Sword & Sorcery at Warren – Part 11: 1981
If you missed the last one… The blending of genres continues in 1981, with many stories falling into the Science Fiction category. SF was big Read More
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Space Pirates in the Silver Age
If you missed the last one …. The Golden Age, that time of poor art but wide open rules, gave way to the Silver Age Read More
More Cavemen & Dinosaurs
In my last post, I talked about Nelson S. Bond’s “Exiles of the Dawn World” (Action Stories, December 1940) and how it used cavemen & Read More
Space Pirates in the Golden Age
A few posts back I looked at Space Pirates in Pulp magazines. The comic books weren’t far behind. There really isn’t much difference visually between Read More
The Inkers of John Buscema’s Savage Sword
In Savage Sword of Conan – The Original Marvel Years Omnibus v01 (2019), Roy Thomas tells how John Buscema did not like Alfred Alcala’s incredible Read More
More Golden Age Comics Robots!
If you missed the last one… 1939s World Fair gave the world what Science Fiction fans had been enjoying for decades…the robot. Elecktro was so Read More
Weird Sites: Glamis Castle
Glamis Castle was once considered one of the most haunted place in the UK. This Scottish castle (pronounced “Glams”) is located near the village of Read More
Galeria de Personajes Fantásticos
Pin-ups (or mere filler) aren’t unique to Sword & Sorcery’s most famous magazine, Marvel’s Savage Sword of Conan. That black&white publication offered multiple portfolios and Read More
The Return of the Giant Robot II
If you missed the last one… Here is another collection of Giant Robots from the comics. Front and center are the Marvel Silver Age titles Read More
Robbie the Robot
The name “Robbie” for a robot belongs to Isaac Asimov first. His story “Robbie” that was renamed “Strange Playfellow” by Fred Pohl when it appeared Read More