25 Sunday Aug 2013
Posted in dinosaur, science fiction
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This one page story from Alarming Tales showcases two of our favorite things: going to the moon, and dinosaurs! We’re not really sure who gets the credit for this, but feel free to enlighten us.
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #6; Harvey, 1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
18 Sunday Aug 2013
Posted in science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning. And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
12 Monday Aug 2013
Posted in science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.
And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
04 Sunday Aug 2013
Posted in science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.
And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
28 Sunday Jul 2013
Posted in science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.
And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
21 Sunday Jul 2013
Posted in first issue, science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.
And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
14 Sunday Jul 2013
Posted in first issue, golden age, science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.
And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
05 Tuesday Mar 2013
Posted in golden age, science fiction
We’ve been looking at Jack Kirby’s stories for Alarming Tales. Let’s have a look at an Al Williamson story from the sixth and final issue. This showcases one of our favorite themes here on Mars: Giant Ants! Okay, the ants are actually normal size. But they seem really big when you get shrunk down to their size!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #6; Harvey, 1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
24 Monday Sep 2012
Posted in golden age, science fiction
In 1957 and 1958, Jack Kirby created artwork for Harvey’s six-issue series Alarming Tales. These hard-to-find stories from the Golden Age showcase Kirby’s early flair for science fiction.
You will see familiar themes like Martians, strange dimensions, conscious robots, and alien worlds. You will witness harbingers of future sciences like genetic engineering and cloning.
And, you will see a few ideas Kirby revisited decades later in his original stories. Behold the walking dogs and rats of “The Last Enemy” who resemble the animalistic characters of Kamandi, and a flying chair that would get an upgrade to seat Metron of the New Gods. Enjoy!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Alarming Tales #1-4; Harvey, 1957-1958.
Issues #1-3 are now collected in a Kindle version!
