The PorPor Books Blog: SF and Fantasy Paperbacks, and Pop Culture Detritus, 1968 - 1988

SO....what's a PorPor Book ? 'PorPor' is a derogatory term my brother used, to refer to the SF and Fantasy paperbacks and comic books I eagerly read from the late 60s to the late 80s. This blog is devoted to those paperbacks and comics you can find on the shelves of second-hand bookstores...from the New Wave era and 'Dangerous Visions', to the advent of the cyberpunks and 'Neuromancer'. And with a leavening of pop culture detritus, too !

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The Mental Wizard by James Bama

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The Mental Wizard from Doc Savage No. 53, 1970, painting by James Bama (reproduced from Illustration magazine, vol. 4, issue 16, Spring ...
Thursday, April 22, 2010

Book Review: Earth Has Been Found

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Book Review: 'Earth Has Been Found' by D. F. Jones 3 / 5 Stars At first glance ‘Earth Has Been Found’ (Dell paperback, 1979...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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'Doc Savage' issue No. 1 ('First Wave', DC) DC just launched the first issue of another of their ‘First Wave’ imprint t...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Book Review: Systems

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Book Review: 'Systems' by W. T. Quick 3 / 5 Stars William Thomas Quick is the author of nearly 30 novels, many of them ‘Clan...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Killraven: Amazing Adventures No. 27

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Killraven: 'Amazing Adventures' No. 27 (November 1974) The cover for ‘Amazing Adventures’ No. 27 (November 1974) is uncredited ...
Monday, April 5, 2010

Book Review: Dying for Tomorrow

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Book Review: 'Dying for Tomorrow' by Michael Moorcock 2 / 5  Stars ‘Dying for Tomorrow’ (192 pp., DAW Book No. 282, 1978) first ...
Friday, April 2, 2010

Slow Death comics No. 3

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'Slow Death' comics No. 3 ‘Slow Death’ No. 3 (1971) features a cover illustration by Richard Corben, who also provides the (unti...
Monday, March 29, 2010

Book Review: Dark is the Sun

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Book Review: 'Dark is the Sun' by Philip Jose Farmer 4 / 5 Stars ‘Dark is the Sun’ (Ballantine SF, 1980, 405 pp) is the paperb...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

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'The Bus' by Paul Kirchner  
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

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'Talapalca' by He (from the January 1978 issue of 'Heavy Metal' magazine) A comic set in the time of the ancient Incas....
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I'm a long time fan of SF and fantasy literature, starting from the day I got my first Marvel comic as a first-grader in 1966.
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