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Extended Edition: Horacio Salinas Blanch

Extended Edition: Horacio Salinas Blanch

This installment wraps up the three international surrealist cover artists that I cut from my art collection's first chapter. *** David Pelham, art director at Penguin Books during the ‘70s, had a specific aesthetic: spare, stylized, surreal, centered on a single object, such as his iconic 1972 cover to

Half-Forgotten 70s Sci-Fi: "Fantasy Voyages"

Half-Forgotten 70s Sci-Fi: "Fantasy Voyages"

I recently received a tip in my Tumblr messages about an interesting pair of books I hadn't heard about before: Hi, thanks for everything you post! I have been looking for two books largely missing from the internet: Two large children's Golden books by Linda and

Extended Edition: Wojtek Siudmak

Extended Edition: Wojtek Siudmak

Wojtek Siudmak is second on my list of "surrealist cover artist I wanted to include a two-page spread in my book," after Henri Lievens. The Polish artist is alive and well today, but I couldn't get through to him while putting my book together. I reached

I'm giving a virtual presentation on sci-fi art history this Tuesday!

I'm giving a virtual presentation on sci-fi art history this Tuesday!

I'm giving a virtual presentation for a local bookstore, Third Place Books, in just a few days - Tuesday, August 8, at at 12 pm EST / 3 pm PST. The link to register for the Zoom is here, and you should all join! It'll be just

Extended Edition: Henri Lievens

Extended Edition: Henri Lievens

The time is upon us! My art book Worlds Beyond Time is officially released this week. In honor of its release and of the relaunch of this newsletter, I'm starting a new weekly series. And – because the Lord of the Rings was released on DVD during an impressionable

Retro Paperback Art in 'Black Mirror'

Retro Paperback Art in 'Black Mirror'

The new season of Black Mirror recently came out on Netflix, and the third episode confirmed something I've suspected for a while: Someone working on that show really knows their retro paperbacks. Read on for mild spoilers for the third episode of this season, "Beyond the Sea,

Interview: Rick Sternbach's Dolphin Suit

Interview: Rick Sternbach's Dolphin Suit

Rick Sternbach has a long legacy in science fiction art. He co-founded the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists in 1976 and the non-profit International Association of Astronomical Artists in 1981. He won the 1977 and 1978 Hugo Awards for Best Professional Artist. He was Assistant Art Director and

Worlds Beyond Time is out this month

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Worlds Beyond Time is out this month