Book Review: Count Zero
Book Review: 'Count Zero' by William Gibson4 / 5 Stars‘Count Zero’ was first published in hardback in 1986; this Ace paperback edition (246 pp) was released in April, 1987. The cover artwork is by...
View ArticleTRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids
TRS-80 Computer Whiz KidsArchie Comics / Tandy CorporationMarch, August, October, 1984My local comic book store got in a large pile of old, 1980s comics, and lying within the pile was this giveaway...
View ArticleUtah Book and Magazine
Utah Book and Magazine327 S. Main Street, Salt Lake City, UtahKeeping me entertained during my hour-long visit was the owner, Peter, and his sidekicks, Queer Bob and a guy who went nameless, never...
View ArticleThe Worst of Eerie Publications
The Worst of Eerie Publicationsby Mike HowlettIDW / Yeo Publishing,September, 2014In late November 2010, just in time for Christmas, Mike Howlett's The Weird World of Eerie Publications: Comic Gore...
View ArticleBook Review: Crucible
Book Review: 'Crucible' by Robert R. Chase3 / 5 Stars'Crucible' (182 pp) was published by Del Rey in July, 1991; the striking cover painting was done by Darrell K. Sweet.'Crucible' is the sequel to...
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'Heavy Metal' magazine November 1984It's November, 1984, and on MTV and on FM radio, you're more than likely to hear the latest single (off the Big Bam Boom album) from Hall and Oates: 'Out of Touch'....
View ArticleBook Review: The Tartarus Incident
Book Review: 'The Tartarus Incident' by William Greenleaf3 / 5 StarsHe tugged on a shoulder, and the body flopped toward him....and he saw raw flesh, shards of white bone, empty eye sockets oozing gray...
View ArticleEpic Illustrated December 1984
Epic Illustrated December, 1984No. 27December, 1984, and on MTV, it's Wham, with 'Last Christmas'. Great 80s hairstyles and fashions are on display.....The December issue of Marvel's Epic Illustrated...
View ArticleBook Review: Roofworld
Book Review: 'Roofworld' by Christopher Fowler4 / 5 Stars‘Roofworld’ first was published in 1988 in hardback by Ballantine; this mass market paperback edition (307 pp) was published in April, 1990. The...
View ArticleVoid Indigo issue 1
Void Indigoby Steve Gerber and Val Mayerikissue 1, November, 1984Marvel / EpicAfter reading the Void Indigo graphic novel, I decided to search out and investigate the short-lived, 2-issue comic book...
View ArticleBook Review: Computerworld
Book Review: 'Computerworld' by A. E. Van Vogt0 / 5 Stars“Computerworld’ (203) is DAW Book No. 554, published in November, 1983; the cover artwork is by Michael Whelan. DAW also released the book with...
View ArticleCar Warriors issue 4
Car Warriorsissue 4Epic Comics / Marvel, September, 1991The Delorean Run is underway......and our contestants are neck-and-neck on the road to Lansing !But violence and mayhem accompany the race, as...
View ArticleBook Review: Billenium
Book Review: 'Billenium' by J. G. Ballard4 / 5 Stars‘Billenium’ (159 pp) was published in 1962 by Berkley; the cover art is by Richard Powers.The stories compiled in this anthology all saw print...
View ArticleA Matter of Time
A Matter of Timeby Juan Gimenezfrom Heavy Metal magazine, October 1984
View ArticleBook Review: Commander-1
Book Review: 'Commander-1' by Peter George2 / 5 StarsPeter George (1924 – 1966) was a British author who served in the RAF during WW2. In 1958 he published a novel about a paranoid American Air Force...
View ArticleExterminator 17
Exterminator 17 by Jean Pierre Dionnet and Enki Bilal'Exterminator 17' first was serialized in the French magazine Metal Hurlant in 1976 - 1977. An English translation, in black and white, was...
View ArticleBook Review: The Eyes of the Overworld
Book Review: 'The Eyes of the Overworld' by Jack Vance5 / 5 StarsThe stories in ‘The Eyes of the Overworld’ were first published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1965 – 1966, with the...
View ArticleChristmas 2014 Acquisitions
Christmas 2014 acquisitionsThe majority of these paperbacks were obtained from Books and Melodies LLC, a bookstore located at 2600 James Street in Syracuse, New York:The entire storefront is occupied...
View ArticleBunker's Family by Nicollet
'Bunker's Family' by Nicolletfrom Metal Hurlant No. 14, February, 1977Unfortunately, my efforts to translate the text of this comic using Google Translate are singularly unsuccessful, yielding mainly...
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