Fred Saberhagen’s Berserkers
Fred Saberhagen’s Berserkers began in obscurity. But their irrepressible power could not be denied. They were survivors of aeons. They would even out-live the magazine Read More
Category: Science fiction
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Ricardo Villamonte
Peruvian artist, Ricardo Villamonte was a member of the Spanish La Floresta studio. Like Berni Wrightson, Villamonte is best known for horror work for DC Read More
The Robots of Thrilling Mystery
With a title like Thrilling Mystery you aren’t expecting robots. That’s Amazing Stories or Astounding Science Fiction, right? Two important robot authors of those magazines Read More
Frank Belknap Long – Part One: 1920-1939
Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) had a career that spanned seven decades. He began in the pages of Weird Tales, and was actually H. P. Lovecraft’s Read More
Giant Spiders in Weird Tales
Giant Spiders! The recent J. R. R. Tolkien movies (as well as Harry Potter films) have made giant spiders quite well known. If you are Read More
Introducing…For the First Time…Robots
We take robots for granted. Watching any Science Fiction show or movie, robots appear and we assume all kinds of things. Science Fiction is a Read More
“The Jungle Scientist” by Frank Belknap Long
Congo Bill had his chance to meet killer trees in1931. Horror writer, Frank Belknap Long, worked in comics in the 1940s. His scripting for Adventures Read More
Hot Stuf’: Independent Sword & Sorcery
Hot Stuf’ was an independent comic published by Sal Quartuccio in eight issues from Summer 1974-Summer 1978. Like most underground comics it has swearing, nudity Read More
Edmond Hamilton’s Interstellar Patrol
Space Opera The term “Space Opera” was coined in 1941 by Wilson “Bob” Tucker, SF fan and writer. Obviously old “Bob” was not a fan Read More
Peter Tremayne’s Snowbeast!
If you are like me you saw Snow Beast in 1977 with Bo Svenson. Pillared for being Jaws on a ski hill, it was remade Read More