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Silicon Dispatch Box - LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS! Coming very soon and now available to order are the following: #7 MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF DON DIAVOLO (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-532-2 $50.00 #10 THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN AMAZON Volume 1 of 3 (Fearn/Harbottle/Colombo) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-554-3 $75.00 MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF DON DIAVOLO are bound and at the bindery waiting for pickup. The dustjacket is in production. The books will be picked up when the dustjackets are ready. The price is U. S. $50.00 plus postage. THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN AMAZON Volume 1 is at the printer and expected soon. Battered Silicon Dispatch Box is about to go to press on THE GREEN GHOST by G.T. Fleming Roberts. Orders can be placed on the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/ Click here for the latest BSDB catalog. Coming in 2005! #8 COMPLEAT GADGET MAN STORIES (Dent/Murray/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 400 pages ISBN 1-55246-536-5 $50.00 Spring 2005 - Available for pre-order! #9 THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF THE GREEN GHOST (Fleming-Roberts/Roberts) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-534-9 $150.00 Spring 2005 - Available for pre-order! #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volumes 2 and 3 Fall 2005 #11 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB (Philips) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 Summer 2005 #12 THE GREAT MERLINI OMNIBUS (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover $80.00 Fall 2005 THE PHILIP M. FISHER PORTFOLIO (Fisher/Garner) Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-530-6 THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK GOTCH (Richard Wetjen/Ellis) Still available! #1 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES PETER THE BRAZEN (Worts/Weinberg/Lai) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 800 pages ISBN 1-55246-412-1 $160.00 plus postage. #2 MINIONS OF THE SHADOW AND OTHER NOVELS (William Gray Beyer/Weinberg) Hard Cover 435 pages ISBN 1-55246-502-0 $55.00 plus postage. #3 MEMOIRS OF HORATIO HUMBERTON (J. Paul Suter/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 386 pages ISBN 1-55246-514-4 $55.00 plus postage. #4 COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE DEAN (Constiner/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 430 pages ISBN 1-55246-515-2 $80.00 plus postage. #5 COMPLETE ADVENTURE OF BILL BRENT (F.C. Davis /Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 370 pages ISBN 1-55246-517-9 $80.00 plus postage. #6 COMPLEAT MOON MAN (F.C. Davis/Roberts&Hoppenstand) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 700 pages ISBN 1-55246-516-0 $160.00 plus postage. Lost Treasures from the Pulps can be
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| Battered
Silicon Dispatch Box - Coming soon! Announcing a work in progress: THE CRIME FICTION MAGAZINE INDEX CRIME, MYSTERY, DETECTIVE, AND ESPIONAGE MAGAZINES [1915-2004] by STEPHEN T. MILLER and WILLIAM G. CONTENTO Here is a bird's-eye view of this mammoth undertaking: This is the most comprehensive index ever published of contributions to magazines in the field of Crime, Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines. The baseline Table of Contents Index has been compiled alphabetically and chronologically for Mystery. Detective and Espionage Fiction, 2 Volumes (1988) by Cook and Miller; Monthly Murders (1982) by Michael Cook; and up to date data from additional periodical publications compiled by Bill Contento. * Over 480 different publications are represented with chronological name changes, mergers and revivals. * [Magazine not found] entries are at a minimum and a Want List of missing data is available upon request. * The Title Index and The Author Index will be generated only after The Table of Contents Index is completed. * The Series Character Index has been compiled by familiarity with the stories listed sequentially in The Table of Contents Index. Suggestions for improvements and additions are most welcome. * Each volume measures 8.5" x 11" and is red, white or blue buckram with gold leaf lettering * Each page is double- or triple-columned and highly readable The number of volumes in this set and the price has not yet been determined. For a look at the impressive Table of Contents for this collection, click here. |  | ||
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Silicon Dispatch Box - Coming in January 2005 - Pre-order now and save! SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND WEIRD FICTION (1890-2004) by STEPHEN T. MILLER and WILLIAM G. CONTENTO This is the most comprehensive index ever published of contributions to magazines in the field of fantastic literature (speculative fiction including science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction). "It is so comprehensive that it cannot be surpassed, it can only be supplemented," writes Sam Moskowitz in his Foreword to this "fabulous guide." "Few fields have been more remarkably indexed than science fiction and fantasy," he adds. "This compendium, of course, updates all previous such bibliographies, and prints complete contents in chronological order as well as by author and title. But where it stands utterly unique is, in addition, recording the contents of perhaps hundreds of semi-professional and amateur publications which carried an important regimen of fantasy fiction." This mammoth index - actually, there are five separate indexes - Author, Title, Artist, Series and Contents - is being issued as a set of eight volumes. Indexed are contributions to 1,120 different magazine titles, a total of 15,818 separate issues, with contributions by 25,911 writers. Indexed are 103,171 stories and serial segments, 20,463 poems, and 39,939 articles and columns. Here is a bird's-eye view of this mammoth undertaking: * Each volume measures 8.5" x 11" and is red, white or blue buckram with gold leaf lettering * Each page is double- or triple-columned and highly readable * Set of 8 volumes, to a total of 3950 pages * Total number of words: 4.1 million * Author Index: Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (red buckram) * Title, Artist & Serial Indexes: Volumes 4 and 5 (white buckram) * Content Index: Volumes 6, 7 and 8 (blue buckram) * 276 page Checklist of SF Magazine Index available as paperback edition. "In all of science fiction history there is nothing like this index," co-compiler Stephen T. Miller explains in his Preface. "You will find magazines here that can be found no place else. We give you data on magazines that were never published but that were assembled. We cover the rarest of the rare and the obscurest of the obscure. Ashcan issues do exist and are indexed here. Important rare fanzines are listed. It's all here." The publication of this set of indexes is a landmark occasion. Its appearance marks a milestone in the scholarship and bibliography of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction. 8 Volume Set: ISBN 1-55246-602-7 (Pre-Publication postage paid) . U.S. $640.00 Canada $800.00 and after publication January 2005 plus shipping at actual cost . . . U.S. $800.00 Canada $1000.00 The Checklist SF Magazine Index 276 pp. ISBN 1-2246-606-X . . . . . U.S. $28.00 Canada $35.00 All Canadian Orders should add 7% GST to the purchase price Order from: George Vanderburgh, The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario Canada, L0N 1S0. Visit the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/ Click here for the Official Ad and a list of missing issues you might be able to help out with. |  | ||
| BLOOD
'N' THUNDER #8 - Now available! Issue #8, dated Fall 2004, is an extensive tribute to prolific pulpster and novelist Frederick C. Davis, who wrote the adventures of such popular characters as Operator #5 and the Moon Man, plus hundreds of other stories in the detective/mystery, aviation, Western, and weird-menace genres. The issue begins with an overview of the author's career by Davis scholar Garyn Roberts, who co-edited THE NIGHT NEMESIS, a 1985 collection of Moon Man stories plus the newly released THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE MOON MAN. For a look at Davis, the man, there will be a lengthy interview with his son, Rick Davis, and granddaughter, Karen Cunningham. They provide valuable insights into FCD's personality, work habits, and influences. Davis himself reveals some of his writing secrets in an article reprinted from a 1941 issue of WRITER'S DIGEST. Finally, what is believed to be a complete Davis bibliography, listing many hundreds of pulp stories as well as several dozen hardcover novels and non-fiction magazine appearances, will also appear. The Davis tribute is illustrated with candid photos of the author, B&W illustrations that accompanied his pulp stories, and a plethora of pulp covers from issues containing FCD yarns. Filling out the issue will be Rodney Schroeter's in-depth report on this year's Windy City Pulp and Paperback Show, including comments by 2004 Guest-of-Honor and legendary science-fiction author and editor, Frederik Pohl. Click here for a larger cover image. The BLOOD 'N' THUNDER website is located at http://www.geocities.com/poppub/. Each issue of BLOOD 'N THUNDER costs $6. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Ed Hulse, 2467 Route 10 East Mountain Club, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 bloodnthunder@optonline.net |  | ||
| THE
BLOODY CROWN OF CONAN - A message from Del Rey Books! We're about a month away from the release of the next trade paperback, THE BLOODY CROWN OF CONAN, and I just saw the loose pages last week. They look GREAT! Gary's artwork looks as terrific as ever, and the paintings adapted to black and white brilliantly. Thank Crom for a first-class production department like we have here at Del Rey. Remember the challenge, though. The book hits stores Tuesday, November 23, and all you Howard fans need to lay siege to your local book store. Buy your copies as soon as you can after Nov. 23. If you all hit the stores at once, we have a shot at getting onto the New York Times bestseller list. Won't that freak out the literary types! There are a lot of book stores out there that only sell the bestsellers, so when BLOODY CROWN hits the list, hundreds of new stores will have to carry it. I think it's only actual "brick and mortar" stores--not the online stores--that report to the Times list, but if you've ordered from an online store, don't worry--that'll help, too. The higher we go on the online ratings, the more buzz we'll generate. So it's all good. Steve Saffel Editorial Director Del Rey Books |  | ||
| The
Bronze Gazette - Issue #40 is
now available! This issue features: The Mystery of Raphael DeSoto by Albert J. Manachino Doc Savage comic book reprint: The Man Who Hated Miami in full color. Doc Con 2003 by Glenn Horner Comic by Albert J. Manachino and Kevin Duncan Editor's Corner and News Update The front and rear covers are by Raphael DeSoto Single issues are: U.S. $6.00 each; Canada $6.50 each; Overseas $8.00 each. Back Issues 20 thru 25 and 35 are still available. Subscriptions are now available for THE BRONZE GAZETTE issues 41, 42, and 43. Rates: U.S. $16.50 for three issues; Canada $18.00 for three issues; Overseas $22.00 for three issues. Makes checks and money orders payable to: Green Eagle Publications, 2900 Standiford Ave 16B, PMB #136, Modesto, California 95350. |  | ||
| THE
COMICS BEFORE 1945 - Now available! THE COMICS BEFORE 1945 by Brian Walker is now available. In the five-decades after the Yellow Kid first appeared in 1895, the funnies became an essential element of American life. Comic strip characters - Buster Brown, Tarzan, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Blondie, Li'l Abner - where everywhere. This visually stunning, comprehensive survey - copiously illustrated with rare original art - is the most authoritative history of prewar American newspaper comics currently in print. It documents the major trends in the funnies business, decade-by-decade, and presents in-depth biographies of 21 of the most influential creators of the era. Hard Cover, 9x12, 336 pages, Full Color, $50.00 You can orderTHE COMICS BEFORE 1945 from Bud Plant or Amazon.com. THE COMICS BEFORE 1945 will be available in comic shops on November 3rd. | |||
| Conan
Exclusive PVC Figure Awhile back, Dark Horse Comics announced an exclusive repaint of the Conan figure from the upcoming Frost Giant's Daughter Conan PVC Set that would only be available at two of the Summer's comics conventions. The figure is now available from Things from Another World. It was designed by noted artist Arthur Suydam, stands approximately 4" tall and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Limited to 2,000 pieces. The price is $20. Visit theThings from Another World website to order yours today! Thanks to Terry Allen and the Robert E. Howard Comics Newgroup for the tip. |  | ||
| Conan
Official Website The Conan Official Website has an interview with Conan colorist Dave Stewart. Dave Stewart is an Eisner and Harvey award winning colorist whose work spans the comic industry from books like DC's New Frontier to Mike Mignola's Hellboy for Dark Horse. His unique style has helped define and energize the new Conan comics from Dark Horse. Dave chats about his experiences on Conan at the following link: http://www.conan.com/f_stewart.shtml | |||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: The Black Circle is reviewed this week. Deception's Masquerade by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! Gun-Whipped! by Carmony Gove from TRIPLE-X WESTERN, January 1932 Leyte Lullaby by Robert Sidney Bowen from AMERICAN EAGLES (UK), Spring 1946 The Crime Devil by A. E. Apple from DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE, July 2, 1927 Shorter Hours, Longer Pay by Thomas Thursday from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, September 1, 1920 | |||
| Men's Adventure Magazines in Postwar
America - Now available! MEN'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES IN POSTWAR AMERICA is by Max Allan Collins, George Hagenauer, Steven Heller, and Richard Oberg. Publisher: Taschen Press. 512 pages. List price: $39.99. Battling dangerous beasts such as ferocious lions, venomous snakes, or swarms of man-eating weasels, the hunky heroes of men's adventure magazines were frequently depicted struggling to protect themselves and especially their buxom female companions from the gruesome tragic ends that threatened their every waking moment. Whether stranded on desert islands, clashing with motorcycle gangs, or shackled in prison camps, the magazines' male and female protagonists were perpetually fighting their ways out of dangerous predicaments. To pay homage to the American periodicals of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s that "documented" such outrageous exploits, TASCHEN brings you this hefty, comprehensive guide packed full of colorful cover art, sumptuous sample spreads, and enlightening essays. With an in-depth introductory essay describing the history, culture, and artistry of men's adventure-a.k.a. "sweat"-magazines, as well as chapter-by-chapter exploration of various subjects including the role of women and the portrayal of Nazis and Communists, this definitive study of the genre examines not only the popular appeal of the magazines but also their social and political implications. Also included are publisher listings and profiles of artists and writers, as well as an interview with Norm Eastman, one of the genre's most important artists. |  | ||
| Moonstone Books - Kolchak/Sherlock Holmes
teamup! 3-issue KOLCHAK/SHERLOCK HOLMES mini-series is coming soon from Moonstone Books! Story: Joe Gentile; Art: Eddy Newell & Andy Bennett; Colors: Ken Wolak; Covers: Doug Klauba, Eddy Newell & Mike Kaluta! | |||
| Moonstone Books - Kolchak trade paperback
in comic shops November 3rd! The first Kolchak trade paperback will be available in comic shops on November 3rd. This volume contains four complete stories of TV's first paranormal investigator reprinted from the Kolchak comic book plus an all-new, never-before-seen original Kolchak tale. Soft Cover, Full Color, 160 pages, $17.95. | |||
| PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 -
Update! PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 will be held Saturday, November 6, 2004 between 10AM-5PM (Dealers can set up beginning at 8 AM) at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown, NJ (Exit 7 NJ Turnpike). Cost for one six-foot table is $40. Each additional table is $30 each. Contact Rich Harvey for additional information or to reserve your tables. We have 42 tables lined up for this year's show. Dealers with a nice mix of pulps and vintage paperbacks. Among the people visiting us will be illustrator Gil Cohen, best known for his action-packed covers on Don Pendleton's MACK BOLAN and many others. Gil's forte these days is aviation artwork. Also we're expecting a visit from Louis Glanzman, whose credits include Tom Corbett, Pipi Longstocking, and several issues of ARGOSY from the 1960s, and many many others. In the golden age of comics, he illustrated AMAZING MAN (and others). GETTING THERE: By car: This location is JUST OFF exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. A traditional paper map or a site like Mapquest.com will get you there. By train: From the Trenton Rail Station, take the new RIVERLINE light rail (www.riverline.com). Within 10-15 minutes, you will arrive in Bordentown City. Use the payphone to call the Ramada Inn (609-298-3200).We'll run shuttles to and from the Ramada, which is two miles from the Bordentown light rail station. | |||
| Visco
- Version 2.08 was released October 25th 2004! Another round of reprint editions this time, with coverage of British and/or Canadian editions of AMAZING, PLANET STORIES, SF QUARTERLY, STARTLING STORIES, THRILLING WONDER and WEIRD TALES. I'm particularly pleased with the coverage of WT and I have been able to include a lot of the curious Canadian variants. I also have a couple of out-of-the way oddities - the one-shot British magazine S.F. Digest, and AMAZING SCIENCE STORIES, which turns out to be essentially a reprint of the Australian title THROLLS INCORPORATED. That's a total of 16 editions of these eight titles, with 124 new images. Visco can be found at http://www.sfcovers.net | |||
| WESTERN
HEROES OF THE PULP PAGE - New
reprints now available! Return now to those thrilling days of yesteryear as Pulp Western Heroes Ride Again. Follow the exciting adventures of New Pulp Heroes such as FRONTIER G-MAN as well as vintage heroes such as: TEXAS RANGERS, MASKED RIDER, and RIO KID. Read online novels and order additional novels reprinted in crisp easy to read new reprint format. Now available are 3 new PDF files for free download consisting of Two Masked Rider adventures (Guntrap Trail and Land of Big Timber) and Frontier G-man #2- Death Rides the Black Hills. More PDF's will be added later. Also the catalogue will be updated with more issues. Now available: New Pulp Style Fiction Frontier G-Man #1 - King of the Gun Trail Frontier G-man #2- Death Rides the Black Hills Pulp Reprints
Orders of 1 or 2 books are $6.50 per issue plus $2.00 shipping and handling. Orders of 3 or more are $6.00 per issue plus $3.00 shipping and handling for up to 10 books. Send orders to: Franklin D. Lincoln, 78 Falcon Drive, West Henrietta, NY 14586 Visit the Western Heroes of the Pulp Page website at http://thelonetaxman.web.aplus.net/westernheroesofthepulppage/ |   | ||
| WILD
CAT BOOKS - Now available! SAVAGE ADVENTURES by ROBERT E. HOWARD Welcome to the latest collection of classic pulp fiction from Wild Cat Books! This issue features 12 tales by one of the greatest writers that ever lived... It includes 5 complete stories of Howard's most famous creation: CONAN THE CIMMERIAN in "Beyond The Black River", "The Devil In Iron", "Jewels Of Gwahlur", "Rogues In The House", and "Shadows In Zamboula"... along with 5 complete tales of his other popular hero: SOLOMON KANE in "Skulls In The Stars", "The Moon Of Skulls", "The Hills Of The Dead", "Wings In The Night", and "The Footfalls Within"... And to round out this Omnibus edition, I've also included 2 other wonderful tales from this fantastic writer: A JAMES ALLISON story of Sword & Sorcery, "The Valley Of The Worm"... and, probably his most celebrated horror tale, "Pigeons From Hell"... Cover Art by acclaimed artist David Burton! 321 pages, $14.99 Wild Cat Books currently has 26 titles available at our on-line store, please be sure to check them out... there's a little something for every taste in pulp fiction! http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - Reissues of out-of-print
Hugh B. Cave novels! Wildside Press has three new trade paperback reissue versions of three previously out-of-print Hugh B. Cave horror novels from the early '80s. All three should be available to order in the Wildside Press Online Bookstore soon. They are available to order from Shocklines now. Each title is $15.95. The Nebulon Horror A small town, an old house, and an evil legacy that became...The Nebulon Horror. The Evil He lives in the mountains, in the jungles of Haiti: Margal, the bocor, the Legless one. Crippled, unable to move, Margal moves you instead, speaks to your mind, commands you to act. There are no doors you can lock to keep the Evil out, no barriers he cannot breach. He calls to those needs, and they must obey, you must obey the whispers in your mind, and the visions he causes to appear... Shades of Evil The mist rose out of the lake, a slow white swirl stark agains the night. It took shape, changed shape--a bird, a snake, a woman. It floated, searching for something, and not finding, killed randomly. |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - The Slayer and Other Tales from the Pulps The Slayer and Other Tales from the Pulps by H. de Vere Stacpoole is now available from Wildside Press. Stacpoole, author of the classic novel The Blue Lagoon, weaves his special magic throughout this collection of shorter works from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. Here are tales full of the languor of the tropics, the hypnotism of the "meadows of gold," and the "eternal song" of the Southern Seas -- combined with mystery, romance, adventure, and the lyrical prose of a master storyteller! Price: $15.95 | |||
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| Adventure
House - Coming in January! HIGH ADVENTURE #80 features the Green Lama in Babies for Sale. A gigantic, sinister plot, engineered by a master criminal—a monstrous traffic in human misery, hidden behind the portals of a home for children—brings The Green Lama to Hollywood to combat an evil far greater than any he had faced before Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, black & white, $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #80 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV043147. Coming soon: HIGH ADVENTURE #79 features the Phantom Detective in The Crime of Fu Kee Wong. (November 2004) HIGH ADVENTURE #81 features Kigor in Night of the Wasuli Death & The Monster of Voodoo Isle. (March 2005) |  |
| Adventure
House - Coming in January! G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #15 featuring The Blizzard Staffel. Cut off from Allied lines, the 162nd American division was in a death spot. There was only one way of reaching them—and that was by air. But it was practically impossible to fly through the blizzard even then raging along the front. Yet G-8 and his buddies defied doom to try to work out a suicide plan to rescue thousands of Yanks! Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, black & white, $9.95 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #15 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV043145. Coming up next: G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #16 featuring The X-Ray Eye (May 2005) |  |
| Alien
vs. Predator 20th Century Fox has officially announced the DVD release of Alien vs. Predator for 1/25/05 (SRP $29.98). The theatrical version of the film will be presented in anamorphic widescreen video, with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio. Extras will include audio commentary (by Paul W.S. Anderson, Lance Henriksen and Sanaa Lathan), a second commentary (by Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and John Bruno), the ability to watch the film with an alternate opening, 3 deleted scenes (The Other Mexico, O Sole Mio and Predator Humor), The Making of AVP featurette, "Inside Look" previews of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Elektra, a Darkhorse Comics AVP cover galley (with 65 stills), a DVD-ROM version of Darkhorse's first edition of the AVP comic book and a preview of the first 16 pages of the up-coming AVP graphic novel. | |
| AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #5
- Coming in January! By Howard Chaykin, Kevin McCarthy, Roy Thomas, Jason Hall, Eric Wight, Paul Grist, Jeffrey Brown, David Hahn, Shawn Martinbrough and more, cover by Matt Wagner. The blue-suited Escapist is back in the limelight. Howard Chaykin and David Hahn team up for "Siren Song," wherein a mesmerizing saxophone player forces her listeners to commit dastardly deeds/ Writer Kevin McCarthy and artist Shawn Martinbrough present "The Death of the Escapist," with our favorite hero caught by a totalitarian despot. The dictator will crush his citizens' aspirations for freedom‹starting with the Escapist! Jason Hall, of Creeper and Pistolwhip fame, writes the polemic "The Final Curtain" -- featuring the return of artist Eric Wight, winner of the 2004 Russ Manning Award! Also in this issue, the Master of Elusion takes on the Physician of Illusion‹Doc Hypnosis!--in a story written and drawn by Paul Grist, and veteran comics scribe Roy Thomas returns with more Escapist lore of the 1960s. Last but not least, a very special story written and drawn by alternative comics wunderkind, Jeffrey Brown. 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on January 12, 2005. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics THE ESCAPIST #5 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040026. |  |
| AMAZING
STORIES AMAZING STORIES, Issue 606, is set for its newsstand appearance on November 1. Look for fiction from Paul Di Filippo, Larry Tritten, Patrick Weekes, Arron, Allston, and Steve Carper. Look for a heated review on the Laurell K. Hamilton Anita Blake series by Dorman T. Shindler as well as a handy-dandy holiday gift guide. http://www.paizo.com/ | |
| Bold
Venture Press - Domino Lady, Spider and Zorro Update! Bold Venture Press reports that COMPLIMENTS OF THE DOMINO LADY is at the printer! COMPLIMENTS OF THE DOMINO LADY will ship in November 2004. THE SPIDER #7: SERPENTS OF DESTRUCTION just left for the printer and will be released in November. An underworld fiend pillages the city — from Macy's to Madison Square Garden. Cover by John Newton Howitt, interior illustrations by John Fleming Gould. Soft cover, black & white, $9.95. Bold Venture Press will publish a new edition of THE MARK OF ZORRO. More news when available. Zorro Volume 4 is being held up because one of the stories which appeared in WEST can not be located. Visit the updated Bold Venture Press website at http://www.boldventurepress.com/ |  |
| Conan
#10 Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of Conan #10. Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord and Thomas Yeates, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Leinil Francis Yu. Conan accused of murder! Burglarizing a lush temple, Conan stumbles across a dead body and is blamed for the crime. But can the city guard even hope to hold him? Part One of our two-part adaptation of Robert E. Howard¹s The God in the Bowl a locked-room mystery with broadswords, evil gods, and more. This also marks the first time Conan runs afoul of Thoth-amon, greatest sorcerer of the Hyborian Age, who will be Conan¹s most deadly and implacable enemy. Find out how their long rivalry begins. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 17. |  |
| Conan
#12 - Coming in January! Conan meets Janissa the Widowmaker, deadliest bladeswoman of the Hyborian Age. Down and out in Ophir, Conan is befriended by Kalanthes, Priest of Ibis, the man Thoth-Amon has sworn to kill. But even if Conan is willing to stand between Thoth and his intended victim, he may not get the chance-not if Janissa has her way. Featuring the origin of Janissa, and Conan in over his head in manipulation, murder, and a war of wizardry. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Colorist: Dave Stewart Publication Date: January 19, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics CONAN #12 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040017. |  |
| CONAN:
TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT LITHOGRAPH - Now available! CONAN: TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT LITHOGRAPH is now available in comic shops! Acclaimed Atomic Paintbrush artist Dennis Calero received permission to create an officially sanctioned 12-painting series of Conan illustrations, based on Robert E. Howard's epic hero. This second offering, "Tower of the Elephant," shows a young Conan stealing the fabled jewel, the Heart of the Elephant. Ships flat. Lithograph, 12x18, Full Color, $14.95 |  |
| CONAN
VOLUME 1: THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in March 2005! When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 176-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation. Collecting issues #1-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series. Copies of the Conan volume 1 Hardcover will be printed only to initial orders in the Direct Market. The Conan volume 1 Hardcover will only available in your local comic shop. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates Colorist: Dave Stewart Publication Date: March 30, 2005 Format: Hard cover, 176 pages, Full color Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-59307-324-0 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics CONAN VOLUME 1: THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040018. |  |
| Dracthulhu - Now available! Dracthulhu Plush Figure (Dracula) is 8" tall and 7 1/2" wide. Now in stock and ready to ship! Sale Price: $9.59 Available from Toyzz.com. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: Tear-drops of Buddha is reviewed this week. Cough of Death by Joe Koomen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! A Lodging for the Knight by Thomas Thursday from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, April 1, 1924 Bradford's P-Luck by Allan Hawkwood from TIPTOP SEMI-MONTHLY, April 25, 1915 Ghost, Ride With Me! by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, June 1951 The Beast-Jewel of Mars by V. E. Thiessen from PLANET STORIES, Spring 1955 | |
| EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Bibliography
- Now available! Compiled by Joe Lukes. Foreword by Richard A. Lupoff. Pre-war Grosset & Dunlap Editions, 1918-1942. A highly detailed, definitive list of all ERB titles published by Grosset & Dunlap, beginning with the 1918 first reprinting of A Princess of Mars, through 1942. Each edition is described in exhaustive detail, including cover colors, number of illustrations, variations to the dustjackets, and more. Includes several photographs of Burroughs, plus abundant b&w images of dustjackets and covers (as well as a special four-page color section). An indispensable guide for the collector and fan. Soft Cover, 5x8, 126 pages, $20 The EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Bibliography is available from Bud Plant Comic Art. |  |
| Hard
Case Crime - Two new titles will be available in November! Hard Case Crime brings you the best in hardboiled crime fiction, ranging from lost noir masterpieces to new novels by today's most powerful writers, featuring stunning original cover art in the grand pulp style. Authors include award-winning modern masters like Lawrence Block, Max Allan Collins, and Donald E. Westlake, Golden-Age pulp stars like Erle Stanley Gardner, Day Keene, and Wade Miller — and newcomers we predict will be the next generation of hardboiled bestsellers. Coming in two weeks: TWO FOR THE MONEY by Max Allan Collins - Available November 2004! After 16 years on the run, will Nolan bury the hatchet with the Mob — or will they bury him first? THE CONFESSION by Domenic Stansberry - Available November 2004 Forensic psychologist Jake Danser needs to prove himself innocent of strangling his beautiful young mistress. But how can he, when all the evidence says he did it? Still available: TOP OF THE HEAP by Erle Stanley Gardner - Now Available! The client had a perfect alibi for the night Maureen Auburn disappeared — but nothing made private eye Donald Lam suspicious like a perfect alibi. LITTLE GIRL LOST by Richard Aleas - Now Available! Miranda Sugarman was going to become a doctor. So how did she end up shot to death on the roof of New York’s seediest strip club? GRIFTER’S GAME by Lawrence Block - Now Available! Joe Marlin thought he was just stealing the man’s luggage. But what he wound up stealing was 60 cubic inches of raw heroin — and the man’s wife! FADE TO BLONDE by Max Phillips - Now Available! Ray Corson agreed to protect Rebecca from a smut-peddling gangster. He just didn’t count on having to become a gangster himself to do it. Coming Soon: HOME IS THE SAILOR by Day Keene - Available March 2005! Swede Nelson just wanted to meet a nice girl and settle down. So how did he find himself on the run, wanted for murder? KISS HER GOODBYE by Allan Guthrie - Available March 2005! When his daughter is found dead, underworld enforcer Joe Hope will stop at nothing to find the person responsible. 361 by Donald E. Westlake - Available May 2005! The men in the tan-and-cream Chrysler destroyed Ray Kelly’s life. Now it’s his turn. PLUNDER OF THE SUN by David Dodge - Available May 2005! On the trail of the lost treasure of the Incas — with every fortune hunter in South America closing in! Many of you have asked whether there is a way you could "subscribe" to the series so that you'd automatically get mailed each new book as it comes out. Dorchester has agreed to set up a "standing order" program that will do exactly what you want: You place a standing order now and each time a new Hard Case Crime book comes out, you'll receive it automatically. If you'd like to place a standing order, you can do so by calling Dorchester at 1-800-481-9191 (weekdays, between the hours of 10AM and 9PM, eastern standard time). Hard Case Crime titles retail for $6.99 each. Visit the Hard Case Crime website at http://www.hardcasecrime.com/index.shtml for more information. You can also read a sample chapter and place your order from the website. |   |
| Hippocampus Press Newsletter #24 1. Introduction These newsletters are issued when there is new information available from Hippocampus Press. Our official website: http://www.hippocampuspress.com/ The Hippocampus Press Yahoo! Group website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hippocampus-press *We are still offering the following promotions: *Pay half price for the Clark Ashton Smith poetry collection, THE LAST OBLIVION with any other purchase. The shopping cart will automatically calculate the discount. *Receive a free copy of A. Merritt's THE METAL MONSTER with every purchase of INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES by Algernon Blackwood. 2. News *THE EVOLUTION OF THE WEIRD TALE by S. T. Joshi has been released and all advance orders have been filled. *OUT OF THE IMMORTAL NIGHT: Selected Works of Samuel Loveman is going to be released in a few weeks, so now is your last chance to enter the contest to win a copy of the 1926 edition of Samuel Loveman's THE HERMAPHRODITE, by placing an advance order for the upcoming Loveman collection. *TALES OUT OF DUNWICH has developed a bit of uncertainty in the cover art department, but things will be ironed out in the next week, and the book is still on track for a December 2004 release. *THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS: Selected Criticism on Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Scott Connors is now available for pre-order in hardcover and paperback. *The rumours are true: Hippocampus Press will be publishing the complete poetry and translations of Clark Ashton Smith, in three hardcover, Smyth-sewn volumes, commencing in 2006. S. T. Joshi and Davie E. Schultz will edit these volumes. *Looking further ahead, plans are afoot for a multi-volume collection of all Lord Dunsany's short fiction (minus the Jorkens tales, out of respect for our friends at Night Shade Press). Edited by S. T Joshi, this definitive edition would include a large number of uncollected and even unpublished tales! More on this exciting development as the negotiations get underway. * FORTHCOMING IN 2005 THE HOUSE OF SOUNDS AND OTHERS Including the novel "The Purple Cloud" By M. P. Shiel Edited by S. T. Joshi January 2005: ISBN 0-9748789-6-0: $15.00 The first edition of Shiel's stories in thirty years, this volume forms an integral part of the Lovecraft's Library series, and includes all the tales that were an influence upon HPL. Comprises: Xelucha; Tulsah; The Pale Ape; Huguenin's Wife; Many a Tear; The House of Sounds; The Spectre-Ship; The Great King; The Bride; The Purple Cloud LETTERS TO RHEINHART KLEINER By H. P. Lovecraft Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz March 2005: ISBN 0-9748789-5-2: $15.00 "When I write stories, Edgar Allan Poe is my model... Poe was my God of Fiction," wrote H. P. Lovecraft to Rheinhart Kleiner, in early 1916. This annotated volume presents Lovecraft's letters to one of his earliest lifelong friends, along with a selection of Kleiner's own writings, long unavailable, upon which Lovecraft frequently commented. Includes the letters to the Kleicomolo. COLLECTED ESSAYS, VOLUME 3: SCIENCE By H. P. Lovecraft Edited by S. T. Joshi May 2005 Cloth: ISBN 0-9748789-7-9: $40.00 Paper: ISBN 0-9748789-8-7: $20.00 A self-proclaimed "mechanistic materialist," Lovecraft took an unremittingly scientific view of reality. This perspective informed the whole of his literary output, but is nowhere so clearly seen as in this assemblage of his writings on science. Beginning with the scientific journals, treatises and astronomy columns of HPL's early years, and continuing throughout his life, these writings illuminate Lovecraft's thought in a unique, and until now, largely unappreciated way. As a bonus, almost two-dozen of HPL's hand lettered star maps are reproduced. LETTERS OF GEORGE STERLING AND CLARK ASHTON SMITH Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz July 2005: 0-9748789-3-6: $15.00 Affording the rare opportunity to follow both sides of a correspondence between two men of letters, this volume illuminates their relationship as mentor and protégé. As a bonus to readers previously unpublished illustrations, drawn by Smith and sent to Sterling, enhance the volume. THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS Selected Criticism on Clark Ashton Smith Edited by Scott Connors September 2005 Cloth: 0-9761592-4-4: $49.95 Paper: 0-9761592-5-2: $20.00 The world's first full-length collection of critical essays on Clark Ashton Smith! This landmark volume, edited by Smith biographer Scott Connors, includes both classic critiques from Smith's contemporaries and also new, cutting-edge evaluations of the latest developments in Smith studies. THE BOOK OF THE KALEMS Edited by Mara Kirk Hart and S. T. Joshi To Be Announced We have reached an agreement with Mara Kirk Hart, daughter of H. P. Lovecraft's associate George Kirk, to publish a selection of her father's correspondence related to the Kalem Club, the New York literary group centering around Lovecraft and so named because all the members' surnames began either with K, L, or M. Besides George Kirk's correspondence, THE BOOK OF THE KALEMS, co-edited by Mara Kirk Hart and S. T. Joshi, also includes writings by each of the group's members, George Kirk, Rheinhart Kleiner, Arthur Leeds, H. P. Lovecraft, Samuel Loveman, Everett McNeil, and James Morton. This ties in well with our release of the works of Loveman, and next year, the correspondence between Lovecraft and Kleiner. More details will follow soon. 3. Of interest to our customers *Please visit the website of Gavin E. Smith, Bookseller at http://www.gavinicussbooks.com/ . Our friend Gavin sells books by H. P. Lovecraft and related authors, and stocks a full line of Hippocampus Press titles. He can also special-order books. 4. Contact information Hippocampus Press can be contacted at info@hippocampuspress.com Please visit our website for ordering information. Hippocampus Press PO Box 641 New York, NY 10156 212-681-9120 212-681-9126 fax http://www.hippocampuspress.com Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! | |
| How I Discovered Doc Savage In honor of the 40th anniversary of Bantam publishing Doc Savage paperbacks it was decided that a commemorative souvenir book would be created. Notable Doc Savage fans from around the world contributed their stories and it was planned that the book would cut off when it reached 50 pages. Well, the floodgates opened and the stories poured in. Unfortunately, not everyone's story was published when the book began to reach an unwieldy thickness. Volume One turned out to be 92 pages and contains fabulous stories of discover from the following contributors: Ron Wilcoxen, Howard Wright, Arthur Sippo, Rob Smalley, Glenn Horner, Jeff Deischer, Michael Timpani, Lance Curry, Bill Smith, Paul Cook, John P. Peterson, Ron Hill, Courtney Rogers, Pat Lilja, Don White, Joe Koomen, Jay Ryan, Greg Surman, Frank J. Burgett, Miranda Burgett, Juan Herrero, Bob Jenson, Dave Taggart, Rick Brooks, Philip Schweier, Tahir Bhatti, James L Patterson II, Terry Alan Klasek, Elizabeth Degn, Larry Burbridge, Joe Schleyhahn, Charley Albers, John Lebel, Howard Hopkins, Prof Dr. V. Stosic, Joe Thoms, Andrew Henry, Peter Wrobel, John Simpson, David Pettus, Thomas Fortenberry, Will Murray. The project was a remarkable success and I would like to personally thank the forty-two Doc fans that participated. The last of the "How I Discovered Doc Savage" souvenir books have been mailed and by now should have been received by everyone who participated in the project except those people who will be attending Doc Con VII. Now we begin the job of compiling Volume Two of HIDDS and we already have some remarkable contributors including Lohr McKinstry, Ron Ely and a special story published with PJ Farmers permission. If you were not aware or missed out on contributing to volume one, now is your chance to join the fun. Stories are generally half a page to two pages in length. We will cut off taking contirbutions to Volume Two after we receive forty stories, so don't deley. Following Doc Con VII on November 6, 2004 we will reprint just enough copies of Volume One to mail to those people who order copies. Jay Ryan http://members.aol.com/jryands/DocConHome/ | |
| JAMES BOND: CASINO ROYALE
- Coming in January! by Ian Fleming, Anthony Hern, Henry Gammidge & John McClusky Featuring an exclusive introduction by legendary Bond actor Roger Moore, this TP collects Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, and Moonraker, originally published in the Daily Express. These rarely seen classic adventures are adapted from Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels. Soft Cover, 9x12, 96 pages, Black & White, $16.95 JAMES BOND: CASINO ROYALE will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV042893. |  |
| JSA:
STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 - Coming in January! Written by Kevin J. Anderson, art by Barry Kitson and Gary Erskine, cover by John Watson. The climactic finale to the 6-issue mini-series, as the golden age JSA heroes take on Lord Dynamo and his hordes of mechanical minions within the concrete canyons of New York! 40 pages, $3.50, in stores on January 26. JSA: STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040276. |  |
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LOVECRAFT Soft Cover -
Available October 27th! Written by Hans Rodionoff and Keith Giffen, art and cover by Enrique Breccia. A softcover edition of the acclaimed original hardcover graphic novel. When young Howard Phillips Lovecraft becomes the reluctant guardian of the Necronomicon, his life veers into strange territory. Lovecraft maintains a tenuous balance between reality and the bizarre nightmares of his "fictional" horror. 144 pages, $17.95 |  |
| Mike Chomko -
October Newsletter Update! Mike Chomko is an excellent mail order source for pulp related publications. Mike carries most, if not all, of the pulp-related publications mentioned in COMING ATTRACTIONS. Click here for Mike's October 2004 email newsletter. Orders over $20 are discounted 10%. Shipping is $2 to $6 depending on the size of your order. Mike accepts cash payments (but not credit card payments) through Paypal at chomko@enter.net. Checks and money orders can be sent to Michael Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |
| Moonstone Books - Coming
in January! WYATT EARP: DODGE CITY #1 Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Enrique Villagran. Dodge City, 1877: Wyatt Earp's the towns new lawman, and it don't take him more than five minutes to get into a tussle with a couple of cowboys used to doing things the outlaw way. Earp sets out to clean up the town, but some folks don't take too kindly to his tactics. With the odds so stacked against him why does Doc Holiday cover the spread on a mark these desperados put on his head? And what business brings the Masterson boys to Dodge City? 32 pages, black and white, $2.95. Visit the Moonstone Books website at http://www.moonstonebooks.com/ WYATT EARP: DODGE CITY #1 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV042818. |  |
| PLANETARY #21 -
Available October 27th! Written by Warren Ellis, Art and Cover by John Cassaday The acclaimed series continues! Greenwich Village, New York City; the hub of the world. Elijah Snow has come here to take a trip through inner universes, looking for a way to defeat the three remaining members of the Four. 32 pages, $2.95 | |
| PLANETARY #22 -
Coming in January! Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by John Cassaday, Prepare for "The Torture of William Leather," as only Warren Ellis and John Cassaday can deliver. William Leather, a founding member of the 4, is now in the hands of Elijah Snow. He recounts the history of his family, and we learn that his father had secrets that, once revealed, will open doors -- and lead to many more questions 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on January 26. PLANETARY #22 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040323. | |
| PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 will be held Saturday, November 6, 2004 between 10AM-5PM (Dealers can set up beginning at 8 AM) at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown, NJ (Exit 7 NJ Turnpike). Cost for one six-foot table is $40. Each additional table is $30 each. Contact Rich Harvey for additional information or to reserve your tables. Pulp Adventurecon #4 (as of this writing) boasts 37 dealer tables with a nice mix of pulps and pulp-related, vintage paperbacks. There MAY be a special visitor who will get the honorary 40th table. GETTING THERE: By car: This location is JUST OFF exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. A traditional paper map or a site like Mapquest.com will get you there. By train: From the Trenton Rail Station, take the new RIVERLINE light rail (www.riverline.com). Within 10-15 minutes, you will arrive in Bordentown City. Use the payphone to call the Ramada Inn (609-298-3200).We'll run shuttles to and from the Ramada, which is two miles from the Bordentown light rail station. | |
| REH:
TWO GUN RACONTEUR Issue number 7 of REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR is in the works and will be out the first of December. Here's is what is scheduled so far: "Brothers of the Night" by Ben Szumskyj "A Dark Gray Heritage" by Danny Street "A Woman Looks at Cross Plains" by Linda Melchione "Robert E. Howard's The Four Kings Portfolio" by David Burton. A preliminary sketch of the cover by award winning artist Charles Keegan is now posted on the Black Coast Press Yahoo Group Home page. Visit the REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR website at http://rehtwogunraconteur.com. |  |
| SECRET
AGENT CTHULHU MINI PLUSH - Coming in February! A 7" version of Toy Vault's most popular Cthulhu variant — Miniature Secret Agent Cthulhu! Comes with sunglasses and finely tailored suit. Sometimes known as Agent 666, he defeats the good guys, steals all the secrets, and gets all the girls. Limited edition. Designed by Ron Spencer. Scheduled to ship in February 2005. SRP: $11.95 SECRET AGENT CTHULHU MINI PLUSH will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV043617. |  |
| Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paramount expects to release Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on DVD on 1/25/05. | |
| Star Wars: Episode III -
Revenge of the Sith Lucasfilm has announced that the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith will be attached to most prints of Disney and Pixar's The Incredibles when it opens in theaters on 11/5. | |
| Superman
Press Release Warner Bros. Pictures made it official today that Brandon Routh has been cast as Superman. You can read a portion of the press release below. Click here to read the full story. Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Brandon Routh, a 25-year-old native of Iowa with television and film acting experience, has been cast as The Man of Steel in the Studio's upcoming Superman epic, to be directed by Bryan Singer. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production for Warner Bros. Pictures. The untitled Superman movie is expected to begin principal photography in Australia early next year for release in summer, 2006. It is produced by Jon Peters, Bryan Singer and Gilbert Adler from a screenplay by Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris. No other casting has been announced. Word is that the new Superman film will pickup where the second Christopher Reeve film left off. Superman 3 and 4 will be ignored. Sound like a very good move to me. |  |
| TERRA
OBSCURA VOL 2 #5 - Coming in January! Written by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, art and cover by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story. ABC. Tom Strange and Princess Pantha face dire peril in the depths of space at the hands of The Terror! And on the planet, S.M.A.S.H. must contend with the deadliest time anomaly of all: an atomic bomb headed toward Hiroshima, meant to end World War II! 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on January 19. TERRA OBSCURA VOL 2 #5 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040327. | |
| TOM STRONGS TERRIFIC TALES VOLUME 1
Hard Cover - Available October
27th! Written by Alan Moore and Steve Moore, art by Arthur Adams, Paul Rivoche, Alan Weiss, Jerry Ordway, Sergio Aragones, Jason Pearson and Jaime Hernandez, cover by Adams. Alan Moore¹s hero of Millennium City shines in this hardcover collecting Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1-6. This volume features Strong in space-faring action, the debut of sexy heroine Jonni Future, and a tale of Young Tom Strong. 176 pages, $24.95 | |
| 15 October 2004 | |
| Adventure House - Now available! G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #14 featuring The Mad Dog Squadron. "Water -- Water!" As G-8 heard that pitiful cry, he knew that the strange plague had struck again, that more Yanks had been turned into cringing beasts who yelled and begged and killed—for water. Death stalks the Front as G-8 follows the devil's hounds straight into a madman's sky trap. G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #14 will be available in comic shops on October 20th. $9.95 plus $2.50 shipping (Media Mail) for a single copy. Coming soon:HIGH ADVENTURE #79 features the Phantom Detective in The Crime of Fu Kee Wong (November 2004) HIGH ADVENTURE #80 features the Green Lama in Babies for Sale (January 2005) HIGH ADVENTURE #81 features Kigor in Night of the Wasuli Death & The Monster of Voodoo Isle (March 2005) G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #15 featuring The Blizzard Staffel (January 2005) G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #16 featuring The X-Ray Eye (May 2005) |  |
| ADVENTURES
OF THE ESCAPIST #4 - Available
October 20th! MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #4 STUART MOORE (W), KEVIN McCARTHY (W), ROY THOMAS (W), MATT KINDT (W/A), SCOTT MORSE (A), STEVE CONLEY (A), and more. JOHN CASSADAY (Cover) The Champion of Liberation triumphantly reappears at center stage! This classic character and his web of intriguing associates have been foiling diabolical evildoers since 1940, and in dozens of different "captivating" incarnations. The Master of Elusion, empowered by popular interest in Michael Chabon's Pulitzer-winning account of his creators, has evaded the shackles of history! In
our fourth fabulous issue, writer Stuart Moore (Lone) teams up with Astounding
Space Thrills creator Steve Conley to present a glimpse of the future in "Escapist
3966"! Indie favorite Scott Morse beautifully illustrates Kevin McCarthy's story,
"The Boy Who Would Be the Escapist," and Matt Kindt, creator of the critically
celebrated Mephisto and Pistolwhip, shares the find of the decade with faithful
fans: "Chain Reaction," a long-lost Escapist story that should never have existed!
Also included for our lifelong enthusiasts and comics history buffs are the fascinating
reflections of Roy Thomas, veteran comics scribe, on the Silver Age glory days
of the Escapist. |  |
| Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve, best known for his portrayal of Superman in the four Superman movies spanning the late '70s through early '80s died last Sunday of heart failure after suffering a heart attack and lapsing into a coma on Saturday. The actor was being treated for an infected pressure wound, and complications from the treatment precipitated the heart attack. Reeve was 52 years old. | |
| Clive Cussler - SACRED
STONE by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo - Now available! Clive Cussler debuted his new series, The Oregon Files, with the incredible adventure of Golden Buddha. Now he follows that triumph with Sacred Stone, a rollicking new tale featuring the enigmatic captain of The Oregon, Juan Cabrillo. In the remote wastes of Greenland, an ancient artifact possessing catastrophic radioactive power is unearthed. But the astounding find puts the world at risk. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his network of spies known as The Corporation must fight to protect the stone-and prevent the outbreak of World War III. Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN: 0425198480 416 pages, $15.00 |  |
| CONAN #9 - Available October 20th! KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (A), THOMAS YEATES (A), DAVID STEWART (C) LEINIL FRANCIS YU (Cover) The second story arc in the monthly Conan begins here, with new cover artist Leinil Francis Yu! In the first arc, Conan discovered the horrible secrets of Hyperborea, a land he imagined to be wondrous and beautiful. Now he ventures into an even more treacherous setting-civilization. The world of bar fights and women opens up to the barbarian, and he realizes that it's possible to thrive even in a world that disgusts you. However, powerful forces take note of Conan, and one of the greatest evils in the ancient world is about to enter his life. On sale October 20, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Click here for the preview on the Dark Horse website. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: The Yellow Door is reviewed this week. Pieces of Eight by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. ShadowPDF: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! The Might That Failed by C. S. Montanye from TOP-NOTCH Magazine, April 1, 1924 Terror Panics the Crime Quiz by David X Manners from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, April 1945 Africa by George Allan England from THE CAVALIER, November 1908 They Died in Vain by George Bruce from SKY FIGHTERS, January 1937 | |
| H. P. Lovecraft: A Life -
Third printing now available! H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) has, in the over sixty years since his death, become both a legend and an enigma. He has come to be regarded as the leading American writer of horror fiction in this century and continues to be a major influence upon the field today; but his life, work, and thought remain poorly understood, and many myths about the man and his work persist. In this, the first full-scale biography in more than twenty years, S. T. Joshi--the leading authority on Lovecraft--has gone back to primary sources to set the record straight on the many-faceted "gentleman from Providence": his early interests in science, mythology, and literature; his involvement in the "amateur journalism" movement; his towering presence in the pulp magazines of the 1920s and the fantasy fandom of the 1930s; and the posthumous rescue of his work by friends and devotees. Along the way, Joshi probes the literary, philosophical, cultural, and historical forces that shaped Lovecraft's work and thought, provides capsule portraits of his close friends and colleagues, and studies the growth and development of all aspects of his creative work. Written from a sympathetic but critical perspective, Joshi's biography dispels many of the myths about Lovecraft the man and win new converts to his distinctive literary work. United States Priority Mail: Priority Mail, zip code begins with 0 or 1, $29.95 + $5 shipping Priority Mail, zip code begins with 2, 3 or 4, $29.95 + $7.50 shipping Priority Mail, zip code begins with 5 or greater, $29.95 + $9 shipping International Airmail Letter Post: Airmail to Canada, $29.95 + $10 shipping Airmail to all other countries, $29.95 + $20 shipping Publisher: Necronomicon Press |  |
| H.P.
LOVECRAFT: THE DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE & OTHER WEIRD STORIES - Now available! Plagued by insane nightmare visions, Walter Gilman seeks help in Miskatonic University’s infamous library of forbidden books, where, in the pages of Abdul Alhazred’s dreaded Neconomicon, he finds terrible hints that seem to connect his own studies in advanced mathematics with the fantastic legends of elder magic. “The Dreams in the Witch House,” gathered together here with more than 20 other tales of terror, exemplifies H. P. Lovecraft’s primacy among twentieth-century American horror writers. Edited by S. T. Joshi. Penguin Classics, ISBN: 0142437956, Soft Cover, 5x7, 496 pages, $15.00 | |
| THE HOWARD REVIEW THE HOWARD REVIEW #13 will be available November 1st. Issue fourteen will be out in January. Both will be 100 pages. | |
| James Bond 21 CommanderBond.Net reports that Pierce Brosnan has confirmed that not only is he not going to return to the role of James Bond, but he was in fact fired from the part. "It's over, it's over, it's absolutely over. They invited me back right before I went to present that film. We're so happy with the success, we want you to come back!' I went on the road as a happy man, you know. I thought we'd get a fifth and no more. That would be it, really." said Brosnan. "Then one day the phone rang - I was here (in Nassau shooting After the Sunset) - and my agents told me that the goal posts had moved and that they had changed their minds. It was disappointing. It was surprising. And I accepted the knowledge (that his run as 007 was over for good) after 24 hours of being in shock" he continued. Brosnan claimed he harbours no bitterness though. "None, none, none! It's not worth having. If I did, it would make all the great decade, the four films, the lovely success, meaningless. Bitterness against whom, and for what reason?". | |
| JSA STRANGE ADVENTURES #3
- Available October 20th! Written by Kevin J. Anderson, art by Barry Kitson and Gary Erskine, cover by John Watson. The mad Lord Dynamo has offered a devil's bargain to mankind: He will cure the world's ills, but only if Green Lantern surrenders his Power Ring and Starman relinquishes his Gravity Rod. Will the rest of the nation turn against the Justice Society of America? 40 pages, $3.50, in stores on October 20. |  |
| King
Conan: Crown of Iron IGN FilmForce has been advised by sources that, while King Conan: Crown of Iron has been stewing in development hell at Conan Properties, Inc. and Warner Brothers, writer-director John Milius is on the move. Milius is currently in Turkey where he has secured full funding for King Conan. If that's the case, that would mean Warner Brothers would only have to distribute the film rather than finance it. IGN FilmForce was also advised that Milius is currently scouting locations in Turkey with some of Conan's private financiers. When filming might begin remains unclear but at least the money is now in place. Furthermore, Arnold Schwarzenegger may still be involved with the project. Everything depends, however, on whether the Governator runs for re-election but the door for his return is apparently still open. | |
| The Legend of Zorro Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have returned to the franchise which helped make their careers - 1998's "The Mask of Zorro" - by shooting the sequel in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, through December. USA Today reveals that in "The Legend of Zorro" directed by Martin Campbell ("Goldeneye", "The Mask of Zorro"), dashing Alejandro and sultry Elena are married and have a 10-year-old son, Joaquin (Adrian Alonso), who knows nothing of his dad's secret swashbuckling identity. Besides, the missus would be thrilled if Mr. Z kept his sword sheathed once and for all. But when greedy villains threaten to halt California's statehood, it's Zorro to the rescue once again. Zeta-Jones insist their character's passion is still flaming - "Being married has only enhanced their feelings for each other". The actress has to retrain a bit for her swordfighting skills. The paper also has the first picture from the movie seen to the right. |  |
| Leigh
Bracket - New collection in 2005! Stephen Jones recently delivered SEA-KINGS OF MARS AND OTHERWORLDLY STORIES by Leigh Brackett to Gollancz for its "Fantasy Masterworks" series. It is scheduled to be published in July 2005. Collected together for the first time are the very best of Leigh Brackett's interplanetary romance stories and novellas from the pulps, including all three adventures featuring her wild and brooding hero, Eric John Stark, and a classic collaboration with Ray Bradbury (with a character named "Conan"!). Introduction by Michael Moorcock and another historical Afterword by Stephen Jones. Thanks to Terry Allen and Stephen Jones for the tip. | |
| MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS THE AMAZING
ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #5 - Coming in January 2005! By Howard Chaykin, Kevin McCarthy, Roy Thomas, Jason Hall, Eric Wight, Paul Grist, Jeffrey Brown, David Hahn, Shawn Martinbrough and more, cover by Matt Wagner. The blue-suited Escapist is back in the limelight. Howard Chaykin and David Hahn team up for "Siren Song," wherein a mesmerizing saxophone player forces her listeners to commit dastardly deeds/ Writer Kevin McCarthy and artist Shawn Martinbrough present "The Death of the Escapist," with our favorite hero caught by a totalitarian despot. The dictator will crush his citizens' aspirations for freedom‹starting with the Escapist! Jason Hall, of Creeper and Pistolwhip fame, writes the polemic "The Final Curtain" -- featuring the return of artist Eric Wight, winner of the 2004 Russ Manning Award! Also in this issue, the Master of Elusion takes on the Physician of Illusion‹Doc Hypnosis!--in a story written and drawn by Paul Grist, and veteran comics scribe Roy Thomas returns with more Escapist lore of the 1960s. Last but not least, a very special story written and drawn by alternative comics wunderkind, Jeffrey Brown. 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on January 12, 2005. THE ESCAPIST #5 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). | |
| Moonstone Books - Coming in February! THE PHANTOM #5 Written by Rafael Nieves, art by Jerry Decaire, colors by Thomas Mason. "Damnation Game," part 1 of 2. The Phantom jets to Chicago to help an old friend who is entombed in a bizarre catatonic stupor. A deposed African dictator who has begun a second life as a high-end drug dealer, seems to be the man behind this. As the Phantom steadies a bead on his assumed target, however, the shadowy hand of a CIA agent knocks him unsteady. What secrets must he keep dark from the Phantom's steely stare? Urban cinema-action from Vampire the Masquerade¹s Rafael Nieves and Wolverine¹s Jerry Decaire! 32 pages, $3.50. KOLCHAK: TALES OF THE NIGHT STALKER #5 Written by Dave Ulanski, art by Kirk Jarvinan and Keith Williams, colors by Ken Wolak, covers by Harry Roland and Dave Ulanski. "Proximity" part one of two. Curse of the mummy? Maybe... but this is no ordinary mummy. Just what makes the dried, hollowed corpse of Imjah Ra so different from the other crusty stiffs from ancient Egypt? That's what Kolchak would like to know... because this ancient evil is slowly draining his life force while he sleeps by feasting on his dreams! Kolchak discovers a local museum employee in the same predicament... but can the two of them together find a way to break the curse before they're driven insane? Features two covers shipping in a 50/50 split, by classic "Famous Monsters" cover artist Harry Roland and Dave Ulanski. 32 pages, $3.50. |   |
| Monster
Legacy Collection - Available October 19th! Universal's second wave of their new Monsters Legacy Collections will be available on 10/19 (SRP $29.98 each). Look for the following 2-disc sets: The Mummy: The Legacy Collection, The Invisible Man: The Legacy Collection and Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Legacy Collection. The Mummy set will include The Mummy (1932), The Mummy's Curse, The Mummy's Ghost, The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb. The Invisible Man set will include The Invisible Man, Invisible Agent, The Invisible Man Returns, The Invisible Man's Revenge and The Invisible Woman. Finally, the Creature set will include Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Creature Walks Among Us and Revenge of the Creature. |  |
| The
Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy By Francis Stevens -
Now available! Edited and with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand Illustrations by Thomas Floyd Slithering from these pages are never-before-collected tales of suspense and wonder by the woman who invented modern-day dark fantasy: A man goes quietly to bed aboard the doomed Lusitania and awakens on a magical South Pacific Island just as the passenger liner is torpedoed. In a future where women rule the world, a sentient island becomes murderously jealous of a shipwrecked couple. Dire consequences await a human swept into the dark, magical world of elves. A deadly labyrinth coils around the dark heart of a picturesque landscape garden. Within an Egyptian sarcophagus lies the horrifying price of infidelity. Swirling unseen around us are loathsome creatures giving form to our basest desires and fears. A beautiful, veiled medium may hold the key to preventing unspeakable evil from slipping through the borderlands between life and death. On a lost island a woman pipe player and her monstrous dancing partner bring death and terror to five adventurers. The stories in this collection have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy, greatly influencing such writers as H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt. University of Nebraska Press, 406 pages, $19.95. |  |
| PIRATES
OF THE CARIBBEAN - Available November 2nd! Disney has announced plans to release a three-disc edition of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN this November. The set will be made up of the standard two-disc set already on the market, along with a bonus disc containing eight new bonus features. These features will include a Becoming Captain Jack feature in which Johnny Depp divulges revelations about fulfilling his boyhood dream of playing a pirate and his unique "take" on Jack Sparrow, a Becoming Barbossa feature on how actor Geoffrey Rush fleshed out his villainous character, a Thar She Blows featurette on the Interceptor ship from building it to blowing it up and a The Monkey's Name Is Jack feature where you meet Levi and Tara, the two tiny masters of mayhem who play the infamous primate pirate. Completing the package will be a Pirates Around The World feature containing a comparison of dubbed versions from across the seven seas, more Fly On The Set featurettes in which you join the filmmakers as they create additional key sequences from the movie, a Spirit of the Ride feature in which cast and crew reflect on their earliest memories of the attraction and how it inspired the film and finally a Sneak Attack Animatic on how the filmmakers visualized the scene. The package will be priced at around $29.99. |  |
| SECRET
SKULL #2 (OF 4) - Available October 20th! Coming on October 20th is the second issue of a new pulp inspired comic, SECRET SKULL by Steve Niles and Chuck BB. A mysterious killer is on the loose in the city, but this killer only kills bad guys...or those about to be bad. This book is described as a new horror pulp, bringing all the fun and action of the classic pulp adventures to a modern audience. This is a 32 page, full color comic for $3.99 from IDW Publishing. | |
| TERRA OBSCURA VOL 2 #3 -
Available October 20th! Written by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, art and cover by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story. The bizarre time distortions worsen as the mysterious craft nears Terra Obscura. Tom Strange, while preparing to leave Earth, comes into contact with some old allies...and one nasty villain. 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on October 20 |  |
| XENA:
WARRIOR PRINCESS SEASON 5 DVD - Available October 19th! From Anchor Bay Entertainment! In a time of ancient gods, ruthless warlords, and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle! Relive the power, the passion, and the wild adventure of international icon Lucy Lawless in this groundbreaking 9-disc DVD set featuring all 22 original episodes from Season Five of Xena: Warrior Princess! Approximate running time: 1,056 minutes. Here's what else you can expect to find on this set: Interviews with Actors, Producers, Writers, Directors and Costume Designers including: Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Michael Hurst, Rob Tapert, Hudson Leick, Ted Raimi, R.J. Stewart, Steven L. Sears, Donald Duncan, Robert Field, Jane Holland, Rick Jacobson and many more! Video & Audio Commentaries with: Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Rob Tapert and Chris Manheim Director's cuts of: "Between the Lines", "A Good Day" and "Locked Up and Tied Down" Special Featurette - "Adventures in the Sin Trade" An Exploration Special Featurette - Bringing Monsters to Life at K.N.B. EFX Group Special Featurette - Bruce & Ted "Cabin Fever" Bloopers/Outtakes, Photo Gallery, CD-ROM with Actor,Writer and Director Bios, Series Trivia, Chronicles and Extensive Original Production Designs and Sketches |  |
| 08 October 2004 | |
| Captain
Spectre Captain Spectre is a new pulp/serial webcomic created by Thomas Floyd that is now available on the net. The webcomic is in the vein of a Captain Midnight type of character. The website offers a sew-on patch and coin, a free downloadable pdf membership card to the Lightning Legion, Spectre's version of the Secret Squadron, and a coin-seal, similar to the Green Hornet seal. Click on over to http://www.captainspectre.com/index.html to read the great new adventures of Captain Spectre! New strips are typically added every Monday evening. An archive of past strips is also available. | |
| Chronicles of Conan Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 6: THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN SKULL AND OTHER STORIES. Featuring completely remastered color and text corrections, these stories have been unavailable in color since their original publication. On sale November 24, Soft Cover, 160 pages, Full Color, 7" x 10", $15.95 Click here for the preview. |  |
| Conan
#12 - Coming in January! Conan meets Janissa the Widowmaker, deadliest bladeswoman of the Hyborian Age. Down and out in Ophir, Conan is befriended by Kalanthes, Priest of Ibis, the man Thoth-Amon has sworn to kill. But even if Conan is willing to stand between Thoth and his intended victim, he may not get the chance-not if Janissa has her way. Featuring the origin of Janissa, and Conan in over his head in manipulation, murder, and a war of wizardry. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Colorist: Dave Stewart Publication Date: January 19, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics CONAN #12 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). | |
| CONAN
VOLUME 1: THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in March 2005! When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 176-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation. Collecting issues #1-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series. Copies of the Conan volume 1 Hardcover will be printed only to initial orders in the Direct Market. The Conan volume 1 Hardcover will only available in your local comic shop. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates Colorist: Dave Stewart Publication Date: March 30, 2005 Format: Hard cover, 176 pages, Full color Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-59307-324-0 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics | |
| CthulhuCon 2005 Chaosium announced that they will be co-hosting a CthulhuCon at GhengisCon this coming February. The Denver Gamers Association has invited Chaosium to attend their show February 17th-20th 2005. Charlie Krank and Dustin Wright will both be there. There will be a big Chaosium booth and plenty of COC gaming. This is a great way for Chaosium to kick off our 30th anniversary. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton in Denver Colorado. If you would like to run some Call of Cthulhu events there, please contact dustin@chaosium.com. We'll need plenty of GM's! For more information about GhengisCon check out http://www.denvergamers.com/genghis/generalinfo.asp | |
| David
Burton If you are not familiar with the art of David Burton, you should be! Dave has just added a detail of Bran Mak Morn to his web site at http://www.davidburtonart.net. This is part of the REH Four Kings portfolio for the next issue of REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR. There is plenty of other pulp related art to view include Robert E. Howard's characters and Edgar Rice Burroughs' characters. Click on the link above to visit the website. | |
| Doc
Savage Reprints - Two more reprints are now available! The Blackmask Online Store has more Doc Savage reprints available. Each volume is 6x9, perfectbound, and features two stories for $11.85. 01 The Man of Bronze and The Land of Terror 02 Quest of the Spider and The Polar Treasure 03 Pirate of the Pacific and The Red Skull 04 The Lost Oasis and The Sargasso Ogre 05 The Czar of Fear and The Phantom City 06 Brand of the Werewolf and The Man Who Shook the Earth 07 Meteor Menace and The Monsters 08 The Mystery on the Snow and The King Maker 09 The Thousand-Headed Man and The Squeaking Goblin - NEW! 10 Fear Cay and Death in Silver - NEW! |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: The Man From Scotland Yard is reviewed this week. The Grove of Death by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. ShadowPDF: See below. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! The Lady and the Lord by Talbot Mundy from The ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, June 1911 Long Live the King by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, April 1955 The Bounding Violet by C. S. Montanye from TOP-NOTCH, August 15, 1921 The Green Jade God by John Briggs from ORIENTAL STORIES, December-January, 1930-31 | |
| E. E. "Doc" Smith NESFA Press has a new book about E. E. "Doc" Smith. "Doc"—First Galactic Roamer: A Complete Bibliography and Publishing Checklist of Books and Articles by and About E. E. "Doc" Smith by Stephen C. Lucchetti was scheduled for September 2004. This is a 142 page trade paperback for $21. The Table of Contents is online at the NESFA Press website. You can order from the NESFA Press website. | |
| ERBville Press - LOST
ON VENUS ERBville Press announced the forthcoming publication of the next volume in the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Uniform Edition Hardcover Collection: LOST ON VENUS. The original magazine version! First time in Hardcover! The
price: $40 postpaid in the United States, $44 postpaid in Canada and $55 postpaid
for the rest of the world. | |
| ERBville Press - THE
MAD KING ERBville Press announced the forthcoming publication of the next volume in the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Uniform Edition Hardcover Collection: THE MAD KING. The original magazine version! First time in Hardcover! The
price: $40 postpaid in the United States, $44 postpaid in Canada and $55 postpaid
for the rest of the world. | |
| ERBville Press - THE
RED HAWK ERBville Press announced the forthcoming publication of the next volume in the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Uniform Edition Hardcover Collection: THE RED HAWK. The original magazine version! First time in Hardcover! The price: $40 postpaid in the United States, $44 postpaid in Canada and $55 postpaid for the rest of the world. The pre-publication order deadline is December 30, 2004. The publication date is January 30, 2005. You can order online at the ERBville Press website at http://www.angelfire.com/film/locationbooks/jan.htm | |
| FANTASY
COMMENTATOR - New issue now available! FANTASY COMMENTATOR #57/58 is now available. This issue is a perfect bound softcover (double-issue) extravaganza on the life and works of Fritz Leiber. A. Langley Searles was gracious enough to collect TWENTY essays exploring the worlds, character and themes of Leiber's fiction, as well as articles delving into his personal life. From all over the world, fans and admirers of the late and great Fritz Leiber have come together and delivered some of the best pieces to date regarding the author. Some are recent, written by the hands of newcomers whom wish to pay their respects to one of their favourite authors by writing their first critical piece on Leiber. Many, however, were written long ago - forgotten and buried beneath a horde of books, magazines, and fanzines labelled as out of print, rare, and, alas, forgotten in some circles. Ben Szumskyj exhaustively hunted down these essays of yesteryear, acquiring their original appearances and tracking down the authors who penned them. Essays/articles are by John Howard, Michael E. Stamm, Stefan Dziemianowicz, Curtis Shumaker, Bruce Byfield, Justin Leiber, Rosemary Pardoe, Michael Barrett, S. T. Joshi, Don Lee, John Langan, and Edward P. Berglund. Copies can be bought directly from A. Langley Searles for $12 (postpaid in the U.S.; foreign orders add $3), at the following address: A. Langley Searles, 48 Highland Circle, Bronxville, NY 10708-5909 Thanks to Terry Allen for posting this in the REH Comics Newsgroup. | |
| THE HOWARD REVIEW #12 THE HOWARD REVIEW #12 is now available in color and black & white editions. THE HOWARD REVIEW is devoted to the works of American pulp writer Robert E. Howard. THE HOWARD REVIEW celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year with this first volume in book form. This illustrated volume contains many pulp magazine reproductions and previously unpublished art by world famous artist Roy G. Krenkel. There are articles by noted Howard authorities Fred Blosser, Charles Gramlich and Dennis McHaney, and fiction and verse by Robert E. Howard, including the stories "Black Talons" and "The Tomb's Secret." There is a long, lavishly illustrated look at Howard's work for ORIENTAL STORIES and MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE and a gallery of the covers for JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE, every issue of which featured Robert E. Howard. Both editions are available from Lulu.com. Click here for the color edition ($18.96) and here for the black & white edition ($9.51). This black and white version contains the same written content, but also features three Roy G. Krenkel sketches not found in the full color version. 60 pages. |  |
| Janet
Leigh Actress Janet Leigh died at the age of 77, a family spokeswoman said on Monday, October 4th. Leigh "died peacefully in her home on Sunday afternoon" in Beverly Hills with her husband, Robert Brandt, and her actress daughters, Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis, at her side, the spokeswoman said. Leigh had been battling vasculitis -- an inflammation of the blood vessels -- for a year. Leigh is best known for the first 45 minutes of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film "Psycho" as she plays office worker and embezzler Marion Crane who stops for the night at the Bates Motel where in minutes she is slashed to death in a shower by a man dressed up as his mother -- Anthony Perkins playing motel keeper Norman Bates. | |
| King Kong Online In September, I reported on the new fansite, Kong is King, dedicated to director Peter Jackson's forthcoming remake of King Kong. Principal photography on Kong kicked off September 6th in New Zealand. A video production diary will be maintained at the site throughout filming. (QuickTime is required.) A new behind-the-scenes Quicktime movie is posted every other day. The latest (Day 22) features a tour of the ship from Lumpy the cook (Andy Serkis). King Kong stars Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black and Andy Serkis. It opens December 14, 2005. |  |
| Monkey
Brain Books - New Pulp Anthology coming in 2005! MonkeyBrain Books announces ADVENTURE, the first in a projected series of original anthologies celebrating pulp adventure themes across all genres, edited by Chris Roberson. Contributors to the first volume, among them leading lights in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery and western, are expected to include: John Ed ward Ames, Lou Anders, Neal Asher, Barry Baldwin, O'Neil De Noux, Paul Di Filippo, Michael Kurland, Richard Lupoff, John Meaney, Michael Moorcock, Kirn Newman, Mike Resnick, Chris Roberson, and Matthew Rossi. ADVENTURE is scheduled for release in Fall, 2005. ADVENTURE is an invitational anthology. Subsequent volumes of ADVENTURE are tentatively scheduled to appear on an annual basis in the years following. Stories of all genres—science fiction, fantasy, horror, historical, western, mystery, etc.—will appear in ADVENTURE, though each story will have a healthy dose of adventure. Please contact Chris Roberson at chris@monkeybrainbooks.com for further information. The MonkeyBrain Books website is at http://www.monkeybrainbooks.com/ | |
| Pulps 1st Pulps 1st has a new web site online as of this week. It is located at http://www.pulps1st.com. Pulps 1st produces the best and most complete series of pulp cover image CDs on the market. No other company produces anything like the Pulp Image Library Version 4 with over 17,000 pulp cover images on one CD! Pulp Cover CDs now available: Pulp Image Library version 4, with over 17,000 pulp cover images - $50 Heroes & Villains version 2 with complete and near complete sets of several hero pulps - $20 The Spicy Pulps version 1 - A set of just the Spicy pulps, near complete runs of SPICY ADVENTURE, SPICY DETECTIVE, SPICY MYSTERY, and SPICY WESTERN) - $25 Science Fiction & Fantasy Pulps version 1 - $20 Detective & Mystery Pulps version 1 - $20 Sexy Sirens version 1, a compilation of the sexy covers from pulps and magazines up to the 1930s - $20 Western Pulps version 1, over 3,000 western pulp covers - $20 Anthologies version 1, over 3,000 anthology pulp titles (ARGOSY, ADVENTURE, SHORT STORIES, ACTION STORIES, etc.) -$20 |   |
| The
Robert E. Howard Companion The first issue of THE ROBERT E. HOWARD COMPANION should be ready in early November. The contents are: "The Voice of El-Lil" and the Lost Race Tradition, by Morgan Holmes The Trouble with Swords? (The Road of the Eagles), by Fred Blosser North by Southwest (The Marchers of Valhalla), by Steve Tompkins Travels with Robert E. Howard, by Rusty Burke Pike Bearfield: An Appreciation, by Joe Marek King Kull of Lost Atlantis (an art portfolio), by Bryan Laub News and Reviews 48 interior pages, plus color covers. The front cover art is by Kelly Everaert. The back cover art is by Mel White. This issue will also have art by Steve Trout and Bob Barger. THE ROBERT E. HOWARD COMPANION will be available from Seele-Brennt Publications. | |
| THE SCIENCE OF SUPERVILLAINS
- Now available! THE SCIENCE OF SUPERVILLAINS by Lois H. Gresh and Robert Weinberg Featuring a foreword by X-Men luminary Chris Claremont. From Spider-Man’s bionic archenemy, Dr. Octopus, to Superman’s nemesis, Lex Luthor, to the X-Men’s eternal rival, Magneto, comic book villains have kept us captivated for years–– not just by their diabolical talent for confounding our heroes, but also by their unrivaled techno-proficiency at creating global mayhem. But is any of the science behind their superweaponry based in truth? THE SCIENCE OF SUPERVILLAINS presents a highly entertaining and informative look at the mind-boggling wizardry behind the comic book world's legendary baddies. Whether it's artificial intelligence, weapons systems, anti-matter, robotics, or magnetic flux theory, this fun, fact-filled book is a fascinating excursion into the real-world science animating the genius in the pantheon of evil geniuses. ISBN: 0-471-48205-6 Hardcover, 224 pages, $24.95 Order from Wiley Publications |
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| ShadowPDF - News update! While new Shadows are something we cannot offer, and the newest Amazon Anne is still a little ways from being posted, I wanted to let everyone in on some news. My second western has just been published. SADDLED FOR VENGEANCE (as by Clay Burnham) is available through AmazonUK at the following address: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0709075324/qid%3D1097008049/202-1171670-1595863 Less pastoral than VALLEY OF HATE, VENGEANCE begins with the hanging of a desperado, Link Hardmun, a man whose only desire is to find and kill the outlaw responsible for the murders Hardmun is about to die for. Fortune intervenes and gives Hardmun his chance. As he tramps across the cracked and sweltering desert in pursuit of the real killer he himself is hunted – the target of the outlaws, an indefatigable bounty hunter, and the sister of one of the murder victims. Along this blistering, deadly journey Hardmun examines his misspent life and dares to dream about redemption. SADDLED FOR VENGEANCE is a hard-hitting, fast-riding yarn with explosive, violent action and deep characterization. It is published by Robert Hale Ltd, London. Response to VALLEY OF HATE in this group was excellent and I thank everyone for their kind words and support. I hope some of you will try SADDLED FOR VENGEANCE. Soon I’ll have the full first chapter up on the Clay Burnham website. In the meantime, visit http://www.blackhorsewesterns.com and click on the link for Black Horse Express to read the second issue of a free online magazine written by Black Horse writers. Part of the first chapter to SADDLED FOR VENGEANCE is included. In all, there are about 10 articles on the west, writing, and the publisher. We also include links to all the recent titles and previews of many titles. No word yet on the Destroyer anthology (in which I supposedly have a story). I’ll update you as information comes in. Steve Kaye |  |
| Steve
Holland's THE TRIALS OF HANK JANSON Steve Holland's THE TRIALS OF HANK JANSON (Telos Publishing) has been short listed for the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction. The CWA awards recognize the best in crime and thriller writing. The winners will be announced at the Crime Writers' Association Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, November 9, 2004, in London. THE TRIALS OF HANK JANSON presents a full biography of that author – in reality, a man named Stephen D Frances – from his early life, through the highs and lows he experienced with the Janson novels, to his eventual decline and death in Spain, cut off from the character he had created. Frances capitalised on the post-war ban on paperback imports from America by creating his own American hero, Hank Janson, a reporter on the Chicago Chronicle whose violent, sexy adventures sold 8 million copies in five years. The risqué covers and breathless encounters with blondes, brunettes and red-heads made Hank Janson compulsive reading – at his height the books sold 4,000 copies a day. But the heady mixture of sex and violence led to seven of the books being prosecuted for obscenity in 1954 and Janson's publisher and distributor were jailed. A warrant was issued for the arrest of the author and Frances returned from Spain to face trial himself, a trial that eventually collapsed. Evidence presented during the two cases led to further prosecutions amongst respectable publishers and eventually to the creation of a new Obscene Publications Act. In addition, respected researcher and pulp fiction historian Steve Holland gives, for the first time, a comprehensive account of the early 1950s Home Office crackdown on so called 'obscene' paperbacks – of which the Janson novels were the prime examples – during which some 350,000 books and magazines were destroyed on magistrates’ instructions: a true story less notorious but no less remarkable than the controversy surrounding Lady Chatterley’s Lover. THE TRIALS OF HANK JANSON also details the full publishing history of the Janson stories, from 1946 right up to the present day with Telos’s reissue series. THE TRIALS OF HANK JANSON can be orderd from Telos Books. |  |
| TOM
STRONG #29 - Available October 13th! Written by Ed Brubaker, art by Duncan Fegredo, cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. Part 1 of a fantastic 2-part story by two of comics' most exciting creators! Tom Strong's feats of bravery are world-renowned, but what if he weren¹t the idol of millions? If he didn't ascend to the role of hero, where would he be? 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on October 13. |  |
| Visco
- New Update! Visco Version 2.07 was released October 2nd 2004. Here is an extract from the news page: HAPPY BIRTHDAY VISCO - TWO YEARS OLD OCTOBER 2ND! This version hits the web on the exact second anniversary if Visco's first release when it emerged into the world with only 125 images of just two titles. In this release, it contains 2427 images across 56 titles. There is a feast for the lovers of obscure reprint editions this time, with coverage of the British editions of DYNAMIC SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASTIC, FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, FANTASTIC NOVELS, MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES, SCIENCE FICTION AND SUPER SCIENCE STORIES, along with the Canadian edition of SUPER SCIENCE STORIES and the strange Swan American Mags. I have several more reprint editions up my sleeve but for reasons of pure sentiment wanted to get this release out tonight. In the past year, Visco has won two awards and has had 21,000 visitors, reaching 200 a day at times. Let me take the opportunity to thank all those who have contributed to the site and all those who have come to visit. Though I have not spent as much time on it as I would have liked and it has sometimes gone without updating for months at a time, my enthusiasm remains undimmed and it is only lack of time that is holding back progress. Please keep sending in the scans and have patience if they don't appear straight away. Can anyone help with the Australian magazines SCIENCE FICTION MONTHLY (not to be confused with the UK title of the same name) and POPULAR SCIENCE FICTION? Also high up on my wants list - the British edition of "WEIRD TALES". Visco can be found at http://www.sfcovers.net | |
| WILD
CAT BOOKS WILD CAT BOOKS has been very busy recently with numerous projects... 1) The WCB Website (http://www.cpu-net.com/host/wildcatbooks) has been having technical difficulties with its ISP, so the entire site will be re-designed, and may not be available for a while... 2) The WCB on-line store (http://my.lulu.com/wildcatbooks) is in fine order, and at this writing, there are 25 separate titles available for pulp fiction fans... Many different collections including: Secret Agent X, The Hyborian Heresies, H.G. Wells, Golden Age Science Fiction, Doctor Syn, Professor Challenger, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Allan Quatermain, Roy Rockwood's Great Marvels, and many, many others... 3) Titles that are available, but not listed due to technical problems, include STRANGE WORLDS # 12 and # 13, Nick Carr's PULP MAGAZINE SCRAPBOOK, Jay Ryan's THE HANDBOOK OF BRONZE, Ron Hanna's WORLDS OF WONDER, and THE CAPTAIN FUTURE HANDBOOK by Chuck Juzek... 4) Please feel free to contact the editor if you have any questions at: wildcatbooks@vcmails.com 5) I thank you all for your support... Coming in November will be exclusive Internet Radio News Interviews with the staff of WCB, as well as a special appearance at local comic shops in Winchester, VA... with the possibilty of a yearly gathering of pulp fans if there is an interest in this idea! Ron Hanna Editor & Publisher | |
| Wildside
Press - Now Available! A new collection of Clark Ashton Smith stories, THE MAKER OF GARGOYLES AND OTHER STORIES, is now available. It features the following tales: The Abominations of Yond, The Third Episode of Vathek, The Testament of Athammaus, Thirteen Phantasms, The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake, The Nameless Offspring, and The Maker of Gargoyles. This first edition smythe-sewn hardcover is limited to only 700 copies! The price is $29.95. Visit the Wildside Press online bookstore to order. |  |
| Wildside
Press - THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 1-
UPDATE! SHADOW KINGDOMS - THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 1 is coming in December. Robert E. Howard's professional career spans a dozen years, from his first story sale, "Spear and Fang" in 1924, to his western masterpiece, "The Vultures of Wahpeton" shortly before his death in 1936. He wrote for a wide spectrum of magazines, from Argosy to Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, but the one constant in his varied and interesting career is WEIRD TALES magazine. Collected here are the first of several volumes of Howard's poetry and prose for WEIRD TALES, in the order of publication. For fans and scholars, it's a treat to be able to watch Howard's development of themes, ideas, and style as he produced some of the most memorable characters - Solomon Kane, King Kull, Bran Mac Morn, and ultimately, his greatest character of all - Conan the Cimmerian! Volume one of Shadow Kingdoms reprints Howard's first sale ever, "Spear and Fang," in July 1925, through his fantasy output for September 1929. This includes the first appearances of Solomon Kane ("Red Shadows") and King Kull ("The Shadow Kingdom"), as well as several of Howard's early supernatural tales, such as "Wolfshead" and "The Hyena." SHADOW KINGDOMS is both a testament to Howard's dedication to his craft and a unique collection from one of the most famous pulp magazines of all time. Edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Mark Finn. Cover by Stephen Fabian. This title is not expected to ship until December 2004. UPDATE: You can now order this book directly from Wildside Press. You can also order a subscription to the entire 10 volume set! Steve Fabian will be doing the covers for all ten volumes! There MAY be a bookplate for each edition signed by Steve Fabian and Paul Herman. I will post further news on the bookplate if it becomes a reality. Click here to order the set. |  |
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| 16th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback &
Pulp Fiction Expo - October 3, 2004 The 16th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo will be held on Sunday October 3, 2004 at the Holiday Inn, 440 West 57th Street, New York City. Confirmed guests include: ANN BANNON: author of vintage Gold medal Books and lesbian pulp fiction of the 1950s! DAVID BISCHOFF: science fiction and fantasy author MARCUS BOAS: paperback and magazine illustrator; JULIE ELLIS: (aka Joan Ellis and Linda Michaels), the author of over 100+ classic sleaze and soft-core novels for Midwood Books in the 1960s! JULIUS FAST: mystery legend and first-ever Edgar winner; RON GOULART: science fiction, mystery and pulp author CHARLES N. HECKELMANN: founder of Monarch Books and the author of many fine western novels for Lion Books, Graphic, Signet, etc. MORRIS HERSHMAN: (aka Arnold English) Manhunt and crime author; MITCHELL HOOKS: classic vintage cover artist; JACK KETCHUM: horror and thriller author; MICHAEL KURLAND: Science Fiction, Mystery & creator of Sherlock Holmes’ Moriarity novels; RICHARD A. LUPOFF: science fiction and mystery author; PAUL S. MESKIL: author of the classic Lion Books crime novel Sin Pit! JOHN NORMAN: Gor books creator; HOWARD SCHOENFELD: vintage author of the Gold Medal vintage hard- boiled paperback Let Them Eat Bullets; F. PAUL WILSON: Science fiction & Horror author and creator of the Repairman Jack series of books; --- and many more! Vist the Gryphon Books website for the latest information. | |||
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| Alien
vs.Predator - Sequels looking likely! According to Moviehole, an Alien vs.Predator sequel is looking likely. AVP has opened huge - number one in virtually every territory it has been released - and is shaping up to be the biggest grossing movie from either of the franchises. Consequently, Fox is definitely making noise about a possible sequel. Moviehole also reports there is movement on both solo "Alien" and "Predator" films. | |||
| Buccaneer Books - Our first catalog! Debuting in July, 2004 at Pulpcon was: The Collected Domino Lady Stories The Domino Lady appeared in six stories in 1936 in the pages of SAUCY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES and MYSTERY ADVENTURES. These pulps are hard to find and expensive when found, but all six stories can you be yours for a low, low price from Buccaneer Books. By day Ellen Patrick was a vivacious young socialite but by night she was the mysterious Domino Lady. Clad only in a slinky gown and domino mask, armed with her wit and daring, she fought against the corrupt forces that had murdered her father. 63 pages. $6 postpaid A Famous Brassieres of Science Fiction 2005 Calendar Tired of calendars that claim to be Pulp but aren't? We at Buccaneer Books are tired of them, too. So we made our own! Buccaneer Book's Famous Brassieres of Science Fiction calendar features 24 bonafide pulp covers for twelve months of pure pulp enjoyment! Each month features, besides two full color cover reproductions, an insightful essay on one of man's stranger obsessions. You know which one... The Famous Brassieres of Science Fiction Calendar is printed on light card stock and bound with plastic curl strips. Twelve months for pure pulp enjoyment for a mere $10. The Polaris of the Snows trilogy Without a doubt the single greatest story ever published by THE ALL-STORY MAGAZINE was Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Over the year many imitators have been spawn but none was as successful in combining imagination, adventure, romance and sheer story-telling power as Charles B. Stilson's Polaris of the Snows. So successful was Stilson's novel of a man raised in the barren plains of Antarctica that two further novels were inspired. And so tight is the plotting of the three novels that they form one sustained narrative. The story begins in Polaris - of the Snows when Polaris Janess, born on an aborted quest for the South Pole, raised by his invalid father, then setting forth to discover America following his father's death. His quest leads him to love and a fantastic forgotten city deep in the polar wastes inhabited by Greeks strayed from the Trojan War. The tale continues in Minos of Sardanes when catalysmic nature threatens the survival of Sardanes and its King, Minos, must battle with a crazed High Priest who would lead his people to their doom. Polaris and the Goddess Glorian is the extraordinary conclusion to this saga as Polaris, his beloved Rose Emer, the Sardanian survivors attempt to return to America only to be marooned on an island controlled by a lost colony from Atlantis. But Polaris' coming had been foretold centuries before by the Goddess Glorian, and he would free the natives of this land from the Atlanteans cruel dominion. These stories were reprinted in FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES in the 1940's and by Avalon Books in the 1960's but in both cases the editor felt compelled to cut ten percent or more out of the original story. Buccaneer Books has gone back to the original pulps and lovingly scanned and carefully OCRed these stories in their entirety. Not one word has been left out. Three great books, three great stories. They can be purchased separately or in a set for one low price. Polaris-of the Snows. Xx pages. 8.5 x 11 paper, side stapled, color cover of the original Argosy cover. $7 Minos of Sardanes. Xx pages. 8.5 x 11 paper, side stapled, color cover of the original Argosy cover. $7 Polaris and the Goddess Glorian. Xx pages. 8.5 x 11 paper, side stapled, color cover of the original Argosy cover. $10. Or all three - the complete Polaris trilogy for just $20. The Abyss of Wonders, Captain Trouble, The Copper Princess - Three great books by Perley Poore Sheehan Perley Poore Sheehan was a very popular and successful writer for the Munsay magazines during the nineteen-teens. His many novels were all reprinted in hardcover. During the twenties he was lured to Hollywood at which point his career must have gone into a tailspin because he returned to writing for the pulps in the thirties, but mostly for lesser publishers than he'd dealt with twenty years before. But even his thirties stories are solid, clever entertaining tales. The Copper Princess appeared in THE ALL-STORY in 1913. It is a charming novel of love, science, mummies and reincarnation. Dr. Howland an anthropologist at a New York museum becomes convinced that a centuries old, perfectly preserved mummy of an Incan princess is not dead but caught in a weird state of suspended animation. He calls on the help of a Russian woman scientist who has experimented with what they call "electric sleep" Meanwhile they are being harassed by a Russian Secret Agent who seeks the woman's brother, a revolutionary. The Secret Agent raids the museum just as the Princess awakens causing Dr. Howland to flee with her into the "wilds" of the Bronks. There he finds himself falling on love with his experiment even as he wonders if he has given birth to a creature without a soul. This is a great story, a forgotten classic, that has never been reprinted ever before. The Copper Princess. Xx pages. 8.5 x 11 paper, side stapled, color cover of the original ALL-STORY cover. $7 The Abyss of Wonder is a mystical tale of adventure and growth, of self-knowledge and love. It was reprinted once before in 1950 in a limited edition volume from Polaris Books and is now available again in a low-cost edition from Buccaneer Books. John McGoff was an ordinary boy growing up in a small town in middle America. Like many young boys John dreamed he had a secret life, different, greater than his own. Unlike other boys, John McGoff had one. Early in life he had formed a close friendship with an old Chinese laundryman, Charlie and an old Russian cobbler, Ivan. They called themselves the Sons of the Blue Wolf, seekers of the unknown and shared tales with young John, of their lives in the old country and of the great mystery that is the Gobi desert. Into that desert once traveled a great shaman, Shan Marakov, who found at its center a fabled lost city, Shamballah, center of all wisdom of the world, oldest city of all, the tomb of Kubla Khna, the home of the fabled Abyss of Wonders. John McGoff, recognizing the similarity of his name, is convinced that he is the heir to Shan Marakov. And so he is when in a vision he summons the first Shan Marakov,who tells the three it is time for them to travel East - Ivan to Siberia, Charley to Peking and John to Tamerlane's tomb in Samarkand where they would all receive further directions to the Abyss of Wonder. Following his directions John (or Shan as he now calls himself) is taken through the Himalayas and long the western edge of the Gobi. There he follows spirit voices deeper into the desert and into the arms of Charlie and Ivan. Together they stumble on until at last they reach their goal. But the ancient city of perfection isn't what it used to be. The population is dwindling and the city is divided between slaying all strangers and remaining isolated and migrating into the greater world. Shan, Charlie and Ivan's arrive precipitates a crisis. Can Shan escape with the Golden Girl he has come to love? A thrilling and thoughtful adventure unlike any you've read before. The Abyss of Wonder by Perley Poore Sheehan. Xx pages. 8.5 x 11 paper, side stapled. $7 Captain Trouble: In the thirties Sheehan began writing two series for THRILLING ADVENTURES. One was a Tarzan clone call Kwa which some day we hope to add to our list. The other was about an American engineer, expelled from Russia, then suddenly caught up in the tribal conflicts in Afghanistan where he is proclaimed the heir to Kubla Khan, the future warlord of the world. In a series of eight novelettes Sheehan traces the rise of Pelham Rutledge Shattuck from soldier of fortune, a fighting fool, to the crown of Kubla Khan. These stories are exciting, well written adventures, fun to read for there own sake. They also recycle a lot of the mysticism and mythology from The Abyss of Wonders. Captain Trouble by Perley Poore Sheehan. Xx pages. 8.5 x 11 paper, side stapled. $7 Peter The Brazen by George F. Worts The Man of Bronze? No, just a telegraph operator who has a habit of sticking his nose into places it doesn't belong. A desperate S.O.S. heard over an improvised radio sends Peter the Brazen on the trail of a oriental despot who kidnaps beautiful women only to condemn them to slave in his cinnabar (mercury oxide) mines, there to die horribly disfigured. Peter vows to overthrow this mad man but can one American defeat the entire power of the Far East...? Peter the Brazen appeared in numerous short stories and series in the pages of Argosy from1918 to 1934. His first series of six interconnected stories appeared in hard cover from Lippencott in 1919. Recently all of the Peter the Brazen stories was collected in an expensive collection from Silicon Dispatch Case. The Lippencott hard cover, because it reprinted an abridged version of the first six stories was not. Here's a chance to find out what all the excitement about this American adventurer in the Orient is all about. OCRed from the Lippencott hard cover, reset in new type on 8.5 x 11 paper, side-stapled and printed by cheap inkjet technology, this 130- page story can be yours for only $12.00. Four novels by Frank L. Packard The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard Jimmie Dale, AKA, the Grey Seal appeared in five books appearing from the early teens to the mid-thirties. The stories did appear originally in the pulps but these reprints are taken from the book reprint editions. Jimmie Dale was like every pulp hero there ever was all rolled up in one - - only he came first! Jimmie Dale was a playboy millionaire with a Park Avenue Manison, an elderly butler who'd known him since childhood, a chauffeur, a secret identity, a secret hideaway, is a master of disguise, and a second secret identity by which he has the trust and friendship of criminal element of New York's notorious Badlands. Only one person in all the work knows that Jimmie Dale is also the notorious safe-cracker, The Grey Seal whose calling card is a gummed diamond-shaped grey sticker (or seal). And thatperson, the mysterious woman called the Tocsin is blackmailing Jimmie into doing acts of kindness and nobility - - using his powers of safe-cracking to prevent further crimes! Eleven short stories and a long novella make up the first of Jimmie Dale's adventures. 140 pages for $14.00 The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard The Adventures of Jimmie Dale ends with Jimmie and the Tocsin drifting away in a leaky rowboat, free at least from the dangers that had driven them underground in the first place. The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale begins not ten minutes later when the Tocsin tearfully pulls a ruse on Jimmie to escape once again into the New York underworld, setting off another round of adventures. 90 pages 8.5 x 11, for $9. Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue by Frank L. Packard Years passed before Packard chose to revive Jimmie Dale. World War I had happened; the world had changed. Jimmie and the Tocsin's wedding has been put on hold for the war, then sometimes comes up that sends the Tocsin scurrying back underground and Jimmie dashes to find her. This story was the first Jimmie Dale novel plotted as a continuous novel, serialized in six parts. 90 pages for $9 The White Moll by Frank L. Packard The White Moll is not a Jimmie Dale adventure but a curious twist on the original concept. ??? is a do-gooder in the badlands. She is asked to fulfill the dying request of Gypsy Nan, a repentant member of a gang. Gypsy Nan asks ??? to steal some money that the gang was planning to steal, only steal it first so they can't get it. But ??? is caught in the act and only the intervention of a mysterious adventurerlets her escape. With the police on the look out for her, ???'s only hope is to disguise herself as Gypsy Nan while she tries to clear her name, but being Gypsy Nan is it's dangers as well. Will she escape from her self-made prison? 90 pages for $9.00 Buy all four Frank L. Packard books for only $20.00. To order: Send check or money order payable to: Brian Brown 11675 Beaconsfield Detroit, MI 48224. All books are postpaid | |||
| CONAN AND THE DAUGHTERS OF MIDORA ONE
SHOT - Available October 6th! Jimmy Palmiotti and Mark Texeira team up for a stunning 48-page Conan oneshot, the first side project to complement the successful monthly series. A king's favorite daughter is kidnapped by his sorceror advisor, and only Conan can save the girl-with the aid of the second daughter, who the king won't consider as a successor to the throne. Harsh terrain and the wizard's horde of zombie warriors-and other treachery-stand between Conan and the beautiful young heiress. Fan favorite Mark Texeira delivers stunning art in this high-adventure one-shot, written and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti, one of the creative forces behind the original Marvel Knights, and co-creator of Beautiful Killer and The Pro, among many other hit titles. This is the hard-drinking, bare-knuckled, older Conan, in a story set years later than the events in the current ongoing series. On sale October 6, Full Color, 48 pages, $4.99 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics |  | ||
| Doc
Con 2004 - November 6, 2004 Doc Con 2004 will be held Saturday, November 6th at the residence of Paul Cook, 1108 W. Cornell, Tempe, Arizona 85283. Contact Paul Cook at pcook@dancris.com to let him know you will be attending. | |||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: The Blackmail Ring is reviewed this week. The Locked Room by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. ShadowPDF: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! From Over the Border by Greye La Spina from THE THRILL BOOK, May 15, 1919 The King of the Jerawahs by S. B. H. Hurst from ORIENTAL STORIES, December-January 1930-31 Lantern in the Sky by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, June 1955 The Undercover Kid by Grant Lane from MAMMOTH DETECTIVE, May 1944 | |||
| Fading Shadows -
Now Available! ACTION ADVENTURE STORIES #142 featuring: The Phantom Detective in The Front Page Murders by Robert Wallace (house name). Originally published June 1938 V38 N2 Front Cover by Larry Dickison BEHIND THE MASK #70 featuring: Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger cover images. Each
issue is 5.5 by 8.5 inches in size and runs approximately 80 pages. Order
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| Girasol
Collectables - October Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce four 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. Oh, look out! Girasol Collectables Inc. declares October a bonus month. And what a bonus it is! We are proud to announce that we've done the famed WEIRD TALES Anniversary issue. This is a bedsheet format issue but double the length - a whopping 192 pages. Unfortunately that means that the cost to produce it has just about doubled. For this issue only, we are charging $50. To ease the fiscal burden, Girasol would like to offer the following deal. Anyone that purchases ANY three of this month's Replicas will pay $10 less than the actual total. If you purchase all four, take $15 off ($130 vs $145 actual). We lead off the month with a new title, HORROR STORIES. We are pleased to present January 1935, issue #1. A terrific, or perhaps Horrific companion to TERROR TALES. This is a $35 Replica. Our second Replica is the next issue of THE SPIDER. The date is April 1934, issue #7. Our third Replica for October is another early issue of SPICY ADVENTURE, March 1935, #6. A spicy Thai cover by HJ Ward graces the front. Our bonus offering is the aforementioned WEIRD TALES Anniversary issue, May/June/July 1924. This issue only, will be $50 due to its size. Safety note: For those ordering all four issues, when the package arrives on your doorstep, please remember to keep your back straight and lift with your legs! Coming Soon: SPICY DETECTIVE #2 (First
Dan Turner), SPIDER #8 and up, HORROR STORIES #2 and up. 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. Here
is a complete listing of the Pulp Replicas currently available for $25, $35, or
$50 each postpaid within North America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. CIVIL WAR STORIES ($25 each postpaid within North America) DAN TURNER ($25 each postpaid within North America) |    | ||
| HORROR STORIES ($35 each postpaid within North
America) #1 (January 1935) MYSTERY ADVENTURE MAGAZINE ($25 each postpaid within North America) November 1936 with a rare Domino Lady cover appearance THE OCTOPUS ($35 each postpaid within North America) ORIENTAL STORIES ($25
each postpaid within North America) THE SCORPION ($35 each postpaid within North America) SPICY ADVENTURE ($25 each postpaid within North
America) SPICY DETECTIVE ($25 each postpaid within North
America) SPICY MYSTERY ($25 each postpaid within North America) SPICY WESTERN ($25 each postpaid within North America) THE SPIDER ($35 each postpaid within North America) STRANGE TALES ($25 each postpaid within North America) TERROR TALES ($35 each postpaid within North America) WEIRD TALES ($35 each postpaid within North America) Email
Girasol Collectables at: girasol@interlog.com. All
payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: |  Last Months Replicas 
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| James
Bond - Next film delayed! MGM, which is in the process of being sold to a group headed by Sony Corp, has insisted on a business-as-usual stance, but that business no longer involves the immediate production of a new James Bond movie. The studio confirmed Wednesday that it has put the development of a new installment of its most important franchise on hold. As a result, the movie, which had been billed simply as "Bond 21" and was scheduled for release Nov. 21, 2005, will not be hitting theaters in its traditional November slot as originally planned. According to an MGM spokesperson, the studio made the decision because it has not yet found a director for the film. Sources familiar with the situation said that the producers plan to meet next month to decide whether to aim for a summer 2006 or November 2006 release date. The five months of negotiations that preceded the Sony deal also are said to have affected the development of the film because during that period, executives were unable to move forward on the project. Typically, the studio's Bond films go into production in January or February of the year in which a November release is planned, but to do that, a director has to be on board by the end of the previous summer. A steady flow of directors' names has been associated with the assignment, with Paul McGuigan, who directed MGM's recent "Wicker Park," understood to be the first choice of producers. There also has been speculation that Pierce Brosnan (news) will not resume the role of James Bond, which would necessitate recasting. MGM was unable to confirm that possibility. | |||
| Moonstone Books -
Available October 6th! The Phantom #4 will be available in comic shops on October 6th. Publisher: Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM #4 |  | ||
| PULP
ADVENTURE-CON #4 PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 will be held Saturday, November 6, 2004 between 10AM-5PM (Dealers can set up beginning at 8 AM) at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown, NJ (Exit 7 NJ Turnpike). Cost for one six-foot table is $40. Each additional table is $30 each. Contact Rich Harvey for additional information or to reserve your tables. On November 6th, Rich hopes to announce the dates for the 2005 show. He is considering moving the show to a hotel at the Newark International Airport. Friends of Old Time Radio has had great success in that area for many years. It may become a TWO-DAY show, including a movie room and evening activities. Rich is seriously considered scheduling the show the same weekend as Friends of Old Time Radio. He believes both shows would benefit from people attending one show, paying a brief visit to another, much the same way that people from Pulpcon visited Bookery Fantasy bookshop. Some of you thought it was a great idea, some thought the idea was terrible. Let Rich know if you have any thoughts regarding the scheduling for next year. | |||
| Science of Superheroes is Modern Art! THE SCIENCE OF SUPERHEROES by Robert Weinberg and Lois H. Gresh, published in hardcover by John Wiley & Sons in 2002, has been a resounding success in the book and comics field. The non-fiction book studies the science behind such superhero characters as Superman, Batman, Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, and many other comic book mainstays and separates the fact from the fantasy. The book has gone through two printings, has been released as an audio book, been translated into a number of foreign languages, and is being used as a text in a number of physics classes both here and abroad. In 2003, the book won two awards from the Society of Technical Communications. However, not even the book's authors were prepared for its latest honor - the book served as the inspiration for a modern art exhibit by well-known contemporary artists, Andrea Jespersen and Ben Woodeson, at the Overgaden, Institute of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen, Denmark. The exhibit is an examination of the superhero phenomenon and is based on THE SCIENCE OF SUPERHEROES. The show runs from Sept 18, 2004 through October 17, 2004. More information about the exhibit can be found at: http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2004/09/20/32382.html Appropriately enough, Gresh and Weinberg's new book, THE SCIENCE OF SUPERVILLAINS, dealing with the science of villains in comic books, will be published by Wiley in hardcover on October 8, 2004. |  | ||
| Star
Wars DVDs - Disc Problem! The Digital Bits has been getting a lot of complaints from readers who have been experiencing a disc playback problem with A New Hope. Apparently, on many players, the disc freezes for a few seconds (most likely near the layer switch point) and then skips ahead several minutes. Fox Customer Service is taking the names and addresses of people who are experiencing this problem so they can arrange to send you a fixed replacement disc. You can call them at 888-223-2FOX. | |||
| Wildside Press -
THE SPIDER STRAIN (AND OTHER TALES FROM THE PULPS)! THE SPIDER STRAIN (AND OTHER TALES FROM THE PULPS) by Johnston McCulley will be available after October 5th! In "The Spider Strain," the supervillain's right-hand man, John Warwick, must steal a priceless necklace. This is his last assignment, for if he can finally satisfy the Spider, he will free himself from the criminal forever. With a rival gang after the necklace and the Spider's fate hanging in the balance, this may be Warwick's most dangerous assignment yet. A beautiful woman, a decades-old secret, and thieves running rampant at a high society party make for a brisk caper-story . . . and the culmination of the long-running Spider series! This volume also features a fine selection of other mystery tales from the pulps by Johnston McCulley, who remains most famous as the creator of Zorro. This is a trade paperback that retails for $15.95. You can order this book from Wildside Press now! Click on the link above and look under Wildside Pulp Classics! |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - PULP CLASSICS: TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY! PULP CLASSICS: TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY will be available after October 10th! Series Editor: John Gregory Betancourt Trade paperback, $19.95 TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY, which published five issues between December 1927 and April 1928 under the (anonymous) editorship of Walter B. Gibson, remains one of the rarest and most sought after of the early fantasy pulp magazines. The third issue, featuring an uncredited cover believed to be by Earle Bergey according to MONTHLY TERRORS, an index to weird fiction magazines produced by Frank Parnell and Mike Ashley. It also features contributions from Arthur Neale, Archie Binns, Howard Thurston, Carl M. Rosenquist, Ludwig Haupt, Walter B. Gibson, and Peter Chance. NOTE: Due to the short length of this magazine, the editor has added three additional stories from other pulp magazines: “The Red Witch,” by Farnham Bishop & Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur; “For Wounding — Retaliation,” by Nictzin Dyalhis; and “Blood Ritual,” by Theodore Roscoe. You can order this book from Wildside Press after October 10th! | .jpg) | ||
| Wildside
Press - LIQUID DEATH AND OTHER STORIES by John Russell
Fearn LIQUID DEATH AND OTHER STORIES by John Russell Fearn is now available! John Russell Fearn began his writing career as a pioneer in the science fiction field, appearing in all of the American pulp science fiction magazines in the early 1930s. However, many of his fans don't know that Fearn was also a prolific and successful writer in other genres, especially crime and detective fiction. This volume contains some of his best stories from the famous pulp magazine, THRILLING MYSTERY STORIES, plus several others, including two which are previously unpublished. Introduction by Philip Harbottle. Trade paperback, $15.95 You can order this book from Wildside Press now! |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - OUT OF THE WRECK AND OTHER NAUTICAL TALES FROM THE PULPS OUT OF THE WRECK AND OTHER NAUTICAL TALES FROM THE PULPS by Captain A.E. Dingle is now available! Captain A.E. Dingle published sea stories in the pulp magazines for decades, and the volume, quality and variety of his tales is nothing short of astonishing. This collection assembles eight of his finest, from the Sherlock Holmes pastiche "Watson!" to the short novel "The Coolie Ship," from the misadventures of "Skimps, Ship's Boy" to the lives of "Hard-Shell Clammers" -- nautical stories all, told by a master craftsman. Trade paperback, $14.99 You can order this book from Wildside Press now! Click on the link above and look under Wildside Pulp Classics! |  | ||
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Press - Also now available! SATAN'S DAUGHTER AND OTHER TALES FROM THE PULPS by E. Hoffmann Price A baker's dozen of classic pulp stories, by a master of the genre! SATAN'S DAUGHTER AND OTHER TALES FROM THE PULPS includes such rare gems as the title story, Scourge of the Silver Dragon, Revolt of the Damned, Pit of Madness, The Walking Dead, Drink or Draw, and many more. Retail price: $15.95 You can order this book from Wildside Press now! Click on the link above and look under Wildside Pulp Classics! FAR BELOW AND OTHER HORRORS FROM THE PULPS, ed. by Robert Weinberg Classic horror stories from the pulps, including work by Robert E. Howard, Seabury Quinn, G.G. Pendarves, and many more. Retail price: $29.95 You can order this book from Wildside Press now! STRANGE TALES #7 (January 1933) When STRANGE TALES first appeared in 1931 as a pulp magazine, it was clearly something new. Edited by Harry Bates as a companion to ASTOUNDING STORIES, it combined the supernatural horror and fantasy of WEIRD TALES with vigorous action plots. STRANGE TALES rapidly attracted the most imaginative and capable writers of the day, including such WEIRD TALES regulars as Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Henry S. Whitehead, Hugh B. Cave, Ray Cummings, and numerous others. Had the Great Depression not intervened and killed it after seven issues, the whole history of fantastic fiction might have been different. The January 1933 issue features Hugh B. Cave's classic "Murgunstrumm," as well as stories by Robert E. Howard, Henry S. Whitehead, and many more. Retail price: $15.00 You can order this book from Wildside Press now! Click on the link above and look under Pulp Magazine Facsimile Reprints! SPICY MYSTERY STORIES (February 1937) The famous "weird menace" pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s are among the rarest and most sought-after publications by collectors. The "Spicy" magazines -- which included SPICY MYSTERY, SPICY ADVENTURE, SPICY DETECTIVE, and others -- published a titilating mix of fantasy, horror, mystery, and suspense, punctuated by episodes of torture, sadism, sex, and other risque elements. Although tame by current standards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented tales which thrilled a sensation-hungry audience. Despite the themes and constraints of the market, writers who would later become famous -- including Hugh B. Cave, E. Hoffman Price, Robert Leslie Bellem, and many more -- were frequent contributors. The February 1937 issue features Bellem, Hugh Speer, Justin Case (Hugh B. Cave), and many others -- plus all the classic "spicy" artwork! Retail price: $19.95 You can order this book from Wildside Press now! Click on the link above and look under Pulp Magazine Facsimile Reprints! |   | ||
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Press - THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 1 SHADOW KINGDOMS - THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 1 is coming in December. Robert E. Howard's professional career spans a dozen years, from his first story sale, "Spear and Fang" in 1924, to his western masterpiece, "The Vultures of Wahpeton" shortly before his death in 1936. He wrote for a wide spectrum of magazines, from Argosy to Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine, but the one constant in his varied and interesting career is WEIRD TALES magazine. Collected here are the first of several volumes of Howard's poetry and prose for WEIRD TALES, in the order of publication. For fans and scholars, it's a treat to be able to watch Howard's development of themes, ideas, and style as he produced some of the most memorable characters - Solomon Kane, King Kull, Bran Mac Morn, and ultimately, his greatest character of all - Conan the Cimmerian! Volume one of Shadow Kingdoms reprints Howard's first sale ever, "Spear and Fang," in July 1925, through his fantasy output for September 1929. This includes the first appearances of Solomon Kane ("Red Shadows") and King Kull ("The Shadow Kingdom"), as well as several of Howard's early supernatural tales, such as "Wolfshead" and "The Hyena." SHADOW KINGDOMS is both a testament to Howard's dedication to his craft and a unique collection from one of the most famous pulp magazines of all time. Edited by Paul Herman. Introduction by Mark Finn. Cover by Stephen Fabian. This title is not expected to ship until December 2004. You can order this book when it is published from Wildside Press. You can place a pre-order now from Shocklines. Mike Chomko is also now accepting reservations
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