Lords (And Ladies) of the Dino-Jungle
Stories about people finding dinosaurs hiding in strange places go back to Victorian times. As our knowledge of prehistoric life grew, so did our fantasies Read More
Category: Science fiction
Fred Saberhagen’s Berserkers II
If you missed the last one… Before the Death Star, there were Berserkers. I am talking visually, of course. Star Wars‘ Death Star is a Read More
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1931-1932
If you missed the last one… Invisibility has become a familiar idea to the Pulps by 1931. It appears with some explanation (usually involving atoms) Read More
Dark Worlds Podcast: Robert J. Sawyer
Robert J Sawyer has been called the Dean of Canadian Science Fiction. He has won the Hugo Award, the Nebula award, the John W, Campbell Read More
Magnus, Robot Fighter
I was having coffee with a friend the other day and the conversation turned to AI, as it does often these days. My friend, Otto, Read More
The Robots of Strange Adventures
If you missed the last one… Strange Adventures was a DC Science Fiction anthology comic that ran from August-September 1950 to October-November 1973 and two Read More
Slave Ships From Space
If you missed the last one… The Science Fiction Pulps loved the idea of space slavery. Space pirates and other villains could steal your ship Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Frozen in Fear!
If you missed the last one… The strange Northern often features something from the past frozen in ice to be released on unsuspecting people. The Read More
I Can’t Believe It’s More Plant Monsters!
If you missed the last one… It gets harder to talk about plant monsters in comics because there have been literally hundreds of them. My Read More
Space Opera from the Big Four: Cube From Space
If you missed the last one… Leigh Brackett was the queen of Space. There are so many good stories to choose from but I decided Read More