The Legacy of the Tripods
H. G. Wells changed Science Fiction forever when he gave readers the first invasion of Earth by an alien race. (Along with this idea, he Read More
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Space Heroes of the Golden Age
The Space hero began in the Pulps with characters like Hawk Carse and John Hanson but were quickly adopted into the newspapers with the advent Read More
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
The Robots of Strange Adventures
If you missed the last one… Strange Adventures was a DC Science Fiction anthology comic that ran from August-September 1950 to October-November 1973 and two Read More
Bronze Age Robots! 1970s
If you missed the last one… The Bronze Age of Robots is all about franchises. Movies, TV, comic book and especially, TOYS! This is the Read More
More Silver Age Robot Comics – Part 3
If you miss the last one…. Well, our look at Silver Age robots is almost over. By the 1960s, robots were all over the place: 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
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
New: Whispers of Ice and Sand: Space Westerns
Whispers of Ice and Sand: Space Westerns is my latest collection of stories. That title is a little incorrect in that not all the stories Read More
Snow Beasts! Yeti, Bigfoot and Sasquatch in Comics – Part II
If you missed the last one… The late 1960s and early 1970s was a time of great interest in the Occult and the unexplained. Books Read More