I wanted to take a moment and acknowledge the 80th anniversary of cartoonist Alex Raymond‘s seminal interplanetary adventure comic strip, Flash Gordon, which debuted on this date in 1934. I don’t think it’s any secret that Flash, in its many […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Today, I’d like to acknowledge the birthday of the master of adventure fiction, Edgar Rice Burroughs, born on this day in 1875. He may not have invented the interplanetary romance tale with his first novel, A Princess Of Mars (Edwin […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Last winter – partly in preparation for getting back to work on Perils On Planet X after a long period away from the project – I was reading a lot of interplanetary fantasy adventure. I re-read all of the Leigh […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obviously, I’m a big fan of the character of Flash Gordon, created in 1934 by cartoonist Alex Raymond. I love (and collect) the original comic strip, the comic books, novels, 30s movie serials, cartoons and even the 1980 feature film. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…