Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
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John Dickson Carr Radio Shows in Comics
The Mystery writer, John Dickson Carr, wrote several episodes of Suspense for Radio back in the early 1940s. (For a complete list of links go Read More
Plant Monsters of the 1950s
If you missed the 1940s… With the Plant Monsters of the 1950s we see the last of the Pulps and the transition to digest-sized SF. Read More
Lovecraftian Elements in Sword & Sorcery
The Lovecraftian elements in Sword & Sorcery often make it or break it for me. I love that blend of energy that H. P. Lovecraft Read More
The Ghostbreakers: Mister E
DC Comics love a good ghostbreaker. Some have long careers, even get movies. Others lurk in out-of-way places like in the back pages of old Read More
Interplanetary Graveyard of the Comics
Having looked at this one in the Pulps, it makes sense to seeĀ what the Interplanetary Graveyard of the comics is like. A Sargasso of Read More
The Interplanetary Graveyard: The Sargasso of Space
If you missed the last one… In previous posts we have talked about exiles and castaways in space, but where do all those ships end Read More
The Dead Planet
If you missed the last one… Our survey of old Science Fiction themes continuous with the Dead Planet. This idea is a world that was Read More
Monster Genre III: A Ramble
Time is a fine polisher. Take for example Charles L. Grant’s words from 1983 and the Introduction to Shadows 6: “There are Critters and there Read More
The Robots of Space Adventures
The robots of Space Adventures appeared in three ages of comics. Charlton began the comic in July 1952 (to compete with DC’s Strange Adventures) with Read More