For the past few days scans of magazine covers allegedly appearing on newsstands in the background of the film Blade Runner have been circulating thanks to the Science Fiction Tumblr (you can find great quality scans and notes in this Flickr set).
Alexis Madrigal, a senior editor at The Atlantic, saw them and decided to find out whether they are real or not.
Spoiler alert: Yes, they’re real and they appeared on a Blade Runner special feature Signs of the Times: Graphic Design.
It’s still interesting to read Madrigal’s post because for some insight into the process of journalistic verification. Enjoy!
Full Story: The Atlantic: The Fake Magazines Used in Blade Runner Are Still Futuristic, Awesome
Thoughts:
*MONI is clearly a reference to OMNI.
*HORN looks like a predecessor to Future Sex.
*I wonder whether KILL is a reference to Solider of Fortune, but the first trials involving that magazine didn’t happen until the late 80s.
May 28, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Survival Research Laboratories got its name from Soldier of Fortune magazine.