1 More Day Til Christmas…

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

By Ed Emshwiller

1 more day til Christmas…

By Ed Emshwiller

2 Days Til Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

By Ed Emshwiller

Two days til Christmas…

By Ed Emshwiller

3 Days Til Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

By Ed Emshwiller

3 days til Christmas

By Ed Emshwiller

Have Yourself A Pulpy Little Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Tis the season…

Artist Unknown

By Glen Orbik

Artist unknown

Artist Unknown

By Robert Bonfils

By Robert McGinnis

By Tom Lovell

4 Days Til Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

By Ed Emshwiller

4 Days to Christmas…

By Ed Emshwiller

Artist Profile: Howard V. Brown (1878 — 1945)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Educated at the Chicago Art Institute, illustrator Howard V. Brown is considered, along with Leo Morey, Frank R. Paul, and H.W. Wesson, to be one of the big four science fiction illustrators of the 1930s. Over the course of his long and prolific career, Brown did covers for such magazines as Scientific American, Astounding Stories, and Thrilling Wonders. His work continues to inspire science fiction illustrators to this day.

May the Fan Art Be With You…

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

In honor of this weekend’s release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, here is some of the best Star Wars fan art that I’ve come across online.

By Andrea Meloni

By Darren Tan

By Dave Dorman

By Esther Wagner

By John Gallager

By Josh Lang

By Livio Ramondelli

By Manuel Morgada

By Rommel Bas

By Wotjek Fus

Artist Profile: Paul Lehr (1930 — 1998)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Paul Lehr, who studied illustration at the prestigious Pratt Institute, was one of the most prolific science fiction cover artists of the 60s and 70s. His futuristic and surreal landscapes remain in demand among collectors. A small sampling of his work can be found below.

Art Profile: Planet Comics

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Hunt Bowman is of no relation.

In honor of science fiction month, check out some of these vintage sci-fi covers from Planet Comics. Planet Comics was first published in 1940 and, after 73 issues, it ceased publication in 1953. As can be seen in the covers featured above and below, Planet Comics told stories of manly men rescuing gorgeous women from bug-eyed aliens and fiendish space pirates.

By Dan Zolnerowich

Artist Unknown

By Joe Doolin

The next three covers are by Lily Renee, one of the few female artists from the Golden Age of pulp fiction.

By Joe Doolin

By Lily Renee

By Dan Zolnerowich

By Joe Doolin

By Maurice Whitman

Women in Crime

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Dazzling Erin

Instead of featuring one artist for today’s artist profile, I’m instead featuring a magazine. Women in Crime was a pulp magazine that was published in the 1940s and the 1950s. While the covers, with their emphasis on lingerie and cleavage, were obviously designed to appeal to men, I like that they often feature strong women who know what they want and, whether it means using their looks or a gun, aren’t afraid to go after it. Check a few of them out below: