Review: The Big Shutdown by John M. Whalen
The Big Shutdown by John M. Whalen is a fun read that will remind readers just why pulp fiction, westerns, and ray guns belong together.
More Star Wars Art Because… STAR WARS!
Pulp inspired Star Wars and then, Star Wars inspired pulp!
Noticias Literatura 6-1
New issues from Alfa Eridiani and Science Fiction Portal; recommendation lists too
Ace Double Novels: Double your Pleasure, Double your fun!
The Ace Double novel was an example of an innovative format capturing the fancy of the reading public and effectively changing the landscape of the publishing industry.
Noticias Literatura 18-11
New Pulp Planet magazine’s first issue launches and Adrift on the Sea of Rains receiving rave reviews
Review: MONO Vol. 1 by Sharp, Wolstenholme, and Cramb
Readers will be taken back as they discover a new kind of old hero in the graphic novel collection MONO Vol. 1 by Liam Sharp, Ben Wolstenholme, and Fin Cramb.
1941 Retro Hugo Awards – Supplement: Magazine Cover Gallery
All the magazine covers from 1940.
The 1941 Retro Hugo Awards: Supplement – Professionally Published Fiction List
A listing of all of the professionally published fiction for 1940.
The 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards (Part 1 – Editors & Publications)
A series devoted to helping voters select the 1941 Retrospective Hugo Awards.
Black and White: No Room for Gray Shades
Early science fiction and fantasy magazines of the twentieth century, of which Amazing Stories was chief, employed artists for their interior illustrations who could produce images of great variety using only ink applied to paper.
LESLIE CHARTERIS’S “AMAZING” SAINT
Is it old? Is it new? Is it even SF/F? Steve examines the ever-popular Saint series by Leslie Charteris.
Review: Orbit One by Mel Jay
As far as pulp SF goes, Orbit One by Mel Jay fits the mold. It has many of the classic elements fans usually go for with the touch of social commentary we’ve come to expect.
Noticias Literatura 19-8
Profiles of new releases – The Stone Army, Monsters in the West, Son of Stone & Other Stories and a hispanic fantasy anthology.
Review: Gestapo Mars by Victor Gischler
Gestapo Mars by Victor Gischler is the quintessential example of a guilty pleasure. You might feel a little guilty afterwards, but you’ll be anxiously awaiting a sequel.
Earl Norem: 1924 – 2015
Earl Norem was a gigantic talent and regularly and consistently produced work of the highest caliber
Illustrating Barsoom
Barsoom. Sooner or later, every artist has to try their hand illustrating Burrough’s tales
Glen Orbik – 1963-2015
The world of illustration lost a real treasure this past week when artist Glen Orbik lost his long battle with cancer on May 11th.
Review: All the Time in the World by Arthur C. Clarke
Be it film, radio, or just reading the short story, Arthur C. Clarke’s All the Time in the World is a must for every member of fandom to experience.
Review: Batman 66’ Meets the Green Hornet
The dynamic duo of DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment brings fans of two iconic super hero teams together in this exciting six issue comic series, Batman 66’ Meets the Green Hornet.
MY PERSONAL TIME MACHINE (Last Part): Amazing’s First Full Year
Steve finishes his “time machine” with a look at the final three issues of Amazing’s first full year.
MY PERSONAL TIME MACHINE: AMAZING STORIES’ FIRST YEAR (part 3)
Steve continues his look at the first full year of Amazing Stories. This week it’s the third quarter of 1926.
MY PERSONAL TIME MACHINE: AMAZING STORIES’ FIRST YEAR (part 2)
Continuing his series on the first year of Amazing Stories, Steve sees what “scientifiction” was trying to become: US!
MY PERSONAL TIME MACHINE: AMAZING STORIES’ FIRST YEAR (part 1)
Steve begins a series of columns examining Amazing Stories’ first full year of publishing!
Review: Hunting Monsters Is My Business – The Mordecai Slate Stories by John M. Whalen
Hunting Monsters Is My Business – The Mordecai Slate Stories is an action packed collection reminiscent to the pulp classic dime store novels with a morbid twist of supernatural mystery and intrigue.
Mr. Spaceship by Philip K. Dick
The short story Mr. Spaceship gives readers plenty to think about with its unique twist on the self-aware machine. How far can and should man go to preserve civilization?
R is for Rocket by Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s R is for Rocket is a welcomed perspective of future space travel from years past. Because just like NASA’s Orion test launch, space matters.
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