Tag Archives: Harlan Ellison

kirby imagined BIG: rise of new gods

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes: Concept Art: Fourth World characters, clockwise from top left: Orion, Light Ray, Mantis, and Mister Miracle (see if you can spot the changes from these to the finished designs) DC Comics Proposal, ca. 1970 Illustration: Jack … Continue reading

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DARK DREAMS: WRITING ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER

The search for myth, for universal patterns is necessarily a search for the meaning of modern life. Or, it can be viewed as an attempt to escape from it. At this point Harlan Ellison’s quest becomes perilous and paradoxical in … Continue reading

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ITS A MAN’S WORLD:Fighting Over Creature Features

Elmer Wheeler was the greatest salesman  of his time. He took a wise crack: “Don’t sell the steak, sell the sizzle” and turned it into an imposing, profit-making, money-sucking business philosophy. Wheeler emphasised that people are not interested in “the steak”, the … Continue reading

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