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 !

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Zardoz portfolio Playboy March 1974

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Zardoz portfolio from Playboy , March 1974 Directed by John Boorman, Zardoz is one of the weirdest sci-fi movies of the 1970s. My review o...
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Monday, March 2, 2026

Book Review: The Oxygen Barons by Gregory Feeley

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Book Review: 'The Oxygen Barons' by Gregory Feeley   2 / 5 Stars ‘The Oxygen Barons” (264 pp., Ace Books, July 1990; cover art by Da...
Sunday, March 1, 2026

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Comics from Vertigo 1993-1998   I never was one for DC's 'Vertigo' comics imprint. Eighty percent of the titles were pretentious...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Playboy February 1974

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Playboy February 1974 Well, it's February, 1974, and atop the singles charts is Barbara Streisand, with 'The Way We Were.' My ma...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Vintage paperback typefaces

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'10 Typefaces we need to bring back for book covers'     Over at 'The Pulp Librarian' twitter site, an interesting little ar...
Friday, February 20, 2026

Book Review: The Lords of Hell by Sara Harris and Lucy Freeman

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    Celebrating Black History Month 2026      Book Review: 'The Lords of Hell' by Sara Harris and Lucy Freeman 1 / 5 Stars     Here ...
Monday, February 16, 2026

Book Review: The President by Drew Pearson

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Celebrating President's Day 2026   Book Review: 'The President' by Drew Pearson   Here at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to cele...
Thursday, February 12, 2026

The Permanent Playboy: romance and domestic life stories

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Celebrating Valentine's Day 2026     'The Permanent Playboy' romance and domestic life stories  edited by Ray Russell Crown, 195...
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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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