Tag Archives: post-war
Pitch-a-Week Part 21: Fables of the Reconstruction
High Concept: Starfaring adventure in a galaxy under siege Genre: Slightly mesquite-flavored space opera with a dusting of cyberpunk and packs of genetically altered hive-mind wolves. Overview: The Custodial Wars cast out a corrupt, callous kleptocracy, ensuring that every citizen … Continue reading
Backmatter Part 15: Operation Mandeville
High Concept: Band of Brothers meets Godzilla , with more H-bombs. Lots more H-bombs Genre: Picaresque wainscoting atompunk sci-fi Overview: There’s a reason that the Yalta conference was codenamed “Argonaut.” The Big Three, and a few key players, knew that … Continue reading
Backmatter Part 13: Slow Boat to Fast City
High Concept: James Ellroy’s The Martian Chronicles Genre: Hard-bop Raygun Gothic sci-fi Overview: The Space Wars began on May 9, 1945, when the Red Army stormed the walls of Berlin and saw Nazi space arks streaming through the sky from … Continue reading
Backmatter Part 12: The Goon Squad
High Concept: “The Shadow over Mulholland,” or “The Dunwich Horror” meets L.A. Confidential Genre: Pulp Mythos Wainscoting Noir Overview: “I saw more than my share of weird in Italy, during the war. Sicilian strega keeping the Blackshirts at bay with … Continue reading
