Charlton’s Space 1999: The Comic Book
With the spectacular failure of U. F. O., Gerry Anderson tried to pull a gem from the ashes with Space 1999. Charlton Comics got the Read More
Category: Comic Books
Sword & Sorcery Favorites You Might Have Missed II
The last session seemed popular so here are more of the stories I enjoyed. When I look at the Fox story in this list is Read More
Link: The Junk Box: MIMP Comics
You’re a grown-ass man and you’re not supposed to play with toys. But like any good fanboy I have my favorites. My thark from Trendmasters Read More
Link: The Comet Doom: SF’s Second Chance
There really isn’t any way to predict if an author will one day become important to you. A perfect example of this is Edmond Hamilton. Read More
Link: Atlas’ Barbarians of Vengeance
Atlas Comics (also known as Seaboard) has a weird but brief history. The company was started in 1974 by Martin Goodman, the man who took Read More
Link: The Graveyard Rats: Kuttner Komics
“The Graveyard Rats” (Weird Tales, March 1936) by Henry Kuttner was a spectacular debut for a writer of horror. Though in later years Kuttner seemed Read More
The Land Unknown (1957)
The Land Unknown Trailer Director: Virgil W. VogelCast: Jock Mahoney and Shirley PattersonShawn SmithWilliam ReynoldsHenry BrandonDouglas KennedyPhil Harvey An expedition to the Antarctic discovers a Read More
The Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Earl Norem (1923-2015)
Earl Norem began his career as an illustrator after serving in World War II. He was incredibly prolific, doing work for men’s magazines, trading cards, Read More
Link: The Jungle Cover Triangle
Looking at copies of Jumbo Tales I was first struck by how lush these covers were (and who could refuse buying them?), but secondly how Read More
Claw the Unconquered Covers
Claw the Unconquered was a DC Sword & Sorcey comic that ran for only 12 issues despite it being the closest thing to a Conan Read More