19 Wednesday Apr 2017
Posted in poetry
mars
you and i have unfinished business
you taught me destruction
a skill for leaving trails
of unmarked graves and broken spears
your path leads nowhere but down
stone is your only element
you bask in the sun for millennia
and only learn what it means to burn
you serve neither love nor justice
but conquest as its own reward
its prize a thread of wounds and ash
what words could you offer for redemption
how dare you speak them
over the eulogy of rain
and falling earth
09 Monday Dec 2013
Posted in science fiction
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This great Steve Ditko short story comes from Strange Tales #95. Steve’s splash pages for these stories just rock our world. What great posters they would make!
03 Sunday Feb 2013
Posted in golden age, science fiction
What do you get when you cross Jack Kirby and Al Williamson? The coolest science fiction comics of the golden age! Thanks to our friends at the Digital Comic Museum, we’d like to share with you some stories from 1958’s Race for the Moon. Buckle up your space suit and get ready to rock!
Collector’s Guide:
It can be tough to find the original Race to the Moon comic books (Harvey, 1958). But in 2014, a Kindle version of Race for the Moon became available. It has all three issues, formatted just for Kindle.
Issue #1 features artwork by Bob Powell.
#2-3 feature Jack Kirby and Al Williamson.
12 Thursday Jul 2012
Posted in golden age, science fiction
In the future, women will not wear much clothing. But they will be in awe of man’s ability to ride ferocious beasts and kill really ugly monsters. In other words, it will end up being a lot like the past… At least that’s what we got from reading Planet Comics!
From 1948-1950, Planet Comics included one and two-page features called “Life On Other Worlds.”
A little bit of science and a whole lot of fantasy, they still make for fun reading – and some of the rocket ships and aliens are outta sight! This month, we share with you the complete “Life On Other Worlds” features. So strap on your space helmet – and remind your girlfriend to undress before departure!
Life on Other Worlds appeared in Planet Comics #49-51, #54-61, and #64.
