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Alien Invasions! The History Of Aliens In Pop Culture
(2020- IDW Publishing) 
 (edited by Michael Stein) This 8-by-9.5 inch volume focuses in on only the alien narratives to be found in pop culture's science-fiction diet. Stein gathers from a number of contributors eight chapters; The Godfather Of All Alien Invasions, The First Wave Of Pulp Invaders, The Saucers Are Coming!, Aliens Invade The Newsstand, Attack Of The Matinee Aliens, Invasion From Within, Aliens Need Women,Too, and Friend Or Foe (with smaller essays sprinkled throughout); with coverage of pulps, comics, cinema, television & sleaze (one commenter took them to task for ignoring radio. . . ). Of the 176 pages (and the front & back covers), 84 could be said to let the art dominate the text, with 28 of those featuring large reproductions. Some of the text touches on artists (not to mention that Vincent DiFate & Ron Miller each provided a chapter), but the anecdotal captions for all the covers & posters is where I think one would find the meat of artistic discussion. Those artists 'well presented' here are: Earle Bergey (2), Howard V. Brown, Reynold Brown**, Carl Burgos, Philip Castle, Henrique Alvim Corrêa, Emsh, Kelly Freas**, H.R. Giger, Al Kallis (2), Robert Rigg, Tom Ryan, Alex Schomburg*, Drew Struzan*, Al Williamson, Wally Wood, and UNKNOWN ARTIST (9).
* - Note that the 'well-presented' pieces here by Schomburg, and Struzan, can additionally be found so in their own collections on The List.
** - Note that the 'well-presented' pieces here by Freas, and Brown, cannot additionally be found so in their own collections on The List.
other Sci-Fi art collections
 Planet Of The Apes Artist Tribute
 Science Fiction Art
 Sztuka Science Fiction Art
 Tomorrow And Beyond - Masterpieces Of Science Fiction Art
 Worlds Beyond Time - Sci-Fi Art Of The 1970s
 The New Visions - A Collection Of Modern Science Fiction Art
 Infinite Worlds - The Fantastic Visions Of Science Fiction Art
 Visions Of The Future
 2000 A.D. - Illustrations From The Golden Age Of Science Fiction Pulps
  Collectors Press's Sci-Fi collections
 Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction
 One Hundred Years Of Science Fiction Illustration
 Fantastic Science Fiction Art 1926-1954
 Great Balls Of Fire !
 A Pictorial History Of Science Fiction
 Bradbury - An Illustrated Life
 The Science Fiction Book
 Spacecraft In Fact And Fiction [BELOW THE LINE]
 Science Fiction - An Illustrated History [BELOW THE LINE]
 Science Fiction - The Illustrated Encyclopedia [BELOW THE LINE]
 Space Wars - Fact And Fiction [BELOW THE LINE]
 The Visual Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction [BELOW THE LINE]
 Forrest J. Ackerman's World of Science Fiction [BELOW THE LINE]
 Fantastic Planets [BELOW THE LINE]
 Alternate Worlds - The Illustrated History Of Science Fiction [BELOW THE LINE]
 The Science In Science Fiction [BELOW THE LINE]
 Unearthly Visions [BELOW THE LINE]
other IDW releases
 Roy G. Krenkel: Father Of Heroic Fantasy - A Centennial Celebration
 The Art Of Jim Starlin - A Life In Words And Pictures
 The Art Of George Pérez
 Frank R. Paul - The Dean Of Science Fiction Illustration
 Art Of Tommy Lee Edwards
 Dave Stevens: Covers & Stories
 The Art Of P. Craig Russell
 The Art Of Pulp Fiction - An Illustrated History Of Vintage Paperbacks
 The Art Of The Pulps - An Illustrated History
  Michael Wm. Kaluta Sketchbook Series vol.1 & 2
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