70s Sci-Fi Art
Adam Rowe — Sci-fi art collector and writer
An exploration of retro speculative fiction artists and themes
70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.ioIf you were into computers in the '80s, you may not know his name, but you definitely know his work.
A lovingly curated archive of retro science fiction cover art, mostly from the 1970s and '80s. Each post digs into a theme — cool spaceships, robots in love, strange dragons — with the enthusiasm of a collector who genuinely can't stop pulling books off the shelf. Part art history, part nostalgic treasure hunt.
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Book Notes: The Science Fiction Book - An Illustrated History
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Alien Waterfalls
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The Fairytale-Themed 1976 Fender Guitar Catalog
Step aside, USA and your paltry 250th birthday. The year 2026 marks a far more meaningful anniversary. It's officially a full half a century since the debut of Fender's fairytale-themed guitar catalog.We've covered vintage ephemora before, from '80s Maplin catalogs to the Condec Annual Report 1969. This one's a particularly giddy example, however, with Fender bringing in a couple artists to paint a series of full-page interstituals to advertise guitars by featuring class...
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