“Night Of The Fox” is a made for televidion movie from 1990 based on a successful book by Jack Higgins that had been published in 1986. So they had a good story, all they had to do was to find a good set of people to put in the movie. And they did. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Michael York, George Peppard, John Mills and others are doing a fine job in this, and it all looks good. Glad to have it on DVD.
(My shot of said DVD)
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I always liked the Archie comics back in the day. Here we have a nice special titled “Betty And Veronica Decades – The 1970s” (Archie Comics, 2024). 226 pages of nostalgia.
(My shot of said book, signed copy of Deep Purple´s “Stormbringer” in the back)
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Legendary artist Roy Cross has passed away. Fans of Airfix models will know his art, in fact there are books celebrating his craft. I grew up with Airfix and his work has left a deep impact on me. I am sure many will feel the same. His legacy will live on.
(My shot of one of his classic Airfix kits, 2009 Airfix/Roy Cross book inserted)
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Spotted a Sophia Loren DVD box a few days ago that looks like a good investment. Here is a nice book from the old collection, “Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow – My Life” (Atria Books, 2014). 342 pages.
(My shot of said book)
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I published the Retrofuture magazines between 2010 and 2015, eight of them, plus two Western novel Specials (Montana Blue & Tornado Blaze) and then the soon to be all gone Storsjöodjuret/Great Lake Monster Special. The Retrofuture issues was the thickest ever (60 pages) and they were jam packed with great stuff. Loads of rock stuff (the Purple Family thing was always present), tv & film, books, several pages with Storsie/The Great Leke Monster (local legend here in Jämtland County) history in each and every issue, etc etc. I just had a ball making them. As I put them up for sale now on the Fanzine Newsstand, it is the first time ever that I do so outside of Jämtland County. Looking back, I am very happy with what I did here. Legendary Swedish publisher Hans Hatwig (that I interviewed for the final issue) had this to say, “If more magazine creators like you had existed, things would have looked less dire for the Swedish magazine business”. Not bad feedback for a hobby enthusiast. This was also the years when I photographed nice wowen in Western outfits, and published novels. I dare say that there has never been a publication quite like this in Sweden. You can read up on the details on the Fanzine History tag on this blog. Then you can get your copies at the Fanzine Newsstand tag.
(My shot of said fanzines – For sale in Sweden only, might trade for Babymetal if you live elsewhere)
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Spotted this Sci-Fi novel by Brian Stableford in a second hand outlet and saw the potential for a good blog post. “Rhapsody In Black” (Pan Books, 1975) shares the same cover art as the 1984 hard rock album “Steel The Light” from Seattle rockers Q5. I have inserted their album cover here. I had this on LP once but not now. Anyway, the artist in question is Angus McKie, also known as “Mez”, a British illustrator born in 1951. I always liked this art. As for the band, the title track of this album is really good. The book I still have to read but it will find a safe place in the old library for now.
(My shot of said book, Q5 album cover inserted)
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Added these to the old collection recently, Swedish adventure books for young readers back in the day (there were thousands of titles over a long period of time). The original title for the Carolyn Keene book was “The Hidden Staircase”, and the W.E Johns title “Worrals Flies Again”. I just enjoy to own a few of these books for historic purposes, and I like the cover art.
(My shot of said books, published by B.Wahlströms in 1953 and 1944)
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Beetle Bailey has had a comic book called Knasen going here in Sweden since 1970. In 2014, Egmont published a book with the complete first year, eight issues from 1970, plus history. Apparently it did not sell enough to warrant a continuation, but it certainly was a good try.
(My shot of said book)
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Secured a copy of this short novel, “Svarta Höken” (Lindblads, 1955), which translates to “Black Hawk”. Written by Per Westerlund. 84 pages. Lovely cover.
(My shot of said book, cover artist unknown)
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