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House - Coming in November! HIGH ADVENTURE #91 "The Sign of the Scar" featuring the Phantom Detective from the September 1936 issue. The Phantom makes a frontal attack on the forces of crime when an arch-fiend, dedicated to blackmail, loot, and murder, reaches out avidly to wrest lawless tribute from a great city. 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #91 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063720. |  |
| Adventure House -
Coming in November! G-8 and His Battle Aces #22: "Wings of the Juggernaut" There is something strange going on here in Germany. Watch for a new insignia on Fokkers. I will report more later. J-7" But half an hour later J-7 was dead. What had he suspected? Against what new danger had he tried to warn the Allies? There was just one way to find out—G-8 took it, baited a suicide trap with dynamite wings. And before that night was over he knew he and his battle aces were up against the most deadly menace they had ever faced in fighting skies! Originally published July 1935. 110 pages 7 x 10, $9.95 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #22 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063719 . |  |
| Adventure House - The August facsimile reprints are now available! Now available! 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 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - March 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming December 2006: UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE - December 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - September 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming January 2007: THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE - February 1934, 7x10, ??? pages, $14.95 - Just added! SECRET AGENT "X" - June 1935, 7x10, ??? pages, $14.95 - Just added! |   |
| ALTER
EGO #62 - Features an article on The Shadow's many alter egos
in the pulps! This year's Halloween issue of Roy Thomas's ALTER EGO features an article on The Shadow's many alter egos in the pulps: "The Shadow: Masked and Unmasked" by Anthony Tollin. ALTER EGO #62 will be available in October 2006 and runs 100 pages. It is the HAPPY HAUNTED HALLOWEEN Issue, spotlighting Werewolves & Man-Things That Go Bump In The Night! Featuring: A never-before-published Werewolf by Night and Man-Thing cover by MIKE PLOOG! Interviews with MIKE PLOOG & RUDY PALAIS about their horror-comics work, conducted by ROY THOMAS & JIM AMASH! AL WILLIAMSON on his work for the American Comics Group—plus more on ACG horror comics! Rare DICK BRIEFER Frankenstein strips—the fearful finale! Plus FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, et al.—MICHAEL T. GILBERT and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt—BILL SCHELLY on the 1966 KalerCon—& MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS. TwoMorrows, $9.00, in comic shops October 18th Thanks to Anthony Tollin for the tip! |  |
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Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc. Coming in early October! | |
| DOC
SAVAGE DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 1
“Fortress of Solitude” and “The
Devil Genghis” The Man
of Bronze returns as the pulps' greatest superman confronts The Devil Genghis,
John Sunlight, a mad genius armed with incredible scientific inventions stolen
from Doc Savage’s Fortress of Solitude. Doc Savage and his Iron Crew return
in two thrilling novels by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. This double-novel
volume reprints both appearances of Doc Savage's greatest enemy, the diabolical
John Sunlight.This 7"x10" trade paperback marks the return of Lester Dent's original Doc Savage novels after a 15-year hiatus. Doc Savage Magazine was one of the most popular of the hero pulps, published from 1933 through 1949 by Street & Smith as the sister publication to The Shadow Magazine. The Doc Savage pulp novels were reprinted by Bantam between 1964 and 1991, and created a publishing sensation as the first numbered series of paperback adventure novels. Doc Savage #1 features the original pulp cover paintings by Emery Clarke from the October and December 1938 issues of Doc Savage, along with the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban. Doc Savage #1 also comes in a variant cover edition featuring art by James Bama. Both cover versions will reprint both of the original pulp covers in smaller size on the back cover. Nostalgia Ventures, softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 Fans may notice strong similarities between a certain blockbuster summer film and the plot of Lester Dent's 1938 novel, "Fortress of Solitude." Clark Savage Jr., the Man of Bronze, was a major influence on the creation and development of Clark Kent, the Man of Steel, including of course his arctic "Fortress of Solitude." This double-novel volume reprints both appearances of Doc Savage's greatest enemy, the diabolical John Sunlight. "If Street & Smith had not published The Shadow and Doc Savage, there might never have been any Superman or Batman," observes popular-culture historian Will Murray, who collaborated with Lester Dent on seven posthumous Doc Savage novels and provides historical commentary in these new volumes. "Between them, Walter Gibson and Lester Dent created the archetype of the superhero, and most of the fiction formulas and trappings of the eternal battle between superhero and supervillain that has come to dominate popular culture in the last 75 years. I like to call Lester Dent 'the Father of the Superhero' because, while Superman and Batman had other influences, both borrowed liberally from Doc Savage, the original owner of the Fortress of Solitude." |  ISBN:1-932806-24-3  ISBN:
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THE SHADOW DOUBLE
NOVEL VOLUME 2 “The
Chinese Disks” and “Malmordo” The
greatest avenger from the legendary hero pulps returns in two more classic novels
by his creator, Walter B. Gibson.
Nostalgia Ventures, softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 These reprints will be available from Adventure House, Bud Plant, Mike Chomko, Girasol Collectables, and Vintage Library. They can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid All 3 books/Early October releases: $35 postpaid via priority mail. Subscriptions are also now available for either THE SHADOW or DOC SAVAGE: Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin; P.O. Box 761474; San Antonio, TX 78245-1474; sanctumotr@earthlink.net. DOC SAVAGE V1 and THE SHADOW V2 are solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). DOC SAVAGE V1 (Clarke cover): The Diamond Item Code is SEP063705. DOC SAVAGE V1 (Bama cover): The Diamond Item Code is SEP063706. THE SHADOW V2: The Diamond Item Code is SEP063715. These titles may be available
from pulp retailers before they are available in comic shops. THE
SHADOW VOLUME 1 featuring "Crime, Insured" and "The Golden Vulture" is available
now! Click here or on the cover images at the right for larger cover images. |    |
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Coming in early November! | |
| THE
SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 3
“The Red Blot” and “The Voodoo Master” The Knight of Darkness returns in two more classic
pulp thrillers including “The Voodoo Master,” voted the favorite novel
in a 1937 Shadow Magazine readers’ poll and again acclaimed as one of the
top Shadow novels by pulp fans nearly a half century later. Walter Gibson’s
1936 novel introduces The Shadow’s arch-foe Dr. Rodil Mocquino, the master
of black magic who returned in two subsequent novels and several Golden Age comic
book stories.In “The Red Blot” (1933), Lamont Cranston first meets Commissioner Weston (setting up the friendship that would be featured in the famous radio series) and investigates a series of crimes orchestrated by a malevolent mastermind who leaves a bloody mark as his calling card. The trade paperback also features the original pulp covers by George Rozen, all the interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and historical commentary by Will Murray, principal author of "The Duende History of The Shadow Magazine." Nostalgia Ventures, softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 |  |
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DOC SAVAGE DOUBLE
NOVEL VOLUME 2 Doc Savage returns in two more great pulp adventures
by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson.“The King Maker” and “Resurrection Day” In “Resurrection Day” (first published in 1936), the Man of Bronze perfects a method for resurrecting a dead human being but only one person can be revived. Who will Doc choose? In “Repel (1937), a strange new element is expelled in a South Pacific volcanic eruption, but falls into the hands of Cadwiller Olden, Doc Savage’s most formidable foe. The trade paperback also includes a foreword by Peter David (Star Trek, The Incredible Hulk), the original pulp covers by Robert Harris, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray who collaborated posthumously with Lester Dent on seven new Doc Savage novels published by Bantam. Nostalgia Ventures, softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 |  |
| ATHENA
VOLTAIRE: FLIGHT OF THE FALCON #1- Available in comic shops August 30th! by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant As world powers escalate to the invevitabilty of World War II, anotherwar is being fought between the forces of white and black magic. Nazi occultists raceto unlock the secrets of the hollow Earth and a lost race of super-mortals. Canglobetrotting aviatrix Athena foil the Third Reich and their insidious plan to conquer the freeworld? Collecting Speakeasy's first book, and a never-released second issue! This is a four issue monthly mini-series. 48 pages, Full Color, $4.50 APE ENTERTAINMENT |  |
| ATHENA
VOLTAIRE: FLIGHT OF THE FALCON #4 - Coming in November! by Paul Daly & Steve Bryant The slam-bang conclusion! Trapped between Nazi forces and the undead army of a lost city, can Athena Voltaire seal the portal to the hollow earth? 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $4.50 APE ENTERTAINMENT FLIGHT OF THE FALCON #4 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063058. | |
| AUDIO
BOOKS - Coming to comic shops November 29th! THE DARK WORLD OF H.P. LOVECRAFT VOLUME 2: AUDIO EDITIONS by H.P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft has been hailed by literary critics as the inventor of modern horror, and a cultivating force behind such modern writers as Robert Bloch, Wes Craven, and Stephen King, just to name a few. "The Shadow over Innsmouth" and "Dagon," arguable the most mind-provoking storied by H.P. Lovecraft, are ready by Wayne June, bringing to life the horrors from the mind of the Master himself, in a way that only he can. Choose from the CD or MP3 audio editions. CD SRP: $24.95 The Diamond Item Code is SEP063793. MP3 CD SRP: $19.95 The Diamond Item Code is SEP063794. ELRIC VOLUME 2: THE SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE: AUDIO EDITIONS by Michael Moorcock Leaving his cousin Yrkoon sitting as regent upon the Ruby Throne of Melnibone, leaving his cousin Cymoril weeping for him and despairing of his ever returning, Elric sailed from Imrryr, the Dreaming City, and went to seek an unknown goal in the world of the Young Kingdoms, where Melniboneans were at best, disliked. Read by Jeff West, this audo edition includes a dramatic introduction over 11 minutes in length read by Michael Moorcock. Choose from the CD or MP3 version. MP3 CD SRP: $19.95 The Diamond Item Code is SEP063795. CD SRP: $29.95 The Diamond Item Code is SEP063796. | |
| Battered
Silicon Dispatch Box- Now available! THE PULPS, THE ADIRONDACKS, AND COON MOUNTAIN BILL A collection of stories by William Merriam Rouse (1884-1937), four previously published and twenty-six unpublished. Includes a biographical introduction by Miriam DuBois Babcock and an annotated bibliography. 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 Signed copies of "The Pulps, the Adirondacks and Coon Mountain Bill" are available by ordering direct from Miriam DuBois Babcock. Contact Miriamat mbabcock@atlantic.net for details. "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. | |
| Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
- LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS now available! #11 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB (Philips) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 This 2-volume set collects all 36 detective adventures of the Park Avenue Hunt Club, originally published in Detective Fiction Weekly in the 1930s and early 1940s. Members of the group included Geoffrey Saville, a one-time secret agent who worked for the Allied Forces in the Great War; John Jericho, a giant of a man and former big game hunter; Arthur Hallam, a distinguished psychiatrist and student of the criminal mind; and their manservant Wu, jack-of-all-trades and accomplished knife-thrower. They seek to punish evildoers the law can't touch, both individuals and diabolical organizations. Edited and introduced by Garyn G. Roberts. The following titles are in the works! #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volume 2 Fall 2006 #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volume 3 Fall 2008 #12 THE GREAT MERLINI OMNIBUS (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover #13 THE JOHN SOLOMAN OMNIBUS (Rawson/Hoch/Roberts) 3 Volumes $250.00 #14 THE HAKE TALBOT PORTFOLIO (Nelms) Hardcover 400 pages #15 THE COMPLEAT ZAMBRA THE DETECTIVE (Hill) 500 pages #16 THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK GOTCH (Richard Wetjen/Ellis) Lost
Treasures from the Pulps can be ordered from: |   |
| The
Black Coast Press - Coming in October! Coming in late October, just in time for the 2006 World Fantasy Convention honoring Robert Howard, is the tenth issue of The Definitive Howard Fanzine, REH: TWO-GUN RACONTEUR. This issue featuresa full color cover by Michael L. Peters, a rare Steve Harrison story by Robert E. Howard, an in depth study of Kull by Steve Tompkins, poetry by Frank Coffman, plus much more! The Black Coast Press | |
| BLACK DOG BOOKS - Now available! THE TOWER OF SILENCE - five stories of action and adventure, written by Theodore Roscoe and originally published in Action Stories. This chapbook is available for $10. THE OCEAN BASTILLE - a long novella and a short work written by H. Bedford-Jones and originally published in Popular Fiction and Man Stories. This chapbook is available for $10. These titles can be obtained from Mike Chomko. Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net These titles are also available from Adventure House. Coming soon: THE SKULL OF SHIRZAD MIR - a novel and four short stories chronicling the adventures of Adbul Dost and Sir Ralph Weyand, all written by Harold Lamb. This trade paperback will be available for $20. THE EMPIRE IN THE AIR - a highly influential novel of alien invasion, written by George Allan England. Originally serialized in All Story-Cavalier Weekly in 1914, this is its first time in book form. It will be available trade paperback for $25. |   |
| CONAN
#34 - Coming in November! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Deep in the Zamorian hills, a savage tribe of inbred man-beasts has captured Conan and the beautiful Jiara. Into a dank hall carved from the rocky earth the Cimmerian and his buxom companion must descend to please and entertain the lord of these twisted half-breeds -- the abominable Spider King! A monstrous climax to this two-part tale, with bloody consequences for all, told in the Robert E. Howard tradition by the celebrated storytellers Timothy Truman, Cary Nord, and Dave Stewart. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 15. Dark Horse Comics CONAN #34 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP060012. |  |
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #5 - Coming in November! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman, colored by Dave Stewart. The mad genius of horror and western fiction, writer Joe R. Lansdale, and the twisted visionary artist Timothy Truman bring their unholy alliance to its blood-spattered conclusion with a final issue sure to send shivers down the spines of even the most hardcore Conan fans! An otherworldly abomination shall rend the veil dividing Conan's world from unspeakable terrors beyond as a black-hearted sorcerer's lust for power unleashes an evil that surpasses his control or reckoning. Only the cool head and cold steel of the Cimmerian can save all creation from the slimy, smothering damnation of this unnamable horror. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 29. Dark Horse Comics CONAN AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP060013. |  |
| CONAN
LIMITED EDITION ZIPPO LIGHTER -
Coming in September! Dark Horse asked the legendary swordsmiths at Marto, in Toledo, Spain, to design a metal emblem capturing the essence of the Robert E. Howard barbarian. They crafted a unique skull-adorned version of the logo. These have been reproduced, and will be affixed by Zippo at their factory using a unique process that permanently adheres the 3-D emblem to the lighter. Additionally, each lighter will have a serial number engraved right into the lighter, and only 1,000 pieces are being produced for worldwide distribution. This is a genuine Zippo Lighter, made in the USA and guaranteed for a lifetime. Each one comes packaged in a tin box, which is enclosed in a custom-printed cardboard sleeve. Limited to 1,000 pieces, $39.99 Dark Horse Comics CONAN LIMITED EDITION ZIPPO LIGHTER is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP060049. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Green Box" from March 15, 1934. "A Bump In The Night" by Brian 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! "Showdown" by Gunnison Steele from FAMOUS WESTERN, November 1946 High stakes poker in the Old West. Read it here before it becomes an ESPN movie-of-the-week. | |
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #18 - Coming in
November/December! Featured inside are the works of legendary illustrator Allen Anderson, best known for his PLANET STORIES pulp magazine covers. The article is written by David Saunders, and is profusely illustrated with scores of never-before-seen artworks and pulp covers. Also featured in this issue is the work of Basil Gogos and the second part of the series on the Cooper Studios, by Neil Shapiro, focused on the work of Murray Tinkelman. Rounding out the issue is an extensive story on Louis Glanzman, known for his many paperback covers and magazine illustrations. Also included are book reviews, a guide to events and exhibitions, and much more! Magazine, 80 pages, Full Color, SRP: $10.00, in stores on November 29. Illustration Magazine ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #18 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063707. |  |
| James
Van Hise - EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS NEWSBEAT SPECIAL #2 EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS NEWSBEAT SPECIAL #2 edited by James Van Hise (2006) 160 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, side-stapled. Full color front and back covers. This new volume (just published) features articles on Russ Manning (a 1999 panel discussion with artists who's worked with him like Mike Royer, Dave Stevens and Bill Stout). An article on ERB'S Mars in the media covering the comic book adaptations and the attemps to make A PRINCESS OF MARS into a film. A 1940s interview with ERB. 16 pages of a European (foreign language) Tarzan Sunday page. An article from 1949 written by Burne Hogarth. Art by J. Allen St. John, Roy Krenkel and others. Mint condition. Buyer pays $10.00 shipping priority mail, or $5.00 media mail insured. Payment by check, money order, or Paypal. Overseas will be more. James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Email and Paypal Jimvanhise@aol.com | |
| John
Carter of Mars - Film update! The following was posted on the Edgar Rice Burroughs Yahoo Newsgroup by Diana L Cole: Word has been received from a trusted source that Paramount Pictures has chosen not to renew its option on the JCOM series. ERB, Inc. is currently looking over offers from other film companies. No further news on that at the moment. | |
| Leanta Books -
New Burroughs, Howard, and Lovecraft publisher! Leanta Books is dedicated to classic novels and authors, such as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and many others! Our interest in these authors, their extraordinary work and their world-shaping influence is very personal for each of us. That's why we have decided to bring these classic stories to life once more with stunning illustrations by our team of artists, many of whom are unknowns in the art world. Our art team is led by David Burton, a very accomplished artist, and recognized by many of the great names in the industry. Their first project is Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, which is available now! Following in October is The Book, Volume 1 - a collection of H.P. Lovecraft stories about the NECRONOMICON, and illustrated by Shawn Myers! Visit the Leanta Books website at http://www.leanta.com/index.html |  |
| THE
LONE RANGER #3 - Coming in
November! by Matthews, Cassaday, Cariello & White The year one origin of the Lone Ranger continues from creators Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, Sergio Cariello, and colorist Dean White. After the events of the first two issues, John Reid has struck out on his own to find those responsible for the death of his fellow rangers, but will Tonto's reappearance continue their uneasy alliance? 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 THE LONE RANGER #3 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063219. | |
| Moonstone Books: THE SPIDER
Chronicles - Coming in January! The MASTER OF MEN Returns! More just than the law, more dangerous than the Underworld.hated, feared, and wanted by both. One cloaked, fanged, border-line crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of 45's! Moonstone is proud to present 20 new short stories of SEARING WHITE HOT PROSE starring pulpdom's most violent and ruthless crime fighter ever: THE SPIDER! Here you will find relentless, hard-fisted action that remains true intone to his mythic-proportioned adventures. If you crave against-all-odds breathless thrill rides, seeing great evils smashed beyond recognition, and dangers met by true heroes at break-neck speed, then this book is the must-buy event of your entire freaking life! Justice!!!!! Take a look at this great line up of authors: Stories by: John Jakes ("North and South", "Kent Family Chronicles"), Mort Castle, Bill Crider, Shannon Denton, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, Joe Gentile, Rich Harvey, John Helfers, CJ Henderson, Howard Hopkins, Anthony Kuhoric, Elizabeth Massie, Christopher Mills, Will Murray, Rafael Nieves, Ann Nocenti, Martin Powell, and Robert Weinberg. 304 pages, 6" x 9", with illustrations ISBN: 10 digit: 1-933076-18-6 13 digit: 978-1-933076-18-8 Interior illustrations: Tom Floyd Cover: Doug Klauba Introduction By Denny O'Neil! Softcover $16.95
DIAMOND EXCLUSIVE LIMITED Hardcover
edition (limited to 300) Comes signed by cover painter Doug Klauba and has a signed and numbered exclusive (to this edition) Spider Sketch tip sheet by Doug Klauba as well! $39.95 (signed copies are limited to initial orders) |  |
| The
Nostalgia League - Now available! The Nostalgia League has posted "The Man Who Evolved" by Edmond Hamilton. The Nostalgia League has a large number of stories online of interest to those interested in the Pulps. In the Library section of the site, you will find links to: Edmond Hamilton's first story, the original version of "The Zayat Kiss" a complete reprinting of the first Hopalong Cassidy novel a PDF reprinting of "Molemen Want your Eyes" In addition, most all the stories have introductory material that covers either the story or the author. The Gallery sections are also be of interest, since there are lots of covers displayed there. Here's how to get there: http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/index_olm.htm The Nostalgia League has been around since 1999 and does not have any plans to leave soon. The current schedule calls for a new story to go up about every other month. | |
| Pulpville Press - Now available! ALMURIC by Robert E. Howard Featuring the stunning artwork of acclaimed artist, David Burton (full-color cover and black-n-white interiors), we are proud to present the Pulpville Press version of "Almuric" by Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian. Contains the full text of the WEIRD TALES magazine serial. Hardcover $24.95 |  |
| RED
SONJA #17 - Coming in November! by Oeming, Rubi, & Sadowski The penultimate issue of Red Sonja's most ambitious story arc is here as it heads toward the climatic finale of the return of Kulan Gath! Sonja and her band of friends, warriors, and old gods battle against the Borat Na-Fori and his evil hordes as Kulan Gath awaits the outcome, and the fate of the whole world hangs in the balance! Written by Michael Avon Oeming with art by Mel Rubi and Stephen Sadowski! With covers by Mel Rubi, Mike Mayhew (Marvel cover artist), Marat Mychels, and Paul Renaud. 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 RED SONJA #17 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063222. | |
| THE SAVAGE RED SONJA: QUEEN OF THE FROZEN
WASTES #1 - Available in comic shops August 30th! by Frank Cho, Doug Murray, & Homs The four-issue “Queen of the Frozen Wastes” mini-series features a story from Marvel Exclusive creator Frank Cho, who is joined by veteran comics writer Doug (The ‘Nam) Murray for this special series event! The two co-writers are joined by artistic sensation Homs, making his Hyborian debut! Sonja heads to the frozen north in a stunning first issue filled with action, drama and special cover artists (all three of whom will be providing covers for each issue of this mini-series event): Frank Cho (in a 50% ratio), Mark Texeira and Homs! It all starts in August! Don’t miss out — and don’t forget to ask your local retailer about special limited edition incentive covers! REGULAR: 32 pages, Full Color (1 of 4), $3.50 FOIL COVER: 32 pages, Full Color |  |
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SAVAGE RED SONJA: QUEEN OF THE FROZEN WASTES #4 -
Coming in November! by Cho, Murray, & Homs In this final issue, Sonja faces off for the last time with the Ice Queen and her army of neanderthals and Yetis, but will the fiery warrior woman prevail against a witch whose blood flows like ice? This month features a fabulous cover art from series cover artist and storyteller Frank Cho (50%), Stjepan Sejic (25%) and interior artist Homs (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 QUEEN OF THE FROZEN WASTES #4 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063232. | |
| SHADOWS BEND: A NOVEL OF
THE FANTASTIC AND UNSPEAKABLE - Available in bookstores August 29th! by David Barbour & Richard Raleigh This unique and original debut novel casts two real-life legends of fantasy fiction — Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan, and H.P. Lovecraft, the inventor of the Necronomicon — in a nightmare of their own making! This tale begins on a dark and stormy night... a night tortured by the cries of an inhuman infant child. A child who would open the gates to the most dangerous force in the cosmos — the ancient god Cthulhu! And only two men — two eccentric writers — can stop him! Mass Market Paperback ACE Books, Soft Cover, 368 pages, B&W, $7.99 ISBN: 0441014410 Amazon.com Barnes & Noble.com |  |
| Wildside
Press - Coming to comic shops in November/December! ADVENTURE TALES MAGAZINE #5 While Conan the Barbarian battles his way furiously across the comic charts, another of creator Robert E. Howard's stalwart pulp champions lands on the cover of Adventure Tales: Sailor Steve Costigan, hero of the Sea Girl! Also in this issue: Classic pulp adventures! Magazine, 64 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95, in comic shops on November 29. ADVENTURE TALES MAGAZINE #5 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063716. WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #343 It's a special issue of the world's oldest gothic fiction magazine, dedicated to the over-the-edge Texas mojo of Joe R. Lansdale and featuring his new frontier horror adventure "Deadman's Road." Plus: weird poetry, new book reviews, and all the darkly insane Lovecraftian fantasy that Weird Tales does so well! Magazine, 96pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95, in comic shops on November 8. WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #343 is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063721. AMAZON NIGHTS by Arthur O. Friel & Mark Wheatley (softcover edition) When one thinks of classic adventure-story authors of the pulp fiction era, H. Rider Haggard, Talbot Mundy, and Rafael Sabatini may come first to mind. But Arthur O. Friel's stellar contributions, particularly his stories featuring Lourenco and Pedro, two workers on a rubber-tree plantation in the Amazon Jungle. Their adventures in the Amazon's mysterious back-country certainly deserve honorable mention. Here are tales of peril and last-minute rescue, brutal savages and men of honor, snake-worshipping armies and half-ape lost races, and many more! This softcover features a new introduction by Darrell Schweitzer, eight stories, and The Jararaca, a complete novel. Softcover, 6x9, 348 pages, B&W, SRP: $19.95, in comic shops on December 27. AMAZON NIGHTS is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063816. | |
| Wildside Press - New
Phantom Detective novel to be published by Wildside Press! The first new Phantom Detective novel in 50 years! Robert Reginald (Prof. Michael Burgess) is writing a "NEW" Phantom Detective novel that will be published by Wildside Press in December 2006. The year is 1953. The world has changed. Richard Curtis Van Loan has been forced to hang up his mask. But The Phantom Detective is drawn out of retirement by the sudden murder of his longtime friend, publisher Frank Havens, and must face the greatest challenge in his long career, as he finds himself pursued and hounded by a vicious, unseen assailant, "The Phantom's Phantom." The hot, sunny hills of Southern California present a very different problem for the cold, dark-edged streets of the Big Apple. As the bodies begin piling up, Van Loan is driven to the very limit of his resources. Who is the Phantom's Phantom? 128 pages, 6 x 9 trade paperback, $15. 00, in comic shops on December 27. Visit Robert Reginald's website for a preview of this upcoming novel. The Phantom's Phantom is solicited in the September PREVIEWS (available August 30th). The Diamond Item Code is SEP063878. |  |
| The
Wraith - The second novel, THE VALLEY OF EVIL, is now available! In the tradition of the Shadow and the Spider, The Wraith sallies forth to wreak havoc upon the underworld! After the horror the Cobra unleashed upon Metro City, Paul Sanderson has recuperated, regained his strength and focus, and the city has been rebuilt. Metro's citizens have slowly started to regroup and move forward. Into this relative calm marches Ma Tzi, the Hong Kong drug lord, who senses a weakness in resident crime lord Robert Latham's hold on the city, and intends to exploit that, in any way necessary. And at any cost. In the midst of their vicious gang war, a new terror envelopes the city-a virulent plague wipes out thousands, a plague that The Wraith soon discovers to be man-made. With no end in sight, and his assistant Max Horton missing, can The Wraith stop Latham and Tzi from executing further carnage, save countless lives and find those responsible for the heinous slaughter of untold innocents? Valley of Evil by Frank Dirscherl (cover by Al Rio, Jeff Austin, Splash!) Dust Jacket Hardcover ISBN: 1-897217-55-2 eBook ISBN: 1-897217-54-4 Price: $25.00USD eBook $4.99US Visit The Wraith website at http://www.the-wraith.com Frank also has a story in Wild Cat Books LANCE STAR - SKY RANGER and is currently working on the third novel in The Wraith series, "Cult of the Damned," as well as several additional new short stories for Wild Cat Books pulp anthologies and a new creation, the Owl in a novel titled "Deadly Owl." |  |
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| Blazing!
Adventures Magazine Blazing! Adventures Magazine is now open for submissions. The only magazine online that caters to the lost art of Pulp era Fiction. Bringing back the era of EXCITEMENT!! http://blazingadventuresmagazine.blogspot.com/ Important note: This is a paying market. | |
| CONAN #34 -
Coming in November! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Deep in the Zamorian hills, a savage tribe of inbred man-beasts has captured Conan and the beautiful Jiara. Into a dank hall carved from the rocky earth the Cimmerian and his buxom companion must descend to please and entertain the lord of these twisted half-breeds -- the abominable Spider King! A monstrous climax to this two-part tale, with bloody consequences for all, told in the Robert E. Howard tradition by the celebrated storytellers Timothy Truman, Cary Nord, and Dave Stewart. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 15. Dark Horse Comics | |
| CONAN
AND THE SONGS OF THE DEAD #5 - Coming in November! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman, colored by Dave Stewart. The mad genius of horror and western fiction, writer Joe R. Lansdale, and the twisted visionary artist Timothy Truman bring their unholy alliance to its blood-spattered conclusion with a final issue sure to send shivers down the spines of even the most hardcore Conan fans! An otherworldly abomination shall rend the veil dividing Conan's world from unspeakable terrors beyond as a black-hearted sorcerer's lust for power unleashes an evil that surpasses his control or reckoning. Only the cool head and cold steel of the Cimmerian can save all creation from the slimy, smothering damnation of this unnamable horror. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 29. Dark Horse Comics | |
| CONAN
LIMITED EDITION ZIPPO LIGHTER -
Coming in November/December! Dark Horse asked the legendary swordsmiths at Marto, in Toledo, Spain, to design a metal emblem capturing the essence of the Robert E. Howard barbarian. They crafted a unique skull-adorned version of the logo. These have been reproduced, and will be affixed by Zippo at their factory using a unique process that permanently adheres the 3-D emblem to the lighter. Additionally, each lighter will have a serial number engraved right into the lighter, and only 1,000 pieces are being produced for worldwide distribution. This is a genuine Zippo Lighter, made in the USA and guaranteed for a lifetime. Each one comes packaged in a tin box, which is enclosed in a custom-printed cardboard sleeve. Limited to 1,000 pieces, $39.99 Dark Horse Comics | |
| THE
DAUGHTER OF FANTOMAS -
Now available! by M. Allain & P. Souvestre; adapted by Marc P. Steele Fantômas rises from the grave (literally), having just escaped from the clutches of the Hangman of London, and leads his two nemeses, Policeman Juve and Journalist Fandor, on a wild chase that takes them from a plague-infested ocean liner to the deadly wastes of the South African Transvaal. Their goal: to rescue the only person the Lord of Terror truly loves: his daughter, the beautiful Hélène! Soft Cover, 5x8, 280 pages, B&W, $20.95 Black Coat Press |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "The Green Box" from March 15, 1934. "Genius Abduction" 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 Deadly Slowpoke" by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, October 1957 Featuring: Lee Winters As Lee Winters would say, and in fact did say, this story's as interesting as a raccoon with his fist in a bottle. | |
| James
Van Hise: SWORD & FANTASY #7 - Now available! The seventh issue of SWORD & FANTASY is now available. The front and back cover art is from foreign Robert E. Howard paperback editions. Like previous issues, it is 8 1/2 x 11, side-stapled, and 80 pages in length. Articles include part two a long analysis of the Robert E. Howard story "Tower Of The Elephant" (profusely illustrated) by Rick McColum. An eight page folio of illustrations from Robert E. Howard stories printed in pulp magazines. An interview with Karl Edward Wagner from 1980. "H.P.L.: The History" by Lin Carter (from 1950). "An Appreciation of Clark Ashton Smith" by Lin Carter (from 1949). An article on A. Merritt from 1948 (with pulp art by Virgil Finlay and others). And more. Artwork by Rick McCollum, Eduardo Barreto, Mahlon Fawcett, and others. SWORD & FANTASY #7 is $12. Shipping is $7.00 priority mail or $3.00 media mail. Overseas shipping to most countries is $10.00 for Global Priority mail. Three issue subscriptions are available for $30. Payment by check, money order, or Paypal. James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Email and Paypal Jimvanhise@aol.com |  |
| Moonstone Books - Moonstone prose anthologies
in hardcover! Moonstone Books has announced that starting with THE SPIDER, Moonstone will be offering limited hard covers of their prose works (like Doc Savage, The Spider, The Phantom, etc.)! Moonstone Books assembled a short video presentation that they ran at their booth at San Diego Comic Con International. The presentation showcased The Spider, Doc Savage, and The Avenger, which Moonstone will be publishing in the near future. | |
| Pulpville Press - Now available! Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective #4 Written and created by Robert Leslie Bellem, the hardnosed, feisty, Hollywood Detective, Dan Turner, is featured in eight great stories from 1944 and 1946: Killer's Contract, Sleep for a Dreamer, The Tree of the Pointing Finger, Kidnap Ticket, Dan Turner Deals an Ace, Dirge for a Phony, The Queen Was In Her Coffin, and Serial Kill. Also included is a Writer's Digest article, "Break It Up!". Hardcover $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 THE RETURN OF TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs This is a textural reprint of the A. L. Burt book printing which used the original A. C. McClurg printing plates. Follow the adventures of Tarzan of the Apes from the streets of France, to the deserts and jungle of Africa, his meeting with La of Opar, and the Waziri warriors. Illustrated with the J. Allen St. John chapter headpieces and a black'n'white frontispiece of the N. C. Wyeth jacket painting. Hardcover |  |
| RED
SONJA #13 - Available in comic shops August 23rd! by Michael Avon Oeming & Mel Rubi After the incredible final page of Red Sonja #12, the She-Devil with a Sword hurtles towards her confrontation with the ultimate evil of the Hyborean Age as our most exciting story arc continues! Writer Michael Avon Oeming and artist Mel Rubi are joined by a special guest artist (supplying a special glimpse into Sonja's past) and cover artists Frank (Shanna/New Avengers) Cho, Mel Rubi and Billy (Uncanny X-Men) Tab! Covers shipping in the following ratios: Frank Cho (50%), Mel Rubi (25%), and Billy Tan 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Dynamite Entertainment |  |
| THE
SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND -
Now available! by Lois H. Gresh & Robert Weinberg While many people dream about James Bond's sartorial, gambling, and sexual skills, they also dream about Agent 007's vast array of super-science gadgets issued by Q Division. How realistic are James Bond's equipment, and is he rooted in science, or are his adventures and the technology that fills them science fiction? Whether Bond's adventures are in the air or undersea, the authors reveal the fact behind the fiction. Trade Paperback, 6x9, 224 pages, $14.95 Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 0471661953 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! Secret Agent "X": The Assassins League, by Brant House ISBN: 1-55742-964-2, $15.00 Ripped from the pages of the October, 1937 issue of Secret Agent X magazine comes this sensational full length novel, The Assassins' League! When a wealthy arms manufacturer and a powerful gang lord both kill themselves -- when each had the world by the tail -- Secret Agent X looks into the suicides. What is the baffling, contradictory cause of their enigmatic deaths? Worse yet, throughout the course of his investigation, X's amazing disguises fail him at every turn. A strange, beautiful girl possesses the power to see through his perfect impersonations. Has the man of a thousand faces finally met his match? |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! Pulp Classics: Hooded Detective (January, 1942) ISBN: 1-55742-951-0, $12.95 The January, 1942 issue of HOODED DETECTIVE features the Black Hood novel "The Whispering Eye," by G.T. Fleming-Roberts. ("Hunted by the police . . . framed for robbery and murder by the Eye, master viend and vicious ruler of the underworld . . . loathed by Barbara Sutton, the girl who loves him . . . the Black Hood had to face the blazing purgatory of this murder master's guns to win back Barbara's love and clear himself of the framed charges!) Also features six action-packed short stories: "Candidate for a Coffin," by T.W. Ford; "One Hundred Bucks per Stiff," by J. Lloyd Conrich; "Death is Deaf," by Cliff Campbell; "Three Guesses," by David Goodis; "The Cop was a Coward," by Wilbur S. Peacock; and "Dinner Date with Murder," by Harry Stein. Also includes two true fact detective shorts, "The Strange Case of William Long," by Roy Giles, and "Artistic Murders Misfire," by Mat Rand. Part of the Wildside Pulp Classics series. |  |
| 11 August 2006 | |
| Burroughs
Bulletin #67 - Now available! The Summer 2006 issue (#67) of the THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN is now available. This issue features articles on Burroughs’ 67th story, "Escape on Venus." It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "Escape on Venus: ERB's Alchemy at Bay" by David Arthur Adams Picture Gallery: Two scenes from "Escape on Venus" by William Stout "Tarzan and the Hideous Hunter: The Death of Tarzan" by Alan Hanson "Language in Burroughsland" by Sam Cash "On Tarzan" by Denny Miller "On Burroughs and Bradbury: A Symposium" by Joan Bledig and Gregory Phillips Letters to the Editor and Bibliographer's Corner Subscriptions
are $35 for four quarterly issues from: |  |
| CONAN
#31 - Available in comic shops August 16th! Written by Mike Mignola, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Mike Mignola and Cary Nord conclude their bone-crunching adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Hall of the Dead" with an epic battle that allies Conan with a former enemy against slithering shadows and a veritable onslaught of undead warriors! Retainers to a lord long forgotten awaken to protect a treasure so sizable even the dead bemoan to see it stolen. Can a cunning Cimmerian and a foe-turned-friend withstand the power of such dark sorceries long enough to escape with both the loot and their lives? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 16. Dark Horse Comics |  |
| Doc
Savage and the Cult of the Blue God - Coming in SUBTERRANEAN
MAGAZINE #5! Subterranean Press reports that SUBTERRANEAN MAGAZINE #5 has just been fully designed, with nifty cover art by Tim Truman. Look for it in a couple of months. Here is the table of contents:
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| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Crystal Skull" from January 1, 1944. "The Height of a Shadow" 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! "Paid" by Raoul Du Priest from GANG WORLD, December 1933 A crooked lawyer and his crooked client maneuver to get the drop on each other. | |
| Golden Perils #40 - Now Available! GOLDEN PERILS #40 is now up and ready for free downloading. This issues contents are: "Captain Proton of the Interplanetary Patrol" by Jeffrey T. Zverloff "A Review of Heroes and Monsters and A Blazing World" by Jeffrey T. Zverloff The latest pulp and pulp related news. This issue contains exclusive news regarding the new fully authorized Doc Savage and Shadow pulp reprints. You do not want to miss out on this, especially if you are a Doc Savage fan. Coverage includes preliminary images of the cover and the variant cover by James Bama. Click on over and check out GOLDEN PERILS today! The issue is in PDF format and is 1 megabyte in size. Scroll down the page to Issue 40, RIGHT click on download and chose "save target as" to save to your hard drive. Visit http://www.howardhopkins.com/page4.htm to download GOLDEN PERILS #40 today. |  |
| Jack
Williamson Jack Williamson and Greg Bear will each receive the 2006 Robert A. Heinlein Award for lifetime achievements. The awards will be presented at the 64th World Science Fiction Convention on August 23-27, 2006 in Anaheim, California. | |
| Masters of Science Fiction
- Coming next season on ABC! "Masters of Science Fiction" comes from IDT Entertainment and Industry Entertainment, which also produce Showtime's "Masters of Horror." The ABC show will feature adaptations of six stories from acclaimed sci-fi writers including Harlan Ellison, Robert Heinlein and Robert Sheckley. The six-episode series, which is likely to air at midseason, will feature the likes of "Lost" star Terry O'Quinn, Anne Heche (the upcoming "Men in Trees") and James Denton ("Desperate Housewives"), along with Emmy winner Judy Davis ("Life with Judy Garland," "The Reagans"), Malcolm McDowell ("Entourage"), "Law & Order" star Sam Waterston and others. Additionally, renowned physicist and author Stephen Hawking will introduce each episode. Here's a rundown of the six episodes: "A Clean Escape," set in a post-apocalyptic near future, stars Davis as a psychiatrist trying to help a patient (Waterston) recover from a lapse memory. Based on a short story by John Kessel; written by Sam Egan ("Jeremiah," "Northern Exposure") and directed by Mark Rydell ("On Golden Pond"). "Jerry Was a Man" stars Heche and McDowell as a wealthy couple who come into possession of an anthropoid named Jerry. Based on a story by Robert Heinlein; written and directed by Michael Tolkin ("The Player," "Deep Impact"). "The General Zapped an Angel" will star O'Quinn and Elisabeth Rohm ("Angel," "Law & Order"). Based on a story by Howard Fast ("Spartacus"), it's about a group of soldiers who discover a body that isn't quite human. "Little Brother" was written by Walter Mosley, based on his story and is directed by Darnell Martin ("Their Eyes Were Watching God"). It stars Clifton Collins Jr. ("Capote," "Thief") and Kimberly Elise ("Close to Home") as members of a future society where justice is meted out without the aid of judges or juries. "Watchbird" stars Sean Astin ("24," "The Lord of the Rings") and James Cromwell ("Six Feet Under," "L.A. Confidential") and it set in a world where droids prevent killings before they happen. Based on a story by Robert Sheckley; written by Egan and directed by Harold Becker ("Vision Quest"). "The Discarded," based on Harlan Ellison's story and written by Ellison and Josh Olson ("A History of Violence"), stars Brian Dennehy ("Our Fathers," "Death of a Salesman"), John Hurt ("V for Vendetta," "Alien") and Denton. It follows a group of people, sentenced to drift in space for eternity, who take one final shot at returning to Earth. Source: Zap2It.com | |
| The Pulp.Net - Yellowed Perils covers Pulpcon! 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, has posted a regular log with pictures from Pulpcon. Coverage includes two long (approximately 1 hour each) audio files. One contains Guest of Honor Phil (William Tenn) Klass's talk and the second covers the panel discussion of pulp reprint publishing. Over 150 additional photos were taken and will be posted on the site as time permits. If you were unable to attend this year or have never been to Pulpcon, you definately want to check this out. | |
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! The Radio War by Ralph Milne Farley FIRST EDITION! From the creator of the "Radio Man" series of Myles Cabot, comes this future war story (written in 1932, set in 2000) pitting the United States against Soviet Siberia. Follow the adventures of John Farley Pease, the great grandson of the author, as he matches wits against the greatest scientists of his time. Illustrated. Hardcover $24.99 Trade Paperback $14.95 |  |
| Ron
Fortier - Pulpcon Report! Ron Fortier is on his way home from his first Pulpcon. He has posted a brief Pulpcon report with a photo on his website, Airship27. Ron also reports that the second Captain Hazzard novel, CITADEL OF FEAR, is presently in production and that he is hard at work on Captain Hazzard number three, CURSE OF THE RED MAGGOT. Ron is also editing an all-new series of anthologies for Wild Cat Books featuring All-New Stories and Art of various Pulp Heroes (in the Public Domain). Each book will feature 4 new illustrated tales. The first title, LANCE STAR - SKY RANGER, is now available. Next up is SECRET AGENT X, followed by THE DOMINO LADY. Also in the works is KI-GOR, with more to follow! |  |
| The
Spider - New web site! Chris Kalb has launched a new, fairly comprehensive website about The Spider, that is in-line with his Doc Savage and G-8 sites! The site is at http://www.spiderreturns.com Here are the highlights:
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| Wild Cat Books -
CAPTAIN HAZZARD LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER! As a PulpCon Special, Wild Cat Books had copies of the CAPTAIN HAZZARD LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER available and sold out what they brought. However, Wild cat Books still has a few copies available. SIGNED & NUMBERED by author Ron Fortier and limited to ONLY 25 COPIES, they look GREAT (with a certificate of authenticity Bookplate attached inside). So if you didn't attend PulpCon or missed it, you can still order copies. $40.00 postage paid Money Orders, or Checks accepted payable to: Ron Hanna 116 W. Germain St. #2 Winchester, VA 22601 PayPal accepted at: wildcat.1@verizon.net |  |
| Wildside
Press - WEIRD TALES #341 is now available! August-September 2006, U.S. $5.95, Canada $7, 98 pages, cover art by Les Edwards Edited by George H. Scithers, Darrell Schweitzer, & John Betancourt
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| World
Fantasy Convention -
Anthology inspired
by Robert E. Howard ! Scott Cupp, who along with multiple-award-winning author and editor Joe R. Lansdale edited the forthcoming anthology CROSS PLAINS UNIVERSE, told SCI FI Wire that the book's subtitle, "Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard," explains the book's purpose and inspiration. "[Howard, creator of Conan,] is an amazing figure in the history of speculative fiction," Cupp said in interview. "[His] writing career [lasted] less than 15 years, [yet his] output [consisted] of [much] quality fiction and poetry, all while living and working in a small Texas community that did not understand him or his work." This year marks the centenary of Howard's birth, so it only seemed appropriate to honor him, Cupp said. "When the [2006] World Fantasy Convention in Austin elected to honor [Howard's] birth with the focus of the convention, it seemed natural to have a commemorative volume," he said. Cupp said that the book contains stories featuring characters created by Howard, stories featuring Howard as a character and stories inspired by the fiction styles of Howard. "Since [Howard] wrote in virtually every type of pulp market except science fiction and romance, this left a wide area of field available," Cupp said. "We got a Briton Roman occupation weird horror story from Ardath Mayhar, ... a modern horror story from Neal Barrett Jr., a very weird western from fantasy writer C. Dean Andersson (featuring his female Norse barbarian warrior, Bloodsong), new work from Howard Waldrop (a Mexican fantasy featuring the great-nephew of [Howard's character] Breckinridge Elkins) ... and a 'Multiverse' story from Michael Moorcock. We [also] got some indescribable stories such as Lawrence Person's 'The Toughest Jew in the West' and Jayme Lynn Blaschke's very alternate-world fantasy of giant apes." Other writers featured include: Gene Wolfe, James Reasoner, Bradley Denton, Bill Crider and Charlotte Laughlin, Lillian Stewart Carl, Mark Finn, Carrie Richerson, Chris Roberson, Jessica Reisman, L.J. Washburn, Rick Klaw and Paul Miles, Melissa Mia Hall, Chris Nakashima-Brown and Cupp himself. CROSS PLAINS UNIVERSE is being published as a joint venture between FACT (Fandom Association of Central Texas) and MonkeyBrain Books. It will be given away to all attendees of the 2006 World Fantasy Convention in November. FACT will sell any remaining copies and is currently pursuing a possible mass market reprint sale, Cupp said. Source: SciFi Wire | |
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| Adventure House - Pulp facsimile reprint update! June 2006 - Now available! SAUCY DETECTIVE April 1937, 7x10, 160 pages, $14.95 SECRET SERVICE STORIES September 1928, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MAN STORIES February 1931, 7x10, 144 pages, $14.95 July 2006 - Now available! THE UNDERWORLD August 1927, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 UNDER FIRE MAGAZINE February 1929, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 TRUE GANGSTER STORIES July 1941, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Coming mid-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 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - March 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming December 2006: UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE - December 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - September 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |    | ||
| BLACK
DOG BOOKS - Coming soon! THE TOWER OF SILENCE - five stories of action and adventure, written by Theodore Roscoe and originally published in Action Stories. This chapbook will be available for $10. THE OCEAN BASTILLE - a long novella and a short work written by H. Bedford-Jones and originally published in Popular Fiction and Man Stories. This chapbook will be available for $10. THE SKULL OF SHIRZAD MIR - a novel and four short stories chronicling the adventures of Adbul Dost and Sir Ralph Weyand, all written by Harold Lamb. This trade paperback will be available for $20. THE EMPIRE IN THE AIR - a highly influential novel of alien invasion, written by George Allan England. Originally serialized in All Story-Cavalier Weekly in 1914, this is its first time in book form. It will be available trade paperback for $25. These titles can be pre-ordered from Mike Chomko. Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||
| BLOOD
'N' THUNDER #15 - Debut at Pulpcon! BLOOD 'N' THUNDER #15 (Summer 2006) is a theme issue devote to the classic serials of yesteryear, but several of the articles have a pulp flavor. "Jungle Mysteries," by Talbot Mundy biographer Brian Taves, sheds light on two episodic epics adapted from Mundy's famous novel, The Ivory Trail: Universal's 1932 Jungle Mystery and a 1936 continuity, written by Mundy himself, for the Jack Armstrong radio serial. "My Dinner With Nita" finds BnT editor Ed Hulse reminiscing about his 1976 meeting with Iris Meredith, who played Nita Van Sloan in a 1938 serial, The Spider's Web. "Happy Hundredth, Herman" is a birthday tribute to Herman Brix (aka Bruce Bennett), who played Tarzan in a 1935 serial produced by ERB himself. Other articles include a survey of unfairly dismissed chapterplays and a detailed, behind-the-scenes piece on The Mysteries of Myra (1916), the first movie serial with a horror/fantasy background. The cost of the issue will be $6. It will debut at Pulpcon. Subscription copies will be mailed out after Pulpcon. Click here or on the image at the right for a larger image and ordering details. |  | ||
| Bold
Venture Press - The Spider #9 is due around the end of August! SATAN'S DEATH BLAST, a reprint of the ninth issue of The Spider, the June 1934 issue of the magazine is scheduled for the end of August. Bold Venture Press is planning to release the next few issues of The Spider in small print runs. This will make the printing costs more affordable so that The Spider can be reprinted on a much more regular basis than it has been in the past few years. Due to the limited printings, only a few pulp dealers will be handling the books. Adventure House and Mike Chomko will both be handling the book. Other retailers are to be announced and you can always order direct from Bold Venture Press. According to the Bold Venture Press website, the price of the book will be $10. | |||
| Captain
Spectre and the Lightning Legion -
Captain Spectre on a brief hiatus! The adventures of Captain Spectre will be taking a brief hiatus while creator Tom Floyd illustrates The Spider for the upcoming prose anthology from Moonstone Books! Click here for details! Captain Spectre Chapter 1: "The Mark of Death" and Chapter 2: "The Electric Soldier" are posted in their entirety on line. Chapter 3: "Secret Worlds" of Captain Spectre is in progress and this is a great time to jump on board! Pages 1 through 17 of "Secret Worlds" are now posted online for your reading pleasure. 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 | |||
| CONAN AND THE SONGS OF THE
DEAD #2 - Available in comic shops August 9th! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art by Timothy Truman, colored by Dave Stewart. A twisted wizard brews a strange adversary for Conan from blood and the dust of the Stygian wastes. In this forsaken desert, the Cimmerian travels in search of an ancient and glorious prize. Yet its secret must be won from the grip of a conniving spirit and loyal zombie guard. Heat, grit, and evil are relentless in this wretched land, but no more so than Conan, a force of will born from sinew and steel, determined to claim his treasure and see it spent most mirthfully. 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||
| 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 completed an audio version of the very first Shadow adventure, "The Living Shadow." Chapters 1-37 are now finished and uploaded! These are amateur efforts, but Marc has attempted to do a decent job with voices and pacing. Marc has also adding appropriate sound effects to enhance the experience. The website is: http://www.markbsplace.net/Audios | |||
| Elder Signs Press
- Now available! Hardboiled Cthulhu - a new anthology from Elder Signs Press The Big Sleep Ends and the Nightmares Begin! Hard hitting, hard edged, hardboiled stories that take Lovecraftian Mythos to places where only the toughest P.I.s, gangsters, and creatures dwell. Venture into the urban sprawl and the dark places of the world. Here the big sleep ends and the nightmares begin! Welcome to the world of Hardboiled Cthulhu. Bound in this anthology are over 20 tales blending the hardboiled genre with the Lovecraftian. Authors include: James Ambuehl, David Witteveen, E.P. Berglund, Tim Curran, John Sunseri, Steven L. Shrewsbury, Eric J. Miller, David Conyers, Jeffery Thomas, William Jones, Jonathan Sharp, Simon Bucher-Jones, Patrick Thomas, William Meikle, James Chambers, Cody Goodfellow, Ron Shiflet, J.F. Gonzalez, Robert M. Price, C.J. Henderson, Richard A. Lupoff. You can pre-order this title now at the Elder Signs website: http://www.eldersignspress.com/ |  | ||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "The Crystal Skull" from January 1, 1944. "The Map to Evil" by John Olsen 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 Real Thing" by William Hope Hodgson from ADVENTURE, January 3, 1919 A ship burns at sea; and another vessel races to save her. | |||
| 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:
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. | ||
| Girasol
Collectables - August 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 $75 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is "Hordes of the Red Butcher" featuring The Spider from June 1935. $35 Our second Replica this month is ORIENTAL STORIES #7 from July 1935. $25 This issue features "The Sowers of the Thunder" by Robert E. Howard, "The Dragoman's Jest" by E. Hoffmann Price and Otis Adelbert Kline, and a J. Allen St. John cover! Our third Replica is SPICY MYSTERY STORIES #13 from May 1936. $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. |    | ||
| Last Months Replicas   | ||
| Gotham
Pulp Collectors Club - Next meeting is
August 12, 2006! There is a new club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area. It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month. The theme is Weird Menace, Horror, and Spicy/Speed pulps. Robert Lesser promised to bring some of his Spicy and Saucy Movie pulps, Ed some of his Weird Menace and Horror, and I'll bring some Weird Tales and Spicy/Speed pulps. Name: Gotham Pulp Collectors Club Time: 1-4 PM Place: Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan (West Village) | |||
| Hard
Case Crime - Coming in August and beyond! 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... October 2006 THE LAST MATCH by David Dodge, Cover art by William George When a handsome swindler working the French Riviera meets a beautiful heiress on the beach at Cannes, sparks fly. But so do bullets—and soon he’s forced to flee the country with both the police and the heiress on his trail. From the casinos of Monaco to the jungles of Brazil, from Tangier to Marrakech to Peru, the chase is on. And not even a veteran of Monte Carlo’s baccarat tables would dare to place odds on where it will end... |   | ||
| H.
P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural : Classic Tales of the Macabre
- Now
available! Written by one of the most important writers of the twentieth century, Lovecraft's 1927 essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature" traces the evolution of the genre from the early Gothic novels through to the work of contemporary American and British authors. Throughout Lovecraft acknowledges those writers and stories that are the very finest that the horror field has to offer: Edgar Allen Poe, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, and Arthur Conan Doyle, among others. This chilling new collection also contains Henry James' wonderfully atmospheric short novel The Turn of the Screw. Edited by Stephen Jones. Pegasus Books, 432 pages, ISBN: 1933648015, $15.95 |  | ||
| Mike
Chomko - August 2006
newsletter is now available! Mike's August 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 | |||
| Moonstone Books - Doc Savage radio scripts now coming
in early 2007! Moonstone Books previously announced the following in their online bulletin board: We 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 Lester 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. Moonstone Books has now released additional information to THE PULSE: The Doctor is in at Moonstone! Moonstone Books told THE PULSE that they are returning the popular Doc Savage, Man of Bronze to comic fans. They are working with the Lester Dent Estate to present a single volume of "new Lester Dent Doc Savage Stories." Joe Gentile told us exclusively, "Moonstone brings Doc back! The Man of Bronze Returns! Doc Savage, the greatest adventure hero of all time, will have a new collection of stories published by Moonstone!" "Working with both Conde Nast (the rights holder of the character) and the Lester Dent Estate (creator of Doc), Moonstone will be putting out single volume of NEW LESTER DENT Doc Savage stories," Gentile continued. "Yes, that's right, Lester Dent wrote about two dozen radio dramas for Doc and his crew, most of which have never seen print (and many of them never aired)! Well, Moonstone will see this injustice righted!" Gentile noted, "A single illustrated (Doug Klauba and Dave Dorman) volume of these works is on the way for early 2007!" http://www.moonstonebooks.com It is also rumored that Moonstone Books is negotiating with Conde Nast for rights to do a Shadow project. | |||
| Moonstone Books - Tom
Floyd to illustrate Moonstone's Spider anthology! January of this year, Joe Gentile publisher of Moonstone Books announced that Moonstone Books had gained the rights to create comics and other works featuring a pulp staple, The Spider, Master of Men. Moonstone has licensed the “Master of Men” for use in an illustrated prose anthology! Similar to Moonstone’s Stoker nominated “Kolchak Chronicles”, The Spider will be subject to the prose anthology treatment! The tentative author line up includes: John Jakes (yes, the guy who wrote “The Kent Family Chronicles” as well as “North and South”!), and (in alphabetical order): (horror author) Mort Castle, (horror/mystery author) Bill Crider, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, (Batman/Kolchak scribe) CJ Henderson, (western novelist) Howard Hopkins, (Army of Darkness comics writer), James Anthony Kuhoric, (Buffy novelist) Elizabeth Massie, Chris Mills, (#1 Pulp writer), Will Murray, (Vampire the Masquerade writer) Rafael Nieves, Ann Nocenti, (“Scarlet in Gaslight” writer) Martin Powell, Bruce Timm, Richard Valley, (“Science of Superheroes” writer) & Robert Weinberg. It has now been announced that Tom (Captain Spectre) Floyd will be illustrating the Spider anthology! Tom won the assignment based on the strength of the two wonderful Spider illustrations below. I think you will agree that this is one of the best ever depictions of The Spider! Neither illustration depicts the "final" version of the Spider that will appear in the anthology. If you are not reading Tom's Captain Spectre online comic strip, click here to check it out! The Spider anthology is planned for Xmas 2006! Thanks to Tom Floyd for providing the illustrations below! Thanks to Martin Powell and the Flearun Yahoo Newsgroup for the information on the Xmas publication date!   | |||
| 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. August brings the third of our pulp superlative series designs. This one sports “I like my pulps... uncanny” on the back and a pulp hero and TPN logo on the front. It’s our eighth limited-edition shirt, which means there are only four new designs to come. 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/ | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! The Charles F. Myers Collection Volume 1 This first of five collections of the early works of this author before he began using the penname, Henry Farrell, contains the first three Toffee stories: I'll Dream of You," "You Can't Scare Me," and "Toffee Takes a Trip." Hardcover $24.95 | | ||
| The Shadow - Moonstone
negotiating for a new prose anthology? Rich Johnston's gossip column LYING IN THE GUTTERS at Comic Book Resources reported an interesting piece of gossip in the July 24th installment. Reportedly, there was some gossip concerning a "Shadow" project with Chuck Dixon overheard at Comic Con International. The July 31st installment has the following update: The Chuck Dixon/Shadow rumour from last week has a glitch. Turns out he's working on a Spider project for Moonstone - who are in discussion with the license holders for a Shadow oneshot, which Dixon might write - if they get the rights. | |||
| STERANKO 2007 Calendar -
Now available! Enjoy 12 months of Steranko's high-octane artwork. The talented illustrator cuts a ferocious path through the year, with an outstanding assembly of pulp covers, such as "Slayer of Souls," "Storm Over Valhalla," and " "Night's Lethal Lady." Includes photos and commentary. Your price: $12.95 The STERANKO 2007 Calendar is now available from Bud Plant Comic Art. |  | ||
| TALES
OF MASKS AND MAYHEM Volume 2 - Now available! Hot on the heels of the first popular anthology comes TALES OF MASKS AND MAYHEM Volume 2! The contents include: Introduction Shadowhawke in "First Flight" by K.G. McAbee & Tom Johnson "Wolf's Clothing" by John L. French Doc Atlas in "Arctic Terror" by Michael A. Black "Midnight Moon" by Terry Nudds "For The Life Of A Child" by Debra Delorme "The Beginning" A Mr. Minus Story by Ginger Johnson "The Lady Of Death" by G. Wayman Jones "The China Connection" by Alanna Morgan Edited by Ginger Johnson, Paperback, 399 pages, $20.95 Visit the E-Book Time website to order. |  | ||
| The
Tarzan Collection Volume 2 - Coming in October on DVD! Warner Home Video has announced the October 31st release of The Tarzan Collection Volume 2 (MSRP $39.92), which contains the last six Tarzan films featuring Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic swimmer who made the role of Edgar Rice Burrough's jungle king his own. These six films, which feature Brenda Joyce as Jane, were never available on videocassette and are new to DVD. The first two films in the collection, "Tarzan Triumphs" (1943) and "Tarzan's Desert Mystery" (1943), were both made during World War II and, of course, the Ape-Man eventually joins the cause and helps put down the Axis. In "Tarzan and the Amazons" (1945) Tarzan refuses to lead a group of anthropologists to an all-female tribe, but Boy does and Tarzan has to bail him out. Tarzan has to take on an evil leopard cult in "Tarzan and the Leopard Woman" (1946), while he once again battles evil big game hunters in "Tarzan and the Huntress" (1947) and Weissmuller gets to show off his formidable aquatic skills in his farewell turn, "Tarzan and the Mermaids" (1948). Source: ICV2.com |  | ||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher R. Yates Durham Red: Black Dawn, Peter J. Evans, Black Flame, $7.99, July 11- Now Available! Batman: Dead White, John Shirley, Del Rey, $6.99, July 25- Now Available! The God Machine (Hellboy), Thomas E. Sniegoski, Pocket Star, July 25 - Now Available! Astounding Hero-Tales, James Lowder, editor, Hero Games, $15.99, August 2006 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 Ghost Rider (movie novelization), Greg Cox, Pocket Star, $7.50, 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 Spider-Man 3 (movie novelization), Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, March 27, 2007 Hellboy: Dragon Pool, Christopher Golden, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 20, 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 - Now available! LANCE STAR - SKY RANGER In the summer of 1936, a new flying hero magazine was created called LANCE STAR – SKY RANGER. It was produced by the small time Canadian publisher, Dutton Press, out of Ontario. Managing Editor, Saul Kingman, wanted a title to compete with the flying titles that were popping up all over the U.S. He wanted a title that would join the ranks of such pulp heroes as G-8, DUSTY AYRES and BILL BARNES. Wild Cat Books is proud to announce the return of this classic pulp hero! This new collection of stories features pulse-pounding prose by Frank Dirscherl, Bobby Nash, Win Scott Eckert, and Bill Spangler and is produced by pulp fiction wordsmith Ron Fortier. Artwork by Rich Woodall... Stories include: "Attack Of The Bird Man", "Where The Sea Meets The Sky", "Shadows Over Kunlun", and "Talons Of The Red Condors"... plus the special feature article "Pulp Aviation Heroes and the Rise of the Model Aviation Press" by Larry Marshall. 152 pages, 6"x9" Trade Paperback,. $15.00 Available at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks This is the first issue in an all-new series of anthologies featuring All-New Stories and Art of various Pulp Heroes (in the Public Domain). Each book will feature 4 new illustrated tales. Next up is SECRET AGENT X, followed by THE DOMINO LADY. Also in the works is KI-GOR, with more to follow! | | ||
| Wildside
Press - WEIRD TALES #341 is now
available! This is reportedly a Robert E. Howard tribute issue. It does include an essay titled "The Everlasting Barbarian: Robert E. Howard." I have no further information on this issue at this time. Wildside Press | | ||
| Wildside
Press - Now available! The Weird Works Of Robert E. Howard Volume 3: People Of The Dark is now available in a trade paperback edition. |  | ||
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