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FedCon 29 | Vortrag | Es lebe Captain Future | by Reinhard Prahl & Thorsten Walch

The authors Reinhard Prahl and Thorsten Walch present at FedCon 29 the first, only and comprehensive reference book in German language on the cult series! On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of “Captain Future” in Germany, a non-fiction book with everything worth knowing about the crew of the Comet will be published by the publishing house “in Farbe und Bunt”.

Four decades ago, “Captain Future” set out in his overhead spaceship Comet in Germany to protect the galaxy from power-hungry criminals and the enemies of freedom. But there is no Captain without a crew! So the living brain, Professor Simon Wright and the androids Otto and Grag with their cute alien pets Yiek and Oak were always on board. The planet policewoman Joan Landor, Ezella Garnie and little Ken Scott also accompanied the Wizard of Science on his spectacular adventures.

In 2020 we will celebrate the series’ fortieth birthday in Germany and the charisma of the Wizard of Science and his friends is still unbroken. So what better occasion for a book about the red-haired hero of the galaxy could there be? And here it is – the first and only non-fiction book that deals extensively with the animated series “Captain Future”.

Backgrounds, facts, interviews, reviews of all episodes and fun facts for nerds. Es lebe Captain Future (Long live Captain Future) contains everything there is to know about the series, its history and its afterlife.

Lecturer: Reinhard Prahl & Thorsten Walch

Duration: 60 min - The Lecture will be held in: german

Reinhard Prahl was born in Dortmund in 1967. As an author of popular science articles and interviews, his work has appeared in numerous print and online media since 1999. His first non-fiction book followed in 2006 with "Auf der Suche nach der Mutterkultur". In 2017 he published his first short story "A Day in Paradise". Two more stories followed in 2018. "Seelen - Teil 1: Fang mich" was the author's first novel in 2019 and forms the first part of a trilogy. In addition, since 2013 he has been maintaining his non-commercial website "GreatSciFi", where he presents his extensive DVD and BluRay collection with great attention to detail.

The journalist and author Thorsten Walch has been an integral part of the scene since the 1990s through his contributions to "TV Highlights", "Moviestar" or the "Blockbuster-Magazin". For many years he has also been acting as an SF expert for "Corona Magazine". His book "NERD-O-Pedia" was published in 2017 by Nibe-Verlag. With "Es lebe Star Wars" he delivered the most comprehensive non-fiction book on the long-lasting franchise in German in 2019 and is the author of the "Hitze Leni" book series. Thorsten Walch lives with his wife and four cats in the Ruhrpott.