The series of novels based around the legendary comic strip sci-fi hero Flash Gordon that appeared – with very different covers – in the US and UK during the Seventies.
Tag: science fiction
The Boy From Space: BBC Juvenile Science Fiction
The vintage children’s TV science fiction show from the 1970s.
The Alien Action Figure From 1979
The controversial action figure from an adults-only horror movie that was pitched at kids during the Star Wars toy boom.
The Pulp Fiction Of The Mysterious Jack Kahler
Exploring a little-known author of sleazy 1960s paperback cheap thrills.
The Emptiness Of Violence And Rollerball Murder
The classic science fiction film is more than just a collection of nihilistic sport and slaughter sequences.
The Return Of Octobriana – The Revolutionary Russian Superhero
Jim Rugg reinvents a classic – if little known – comic book character, with a fluorescent 1970s vibe.
The Reprobate Movie Guide For Shut-Ins: Week Nine
The obscure, the absurd and the inspired – more movies to entertain and inform during the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Reprobate Movie Guide For Shut-Ins: Week Seven
More movies to marvel at, from vintage sci-fi to spaghetti westerns, from sword and sorcery to wild bikers, and from Mamie Van Doren to Russ
Classic Albums Revisited: Hawkwind’s Warrior On The Edge Of Time
The original space rockers and author Michael Moorcock join forces for a seminal concept album.
Supertrain And Time Express: When USTV Went Off The Rails
1979’s two train travel fantasy shows that crashed and burned.
The Solarnauts – Britain’s Lost Sci-Fi Show
The trashy but fun pilot for a 1967 space opera TV series is well worth a look.
The Reprobate Movie Guide For Shut-Ins: Week Three
Another collection of weird and wonderful movies to stop you from going stir crazy.