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Soft-serve Sci-Fi

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:47:03 +0000

Over the course of my lifetime, science fiction has gone from a niche-market storyform aimed at geeks and propeller-heads to a cultural juggernaut consumed by the masses. So you would think that, as a one-time card-carrying member of the Junior Space Ranger’s Adventure Club, I would be delighted by the scifi-rich world I now find myself living in.

But I’m not.

The Old Soft Sell

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:04:05 +0000

In this quirky homage to quieter days, door-to-door salesman Neil Dickers makes the rounds with his faithful companion, Barkley. But what exactly is this guy selling?

Bodies of Evidence

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:03:48 +0000

What really goes on in the seedy world of super villains? And where do they get all those henchmen, anyway? Get a look into this secretive subculture when long-time “disposal man” Sid DeAngelo breaks in a new recruit for Corpus Corp.

You’ll never look at Big Evil the same way again.

All About Genre

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:00:06 +0000

All About Genre