Link: Sword & Sorcery Cliche #3: The Wizard With the Unpronounceable Name
The barbarian hero hacks his way through an army of undead to finally come face-to-face with the evil necromancer who has been terrorizing the countryside. Read More
Category: G. W. Thomas
Raymond Z. Gallun, Science Fiction Innovator – Part 1
Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911-1994) (pronounced Ga-Loon) was as important and brilliant a Science Fiction writer as many others who came out of the Golden Age Read More
Gil Kane’s Conan Covers
When you say “the early Conan the Barbarian comics” different artists come to mind. The first will certainly be Barry Windsor Smith who drew the Read More
Link: Damon Knight: Artist!
When you think of Damon Knight (1922-2002) you get a picture in your head of an old dude with a long, grey beard. Maybe you Read More
Link: Lance Hale, or It’s Hard to Become a Jungle Lord
Lance Hale (originally by John Hampton) begins his career in Silver Streak Comics #2 (January 1940). In the jungle, the tall redhead is captured by Read More
“Idol of the Valley” by Daniel Loring Keating
Four days ago I reviewed Death’s Sting – Where Art Thou? and of this story I wrote: “Idol of the Valley” by Daniel Loring Keating Read More
Link: Moon Laughs: Comedians in Space
Comedians in the ’40s and ’50s had comic books. They were good publicity, plus you didn’t have to do any of the work. Other people Read More
Link: The Werewolf of Walnut Grove
I’ll admit I never watched Little House on the Prairie as a kid, but I do remember my two sisters did. Instead, I watched old Read More
Link: Turok, Son of Plants
Looking at all the comic books that have used plant monsters, one title stands far above the others for monstrous plants. Now to be clear, Read More
Link: Close to the Edge: Albums For Science Fiction Fans
I think the first sign that you’re “getting old” is you start wishing everything was the way it “used to be.” In most things, I Read More