The Man from Planet X (1951)

As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.

Steve

Brian Lewis - A Gallery

I blogged some of Brian Lewis' work back in December 2010 without even realising it.

This cover illustration was from 1976 and was artist unknown by me until this weekend when I stumbled across another piece of Brian Lewis' work; Googled the man and realised his talents had haunted my childhood with out my being aware.

This image is from deep within the pages of the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (Octopus Books 1978) a Christmas present from back then that I still treasure and look at to this day.

And then there's this little lot.....

1957

1951

1957

1958

1958

 

All a bit before my time but it shows how long Brian was at it and the very high standards he maintained throughout.

And then there was his on going Jet Ace Logan comic strip work.  Jet-Ace Logan was a space pilot with the RAF, 100 years in the future.

And other one off comic stuff like...

Space Tug was featured Countdown Comic somewhere around 1971.

 

We've barely scratched the surface of Brian's work but there's only so much of it I can show you on this site so go look the fellow up on the internet; Enjoy the art and feed the dreams.

Steve

Behind the Scenes - An 8th Gallery.

 

 

Flight to Mars (1951)

Looky-Likey or the real deal?.  Its only a year after these suits were first seen in Destination Moon (1950) that they then appeared here in Flight to Mars (1951).  The helmets are new and appear to lack a visor as well as picking up a bit of colour.

Talking of colour; here follows three stills used as promotional material for the film  The originals must have been black and white because these have clearly been painted and deviate from the colour scheme by a shade or two

 

 

Steve

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of the all time classics of science fiction.  Released in 1951 and based on the short story; Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates.

Klaatu the humanoid alien, with Gort his bodyguard robot, come to earth with a warning for humanity.  And that's about all you need to know about the plot really.  The rest of what it's about is the national paranoia manifest in the post WW II, Cold War era America in which the film is set.  And its all very very good so for those that haven't yet had the pleasure it's well worth seeking it out.

And here's some snaps of Klaatu in his space suit.

There's not much more to add really except;
Klaatu barada nikto


Steve.