Tag Archives: Science Fiction

1918: Mysterious Island

Posted on August 14, 2017 by corvusfugit

N. C. Wyeth: Endpapers for a 1918 edition of Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island (1874). The book, a sequel to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, recounts the adventures of five Union soldiers who escape their Confederate captors in a hot … Continue reading →

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1929: The Metropolis of Tomorrow

Posted on August 13, 2017 by corvusfugit

Hugh Ferriss: Illustration from The Metropolis of Tomorrow (1929) (source)

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1948: Weird Tales

Posted on August 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Weird Tales, July 1948

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2015: Cyborg

Posted on August 3, 2017 by corvusfugit

Rodrigo Galdino: Maasai Cyborg (2015) (source)

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1968: Danger: Diabolik

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

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2013: Afrofuturistic

Posted on July 29, 2017 by corvusfugit

John Jennings: cover art for Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi & Fantasy Culture by Ytasha L. Womack (2013) (here)

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2012: Technology

Posted on July 26, 2017 by corvusfugit

Jeremy Enecio: Technology (2012, I think) (source)

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2016: Restoration

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

Conservation work begins on the model Enterprise from the original Star Trek series at the Smithsonian, 2016. “Our goal is to stabilize the model and return it to its appearance from August of 1967, during the filming of the episode … Continue reading →

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1903: Mission to Ento

Posted on July 23, 2017 by corvusfugit

From the preface to Journeys to the Planet Mars; or, Our Mission to Ento (1903), originally published as Journeys to the Planet Mars, or, Our mission to Ento (Mars): Being a Record of Visits Made to Ento (Mars) by Sara … Continue reading →

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1966: 2001

Posted on July 17, 2017 by corvusfugit

A break on the set of 2001: A Space Odyssey. This could be mime Daniel Richter, who played the lead ape in the opening sequence of the film—and who choreographed the movements of the other apes, mostly portrayed by members … Continue reading →

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