Before the paperback book. Before comics. There were the Pulp. They were named for the cheap pulpwood paper on which they were printed. But they were famous for their exciting, often lurid covers. The covers really sold these magazine. So, like many other mags, when Christmas rolled around, they’d attach a Christmas theme to the covers. But, being pulps, it never was quote as simple as that.
See some great examples after the jump.
Thirty years ago today Jim Hensen’s fantasy epic Dark Crystal opened in theaters across the country. Proving Muppets could be more than just the denizens of “Sesame Street”. They could go beyond the variety and comedy of “The Muppet Show”. They could be something serious. Something deep. Something unique.
Watch the original trailer and other goodies after the jump.
Today the gang continues their exciting journey through Maybeland, encountering some thrilling new characters including their first encounter with the bizarre blotting paper creatures with spear pens … the Inkaboos!
If you missed any of the previous adventures click here.
“A Sound of Thunder”: It’s a time travel story. It’s a dinosaur story. And it’s one of the best examples of both. It’s also a classic and hugely influential. This adaptation originally aired on the radio show “Bradbury 13″ on May 21, 1984.
Check these fine concept sketches by Italian artist Denis Medri, giving as a view of what The Avengers might look like in a Tolkien or Dungeons and Dragons style fantasy universe. We dig these sketches so much we want the mini-series, like, now!
Horror comics made quite an impact in the fifties, leading to congressional investigations and eventual a comics code. But readers of that era just remember how great these comics were. And one of the things that made the comics great was the covers. Here we look a bunch of rare ones, offering a comment or two on each.
Another great classic of horror from the Golden Age of Radio. It aired on “Inner Sanctum” on November 6, 1945.
He should have worn a fez.
