You might enjoy reading: From the Heritage Bookshelf: The Accidental Collector: Jack Cordes and Science Fiction

http://historical.ha.com/commo...news-tem011112#more3

For the Sheriff: The gentleman who posts Golden Age Comic Book Stories blog had this today:

http://goldenagecomicbookstori...eaton-1895-1966.html

jkt, Linnl: the two links you have posted sure reveal why we can never allow them to burn the books. "The Exiles" comes to mind...now often forgotten, especially with all of our buttons, screens, and ever-present earplugs. Such great imaginations, characters, action!! (Ironic, it was a button and screen that brought them to me tonight!?)

The cover art on Planet Stories reveals why they were so widely read by teens of the day: http://goldenagecomicbookstori...bel/Planet%20Stories

Here is an RB: http://goldenagecomicbookstori...label/Ray%20Bradbury

I will research these sites thoroughly. A treasure of graphics and historic authors. Thanks, Both!

quote:

Originally posted by dandelion:
It's been said that enough monkeys wielding enough typewriters would eventually reproduce all the world's classics. The internet has proven this untrue.

And recently right on this very board, when a few monkeys came to call!

This came into my head along with an observation about current times. Back in the old days of print, most peoples' opinions never saw the light of day unless they were professional writers, were willing to pay to have their own words published, or happened to get an opinion letter printed in a magazine or newspaper. The internet provides a free and open forum for anyone to say anything. Unfortunately in a lot of peoples' eyes that puts them all on an equal footing. Many people seem to consider themselves as good as the great ones who have worked for decades to attain respected positions, and entitled to speak with equal authority.

Not saying that's necessarily bad. I was recently put down by some experts when I was respectfully asking questions just there to learn. Just saying, times are different and for better or worse will never be the same.

In reference to the classic SF authors, would I be accurate in observing that Andre Norton was "prolific"!? http://goldenagecomicbookstori...label/Andre%20Norton

Yep.

February 15th: Prophets of Science Fiction does the bio of Isaac Asimov.

http://science.discovery.com/t...saac-asimov-bio.html

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Originally posted by jkt:
...Prophets of Science Fiction does the bio of Isaac Asimov...

Having seen the stick-on beard they used for Philip K. Dick, I can't wait to see the adhesive mutton chops they use for Dr A! Here's an early artist's impression of the make-up tests:

"Body of work - over 500 books" would make Mr. Asimov "Magnus Prolificus!"

Here, two interestingly similar portraits:
http://www.vectorsite.net/masimov.jpg

http://www.vcreporter.com/site...ews_Ray-Bradbury.jpg

...and, of course, Ray Maximus Bradburius!

http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?194

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Originally posted by fjp451:
...Here, two interestingly similar portraits:...

I always thought the sketch of RB on S IS FOR SPACE (and R IS FOR ROCKET) looked more like Asimov than Bradbury. I blame the glasses. (Theirs, not mine.)

Mars cutbacks at NASA

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-50...ng-missions-to-mars/

jkt, sad day!

Then all we will have left is Fiorello Bodoni's "Rocket!"

And when they take our books away because they too cost "too much," what will we have?

The Exiles!?

BBC Radio has a radio drama of FAHRENHEIT 451 available to listen until Feb. 20.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/e...bury_Fahrenheit_451/

That's a pretty good BBC production from c.1982. I clearly remember when it was first broadcast, and I reviewed it at the time for an SF magazine.

It uses music from the Truffaut film, and also leaves out some of the same parts of the story as Truffaut did.