Book Review: Cruising
Book Review: 'Cruising' by Gerald Walkercelebrating PrideWeekend 2014 2 / 5 Stars'Cruising' was first published in hardcover by Stein and Day in 1970; this Bantam paperback was issued in January,...
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Cody Starbuckby Howard ChaykinEpisodes 1 and 2from Heavy Metal magazines May 1981 May and early June, 1981: on FM radio, 'Her Town Too' by James Taylor and J. D. Souther, is in heavy rotation.In the...
View ArticleTraining Cycle by Steve Sabella
'Training Cycle' by Steve Sabellafrom Epic Illustrated No. 28, February, 1985 Most of the contents of the latter issues of Epic Illustrated were mediocre, but every once in a while a real gem would get...
View ArticleBook Review: Bring the Jubilee
Book Review: 'Bring the Jubilee' by Ward Moore1 / 5 Stars'Bring the Jubilee’ first was published in 1953; this Avon SF paperback version (222 pp.) was published in May, 1972. The cover artist is...
View Article'Heavy Metal' magazine June 1984
'Heavy Metal' magazine June 1984 June, 1984, and in heavy rotation on MTV is Billy Idol's 'Eyes Without a Face.'The latest issue of Heavy Metal magazine is out, featuring a front cover by Esteban...
View ArticleFrank Miller's Ronin
Frank Miller's RoninBy 1983, Frank Miller's work on Daredevil had garnered him sufficient praise and standing in the comics industry for him to be able to do a so-called creator-owned property for DC....
View ArticleBook Review: Image of the Beast and Blown
Book Review: 'Image of the Beast' and 'Blown' by Philip Jose Farmer3 / 5 StarsIn 1968, Philip Jose Farmer contracted with Essex House, a California-based publisher of pornographic novels, to write...
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'A Matter of Time' by Juan Gimenezfrom the June, 1984 issue of Heavy Metal magazine
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Book Review: 'The Madness Season' by C. S. Friedman1 / 5 Stars‘The Madness Season’ (495 pp) was published by DAW Books in October, 1990. The cover painting is by Michael Whelan. I got to page 236 of...
View ArticleNew York: Year Zero issue 3
New York: Year Zeroby Ricardo Barreiro (script) and Juan Zanotto (art)Eclipse ComicsIssue 3, September 1988Our hero, Brian Chester, finds himself the bodyguard - with added benefits - to the beautiful...
View ArticleTony Carey: First Day of Summer
Tony Carey: 'First Day of Summer'July, 1984As July, 1984 gets under way, MTV is airing a new video from California musician - and former keyboardist for the band 'Rainbow' - Tony Carey. The video, for...
View ArticleBook Review: Legend
Book Review: 'Legend' by David Gemmell4 / 5 StarsThis Del Rey Books edition (345 pp) of ‘Legend’ was published in November, 1994. The cover artwork is by Mark Harrison. The British writer David Gemmell...
View ArticleHeavy Metal magazine July 1984
'Heavy Metal' magazine July 1984July, 1984, and as I am driving from upstate New York down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to go to graduate school at LSU. On the car radio, the single 'Boys Do Fall in Love'...
View ArticleThe Art of Bryan Talbot
The Art of Bryan Talbotby Bryan Talbot 'The Art of Bryan Talbot' (96 pp.) is a large (11.9" x 9") size trade paperback published in 2007 by NBM (Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine), a small press dedicated...
View ArticleBook Review: The Secret Sea
Book Review: 'The Secret Sea' by Thomas F. Monteleone3 / 5 Stars ‘The Secret Sea (222 pp.) was published in May, 1979, by Popular Library; the cover artwork is by Clyde Caldwell. Bryan Alexander is a...
View ArticleWhere Monsters Roamed by John Bolton
'Where Monsters Roamed' by John Boltonfrom John Bolton: Halls of Horror, issue No.2, June 1985, Eclipse Comics The House of Hammer was a UK magazine, published from 1976 – 1978, that featured stills...
View ArticleBook Review: Night Winds
Book Review: 'Night Winds' by Karl Edward Wagner4 / 5 Stars‘Night Winds’ (286 pp.) was published by Warner Books in August, 1978. The cover artwork is by Frank Frazetta. These Warner paperback editions...
View ArticleDragon Chiang
'Dragon Chiang' by Tim Truman and Timothy Bradstreet 'Dragon Chiang' (44 pp) is a black and white graphic novel published in 1991 by Eclipse Comics. Truman did the script and art, and Bradtsreet, the...
View ArticleBook Review: Wolfwinter
Book Review: 'Wolfwinter' by Thomas Burnett Swann3 / 5 Stars‘Wolfwinter’ (203 pp.) was published by Ballantine Books in November, 1972. The striking cover artwork is by Gene Szafran. The novel is set...
View ArticleCody Starbuck episode 3
Cody Starbuckby Howard ChaykinEpisode 3 from Heavy Metal magazine July 1981 continuing from the first two episodes
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