Belmont Tower Sword & Sorcery 1968 to 1981
The history of Belmont and Tower Books (and later Belmont Tower Books) is convoluted. Belmont Books was created by the same company that owned Archie Read More
Author: G. W. Thomas
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 7: Were-Hyenas
Last time we looked at the Winged Ape, the eldritch monster who Conan, Belit and her crew of pirates faced off against. That evil being Read More
The Monsters of the Hyborian Age 6: The Winged Ape
If you missed last time…. Robert E. Howard liked ape monsters. He had Thak in our last entry from “Rogues in the House” as well Read More
H. G. Wells: The Man Alone
Superheroes got me thinking about this one. I gave up on DC superhero shows and am beginning to feel the same way about Marvel films Read More
Attack of the Clones: The Tarzan Clones!
Tarzan clones became a thing in 1926, when Bomba the Jungle Boy (by the house name, Roy Rockwood) began publishing the first close imitation of Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Old Black Magic and Weird Tales
Old Black Magic would not be out of place in Weird Tales. But what about Short Stories? The truth is both magazines were edited by Read More
The Philosophy of Fantasy: A Ramble
This piece is called “The Philosophy of Fantasy: A Ramble” because that is exactly what it is. I start here and I ramble on to Read More
Zebra Sword & Sorcery of the 1970s and 1980s
Zebra Books (Kensington Publishing Corporation) began in 1974 but after a year it became a source for good quality Sword & Sorcery and historical adventure Read More
The Legacy of the Speckled Band
The legacy of “The Speckled Band”, an adventure of Sherlock Holmes by A. Conan Doyle, has sent a ripple through storytelling. “The Speckled Band” appeared Read More
The Wellsian Invasions of Edmond Hamilton
The Wellsian invasions of Edmond Hamilton begin with his second story. “Across Space” sets a pattern that Hamilton will use for five years, pumping out Read More