Halloween Special 1976
The Paul Lynde Halloween SpecialOctober 29, 1976I don't remember watching this show in October of 1976........at the time I was 16 years old and I probably thought it the height of cheese.But watching...
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Book Review: 'The Year's Best Horror Stories: XX' edited by Karl Edward Wagner2 / 5 Stars'The Year's Best Horror Stories: XX' (349 pp.) was issued by DAW Books in October 1992. The cover art is by Jim...
View ArticleA Trip to Second Story Books Warehouse
A Trip to Second Story Books WarehouseA couple of weeks ago it was time for my annual pilgrimage to the Second Story Books warehouse in Rockville, Maryland, on 12160 Parklawn Drive. It was a fine day...
View ArticleBook Review: Far Away and Never
Book Review: 'Far Away and Never' by Ramsey Campbell4 / 5 Stars'Far Away and Never' (139 pp.) was published in October, 2021 by DMR Books, a small press publisher specializing in sword and sorcery...
View ArticleYoung Turks November 1981
Young Turksby Rod StewartNovember, 1981November 7, 1981, and Rod Stewart's single 'Young Turks' is at position 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and in heavy rotation on MTV.The single, released in...
View ArticleThe Last Wolf
The Last Wolf: Karl Edward WagnerKnight Visions / Yellow Rose, 20205 / 5 StarsI don't usually review videos or movies about sci-fi, fantasy, or horror subjects because there are plenty of blogs that do...
View ArticleThorgal: The Talisman
Thorgal: The Talismanfrom Thorgal: Child of the StarsInk Publishing / The Donning Company, 1986Another early Thorgal adventure, originally published by Lombard as Le Talisman in 1984 in the album de...
View ArticleBook Review: Night of the Cooters
Book Review: 'Night of the Cooters' by Howard Waldrop 1 / 5 Stars'Night of the Cooters' first was published in hard cover by the small press publisher Ursus Imprints in 1990. This Ace Books paperback...
View ArticleMandy by John Workman
'Mandy'by John WorkmanThis black-and-white one-pager is chock-full of meticulously rendered textures (including Zip-A-Tone), shadings, and cross-hatchings.
View ArticlePredator Versus Magnus Robot Fighter
Predator Versus Magnus Robot FighterDark Horse / Valiant Comics1992During the Great Comic Book Boom of the early 1990s crossover storylines between companies was a common practice. So it was that in...
View ArticleBook Review: Empire of the East
Book Review: 'Empire of the East' by Fred Saberhagen5 / 5 Stars‘Empire of the East’ (558 pp.) was published by Ace Books in July 1980. The rather mediocre cover illustration is by Enric.A newer edition...
View ArticleWhite Trash
'White Trash' by Gordon Rennie (story) and Martin Emond (art)Tundra, 19921 / 5 StarsDuring the Great Comic Book Boom of the early 1990s all manner of independent publishers sprang up, their offerings...
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View ArticleVintage UK Sci-fi Ads and Stores
Vintage UK Sci-fi Ads and StoresEveryone remembers the geek store(s) where they went to get their comics and sci-fi paperbacks when they were young and first discovering the genre. For me, growing up...
View ArticleKull the Savage omnibus
Kull the Savage omnibusMarvel, November 2021I've been saving my dollars for this volume, and recently it arrived in the mail well-cushioned and devoid of damage - not always a sure thing with some...
View ArticleBook Review: Atrocity Week
Book Review: 'Atrocity Week' by Andrew McCoy2 / 5 Stars'What is it ?' Cameron demanded. Pacoe's body was blocking his curious view.'Holland and Holland 600 Nitro Express', Curtis Bill told him.'Jesus...
View ArticleTapestry of Blood
Tapestry of Bloodby Ed Fedory (script) and Jose Rubio (art)from Nightmare issue 15, October 1973The Skywald comic magazines from the 1970s were chock full of rather goofy content. However, even the...
View ArticleBook Review: Counting the Cost
Book Review: 'Counting the Cost' by David Drake1 / 5 Stars'Counting the Cost' (267 pp.) first published in November, 1987 by Baen Books. The cover illustration is by Paul Alexander. 'Counting' is...
View ArticleCruising by Nesmith
R.I.P. Mike Nesmith1942 - 2021Mike Nesmith, one of the Monkees, has died at age 78. Let's go back in time to the Summer of 1979, when Nesmith was a solo artist, and we heard his single 'Cruising'on the...
View ArticleThe Magic Goes Away graphic novel
The Magic Goes AwayPaul Kupperberg (story) and Jan Duursema (art)DC Science Fiction Graphic Novel, 1986'The Magic Goes Away' is DC Graphic Novel No. 6, published in 1986. It's based on a novella that...
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