Book Review: Soul of the Robot
Book Review: 'Soul of the Robot' by Barrington J. Bayley2 / 5 Stars‘Soul of the Robot’ (206 pp) was published by Doubleday (Science Fiction Book Club) in July, 1974. The cover artist is Laszlo Kubinyi....
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ParadoxPart Oneby Bill Mantlo (writer) and Val Mayerik (art)from Marvel Preview No. 24 (Winter 1980)By 1980, the influence of Heavy Metal magazine on Marvel Comics was undeniable. In the Winter, 1980...
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ParadoxPart Twoby Bill Mantlo (writer) and Val Mayerik (art)from Marvel Preview No. 24 (Winter 1980)
View ArticleMasters of Spanish Comic Book Art
Masters of Spanish Comic Book Artby David RoachDynamite, April 2017This book originally was scheduled to be published in January of 2017, but it actuality it didn't come until April. So, how does the...
View ArticleBook Review: Pillars of Salt
Book Review: 'Pillars of Salt' by Barbara Paul1 / 5 Stars‘Pillars of Salt’ (183 pp) was published by Signet Books in April, 1979. The cover artist is Paul Stinson.According to the biographical sketch...
View ArticleThe Rook Archives Volume 1
The Rook Archives: Volume 1Dark Horse Books, April 2017The story goes that in 1976, James Warren thought the time was right to bring back the Western genre, and cowboy heroes, to popular culture. He...
View ArticleOPS from Totem magazine
OPSfrom Totem No. 6, 1977Totem - subtitled 'The Magazine of New Comics' - was the Spanish version of Metal Hurlant and began publishing in 1977, the same year that Heavy Metal debuted in the USA. Totem...
View ArticleBook Review: Habitation One
Book Review: 'Habitation One' by Frederick Dunstan3 / 5 Stars‘Habitation One’ ( 256 pp) was published in the UK in 1983 by Fontana Books. The name of the artist who provided the striking cover...
View ArticleGotterdammerung Part Two
GotterdammerungPart IIScript by Budd Lewis, art by Isidro Monesfrom Eerie No. 101, June 1979Part one is available here.This rockin' sockin' space adventure kicks into high gear with some intense...
View ArticleBook Review: Quest for Lost Heroes
Book Review: 'Quest for Lost Heroes' by David Gemmell4 / 5 Stars‘Quest for Lost Heroes’ first was published in 1990; this Ballantine / Del Rey mass market paperback (291 pp) was published in July,...
View ArticleThe Chronicles of Genghis Grimtoad
The Chronicles of Genghis Grimtoadby Alan Grant and John Wagner (story) and Ian Gibson (art)Marvel Graphic Novel, 1990'The Chronicles of Genghis Grimtoad' (49 pp) was published by Marvel in 1990.Alan...
View ArticleRamthar
Ramtharby Mike Deodato Sr. (story) and Mike Deodato Jr. (art)Caliber Comics, 1996The Brazilian comics father-son team of the Deodatos, Mike Sr and Mike Jr, first produced this post-apocalyptic sci-fi...
View ArticleSaucer Attack !
Saucer Attack !by Eric Nesheim and Leif NesheimKitchen Sink Press, 1997Saucer Attack ! (128 pp) was published by Kitchen Sink Press in 1997.The book was inspired by the large collection of 1950s toys...
View Article70s French Sci-fi comics and Valerian
70s French Sci-Fi comics and ValerianThis July will see the release of the sci-fi film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, produced and directed by Luc Besson and starring Dane DeHaan as the...
View ArticleHawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull issue 3
Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the SkullFirst Comics, 1986Issue 3 (September 1986)art: Rafael Kayanan and Rico Rival, story: Gerry Conway(Scans of issue one and issue two)Artist Rafael Kayanan renders some...
View ArticleA Gallery of Doc Savage Covers by James Bama
A Gallery of Doc Savage covers by James Bamafrom the book James Bama: American Realist by Brian M. Kane (Flesk Publications, 2006)
View ArticleBook Review: City Come A Walkin'
Book Review: 'City Come A Walkin'' by John Shirley2 / 5 Stars‘City Come A Walkin’’ (204 pp) was published by Dell in July 1980. The cover art is by Catherine Huerta.The novel is set in the near future;...
View ArticleHarry 20 on the High Rock
Harry 20 on the High RockAlan Davis (art) and Gerry Finley-Day (story)2000 AD / Rebellion, August 2010'Harry 20 on the High Rock' first appeared in the 23 October, 1982 issue ('Prog') 287 of 2000 AD....
View ArticleBook Review: October the First is Too Late
Book Review: 'October the First is Too Late', by Fred Hoyle2 / 5 Stars‘October the First is Too Late’ first was published in hardcover in 1966; this Fawcett Crest paperback (160 pp) was published in...
View ArticleJack Kirby's The Forever People
Jack Kirby's Forever PeopleDC Comics, 1999After two years of 'secret' negotiations with the DC Comics editorial staff, in 1970 Jack Kirby left Marvel and joined DC, where he was allowed to create...
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