By: Joshua Glenn

A fanboys’ fanboy, he coined the term “Cthulhu Mythos.”

By: Lucy Sante

The clochard who chronicled freedom from the straight world.

By: Amanda French

The really important kind of freedom involves attention.

By: Adam McGovern

Most pop is escapism; this is sanctuary.

By: Mike Fleisch

Fidelity to appearance vs. expression of reality.

By: Lynn Peril

“Being great at a terrific job is sexy.”

By: Joshua Glenn

His Fu Manchu yarns succeeded by stoking readers’ fear of a Yellow Peril.

By: Adam McGovern

He revitalized comics by having read something else.

By: Tor Aarestad

Rollins is CEO, “Henry Rollins” is his product, plenitude is the priority.

By: Lynn Peril

He knew a thing or two about what grown-up women want.

By: Mike Fleisch

Curvy, writhing skin-coated volumes of muscle.

By: Joshua Glenn

“Flash Gordon” horrified literate, thoughtful young science fiction authors

By: Barbara Bogaev

A brazen, prevaricating health-food rapscallion.

By: David Smay

He wrote a fuck-you note to the 19th century. It was a scan­dalous hit.

By: Brian Berger

She starred in four films that made her a noir icon.