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I just got my first two Planet Stories volumes (Secret of Sinharat and Worlds of Their Own), and I'm dying to dive into them as soon as I finish "Voyage of the Space Beagle" that I'm currently reading!
I came to the Planet Stories line in sort of a round about manner.
I'm a toy collector, and it was recently announced that The Outer Space Men (a 'bendy' line of alien action figures by Colorforms produced in the late 60s) was coming back. These wild alien designs stirred a desire in me to read some old, pulp-style science fiction. But, this sort of material is difficult to find these days...until I remembered Planet Stories.
I'll slowly be picking up the books already out, and am strongly considering a subscription.
Thanks for putting these books out there. I'm a fan already. Talk about new worlds to discover.
I write for an action figure collecting site, and recently blogged about this and gave a shout out to Planet Stories:
http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/blog/jeff-cope/planet-stories/
To check out the Outer Space Men check out the creator's site:
http://melbirnkrant.com/outerspacemen/
And, if upon seeing them anyone could suggest any books/stories that evoke this look/style please let me know!