An avid, life-long reader of science fiction, historical fiction, biographies, history, science and folklore. I'm also a big fan of the art created for books and storytelling, and of the artists that share their own visions of the books we love to read.
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Thanks for the tag !!!! It will be coming soon!!! 🎉 love the Seinfeld reference !! 😂😂😂
Yes, everything eventually comes back to Seinfeld! Looking forward to your tag!
Very good review. C.L. Moore was a wonder, that's for sure. Besides being a SF writer, she also wrote scripts for many TV shows in the Sixties. As a young fan who was reading many of her magazine stories, I'd be blown away when I saw her name listed as a screenwriter at the end of shows like Maverick. I would have pegged that illustrator for the Galaxy reprint as Wally Wood; the man's pose and the spaceship as Fifties hood ornament are pretty characteristic of Wood. On that book from the Seventies, the outfit Northwest is wearing is not only reminiscent of Flash Gordan, it is exactly the same as that worn by the hero in the movie FLESH GORDAN. Indeed do something on Richard Powers. His illustrations always distilled that Sense of Wonder science fiction always represented for me.
Hmmm... You may be swaying me towards Wally Wood. The style of the planets and especially those cratered rock forms (or tree stumps?) push me directly to Powers. When I think of Wally Wood, I think more of line-art illustrations. BUT, he did do painted covers as well, he and Powers both created very similar human postures... but the clincher could be that, in reviewing the credited artists of Galaxy SF Novels from 1957 - 1958, Wally Wood did the cover for every single one of them. The only one NOT credited is "Shambleau", right in the middle of Wally's run. All the credited Richard Powers Galaxy book covers were from 1952 - 1953, years earlier. So... you could be right! I'm also a big Maverick fan, and yeah, C. L. Moore wrote a Roger Moore episode, "Family Pride." Funny episode! And yes! I had to investigate that Flesh Gordon reference. Not only is the costume the same, but so is the face! Mr. Jezierski was cutting a few corners, it would seem. Thank you so much for the comment! Lots of great insights.
🎉 #ROCKETSUMMER 🎉 Hooray @michaelk.vaughan8617 I love that you went to Shambeau! One of the classics! What wonderful in-depth coverage.
Somehow, I couldn't resist!
Surprised you didn't feature the Kelly Freas art from the 1980 Caedmon record of Moore reading Shambleau.
Oh! You are RIGHT! That was a fantastic interpretation of Shambleau, and a complete oversight on my part. Kelly Freas was one of my earliest favorite science fiction illustrators. I may have to make an addendum video to cover that one. Thanks for the comment!
An excellent review Scott. I definitely have to go back and re-read some of the Northwest Smith stories. Moore also wrote some stories of a female character whom I'm blocking on her name that I'd be willing to re-read. I'm particularly partial to one of the covers that you didn't include. Ric Binkley did the cover art for the Gnome Press edition of Shambleau and Others which is how I first read the story. That cover doesn't reflect the story, but I do appreciate the pulpy artwork.
You're talking about Jirel of Joiry! And yes, that Binkley cover is a great vintage cover. Other than the title, it didn't feature Shambleau so I didn't include it. Thanks, Steven!
Hi! I'm so happy to have found your channel through Rocket Summer! I'm one of the co-hosts, but a true novice in the genre. I'm so glad that you are featuring C.L. Moore here, and I really appreciate this deep dive as you go back to her earliest published writing in the school literary magazine. Although I focused on all male writers this week, the 1950's, I, too, was trying to feature some early female writers of SF in some of my videos for this event. Thanks for this video. Really thoughtful and comprehensive.
Hi, Pat! Wow, new to science fiction! You definitely have treats in store! Yes, vintage science fiction authors were vastly male. But you mention the 1950s ... we had Leigh Blackett, a standout. In the '60s, a real gender-bending stand-out was James Tiptree Jr.! Thanks for watching, and enjoy the rest of your Rocket Summer!
@@jscottphillips503 Yes, I was a high school English teacher for almost 40 years, but the one real gap in my reading was SF. But about two years ago, I started reading books suggested by Michael K. Vaughan, so I’ve been educating myself and having a great deal of fun.
MKV strikes again!
@@jscottphillips503 Indeed! Love his channel!
I usually recommend Till Death Do Us Part as a good Carr book if you like Agatha Christie.
Wonderful! Thank you for your in-depth review!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Thanks so much for doing the tag! I like the idea of having a themed playlist for what you are reading...I may try that!
Thanks for creating the tag!
Yes! Themed playlists to match the book you’re reading. I find Death Metal goes well with epic fantasy 🤘
That's great!
One of my favorite books of all time is Gone With the Wind. I have a beloved paperback edition that I've had since 8th grade. I only know that because for whatever kid-mentality reason, I scrawled my classroom number in it. This poor thing was old by the time I bought it because it was from a thrift store. I'm in my 50s and I don't know how it hasn't literally crumbled into dust. It was held together by tape for a lot of years. But even that didn't work anymore. I finally put it in a plastic baggie and it now lives on my shelf. A few years ago I bought a new (to me!) hardcover copy. I think it was from Thriftbooks. Absolute steal at $10. Not only was it in near new condition, but it had a plastic cover! It may have been a library book. And while I love it and have read it... I can't bear to part with the old one. It has so many memories attached to it. I used to read it every spring. Who knows the places I dragged it through the years. If only old books could physically speak and say where they've been!
Hear! Hear!
Thanks for the mention and I enjoyed your version of the tag. I'm planning to read The Time Macine during Victober. Aaarrgh, not the bent back paperback! 😆 This was fun.
I've got some Book Darts you can use!
1:45 Only 5 or 6 years ago did I learn Hollywood approached Asimov after they had the movie in the can. I was 13 when it appeared, a member of the consumer pool, and dutifully I saw the movie, read the book and bought the comic. Asimov's book was everywhere, paperbacks and comics were on sale in many grocery stores then. Fantastic Voyage was in all of them, right alongside the equally ubiquitous Chariot of the Gods. If you were around in 1966 then you know which eyesore I mean.
Ah, yes! I had the comic book as well ... not to mention the MAD Magazine parody. I believe "Chariots of the Gods" was published in '68, but it was everywhere, too ... followed shortly by a barrage of similar Ancient Astronauts books, riding on its coat tails. Many of those had that same block-letter style cover. I was intrigued, so bought the mass market when it first came out. But it has disappeared somewhere along the line. Maybe it was abducted! Thanks for watching!
Um, the Great Depression in the 1930s wasn't just the USA - It affected the whole world. Just sayin'
Oh, to be sure! Perhaps I could have been more careful on that point. My mentioning of the Great Depression was just to set the groundwork for specifically discussing the CCC in the United States, which was definitely an American program, hence the tale.
Libby was from Arkansas.
Ah! Thanks.
That story, from that book no less, was the first I've read of Howard's Conan. That verse at the beginning totally delighted and surprised me. I was hooked immediately. And have devoured as many Conan stories as I could ever since, By Crom!
Indeed! I wish Howard had used the verse device more.
There were a number of Perry Mason movies made during the 1930s as well
Yes, indeed! I considered discussing film and TV versions of "Velvet Claws" but the video was long enough already! Thanks for watching.
I love your videos!
Thank you! Very glad you enjoy them.
Howdy Scott! I think this may be a long post for me. Zane Grey is my all-time favorite western author. I have read almost everything he ever wrote including his non-fiction travel stories. Boy, did he have some great adventures! I've been reading Grey since the sixties. Also, Nevada may be my favorite story by him. I agree that it starts slow but once it starts moving it is a great western. Yes, I've read the prequel to Nevada. Although I enjoyed it, I still prefer Nevada. Just to mention a fact of interest that I read somewhere. You mentioned a word several times. Supposedly, Grey was the first author to ever use the term "gunslinger". The art: I've never seen any of the magazine art for Grey's work but what you showed us is delicious! I would have to agree with you that the cover of the first edition is my favorite. A close second is the art by Phillips, partially I think because that this was the cover of the book in which I first read the story. Next, you're correct that the bandoleer is way wrong. That is for rifle cartridges not cartridges for a pistol. Lastly, the Bama illustration is WAY wrong technically. It pictures shells being ejected from a revolver. That doesn't happen! Wrong kind of gun for that. Thank you for the wonderful review of one of my favorite stories.
Yeah, that Bama illustration... Now that you mention the ejecting shells, I'm just laughing now. How about that thumb action? Your first read of "Nevada" with the Phillips cover... there IS something about the cover of a first read that adds points to its appeal! I often have that same reaction. Another edition may clearly have better art, but there is something about that first exposure that keeps it close to your heart. I must say, after reading "Nevada", I do want to read "Forlorn River". Since you're such a Zane Grey fan, have you read any of his son's books? "Beyond the Mogollon Rim" intrigues me now. Out of all the Zane Grey novels I might have picked up for June on the Range, I'm glad I chose a favorite of yours. Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks!
@@jscottphillips503 I read one of the novels by his son. The writing was adequate but the fact that he took one of his fathers "happily ever after" stories and killed off the mans wife so the son could use the character as he wanted totally turned me off of his writing.
Oh, no!
fantastic !
Thanks!
Wonderful video! Many thanks for sharing this essay. Cheers from one Trek nerd to another!
Glad you enjoyed it! Book Trek 2024 begins in June, so I hope you'll be back!
@@jscottphillips503 Yes indeed! I have only read a couple early TOS books thus far (Mission to Horatius and Spock Must Die!) but will slowly keep making my way through the litverse and looking forward to seeing what you all decide to read for Book Trek 2024.
Thanks for doing my book tag! It is always so fun to see and hear everyone's answers. :)
You are welcome! It was a fun tag to do. Thanks for creating it!
Fantastic art. Thankyou fella
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
What a burn! I thought there was going to be an actual story.
Yes, you fell right into my evil trap!
I remember reading a few of the Hardy Boys books when I was younger, they were my mother’s but she actually had way more Nancy Drew books. Sadly though I can’t recall anything about them but I do know they started rereleasing them for kids today with updated covers and they look so good,I’ve been tempted to give them another chance. I’m glad you enjoyed this tag and I enjoyed seeing your answers! Also thank you for the little shoutout!
Thanks, Alyssa. And thanks to Randy Ray for pointing me in your direction!
Okay…don’t read Black Fire for Book Trek…got it!
That was really just my own personal reaction. But I think you could handle it!
Oops. I have only one Star Trek novel in my limited collection that I have not read, and that is _Black Fire_ by Sonni Cooper. I just saw it in Steve Donoghue’s library tour (Bookcase 2, Shelf 2, Subsection B) and Steve implied he kept it because it was infamous. I received it as a gift a few years ago, and I intend to read it this year. On one of the prompts, the one about one’s favorite series as a child, my response would be The Adventures of Tintin - engaging stories and great artwork. Were you lucky enough to come across these in your youth?
I have a little more than vague memories of Tintin as a kid, but not as books. I remember it as animated episodes on local afternoon kids' shows. i have a recollection of guys wearing bowler hats inside their space helmets. Was that from Tintin?
@@jscottphillips503 Yes. Those would be the detectives Thomson and Thompson in the cartoon adaptation of _Explorers on the Moon._ That was my first Tintin book, which was actually the second part of the story, part one being _Destination Moon._ Take a look at those two books if you can. They are a treat.
Ah! Thanks for the recommendation!
I think you should tag Dean Koontz.
What, and give him fair warning?
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Lou Feck was born Louis Willett. He was my mother's first cousin. The last time my mother saw him was about age five then he disappeared.His parents divorced and I finally found him as Lou Feck. He was adopted by the second husband and moved to Massachusetts from Ohio. Lou's mother was a prolific writer of cards for Hallmark.
Really! That’s fascinating. He’s always been a favorite illustrator of mine. Thank you for sharing!
Hi Scott. I do indeed remember watching Fantastic Voyage. Oddly enough the only character that I remember is Raquel Welch. Isn't that strange? I did buy the book but don't think I ever read it. None of the artwork does much for me. The only one that I find halfway decent is the original hardcover. I am a fan of Asimov and my favorite "book" is the first three Foundation novels. Many of his other stories are also excellent reads. I also have a soft spot for the juvenile series that he wrote. I think it was called the Lucky Starr series. It's been a lot of years but that was a really fun set of books.
Dog-gone it! Once again, I forgot to mention my own favorite of the covers. I probably prefer the original Bantam cover with the art from the movie poster. I've always liked poster art, and this one had a nice, clean graphic approach and tied in directly with the movie that I loved so much as a kid. And I think it would be strange if you DIDN'T remember Raquel Welch! I liked how the female character had real stuff to do in the movie, rather than JUST being eye candy. In retrospect, I think Asimov giving her that typical romantic relationship in his book was a bit of a step back. But I still enjoyed it because, well ... you know ... Raquel Welch!
Just found your channel, great work on this video!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
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Wow. With this topic, you have hit a bullseye with my 1966 twelve year old self. I was obsessed with Fantastic Voyage - first reading the Gold Key one issue comic adaptation, then seeing the movie in a theater, then reading Isaac Asimov’s book - my very first science fiction book. I even made a replica, as best I could, of the Proteus using my Erector Set. I have the Bantam paperback, fourth printing, which does not have the gold circle in the lower corner of the cover. Also absent from the cover is the price, for some reason. Your video has made me want to revisit the book, both for Spring into Adventure and for Old School April. I read _Fantastic Voyage II - Destination Brain_ a few years ago. It was not as exciting as the first version, as I remember. Asimov added various adjustments to try to make miniaturization more scientifically plausible, but in doing so he had to eliminate most interactions between the crew, composed of miniaturized molecules, and the normal-sized body of the patient.
Ah! Thanks for the insights on "Fantastic Voyage II". I do own a copy, but haven't read it. I'm not particularly drawn to it, but I think I will read it more out of curiosity than anything else. I had an Erector Set too, and would build all kinds of things with it. But a a Proteus! I can only imagine what that was like. As kids, we sure tried to bring stuff like that to life in our own imaginative ways with whatever we had at hand. Very cool! I have that old Gold Key comic, too. I ws thinking of including some art from it in this video, but it was running pretty long already, and I thought it didn't really illustrate Asimov's writing. It was an unrelated adaption of the movie, but was important for me to have back in those days when we had no other way of reliving the story without access to the film like nowadays. So glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing your memories.
Well done! Now how about doing Enola Holmes.
Ahoy, Captain Steve! Hmmm... There was a week of Holmes is Where the Heart Is that focused on pastiche books. I had considered doing "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution", but never got around to it. And, even though I enjoyed the Enola Holmes Netflix movies, this is BookTube. I look at books and their artwork, rather than non-print media. HOWEVER, your comment made me wonder, so I Googled it. Turns out Enola Holmes IS based on a book ... a series, in fact, of YA novels by Nancy Springer. I've never read any of them. Have you? Lots of time before the next Holmes is Where the Heart Is, so could definitely be a consideration.
@@jscottphillips503 Yes, I knew the Enola Holmes movies were based on a book series, but I haven’t read any yet. They are on my reading list, but at the moment I’m doing a deep dive into the movie and book Coraline, by Neil Gaiman. Very intriguing!
Not ever tried this author but I am curious now.
Cussler Curious! If you like Adventure, certainly worth a try.
The first book I read in the 70s was The Case of the Grinning Gorilla. Never looked back since then. An amusing embarassment to me was when I didnt understand why a street (Della) was moving !
Ha! Well, in Los Angeles, even back in Mason's day, there were plenty of earthquakes to make streets and everything else move! Thanks for watching!
@@jscottphillips503 Good one !!
I have a bunch of Cussler’s books, including this one. I haven’t read any of them. I guess I should.
Well! If you have a bunch of them, each and every one would count towards the 500-Book Challenge!
Your thumbnails are always the best! I read the first few Dirk Pitt adventures when I was a teen. They always seemed a little more adult than the James Bond novels, and I greatly enjoyed them. I haven't read one in ages!
Thanks! The thumbnails are a lot of fun to create, so I'm glad you like them!
Although I'm familiar with the name I haven't read anything by Cussler. He sounds like an interesting character though. As far as artwork I have to say that none of the covers that I saw impressed me in the least. One or two of the earlier published stories were halfway decent, otherwise they wouldn't draw me to the book in a store.
Yes. I remember when I first discovered Dirk Pitt, it was with "Raise The Titanic!" in paperback form. The title was what really drew me in, and the artwork just paid that off. I saw that book at the time "Night Probe!" came out in paperback, so they were on the shelf together at the bookstore. The "Night Probe!" locomotive underwater intrigued the hell out of me, and that was all on the illustration itself, since the title told me nothing. As I recall, I bought both titles together that day, and that's what got me into Dirk Pitt to begin with.
This is the best review and analysis of "A Study in Scarlet" here on KZread. Starting with the A. C. Doyle's Biography and how the novel came to life, accompanied by your very interesting insights on the illustrations.
Thank you for the very kind words! I'm very glad you enjoyed it.
I read this book in 1973 in high school my report on it intrigued my English teacher and she read it also. I had several of Silverberg‘s books and thousands of Science Fiction and horror paperbacks at that time.
The book was pretty new back then. Hope your English teacher gave you an A!
One of my favorite stories of the in Vol. I. Wish I saw this when we did the readalong 😂 Great video 🎉
Glad you liked it! Like Watson did in the opening of this story, Holmes is always worth revisiting!
I have never heard of this author before. I couldn’t find on Amazon either. Great illustration!
I'm pretty sure he didn't write any novels, and I don't believe any of his short stories were reprinted anywhere. Also doesn't seem to be a pen name for someone else. Thanks for watching!
I haven't heard of this particular author but the story sound like a fun read. There were so many pulp magazines. Every one of them had something wonderful to read. Besides the SF & F ones I think my favorite was Adventure magazine especially from the 20s thru the 40s. It truly had adventure in every page! ...and the art! Oh my!!! I can certainly agree with everything you say in all your videos Scott.
I've got only one issue of Adventure from 1963. Some fairly racy stuff at that time. If there was some great art from the '20s - '40s, I'll have to look into finding some of that earlier stuff. Thanks!
@@jscottphillips503 If I recall correctly the art was fairly typical for the time.
As per usual a fantastic video. It is a shame that magazine art has disappeared from our collective consciousness. Thanks for sharing.
It's also a shame that so many of those artists are not better known today. Or even worse, went uncredited. Thanks, Shawn!
I'm really getting an education from you guys (i.e., you "adventurous" readers). You would enjoy our Voxer group, I bet 😉 Good one, Scott 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it! The Voxer group sounds interesting.vThanks for watching!
Thank you for participating in March mystery madness. It was a lot of fun, and I found a lot of new book tubers by hosting. Aloha from hawaii.
Yes, it was a lot of fun! I meant to do more, but March got away from me. Why? I don't know! It is a mystery! Thanks for watching and for co-hosting!
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Carr is one of the mystery authors that I've always meant to read but haven't gotten around to... yet. My favorite cover is the one with the McGuinness artwork. Hag's Nook sounds mildly interesting so I might give it a try sometime. None of those newer covers do anything at all for me. I love all the older 50s and 60s art.
Oh, yeah! I usually mean to mention which covers are my favorites, but I forgot this time. I think you mean you liked the Robert Maguire cover, which is also my own personal favorite of this batch. Robert McGinnis was another great from that era. I chatted about him quite a bit in my video about Ross Macdonald's "The Moving Target." McGinnis was another of my favorites that I want to do a dedicated video on. Great stuff from those guys back in the day! Let me know if you give Carr a try. Thanks for watching!
@@jscottphillips503 Yup, that's what I meant but you're right about McGinnis too!
I have been wanting to try this author! I am an in order reader as I hate jumping in the middle of a series...lol. Love how you talk about the art work! I love older covers! That newest one is what digital illustrations gets us flat art of lines and curves colored in. 😕 New sub!
Artwork is such a big part of my reading experience, so I enjoy giving it its due. Thanks for watching!