Kenton of Star Patrol
If you missed the last one… “Kenton of Star Patrol” was a Space Opera comic created by John B. Michel and possibly continued by Gardner Read More
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Fredric Brown – Part 3 (1955-2014)
If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 The final part of Fredric Brown’s career settled into a slower paced routine. He wrote a Mystery Read More
The Strangest Science Fiction Titles
Science Fiction has an advantage when it comes to titles. You can make them as crazy as you like and editors probably won’t complain. Despite Read More
Harry Harrison- Artist!
Harry Harrison is one of the few Science Fiction writers I have actually met. I got on an elevator with him and Barry B. Longyear Read More
J. W. Groves: A Quiet Voice in a Loud Room
John William Groves (1910-1970) was a quiet voice in a loud room. That room is Science Fiction. Publishing a dozen stories sporadically over four decades. Read More
Spock’s Brain and Other Missing Cerebrum
Brain-stealers! As a kid, I can recall the sheer terror of Doctor McCoy saying to Captain Kirk: “His brain is gone.” Aliens have stolen Mr. Read More
Fredric Brown – Part 2 (1947-1954)
If you miss Part 1… All of 1944 Fredric Brown worked hard on his first novel, The Fabulous Clipjoint. It didn’t appear until 1947. Things Read More
The Homo Sol Trilogy of Isaac Asimov
The Homo Sol trilogy by Isaac Asimov was his first series of more than two stories. In The Early Asimov, Ike talks about how the Read More
Two-Shot Wonders: Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper
“Two Shot Wonders: Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper” is the first in a series of pieces on famous SF or Fantasy series that contain Read More
Pulps & Movies & Comics, Oh My!
Pulp magazines and movies were big at the same time making the crossover a logical idea. The consumer in the 1930s and 40s had a Read More