Harry Harrison- Artist!
Harry Harrison is one of the few Science Fiction writers I have actually met. I got on an elevator with him and Barry B. Longyear Read More
Category: Space Opera
John Carter and the Robots of Mars
If you missed the last one… John Carter and the Robots of Mars. Every heard of it? Edgar Rice Burroughs never wrote it but someone Read More
The Ghost of Venus by Bob Butts
If you missed the last one… “The Ghost of Venus” by Bob Butts appeared as the four-part text feature for Novelty’s Target Comics #11-14 (December Read More
Robots in the 1950s Golden Age
Robots in the 1950s Golden Age changed very little from the horrible invaders of the 1940s. The robots of the 1950s tended to be in Read More
Snake Gods & Were-Serpents
Snake gods and were-serpents are the rarest of creatures! Finding Pulp stories with snakes in them is not hard. Finding weird tales or even Science Read More
J. W. Groves: A Quiet Voice in a Loud Room
John William Groves (1910-1970) was a quiet voice in a loud room. That room is Science Fiction. Publishing a dozen stories sporadically over four decades. Read More
In Their Own Words: Interviews with Leigh Brackett & Edmond Hamilton
Here are some interviews given by Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton. They range from artsy film magazines to the cheapest of fanzines. My favorite is Read More
Gallileo Seven and Edmond Hamilton
Weird Tales 1933 A connection between “Gallileo Seven” and Edmond Hamilton may have existed. And it might not have, but I find the parallels intriguing. Read More
Spock’s Brain and Other Missing Cerebrum
Brain-stealers! As a kid, I can recall the sheer terror of Doctor McCoy saying to Captain Kirk: “His brain is gone.” Aliens have stolen Mr. Read More
Charlton’s Space Western
Charlton’s Space Western caught my eye because I thought that term was fairly new. The comic ran for six issues in September-October 1952 to August Read More