Link: From a Gable Window
One of my favorite Cthulhu Mythos clichés is the protagonist dragged out of the window by a tentacle as he writes all about it. Where Read More
Category: Weird Tales
Link: Hand-Held Thunder: The History of the Blaster
It made sense when Science Fiction went to the stars that the brave men and women who plumbed the depths of space would need weapons Read More
Link: The Greater Gatsby
I finally got around to seeing the Baz Lurhmann-directed Gatsby starring Leonardo diCaprio and my reaction was odd. As a film it was okay, but Read More
Link: Fanciful Tales of Time & Space: Fan Fire
Reading a scanned copy of the original Fanciful Tales #1 (Fall 1936) fills me with so many conflicting emotions. Most of them good. On the one Read More
Link: Harlan Ellison & Sword & Sorcery
I am going to admit I’m not much of a Harlan Ellison fan. He’s much too literary for my tastes. I’ve never made any secret Read More
Planet Comics Swipes
Joseph Doolin (1896-1967) was a Pulp illustrator who went into comics in the 1940s. As part of the S. M. Igor shop he worked on Read More
Sword & Sorcery Cliche #4: The Barbarian Who Hates Magic
In 1982, Gary Gygax of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fame gave us the character class “The Barbarian” in The Dragon #63 (July 1982). One of Read More
Link: James Rosenquest: Man or Pseudoman?
If you read a lot of old SF mags like I do, you will surely come across names you aren’t familiar with. A quick look Read More
The Abduction of Henry Twigg: A Portal Fantasy
Strange Worlds #8 (August 1952) featured a Joe Kubert drawn comic called “The Abduction of Henry Twigg”. Unfortunately the writer is not known though it Read More
Early Lovecraft Illustrations
The earliest publications of H. P. Lovecraft were in amateur magazines like The Vagrant, so we have to wait until Weird Tales starts in 1923 Read More