Frank R. Paul and The Land That Time Forgot
Hugo Gernsback began his all-Science Fiction magazine, Amazing Stories, with a lot of reprints. This was because of several reasons. First, there wasn’t much SF Read More
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Jungol, the Evolution of a Jungle Man
Jungo replaced Zaro as Holyoke’s Sparkling Stars‘ jungle hero with Issue #13. By #18 they would send him to live with dinosaurs in a secret Read More
A. Merritt’s Fantasy Magazine
Getting your name on a magazine is a kudo few writers get. When you say Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine you know EQ was something back Read More
The Men Who Saved Sword & Sorcery
It’s easy to assume, while perusing through old Lancer paperbacks or any of the dozens of 1970s novels, that Sword & Sorcery was a roaring Read More
Fan Fury: If You Cut Me, Do I Not Bleed in Four Colors?
I have been spending the last three months on research – that essentially means taking apart scans of Pulps so that I can aggregate the Read More
Guy de Maupassant Comics in the Golden and Silver Age
Guy de Maupassant is a master of the short story. He wrote several Horror story classics as well including his masterpiece, “The Horla” (1881). These Read More
Astonishing Stories: Bargain Basement Science Fiction
When you don’t have plenty of money, sometimes you just have to settle for second best. Or you have to be more creative. Certainly this Read More
My Cthulhu Story
Back in the 1980s I was obsessed with H. P. Lovecraft. I was also a cartoonist. That’s a bad combo. Thus…. Copyright G. W. Thomas Read More
Sword & Sorcery Comics Hall of Fame: Archie Goodwin
If you are going to associate a name with Sword & Sorcery comics it is usually Roy Thomas. This is ironic in that Roy has Read More
Sword & Sorcery Stories You Might Have Missed and May Not Care
In our last segment I mention four great stories I would want you to enjoy. This time the sentiment is more, well if you don’t Read More