The Incredible Shrinking Pulps
The Pulp era played with many older ideas from Science Fiction’s earliest days. The concept of shrinking so small to pass into other worlds was Read More
Category: Space Opera
Space Heroes of the Golden Age
The Space hero began in the Pulps with characters like Hawk Carse and John Hanson but were quickly adopted into the newspapers with the advent Read More
Space Opera: A Ramble
Brian Aldiss once said in an anthology called Space Opera (1974): “Science fiction is for real. Space Opera is for fun. Generally.” And for the Read More
New Book: Monster! on Kindle and Paperback!
contents INTRODUCTION OVERCOMING THE MONSTER: SF, F & H THE MONSTER STORY THE UNNAMEABLE: THE MONSTER AS EUPHEMISM THE VAMPIRE AS LOTHARIO THE WOMAN WITH Read More
Warren in Space – Part 1
The idea of a Horror comic set in space goes back into the Golden Age. The first company to really refine such a tale was Read More
Festus Pragnell: British Enthusiast
Festus Pragnell (1905-1977) was a retired English policeman from South Hampton who wrote when unemployment gave him time to ponder ideas. What we would call Read More
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
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