Dr. Love 4,281 posts Posted August 13, 2015 Digests! I love gloss - but I love matte too. McCauley. and discovered Bonestell. Uh oh. It's amazing what I don't know, and wonderful. "Rock and ball" art. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Love 4,281 posts Posted August 13, 2015 Salter and Freas. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Love 4,281 posts Posted August 13, 2015 The "Last Man", our sole survivor. by Mel Hunter. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Love 4,281 posts Posted August 13, 2015 and Hunter's first work for this title. Very grey tone-ish. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat-Man_America 10,311 posts Posted August 13, 2015 Ace Double (cover art by Kelly Freas)... [font:Times New Roman]Image courtesy of Google[/font] The original painting (apologies for the less than ideal lighting & Ipad photo)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Love 4,281 posts Posted August 13, 2015 hey Cat. Incredible. Just incredible. Gangsta OA. Oil on canvas? 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flex Mentallo 20,355 posts Posted August 13, 2015 hey Cat. Incredible. Just incredible. Gangsta OA. Oil on canvas? Beautiful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat-Man_America 10,311 posts Posted August 13, 2015 hey Cat. Incredible. Just incredible. Gangsta OA. Oil on canvas? Thanks, guys! The medium is Oil on burlap. Kelly experimented with a variety of mediums/surfaces over the years to great effect. An amazing artist and super nice guy. Much missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozentundraguy 4,898 posts Posted August 14, 2015 Digests! I love gloss - but I love matte too. McCauley. and discovered Bonestell. Uh oh. It's amazing what I don't know, and wonderful. "Rock and ball" art. Awesome! 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozentundraguy 4,898 posts Posted August 14, 2015 Fifties pulps are not mentioned very often here, but have some cool covers nonetheless. This pulp and PB both date from 55. Asimov's "Foundation" has long been a personal favorite of mine. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Calhoun 5,727 posts Posted August 15, 2015 yes, the digests don't get the glory, but they are treasure troves of story and art. I think this Avon series (this one 1944) is the first ongoing title that published much fantasy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eman13 473 posts Posted August 15, 2015 Fifties pulps are not mentioned very often here, but have some cool covers nonetheless. This pulp and PB both date from 55. Asimov's "Foundation" has long been a personal favorite of mine. I have always enjoyed "Foundation", and finally got my hands on the first printing of the story in pulp form: 1 frozentundraguy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Calhoun 5,727 posts Posted August 15, 2015 That's a sweet Astounding with other visible virtues in addition to Isaac. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eman13 473 posts Posted August 15, 2015 That's a sweet Astounding with other visible virtues in addition to Isaac. I really need to read Van Vogt.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozentundraguy 4,898 posts Posted August 16, 2015 That's a sweet Astounding with other visible virtues in addition to Isaac. I really need to read Van Vogt.... Ditto on the astounding book. I too am just discovering van Vogt, and picked up the book shown below recently. This site has a ranking of classic sci-fi (40's to 60') broken down into two lists, one sponserd by the site and the other list is voted on by the public. Interestingly Asimovs "Foundation" leads the publics list but is not in the top 25 of the site's list. However van Vogt has a book on each list (Slan & World of Null-a) http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/best-classic-science-fiction-books.php 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moonpool 446 posts Posted August 18, 2015 A lot of nice books Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flex Mentallo 20,355 posts Posted August 18, 2015 http://bestsciencefictionbooks.com/best-classic-science-fiction-books.php Great link - lots to disagree with there! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frozentundraguy 4,898 posts Posted August 19, 2015 I was surprised to see these three books from the public list ranked so high; (2) Dune, (4) Stranger in a Strange Land, and (9) Ringworld. I have another book, that made the sites list, in my queue to be read. 1 1950's war comics reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Calhoun 5,727 posts Posted August 19, 2015 is a good one. early-mid '60s banner years for SF PBs. Even Pyramid knocked a few out of the park... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pat Calhoun 5,727 posts Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) here's a couple of 1950s Pyramid home runs ('58 & '57) Edited August 19, 2015 by pcalhoun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
