Frankenstein’s Monster in Bronze Age Comics: 1975-1986
If you missed the last one…. The rest of the Bronze Age, 1975 to 1986, is a scattered and largely unimpressive collection. The Frankenstein boom Read More
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Frankenstein’s Monster in Silver Age Comics
If you missed the last one… The Silver Age brought in the Comics’ Code and Horror comics became much tamer. Despite this, a classic like Read More
Moon Maids
Exploration and adventures on our Moon have been around for a while but there is a special place for beautiful women who come from that Read More
Lost Cities of the Golden Age
In the last post I focused on the lost cities in the fiction of Edgar Rice Burroughs and his Tarzan novels. I have another one Read More
Conan (1967) The Thing in the Crypt
This is the first in a series of posts about the original 196os-1970s Conan paperbacks. I haven’t worried about Howard versus pastichers or any of Read More
Vikings on the Rampage III
If you missed the last one… We are back for more Vikings rampaging through the comics with lost colonies filled with strange enemies. (None of Read More
The Visual History of the Banth
Clinton Peetteeimmortalized the image of the hero astride the back of a lion caught in a titanic struggle. That was for the cover of All-Story Read More
Top Ten Favorite Swords in Heroic Fantasy
The enchanted sword has been a part of heroic fantasy since the beginning. Beowulf slays Grendel’s mother with an elder blade he conveniently finds in Read More
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
The Castaways of Space
The Castaways of Space is a common theme in Science Fiction. With the vastness of space being traversed by ships, it is an easy jump Read More