he can fit those activities into his busy schedule. This schedule forces him to play games that take about 20 hours to complete and finish them in about 2 days. We think he doesn't sleep. Scott has also been branded, by a recognizable bank, as a Star Wars Enthusiast.
• Tim - We're not sure how exactly Tim got in, but he's here and occasionally posts a relevant entry. Tim likes World of Warcraft, even if it is a derivative of EverQuest, and would play games all day if his wife, and work, would let him. He is a self-proclaimed Star Wars fanboy.
• Kevin - Kevin is our resident game creator/distributor (check them out at APEGames). No science fiction games though.....yet. Kevin also finds time to read in short supply. He's usually getting his butt kicked at UT2004 instead of reading. We're not sure if Kevin can be called a fanboy of anything. Maybe zombie movies.
• Pete - Pete represents the strong supermodel readership of SF Signal. As long as there are models, or people who should be models, its all science fiction to Pete. He also has a thing for Kate Beckinsale in tight leather outfits. Come to think of it, who wouldn't?
• Fred Kiesche - Fred is the one of the bloggers extraordinaire at Texas Best Grok and one of SF Signal's original fanboys. His love and knowledge of classic science fiction is exceeded only by his desire to consistently point out our spelling and grammatical errors, an ability we give him the opportunity to exercise every chance we get.
• Karen Burnham - Karen Burnham left all she knew behind in California and crossed the Great Western Desert to get to Houston. She did it solely to get into the good graces of the masters of SF Signal. Totally. (A Master's Degree wouldn't hurt either.) She kept one thing with her on her quest, a cyber-totem if you will: her sf reviewing blog, Spiral Galaxy Reviews. Her experiment in reversing the American Western Migration in the name of science fiction seems to be working out spiffily so far.