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A hidden trove of Virgil Finlay art

  • Adam Rowe

Adam Rowe

11 Mar 2024 • 5 min read
A hidden trove of Virgil Finlay art

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Ray Guns

Ray Guns

Science fiction magazine covers of the '30s-'50s loved thinly-reskinned adventure tropes. Skeletons on deserted islands became skeletons on deserted planets; Wild animal attacks became alien monster attacks. The violence inherent to the genre meant that pistols and rifles were naturally the next in line for a revamp.
12 Jan 2026 6 min read
Polar Bear-Drawn Sleighs

Polar Bear-Drawn Sleighs

Next month is the tenth anniversary of a blog post I wrote for the Barnes and Noble Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog. Like many cool art blogs owned by corporations, it is no longer online, so I don't feel too bad about scavenging that particular post off of the
05 Jan 2026 5 min read
'70s Influences on Fantasy Film

'70s Influences on Fantasy Film

Here's a shot from the 1978 animated Lord of the Rings movie, directed by Ralph Bakshi. Here's a John Howe illustration – Howe worked as a chief conceptual designer on the live action 2000s trilogy. And here's a shot from the 2001 Fellowship of the
29 Dec 2025 6 min read
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