The Legacy of the Tripods
H. G. Wells changed Science Fiction forever when he gave readers the first invasion of Earth by an alien race. (Along with this idea, he Read More
Category: Space Opera
Captain Dexter Ames in Planet Comics
Planet Comics was a sister publication to Fiction House’s quarterly Pulp, Planet Stories. It began in January 1940 and ran for seventy-eight issues, ending in Read More
The Incredible Shrinking Pulps
The Pulp era played with many older ideas from Science Fiction’s earliest days. The concept of shrinking so small to pass into other worlds was Read More
Space Heroes of the Golden Age
The Space hero began in the Pulps with characters like Hawk Carse and John Hanson but were quickly adopted into the newspapers with the advent Read More
Space Opera: A Ramble
Brian Aldiss once said in an anthology called Space Opera (1974): “Science fiction is for real. Space Opera is for fun. Generally.” And for the Read More
Arthur J. Burks Part 10: 1936
If you missed the last one… Another 5.5 stories a month. Arthur J. Burks was one of the “million-word-a-year” men and this consistent production Read More
Arthur J. Burks – Part 5: 1931
If you missed the last one… Selling to Harry Bates at Astounding, Burks returns to Horror fiction with the same editor (for 2c a word) Read More
New Book: Monster! on Kindle and Paperback!
contents INTRODUCTION OVERCOMING THE MONSTER: SF, F & H THE MONSTER STORY THE UNNAMEABLE: THE MONSTER AS EUPHEMISM THE VAMPIRE AS LOTHARIO THE WOMAN WITH Read More
Arthur J. Burks – Part 4: 1930
If you missed the last one… 1930 is the year Arthur J. Burks tries his hand at Science Fiction for the first time. The magazine Read More
Warren in Space – Part 1
The idea of a Horror comic set in space goes back into the Golden Age. The first company to really refine such a tale was Read More