The Retrofuturist

July 16, 2017

Vintage Magazine Galaxy Science Fiction Available Free Online

Starting in the 1950s, World Editions (an Italian publishing company) decided they wanted to break into the US market with a new sci-fi magazine….

June 13, 2017

Professor Astro Cat: Retrofuture Combined with Science Education

I have fond memories as a kid digging through boxes of books passed down to me from my parents who grew up in the…

Jetta of the 21st Century Comic Issue #6

May 9, 2017

Jetta of the 21st Century – Long Lost 1950s Atompunk Comic

Cartoonist Dan DeCarlo is most famous for his beloved characters created under the Archie Comics name, like Josie & the Pussycats or Betty and…

April 24, 2017

This Retro Alt History Short Features the First Woman to Walk on the Moon

I love modern films that use retrofuturist visuals and this short film has that in spades. “Over the Moon” is an alternative history short…

March 21, 2017

Stream this Documentary About The Futurism of Walt Disney

Many people of my generation (and the previous one) are nostalgic about Disney, whether they have memories from going to Disneyland as a child,…

September 22, 2016

Retrofuture Come True: The Roomba Predicted in 1959

I was browsing Pinterest when I saw this photograph that immediately caught my eye. I’m obsessed with retrofuturist predictions about homes, especially kitchens. In…

August 24, 2016

Retro Raygun Art Pieces by Ryan Nagata of 3f Studios

I love rayguns. Not because I’m super into weaponry, but because I love a beautifully designs atompunk stylized raygun. Most often I only see…

August 15, 2016

Retro Robot School Supplies

Now that we’re getting into the last half of August, many people in the US are getting sick of the super hot and humid…

May 17, 2016

The Home of the Future: Year 1999 AD [VIDEO]

Here is an interesting short film I found on Youtube recently. Originally released in 1967, the short film “1999 A.D.” was released by the…

May 2, 2016

Artist Spotlight: Eric Joyner’s Robots and Donuts

People who know me well know two things about me: I love retro robots and I love sweets. So when I started to see…