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| Age of
Aces Presents
- Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: "Medals For Josephine" by Oscar J. Friend from the Summer 1943 Army-Navy Flying Stories To the brass hats Josephine was just a bomber in an American squadron cooperating with the R.A.F. in the Burma campaign. But to her crew she was a gallant old girl of the air who had been through many hazardous flying hours with her four boyfriends. |
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming later this month! THE AVENGER Volume 3: "The Frosted
Death" and "The Glass Mountain"
The Pulp Era's strangest mystery man returns
in two more epic adventures by Paul Ernst writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First,
a snowlike powder releases a deadly plague upon the residents of New York
City. Can The Avenger save the world's greatest city from The Frosted Death?
Then, a bizarre cloud emits deadly lightning bolts that kill without warning.
Has an ancient Indian rain god returned to deliver supernatural vengeance?
This classic pulp reprint showcases H. W. Scott's classic pulp covers, all
the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban, and historical commentary
by Will Murray. Bonus: "My Business is Death!"‹Paul Ernst's 1936 story that
introduced the Avenger prototype, the Wraith.
(Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-019-9 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 
1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First
Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage
and packaging
2 books: $25.90
(cover price)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming later this month! DOC SAVAGE Volume 34: "The Man Who
Shook the Earth" & "The Three Devils"
The pulp era's greatest superman battles evildoers in two
action-packed pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First,
the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew journey to Chile to investigate a bizarre
series of South American earthquakes. Then, Doc Savage's investigation of
a murderous ghost bear in Mock Lake, Canada reveals a Nazi plot. This deluxe
pulp reprint showcases the original color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer
and Modest Stein, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations plus historical
commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-018-2 Softcover,
7x10, b&w, $12.95
1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First
Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage
and packaging
2 books: $25.90
(cover price)
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming later this month! THE SHADOW Volume 35: "The Condor"
& "Chicago Crime"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow
knows! The Knight of Darkness combats supercrime in two action-packed pulp
thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, a tip from
a dying mobster sets Cliff Marsland and The Shadow on the trail of The Condor
and his deadly army of evil. Then, The Shadow journeys to the Windy City
to wage war against Chicago Crime and yet another "finger" of the murderous
crime cabal called the Hand. This instant collector's item showcases
both of George Rozen's color pulp covers, the classic interior illustrations
by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, and commentary by pulp historian Will Murray.
(Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-017-5 Softcover, 7x10.
B&W, $12.95
1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First
Class)
or $2 (Media Mail) for postage
and packaging
2 books: $25.90
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| BLACK WOLF #1
- New pulp character! A noted mechanical engineer has gone missing in Granton City, as has a professor with a past live as an inventor of miraculous machines. That puts The Black Wolf on the case. The Wolf is a vigilante with a pair of Colt .45s, and the attitude that the cops in 1920s’ Granton City can too easily be bought, so he has appointed himself himself sheriff, judge, jury and at times executioner. But can even a bad attitude and a loaded gun solve the newest mystery before the world is threatened by a diabolical menace? To find out you will have to read The Black Wolf #1 - Metal Monsters of Doom, the first release from Granton City Press, and Saskatchewan authors Calvin Daniels and Kevin Lee. Granton City Press is excited to announce The Black Wolf #1 -- Metal Monsters of Doom by Calvin Daniels and Kevin Lee is in the publishing stage, with the book expected by early April of this year (at the latest). This is the first of four books from GCP in 2010, the others will include Daniels co-writing with Tyrell Tinnin and Mitchel Rose on upcoming titles. In preparation for the book’s release, we are offering our Facebook fan page members and others, the opportunity to pre-purchase the book, however, not just a regular copy of the book. Instead, the first 100 pre-sales will be sent a Signed & Numbered copy of the book. It will be numbered 1/100, 2/100, 3/100 etc., and signed by both authors Calvin Daniels and Kevin Lee. All purchases prepaid in February will go into a draw for the first 10 numbered books, since those are the most highly prized by many. After numbers one-through-10 are assigned, books will be assigned in order. Anyone purchasing a book through this offer will have an opportunity to purchase Signed & Numbered editions of future Black Wolf novels with the same sequence number. That will mean ensuring every book you purchase has a matching number such as 3/100. It should make an interesting set for devoted readers in the future. By the way, The Black Wolf #2 is expected out in the fall of 2010. The S&N books are available for only $12.99 each, plus applicable shipping and handling. You are allowed multiple copies. You can go to our website at http://www.wix.com/grantoncitydesk/togc and make payment through Paypal. Our local friends can make arrangements by calling either author, and we’ll pick up the money, and deliver the books so you save on S&H costs too. The pre-sale of course helps us with the costs of getting our book into print, so we are hoping our fans will support us and enjoy their Signed & Numbered copies. Thank you again for being supporters of The Black Wolf Calvin Daniels & Kevin Lee |
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The Book Cave -
New podcast now available
online!
Episode
58: Chilling with Art & RicEpisode 60: Bond, James Bond - New! Shayne Artis from The Film Klub and David Luhn join Art and me for a lively talk about James Bond. Episode 57: Paul Malmont Episode 56: From T.V. to Paperback Episode 55: Looking Back Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ |
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| Doc
Con XIII - November
13, 2010! The upcoming Doc Con XIII will be held at the home of Jay Ryan on November 13, 2010. Located in Peoria, AZ, it is just two miles north of Loop 101 which connects directly with Sky Harbor International Airport. Five hotels and the largest concentration of restaurants anywhere in the United States, are located within three miles of the site. Friday Nov. 12 will be a dinner and radio play and is open to anyone who wishes to attend and/or participate. Sunday Nov. 14 is an optional breakfast to wish the out-of-state attendees well and so long for another year! Full details are available in The Doc Savage Convention Newsletter. The Doc Savage Convention Newsletter is distributed irregularly each year in January and sometimes in July. If you would like to receive a copy of the DSCN please, email Jay Ryan at JRyanDS@aol.com with your name and email address and he will make sure that you are included on the list. |
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| E-texts
on the net
this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Claim Your Own Dead" by Ric Hasse from 10-Story Detective, January, 1947 The Samaritan who put Larry Cole aboard the Chicago train and helped him to a hotel room wasn't really a philanthropist. For there was a fee that Larry would have to pay for these kind services - a slight charge of murder. "Fatal Facial" by Cary Moran from Spicy Detective Stories, September, 1936 Blondes and murder are Jarnegan's two loves. And only Jarnegan knows how to blend the two to get the most out each! |
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| Evil Eye Books: THE DEAD SHERIFF by
Mark Justice - Coming soon! As the saying goes, there's a new sheriff in town. A walking dead one. According to legend, The Dead Sheriff was a lawman forced to watch the murders of his family before he was killed. His need for vengeance would not allow him to rest, and he rose from the grave to avenge himself upon his killers. Now he travels across the west, dispensing justice for those in need and sending the wicked to their graves. He can never return to the grave until the western frontier is free of evil and tyranny. The reality, however, is a little different…. So goes the premise of horror writer Mark Justice's new supernatural western tales of The Dead Sheriff, a multi-book series of fiction stories with echoes of the pulp and dime adventure novels of the old west. "The Dead Sheriff stories bring together a few of my interests," said Mark Justice. "I love old pulp western novels and comics, and as a horror writer, it was only a matter of time before I came around to writing a story that blends cowboys and monsters." Mr. Justice continues, "but I also wanted to explore the stereotypes and metaphors that are tried and true in the classic western tale. Take the hero figure of almost every western since the fifties. The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood—all cut the brave, stoic loner against the world. What if the hero wasn't so pretty? What if he was not so lovable? And what of the sidekick: always silent, loyal, not much more than a talking door stop. What if there was more to Tonto, for example, than he ever let on? What? Tonto with an agenda? Most people would say that's absurd and it goes against the literary figure we have come to love. But that's exactly the kind of default characters and symbolism I want to challenge and explore in the series." The Dead Sheriff combines elements of the supernatural, humor and adventure in a framework that models the adventure dime novels popularized as early as 1860: taking real events or people of the western frontier and embellishing them for the entertainment of the masses. The pioneer, and perhaps most famous dime novels depicting high adventures of the Frontier, were the Beadle's Dime Novels, a series which ran an astounding 321 issues before the dime novel format gave way to an emerging format in the 1920s, the magazine. "The wonderful thing about The Dead Sheriff," said Evileye Books Editorial Director, A.N. Ommus, "is that at first you're just delighted it's a fun mash-up of popular genres. But then, as you dig into the tradition of the western dime novels, you realize the outlandish potboiler stories—even the format—are the precursors to the modern magazine and comics formats. With The Dead Sheriff, we want to resurrect, as it were, the dime novel tradition and honor its contribution to both fiction and comics." Under the terms of the deal, Mr. Justice will write a series of graphic novels in the style of the Sunday comics of the thirties and forties, the first of which will debut this April as a series of weekly webcomics on the upcoming Evileye Books Online Reader. Debuting later this year, the first prose book, The Dead Sheriff: Zombie Damnation, will be published in a similar format to the original dime novels of the nineteenth century. |
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| Fantom Press - New projects
to benefit Bob Larkin! The Fantom Press web site has been updated to feature new projects. A bookplate signed edition of Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze.
This book published by DC will feature a reprint of Doc Savage
Comics 1-8 originally produced by Marvel in the 1970's.Fantom Press got the six living contributors to the stories to sign a limited bookplate: Writers Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, and Tony Isabella are lined up as well as artists Rich Buckler, Tom Palmer, and Ernie Chan. The signatures will be on a bookplate featuring an all new take on the Doc Savage #7 cover done by original artist Rich Buckler! A signed edition of DC Comics new Doc Savage #1
Fantom Press is still working out the final details,
but the plan is to have the regular cover as well as a few of the 1–in-10
limited variant covers. signed by writer Paul (Chinatown Death Cloud Peril) Malmont! Lost Savage portfolios
The original drawings from the Lost Savage portfolios are now
available for purchase separately from the sets.They are broken down to two price points depending on the amount of work put into the piece. Bob Larkin is available to doing a few commission plates to be included with the portfolios and priced depending on the number of figures and complexity of composition. 1-2 figures with simple back ground would be available to be included with the lettered sets at $395.00 and multi figure; detailed background would be available with the Artist's Proof set for $495.00. Your imagination would be the limit. The more reference materials provided the better. I'll have a few examples posted on the site later today. If you can imagine Doc meeting Raquel Welch in her leather bikini, or Doc meeting the Beatles, you get the idea. Feel free to contact Fantom Press if you need more info! As usual,
all proceeds go to help our artist of bronze, Bob Larkin.
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| Girasol
Collectables
- February Pulp
Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is THE SPIDER #53 featuring "The City of Lost Men" from February 1938. $35 Our second Replica this month is THE MYSTERIOUS WU FANG #1 from September 1935. $35 Our third Replica is SPICY-DETECTIVE #6 from October 1934 - $35 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our regular info@girasolcollectables.com email address. As always, these reprints are exact copies including the illustrations, ads, and back-up stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound and finished off with a high quality reproduction of the original cover. The only thing missing is the smell (alas) and the flaking newsprint. Email Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. A complete listing, along with other items such as books, fanzines and of course pulps, can be found on the Girasol Collectables website at http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 |
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| Haffner Press - Your Vote Counts! After the well-received presentation at Pulpfest 2009 (Crashing Suns: The Early Edmond Hamilton) Haffner Press has asked by the Pulpfest 2010 organizers for a similar performance. But here's where *you* can make a difference. We have accumulated a lot of information/trivia/goodies on both Leigh Brackett and her works, along with a lot of info and artwork on Captain Future (who celebrates his 70th Anniversary this year). Visit www.haffnerpress.com and look for the RED box at the upper left of the page and cast your vote for either Captain Future, or Leigh Brackett -- The Queen of Space Opera. We'll close the poll in mid-April and begin work in earnest on the winning topic. |
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| Hippocampus Press - February
2010 Newsletter! Our tenth year! Information about our new our new titles for 2010 follows. Please visit our website for full details and to order. SEVEN DEADLY PLEASURES by Michael Aronovitz has been garnering very positive reviews! Baryon Online, Rick Kleffel's The Agony Column and Publishers Weekly confirm our faith in this writer of what William Lasher called "rolling horror." Visit our website to order the book which Publishers Weekly said "will remind many of the better work of Stephen King." MIDNIGHT CALL author Jonathan Thomas provides commentaries to his stories here: http://www.lightscameratrivia.com/Author-Commentaries.html Dead Reckonings No. 6 A Review Magazine for the Horror Field Edited by S. T. Joshi and Jack Madison Haringa No. 6 (Fall 2009) Most review magazines seem to be going online-only these days. We have committed to continue Dead Reckonings as a print-only magazine for at least six more issues. Please consider subscribing. In this issue, reviews of Barbara Roden, Greg F. Gifune, Caitlín R. Kiernan and others. A full Table of Contents is available at our website. Starting with #7 Tony Fonseca will serve as co-editor of Dead Reckonings with S. T. Joshi. The Shadowy Thing by H. B. Drake [Lovecraft's Library] February 2010: 248 pages: $15.00 "H. B. Drake's The Shadowy Thing summons up strange and terrible vistas." -- H. P. Lovecraft A weird supernatural thriller in which a character possesses the power of mind-transference, praised by Lovecraft in "Supernatural Horror in Literature" and believed to be influential on his stories "The Thing on the Doorstep" and "The Shadow Out of Time". Wait for the Thunder: Stories for a Stormy Night by Donald R. Burleson March 2010: 300 pages: $15.00 What is it like to wake up in one's coffin, after putrefaction has set in? Can a windmill really be haunted, and can it rip itself up from its moorings and stalk abroad at night? These and many other matters await the reader of this extraordinary collection, matters dark and beckoning, matters writhing alive with horrors that will disturb your sleep for a long time to come. Donald R. Burleson's horror stories have appeared in Twilight Zone, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Deathrealm, Inhuman, Terminal Fright, Cemetery Dance, and many other magazines, as well as in numerous major anthologies. The Conspiracy against the Human Race by Thomas Ligotti April 2010: 240 pp: $25.00: Limited hardcover Thomas Ligotti is one of the foremost authors of supernatural horror literature. In this genre, he has been classed with Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft. In his first work of nonfiction, his calm but often bloodcurdling turns of phrase evoke the dreadfulness of the human condition. "The Conspiracy against the Human Race sets out what is perhaps the most sustained challenge yet to the intellectual blackmail that would oblige us to be eternally grateful for a 'gift' we never invited." (From the Foreword by Ray Brassier) Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! |
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Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention - Sunday, September 23 - 25, 2010!
COME SPEND A WEEKEND WITH CLASSIC
MOVIE AND TV STARS, OLD-TIME RADIO, OLD-TIME TV SHOWS AND MOVIES!
The Mariott Hotel, Hunt Valley, Maryland Pulp vendors will be set up in the vendor room. Events Scheduled: THE HISTORY OF THE LONE RANGER -- presented by Fran Striker Jr. His father created The Lone Ranger as well as numerous blood n' thunder characters such as Ned Jordan, Secret Agent; Peter Value, Soldier of Fortune; and Warner Lester, Manhunter. THE HISTORY OF ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE -- a look back at the magazine's origin and evolution over the decades. THE PULP ART OF H.J. WARD -- Well-researched by David Saunders, who wrote an extensive article about Ward, with co-operation from Ward's family, which appears in the latest issue of ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE. THE HISTORY OF RADIO'S "THE SHADOW" -- a presentation about the radio program and it's shadowy origins. |
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| Moonstone
Books: PHANTOM DOUBLE SHOT #2: KGB NOIR Arriving in comic shops February 10th! Written by Mike Bullock, Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith, art by Fernano Peniche, cover by Dennis Calero. A special Noir mini-series starring The Phantom with tectonic tie-in tales featuring Moonstone Books¹ best and brightest stars! After the events in #1, The Phantom falls into an explosive situation that may cost him his life, and begin the end of the world! The Hammer falls on The Phantom this issue! And in the second feature: Kolchak the Night Stalker tangles with a KGB up close and personal! 24 pages, black and white, $2.99. Moonstone Books |
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| Moonstone
Books: THE SPIDER #3 - Arriving
in comic shops February 10th! “The Strange Case of The Spider and Mr. Hyde” Story: Howard Hopkins; Art: Cortney Skinner; Cover: Gary Carbon 32 pages, b/w grayscale, $3.25 The Spider: the most violent and ruthless crime fighter of all time…A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of ‘45’s! The man-creature, hands about the Spider’s wrists, hoisted him off his feet and slammed him against the stone wall. The beast was powerful, incredibly so, for he suspended the Spider in midair and shook him like a child’s rattle. Then he twisted, and hurled the Spider. Helpless, grasping consciousness by silken webs, Wentworth’s back crashed into the low marble railing running along the balcony. Momentum carried him over the railing and hurtling towards death upon the theater floor twenty feet below… Moonstone Books |
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| Planetary Stories/Pulp Spirit #17 - Now available! The February 2010 issue of Planetary Stories/Pulp Spirit is now available. Jerry Page has become co-editor of Planetary Stories. The publication is changing to a three-times a year schedule, new issues appearing in February, June and October. No matter what your taste in neo pulp fiction might be, you'll find the best examples of it in these two zines. Don't hesitate to go to www.planetarystories.com and treat yourself to the nest in reading enjoyment. |
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| PS Publishing - WEIRD TALES poetry collections! The new PS Publishing newsletter mentions two new Weird Tales poetry books by H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith, both of them edited by Stephen Jones, and Not Quite Atlantis: A Selection of Poems by Donald Sidney-Fryer with cover artwork by Les Edwards. A third WEIRD TALES poetry collection featuring Robert E. Howard was previously announced, but no further mention of it is made. I am attempting to obtain more information. |
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Thousands of Pulp Magazines in One Hall! PulpFest is proud to announce that award-winning author, editor, screenwriter, and biographer William F. Nolan will be the Guest of Honor at this year's convention. Among his other accomplishments, Mr. Nolan
is a leading authority on pulp fictioneers Max Brand, Dashiell Hammett and
the other BLACK MASK contributors who flourished under the regime of editor
Joseph T. Shaw. His many books on these writers include HAMMETT: A LIFE AT
THE EDGE (1983), THE BLACK MASK BOYS (1985), and MAX BRAND: WESTERN GIANT
(1986). This year marks the 90th anniversary of both BLACK MASK's first issue
and Max Brand's first appearance in WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE, and the PulpFest
committee felt that Mr. Nolan would be the ideal person to help recognize
these milestones in pulp history. He will headline PulpFest panels on Western
and hard-boiled detective fiction.
Nolan is an accomplished fictioneer in his own right, having written numerous works in the fantasy, horror, and science-fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the co-author of LOGAN'S RUN and author of its sequels. He is a two-time winner of the Mystery Writers of America's prestigious Edgar Award, was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and just recently received the Lifetime Achievement Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association. PulpFest 2010 will be held at last year's venue, the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The show will begin on Friday, July 30th, and run through Sunday, August 1st. For additional information feel free to visit the con website at www.pulpfest.com. And by all means, plan on revisiting our site at periodic intervals over the next several months for updates regarding other programs and events. For further details on a variety of topics
including the Munsey Award, please explore our website. If you’d
like to be added to our mailing list, please send your name and
address (home and email) to David J. Cullers at jack@pulpfest.com or at 1272 Cheatham
Way, Bellbrook, OH 45305. We hope to see you at the end of July 2010.
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| Pulpville Press -
Now available! THE SECRET KINGDOM by Allen S. & Otis Adelbert Kline Deep in a South American mountain hideaway lies a Secret Kingdom of Incas, descended from the race which Pizarro, the Spaniard, conquered. Into this realm Alfred Bell, scientist, finds himself transported by the Inca's men, forever to remain. Here he finds his true love, Nona. But, Tupac, the High Priest, is betrothed to her. How will Bell rescue Nona from the evil clutches of Tupac and to escape from this Incan Kingdom? Hardcover, 214 pages, $35 Order from Lulu.com THE SPIDER LILY by Bruno Fischer What happens when a returned war hero murders his faithless wife? Will the jury base its findings on the evidence or on its emotions? What will be the effect on the man's family and friends? Find out in this 70,000 word novel, first published in MAMMOTH MYSTERY for January 1946, reprinted in facsimile format. Trade Paperback, 130 pages, $15 Order from Amazon.com THE SMOKY GOD by Willis George Emerson A classic tale of the Inner Earth. Illustrated. Trade Paperback, 154 pages, $15 Order from Amazon.com |
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| PULP FACTORY - 2009 AWARDS BALLOT ANNOUNCED! During the month of January, the fifty-two members of the Yahoo Pulp Factory group posted nominations for best new pulp fiction and artwork in four categories. The nominations were tallied and from them, those receiving the most nods were placed on the official ballot listed below. Members of the Pulp Factory have until midnight, March 31st to vote. Winners will be announced and awards presented at this year’s Windy City Pulp & Paper convention in Chicago. The Pulp Factory is an informal group made up of both professional writers and artists and dedicated fans of the pulp genre. These awards were created to help recognize and promote new work, both fiction and art, in this classic American literary field. Ron Fortier is the group’s moderator. The Pulp Factory is not affiliated with any single publishing organization and many of its members have contributed to dozens of well known pulp markets. “For too long the pulp community has only focused on rewarding old time creators,” Fortier said. “Yet in recent years we’ve seen a huge resurgence in new material by some of the brightest writers and artists working today. But no one was acknowledging their contributions and we thought it was time to remedy that omission.” The group hopes the awards will spur new interest in the genre and inspire other creators to enter the pulp world. 2009 PULP FACTORY AWARDS BEST PULP NOVEL SECRET AGENT X – THE SEA WRAITHS By Sean Ellis (Age of Adventure Press THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU By William Maynard (Black Coat Press) LOBSTER JOHNSON – THE SATAN FACTORY By Thomas E. Sniegoski (Dark Horse Press) (Top three vote getters from eight nominations.) BEST PULP SHORT STORY HORROR IN CLAY By Adam Lance Garcia – from Green Lama Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.) HEART OF THE CRUCIBLEBy Howard Hopkins – from The Avenger Chronicles (Moonstone Books) THE ADVENTURE OF THE LOCKED ROOMBy Andrew Salmon – from Sherlock Holmes-Consulting Detective Vol. One. (Airship 27 Prod.) (Top three vote getters from sixteen nominations.) BEST PULP COVER MIKE FYLES - for The Green Lama Vol. One. (Airship 27 Prod.) CHAD HARDIN - for Jim Anthony Super Detective Vol.One (Airship 27 Prod.) MARK MADDOX – for Captain Hazzard – Python Men of the Lost City (Airship 27 Prod.) MARK MADDOX – for Sherlock Holmes – Consulting Detective Vol. One. (Airship 27 Prod.) (Top four vote getters from sixteen nominations.) BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS Pedro Cruz – for Jim Anthony Super Detective Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.) Rob Davis – for Sherlock Holmes – Consulting Detective Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.) Jay Piscopo – for The Green Lama Vol.One. (Airship 27 Prod.) (Top three vote getters from eleven nominations.) FOR THE RECORD For all four categories combined, a total of fifty-one nominees were offered. These nominated artists and writers represented eleven different publishing houses. |
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| Pulp
Newsgroups
- Now
online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. Abraham Merritt: This group is dedicated to all of the fiction of ABRAHAM MERRITT. Merritt's novels, short stories, paperbacks, hardcovers, pulps, reprints, and any movies based on these works can all be discussed here. Also, any artwork from any of the above pertaining to Merritt's writing can be discussed and displayed. If interested, questions and statements about other authors that copied or imitated Merritt's style can be posted. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABEMERRITTFANS/ to join! CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ Doc Con: The annual Doc Savage Convention gathered together for the first time on October 24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan, Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year in Arizona. Traditionally held the second Saturday of each November, Doc Con attracts residents from around the country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well as discussions and camaraderie. Follow along with the planning each year by participating in this group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doc_Con/ Edgar Rice Burroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the greatmasters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ FictionMags: The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction magazines, and to exchange information about magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular emphases are on the "Gaslight" magazines of circa 1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century, the "Big Slick" magazines of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of the 1950s and 1960s -- and any other areas of magazine publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors they published, and so on. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fictionmags/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Occult Detection: This group is for discussion of occult detectives/ghost breakers in both fiction and cinema. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OCCULTDETECTION/ Otis Adelbert Kline: This group is devoted to Otis Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird and historical fiction genre and his general biography can also be discussed here. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/ to join! Pulp Fiction Uncensored: is for all fans of Pulp Fiction! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/?yguid=321995096 PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Vintage Paperbacks: A forum for readers and collectors of classic paperback books, primarily from the "vintage era" of 1939 to 1960 (roughly speaking). Ace Doubles, Dell Mapbacks, L.A. Bantams, Gold Medal, Avon, Handibooks, and many more - we cover them all. Discussion of all genres is welcome and we particularly want to hear about any rare and unusual paperbacks or stories *about* paperbacks that you might be able to share. We discuss the cover artists, the writers, the publishers, and anyone and everyone connected with the great world of vintage paperback books. Read a great old book lately? Come on in and tell us about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintagePaperbacks/ Western Pulps: This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/ Wild Cat Books: Here we share a mutual love of the great, thrilling literature from the early to late 20th Century, and focus on Discussion, Promotion, and any topic related to the "Bloody Pulps" and Classic Heroes such as TARZAN... JOHN CARTER OF MARS... SECRET AGENT X... KI-GOR... DOMINO LADY... THE MOON MAN... THE LENSMEN... and many more. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildcatbooks_pulps |
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| QUEEN
SONJA #4 - Arriving in comic shops February 10th! Writer: Joshua Ortega; Penciller/Inker: Mel Rubi Covers: Mel Rubi (25%), Lucio Parillo (50%), Jackson Herbert (25%) The story of Sonja’s march to the throne continues as writer Joshua Ortega and artist Mel Rubi weave an incredible tale of intrigue and power in the ancient lands of Hyboria! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Dynamite Entertainment |
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| The Shadow - Feature film
update! According to Peter Georgiou of IESB, Sam Raimi wants The Shadow to be his next directorial feature. Raimi reportedly is itching to get back in the director’s chair, loves the character, and flipped over this latest draft of the script by Siavash Farahani that Raimi commissioned. Visit the IESB website for Peter Georgiou's commentary on the Siavash Farahani script. |
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| SOLOMON
KANE: DEATH'S BLACK RIDERS #2 - Arriving
in comic shops February 10th! Scott Allie (Writer), Mario Guevara (Art), Juan Ferreyra (Colors), and Darick Robertson (Cover) Travelers beware! The roads of Germany's Black Forest are haunted by all manner of wolf, bandit, and demon! After a harrowing battle with the disgusting and deadly Black Rider creatures, even confident, stalwart combatants like Solomon Kane and the mysterious L'Armon know enough to seek safety during the sinister hours of the night. The shelter they've stumbled upon looks foreboding, but its heavy doors will keep those that lurk in the forest at bay. However, will the wickedness within this strange tavern prove to be deadlier than the evil beasts roaming outside? Solomon Kane and L'Armon will soon find out. They're staying at the ominously named Cleft Skull -- a place, it is said, that few come to visit twice! Scott Allie (Star Wars: Empire, Exurbia) adapts Robert E. Howard's classic "Rattle of Bones" tale, as Mario Guevara (The Lone Ranger and Tonto) and Juan Ferreyra (Rex Mundi, Small Gods) join him in another excursion into horror, suspense, and adventure. 32 pages, $3.50, in stores on February 10. Dark Horse Comics |
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| Upcoming
Modern
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R. Yates Iron Man: Virus, Alexander Irvine, Del Rey, $7.99, January 26, 2010 - Now available! Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire, Christa Faust, Leisure Books, $6.99, April 1, 2010 The Point Man, Steve Englehart, Tor, $15.99, March 2, 2010 The Long Man, Steve Englehart, Tor, $25.99, March 16, 2010 Iron Man 2 Movie Novelization, Alexander Irvine, Del Rey, $7.99, April 1, 2010 The Darkness: Volume 2, Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow, $6.99, April 1, 2010 Hunt Among the Killers of Men, David J. Schow, Leisure Books, $6.99, May 2010 Shades of Gray, Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge, Bantam/Spectra, $15, June 22, 2010 Infinite Crisis: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $7.99, June 29, 2010 Final Crisis: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 6, 2010 With Great Power..., editor: Lou Anders, Pocket, $15, July 20, 2010 Hunt Through Napoleon's Web, Raymond Benson, Leisure Books, $6.99, August 2010 |
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| ZINE OF BRONZE #7 - Coming
soon! Future issues of ZINE OF BRONZE will be available as low cost pdf downloads beginning with issue #7. ZINE OF BRONZE #7 will be available within a week. For anyone interested, it's just $1.00 per download, payable to Jim Main, via personal check, to Jim Main, 13 Valley View Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804. This should help get the publication into the hands of many more readers, especially those overseas. The printed version of #7 should be available within 3 weeks. It'll be $4.00 per copy, plus $1.50 shipping. Pre-orders can be sent to the above address as well. |
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