Author: Greg Hatcher

Prior to his untimely passing in October of 2021, Greg Hatcher was a longtime columnist and author and the primary founder of Atomic Junk Shop; all of the other founding contributors were invited by him. His Author's bio at the time of his death follows. Greg has been writing for one outlet or another since 1992. He was a contributing editor at WITH magazine for over a decade and during that time was a three-time winner of the Higher Goals Award for children's writing; once for fiction and twice for non-fiction. Following that, he did a weekly column for Comic Book Resources as one of the rotating features on the Comics Should Be Good! blog for eleven years, before moving on to this current gig at Atomic Junk Shop. He also teaches writing in the Young Authors classes offered as part of the YMCA's Afterschool Arts Program in west Seattle, for students in the 6th through the 12th grade. A fan of pulp fiction ever since he discovered the Doc Savage paperback reprints from Bantam Books in the 1970s, he has contributed a number of action-adventure stories to various 'new pulp' anthologies in recent years. Likewise a lifelong mystery fan, he has also written Nero Wolfe pastiches for the Wolfe Pack Gazette and several Sherlock Holmes adventures for the Airship 27 CONSULTING DETECTIVE series. He lives in Burien, Washington, with his wife Julie, their cat Magdalene, and ten thousand books and comics.

Greg Hatcher, Science Fiction

For The Love of Dorothy

By Greg Hatcher December 1, 2018 December 1, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"4

Dorothy Fontana, that is. Who deserves a lot more credit than she gets, and not just from Trekkies. Here’s a rundown.

Greg Hatcher

The Non-Existent Gift Holiday Gift Guide

By Greg Hatcher November 25, 2018 November 25, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"15

In defiance of Black Friday hysteria, here is a guide to all sorts of stuff you can’t buy but ought to be able to.

Books, Greg Hatcher, Movies, Obituaries

R.I.P. William Goldman

By Greg Hatcher November 18, 2018 November 18, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"8

Farewell to a writer’s writer.

Comics Culture, Greg Hatcher, Movies, Pop culture, Science Fiction, TV

Atomic Roundtable: Timelines Gone Ape!

By Greg Hatcher November 12, 2018 December 2, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"10

Okay, the election is behind us and the holiday season is not yet here. We have been given a breather, a moment in which to pause and reflect. So let’s fix Planet of the Apes!

Comics Culture, DIY, Greg Hatcher

The Lessons of Inktober

By Greg Hatcher November 3, 2018 November 4, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"9

In which your columnist demonstrates to current and former students that he is not afraid to attempt the same challenges they do… nor of the consequences of belly-flopping in public.