I've been listening to audiobooks of big anthologies while crocheting. I also really like the anthologies from John Joseph Adams. I have his Wastelands book on my TBR for Halloween this month.
Is that Francis the Talking Mule in your RU-vid slide? I know Mr. Ed gets more press but I have a soft spot for Francis (and Donald O'Connor). I grew up reading anthologies and still track down old ones I don't have on Ebay. Single-author anthologies are great when they include stories from different points in the writer's career so you can see his/her development; multi-author anthologies are great for introducing the reader to new writers. So it's win-win for everyone! Shea's brilliant "The Autopsy" is one of the episodes in Netflix's "Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities" and stars the wonderful F. Murray Abraham. It's a very commendable effort but I agree with you Michael that Shea's story is better. Manphibian first appeared in Marvel's b/w magazine Legion Of Monsters #1 (and only) and I don't think he returned to comics until the early 2000s. John Kowalski is from a little-remembered Chris Claremont-written Marvel series War Is Hell #9-15 which is really very good and deserves more recognition. Now go reinforce those bookshelves with adamantium bracing!
Don’t forget Isaac Asimov’s _Before the Golden Age,_ a 912 page anthology of good old SF from 1931 to 1938. I need to get back to that one; I’m just halfway through.
Very nice collections! Just in time for some October reading! On a side note I got around to reading REH's God in the Bowl yesterday. I really enjoyed it! It was fun having Conan involved in a murder mystery. Just wish he got a little more to do. The Black stranger and Frost Giant's Daughter is next. I hope your Cimmerian Sept. Is still going well. Then you can dive into those great horror anthologies.
Read the first book from Chronicles of Amber. You were so enthusiastic about it. It just wasn't my cup of tea. In your defense so much of what you get enthusiastic about so am I; Robert E Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs just to name 2 authors. Tell Roger he deserves more credit for his wonderful editing of your videos. :)
The only anthology I have ever (had to) read was The Norton Anthology of English Literature and it was massive. Had all the ancient Greek sagas and British. This was our big bad book in English Lit at university. Could have been a fantastic course if not for the sad fact we had to read way too much text that was outdated and not very colorful, not to mention, in parallel, had to spend much time in the library searching for an ocean of analytic articles written by many smart people about the classics--the latter destroyed whatever creativity we had left. Surely, that book did not include any modern fiction of ny type or sort. Naturally, I developed an allergy for anthologies. Your selection here is amazing. I have no idea how you're planning to dive into so much but hats off.
@@michaelk.vaughan8617 question then: would the other forms of collections fit, say, Kings's collections of short stories (e.g., Night Shift comes to mind--never read any better collection of short horror by a single author)or maybe them great thick leather-bound editions by Barnes and Noble? what if I combine all sorts of books of a single genre for a continuous read? what's the difference except that it will be me acting as the editor?
@@LAVIV007 A collection is by a single author. An anthology has work by multiple authors. As far as I can tell that’s the difference. Barnes & Noble has some good ones.
What an epic thumbnail! Most of my reading seems to be anthologies so I would love to see your coverage of the Time Travelers Almanac. Havent started my copy yet, still working my way through The Weird and many others.
Ooh. Now I'm tempted to read the Penzler Ghost collection... Recently picked up the Mammoth Book of Folk Horror too. Must resist starting another book....
Someone recommended the dark decent to me years ago and I’m happy to have the 3 volume uk hardcovers. Maybe I’ll put a picture on your Discord. I didn’t know it had a sequel 😮. You have awesome big ass anthologies 👌. I also love the annual ones by Ellen Datlow. Kudos from Belgium
Wow that was an exhausting..ahem...I mean exhaustive, yes exhaustive run down of anthologies. Zombie anthologies - who knew ? 🤔 You have forgotten one of the greatest anthologies of all time - The Best American Sports Writing of the Century (edited by David Halberstam no less).
Hi, Michael. Seeing as you are now well into reading Superman, I have a question for you. Why does the new, soon to be published, SILVER AGE SUPERMAN OMNIBUS that you are waiting anxiously for, begin its re-prints with Superman issue 122 ( July 1939 ), when even D.C themselves acknowledge that the silver age began with Showcase #4 ( the Flash ) in October 1956 and the accepted time period of the silver age of comics is 1956 to 1970? Surely, if this is the case, the earliest Superman comic would be #109 ( November 1956 ) headlined story " The super puppet with X-ray eyes" . Also the Action Comics reprints begin in the omnibus with issue241 ( June 1958 ). A missing two year gap? Perhaps your pal Steve D would like to comment on this too? P.S. - I think I saw Roger move, in the background - or was Zorro humping his leg? Take care. From INKYPHIL.
I have no idea why DC decided to start Superman’s silver age omnibus in 1958 with 122. You would have to ask them. I’m just happy to see them finally make one.
Oh, I LOVE anthologies. If the 500 Challenge is still haunting you, it really stinks if you are counting all of that as only one. Do NOT stop your posts!
I definitely feel the magic with anthologies. Just wonderful even reading the table of contents. haha Masterpieces of Terror is a really great one with some unusual stories. I'm not positive but I think the thing with FOundations of Fear is that for the most part it does features storeis that are longer than the ones in the Dark Descent -- more novella type stuff and not so much short stories. I think with Dark Descent they tried to go for an approach that equally balanced quantity and quality, as there are so many storeis in there, but some of them are just a few pages long. You won't get any "bite-zied" stuff like that in Foundations. I must look into those Otto Pensler ones. They seem really cool.
Michael makes me spend money. Again. (just got to get that 2 volume American Library set!) Oh well, maybe I should take up the 500 book challenge? You know, take it off his hands, so to speak...
Hm. I feel there's an anthology missing from your list. Perhaps something focused on trashy fiction in all its glory? If only someone would publish something like that! 🤔
I ordered the American Fantastic Tales but never received it. That was a year ago and they said it has not been republished once the first run disappeared. Thanks to your review here I found both as second hand in decent condition. Thanks. I asked LOA to cancel my request since it seems they are not going to republish them.
What a disappointment. I always thought their deal was that they kept their books permanently in print. I guess that could be different with anthologies because of rights and all that. Glad you found a copy!
