Edgar Rice Burroughs' 'Moon Trilogy' -- One Hundred Years On
Written in the early 1920s, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ ‘Moon Trilogy’ is classic ‘Sword and Planet’ with some extra post-apocalyptic sauce.
Read MoreThe Savage Swords of Jim Steranko
The birthday of the mighty Jim Steranko has rolled around again. A living legend of pop culture, I’ve written previously about Mr. Steranko. This time, I’m gonna look specifically at Jim’s awesome legacy of Sword-and-Sorcery/S&S-adjacent art.
Read MoreREVIEW: Futures That Never Were
When I seek out Sword and Planet fiction I typically look for and enjoy the type of story Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote. Fast paced and action packed with plenty of derring-do. Many of the stories in this collection attempt to ape this style. Some succeed, some exceed, some are dead on arrival.
Read MoreReview: Swordsmen in the Sky
Swordsmen in the Sky was published by Ace Books in 1964. Donald Wollheim put together five stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs-influenced Sword and Planet.
Read MoreREVIEW: The Lost Empire of Sol
“Sword and Planet is my favorite genre. Traditionally an earthman arrives somehow, and has to make his way on an alien world with his wits and prowess. When I heard about this anthology I was very excited. What I encountered was something different than I was expecting.”
Read MoreKaor! (A Belated) Mars Day 2022
2022 marks several landmark anniversaries in the history of the Sword and Planet genre, so skipping Mars Day this year entirely was out of the question.
Read MoreThe Sword & Planet Art of Bernie Wrightson
Wrightson started crafting sword and planet illos from the start of his amateur career in the 1960s on through the 1970s. Some of that art is truly great.
Read MoreClassic Sci-Fi Anthology Planetary Adventures Coming This Summer
This summer DMR Books will release three differently themed reprint anthologies, the first of which will appear in mid-June. Entitled Planetary Adventures, it will contain five rare tales from the Golden Age of Science Fiction.
Read MoreKen Kelly: A Half-Century of Greatness
For the last fifty years, Ken Kelly has been painting iconic covers for cool books and cool albums. His seventy-fifth birthday is certainly something to celebrate.
Read MoreReview: Lin Carter's Flashing Swords #6
Many very familiar characters and locales are featured in these stories, from Barsoom to Lemuria, from Ki-gor to Elak.
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