music and tales
Ask me what book i’m reading. Go ahead. Ask. Hard Times: The Adult Musical in 1970s New York City by Elizabeth Wollman, as if the title of this post wasn’t a dead give away. It is awesome and you should […]
Yeah, see a theme going here? Hey, i’m on a kick and i genuinely love exploring literary and creative mythos. Before we get started i just want to quickly state that the demo for the 1st Act of the Dieselpunk […]
Before comic books, after the penny dreadfuls, were the pulps. From the beginning of the 20 century they rose in popularity and from the 1920s to the 1940s they dominated the fantastical and the imagination of youth. Many of the famous characters […]
Stop what you’re doing and go check this out RIGHT NOW. A good friend of mine sent me a link this a week ago and holy shlamoley, do i LUUUUUUUV this. This is a series of stories. Some short, some […]
Rock and roll, NASA! Hats off to you folks and this historic day. The rover is down and we’re exploring Mars! That fills me with happiness. To celebrate we’re going to dedicate today’s post to my top 10 favorite uses […]
Over at Lovecraft eZine they’ve got a wonderful post featuring pics of Danish artist John Kenn Mortensen in which he basically channels artist Edward Gorey (the Gashlycrumb Tinies anyone?) illustrating Lovecraft. I’m gonna repost these pics (to be fair i’m basically reprinting the […]
For a… thing i’m working on (you’ll discover it soon enough) i have begun a small self course in Noir, both book and film. Since it’s a wonderful and fun genre and a potential central tenant to dieselpunk we’ll be […]
As we saw in our last post, the pathway to the character of Little Orphan Annie was longer and more interesting than one might think. Heck, we did an entire post and didn’t even get to the actual red haired […]
I have an endless fascination with fictional characters who experience long lives and evolutions through by being expounded upon by different artists who keep the character alive and transforming through generations. As surprising as it may seem, few characters really […]
YEARS ago i went through a big Philip K Dick phase. I read all of his books in about a 1 year period. There was a great little sci-fi bookstore near me and several times a week i would buy […]