The Menace of the Machine Men: A Robot Tradition
“The Menace of the Machine Men” was a Superman comic story that is part of a robot tradition. Edmond Hamilton made the transition from Pulps Read More
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Snake Gods & Were-Serpents
Snake gods and were-serpents are the rarest of creatures! Finding Pulp stories with snakes in them is not hard. Finding weird tales or even Science Read More
Sword & Sorcery by Philippe Druillet
Sword & Sorcery comics by Philippe Druillet (1944-) expanded the visual vocabulary of heroic fantasy. Not bound by the American market, Druillet gave us a Read More
Warrior: Tales of Sword & Sorcery
The scene is 1982. At no time will there be more fantastic anthology comics being published. You have the last of the Warren magazines: Creepy, Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 3: The Tower Spider
If you missed last time…. The gigantic spider, through the works of both Robert E. Howard and J. R. R. Tolkien, has become a standard Read More
J. W. Groves: A Quiet Voice in a Loud Room
John William Groves (1910-1970) was a quiet voice in a loud room. That room is Science Fiction. Publishing a dozen stories sporadically over four decades. Read More
The Moonstone Legacy: A Gothic Trope
Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone (1868) has left Mystery and Horror fiction a legacy trope. This is the idea of the terrible revenge out of the Read More
How Good They Got – Comic First Appearances
As a failed comic book artist it is sometimes comforting to look at the early work of those who went on to excel. I recall Read More
In Their Own Words: Interviews with Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton
Here are some interviews given by Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton. They range from artsy film magazines to the cheapest of fanzines. My favorite is Read More
Mad Scientists, A Criteria
Mad scientists got their big start with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) though the wicked or foolish creator can be found in myth and legend. The Read More