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atomic-chronoscaph · 1 month

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Crusades Across the Void - art by Malcolm Smith (1942)

#malcolm smith #40s sci-fi art #amazing stories magazine #cover art #crusades across the void #1940s #1942

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70sscifiart · 2 years

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Art by Chesley Bonestell, used as a cover to Astounding Science Fiction Vol. 41, No. 2. That issue’s actually from April 1948, not the 70s, so I’m trusting you all to look the other way on this.

#Chesley Bonestell #Astounding Science Fiction #alien landscape #40s sci-fi art #40s

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zilentis · 7 months

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a Cyberpsychotic Asteroid Miner and a Rustwalking Nomad. Honestly there’s no real thought or theme, other than just cybernetic bois, smashed together from some warhammer kits, and bam I think they look great! My first ever attempt on rust as well.

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anti-cosmofangirl · 1 year

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"I'm going to make a webcomic," I say, confidently, with absolutely no idea how to do lighting, perspective, or environments.

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kekwcomics · 7 months

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Amazing Stories (Ziff-davis, 1940)

More Venus-related nonsense! (See: last post!)

Cover: H R Hammond.

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blocpulp · 3 months

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Виктор Сапарин - Исчезновение инженера Боброва / Viktor Saparin - The Disappearance of Engineer Bobrov (USSR, 1949)

artist: Lev Smekhov

#sff #sci fi art #science fiction #sci fi #scifiart #book covers #ussr #40s #lev smekhov

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kaitropoli · 2 months

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Cosmic Ray-Gun

MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED (VOL. 37, ISS. 5).

Magazine illustration, March 1947.

Archive Link.

Sorry for the shit quality; my laptop was dry-heaving so bad I had to take a screenshot and shut everything down.

Besides that, I'm sad to say that this magazine was discontinued in 2001, but apparently, it was merged with This Old House (and, according to quick research, they stopped making issues now??). There's no winning lmfao. I mean, you can always turn to Popular Mechanics. However, nothing will ever beat the golden era of science and sci-fi, which peaked in all these early magazines (Yes, PM is considered ancient by today's standards ((technically, magazines are ancient--even reading one online makes you feel somewhat decrepit)). Still, it doesn't have that pizazz anymore... soz to break it to y'all).

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schlock-luster-video · 2 months

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On March 24, 1941, The Ape debuted in the United Kingdom.

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thedepartmentofdiscoveries · 4 months

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Brenda Starr Vol 2 #4 Sept 1948 Jack Kamen cover

EC Comics trivia: Dean Kamen, son of Jack Kamen (1920-2008) is an engineer, inventor, and businessman. He invented the geek's delight the Segway and the gyroscopic wheelchair the iBOT.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Kamen

#brenda starr #jack kamen #1940s #40s #40s sci fi art #40s sci fi #sci fi #science fiction #1940s comics #comic book art #comic book cover art

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femaleastronauts3 · 9 months

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James B Settles - Flying ships, Amazing, Back Cover, 1946

#james b settles #flying ships #amazing #40's space art #sci fi #space art #sci fi covers #sci fi art #science fiction

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emptyjunior · 2 months

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It looks like with the movies taking off, everyone is on the Dune train now!! Which is very exciting, I’m glad a bunch of new people are discovering this media and reading the books, but can I recommend you the David Lynch, Dune (1984) movie.

First of all, if you are invested in the lore of the books and the deeper messaging of the story, you’re going to need to turn that part of your brain Off. If you love kick ass shit and are willing to be slightly tipsy while you watch and have a great goddamn afternoon, this is the flick for you.

Now first fun fact I’m going to share with you. David Lynch (twin peaks, eraserhead director, celebrated surrealist) turned down the opportunity to direct Return of the Jedi for this film. A film that was devastatingly slow to make, changed hands multiple times, had a pricy VFX budget of $40 million and then made barely $31 million, David Lynch turned down Star Wars to work on it. And he did this when he had never read the novel, and did not even like or engage with sci fi media. THAT’S how you know we’re really in for something.

Now this film has some big names in it! We’ve got a young Kyle MacLachlan who is rocking some Devastating outfits:

We’ve got Sir Patrick Stewert as our Gurney and Sting, lead singer of the police, playing the 15 year old Feyd Rautha! If you wanted to see a grown man, sprayed orange, basically naked playing a free wheeling maniac you are in for a treat! And another fun fact, David Lynch also did not know who these actors were, he made a mistake and thought Patrick Stewert was someone else and when Sting said he was in the police he assumed he was in an organization of lawmen.

Now these characters are familiar to you, but let me get into the unfamiliar. Lynch made some directorial executive decisions throughout this film, for I suppose the ease of the viewer? I mean an adaptation is supposed to adapt so he went let me change some stuff up👏👏👏.

Those who paid attention to Jessica’s backstory may know about the Weirding Way. This is a martial arts style created by the Bene Gesserit, and practiced by Paul. It is more than just a fighting style but also an important philosophical concept, like Aikido or how Kung Fu has foundations in Buddhism.

You may also be familiar with the quote “My name is a killing word.” This inner monologue of Paul’s refers to how his title Muad’dub will be used to spur a holy war. A simple name is what people will die and bleed for, it will be what they scream as they cut down enemies.

Dark! Intense! That’s Dune, anyways in the novel it’s easy to take your time exploring these concepts. Introducing the audience to the religious ramifications of a simple name and fighting practice and how these things can have rippling repercussions upon a society like the Freman.

Now David Lynch didn’t have time for that! He had the belief (that may be right🤷‍♂️!) That watching a bunch of people kick each other on top of a sand dune would be Lame😭😭

So he made the choice for his film that “My name is a killing word” was to be taken Absolutely Literally and invented a device where if the freman said the name Muad-dib, shit would explode.

If they said Paul’s name, they could Explode Stuff. Let it sink in how rad that is. Hell yeah man, hell yeah. Imagine me interpreting religious text that way, imagine if I made a bible movie and the moral I took from a parable is that when Jesus asked for food and everyone donated fish, I concluded that Jesus was a mutant who had fish powers and could immediately conjure fish with magic and gave him fish death rays that shot out of his hands.

So that’s what you can expect from this interpretation, the weirding way now means everyone has Lasers its rad as hell.

Some other incredible choices made! This is a spoiler, but in the novels and the new films you can see the Freman collecting every scrap of water they can. Dr Liet-Kynes, the planetologist, reveals to us it’s because they have a long, multiple generation spanding plan to fix the planet. By introducing this water back they hope to reset the ecosystem over centuries of work. The reason they have been unable to do this is because a green planet would obviously not have worms and sand who produce spice, the most coveted drug in the empire, so imperial and harkonnen forces have been stopping this from ever happening. They want to be free from oppression so that they can start to work on slowly fixing their world, a project that plays out in Paul’s adult life and has its own dramas and complexities.

In Dune 1984??? The moment, the Moment Paul lays out his cousin and throws the final punch, it begins to rain in Arrakis. As if they were all under a magical curse and were just waiting for a teenager to come fight another teenager and then the water will come back. It’s so good, it’s so funny.

Also Pugs! House Atreides official Pugs! Paul has pugs in his lap!!

This is honestly an adaptation choice that I really really like! Paul is the result of centuries of selective breeding, this practice is an artform to the Bene Gesserit and a skill that they monitor closely. It produces bizarre and sometimes terrifying results and is the reason for Paul’s existence.

I think having an animal that was also created through selective breeding, was engineered from a wolf into an animal that can hardly breathe is an incredible metaphor! A smart and identifiable symbol for the audience, I think it’s a slam dunk and the new movies should have done it to.

Anyways can not recommend this film enough.

-The body suits the bad guys wear are made out of real body bags, that actually had been used.

-David Lynch to this day hates it.

-The original cut was four hours.

-The cast and crew were sick the Entire shoot with something they called Montezuma's Revenge, which was probably just food poisoning, side effects from the constant smog because they shot the whole thing on backup generators, illness from the cockroach infestation and terrible morale.

-Frank Herbert saw it multiple times and said he absolutely loved it.

-When they ride the worms, sick rock jams play.

If you love electric guitar, lasers, worms and will forgive me for not including all the trigger warnings cause Yes this film will gross you out, then go watch this movie.

#dune #paul atreides #lady Jessica #dune movie #dune Frank herbert #dune 1984 #movies #scifi #kyle maclachlan #david Lynch #films

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atomic-chronoscaph · 4 months

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Lizard Tyrant of the Twilight World - art by Dan Zolnerowich

#dan zolnerowich #planet comics #40s sci-fi art #pulp art #comic art #cover art #lizard tyrant of the twilight world #fiction house publishing #1940s #1943

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fuckyeahgoodomens · 9 months

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Link 1, Link 2 :)

Digital Good Omens 2 Sountrack is coming out in 4 days! 🥳 CD version in October! :) ❤ Coming soon on vinyl…

Out to Stream/Download from 25th August. Out on CD 13th October. Coming soon on vinyl…

David Arnold’s ‘end of the world’ complex and multi-genre soundtrack.

From the Award-winning composer of Sherlock and Casino Royale comes a follow up to the hugely successful, Emmy nominated Good Omens soundtrack.

Good Omens series 2 premiered on Prime Video on 28th July. The series follows the odd couple, angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) in their quest to sabotage the end of the World. The six-episode sequel to the popular adaptation of the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, concerns the Archangel Gabriel (Jon Hamm) arriving without his memories to Aziraphale’s bookshop. Aziraphale and Crowley attempt to find out what happened to Gabriel, whilst hiding him from Heaven and Hell, both eager to find him.

The Soundtrack

David Arnold’s soundtrack to Good Omens was first released in 2019 to favourable reviews, with BBC Music Magazine calling it “a rollicking trip to hell and back”. Blueprint Magazine described it as “a great listen” and Sci Fi Bulletin commented on “plenty of memorable themes” to conclude that “This is another work of art from Arnold”. At times nostalgic and eerie but always varied, beautiful and full of excitement, the Good Omens 2 soundtrack showcases Arnold’s every skill from his composer arsenal. Featured here are orchestral arrangements with sprinkling of Sugar Plum Fairy pizzicato and percussion, jaunty strings and mighty choral sweeps from Crouch End Festival Chorus. Added to the mix are rock guitar riffs, and psychedelic 70s sounds and all together they create a haunting otherworldly feel, complementing the fantasy and the quirky humour of the show. The spirited Waltz of the opening theme is also present in the second series and it wonderfully sets the scene for fantastical mayhem. In series 2, this robust, evocative, and funny music entity, becomes yet again another character in the story. Award-winning composer David Arnold is well known for his blockbuster scores, including Stargate, The Chronicles of Narnia: the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Hot Fuzz, Paul, Independence Day, 2 Fast 2 Furious and Casino Royale as well as for his TV work such as Sherlock and Dracula. Also available: The original soundtrack to the first series of Good Omens >

Tracklist

– Disc 1 – Chapter 1: The Arrival 1. Before the Beginning 2. Good Omens 2 Opening Title 3. Into Soho 4. Something Terrible 5. To The Bookshop 6. Maggie and Nina 7. He’s Smoking 8. Tiny Miracle 9. Heavenly Alarm Bells Chapter 2: The Clue 10. Avaunt! 11. The Song is the Clue 12. It’s What God Wants 13. A Mighty Wind 14. Whales 15. Gabriel Returns 16. His New Children 17. Am I Awful Now? 18. Fallen Angel Chapter 3: I Know Where I’m Going 19. Police Arrive 20. Scotland 21. We’re Going to Hell 22. People Get a Choice 23. My Car is Not Yellow 24. Beelzebub in Hell 25. The Book 26. The Fly 27. Mr. Dalrymple 28. We Need to Cut 29. I’m Going to Save Her 30. Crowley Goes Large 31. Not Kind 32. Beelzebub Isn’t Happy – Disc 2 – Chapter 4: The Hitchhiker 33. Hell-O 34. Nazi Zombies 35. March of the Nazi Zombies 36. Crowley Pep Talk 37. The Magic Shop 38. Catch The Bullet 39. Zombies in the Dressing Room Chapter 5: The Ball 40. I’ll Let You Have It 41. We’re Storming a Book Shop 42. Monsieur Azirophale 43. The Candelabra 44. Here Comes Hell 45. Gabriel Gives Himself Up 46. Shax 47. The Circle Chapter 6: Every Day 48. Bin Through the Window 49. Gabriel Leaving Heaven 50. The Halo 51. Gabriel Revealed 52. Gabriel’s Love Story 53. Leaving The Bookshop 54. Gabriel and Beelzebub 55. Crowley and Muriel 56. I Forgive You 57. Don’t Bother 58. The Biggest Decision 59. The End?

#good omens #gos2 #season 2 #GOS2Spoilers #good omens spoilers #music #s2 music #david g arnold #s2 soundtrack #wahoo!#shut up and take my money :D

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70sscifiart · 11 months

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Well, it’s National “Make Up An Excuse to Promote Your Book” day, so here’s a slightly pixelated look at the cover and some interior spreads for my art book Worlds Beyond Time.

It comes out in a month, and if you like this tumblr, you’ll love the book! 400+ images, 100+ artists, lots of fun cover art history and jokes. Publishers Weekly reviewed it and said “Rowe’s obvious love for the form animates the volume, and makes a powerful case for how this period continues to influence the genre’s aesthetic. Sci-fi fans of all stripes will be delighted,” which is very nice to hear!

You can preorder it from Bookshop.org, Amazon, and some other sites through this link. It’s $40, and I totally understand if that’s outside your budget - If you do want to support it some other way, a cool thing would be to see if your local library website has a “suggest a purchase” page that you can use to recommend it.

#art book #tbh that national day does not exist #i made it up #but i made it up on National Make Up a Day Day so it is now real #okay back to your regularly scheduled art

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kekwcomics · 1 year

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Thrilling Wonder Stories (Adventure House, 1943)

Art: Earle Bergey

"Wobblies in the Moon!" lol (Frank Belknap Long)

#Earle Bergey #pulp #pulps #40s pulp #40s sci fi #40s science fiction #1940s pulp #1940s sci fi #1940s science fiction #pulp sci fi #pulp science fiction #pulp books #pulp art #pulp scifi #pulp magazine #frank belknap long

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blocpulp · 3 months

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Youth Technology magazine (USSR, February 1949)

#sci fi art #science fiction #sci fi #sff #magazine illustration #USSR #40s

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