Although the fiery crash of the Hindenburg in 1937 signaled the end of the airship era in our world, in retro futurist fiction the skies are often dotted with airships. Some critics have suggested that the reason airships continue to appear in retro futurist literature is their similarity to the fairytale concept of the city/castle/land…
Airships
09th November 2017Mutations
03rd November 2017Last week we looked at radiation shielding, but if you are an avid follower of the Planetary Broadcast Network you may be wondering why we even need it. After all, it was exposure to radiation that made Fission Girl a hero, and a prolonged dose of radiation while in space made Bubbles the Chimp (now…
Beam Weapons
27th October 2017Along with robots, space travel, and dystopia, a key element of retro futurism has always been beam weaponry. The ability to deal damage at a distance without the need for projectiles or explosive propellant has long been a dream of weapons designers. A weapon without those limitations would be lighter and safer to carry, thus…