Ed Emschwiller – Space Canon http://urbanhonking.com/spacecanon A Life In Science Fiction Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:58:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Merry Christmas from the Outer Limits http://urbanhonking.com/spacecanon/2012/12/25/merry-christmas-from-the-outer-limits/ http://urbanhonking.com/spacecanon/2012/12/25/merry-christmas-from-the-outer-limits/#respond Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:25:13 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/spacecanon/?p=878 Continue reading →]]> As a holiday treat, here’s a small gallery of painterly Christmas-themed covers from the great Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, all from the mid-50s and early 1960s, arguably the golden age of science fiction illustration. These were done by Ed Emschwiller, who later went on to a career in experimental film and video, creating groundbreaking 3D computer animations and founding the animation lab at CalArts.

I don’t know about you guys, but I much prefer imagining Santa Claus riding his sleigh through the cosmos, delivering presents to intergalactic boys and girls. Merry Christmas!

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