Bradbury Beat blog

Posted on May 21st, 2023 in Bradbury Media Corner, Guest Blogs by kyliadki

Ray Bradbury grew up reading and collecting comics, and so he was simultaneously angered and flattered to discover that EC Comics in the 1950s were adapting his stories without permission. Once an amicable solution had been found, he encouraged EC to continue, so that dozens of his stories ended up in the pages of Vault of …

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Posted on February 9th, 2023 in Artifacts, Guest Blogs, Museum by jordbrin

While Ray Bradbury was certainly seen as creative for his many writing endeavors including short stories, novels, screenplays, and even operas—many don’t know he was also passionate about art. He was a big fan of comics in his youth and often illustrated his own stories to continue the adventures of heroes like Tarzan and Buck Rogers. Later …

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Posted on May 27th, 2022 in Fun Facts from the Archives by Jason Aukerman

The first time I read The Martian Chronicles, one story stood out in particular. “Night Meeting” is a story about a human, Tomas, and a Martian passing each other on a highway – but they are also passing each other in time. Both able to see their own destination clearly, but their counterparts’ destination in …

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Posted on May 27th, 2022 in Bradburyisms by Jason Aukerman

“And the lesson was this; sit in the sun, head down, within a prickly vine, in a flickery light, or open light, and the world will come to you. The sky will come in its time, bringing rain, and the earth will rise through you, from beneath, and make you rich and make you full” …

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