la stella vuota

The Martian Embassy

una vacanza su Aldebaran

Sketch for a new cover for Ugo Litorina’s 1966 novel, A Holiday on Aldebaran. The spaceman, of course, is Lev Podor, who also appeared in The Automatic Giraffe, Hoxa’s Planet, and The Trojan Dragon. The monster, meanwhile, isn’t really a monster, but is instead Rhino, Podor’s trusty Venusian companion. Anyway, I guess you can still find this title, though it’s been out of print since 1970…I last saw a pretty decent copy in a used bookstore in Scottsdale about three years ago. Bet it’s still there, in fact…although now I can’t remember the name of the store. I just sort of remember it’s kind of near the “Sphinx Date Ranch,” whatever the heck that is.

Future Style of Sky Harbor Airport

Future Style of Town

Illustration Friday – Caution

Illustration Friday – Modify

A futuristic picture from a discount bodymod shop on the Moon…or maybe it’s under a dome at Spaceland, that sprawling orbital suburb in Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man. It’s mostly his fault, after all, that my head’s ever full of weird outer space imagery. Some of which is in fact pretty dated…but still pretty fun, nonetheless.

Office Park

Sketch for a future style of office complex.

Space Pilot Zero

Martian Rainforest