Tales of Asgard: Sword & Sorcery Superheroes
Tales of Asgard offered Sword & Sorcery fans a way to enjoy superheroes. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby appropriated the entire Norse mythology to bring Read More
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Charlton’s Space Western
Charlton’s Space Western caught my eye because I thought that term was fairly new. The comic ran for six issues in September-October 1952 to August Read More
Gardner F. Fox’s Warren Sword & Sorcery
Gardner F. Fox‘s Warren Sword & Sorcery appearances seem almost obvious as Fox had left DC to write his Kothar and Kyrix novels. The dispute Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Space Western Style
Charlton’s Space Western #42 (February 1953) had a one-pager set in the Canadian West. “An Amazing Space Journey: A Tale of the Canadian West” was 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
Fero, Planetary Detective
If you missed the last one… Fero, Planetary Detective was a short-lived character from Planet Comics #5-8 (May-August, 1940). Planet Comics was published by the Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Sword of the Vikings
“Sword of the Vikings” is a strange Northern that appeared in St. John’s Strange Terrors #7 (March 1953). Neither the writer nor the artist is Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Frozen Alive
“Frozen Alive!” from Marvel Tales #147 (June 1956) was written by an unknown author and drawn by Bob Brown. The immediate reaction for me is Read More
Comic Book Adaptations of The Jungle Tales of Tarzan
Comic book adaptions of The Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) seems like a no-brainer. Not only do the short episodes lend themselves to single issue Read More
Link: Science Fiction Christmas
So, Christmas is a tradition filled with iconic images, not the least of which is the jolly fat man in the red suit. Sure, Santa Read More