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August 2, 2023 G. W. Thomas 2

Our history of the Science Fiction Pulps is often as shaky as our knowledge of the dinosaurs. We know much more about the giants of Read More

July 31, 2023 G. W. Thomas 3

Adam Link was an important Science Fiction creation. It should be no surprise that he ended up in comic books. It didn’t hurt that Otto Read More

July 21, 2023 G. W. Thomas 3

If you missed the 1940s… With the Plant Monsters of the 1950s we see the last of the Pulps and the transition to digest-sized SF. Read More

June 21, 2023 G. W. Thomas 0

If you missed the last one… As Robert Louis Stevenson said in “Requiem”… “Home is the sailor, home from sea, And the hunter home from Read More

June 7, 2023 G. W. Thomas 2

If you missed the last one… Our survey of old Science Fiction themes continuous with the Dead Planet. This idea is a world that was Read More

May 30, 2023 G. W. Thomas 1

If you missed the last one… Condemned to the Prison Planet! Those words send a chill down anyone’s spine. Whether it is Chateau D’if, Rura Read More

May 28, 2023 G. W. Thomas 5

If you missed the last one… Welcome to the Human Zoo! This old SF idea has been bugging me for a while. How old is Read More

April 25, 2023 G. W. Thomas 0

1939 was the Year of the Robot! So many stories, comics, movies from 1939 to 1942 were influenced by the World’s Fair, and one exhibit, Read More

April 7, 2023 G. W. Thomas 0

I saw 65 last night and enjoyed the dinosaurs in it thoroughly. As to be expected there were Jurassic Park moments in it, but not Read More

April 1, 2023 G. W. Thomas 0

In previous posts we looked at Derelicts and Castaways in Space, so why not the very popular Exiles of Space? The idea of being sent Read More