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| Adventure House - Now
available! THRILLING DETECTIVE HEROES A Pulp Detective Anthology Edited by John Locke and John Wooley Pulp detective heroes from the "Thrilling Group" of magazines, including POPULAR DETECTIVE and THRILLING DETECTIVE. Meet Dr. Coffin, Bagdad the Hobo Detective, Race Williams, Duffy Kildare, Dr. Zeng and other fast-action heroes in this collection of ten stories from THRILLING DETECTIVE and POPULAR DETECTIVE, circa 1930-1950. Includes tales by Ray Cummings, Perley Poore Sheehan, Robert Leslie Bellem and other authors from the classic era of pulp fiction. Also includes a complete history of the Thrilling pulp chain, and biographical detail on each author. 200 pages, 6 X 9, $20 This title is also available from Bud Plant, Mike Chomko, and Vintage Library. |  | ||||||
| Adventure House -
Coming in January! Adventure House has announced that HIGH ADVENTURE #92 will feature a Ki-Gor story, "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure." | |||||||
| Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
- Now available! THE PULPS, THE ADIRONDACKS, AND COON MOUNTAIN BILL A collection of stories by William Merriam Rouse (1884-1937) With a biographical introduction by Miriam DuBois Babcock Printed in Canada, First Printing, April 28, 2006 George A Vanderburgh, Publisher, The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box ISBN 1-55246-689-2 Soft cover, 507 pages, Price $30.00 The Pulps, The Adirondacks and Coon Mountain Bill was published to memorialize one of the unsung authors of the age of pulp fiction, a lesser known but prolific free-lance writer, my step-father, William Merriam Rouse (1884-1937). ). During the first third of the century, pulp magazines were not considered literature (so scholars would not have looked at him). Today there are many who see this as a genre worth researching, a potentially serious contribution to real literature. Between World War I and World War II, the pulps became one of the dominant forces in popular culture. The stories took the reader back to a time of daring dreams, bold adventure and a simpler outlook on the world. Bill Rouse wrote hundreds of short stories, novelettes, and serials of adventure, mystery, detective, humor, romance and horror as well as his favorite Colonial and Quebec stories for various pulp and "slick" magazines. I inherited sixty original unpublished manuscripts written by Bill Rouse, a stack of letters to and from his agents and top-brass pulp editors of the 1930's, and a few photographs. The first four chapters of this 507 page book cover his biography and include my memories of the personal man, his little foibles, his humor, work ethics and his attitudes about life that he shared with me. The book also has 26 of Bill's best unpublished manuscripts, four of his stories previously published, numerous pictures, and a comprehensive bibliography. In his brief lifetime, Bill Rouse left a great legacy to the Adirondack region, especially the area between the Boquet River and Lake Champlain, known as his beloved Coon Mountain. He used this setting in many of his adventure stories, as well as his humorous yarns about the backwoods folks who populated the imaginary area he called "Bildad Road." In 1940, pulp editor F. Orlin Tremaine reprinted many of these stories in a hard cover volume entitled "Bildad Road." One of Bill's stories published in Collier's was used for a silent movie in 1918. This book should be of great interest to those who have revived their fascination with the Great American Pulp Literature of the first third of the century as well as to those who revel in the folklore of the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario Canada L0N 1S0. For inquiries and orders, contact George A. Vanderburgh, Publisher email: gav@bmts.com FAX: 519-925-3482 Visit the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/. This title can also be ordered from Mike Chomko. Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||||||
| Bison
Books - Two new Clark Ashton Smith titles are now available! Lost Worlds by Clark Ashton Smith Introduction by Jeff VanderMeer Trade paperback, 428 pages, Illustrated, $16.95 Out of Space and Time by Clark Ashton Smith Introduction by Jeff VanderMeer Trade paperback, 382 pages, Illustrated, $16.95 |  | ||||||
Bison
Books - Two new Edgar Rice Burroughs titles are now available!
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| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Double Death" from December 15, 1938. "Death's Debt" by Monte Herridge is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "A Stitch in Crime" by Richard Brister from MYSTERY BOOK MAGAZINE, Fall 1947 | |||||||
| Indiana Jones 4 -
Update! Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con and reported that David Koepp's script for Indiana Jones 4 is a couple of months away from finishing with hopes pre-production can begin before early 2007. | |||||||
| James
Bond - New novel to be published in 2007! According to The Hollywood Reporter, a new James Bond novel will be published in 2007 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ian Fleming. The family owned Ian Fleming Publications, Ltd. has contracted with a "very well known and highly respected" author to write the book. The author's name will remain a closely guarded secret until the book is published. | |||||||
| PULPCON 35 -
August 3-6, 2006 PULPCON 35 will be held August 3-6, 2006 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. Ernest Chiriacka and William Tenn to be Guests of Honor William Tenn was a major figure in science fiction magazines after his first SF story "Alexander the Bait" appeared in the May, 1946 Astounding until he became a professor of English at Pennsylvania State University in 1966. His satirical and ironic stories from the period which have been anthologized dozens of times were collected into two super volumes by NESFA in 2001. They have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Earlier sports, detective and western magazines sometimes had them as written by Kenneth Putnam. Tenn was an editor at Popular Publications and edited one anthology, "Children of Wonder" in 1953. He is now Professor Emeritus at Penn State and, at 87, a rabid football fan. Ernest Chiriacka, who attended Pulpcon last year, had outstanding covers on pulps in several fields. Two of his paintings appeared in an advertisement in the December 2004 issue of Illustration, supporting that magazine and the entire community of illustration fans making it a success. A later issue had a lengthy article about him which featured quite a few of his striking action cover paintings. Hal Steeger of Popular Publications rated him "one of the very best in quality and to work with". Since enjoying Pulpcon 34, Chiriacki has been guest of honor at the Windy City convention and Rich Harvey's shorter and smaller gathering in New Jersey. Pulpcon is introducing a new price structure for memberships, offering full memberships Thursday-Sunday (T-S), Friday-Sunday (F-S) and Saturday-Sunday (S-S). Dealers will be required to purchase T-S memberships. Those arriving July 16th or later will be held for at-the-door registration: $40 (T-S), $20 (F-S) and $10 (S-S). Watch the PULPCON website for the latest information as it becomes available. | |||||||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! The Man-Eater by Edgar Rice Burroughs NEWSPAPER VERSION! From the crumbling pages of the New York Evening News comes this Edgar Rice Burroughs' original story, never published in magazine form. "The Man-Eater" was not illustrated, but appropriate old illustrations have been included. Hardcover $24.95 | |||||||
| The Shadow - Returning
to comics? Rich Johnston's gossip column LYING IN THE GUTTERS at Comic Book Resources reported an interesting piece of gossip in the January 24th installment. Reportedly, there was some gossip concerning a "Shadow" project with Chuck Dixon overheard at Comic Con International. This could be nothing, but then again . . . . | |||||||
| Star Wars
- Update! Lucasfilm's Steve Sansweet appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con and confirmed that the "Star Wars" animated series is now scheduled to premiere in 2008 whilst the live action series will begin sometime before 2010. "We've been spending the last couple of years building from scratch two new state-of-the-art digital animation companies, one at Skywalker Ranch and one in Singapore. The scripts for the first batch of shows have been completed, and Animation is hard at work on the first episodes" says Sansweet. The animated series is set late during the Clone Wars after Anakin Skywalker has achieved the rank of Jedi Knight. Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Count Dooku, Palpatine and General Grievous are expected to appear in the animated show. | |||||||
| The Sting of the Scorpion -
New pulp inspired novel! Imagine a world where the Allies lost the war to Nazi Germany and America has spent sixty years under duress by Axis powers. Now imagine an America newly freed from oppression and trying to find its way—through crime and punishment. Welcome to the new America. Steeltown, USA. Another time, another place... Post-War profits have helped Steeltown grow into a thriving industrial metropolis. Unfortunately, the criminal element is growing along with it. Never before has evil of such a depraved and monstrous nature terrorized the rainwashed streets of the city. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and now only the darkest and bloodiest of messiahs can prevent every man, woman and child from becoming hapless victims. Out of the shadows comes The Scorpion. Kurt Reinhardt is a powerful and debonair newspaper publisher by day—but by night he becomes a crime-busting vigilante feared by the criminal underground and relentlessly pursued by the police. He is neither entirely good nor is he evil—and as The Scorpion his agenda is his own. To fight the criminal element he utilizes the awesome .50 caliber Sting, a garrote of piano wire, and secrets best left buried forever in the past. Aiding him in his ruthless quest for “death for death and blood for blood” are hard-boiled Police Captain Dick Barracks, Spike Malone, a cynical young hooligan out of the river district known as “Shit Town”, and Suzaku, his loyal Japanese retainer. At night in Steeltown the shadows are alive and The Scorpion crawls... Paperback, 104 pages, $9.99 Pub. Date: September 2006 Publisher: Black Death Books Visit Black Death Books website to read en excerpt from from the novel and to place a pre-order. |  | ||||||
| Tarzan
- Archive editions of Dell Comic's Tarzan and a new Tarzan
film! Dark Horse Comics is continuing to expand is "Tarzan," and their plans include issuing Archive editions of the complete run of Dell Comics' version of the King of the Apes, along with some projects that they cannot reveal at this time and may involve the new Tarzan film currently in production. | |||||||
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| Adventure
House - Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #89 features Jim Anthony in "Madame Murder" from SUPER DETECTIVE and more! Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, SRP: $7.95 Available in comic shops July 26th! |  | ||
| Adventure
House - Now available! G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #21 featuring "The Sword Staffel" from June 1935 will be available in July. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, SRP: $9.95 |  | ||
| Adventure House - Pulp facsimile reprint update! Coming August 2006: SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES November 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 THE GANG MAGAZINE - May 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DANGER TRAIL - August 1928, 7x10, 160 pages, $14.95 Coming September 2006: SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES April 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES September 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming October 2006: ADVENTURE NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES - July 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 FAME AND FORTUNE MAGAZINE - February 25, 1929, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES - September 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming November 2006: SPEAKEASY STORIES - Oct.-Nov. 1931, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - October 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - Just added! DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - March 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - Just added! Coming December 2006: UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE - December 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - Just added! NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - September 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - Just added! DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 - Just added! | |||
| ATHENA VOLTAIRE: FLIGHT
OF THE FALCON #3 - Coming in October! by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant As Athena races the Nazis to reach the lost city of Petra, the significance of the Falcon is revealed. Will anyone be able to stop the Nazis once they’ve opened the portal to the inner earth? And who is Abu Ali of the assassins of Kwizan? 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $4.50 APE ENTERTAINMENT FLIGHT OF THE FALCON #3 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063001. | |||
| Audio
Books - Coming to comic shops in October! CONAN: THE PHOENIX ON THE SWORD AUDIO EDITION by Robert E. Howard This audio edition features the first volume of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian stories: "The Phoenix on the Sword," "The Scarlet Citadel," "The Tower of the Elephant," "Black Colossus," and "Gods of the North." CD EDITION SRP: $24.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063793. MP3 EDITION SRP: $19.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063794. THE DARK WORLDS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT VOLUME 1 AUDIO EDITION by H.P. Lovecraft Narrated by Wayne June, this audio edition of "The Dunwich Horror" and "The Call of Cthulhu" brings to vivid life the horrors from the mind of the Master himself, H.P. Lovecraft. CD EDITION SRP: $24.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063795. MP3 EDITION SRP: $19.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063796. ELRIC VOLUME 1: ELRIC OF MELNIBONE AUDIO EDITION by Michael Moorcock Narrated by Jeff West with a dramatic introduction read by Michael Moorcock, this audio edition of "Elric of Melnibone" brings a new dimension to Moorcock's remarkable epic of conflict and adventure at the dawn of human history. CD EDITION SRP: $24.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063797. MP3 EDITION SRP: $19.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063798. THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD VOLUME 1: SHADOW KINGDOMS AUDIO EDITION by Robert E. Howard The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard presents all of Howard's work from the classic magazine Weird Tales, meticulously restored to its original text. Featuring King Kull and Solomon Kane, this audio edition collects the first volume of gripping tales: "Spear and Fang" and "Red Thunder." CD EDITION SRP: $24.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063799. MP3 EDITION SRP: $19.95 The August PREVIEWS Diamond Item Code is AUG063800. | |||
| BLOOD
AND THUNDER: THE LIFE AND ART OF ROBERT E. HOWARD By Mark Finn - Coming in November! Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Cimmerian, Solomon Kane, King Kull, and many other characters that helped define the genre of heroic fantasy, lived all of his thirty years in the small town of Cross Plains, Texas. While his books remain continually in print, Howard himself has fallen into obscurity, the details of his personal life become mired in speculation, half-truth, and lies. This engaging biography traces the roots of his writings, correcting many long-standing misconceptions, and takes us on a tour of Howard's world as he saw it best: through his own incomparable imagination. Mark Finn is an award-winning scholar, author, essayist and playwright. He was the recipient of the 2005 Cimmerian Award for Outstanding Achievement in Robert E. Howard studies, and he has presented papers on the author at many international conferences. He lives in Austin, Texas. This book is scheduled for November release from MonkeyBrain Books. Paperback: 400 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 6 x 9 Release Date: November 2006, List Price: $15.95 BLOOD AND THUNDER is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063827. |  | ||
| BOLD
VENTURE PRESS - New Spider in August! The Bold Venture Press website says that THE SPIDER #9 "Satan's Death Blast" is coming August 2006. | |||
| CHEAP THRILLS by Ron Goulart
- Coming to comic shops October 25th! Cheap Thrills is considered the definitive history of pulps, and famed pop culture historian Ron Goulart delves into the background of the well-known and not-so-famous writers who began their professional life as pulp magazine contributors, including Harold Lamb, Major George Fielding Eliot, Dashell Hammett Raymond Chandler, Ray Bradbury, and Tennessee Williams, to name a few. Hermes Press Resolicitation Softcover, 8x11, 208pgs, FC SRP: $29.99 Hardcover, 8x11, 208pgs SRP: $49.99 The Diamond Item Code is AUG063921 (Softcover). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063922 (Hardcover). |  | ||
| CONAN
#33 - Coming in October! Written by Timothy Truman, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Timothy Truman makes his debut as the regular writer of the Conan ongoing with a skull-shattering story of mad dogs, scheming priests, and humanoid abominations! With the beautiful Jiara in tow, Conan journeys west, away from the treacherous City of Thieves and into the jagged, desolate hills of Zamora. Yet lurking amidst the rocks are adversaries hungry for his flesh, his purse, and his soul. A day of death and pain has dawned for the Cimmerian, and when it ends, the wild, the wicked, and the foolish shall fear one name--Conan! 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 18. Dark Horse Comics CONAN #33 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG060013. |  | ||
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #4 - Coming in October! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman, colors by Dave Stewart. Out of the burning desert and into the biting forest, Conan travels at the advice of a nomadic tribe with the knowledge of how to use his hard-won treasures to unlock the way to a much grander prize. Yet within the wooded darkness hides a grave and bloody threat. Into the stinking bowels of the earth Conan and his party will be driven, where guardians who were once men protect an ancient and powerful secret. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 25. Dark Horse Comics CONAN AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #4 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG060014. |  | ||
| CONAN:
BOOK OF THOTH -
Coming in December! Written by Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, art by Kelley Jones. Writers Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, team up with the grandmaster of horror art, Kelley Jones, to tell the horrifying origin of Thoth-amon‹Conan's greatest adversary! In the dank alleys of a decaying city, a beggar child conjures visions of a future where, instead of spitting on him in the streets, the rich and privileged cower in fear of his terrible authority. Through cunning, murderous means, he ingratiates himself into a benevolent priesthood, only to turn the church and the nation itself over to the terrible snake-god, Set! This essential piece of the Conan mythos reveals the secrets behind the dread sorcerer Thoth-amon for the first time! 192 pages, $17.95, in stores on December 13. Dark Horse Comics CONAN: BOOK OF THOTH is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG060015. |  | ||
| Dark
Horse Books: LANKHMAR BOOK 1: SWORDS AND DEVILTRY - New in December! One of the most influential and critically acclaimed fantasy writers of all time, Fritz Leiber pioneered the sword-and-sorcery genre! In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series. 272 pages, $8.95, in stores on December 13. Dark Horse Books LANKHMAR BOOK 1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG060047. |  | ||
| Dark
Horse Comics - Robert E. Howard annoucement at Comic Con International! Dark Horse Comics, together with Paradox Entertainment is pleased to announce that in addition to the critically acclaimed Conan ongoing series, there will be upcoming new and ongoing titles based on classic tales from master storyteller, Robert E. Howard! Kull of Atlantis - Magic, intrigue, and horror abound with Kull of Atlantis, the warrior who becomes a gladiator, and the gladiator who seizes a magnificent kingdom and crowns himself king. In the pre-cataclysmic world of 100,000 years ago, Kull holds his throne against conspirators, murderous rivals, and deadliest of all, the snake-headed Serpent Men. He broods over the mysteries of eternity, shatters unjust laws, and answers his enemies threats with razor-edged steel as his blood-brother Brule the Spear-slayer fights at his side. This new ongoing series will debut in 2007. Pigeons from Hell - Deep in the piney woods, the ruined Blassenville plantation house hides a secret from the cruel days of slavery. Two travelers awaken the horror when they camp out in the old house, but only one survives to seek help from the local sheriff. To clear his name of murder he must go back into the house at sunset, when the demons of the past are released from a torturous hell. But can he prove he isn't a killer and survive the deadly hatchet of the Zuvembie once again. Dramatized on Boris Karloffs classic Thriller television series and called one of the finest horror stories of the 20th century by Stephen King, this new graphic novel arrives in 2007 with master horror writer Joe Lansdale at the helm of this terrifying classic! Robert E. Howard's Savage Tales - Each issue of this new, ongoing series will feature one of Howard's masterful stories, with characters only he could create and in genres he helped define! Included will be tales such as Skull-Face, when shell-shocked war veteran, Stephen Costigan, meets the titular Master of Doom who plots to resurrect an evil empire...Vultures, where somber violence is paired with dark satire in this western thriller that focuses on gunslinger Steve Corcoran encountering conspiracy in a mining boomtown overrun by a gang known only as The Vultures. King of the Forgotten People has adventurer Jim Brill come face to face with a scientist who proves that there are those who will do anything -- even create monstrous beings -- to bring forth the ancient evil of Genghis Khan...Three-Bladed Doom, the name of a mystic dagger and weapon of choice for a group of mystical assassins who come face to face with the famed El Borak as he fights to stop them from reviving their terrifying, medieval cult...Worms of the Earth, a tale in which Bran Mak Morn sees the gates of time unlocked and savage beings let loose upon an ancient earth and Sword Woman, whose instinctive fighting skills are honed and put to the test in 16th century France as this woman warrior foils evil plots and battles those seeking vengeance.Whatever the tale, each issue will reveal new characters, high adventure, and excitement with every turn of the page! The collected works of Robert E.Howard represent a vast publishing opportunity and we have carefully selected the first stories and characters for comic book treatment says Fredrik Malmberg, Head of Licensing & Creative Affairs for Paradox Entertainment. The Conan project with Dark Horse naturally led to growing our relationship and we are thrilled to start working on these exciting new series. "Howard's work, all of his work, translates to comics better than just about any other literary medium. The raw energy and innovative imagery of his work is just what comics needs, and the incredible variety of his characters gives us endless possibilities says Scott Allie, Dark Horse Managing Editor. Any sort of adventure fiction you might want to see brought to life in comics, you can start with Howard, and it'll take you someplace interesting." Additional title information, release dates, and pricing will be forthcoming via press announcements through the coming year. At the Robert E. Howard panel discussion at Comic Con International on Thursday, it was announced that a Soloman Kane title is also in the works. Don't miss the update on the Soloman Kane movie below. | |||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next wees review will be "Double Death" from December 15, 1938. "Diamond Deception" by Brandon Aldinger is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "Ride 'Em, Cowboy" by John Lockhart from THE ALL-AMERICA SPORTS MAGAZINE, May 1938 | |||
| Edgar Rice Burroughs’
A Princess of Mars - This mini-series has been cancelled! Dan Taylor (writer); Ted McKeever (art & cover) This mini-series has been cancelled by the publisher. No details were given. The publisher was IDW Publishing. | |||
| Girasol Collectables - NEW Robert E. Howard Book coming this Fall! Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce ANOTHER major Robert E. Howard facsimile project! Fall 2006 will see the release of THE EXOTIC WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD. EXOTIC WRITINGS will be another hardcover edition of approximately 500 facsimile pages, similar in format to WEIRD WRITINGS, and will cover most of REH's exotic, historical, and detective adventure fiction. This single volume archive will include Howard's works from ORIENTAL STORIES and MAGIC CARPET, STRANGE TALES, SPICY ADVENTURE (as Sam Walser), GOLDEN FLEECE, THRILLING MYSTERY, THRILLING ADVENTURES, SUPER DETECTIVE, STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES plus a few other goodies. We will not be including any of his boxing stories, Breckenridge Elkins or other western material. Included will be his pieces written under the Patrick Ervin pseudonym. Many of these pulps are extremely difficult to come by, and we're quite excited to be able to offer this companion volume to the WEIRD WRITINGS set. Once again, these high quality facsimile pages will be scanned right from the original pulps, with all the illustrations and no edits or omissions. Girasol Collectables Complete contents listing:
Limited Numbered Edition: $115 Regular Edition: $95 Shipping (either edition) +$5 (within North America, call for overseas pricing) |  The cover shown above is by Doug Klauba. It is a rough only and not the final cover. | ||
| H.P.
LOVECRAFT SERIES 1 ACTION FIGURES - Coming to comic shops in
November! "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear." For the first time ever, H.P. Lovecraft's timeless creations become action figures! Each piece is based on the short stories and mythos created by Lovecraft And his contemporaries in the early 20th century... the Golden Age of the Pulps and weird horror fiction! These otherworldy creatures range in size and come with multiple points of articulation (including ball-joints). This first 7" scale series is scheduled to include: Cthulhu (from "The Call of Cthulhu"), the Ghoul (from "Pickman's Model"), and Dagon (from "The Shadow Over Insmouth"). Blister card packaging. Resolicited due to case pack, pricing, and ship date changes. NOTE: This item is sold to retailers in case lots. Please check with your retailer for availability. Click on the links below to view larger images and pre-order these action figures from Entertainment Earth. Nightmares of H.P. Lovecraft Cthulhu Figure Nightmares of H.P. Lovecraft Dagon Figure Nightmares of H.P. Lovecraft Pickmans Model Figure |  | ||
| JAMES
BAMA: AMERICAN REALIST - Coming to comic
shops in October! written & designed by Brian M. Kane; with an Introduction by Harlan Ellison James Bama: American Realist is the first book to span his entire career, exploring his diverse brush from magazine illustrations, paperback book covers, and advertising, and examining his work in pop culture, horror, science fiction, adventure and western genres, as well as his most recent fine art endeavors. Flesk Publications HARDCOVER, 8x11, 160 pages, Full Color, SRP: $34.95 LTD. HARDCOVER, 8x11, 160 pages, Full Color,SRP: $74.95 JAMES BAMA: AMERICAN REALIST is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063779 (Hardcover). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063780 (Limited Hardcover). |  | ||
| THE
LONE RANGER #2 - Coming in
October! by Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, Sergio Cariello, & Dean White The "Year One" origin of the Lone Ranger continues from creators Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, Sergio Cariello, and colorist Dean White! In the second issue of our series, John Reid has been left for dead and found by an uneasy ally — Tonto! Determined to seek his revenge, Reid forms a plan as Tonto aids in his recovery, but will Julius Bartholomew, aka Black Bart, uncover the truth about Reid? This issue features a powerful cover by John (Astonishing X-Men, Planetary) Cassaday! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 THE LONE RANGER #2 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063193. | |||
| Mickey
Spillane Mickey Spillane died Monday, July 17, at the age of 88. The Myrtle Beach Sun News said on its website that Spillane had suffered from pancreatic cancer and died at his home. Spillane started out writing comic books, but then wrote his first Mike Hammer novel, "I, the Jury," in 1946. Twelve more novels followed with titles including "The Killing Man," "The Girl Hunters" and "One Lonely Night." Many of these books were made into movies, including the classic film noir "Kiss Me, Deadly" and "The Girl Hunters," in which Spillane himself starred. Mike Hammer stories were also featured on television in the series "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" and in made-for-television movies. | |||
| Moonstone Books - Doc Savage radio scripts
coming in late 2007! Moonstone Books has announced in their online bulletin board that they plan to publish a collection of the Doc Savage radio scripts, most of which have never been seen before, and more importantly all of them were written by Doc Savage's creator Lestor Dent. All new painted cover with spot illustrations by Doug Klauba. The tentative publication date is late 2007. There may be some other Doc Savage possibilities later on, but this is the official word right now. http://www.moonstonebooks.com | |||
| Moonstone Books -
Coming in October! KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER CASEBOOK By Pierce Askegren, Mike Baron, Rachel Caine, Mark Dawidziak, Tom DeFalco, PN Elrod, John Everson, Joe Gentile, Christopher Golden, Elizabeth Massie, John Ostrander, Gary Phillips, James Reasoner, Robert J Randisi, Richard Dean Starr and Dave Ulanski, cover by Doug Klauba. Sixteen new tales of the surreal, bizarre, and the macabre. After the Stoker Award nominated success of the Kolchak Chronicles (and its various printings), Moonstone presents a new collection of original creepy-thriller Kolchak prose short stories! So listen in as Kolchak relays some of his most spine-tingling cases about voodoo, myths, ghost towns, time conundrums, Vikings, haunted amusement parks, pirates, big fish, and some startling revelations about Kolchak¹s past! Plus: the first ever original Kolchak novella, by Mark Dawidziak. "Cancellation"...you see, Kolchak has been hired to be the consultant on a new network TV show about someone very much like him...hmmm, sound like something you may have seen last year on TV...? Plus, an intro/memoriam of Darren McGavin. http://www.moonstonebooks.com 320 pages, $16.95. KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER CASEBOOK is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063453. | |||
| THE
NIGHT WIND - New pulp series character reprint in the works! Chris (Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels) Yates has been drafted by a small press publisher to re-typeset and re-format a series pulp stories starring the character “The Night Wind” (aka Bingham Harvard). The Night Wind's adventures were originally published in THE CAVALIER magazine and then ALL-STORY WEEKLY in 1913, 1914 and 1918. Despite roughly 21 appearances, “The Night Wind” scored only three known covers. Chris is trying to obtain digital scans of the covers listed below to reproduce for the reprint series. Here are the issues where “The Night Wind” covers appear: THE CAVALIER magazine, May 10, 1913 - Night Wind cover THE CAVALIER magazine, Oct. 4, 1913 - Night Wind cover THE CAVALIER magazine, March 7, 1914 - possible Night Wind cover THE CAVALIER magazine, March 14, 1914 - possible Night Wind cover THE CAVALIER magazine, March 21, 1914 - possible Night Wind cover ALL-STORY WEEKLY magazine, Oct. 5, 1918 - Night Wind cover Ideally, Chris needs scans of 300 dpi size, preferably using a descreen feature to get rid of the moiré pattern. Chris will certainly give credit to anyone who provides a cover, personally in the acknowledgments/credits of each reprint that includes one of your covers. In light of the non-existent profit-margin (this is a print-on-demand project), Chris can offer little more. Chris would be very grateful for any assistance you can provide (if only from one pulp magazine fan to another). Even a referral to someone who might be able to provide these scans would be greatly appreciated. Contact Chris at cyates0300@wowway.com The Night Wind was created by Frederic van Rennselaer Dey (author of innumerable Nick Carter stories) and first appeared in The Cavalier from 1913 to 1919. The Night Wind was Bingham Harvard, a bank clerk wrongly accused of theft. Harvard did not go quietly into custody, however, instead becoming a fugitive. The police pursued him closely, only to discover their mistake as Harvard began preying on them. Harvard, called "the Night Wind" by the police for his elusiveness, did not kill the police, but he was quite content to break their limbs. He found this easy to do, as he was stronger than a normal man. Quite a bit stronger, as a matter of fact--at least five times' worth. (The source of his strength is unknown, as he was adopted as an orphan) The police finally call in Kate Maxwell (later Maxwilton), a nurse turned police detective, to capture Harvard. She becomes convinced he's innocent, they fall in love, and together they escape from Gotham after having gotten married. They eventually return to the States, and after various harum-scarums and to-dos over various story arcs they are happy together, corrupt police and bank staff uncovered and Harvard's good name restored. Thanks to Jess Nevins and his Pulp Heroes website for the information on The Night Wind. | |||
| The Pulp.Net -
New pulp blog: Yellowed Perils! ThePulp.Net has started a new pulp blog, Yellowed Perils, to express thoughts on pulp related topics and allow fans to express their comments. In addition, ThePulp.Net proprietor, William Lampkin, will be attending PulpCon this year and hopes to use the blog to provide regular reports on PulpCon. Yellowed Perils is a website you need to bookmark. Click on over and check it out! | |||
| The Pulp Rack -
New updates! A new semi-section has been added to The Pulp Rack. It's actually under the ADVENTURE category: "W. Ryerson Johnson, Pulp Fictioneer." You can take a look at it at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2006/07/w_ryerson_johns.html The introductory material there explains my interest in Johnson. I first learned about Ryerson (Johnny) Johnson's pulp career from a fanzine article in the mid-1970s. My memory usually clutches trivia better than essentials, but in this case I can't recall the source, but I'd like to think it was an article by Nick Carr or an interview with Johnson by Al Tonik from a PulpCon appearance by the aging fictioneer. My initial awareness of Johnson was as a Kenneth Robeson ghost for Street & Smith's Doc Savage magazine. Later I learned of his work in the crime and western pulps. My appreciation and enjoyment of his stories has grown as a result of his work in this latter genre. There is an enthusiasm in his Doc Savage tales that fits the action-packed pace appropriate for that character, but the stories have some clunky sections -- it's obvious in hindsight that this character isn't really Johnson's, and the hand of his friend, Lester Dent, or a S&S editor, may have been rushed and a tad graceless in tweaking the writing and smoothing out the flow of the story between Johnson's work and the fix ups entered to make the finished work more appropriate to Doc Savage continuity, what little of it there may have been. But Johnson's own work shows care and effort. He didn't slam out stories in so prolific a manner as many other pulp fictioneers, but he provided entertainment just as well and better than others. The articles I'll be posting in this section are an effort to share my enthusiasm and appreciation for Johnson's writing. Included there is a link to the first essay for this section, "'The Avalanche Maker' and 'River Round Up': A Look at Two North-Westerns by W. Ryerson Johnson." You'll find this piece at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2006/07/athe_avalanche.html Pulp fan Thomas Krabacher presents a look at Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1916 novel, THE GIRL FROM FARRIS'S. As Tom states, "Burroughs began writing THE GIRL FROM FARRIS'S in the summer 1913. He originally intended to enter it in a best novel contest sponsored at the time by the publishing house of Reilly & Britton in hopes of winning the $10,000 first prize. He didn't complete it, however, until sometime in the spring of 1914 well after the contest ended; eventually it saw publication as a four-part serial in ALL-STORY WEEKLY in the fall of 1916." This isn't an adventure novel of the sort ERB is known for, but he is, after all, the Master Of Adventure -- so I've posted Tom's article in the Adventure section of The Pulp Rack. You'll find it at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2006/07/the_girl_from_f.html Thanks for visiting! Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! For the first time as stand-alone hardcovers, the three Modern Mechanics and Inventions magazine stories with the original text and illustrations: CONQUEST OF THE MOON by Edgar Rice Burroughs 212 pages, 6.00" x 9.00", perfect binding, black and white interior ink Hardcover $24.95 Trade paperback $14.95 LOST INSIDE THE EARTH by Edgar Rice Burroughs 132 pages, 6.00" x 9.00", perfect binding, black and white interior ink Hardcover $24.95 Trade paperback $14.95 CARTER OF THE RED PLANET by Edgar Rice Burroughs 118 pages, 6.00" x 9.00", perfect binding, black and white interior ink Hardcover $24.95 Trade paperback $9.95 | |||
| RED
SONJA #16 - Coming in
October! by Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi with Steve Sadowski THE RETURN OF KULAN GATH: Part 5 "A Clash of Red!"—The ultimate Red Sonja story continues by the all-star team of Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, Brian Buchellato and friends! This issue: Red Sonja, Osin and Suumarro are joined by Blyke, former bard of Suumaro’s father, and a host of ice men on the journey into the frozen wastes to recruit the aid of the old gods. Meanwhile, Gath continues to push the boundaries of his prison as he seeks to escape his chains and take over the very world! This issue features covers by E-Bass, Mel Rubi, Stephen Sadowski, and Dick Giordano, all shipping in an equal ratio! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 RED SONJA #16 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063186. | |||
| THE
RETURN OF THE SORCERER: THE BEST OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH - Coming in November! by Clark Ashton Smith; edited by Robert Weinberg THE RETURN OF THE SORCERER offers both readers and scholars a definitive collection of short fiction and short novels by an overlooked master of fantasy, horror, and science fiction — Clark Ashton Smith. Softcover, 400 pages, B&W SRP: $35.00 Hardcover, 400 pages, B&W SRP: $59.95 Publisher: Wildside Press THE RETURN OF THE SORCERER is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063837 (Softcover). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063838 (Hardcover). |  | ||
| ROBERT
E. HOWARD: KULL TP - Coming to comic shops November 1st! by Robert E. Howard; illustrated by Justin Sweet Part of the DelRey Illustrated Editions of Robert E. Howard, this volume contains every King Kull story written by Robert E. Howard. Softcover, 6x9, 400 pages, SRP: $15.95 KULL is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063842. |  | ||
| THE
SAVAGE RED SONJA: QUEEN OF THE FROZEN WASTES #3 -
Coming in October! by Frank Cho, Doug Murray, & Homs Dynamite’s newest Red Sonja mini-series event continues as writers Doug Murray and Frank Cho — along with the newest Sonja sensation Homs — present the third issue pitting the Savage Red Sonja against the Queen of the Frozen Wastes! In this issue, Sonja remains trapped in the clutches of the beautiful and deadly Ice Queen, forced to duel in the arena against man and beast alike! As she plots her escape, will her plans be foiled by her desire to free her fellow prisoners! This issue features covers by Frank Cho (50%), Stjepan Sejic (25%), and Homs (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 QUEEN OF THE FROZEN WASTES #3 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063196. | |||
| THE
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 1 - Coming to comic shops
October 11! The Shadow returns in two of his greatest pulp adventures: "Crime, Insured" (acclaimed as Walter Gibson's greatest thriller) and "The Golden Vulture" (revised by Gibson from Lester Dent's 1932 tryout novel that won him the Doc Savage contract), featuring writers Walter B. Gibson and Lester Dent (writing as "Maxwell Grant"), and artists George Rozen and Edd Cartier. The first volume of this new series reproduces both original covers by George Rozen, plus all of the original interior illustrations by Edd Cartier. This book also includes new historical background articles by popular culture historians Anthony Tollin and Will Murray (who collaborated posthumously with Dent on Seven new Doc Savage novels previously published by Bantam). (Sanctum Productions) Soft Cover, 7x10, B&W SRP: $12.95 THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 1 will arrive in comic shops October 11th. THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG063715. |  | ||
| Soloman Kane Feature Film -
Update from screenwriter and director Michael J. Bassett! As some of you may know, a film based on Robert Howard's 'Solomon Kane' character has recently been announced. Since I'm the writer and director of this upcoming movie I just wanted to drop a quick note to all the Howard and Kane fans out there who might be either delighted or horrified that a movie is in the making. I know how I feel when a favourite book/game/comic is announced as a movie; I'm happy that someone has finally realised how great it is and always cynical that the collective 'they' is going to screw it up somehow. This seems to happen more often than not but, regardless, I always start out optimistic. I hope you all do too on Kane. Couple of things you should know that should set your collective minds at ease; firstly, the producers really do love Robert E. Howard and have been obsessive about trying to find the right story to introduce him to the wider film going world. Secondly, in me they have found a writer and director who loves the fantasy genre and wants be absolutely certain that I remain true to the essence of Solomon Kane. Certainly at this script stage, I'm sure I have something which really works and can't wait to get it before cameras. For me Solomon Kane is perhaps Howard's most interesting and unusual character and for many reasons, possibly the hardest to bring to the screen. Kane's sheer sense of resolve and inner strength is a tremendous challenge to convey both for me as a director and for the actor I finally choose to cast as this iconic hero. The danger is that because of this strength and formality in his ways it could lead to a rather mannered and inaccessible hero and I'm trying to walk a fine line so that we can somehow understand him without softening him into some reflective and weakened 21st century version of a hero. I want to absolutely capture a hero who has unwavering faith in his mission and his ability to follow through - personally, I miss 'real' men in modern movies; taciturn, world weary and masculine heroes who are genuinely capable of doing what they promise. Kane, to me, is one such man and I'm determined to honour him. What I thought I'd do with this first story, in what will hopefully become a series of films, is to back peddle a little bit from where Howard started us off with Kane and explore just why he is the man he is. So this first film is going to be an 'origins' tale of sorts. I had to create some sense of what could possibly drive a man such as Kane and I think you're all going to be really excited by what happens to him. Then, once we're up and running, it allows me the freedom to go on and tangle with some of Kane's other adventures. Of course, the big question is, who will be Kane? Truth is, I don't know yet. The casting is so vital that I don't want to rush this. You can be sure that the person I finally cast will be able to embody the real essence of Kane. I need someone with a really predatory power and inner anger that can burst forth at just the right moments. Not many guys out there can do that so making that choice is going to be tricky. Anyway, that's all for now. I'm not going to make any wild promises about how wonderful the finished film will be - there's far too much water yet to flow under that particular bridge - but I can assure you all that at least I'm starting this journey with the very best of intentions. Oh yes, and as a little peek into some of the stuff I'm planning here's a concept art image of Kane battling a mob of ghoulish creatures. The artwork is by Greg Staples, who I'm sure some of you will know if one of the very best fantasy artists working today. Enjoy. Michael J Bassett Watch Michael Bassett's first Solomon Kane video diary at ArtistLog.com Click Here: http://www.artistlog.com/michaelbassett
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| THRILL HOUSE COMICS -
New pulp inspired character! Secret Lab Studios, in association with Thrill House Comics, and the world renowned award winning Weta Workshop Design Team of New Zealand have announced that they are currently collaborating on designs for CRYPTID, a new and original intellectual property that is currently in development as a feature film, video game, graphic novel and toy line. CRYPTID is an intellectual property created in the spirit of the classic pulp fiction action adventures of Tarzan, The Shadow, Doc Savage and The Phantom. KIPLING MCKAY is a soldier/safari hunter who is recruited by a secret society of CRYPTOZOOLOGISTS to hunt down and capture creatures not yet known to science, also known as CRYPTIDS. The Brainchild of Michael Todd, CRYPTID has been in development for over a decade with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. But the project has picked up a tremendous momentum with the completion of the graphic novel script and Weta completing the initial phase of their production designs. The CRYPTID license is a universe of stories to be told across multiple forms of media developed by Michael Todd and Ronald Shusett, co-Creator of the “ALIEN” franchise. The saga begins with a six issue graphic novel, Co-Written by Michael Todd, Ronald Shusett, Michael Town and David Elliott, utilizing the designs produced by Weta. As well as Weta, Secret Lab Studios also boasts the talents of Frank Frazetta, Simon Bisley, Mike Mignola and Alex Horley to the team of artists and designers working on CRYPTID. Source: Comic Book Resources |  | ||
| Valentino Cthulhu Plush - Now available! Dressed in a sensational ensemble that shows off his fashionable side, Cthulhu is dressed this spring in this evocative outfit from designee Toee Vouwt. Featuring a color palette derived from the exotic cinnamons of the Orient, and ebony from the deepest Africa, Valentino, as he is known to his many admirers, is a limited edition. Stands 15-inches tall. Scheduled to ship in June 2006. SRP: $19.99 The Valentino Velvet Cthulhu Plush will be available from Entertainment Earth and other retailers. |  | ||
| Will
Murray: THE DESERT DEMONS - Forthcoming new Doc Savage novel! Will Murray wrote the introduction to "The Golden Vulture" in the first volume of the new Shadow reprint series from Anthony Tollin and Nostalgia Ventures. At the conclusion of the Introduction, Murray is credited as " the literary agent for the Estate of Lester Dent, and collaborated posthumously with the Man of Bronze's principal author on eight Doc Savage novels, the latest of which is The Desert Demons, forthcoming." More new Doc Savage is good news indeed! | |||
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| Doc Savage and The Shadow -
New pulp reprint update! The first SHADOW book is now available from Anthony Tollin, Adventure House, Mike Chomko, Girasol Collectables, and Vintage Library. Bud Plant will be receiving his copies at the start of San Diego Comic-Con International and they will be on sale at the convention. The first volume of The Shadow will also be available at Pulpcon in early August and in comic book shops come October. Each paperback retails for $12.95 and contains two complete, unabridged pulp adventures of The Shadow or Doc Savage with reproduction of the original covers and interior illustrations. The Shadow Volume 1 can be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio; TX 78245-1474 (add $3.00 for postage and packaging) and will eventually be available on Nostalgia Ventures' website. At long last, we finally have the authorized reprint series featuring original covers and interior art that we have been asking for. It is now up to the fans to show their support so that these series can continue until all the Shadow and Doc Savage novels are reprinted. The success of these series will also spawn the additional benefit of more affordable quality pulp reprints featuring other classic adventure heroes. My copy of the first Shadow volume is in the mail and I hope yours is too! The planned upcoming releases are listed below! THE SHADOW 2: "The Chinese Disks" and "Malmordo" THE SHADOW 3: "The Red Blot" and "The Voodoo Master" THE SHADOW 4: "The Murder Master" and "The Hydra" THE SHADOW 5: "The Black Falcon" and "The Salamanders" THE SHADOW 6: "Dead Men Live" and "The Golden Masks" THE SHADOW 7: "The London Crimes" and "Castle of Doom" THE SHADOW 8: "Lingo" and "The Cobra" DOC SAVAGE 1: "Fortress of Solitude" and "The Devil Genghis" DOC SAVAGE 2: "The King Maker" and "Resurrection Day" DOC SAVAGE 3: "Repel" and "The South Pole Terror" Here is a sneak peak at the upcoming covers (preliminary) for the next two Shadow volumes!
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| CLASSIC COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS
#5: CONAN - Now
available! 5" tall, fully painted, packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box and included is a vintage-style pinback button, and booklet, limited to 750 pieces, $49.95 Dark Horse's Classic Comic Book Characters series features characters from a variety of publishers' books, not just Dark Horse. We are very pleased to present one of the all-time favorite characters, Robert E. Howard's Conan, as the fifth release in our Classic Comic Book Characters series. Although Conan first appeared in the pulp magazines of the 1930s, it was his debut as a comic book character in the 1970s that really rekindled interest in the character. The comics series was groundbreaking in many ways, elevating the standard of artwork and pushing the envelope of content with its savage approach to the "sword and sorcery" genre. Our statue is inspired by that version of Conan, but also recalls the 1940's sculpting and painting style of "syroco" statues with a result which Craig Yoe describes as "primitive but charming". Conan stands 5" tall and is full-painted. Each statuette is packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box and included is a vintage-style pinback button, and booklet about the character and his creator, limited to 750 pieces. Dark Horse Comics |  | |||
| CONAN
#30 - Available in comic shops July 19th! Written by Mike Mignola, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Conan battles a gelatinous abomination older than history itself in this continuation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hall of the Dead" adapted by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and drawn by Cary Nord. Grasping, groping tentacles meet cold, hard steel as Conan struggles to avoid the churning gullet of an adversary unlike any he's faced before. In an abandoned city long lost to the hearts and memories of man, where will the Cimmerian turn for refuge? The haunting dead of this ancient place offer no solace, but they want nothing more than for Conan to join their dank and lifeless company. 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | |||
| CONAN
#33 - Coming in October! Written by Timothy Truman, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Timothy Truman makes his debut as the regular writer of the Conan ongoing with a skull-shattering story of mad dogs, scheming priests, and humanoid abominations! With the beautiful Jiara in tow, Conan journeys west, away from the treacherous City of Thieves and into the jagged, desolate hills of Zamora. Yet lurking amidst the rocks are adversaries hungry for his flesh, his purse, and his soul. A day of death and pain has dawned for the Cimmerian, and when it ends, the wild, the wicked, and the foolish shall fear one name--Conan! 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 18. | | |||
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #4 - Coming in October! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman, colors by Dave Stewart. Out of the burning desert and into the biting forest, Conan travels at the advice of a nomadic tribe with the knowledge of how to use his hard-won treasures to unlock the way to a much grander prize. Yet within the wooded darkness hides a grave and bloody threat. Into the stinking bowels of the earth Conan and his party will be driven, where guardians who were once men protect an ancient and powerful secret. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on Oct. 25. Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview for the second issue of this miniseries online. | | |||
| CONAN:
BOOK OF THOTH -
Coming in December! Written by Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, art by Kelley Jones. Writers Kurt Busiek and Len Wein, creator of Wolverine and Swamp Thing, team up with the grandmaster of horror art, Kelley Jones, to tell the horrifying origin of Thoth-amon‹Conan's greatest adversary! In the dank alleys of a decaying city, a beggar child conjures visions of a future where, instead of spitting on him in the streets, the rich and privileged cower in fear of his terrible authority. Through cunning, murderous means, he ingratiates himself into a benevolent priesthood, only to turn the church and the nation itself over to the terrible snake-god, Set! This essential piece of the Conan mythos reveals the secrets behind the dread sorcerer Thoth-amon for the first time! 192 pages, $17.95, in stores on Dec. 13. | | |||
| Dark
Horse Books: LANKHMAR BOOK 1: SWORDS AND DEVILTRY - New in December! One of the most influential and critically acclaimed fantasy writers of all time, Fritz Leiber pioneered the sword-and-sorcery genre! In the ancient city of Lankhmar, two men forge a friendship in battle. The red-haired barbarian Fafhrd left the snowy reaches of Nehwon looking for a new life while the Gray Mouser, apprentice magician, fled after finding his master dead. These bawdy brothers-in-arms cement a friendship that leads them through the wilds of Nehwon facing thieves, wizards, princesses, and the depths of their desires and fears. Superb writing and brilliant, believable characterizations highlight the first entry in Leiber's seminal series. 272 pages, $8.95, in stores on December 13, 2006. Dark Horse Books This title will be solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 26). | | |||
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Horse Comics - Conan related guest appearances at Comic Con International! Schedule of Events for San Diego Comic Con 2006, July 20 - 23. Please note: All special guests and appearance times are subject to change. Signings and events in the Dark Horse Comics booth #2615: FRIDAY, JULY 21: 12:00 - 1:00 Conan: Greg Ruth, Paul Lee, Joshua Dysart, Richard Starkings, Scott Allie | ||||
| Doc Con 2006 - October 14 and 15, 2006! LaPlata Missouri, the hometown of Lester Dent, will be the location for Doc Con 2006! The date is set for October 14 and 15. There is a planning group established which anyone is welcome to join: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laplatadoccon. The Doc Con 2006 planning group is working with the LaPlata Historical Preservation Society to start a permanent Lester Dent/Doc Savage museum or exhibit. Donations and items are very welcome and the Mayor of LaPlata has offered a room in the town library as a place to get the exhibit started.
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| Doc Savage and The Shadow
audio books - Update! Marc Butler has completed an audio version of Doc Savage in "Birds of Death." Marc Butler has also begun an audio version of the very first Shadow adventure, "The Living Shadow." Chapters 1-30 are now finished and uploaded (only 7 more to go). These are amateur efforts, but Marc has attempted to do a decent job with voices and pacing. Marc is also adding appropriate sound effects to enhance the experience. The raw recording of all of the chapters of "The Living Shadow" are finished and Marc is now post- processing them, cleaning up the "uh's" and "oops" and things like that, plus adding in sound effects. The website is: http://www.markbsplace.net/Audios | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Green Eyes" from October 1, 1932. "The Mathemagician of Death" by Jarret W. Buse is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "The Queen of Diamonds Murder" by Zachary Strong from CRACK DETECTIVE, May 1942 | ||||
| FARMERPHILE: The Magazine of Philip
José Farmer -
Shipping late July! Issue No. 5 - July 2006 FARMERPHILE is a quarterly digest devoted to making available previously unpublished writings by Hugo Award-winning author and SFWA Grandmaster Philip José Farmer. The first ten issues of FARMERPHILE will serialize the first-time publication of Up from the Bottomless Pit, Philip José Farmer’s “lost” novel about the ultimate ecological disaster in the oil industry. Each of the initial ten issues will also feature a heretofore unpublished short story or article by Farmer, as well as a regular column on Creative Mythography by Wold Newton scholar Win Scott Eckert, editor of Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe. Future issues are scheduled to include articles on PJF & Tarzan, Ancient Opar, and tributes from the top science fiction authors of our day. Fabulously illustrated by such talented artists as Charles Berlin, Keith Howell, and Karl Kauffman. Contents for Issue No. 5 - July 2006: The July 2006 issue of Farmerphile centers focuses on Philip José Farmer’s classic fictional author novel "Venus on the Half-Shell" and features the previously unpublished short story “The Doll Game.” Also included is a scholarly look at the origins of Farmer’s Ancient Opar by Alan Hanson (editor of "Heritage of the Flaming God"), as well as regular features by Bette Farmer, Danny Adams (co-author of "The City Beyond Play"), Win Scott Eckert (editor of "Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe") and Paul Spiteri (editor of "Pearls from Peoria"). "The Roller Coaster Ride with Phil Farmer" by Bette Farmer "The Trickster Awakens" by Tracy Knight "The Trout Letters" by Philip José Farmer "Trout Fishing in Bermuda: Why and How" by Roger Crombie "Bibliophile: Jesus on Mars" by Paul Spiteri "Hertiage of the Flaming God" by Alan Hanson "The Doll Game" by Philip José Farmer; illustrated by Charles Berlin "Alias Philip José Farmer" by Danny Adams "Creative Mythography: Ouroboros" Part Two by Win Scott Eckert "Up from the Bottomless Pit" Part Five by Philip José Farmer; illustrated by Keith Howell Cover art by Keith Howell Complete ordering information for FARMERPHILE may be found at: http://pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm |  | |||
| THE
GREAT PULP HEROES by Don Hutchison -
Coming this Fall! Here is an affectionate look back at the outsized heroes who once occupied the imagination of millions of loyal readers - The Shadow, Tarzan, Doc Savage, Captain Future, The Spider, Zorro. They were the original super guys, godfathers and inspiration to the likes of Superman, Batman and James Bond. Fascinating and informative, THE GREAT PULP HEROES is a lively and entertaining history of those fabulous characters, of the gaudy, glorious magazines that spawned them, and of the amazing wordsmiths who churned out their monthly adventures. Publisher: Book Republic Press, 6x9, 288 pages, ISBN: 1580421849, $12.95 Don Hutchison is editing, revising, and expanding the original book for this new edition. Neil (Girasol Collectables) Mechem has designed the cover--and it's really terrific! This will be a new, improved edition that every collector will want to own.
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| WORLD
HORROR CONVENTION 2007 - Don Hutchison to be Special Editor Guest
of Honour DON HUTCHISON's non-fiction study THE GREAT PULP HEROES was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, while his six-volume Aurora Award-winning series of the landmark NORTHERN FRIGHTS anthologies gained international recognition and acclaim for Canadian horror and its practitioners. In 1990 he received The Lamont Award "for outstanding effort in keeping alive the memory and spirit of the pulp magazine era". Visit the World Horror Convention website for complete information, http://www.whc2007.org/ | ||||
| Illustration Magazine - Coming up in #18! Dan Zimmer at Illustration Magazine says that Issue 18 will feature an extensive and in-depth profile of pulp artist Allen Anderson. Thanks to Michael Hudson of ReelArt Studios and the Cover Ups Yahoo Newsgroup for the tip! | ||||
| James Van Hise - Now
available! THE FACE IN THE ABYSS by A. Merritt Facsimile pulp reprint of the complete A. Merritt classic science fantasy novel as originally published in the 1923 ARGOSY ALL-STORY pulp magazine ("The Face in the Abyss") and the 1930 ARGOSY pulp magazine ("The Snake Mother"). From the original pulp pages (not retyped) with the original pulp illustrations. These two A. Merritt stories were later revised (by Merritt) when combined and turned into the novel THE FACE IN THE ABYSS and substantial changes were made (Including dropping a character and changing the ending). Also included are several Virgil Finlay illustrations from later pulp reprints of the two stories. 150 pages, 8.5 by 11, full color covers. Each volume is $25 plus $8 Priority Mail or $3 Media Mail. Overseas is $10 for Global Priority Mail. AFTER WORLDS COLLIDE by Edwin Balmer and Philip Wylie The complete Philip Wylie classic science fiction novel, all six parts as it appeared in the BLUE BOOK pulp magazine in 1933 and 1934. Profusely illustrated (several illustrations per installment). Each volume is $25 plus $8 Priority Mail or $3 Media Mail. Overseas is $9 for Global Priority Mail. Payment by check, money order, or Paypal. James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Email and Paypal Jimvanhise@aol.com | ||||
| The
Pulp Rack - New update! Hot on the heels of Richard Hall's review of THE IRON TRAIL, here's a short essay on artist Harvey Dunn, a member of the Howard Pyle school of American illustration. Harvey Dunn isn't usually on the list of famed pulp-cover artists -- his work more often appeared in the slicks. But the subjects of his paintings -- historical adventure, the frontier, pioneer life -- and his influence on many subsequent illustrators make him worth examining by pulp fans. You can read this article by visiting this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2006/07/harvey_dunn_art.html Once again, thanks for your patronage! Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | ||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE RETURN OF THE MUCKER by Edgar Rice Burroughs The sequel to THE MUCKER. The original magazine text has been used for this printing. Hardcover $24.95 Trade paperback $14.95 GAY PARISIENNE A pulp magazine of the spicy type, which contained fiction as well as a center section of nudes. This is a fascimile reprint in slightly enlarged format (original was 7x10, this reprint is 8.5x11) and contains the entire contents of the original issue of December 1933. Trade paperback $9.95 | ||||
| Robert
E. Howard - Original contract for A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK found! REH fan Danny Street has been doing some searching around his home town in England and he has come up with an interesting find — the original contract for Robert E. Howard’s first hardcover, 1937’s A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK. Visit the Robert E. Howard United Press Association website for a look at the contract. Further information on this and on Danny's other REH finds will be published in an upcoming issue of The Cimmerian. Thanks to Terry Allen and the REH Comics Group for the tip. | ||||
| STERANKO to appear at San
Diego Comic Con International! The escape artist turned legendary Marvel comics artist, musician, illustrator, author, publisher, and filmmaker, Jim Steranko, hasn't appeared at the San Diego Comic-Con in years! Steranko has inspired millions including author Michael Chabon who cited Steranko as the inspiration for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel character Joe Kavalier and comics legend, Jack Kirby, who created his famous character and comic book, Mister Miracle based on Steranko! As a filmmaker, Steranko has collaborated with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola on some of their most popular movies. Steranko will make a surprise appearance at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego to premier the 2007 Steranko Art Calendar at the Vanguard Productions booth 1706. Other recent Steranko projects include Domino Lady: The Complete Collection (Vanguard), The Discovery Channel's Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked documentary, and writing a recent episode of Cartoon Network's Justice League series. Steranko has been cited as one of the top 5 greatest comic-book art innovators of all-time by Wizard magazine, and has been likewise recognized by America's Smithsonian Institute and France's world-famous Louvre Museum. This year, while at Comic-Con, Steranko will attend the EISNER AWARDS where he is nominated for the Hall of Fame induction for his many landmark contributions to the comics art form. This legendary creator will be signing and entertaining attendees all weekend at the Vanguard Productions booth 1706. | ||||
| Wildside Press
- WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD update! Wildside Press is changing the covers for softcover editions of THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD to have a more "modern look." The new books for brick and mortar bookstores such as Borders and Barnes & Noble will be mass market paperbacks and will have covers by Ken Kelly. The hardcover editions sold on the Wildside Press website will continue to appear with Steve Fabian covers.
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| Wildside
Press - WEIRD TALES in downloadable format! John Betancourt reports on the Wildside Press Forum that you can look for e-versions of WEIRD TALES starting with the current issue, in just a few weeks. They will be released on Fictionwise.com. | ||||
| Will Murray - James
Bama article in STARLOG #348 (August 2006)! There is a 3 page illustrated article on James Bama, "Cover Story," written by Will Murray in STARLOG #348 (August 2006). This issue also has a one panel cartoon with Doc Savage and Superman standing in front of Superman's Fortress of Solitude and Doc says to Superman, "You could have built your Fortress of Solitude ANYWHERE and you have to build it right next to MINE?!" | ||||
| World Fantasy Convention
- New anthology inspired
by Robert E. Howard ! This year's World Fantasy Convention (November 2-5, Austin) will be devoted mostly to honoring Robert E. Howard on the centennial of his birth. In conjunction with the convention, there'll be an anthology of stories inspired by Howard and his work. It will be edited by Scott Cupp and Joe Lansdale, and it's going to be a must-have item. CROSS PLAINS UNIVERSE: TEXANS CELEBRATE ROBERT E. HOWARD is a co-publication of MonkeyBrain Books and the Fandom Association of Central Texas with the cooperation of Paradox Entertainment. This will be a limited-edition anthology. Each attendee of the 2006 World Fantasy Convention, hosted this year by FACT, will be presented a copy, but at this time there are no plans to make copies commercially available, and no plans for a trade edition. Click here for the contents listing. Thanks to Mark Finn and the REH Comics Newsgroup for the update. | ||||
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| Battered Silicon Dispatch Box THE ROMANCE OF THE SECRET SERVICE FUND Written by Fred M. White, edited and introduced by Douglas G. Greene of Crippen & Landru In the gaslit days before the First World War, when Sherlock Holmes wandered the foggy streets of London, the espionage story was invented. Holmes himself was occasionally called in to investigate cases of lost diplomatic papers, but he wasn't the first specialist in such matters. That honor goes to Newton Moore, the creation of Fred M. White. In this volume, a series of six stories appearing in Pearson's Magazine in 1900, Moore deals with Russian adventuresses (with daggers secreted in their corsages), German spy masters, murderous Indian potentates, Balkan intrigues, rifles that will "entirely revolutionize infantry tactics," and purloined plans of all sorts. Written at a time when spying was romantic, public-school ideals triumphed, and patriotism was supreme, ROMANCE OF THE SECRET SERVICE FUND is evocative of a lost era and one of the most important series of espionage stories never to appear in book form-until now. Available in trade paperback for $16. THE PULPS, THE ADIRONDACKS, AND COON MOUNTAIN BILL A collection of stories and, I think, autobiographical pieces, by pulp writer William M. Rouse, compiled by Miriam Babcock. Born in 1884, Rouse lived in Westport, New York, along Lake Champlain in the Adirondack Mountains. Until his death in 1937, Rouse wrote extensively for the pulp magazines, publishing stories in such titles as Argosy, Clues, Complete Stories, Detective Fiction Weekly, People' s, Sea Stories, Short Stories, Thrilling Adventures, and Top-Notch. He also wrote for Collier's, Liberty, and Munsey's. He was also a journalist. Unfortunately, Battered Silicon has not provided me with the contents of this volume (nor is it listed at their website). However, there are some previously unpublished pieces in this book. It will be available in August as a trade paperback for $30 The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario Canada L0N 1S0. For inquiries and orders, contact George A. Vanderburgh, Publisher email: gav@bmts.com FAX: 519-925-3482 Visit the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/. Both titles can also be ordered from Mike Chomko. Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||
| Captain
Spectre and the Lightning Legion -
Captain Spectre Returns! "SECRET WORLDS" Chapter 3 of Captain Spectre is in progress! Pages 1 through 15 are now posted online. It is a great time to jump on board, with the opening of this new thrilling chapter in the life of Captain Spectre. This chapter is of the jungle/lost world serial genre, complete with jungle princess, dinosaurs, ancient science, and cannibals. Join the Lightning Legion, and get in on the adventures. It's Free!! http://www.captainspectre.com | |||
| DARKER
TIDES by Eric Frank Russell - Now available! The name of Eric Frank Russell is synonymous with the "Golden Age of Science Fiction". From his first published tale in 1937 to the middle of the 1960s, Eric Frank Russell was one of the most highly-acclaimed authors in the genre. As such, much of his best science fiction remains in print today. However, there was another side to the great writer, that of being one of the modern masters of the weird tale. As an admirer of the work of Charles Fort, Eric Frank Russell was also keenly interested in the supernatural or unexplainable. His novel SINISTER BARRIER was credited with inspiring John W. Campbell to launch UNKNOWN so that stories of this type would have a home. Over the next two decades, Eric Frank Russell wrote more stories that are more in the realm of the "weird tale" than the more logical world of science fiction. Several of these tales were collected over thirty years ago in a fabulously rare volume entitled DARK TIDES. This new collection contains all of these elusive tales and doubles their number with a selection of similar stories from sources such as WEIRD TALES, FANTASTIC, STRANGE STORIES, and SCIENCE FANTASY. Whether you come to this book as an Eric Frank Russell fan seeking out his rare stories or come as a devotee of the weird tale, we are certain that you'll find much here to enjoy! With introductions by the late author and a new preface by John Pelan and a striking cover by Allen Koszowski this edition is limited to just 500 copies. Considering that Mr. Russell's collection from NESFA is now in a third printing, we strongly suggest advance orders to avoid possible disappointment. $45.00 the copy with $7.00 S & H in the USA, $14.00 S & H elsewhere. Visit the Darkside Press/Midnight House website to place your order. |  | ||
| Dum-Dum
2006 & ECOF 2006 -
August 3-6, 2006 The BB Dum-Dum and ECOF Conventions will be amalgamated in Rockville, Maryland ~ August 3-6, 2006. Thursday, August 3 2:00 pm – National Capital Panthans Regularly Scheduled Meeting Pool Barbeque Party at Bill Ross’ home, Annapolis, MD 3:00pm – Attendee check-in -- Doubletree Hotel, Main Lobby 6:30 pm – Burroughs Bibliophiles Board Meeting at Bill Ross’ home Friday, August 4 All day – Doubletree Hotel check-in – Main Lobby 8:00 am – 5:00 pm -- ECOF Registration -- Regency Room 8:30 am – Huckster Room available for set-up 9:30 am – Huckster Room Open for Business 1:00 pm – Deli lunch provided at “Gotten,” John Tyner’s home 2:00 pm – Panel A – “The Evolution of the Character of Jane” Moderator: Bruce Salen Panelists: Joan Bledig, J.G. Huckenpohler and Lew Kay-Skinner 4:00 pm – Huckster Room closed 4:30 pm – Book Crawl to Second Story Books, host - Nelson Freck 6:00 pm – No host dinner at Broadway Diner (500 items to choose from) 8:00 pm – Book Crawl to Wonder Books, Frederick, MD (or) Open House at J.G. Huckenpohler’s Puerto Rican Tree House Saturday, August 5 All day – Doubletree Hotel check-in – Main Lobby All day – ECOF Registration – Regency Room 9:00 am – Huckster Room open 11:00 am – Panel B – “ERB Second Century Contributors” Moderator: Bruce Salen Panelists: J. G. Huckenpohler, Ellen Vartanoff and Bob Zeuschner, 1:00 pm – Deli lunch with colleagues at local restaurants (by arrangement) 2:00 pm – Auction benefiting Burroughs Bibliophiles, Auctioneer Bill Ross 3:00 pm – Insanity Auction benefiting Panthans Pundits, Auctioneer Bill Ross 5:00 pm – Huckster Room closed 6:00 pm – Attitude Adjustment 7:00 pm – Burroughs Bibliophiles Dum-Dum Banquet featuring Guest of Honor Sunday, August 6 9:00 am – Farewell Breakfast (informal gathering at Broadway Diner) Event to be held at the Doubletree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852 (telephone 301.468.1100). Preview available at www.doubletreerockville.com. Room rate is $89.00 single/double. Registration fee of $80 includes two deli lunches, banquet, goodies, Huckster Room and Panel/Chat discussions. All events are held in the Regency Room. National Capital Panthans P.O. Box 673 Rockville, MD 20848-0673 If you should have any questions, e-mail tyner@taliesan.com or call John Tyner at (301) 468-2146. Web Site: http://www.erbzine.com/dumdum/ Registration: http://www.taliesan.com/panthans/ecof06reg.htm | |||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "Green Eyes" from October 1, 1932. "The Balaam Murders" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 700 stories online! "Dibble Dabbles in Death" by David Wright O'Brien from MAMMOTH DETECTIVE, February 1945 "The Toss-Up" by George Allan England from HARPER'S WEEKLY, July 4, 1913 | |||
| Girasol Collectables -
NEW Robert E. Howard Book coming this Fall! Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce ANOTHER major Robert E. Howard facsimile project! Fall 2006 will see the release of THE EXOTIC WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD. EXOTIC WRITINGS will be another hardcover edition of approximately 500 facsimile pages, similar in format to WEIRD WRITINGS, and will cover most of REH's exotic, historical, and detective adventure fiction. This single volume archive will include Howard's works from ORIENTAL STORIES and MAGIC CARPET, STRANGE TALES, SPICY ADVENTURE (as Sam Walser), GOLDEN FLEECE, THRILLING MYSTERY, THRILLING ADVENTURES, SUPER DETECTIVE, STRANGE DETECTIVE STORIES plus a few other goodies. We will not be including any of his boxing stories, Breckenridge Elkins or other western material. Included will be his pieces written under the Patrick Ervin pseudonym. Many of these pulps are extremely difficult to come by, and we're quite excited to be able to offer this companion volume to the WEIRD WRITINGS set. Once again, these high quality facsimile pages will be scanned right from the original pulps, with all the illustrations and no edits or omissions. Limited Numbered Edition: $115 Regular Edition: $95 Shipping (either edition) +$5 (within North America, call for overseas pricing) | |||
| Girasol Collectables - July Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. The SPIDER/OPERATOR #5 rotation will continue in 2006 with eight new issues of THE SPIDER and four new issues of OPERATOR #5. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is "Invasion of the Dark Legions" featuring Operator #5 from October 1934. $35 Our second Replica this month is TERROR TALES #10 from July 1935. $35 Our third Replica is SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES #3 from July 1934. $25 Girasol will be finishing up the 9 issues of ORIENTAL STORIES this calendar year then moving on to MAGIC CARPET in 2007, so watch for those as they come by! We have also recently begun accepting
Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas or the upcoming
REH book, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp
magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our regular info@girasolcollectables.com
email address. Any of you with the old girasol@interlog.com address please note
the new address for Paypal payments. 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. Email
Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. All
payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: 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. |    | ||
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| Gotham
Pulp Collectors Club - Next meeting is
July 8, 2006! There is a new club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area. It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month. Name: Gotham Pulp Collectors Club Time: 1-4 PM Place: Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan (West Village) | |||
| Gryphon
Books - Coming soon! As part of the Gryphon SF Rediscovery Series, Gryphon Books is proud to announce a vital adjunct to John Russell Fearn’s Golden Amazon series! THE GOLDEN AMAZON OF VENUS. The first-ever book publication of Fearn’s “prototype” Golden Amazon, as originally published in the wartime FANTASTIC ADVENTURES pulp magazine, five years before the Toronto Star Weekly Golden Amazon novels began. An ENTIRELY DIFFERENT “Tarzanesque” version of the famous superwoman! In these adventures, the Golden Amazon is a baby girl who is the only survivor of an Earth spaceship that crashes on Venus, where she is brought up in the Venusian jungle by the natives, and the Venusian climate transforms her into a Golden-skinned superwoman. $16.00 | |||
| Hard Case Crime -
Coming in July and beyond! July 2006 LEMONS NEVER LIE by Richard Stark, Cover art by Richard B. Farrell When he’s not carrying out heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theater in Indiana. But putting on shows costs money and jobs have been thin lately—which is why Grofield agreed to fly to Las Vegas to hear Andrew Myers’ plan to knock over a brewery in upstate New York. Unfortunately, Myers’ plan is insane—so Grofield walks out on him. But Myers isn’t a man you walk out on, and his retribution culminates in an act of unforgivable brutality. August 2006 THE LAST QUARRY by Max Allan Collins, Cover art by Robert McGinnis The ruthless professional killer known as Quarry long ago disappeared into a well-earned retirement. But now a media magnate has lured the restless hitman into tackling one last lucrative assignment. The target is an unlikely one: Why, Quarry wonders, would anyone want a beautiful young librarian dead? And why in hell does he care? On the 30th anniversary of the enigmatic assassin’s first appearance, bestselling author Max Allan Collins brings him back for a dark and deadly mission where the last quarry may turn out to be Quarry himself. September 2006 THE GUNS OF HEAVEN by Pete Hamill, Cover art by Larry Schwinger TOMORROW, THE STRUGGLE WILL BE FOUGHT ON OUR STREETS On a visit to Northern Ireland, newspaper reporter Sam Briscoe meets with a mysterious IRA leader and agrees to deliver an envelope to his supporters in New York City. It’s a decision with grave consequences—not just for Briscoe, but for his 11-year-old daughter as well. Because the bloody Irish conflict is about to come to the streets of New York, and Briscoe is the only man standing in its way... |   | ||
| Mike
Chomko - July 2006
newsletter is now available! Mike's July 2006 newsletter is now available. Click here to view/download it. Orders over $20 are discounted approximately 10%. Shipping is between $2-6, depending on the weight of your order (media mail or bound printed matter). Michael Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||
| The
Phantom Detective - New novel to be published by Wildside Press! It appears that Robert Reginald (Prof. Michael Burgess) is writing a "NEW" Phantom Detective novel that will be published by Wildside Press in December 2006. 124 pages, 6 x 9 trade paperback, ISBN 0-8095-6217-0, $15. 00 Visit Robert Reginald's website for a preview of this upcoming novel. Thanks to Chris Yates for the tip! |  | ||
| Pirates
of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST opens in theaters today! | |||
| PULPCON 35 -
August 3-6, 2006 PULPCON 35 will be held August 3-6, 2006 at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. Ernest Chiriacka and William Tenn to be Guests of Honor William Tenn was a major figure in science fiction magazines after his first SF story "Alexander the Bait" appeared in the May, 1946 Astounding until he became a professor of English at Pennsylvania State University in 1966. His satirical and ironic stories from the period which have been anthologized dozens of times were collected into two super volumes by NESFA in 2001. They have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Earlier sports, detective and western magazines sometimes had them as written by Kenneth Putnam. Tenn was an editor at Popular Publications and edited one anthology, "Children of Wonder" in 1953. He is now Professor Emeritus at Penn State and, at 87, a rabid football fan. Ernest Chiriacka, who attended Pulpcon last year, had outstanding covers on pulps in several fields. Two of his paintings appeared in an advertisement in the December 2004 issue of Illustration, supporting that magazine and the entire community of illustration fans making it a success. A later issue had a lengthy article about him which featured quite a few of his striking action cover paintings. Hal Steeger of Popular Publications rated him "one of the very best in quality and to work with". Since enjoying Pulpcon 34, Chiriacki has been guest of honor at the Windy City convention and Rich Harvey's shorter and smaller gathering in New Jersey. Pulpcon is introducing a new price structure for memberships, offering full memberships Thursday-Sunday (T-S), Friday-Sunday (F-S) and Saturday-Sunday (S-S). Dealers will be required to purchase T-S memberships. Memberships arriving at the Pulpcon mailbox on or before May 13, 2006 are $20 (T-S) and $10 (S-S). Memberships arriving in our box May 14th through July 15th are: $30 T-S, $20 F-S and $10 S-S. Those arriving July 16th or later will be held for at-the-door registration: $40 (T-S), $20 (F-S) and $10 (S-S). Watch the PULPCON website for the latest information as it becomes available. | |||
| Pulpdom - Now available! PULPDOM #46 (June 2006) is now available. This issues features the Foreign Legion in the pulps. "The Foreign Legion in Pulps" by Al Lybeck The Men Who Made the ARGOSY: J. D. Newsome "Swords of the Soudan" by George Surdez "Sons of the Sword" by George Surdez The Men Who Made the ARGOSY: George Surdez "The Heads of Sargeant Baptiste" by Theodore Roscoe The Men Who Made the ARGOSY: Theodore Roscoe "The Road to Damascus" by Frederick C. Painton The Men Who Made the ARGOSY: Robert Carse "Sahara Squadron" by Robert Carse "Epic Pulps: Soldiers of Fortune" by Mike Taylor "Detective X. Crook" by Monte Herridge "The Incunabular Ape-Man Writings" by Douglas Candland, edited by Georges Dodds, Introduction and Translation by Brian Stableford "The Missing Link" by Marcel Roland [Fiction] This
issue has full color front and back covers and is profusely illustrated with full
color and black & white illustrations throughout. Copies are $6 each
(postpaid) anywhere in USA. Six issue subscriptions are $30. |  | ||
| The
Pulp.Net - 10th anniversary online! ThePulp.Net is celebrating its 10th anniversary online this year. To celebrate, they have posted several nifty gifts for you. They've created a Pulp.Stuff section where you can download pulp desktop images and icons, as well as order limited-edition t-shirts, bumper stickers and other swag if you wish. So surf on over to http://thepulp.net and check out the celebration. They will be updating the Pulp.Stuff throughout the year. This month, two new pulp wallpapers were added to the Pulp.Stuff section at ThePulp.Net. June's wallpapers are called “warning” and “sword." Add them to your collection. ThePulp.Net will be replacing them in a month or two with two new ones. Also, July 1 means its time for a new pulp T-shirt design. July brings the second of our pulp superlative series designs. This one sports “I like my pulps... startling” on the back and a pulp hero and TPN logo on the front. As a bonus, the black version of the May shirt design, “dime,” will be around a bit longer because of its popularity. It features the “10 cent” art on the front, with the slogan “When your next adventure was just a dime away” printed in small white type around the art. You'll find a link to it on the Pulp.Stuff page, too. | |||
| Pulp Newsgroups
- Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here. This moderated list is set up along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics , Dark Horse Comics , Cross Plains Comics , Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Edgar Rice Burroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the great masters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ | |||
| The
Pulp Rack - A review of THE IRON TRAIL! Today we thank Pulp Era Amateur Press Society (PEAPS) member Richard Hall for a review of the Max Brand novel, THE IRON TRAIL. You can find it at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2006/07/a_review_of_the.html Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs NEWSPAPER VERSION! The Des Moines Sun Register newspaper published 10 of the 12 stories which comprise the book, Jungle Tales of Tarzan. We present these short stories of Tarzan's youth as they once appeared in that newspaper, along with the original illustrations. 166 pages, 6.00" x 9.00", jacket-hardcover binding, black and white interior ink Hardcover with Dust Jacket. $24.95 VICE SQUAD DETECTIVE Vice Squad Detective was a pulp magazine which lasted only one issue. Apparently published in 1935, it contained 12 stories. Six of those stories are reprinted in this book. Hardcover $24.95 Trade paperback $14.95 |  | ||
| Pulpville
Press - Coming soon! A new line of Edgar Rice Burroughs' dustjacketed hardcovers reprinting the Newspaper Versions of his stories! The first two volumes will be "Jungle Tales of Tarzan" and "The Man-Eater" Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the Uniform Edition Series will begin shipping soon. Gay Parisienne Stories - a facsimile reprint of an issue of this early girlie pulp magazine The Mucker - by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in dustjacketed hardcover (magazine version) The Return of the Mucker - by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in dustjacketed hardcover (magazine version) Thuvia, Maid of Mars - by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in dustjacketed hardcover (magazine version) Conquest of the Moon - by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in dustjacketed hardcover (magazine version) Lost Inside the Earth - by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in dustjacketed hardcover (magazine version) Carter of the Red Planet - by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in dustjacketed hardcover (magazine version) | |||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher R. Yates The Darkest Hours (Spiderman), Jim Butcher, Pocket Star, $7.99, June 27 - Now Available! Durham Red: Black Dawn, Peter J. Evans, Black Flame, $7.99, July 11 Batman: Dead White, John Shirley, Del Rey, $6.99, July 25 The God Machine (Hellboy), Thomas E. Sniegoski, Pocket Star, July 25 Astounding Hero-Tales, James Lowder, editor, Hero Games, $15.99, August 2006 City of Heroes: The Rikti War, Shane Hensley, CDS Books, $6.99, August 6 Tomorrow Men (The Ultimates), Michael Jan Friedman, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 29 It’s Superman: A Novel, Tom De Haven, Ballantine Books, $13.95, August 29 The Wraith: Valley of Evil, Frank Dirscherl, Coscom Entertainment, $25, September Caballistics, Inc.: Hell on Earth by Mike Wild, Black Flame, $7.99, September 12, 2006 Infinite Crisis, Greg Cox, Ace, $15, October 3, 2006 Wolverine: Road of Bones, David Alan Mack, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 31 Batman: Inferno, Alex Irvine, Del Rey, $6.99, October 31 I Am The Law: The Judge Dredd Omnibus,Gordon Rennie, Black Flame, $10.99, November 14, 2006 DC Universe: Helltown, Dennis O’Neil, Warner Books, $6.99, November 1, 2006 Subterranean (Hellblazer series), John Shirley, Pocket Star, $7.99, November 28 The Frost-Haired Vixen, John Zakour, DAW Books, $7.99, December 5, 2006 The Baxter Effect (Fantastic Four), Dave Stern, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 26 From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus, David Bishop, Black Flame, $11.99, January 1, 2007 Batman: Fear Itself, Michael Reaves, Del Rey, $6.99, February 27, 2007 X-Men: The Return, Chris Roberson, Pocket Star, $7.99, May 1, 2007 DC Universe: Trail of Time, Jeff Mariotte, Warner Books, Spring 2007 Delayed - No new publication date available. Wild Cards: Deuces Down (softcover), George R.R. Martin, ed., ibooks, $6.99 Wild Cards 4: Aces Abroad, George R.R. Martin editor, ibooks, $7.99 Rising Stars: Book 3; Change the World, Arthur Byron Cover, ibooks, $6.99 The Science of Superman, Mark Wolverton & Howard Zimmerman, ibooks, $7.99 Fathom: Book 2: Tides of Destiny, Kevin Andrew Murphy, ibooks, $6.99 Justice Society of America: Book 1, Geoff Johns & Paul Kupperberg, ibooks, $6.99 Crisis on Infinite Earths (softcover), Marv Wolfman, ibooks, $12.95 |   | ||
| Wild
Cat Books - LOST SANCTUM #1 is now available! Presenting the FIRST ISSUE of the new quarterly magazine of Pulp Fiction, History, and Art from Wild Cat Books! Edited by Ron Hanna, each issue will focus on a specific theme & genre, and this initial offering features SCIENCE FICTION, with Classic old stories, New Writers and Artists, Articles & Essays, Comics, Book & Film Reviews, Pulp facsimile reproductions, and much, much more! Lavishly illustrated throughout, this is a true masterpiece that everyone will enjoy, especially "Baby Boomers" who grew up on this type of fantastic material... Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Strange Adventures, the Lensmen of E.E. Smith, Amazing Stories, and The Phantom Shadow are just some of what you'll find in here... Not to be missed! Table of Contents INTRODUCTION by Ron Hanna LOOPHOLE by Richard K. Lyon ... Art by Ver THE RUNAWAY SKYSCRAPER by Murray Leinster LENSMEN: HEROES OF CIVILIZATION by Dr. Hermes METEOR MEN OF MARS by Harry Cord & Otis Adelbert Kline COMIC BOOK CLASSICS: “Strange Adventures” by Ron Hanna TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT by Avi Abrams SATURDAY MATINEE: “IT! The Terror From Beyond Space” by Ron Hanna THE PHANTOM SHADOW by Martin Powell... Art by Brent Schoonover PHILIP K. DICK: Science Fiction Visionary by Ron Hanna SCI-FI ON THE FINAL FRONTIER by Ver Curtiss AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY: A Retrospective by Peter Renfro ROBBY THE ROBOT: Interview by Kevin Noel Olson NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Michael Steele VER'S DESERT ISLAND PICKS AFTERWORD by Ron Hanna 156 pages, 8.5"x11", Trade Paperback... $15.00 Available at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  | ||
| Wild
Cat Books - LOST SANCTUM contributors welcome! LOST SANCTUM is looking for aspiring writers and artists, please feel free to submit your work! Deadlines coming up for future issues of LOST SANCTUM. Issue #2: Dark Fantasy & Horror - Deadline: October 1, 2006 Issue #3: Pulp Heroes & Villains - Deadline: Jan. 1, 2007 Issue #4: Adventure - Deadline: April 1, 2007 Issue #5: Fantasy - Deadline: July 1, 2007 Submissions should be made to Editor Ron Hanna at wildcat_books@yahoo.com | |||
| Wildside
Press - WEIRD TALES #340 is now
available! Here is the table of contents: SO COLDLY SWEET, SO DEADLY FAIR by Gregory Frost BIRTH by Michael Siefner THE WAITERS by Tony Richards VENICE-ROME-DIRETTISSMA by Charles L Harness THE DEAD OF WINTER by Stephen Dedman FIMBULDINNER: THE LAST SUPPER by Kelly McCullough THE FLIGHT OF THE ANGEL by Cherith Baldry THE UNINVITED by Kelli Wilkins THE LOST ROOM by Fitz-James O'Brien THE GRAVE OF MY BELOVED by Ian Watson & Roberto Quaglia Book Reviews by Douglas E Winter Poetry by Wendy Rathbone, Jill Bauman, George Barr, Darrell Schweitzer, Catherine A Callaghan, Kane S Latranz, and Chris Ferrier. The cover for WEIRD TALES #340 is by Les Edwards. http://www.wildsidepress.com |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - ADVENTURE TALES #3 is now available! Wildside Press has announced that they received their copies of ADVENTURE TALES #3 on July 6th and that they will be mailing out subscriber copies beginning next week! ADVENTURE TALES #3 is a special Murray Leinster issue with 2 stories by Leinster. The Adventure Tales 3 lineup is: “Grooves” by Murray Leinster - When your mind is caught in a grove, you can’t see the obvious . . . “Grooves” originally appeared in ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, May 4, 1918. “Land Sharks and Others” by H. Bedford-Jones - You won’t find every pirate at sea! “Land Sharks and Others” originally appeared in ARGOSY/ ALL-STORY WEEKLY, Sept. 24, 1921. “Light on a Subject” by Raymond S. Spears - He came to buy pearls — and take the suckers. He never counted on the light. “Light on a Subject” originally appeared in ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, Oct. 6, 1918. “Channa’s Tabu” by Harold Lamb “Channa’s Tabu” originally appeared in ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, Jan. 25, 1919. “Kill that Headline” by Robert Leslie Bellem - A two-fisted newspaper story! “Kill that Headline” originally appeared in ROMANTIC DETECTIVE, Feb. 1939. “Footprints in the Snow” by Murray Leinster - . . . Could it have been anything but a werewolf? “Footprints in the Snow” originally appeared in ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, June 7, 1919. “Forbidden Fruit” by John D. Swain - You never forget anything; you only think you do. “Forbidden Fruit” originally appeared in ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, January 25, 1919. “Africa” by George Allan England - They lived through a shipwreck. But can they survive the Dark Continent? “Africa” originally appeared in CAVALIER, Nov. 1908. “The Floating Island” by Philip M. Fisher, Jr. - War has its comedies, as well as its blood, sweat, tears and boredom. “The Floating Island” originally appeared in BLUE BOOK, May 1951. The cover is from SHORT STORIES magazine. http://www.wildsidepress.com |  | ||
| World Fantasy Convention -
New anthology inspired
by Robert E. Howard ! This year's World Fantasy Convention (November 2-5, Austin) will be devoted mostly to honoring Robert E. Howard on the centennial of his birth. In conjunction with the convention, there'll be an anthology of stories inspired by Howard and his work. It will be edited by Scott Cupp and Joe Lansdale, and it's going to be a must-have item. It doesn't have a title yet, but here's the line-up: "Slim and Swede and the Damned Dead Horse" by Dean Andersson "The Heart" by Neal Barrett, Jr. "Prince Koindrindra Escapes" by Jayme Blaschke "The Diamonds of Golconda" by Lillian Stewart Carl "The Heart of Ahriman" by Bill Crider and Charlotte Laughlin "One Fang" by Scott Cupp "The King Comes to Texas" by Brad Denton "A Whim of Circumstance" by Mark Finn "The Sea of Grass on the Day of Wings" by Melissa Mia Hall "A Penny a Word" by Rick Klaw and Paul Miles "The Pillar in the Mist" by Ardath Mayhar "The Roaming Forest" by Michael Moorcock "The Bunker of the Tikriti" by Chris Nakashima-Brown "The Toughest Jew in the West" by Lawrence Person "Wolves of the Mountain" by James Reasoner "Two Hearts in Zamora" by Jessica Reisman "The Warrior and the King" by Carrie Richerson "The Jewel of Leystall" by Chris Roberson "Thin, On the Ground" by Howard Waldrop "Boomtown Bandits" by Livia Washburn "Six From Atlantis" by Gene Wolfe Thanks to Brian Zavitz for the tip and Bill Crider for the information. | |||
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