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70s Sci-Fi Art - Walter Molino: Master of Disaster

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Walter Molino: Master of Disaster

The action-packed pulp art of Italian artist Walter Molino (1915-1997) is unmistakable, catastrophic. Rubber-necker heaven. Trapped in a Molino illustration? The first thing to know is that modern conveniences are death traps. Here are a few classic Molinos that deliver the standard thrills with impeccably immediate danger. Don't even think

70s Sci-Fi Art

lqlarry 🐧Oct 28

A Very 70s Sci-Fi Art : Halloween

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A Very 70s Sci-Fi Art Halloween

Today, I'm on the search for the most Halloweeny retro science fiction art. You might think this 1983 tech magazine illustration would be in the running. The simplicity really makes it pop. Ultimately, though, it's not about Halloween at all: The French-language article it's accompanying is simply discussing the ways

70s Sci-Fi Art

lqlarry 🐧Oct 21

This weeks 70s Sci-Fi Art: Cubes in Sci-Fi Art

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Cubes in Sci-Fi Art

I love John Schoenherr's 1978 cover for a French edition of Keith Laumer's The Infinite Cage. It appears to feature a surreal interpretation of the title, in the form of a glass cube containing life on Earth. It reminds me of Paul Lehr's 1968 cover for The Santaroga Barrier, by

70s Sci-Fi Art

lqlarry 🐧Oct 13

70s Sci-Fi Art Newsletter.

Looking in Spaceship Windshields

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Looking in Spaceship Windshields

Spaceship windshields don't make much sense for several different reasons – the lack of wind and the physical limitations of translucent materials being the big ones. However, they look cool. Which means they make a lot of sense on sci-fi book covers. And for some reason, during the 70s and 80s,

70s Sci-Fi Art

lqlarry 🐧Oct 13

Found on Reddit. This pretty much nails it.

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lqlarry 🐧Oct 10

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Odds and Ends: October 2025

Do you know this meme? Maybe you don't – it's not a hugely popular one. But I've seen it for years, and only relatively recently learned what its origins were: Nora Reed on Bluesky asked about it, and they got a response from cartoonist Roger Langridge: "I've found it - the

70s Sci-Fi Art

lqlarry 🐧Oct 3, 2025

70's Sci-Fi Art - Computer Plant Life

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Computer Plant Life

"Thе Commodore РЕТ offers you а safe passage through the primeval swamр of computerization," says the ad copy accompanying this uncredited illustration in a June 1981 issue of Personal Computer World: That image and ad copy offers a perfect example of how most retro tech illustration works: Visualize the hell

70s Sci-Fi Art

lqlarry 🐧Sep 29, 2025