'A Clockwork Orange' and the future on-location
How 'A Clockwork Orange' Captured the Feel of the Future On-LocationAn interesting video explaining how Stanley Kubrick scouted the metropolitan London area for real-world, 'futuristic' buildings and...
View ArticleBook Review: We Are All Legends
Book Review: 'We Are All Legends' by Darrell Schweitzer4 / 5 StarsDarrell Schweitzer (b. 1952) is a prolific editor, poet, novelist, essayist, and critic of sf and fantasy literature (his ISFDB entry...
View ArticleBurton and Cyb: The Mine
Burton and Cyb'The Mine'by Antonio Segura (story) and Jose Ortiz (art)from Heavy Metal magazineNovember 1991This episode of 'Burton and Cyb' first appeared in the Spanish magazine (revista) Zona 84 in...
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Book Review: 'Headcrash' by Bruce Bethke3 / 5 Stars‘Headcrash’(344 pp) was published by Warner Books in September 1995. The cover is by Dennis Galant and Sandra Lewin.Bruce Bethke gained sci-fi...
View ArticleLin Carter talking with a fan, 1968
Author and Editor Lin Carter Talking with a Fan, 1968Taken at the Baycon convention, held at the Claremont Hotel in Berkely, California in August - September 1968. Photo by Jay Kay Klein
View ArticleDeathblow and Wolverine part one
Deathblow and WolverinePart OneImage / Marvel, September 1996The ex-mercenary and soldier of fortune Deathblow (aka Michael Cray) was an Image character who first appeared in 1993, and later went on to...
View ArticleDeathblow and Wolverine part two
Deathblow and WolverinePart TwoImage / Marvel, February 1997
View ArticleBook Review: Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus
Book Review: 'Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus' by Lin Carter3 / 5 Stars'Thongor Fights the Pirates of Tarakus' (160 pp) was published by Berkley Books in July, 1970. The cover artwork appears to...
View ArticleMODOK: Head Trips
M.O.D.O.K. 'Head Trips'Marvel, 2019'Head Trips' (456 pp) was published by Marvel in December 2019. This is a well-made slab of a trade paperback, printed on glossy paper with good-quality color...
View ArticleWham Bam by Silver
'Wham Bam'by SilverJuly 1976Let's go back to the Summer of 1976........... and an underappreciated song: Wham Bam, that, in a summer that had its share of memorable songs, managed to get its own...
View ArticleBook Review: The Roads of Heaven
Book Review: 'The Roads of Heaven' by Melissa Scott5 / 5 Stars‘The Roads of Heaven’ was published by Doubleday / The SF Book Club in May 1988. The cover art is by Ron Walotsky. It compiles all three...
View ArticleThe Flute Player by Caza
The Flute Playerby Caza1980This is one of the stories compiled in the 2001 anthology The Age of Darkness.
View ArticleGermaine Greer and Robert Plant
Germaine Greer and Robert PlantPress Party, Sydney Australia, February 1972Left: Germaine Greer, center: Robert Plant, right: unknown
View ArticleBook Review: To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Book Review: 'To Your Scattered Bodies Go' by Philip Jose Farmer3 / 5 Stars'To Your Scattered Bodies Go' first was published in hardcover in January 1971. This Ace Books paperback (222 pp) was...
View ArticleSpawn and the Winos
Spawn and the WinosFrom 'Spawn' issue 9 (March 1993), art by Tod McFarlane, story by Neil Gaiman.Spawn returns a favor......by conjuring 'strawberry ripple' wine ! The beverage of choice for winos back...
View ArticleCaddyshack repost
Caddyshack(repost)Since July 25 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the film Caddyshack, I thought I'd link to my May, 2018 review of Chris Nashawatty's book about the making of the movie....
View ArticleGhost Rider: Shake Hands with Satan !
Ghost Rider: 'Shake Hands with Satan !'Ghost Rider No. 2, October 1973In this issue of Ghost Rider, writer Gary Friedrich throws in some supercool 70s-style Satanism: a 'Witch Woman' in microscopic,...
View ArticleHeavy Metal Presents: Moebius
Heavy Metal Presents: Moebius1981Heavy Metal released this compilation of all-new (i.e., it had not previously appeared in the magazine) Moebius material in 1981. Due to speculators, copies in good...
View ArticleBook Review: One Half of the World
Book Review: 'One Half of the World' by James Barlow3 / 5 Stars'One Half of the World' (277 pp) was published in hardback by Harper and Brothers (U.S.) in 1957 (as far as I can tell, no paperback...
View ArticleRolling Stones Dance Part 1
Rolling Stones'Dance Pt. 1' and 'If I Was A Dancer (Part II)'As July 1980 slides into August 1980, the Rolling Stones' latest album, Emotional Rescue, released at the end of June, continues to supply...
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