The Best of Xero

ISBN: 1892391171

Author: Lupoff, Dick

Condition: New

From modest beginnings to the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine, Xero was a fascinating and controversial convergence of writers, artists, and a burgeoning fan community. Collected here from Pat & Dick Lupoffs legendary fanzine are an array of excellent essays, memoirs, and ongoing debates on science fiction, mysteries, comic books, and popular culture as well as the revolving letters of comment that are virtual forerunners of the Internet.Highlights of The Best of Xero include Harlan Ellisons prescient take on the movie Psycho, Donald Westlakes humorous denouncement of the science-fiction field, James Blishs nostalgic look back on his scriptwriting stint for the Captain Video serial, Lin Carters spot-on parody of Sax Rohmers Fu Manchu novels; and Don Thompsons detailed analysis of the origins of ultrapowerful and mysterious comic-book heroes Dr. Fate and The Spectre.The Best of Xero also features original comics and illustrations from Xero and an introduction by film critic and Xero contributor Roger Ebert.