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Book Review: The Sixth Winter
Book Review: 'The Sixth Winter' by Douglas Orgill and John Gribbin4 / 5 Stars‘The Sixth Winter’ was first published in hardback in 1979; this Fawcett Crest paperback edition (297 pp) was released in...
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Noise from Upstairs by Caza
'Noise from Upstairs' by Cazafrom the February, 1984 issue of Heavy Metal magazine
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Book Review: Worlds of the Imperium
Book Review: 'Worlds of the Imperium' by Keith Laumer3 / 5 StarsThis Ace paperback edition (176 pp) of ‘The Worlds of the Imperium’ was published in October 1973; the cover artist is uncredited. The...
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Book Review: Courtship Rite
Book Review: 'Courtship Rite' by Donald Kingsbury1 / 5 StarsThe genre of ‘sociological SF’ began (arguably) with the release of Dune in 1965 and only picked up speed during the New Wave era with the...
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Adam Ant, Space Pirate
Adam Ant, Space Pirateby Bryan Talbot originally produced for Adam Ant magazine, 1981 (UK)scanned from The Art of Bryan Talbot, NBM, 2007The idea of Adam Ant as a Space Pirate seems truly cheesy, but...
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The Viy by Maroto
'The Viy'(Dracula magazine preview)by Esteban Maroto from Creepy No. 51 (March 1973)Dracula was a comic book / magazine, 28 pages in length, that was published in Spain, starting in 1971, by Buru Lan...
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Book Review: The Floating Gods
Book Review: 'The Floating Gods' by M. John Harrison 4 / 5 Stars ‘The Floating Gods’ (159 pp, Pocket Books / Timescape,1983, cover artwork by Michael Whelan) is the third and concluding volume in the...
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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
'The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction' edited by Robert Holdstock 'The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction' was one of three such books issued in the late 70s, the others being 'The Science Fiction...
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Heavy Metal March 1980
'Heavy Metal' magazine March 1980It's March, 1980, and on heavy rotation on FM radio is Blondie's single 'Call Me', the title track for the film American Gigolo.The latest issue of 'Heavy Metal'...
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The Book of Conquests
'The Book of Conquests' by Jim FitzpatrickThe English artist Barry Smith (he later adopted the surname Windsor-Smith) began working for Marvel comics in 1969, providing artwork for issue 53 of 'X-Men'....
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Book Review: Zorachus
Book Review: 'Zorachus' by Mark E. Rogers5 / 5 Stars‘Zorachus’ (298 pp) was published in December 1986 by Ace Books; the cover illustration is by the author. I first learned about this book at a...
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In Sight of Heaven, In Reach of Hell
'In Sight of Heaven, In Reach of Hell' by Bob Morallo (story and art) and Budd Lewis from Eerie No. 123 (August 1981)This is the second episode of the three-part series that started with 'Born of...
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Conan: The Phemonenon
'Conan: The Phenomenon' by Paul M. SammonJanuary 22 marked the 78th year since the death of Robert E. Howard, so it's as good a time as any to take a look at 'Conan: The Phenomenon', which was...
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Tales of Shiva: Shiva the Fisherman
Tales of Shiva: Shiva the Fishermanby Subba Rao (script) and C. M. Vitankar (art)Amar Chitra Katha, 1978 (reprinted Oct. 2001) In a mood to try some comics from non-US publishers, I decided to examine...
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A Gallery of SF Art
A Gallery of SF Artfrom Infinite Worlds by Vincent Di Fate, Penguin Studio / The Wonderland Press, 1997 untitled, C. A. M. Thole untitled, Manuel Sanjulian Don Maitz, The Electric Forest, 1979Joe...
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Father Shandor: The Angel of Death from Warrior No. 9
'Father Shandor, Demon Stalker''Angel of Death'from Warrior (UK) No. 9, January, 1983Needless to say, some outstanding draftsmanship by David Jackson in this, the final episode of this particular...
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Book Review: The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XIV
Book Review: 'The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series XIV', edited by Karl Edward Wagner2 / 5 Stars‘The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XIV’ (291 pp) is DAW Book No. UE2156 / 688, published in...
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The Walls of Samaris Part One
'The Walls of Samaris' by Benoit Peeters and Francois SchuitenPart One In 1983, the Belgian artist Francoise Schuiten, who was a well-known contributor to the magazines Metal Hurlant (France) and Heavy...
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The Walls of Samaris Part Two
'The Walls of Samaris' by Benoit Peeters and Francois SchuitenPart Twooriginally serialized in Heavy Metal magazine, December 1984 - March 1985
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The Man with No Name (zombie)
The Man with No Name (zombie)by Arthur Suydamalternate cover for The Man with No Name: Sinners and Saints, issue 1, Dynamite Entertainment, July 2008
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