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SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers<p>Worlds of IF (May 1955)</p><p>I appreciate the where's-Waldo level of detail on the left, can you spot the nun? The violinist? But the scale is all wrong, pardon the pun. The things on the right are ten or a hundred times the size of a person.</p><p>Original magazine: <a href="https://archive.org/details/1955-05_IF_modified" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/1955-05_IF</span><span class="invisible">_modified</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MagazineCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineCover</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a></p>
Rod Faulkner<p>10 Great <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> Films That Remain Criminally Obscure:</p><p><a href="https://www.cbr.com/best-sci-fi-movies-fans-never-heard-of/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbr.com/best-sci-fi-movies-fan</span><span class="invisible">s-never-heard-of/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>movies</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Ace O'Hara by Basil Blackalle and Conrad Frost<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aceohara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aceohara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Milcom Miasma<p>One person's punishment is another's paradise.</p><p>In the SF series "Foundation", when a person is arrested by the authorities, they have a "sensory shroud" placed over their heads. This takes away their hearing, sight and sense of smell.</p><p>Ever the introvert, Mrs Miasma has asked that I get her one of these for her birthday.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foundation</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/OldPeopleOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldPeopleOfMastodon</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Stelliform Press<p>In case you missed Trinity's BIPOC Writing Circle &amp; OCAD Emerging Writer's Reading Series at Glad Day Bookshop, here's a couple pics from the evening. Thank you to all who came out to hear some fabulous writers!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canlit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canlit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadianpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadianpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canadian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/speculativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speculativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/narrativepoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>narrativepoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/seedbeetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seedbeetle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/mahailasmith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mahailasmith</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ecofiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecofiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Michael Whelan<p>PARADISE (1989)<br>Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 28" x 38"</p><p>Though it is a very different novel, Mike Resnick's PARADISE recalls for me some of the themes in Ray Bradbury's THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. 1/4</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifiart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/mikeresnick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mikeresnick</span></a></p>
Jason William Karpf<p>Dolphins greet NASA astronauts after splashdown. A great sci-fi image.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@books" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>books</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/religion" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>religion</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianSciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianSciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProfessorK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProfessorK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amwritingSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amwritingSF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretscifinetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>secretscifinetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISS</span></a></p><p><a href="https://apple.news/AtZwdvry0StubhMVGC_YPoA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apple.news/AtZwdvry0StubhMVGC_</span><span class="invisible">YPoA</span></a></p>
SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers<p>Two Complete Science-Adventure Books vol. 1, no. 10 (December 1953)</p><p>The poor woman in the top-left portion of the cover is about to meet a terrible fate, right? She's going to be read Vogon poetry from that book.</p><p>Lower right … "ballroom" of the skies? Those ships are *performing* for the giant creature, not just escaping from it?</p><p>Original magazine: <a href="https://archive.org/details/two-complete-science-adventure-books-v-01-n-10-1953-winter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/two-comple</span><span class="invisible">te-science-adventure-books-v-01-n-10-1953-winter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MagazineCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineCover</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Ace O'Hara by Basil Blackalle and Conrad Frost<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aceohara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aceohara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Ratchman<p>The Void - Dark sci-fi space opera. </p><p>Piotr Vedek:</p><p>Genuinely loves and cares for his people, but equally capable of heinous acts borne of religious zeal. No-one ever goes hungry in his empire, but the cost is unquestioned allegiance to the church.</p><p><a href="https://www.ratchman.com/characters/character-profile-piotr-vedek" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ratchman.com/characters/charac</span><span class="invisible">ter-profile-piotr-vedek</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/scifibooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifibooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Ben Higbie<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a>, the great Godzilla; painted by myself with acrylics, ink, &amp; graphite on wooden board, msg me if interested ~~~ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kaiju" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kaiju</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geeks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/godzilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>godzilla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artistsonbluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artistsonbluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artgallery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artgallery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artmarket</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artfinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artfinder</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paintings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paintings</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artistsonmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artistsonmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monsters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportthearts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supportthearts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supportlivingartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supportlivingartists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interiors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interiors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interiordecorating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interiordecorating</span></a></p>
SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers<p>Weird Tales vol. 24, no. 4 (October 1934)</p><p>Instagram influencers beware. This woman is violating social norms for clout and I'm pretty sure she comes to a bad end.</p><p>The weirdest story ever told! In Weird Tales magazine no less! All I get so far is "pretty lady kisses statue". I've done weirder stuff than that when drunk.</p><p>Original magazine: <a href="https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV24N04193410saspages4856Damaged" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/WeirdTales</span><span class="invisible">V24N04193410saspages4856Damaged</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MagazineCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineCover</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a></p>
Joachim Boaz<p>Fanzine Column: What pre-1985 science fiction are you reading? + Update No. XX </p><p>Come join the discussion! <a href="https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/03/17/what-pre-1985-science-fiction-are-you-reading-update-no-xx/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencefictionruminations.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/17/what-pre-1985-science-fiction-are-you-reading-update-no-xx/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Ace O'Hara by Basil Blackalle and Conrad Frost<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aceohara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aceohara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Michael Whelan<p>THE INTEGRAL TREES (1984)<br>Acrylic on Illustration Board - 28" x 38" </p><p>Being suspended in space, floating unencumbered yet in control of one's flight, is as close to pure freedom as I can imagine. 1/4</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifiart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/larryniven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>larryniven</span></a></p>
E.S. Raye<p>In 𝘎𝘢𝘴 𝘎𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵, the protagonist's favorite curse word is "tunk." I found it on a list of 19th century cowboy slang terms.</p><p>My editor just told me they used it over the weekend without meaning to 🤣</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writersofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writersofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spacewestern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spacewestern</span></a></p>
The Funny Pages<p>Jeff Hawke by Sydney Jordan<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jeffhawke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffhawke</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comicstrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comicstrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spaceopera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spaceopera</span></a></p>
Ben Higbie<p>Mobile Suit Gundam Seravee Scheherazade by Bandai 🩵🩵🩵🤍💕✨</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gundam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gundam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moblesuitgundam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moblesuitgundam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mecha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mecha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/designer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>designer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/designers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>designers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/otaku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>otaku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geeks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nerds</span></a></p>