The Visual History of the Banth
Clinton Pettee immortalized the image of the hero astride the back of a lion caught in a titanic struggle. That was for the cover of Read More
Tag: Frank Frazetta
Top Ten Favorite Swords in Heroic Fantasy
The enchanted sword has been a part of heroic fantasy since the beginning. Beowulf slays Grendel’s mother with an elder blade he conveniently finds in Read More
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
Dracula Comics Not in the Tomb
One reader suggested I do a post on Dracula comics not by Marvel. (Thanks, Tim.) Like the word “nonfiction”, we are defining this by what Read More
Bronze Age DC Werewolves Part 2
If you missed the first part… We continue our DC Werewolf-a-thon with the best artists of the DC Horror lines: Alex Nino, Gerry Talaoc, Alfred Read More
The Fantastic in the Argosy: 1922-1923
If you missed 1921… 1922 saw a tapering off of fantastic material. 1921 had offered thirty pieces while both 1922 and 1923 only just under Read More
Sword & Sorcery at Warren – Part 8: 1978
If you missed the last one … Sword & Sorcery at Warren in 1978 shows marks of change. Competition with the Warren Black & Whites Read More
Sword & Sorcery at Warren – Part 7: 1976-1977
If you missed the last one… Change is in the air. Sword & Sorcery, that most cherished of things in the early 1970s, has become Read More
The Castaways of Space
The Castaways of Space is a common theme in Science Fiction. With the vastness of space being traversed by ships, it is an easy jump Read More
Science Fiction Odyssey #1 – The Magazine That Never Happened
Science Fiction Odyssey #1 could be called “The Magazine That Never Happened”. Skywald was having great success with their line of Horror black & white Read More