Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
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Alien Space Bats & Science Fiction Vampires
When I wrote about Alien Space Bats I was surprised how few there actually were. I thought the Pulps would be brimming with them. And Read More
Buck Rogers, The First Space Hero
People often forget where things begin. Take Buck Rogers for instance. If you asked anyone about Buck you’d probably hear about the new comic book Read More
John W. Jakes – Part 3: Bestselling Author
If you missed Part 2…. John Jakes finished the 1960s writing television tie-ins along with other paperbacks. The first collections of Brak appeared alongside his Read More
High Versus Low Fantasy or You Can’t Get There From Here!
High Fantasy vs. Low Fantasy has always been a bit of gray area for me. I can remember submitting to Bardic Runes back in the Read More
Stalker #4 (December 1975-January 1976)
If you missed the last one… Well, we are finally going to see Stalker get his wish…an in-person confrontation with Dgrth. Sadly, it will be Read More
The Thongor Comics: Creatures on the Loose #26
If you missed the last one… Creatures on the Loose #26 (November 1973) saw the departure of Vince Colletta as inker. From now on the Read More
Sword & Sorcery Novelizations
Sword & Sorcery novelizations of major films are a common product. I use that word consciously as I can’t quite bring myself to call them Read More
The Monster Bats and Harpies of Marvel’s Conan
Wings & Warriors Gigantic monsters bats and sinister harpies take on Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian. The original Conan fiction of Robert E. Howard did feature Read More
Fredric Brown – Part 3 (1955-2014)
If you missed Part 1 or Part 2 The final part of Fredric Brown’s career settled into a slower paced routine. He wrote a Mystery Read More