Fred Saberhagen’s Berserkers
Fred Saberhagen’s Berserkers began in obscurity. But their irrepressible power could not be denied. They were survivors of aeons. They would even out-live the magazine Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Ricardo Villamonte
Peruvian artist, Ricardo Villamonte was a member of the Spanish La Floresta studio. Like Berni Wrightson, Villamonte is best known for horror work for DC Read More
The Robots of Thrilling Mystery
With a title like Thrilling Mystery you aren’t expecting robots. That’s Amazing Stories or Astounding Science Fiction, right? Two important robot authors of those magazines Read More
Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?
Giant snakes, poisonous serpents, reptiles of the slithering variety, all grace the covers of the comics. Two big sources are Tarzan and Conan covers. If Read More
Frank Belknap Long – Part One: 1920-1939
Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) had a career that spanned seven decades. He began in the pages of Weird Tales, and was actually H. P. Lovecraft’s Read More
Giant Spiders in Weird Tales
Giant Spiders! The recent J. R. R. Tolkien movies (as well as Harry Potter films) have made giant spiders quite well known. If you are Read More
Introducing…For the First Time…Robots
We take robots for granted. Watching any Science Fiction show or movie, robots appear and we assume all kinds of things. Science Fiction is a Read More
Artists of Sword & Sorcery: Billy Graham (1935-1997)
Billy Graham (not the minister) was one of the few African-American artists working in S&S. Bill got his start at Warren with “The Beast in Read More
Zaro, Jungle Magician
Zaro, Jungle Magician had competition. The 1940s was the hey-day of jungle lords and ladies. It was hard to hold your own. Tarzan, Sheena, Kaanga, Read More
“The Derelict Fleet” and William Hope Hodgson
“The Derelict Fleet” from Adventures Into the Unknown #47 (September 1953) is jam-packed with William Hope Hodgson-isms. Set in the Sargasso Sea, it draws from Read More