Cavemen (No Dinosaurs!)
In past posts I was largely interested in Cavemen & Dinosaurs (my phrase for the fantastic prehistoric, as best represented by Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar Read More
Tag: Pellucidar
Lords (And Ladies) of the Dino-Jungle
Stories about people finding dinosaurs hiding in strange places go back to Victorian times. As our knowledge of prehistoric life grew, so did our fantasies Read More
The Wolf-Men by Frank Powell
It is odd for me to stumble onto a book that is thrill after thrill. Most old books have good bits but plenty of dull Read More
Monsters of the Hyborian Age 14: Devil of the Outer Darkness
If you missed the last one… Conan fought several flying monsters in his career, though we have only looked at the Winged Ape previously here. Read More
DC Superheroes vs. T. Rex
DC Super Heroes vs. T. Rex is a no-brainer. DC loves dinos. And what dinosaur symbolizes raw Jurassic fury better than old Tyrannosaurus rex? We Read More
Victorian and Edwardian Dinosaurs
I saw 65 last night and enjoyed the dinosaurs in it thoroughly. As to be expected there were Jurassic Park moments in it, but not Read More
Adventures Underground
Adventures Underground! What an amazing place to tell a story. Jules Verne chose it well when he wrote Journey to the Center of the Earth Read More
The Lost World in Comics I
In a previous post I wrote about a seven page story, “Creatures of Fantasy”, that jammed Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne and Edgar Rice Burroughs Read More
Quintessential Lost Race/World Library
Quintessential Lost Race/World Library is a no-brainer after our two previous libraries.If you missed them, go Ghost Stories Fantasy. The Lost Race (or Lost World) Read More
The Birth of the Savage Land
Pulp Beginnings The Savage Land from the Ka-zar comics had an unusual birth in Marvel Comics. It all begins with the Pulps. Bob Byrd wrote Read More