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
Tag: Harry Bates
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
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1931-1932
If you missed the last one… Invisibility has become a familiar idea to the Pulps by 1931. It appears with some explanation (usually involving atoms) Read More
Slave Ships From Space
If you missed the last one… The Science Fiction Pulps loved the idea of space slavery. Space pirates and other villains could steal your ship Read More
Giant Insects in the Comics: Bees
The idea of gigantic bugs including bees began with H. G. Wells’s The Food of the Gods (Pearson’s Magazine, December 1903-June 1904). Wells applied it Read More
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1930
If you missed the last one… The 1930s saw invisibility become one of the major themes in Science Fiction Pulps. The last post covered an Read More
Space Invaders!
If you missed the last one… We all remember the video game Space Invaders if you are over fifty. But you’d need to be a Read More
The Return of the Giant Robot II
If you missed the last one… Here is another collection of Giant Robots from the comics. Front and center are the Marvel Silver Age titles Read More
Knight’s Science Fiction of the Thirties
A list of 1930s Science Fiction Anthologies is a pretty short. Zero. Nada. Zip. The first real SF anthology was Raymond J. Healy and J. Read More
Space Pirates!
If you missed the last one…. Space pirates are a given in any system where goods are transported between planets. Like the buccaneers of old, Read More