tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post6729570315850172439..comments2023-11-02T05:19:15.176-07:00Comments on The Misread City: The Persistence of Frank Herbert's "Dune"Scott Timberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018827087884225579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-11141687574697550152010-04-22T21:36:01.749-07:002010-04-22T21:36:01.749-07:00Re the magazine publication, would have loved to g...Re the magazine publication, would have loved to get into the role of magazines, and Herbert's back-forth with editor John Campbell, but space did not allow... Envious you have those old issues!Scott Timberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018827087884225579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-75646082746571039222010-04-22T08:53:03.193-07:002010-04-22T08:53:03.193-07:00Scott -
Loved the DUNE article.
Not sure if you kn...Scott -<br />Loved the DUNE article.<br />Not sure if you knew that the novel did not spring on the sci-fi community overnight - part of it was serialized in ANALOG Magazine well beforehand. I owned and read those issues. The stunning DUNE cover art on some of the ANALOG issues was by John Schoenherr, who just passed away. Here's the link, which includes some images:<br />http://scifiwire.com/2010/04/john-schoenherr-1st-artis.phpClark Savage Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12622078088318215026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-25439069075549317172010-04-21T09:17:23.694-07:002010-04-21T09:17:23.694-07:00Rob: An interesting question re how those prequels...Rob: An interesting question re how those prequels might have fared if Frank Herbert had penned them. The main thing I recall from reading Dune as a kid was the sweeping and expansive backstory that I'd gotten only from the Lord of the RIngs -- it's rich fare.<br /><br />And the Butlerian jihad in specific -- a revolt against "thinking machines" -- is more timely than ever!Scott Timberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018827087884225579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-23388640622931008012010-04-19T12:57:29.323-07:002010-04-19T12:57:29.323-07:00Great article. I wonder if Herbert had lived longe...Great article. I wonder if Herbert had lived longer whether any of the later works would have been more weighty. The Butlerian Jihad was a perfect backdrop for a discussion of contemporary issues, but the books failed to deliver on that potential.CFMunsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00189111608482119952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-69160583207116392912010-04-19T10:36:21.345-07:002010-04-19T10:36:21.345-07:00DUNE certainly was an inspiration for Star Wars --...DUNE certainly was an inspiration for Star Wars -- here is an essay I just found that gets into it: http://www.dahoudek.com/pages/starwarsdune.htm<br /><br />Tho: So many things went into Star Wars it's hard to single out Dune. I'd say Tolkien, 30s serials and Joseph Campbell were prob bigger sources.<br /><br />I dont know that Lucas is that worshipped by critics. At least not the ones that I know. A lot of them consider Star Wars a pastiche of other work and lacking originality. And critics panned the Star Wars "prequels" pretty hard.Scott Timberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018827087884225579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4932752907198933265.post-48259977205143709122010-04-18T21:55:02.354-07:002010-04-18T21:55:02.354-07:00Great article on the classic, DUNE, however, I won...Great article on the classic, DUNE, however, I wonder why you didn't mention it as the obvious but never acknowledged inspiration for STAR WARS. This is beyond argument, but Lucas is so worshiped by the critics that he's never been tagged as a story thief. His other inspiration was the legendary sci-fi comic play, WARP, produced by the Organic Theater in Chicago in 1969lancer333https://www.blogger.com/profile/12955087802428477150noreply@blogger.com