A Colour Like Orange: An eBook release from CG Inglis
In 2018, Sci-Fi-O-Rama entered strange new waters as a fledgling fiction publisher. With a generous commitment from Toronto writer CG Inglis, we had the opportunity to run the exceptional “A Colour...
View ArticleWhy you should watch “Upstream Color”
Heady themes merge with bizarre experimentation in Shane Carruth’s masterpiece. — Live with someone long enough, love someone hard enough, and a strange alchemy occurs. The walls we build up as...
View ArticleWhy you should watch “Phase IV”
Something weird has happened in space. Cosmic rays? Mystic energy? No one is sure, and when the consequences finally arrive on Earth, they almost go unnoticed. Somewhere in America, the ants are not...
View ArticleBlack Futures: The Collage Work of Manzel Bowman
American artist Manzel Bowman dreams of a future where African tradition spreads across the stars. In his work ancient mysticism and space-age technology collide creating new, psychedelic forms....
View ArticleAesthetipunk: The Product Design of Ikeuchi Hiroto
Japanese artist Ikeuchi Hiroto has drawn global attention for his meticulously crafted cyberpunk pieces, transforming everyday objects such as smart phones and 3M masks into brilliant, wearable art....
View ArticleSFOR Fantasy Draft, Part 4: Kieran’s Ultimate Sci-Fi Crew
Kieran’s crew: Leader: James T. Kirk (Star Trek; drafted 1st overall) Barrel-chested (corset assisted); solves problems with his fists; dramatic poise; ladies man. Engineer: Doc Brown (Back to the...
View ArticleSFOR Fantasy Draft, Part 3: Erik’s Ultimate Sci-Fi Crew
It’s now time to meet the motley crew of killers, priestesses, and malcontents drafted to ‘man’ the infamous Meatfucker. – Erik’s crew: Leader: Karl Sten (The Sten Adventures; drafted 3rd in category)...
View ArticleSFOR Fantasy Draft, Part 2: Ben’s Ultimate Sci-Fi Crew
We’ve met CG’s crew and now it’s time to move on to the next group of rag-tag heroes. This is the badass team Ben has handpicked to protect the galaxy. Get ready. – My crew: Leader: Imperator Furiosa...
View ArticleSFOR Fantasy Draft: CG’s Ultimate Sci-Fi Crew
It is a time of deep malaise in the galaxy. Forced into lockdown by the insiduous COVID-19, Sci-Fi-O-Rama’s editorial team searches desperately for inspiration. When a fantasy draft is proposed, our...
View ArticleA Colour Like Orange: An eBook release from CG Inglis
In 2018, Sci-Fi-O-Rama entered strange new waters as a fledgling fiction publisher. With a generous commitment from Toronto writer CG Inglis, we had the opportunity to run the exceptional “A Colour...
View ArticleWhy you should watch “The Lure”
This acidic fairytale is dripping in style and delivers a banging synth soundtrack. — By this point, The Little Mermaid has been done to death. Once Disney gets its claws into something, good luck...
View ArticleModern Master of Pop Surrealism: Eric Joyner
Sci-Fi-O-Rama is pleased to bring you an interview with San Francisco artist Eric Joyner, a master illustrator and painter who gives us a window into the enigmatic lives of robots and donuts. Above:...
View ArticleVoyage d’Hermès: A Moebius Masterwork
If you have followed the Sci-Fi-O-Rama blog and Facebook page, you have likely noticed our abiding love for the great Moebius (Jean Giraud, 1938-2012). With a career that spanned six decades, Moebius...
View ArticleBookshelf Essentials: Dhalgren
Samuel Delany’s masterwork is a deconstructed odyssey of unsettled streets and fluid identity. — William Gibson called Dhalgren the “secret masterpiece”, and when I first stumbled on a copy in one of...
View ArticleBeasts from the Outside World: The Art of Hataya
Somewhere in Saitama, Japan, an artist working the pseudonym Hataya (ハタ屋) has opened a window onto a unique and richly imagined world. Working in a meticulous pen and ink style, Hataya reveals a wild...
View ArticleRendered Captive: Fiction from Kaz Morran
Sci-Fi-O-Rama is thrilled to present the first story accepted from our recent Open Call – a tense, near-future scene from Japan-based writer Kaz Morran. Smartly extrapolating from present-day...
View ArticleWhy you should watch “Zardoz”
This is not a good movie. But. — The year is 2293. Immortality has been achieved for a privileged few. Across the barren countryside, angry floating heads command a subjugated underclass. And Sean...
View ArticleJuan Giménez (1943 – 2020)
It is with great sadness that we say farewell to Argentinean comics legend Juan Giménez. On April 2nd, 2020, at the age of 76, he died from complications related to COVID-19. Born in Mendoza,...
View ArticleWhy you should watch “Upstream Color”
Heady themes merge with bizarre experimentation in Shane Carruth’s masterpiece. — Live with someone long enough, love someone hard enough, and a strange alchemy occurs. The walls we build up as...
View ArticleLandscapes of Wonder: The Paintings of Julien Delval
French artist Julien Delval paints fantastical landscapes in a style that evokes the European masters of centuries past. His works are both grand and intricate, relying on virtuosic, old-fashioned...
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