Hot Stuf’: Independent Sword & Sorcery
Hot Stuf’ was an independent comic published by Sal Quartuccio in eight issues from Summer 1974-Summer 1978. Like most underground comics it has swearing, nudity Read More
Category: Fantasy
Buddy Saunders and Sword & Sorcery
Jake “Buddy” Saunders (1947-) wrote five Sword & Sorcery comics for Warren’s various magazines between 1970-1972. He had got his start in the fan press Read More
The Passage of Dilvish
Roger Zelazny’s Dilvish the Damned had two distinct periods of development, separated by a twelve year hiatus. The first explosion of story writing was in Read More
Denny O’Neil: Sword & Sorcery Champion
It was sad news to hear that Denny O’Neil passed away. He is always remembered as the guy who wrote that Green Lantern comic where Read More
Smaug the Great, a Gallery
Smaug the Great is described: “There was a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm called Smaug.” When Biblo finally sees this terror with his Read More
Horror Science Fiction Anthologies
Fans of Science Fiction and Horror are not always the same people. The spectrum between Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror is wide. As a result Read More
Kings of the Sci-Fi Pseudonyms
In Science Fiction, it was quite acceptable to write prolifically and sell stories under a number of nom de plums. This was a practical necessity Read More
Careful What You Wish For II
If you miss Part 1… I’m going to do a lot of moppy whingeing here so if you don’t feel like it, I understand. Old Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Frank Brunner (1949-)
Frank Brunner (1949-) got his start in the fanzines like Phase 1 (1971) with “Sword of Dragonus” and its sequel “Dragonus: the Wizard’s Venom” in Read More
Francis Stevens: Queen of the Fantastic
Francis Stevens (1884-1948) is proof that sometimes writers get a second chance. Her work appeared largely in the weeklies like Argosy and All-Story. There is Read More