Live Nude Girls
I imagine I have your attention now. The nude in art is, according to art historians, an almost exclusively Western phenomenon. Ancient Greeks made statues Read More
Month: November 2020
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
December’s Shivery Hand Upon Us
December’s shivery hand upon us and you know what that means…ghost stories. Unlike my fellow North Americans I do not subscribe to October as the Read More
Ray Bradbury Science Fiction in EC Comics
Ray Bradbury Science Fiction in EC Comics appeared between March 1951 and September 1954. This began as a bit of story stealing, when Al Feldstein Read More
The Time Machine in the Pulps
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells was a natural for Pulp magazine republishing. It was a seminal work of Science Fiction establishing the concept Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Jess Jodloman (1925-2018)
Jess Jodloman (1925-2018) was one of the Filipino artists who came to the United States in the 1970s along with Alfred Alcala, Alex Nino, Nestor Read More
But Is It Sword & Sorcery?
“But is it Sword & Sorcery?” Have you ever read a book that you thought was the real deal only to ask that question? Paperback Read More
Link: Klaus: A Christmas Comic Book Review
Comic books featuring Santa Claus go back to the Golden Age. The Funnies, Disney Parade, Santa Claus Funnies; the four color Santa has been drawn by Read More
Gordon Philip England: Canadian Weird Tales Writer
Weird Tales Author Gordon Philip England was a writer who lived in Quebec, Canada and contributed seven stories to Weird Tales. (He wasn’t the only Read More
Sword & Sorcery Comics: Alpha the Slave Pirate
Break Your Chains! “Alpha the Slave Pirate” isn’t exactly a Sword & Sorcery comic. It’s a historical piece set in Roman times. It appeared in Read More