Retro style Sunday comic strip page.

Title: Clarion Call

Caption: Mustafa Khalfani is the Pharaoh! He and his followers believe him to be the male-line descendant of the great King Tutankhamun.

With his courage, fists, secret knowledge of ages past, and his engineering genius, he fights evil alongside the Apex Society

Panel 1: Satin Jim approaches Khalfani, who is using a tool on a small gold pyramid covered in circuit patterns.

Caption: He toils away in his laboratory when his friend, Satin Jim O'Morey, a citizen of the pirate city of Libertatia, asks him what he's working on.

Panel 2: Khalfani takes off his safety glasses and shows the pyramid to Satin Jim.

Caption: "An artifact from Egypt's Fourth Dynasty" says Khalfani, "If I can figure it out, I may be able to unlock the secret of teleportation known to my forebears!"

Panel 3: Khalfani and Satin Jim both look shocked at the pyramid.

Caption: Suddenly, the artifact begins emitting a strange hum and...

Panel 4: The pyramid falls to the floor, smoking.

Caption: They're gone!

Next : - 
The Forest!
Retro style Sunday comic strip page. Title: Clarion Call Caption: Mustafa Khalfani is the Pharaoh! He and his followers believe him to be the male-line descendant of the great King Tutankhamun. With his courage, fists, secret knowledge of ages past, and his engineering genius, he fights evil alongside the Apex Society Panel 1: Satin Jim approaches Khalfani, who is using a tool on a small gold pyramid covered in circuit patterns. Caption: He toils away in his laboratory when his friend, Satin Jim O'Morey, a citizen of the pirate city of Libertatia, asks him what he's working on. Panel 2: Khalfani takes off his safety glasses and shows the pyramid to Satin Jim. Caption: "An artifact from Egypt's Fourth Dynasty" says Khalfani, "If I can figure it out, I may be able to unlock the secret of teleportation known to my forebears!" Panel 3: Khalfani and Satin Jim both look shocked at the pyramid. Caption: Suddenly, the artifact begins emitting a strange hum and... Panel 4: The pyramid falls to the floor, smoking. Caption: They're gone! Next : - The Forest!

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Striking maroon leather-bound edition of This Immortal by Roger Zelazny, part of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection by The Easton Press. The cover and spine are intricately adorned with elegant gold-embossed designs. The title is prominently displayed on the spine in graceful gold lettering, alongside the author's name. The spine also features a small, detailed depiction of pyramids
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On the cover is a bold illustration of pyramids, a glowing celestial eye, and cosmic elements, all rendered in shimmering 22kt gold
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This collector's edition is expertly crafted in full leather with raised hubbed spines, ensuring durability and a classic aesthetic. It is printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper with gilded edges, combining elegance with longevity. The binding features smyth-sewn construction and concealed muslin joints, offering both durability and ease of handling
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Maintained in pristine condition, this volume is part of a single-owner private collection, stored unread in dust-free bookcases within a dry climate. A pristine, untouched bookplate is included on the inside front cover, signifying its exclusivity. This edition features an introduction by Robert Silverberg and stunning illustrations by Vincent DiFate, capturing the imaginative essence of Zelazny's storytelling. This volume is a masterpiece of literary artistry and craftsmanship, making it a prized addition for collectors
Striking maroon leather-bound edition of This Immortal by Roger Zelazny, part of The Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection by The Easton Press. The cover and spine are intricately adorned with elegant gold-embossed designs. The title is prominently displayed on the spine in graceful gold lettering, alongside the author's name. The spine also features a small, detailed depiction of pyramids - On the cover is a bold illustration of pyramids, a glowing celestial eye, and cosmic elements, all rendered in shimmering 22kt gold - This collector's edition is expertly crafted in full leather with raised hubbed spines, ensuring durability and a classic aesthetic. It is printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper with gilded edges, combining elegance with longevity. The binding features smyth-sewn construction and concealed muslin joints, offering both durability and ease of handling - Maintained in pristine condition, this volume is part of a single-owner private collection, stored unread in dust-free bookcases within a dry climate. A pristine, untouched bookplate is included on the inside front cover, signifying its exclusivity. This edition features an introduction by Robert Silverberg and stunning illustrations by Vincent DiFate, capturing the imaginative essence of Zelazny's storytelling. This volume is a masterpiece of literary artistry and craftsmanship, making it a prized addition for collectors

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This Immortal by Roger Zelazny, his debut novel, tied with Dune for the 1966 Hugo Award. Blending Greek mythology, humor, and poetic prose, it showcases Zelazny's signature style—mixing the ancient and futuristic in a fast-paced, philosophical adventure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Immortal

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RIDER (1990)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 27" x 35"

A race of turtle-like creatures conquers Earth, imposing a gentler set of values on humankind, outlawing destructive technology, and denying the validity of human scientific theories. 1/3

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A young woman rides piggyback on a bipedal bull-like creature with russet fur and milky blue eyes. Her arms wrap around its horns settling casually on the top of its head. Behind them in colorful relief on concrete, the story of a conquering race of aliens features a central turtle-like figure spreading wings as an egg floats over it. The figure is bordered by an Art Deco star burst of yellow and white backed by an outer oval of yellow stars on blue. Other turtle-aliens line up among simple clouds, each presenting an egg as they stand in profile in a sort of worship. Beside the concrete facade that dominates the foreground, a human male stands atop a wrecked school bus, shielding his eyes as he stares up into the sky. A turtle-alien stands next to him dwarfing him in stature.
A young woman rides piggyback on a bipedal bull-like creature with russet fur and milky blue eyes. Her arms wrap around its horns settling casually on the top of its head. Behind them in colorful relief on concrete, the story of a conquering race of aliens features a central turtle-like figure spreading wings as an egg floats over it. The figure is bordered by an Art Deco star burst of yellow and white backed by an outer oval of yellow stars on blue. Other turtle-aliens line up among simple clouds, each presenting an egg as they stand in profile in a sort of worship. Beside the concrete facade that dominates the foreground, a human male stands atop a wrecked school bus, shielding his eyes as he stares up into the sky. A turtle-alien stands next to him dwarfing him in stature.

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A map for my worldbuilding project. This is an “eyeball planet” a special type of tidally locked world. 1 is supposed to look like what people living there would use. 2 is just to visualize what direction the winds are blowing. 3 is with major shipping lanes overlayed (I wanted to include them with the first, but left them out because I didn’t like the vibes)

Also thanks to Quanox, Shura, Dazze, Happy skies, @sequentialsnep Gotyoureyes and Remy for contributing one city name each.

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To all you #SciFi #writers out there,

Please please please please have an astrophysicist or aerospace engineer review your book before publishing.

I'm reading an award-winning scifi book right now and while the writing is good and the author obviously tried to get the science details down, they also obviously didn't do much more than read wikipedia. It's getting painful to read.

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I'm editing a an old piece (Fey Fighters) that's never been published.

I came across this line and smiled:

"We’re in a human-made, goblin-enchanted spacecraft, powered by a dryad that’s under the mistaken impression she’s a nuclear reactor, half-piloted by a pixie and half-piloted by a human. Is there anywhere we can go we won’t be shot on sight?"

That's my favorite line, which I'd forgotten about until a few minutes ago.

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Sometimes they come back.

The Entangled Deuteron Ansible from a decade ago. The owner's son seems to have had a bit of a rough play with it. I replaced the CRT, cleaned up some design choices this me would no longer make, and now am packing out to ship.

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A wooden phone box upon which sits a CRT mounted in some kind of mechanical bracket. The screen plays a glitchy video.

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A color that ought to be sinister, but instead just underlies a striking and vivid sense of wonder. My own nebular artwork, "Red sky at night, spacer's delight".

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