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Rick Klaw

author profile

born

December 22, 1967

gender

male

place of birth

Brooklyn, NY, United States

genre

Nonfiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels

influences

Michael Moorcock, Joe R. Lansdale, Philip K. Dick, Philip Roth, Richard Matheson, Lewis Shiner, William Gibson (not in any particular order.. and by no means complete)

about this author

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Grandson of legendary pin-up king Irving Klaw, Rick Klaw's first book on popular culture, Geek Confidential: Echoes from the 21st Century (Monkeybrain), received praise from such diverse sources as The Austin Chronicle, Texas Monthly Online, The Austin American Statesman, Michael Moorcock, and Joe R. Lansdale. He has published numerous articles, reviews, and interviews for a variety of venues.

In a previous life, Klaw was the managing editor of Mojo Press and the founding fiction editor for RevolutionSF. He currently serves as a contributing editor for RevolutionSF.

Klaw currently co-writes with Mark London Williams the SF Site column Nexus Graphica. His o...more

books by Rick Klaw

combine editions
avg rating: 3.75 | 8 ratings | 1 distinct work

Geek Confidential: Echoes from the 21st Century (Paperback)
by Rick Klaw (goodreads author!)
avg rating 3.75 — 8 ratings — published 2003

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Rick's writing

JohnCalvin (Literature & Fiction)

1 chapters — updated 06/20/2008 12:44PM

description: A piece of flash fiction that originally appeared in <i>Electric Velocipede</i> #5

"A Penny A Word" (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

1 chapters — updated 04/16/2008 07:58PM

description: This is the opening from a story that I co-wrote with Paul O. Miles.

"The Steam-Driven Time Machine" (Nonfiction)

1 chapters — updated 04/16/2008 07:46PM

description: The opening paragraph to my original essay on steampunk in pop culture from the anthology Steampunk.

Rick is currently reading

	07/25 Rick is currently reading: Zot!: The Complete Black-and-White Stories: 1987-1991 (Paperback) by Scott McCloud bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	07/24 Rick is currently reading: Woman (Paperback) by Richard Matheson bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	07/16 Rick is currently reading: Erotic Comics: A Graphic History from Tijuana Bibles to Zap Comix (Hardcover) by Tim Pilcher bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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