Giant Insects in the Comics: Bees
The idea of gigantic bugs including bees began with H. G. Wells’s The Food of the Gods (Pearson’s Magazine, December 1903-June 1904). Wells applied it Read More
Tag: H.G. Wells
J. J. Allerton: Pulp Phantom
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
The Purpose of Fantasy
Back to 1981 The purpose of Fantasy never struck me as much of a question until I read Charles Platt’s “The Curse of the Hobbit” Read More
Abner J. Gelula: Scientifictionist
Abner J. Gelula (1906-1985) was one of the early scientific hobbyists who wrote occasional “Scientifiction” stories. According to his “Meet the Author” he was based Read More
A Crash Course in Creating Monsters
Ready to start designing monsters? Take a deep breathe and….go! I like to draw my monsters when I’m designing. Not everybody has the skill, but Read More
The Hogs of Horror
Monsters are often warped versions of animals. Wolves, bears, tigers even lizards and birds are common choices, the more dangerous the animal the more likely. Read More
Are We Not Men? Moreau’s Island
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1897) was written by H. G. Wells as a fundraiser and a pamphlet against animal vivisection. It is usually thought Read More
Science Fiction Under the Sea
When Harry Bates and the Clayton chain created Astounding Stories of Super-Science in 1930 they did not have the technophilic drive of Hugo Gernsback or Read More
When the Tripods Came
The prequel to John Christopher’s Tripods trilogy, When the Tripods Came (1988) was a nice addition to a series that all ready has a classic Read More
Classic Science Fiction We Have Lost (and Found)
Reading a scanned copy of The Arkham Sampler v#2 #5 (Winter 1949) August Derleth got writers, editors and fans to compile their top twelve books Read More