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Magnus, Robot Fighter #4. “Menace from the Depths” Cover art by Russ Manning. Underwater food-processing facilities are sabotaged by a robot that wants to destroy all mankind.
Two great things about this cover. First, check out the head on that robot! It’s a “think-rob” so of course its head is huge. Second, Magnus proves to be the exception to the rule by being a male wearing a cellophane suit.
Happy Mother’s Day! Here’s one of our favorite movie moms—The Queen of Blood!
I think my favorite part of this cover is that the Renaissance bestiary style of the art in the reference book differs slightly from the creature that makes a surprise appearance in the library. It lends one to assume the monster is fanciful until it shuffles into view, revealing itself and its no doubt murderous intentions.
Strange Tales (October 1932) featuring The Hunters From Beyond by Clark Ashton Smith. Cover art by H. Wesso with story illustration by Elliot Dold.
It’s like this…
You’re fourteen and you’re reading Larry Niven’s “The Protector” because it’s your father’s favorite book and you like your father and you think he has good taste and the creature on the cover of the book looks interesting and you want to know what it’s about….
New trailer for the incredibly fun movie, Manborg!
Brides Of Science
Klingons! This week’s Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #4 cover by David Messina. Colors by Claudia Scarletgothica.
Happy Easter to everyone celebrating!
Finally, all the homework is done, and I’m safely on holiday in a lovely town in the South of England. So nothing much happened in the Doctor Who community on my hiatus, right? Hold on, let me check.
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I AM NEVER LEAVING THE INTERNET ALONE AGAIN.
Right, so many things have happened that…
