Vincent Di Fate, “Refueling Station,” the March 1979 cover to Future Life magazine

The Taxonomy of Crazy Fantasy Art: A Visual History of 1970s Polar Bear-Drawn Sleighs: 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/polar-bear-d... fab newsletter from @70sscifiart.bsky.social

1975 Boris Vallejo cover to William Tenn’s "Of Men and Monsters"

Barry Windsor Smith original art for Conan the Barbarian #8, with the infamous message among the coins, which the inker dutifully inked! Were there revisions asked of the later panels on the page? They look pasted on. What’s under there? Thanks to BWS fan Scott Tee for posting the scans.

Are harnesses really needed when you choose polar bears as a means of transport? @70sscifiart.bsky.social bring you both sides of the argument.

Me, logging on to work after the long weekend

If you ride sabre toothed tigers then you don't need a sleigh at all (according to Les Edwards)

There are two types of polar bear sleighs: The Frank Frazetta sleigh has no harness, but the Howard Chaykin sleigh does.

One of the early female protags in video/computer games: Kim Kimberly from Level 9's Snowball. (1983)

For 2026, I'm doing Sci-Fi Cutaway Saturday! Every week, I'll post a new retro cutaway illustration like this one - it's Attila Hejja's 1980 cover art for High Justice, by Jerry Pournelle.

‘Space Fantasy 4’ (1974) by Steve R Dodd.

Happy New Year! ⚔️✨

Allison's [Mariella Anderlini] cover art for the 1971 Italian edition of Robert A. Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky (1955) Italian title: La via delle stelle #scifi #sciencefiction #books #art

Ley Kenyon. Ancient Wrecks. From a card set called The Sea Our Other World, Brooke Bond, 1974. #LeyKenyon #BrookeBond

Deluge II pulpcovers.com/deluge-ii/ Covers, Alex Schomburg, Apocalypse, Fantastic, Magazine, Sci-Fi, Space Ship

Top two times the year "2025" turned up on retro sci-fi covers

Honestly my favourite work from 2025, and it was a random MS paint challenge #pixelart

#1985 rb.gy/dyaiej

Parties from the future, illustrated by Syd Mead.

Arthur C. Clarke, Earthlight, Pan, 1971. Cover: Chris Foss. Expansion and adaption from story in Thrilling Wonder Stories, 1951. #ArthurClarke #ChrisFoss

Art by Peter Goodfellow for Terminus by Peter Edwards (1976)

My attempt to restore the artwork of Luxsor: Nights Over Egypt used on the cover of the #FujitsuFM7, #NEC #PC88, and #SharpX1 releases in Japan. Removed logo/text, taking some liberties, and applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch process. No clue on the artist.

The artwork of #OutRun by Akira Watanabe used on the cover of the #SegaGenesis/#MegaDrive, #SegaGameGear, #SegaMarkIII, #MSX2, and #NEC #PCEngine releases. Still a bit cropped on the right side. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied.

1984

Art by • Don Maitz

‘Aldebaron Rising 2’ By Steve R Dodd (2025, acrylics on canvas board)

Art by • Bob Peak for Excalibur 1981

me finally getting recognized for fucking up everyone’s lives constantly

illustration, personal computing, magazine (1979) archive.org/details/Pers...

Cool! I love his stuff. Him and David Lynch.

Christmas in space, illustrated by Moebius, 1982.

Watching a movie about a lonely heart who comes out of their shell to form a found family with an unlikely group of strangers. That’s right, Alien (1979) is a Christmas movie

Cover art to 'Look and Learn,' December 1976

Syd Mead, "Christmas Arrival," 2008

This edition of @70sscifiart.bsky.social's newsletter is so charming as it features Galaxy Magazines' 4 armed Santa and the art of Ed Emshwiller. It's well worth a look.

Brian Zick, for Paper Moon Graphics, 1980’s

Vincent Di Fate, “Christmas Eve”

#1982 rb.gy/0oc8ih

Bunny Carter #1982 rb.gy/nmx2wj

Tim Boxell #1982 rb.gy/cpl0tt rb.gy/ltrfre

I would put a note on my Fermilab cubicle when I left on long vacations. For several years in a row, I repurposed one of Emsh's Santas for my announcements. In 2019, I covered the Arrokoth encounter, beyond Pluto.

M. Snyder. From David Owen, Richard Siegel & Jean-Claude Suares, Fantastic Planets, Reed Books, 1979.

Syd Mead's concept art for an Arctic Mobile Operation Base, issued by U.S. Steel, 1965.

If you are feeling blue about the holidays, @70sscifiart.bsky.social will cheer you up with this four-armed Santa (and more): 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/ed-emshwille...