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| Adventure House - Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #98 - The Crimson Mask in two thrilling adventures! "The Crimson Mask's Scorpion Trail" Crime's most daring avenger buys himself a front row seat for a spectacle of murder when a killer draws the curtain of death! Follow Doc Clarke on a grim trail beset with danger and mystery! "The Money Trail" When sudden death strikes in an armored car robbery—and no loot taken—Doc Clarke, the Crimson Mask, battles to forestall a heinous crime of amazing magnitude! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure House - Now available! G-8 and His Battle Aces #27: "Staffel of Floating Heads" - Originally published - December 1935 "G-8 saw the grim visitor from the grave; stood startled while the phantom spoke its words of doom . . . "Leutnant Macon," it said, "you have killed me. You have taken my life when I did you no harm. You saw me die and fall—like this. Look at me know, and be cursed for your murder. I will haunt you until the end of your days."—But somewhere the Master Spy knew there would be an answer to this and ghosts or no ghosts, he was going to bring it back. Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Adventure
House - Now available!
ALEX RAYMOND: HIS LIFE AND ART by Tom Roberts Complemented with a Foreword
by George Lucas and Introduction by James Bama, author Tom Roberts entertains
readers with his insightful portrayal of Alex Raymond, one of the greatest American
illustrators in the past century, most revered for his awe-inspiring artworks
for King Features Syndicate's Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim 1930's
newspaper strips. Hard Cover, 12x9, 320 pages, Full Color, $49.95 |  | ||||||
| Adventure House - Coming to comic
shops in April! PLANET STORIES - Winter 1947, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Two classic Sci-Fi tales - presented as they appeared over 60 years ago! Sin, the "Black Priestess of Varda" (by Erik Fennel) was well-named - a foul witch and raving beauty, Beloved of Sasso, the Dark Power striving to capture, with her help, a lovely little world. Their only fear was a whispered legend - Elvedon, the Savior... but this crippled idiot, blundering through a shower of sparks into their time and space - he could not be Elvedon! Also: "Earth Is Missing!" by Carl Selwyn. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. PLANET STORIES is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084194. DOUBLE ACTION GANG MAGAZINE December 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 A replica edition of the scarce, first issue of Double-Action Gang (from Dec. 1937)! The joints in Tia Juana called for more female entertainers, and the racketeers in the states answered the call. But a hot-lead welcome awaited the traders in flesh on both sides of the "White Way To Hell" by E. Hoffman Price! Also: "Death Has A Deadline" by Norman A. Daniels. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. DOUBLE ACTION GANG MAGAZINE is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084193.
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| Adventure House - Coming in May and June 2008! CAPTAIN FUTURE - Summer 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 PHANTOM DETECTIVE - November 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES - September 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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| Airship 27 Production and Cornerstone Book
Publishers - Now available! After months of planning and hard work, Airship 27 Production and Cornerstone Book Publishers are thrilled to announced the release of their latest pulp project; BROTHER BONES. A gun wielding specter of justice haunts the dark streets of Cape Noire in seventales of horror, suspense and supernatural thrills by pulp writer Ron Fortier ("The Green Hornet", "Rambo","Terminator", "Daughter of Dracula", etc.). In the grand tradition of the Shadow and the Spider comes the most bizarre avenger of them all, BROTHER BONES. Cover and illustrations by Rob Davis ("Star Trek":The Next Generation","Star Trek:Deep Space Nine,""Scimitar", etc.). Several years ago we published a similar volume featuring another "grim" avenger. Sadly we were not able to acquire reprint rights to the character. We did own the stories and so the decision was made to alter them, change the names and add a seventh, never before published story, Ghost Train. Fans should be aware that six of these stories are altered reprints from that earlier book. It is our belief that this edition is a far superior product. The book is now available from Amazon at the link below and fine bookstores throughout the country. Trade paperback, 176 pages, $16.95. Available from Amazon.com |  | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Updated contents listing - Now available! THE SHADOW Volume 14: "The Grove of Doom" and "The Masked
Lady"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The
Knight of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's personal favorites. To solve
the mystery of Chinatown smuggling, feuding families and a series of strange disappearances,
The Shadow must enter "The Grove of Doom," where those who enter never return.
Then, Lamont Cranston and Inspector Cardona seek the truth behind a series
of murders perpetrated by "The Masked Lady." BONUS: The Shadow battles a blind super-crook in "Danger in
the Dark," a "lost" 1937 show from Orson Welles' first season as Lamont Cranston.
This classic pulp collection showcases one of George Rozen's greatest pulp covers
(reproduced directly from the original art), restores more than 12,000 words deleted
from previous reprintings of "The Grove of Doom," and includes all the original
interior art by acclaimed illustrators Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, with new commentary
by popular culture historian Will Murray and an article
on "The Mercurial Shadow" (Orson Welles) by Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid 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 Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |  | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in April! THE SHADOW Volume 17: "The
Fate Joss" and "The Golden Pagoda" "As
you sow evil, so shall you reap evil! Crime does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The
Dark Avenger known to Asians as Ying Ko confronts deadly Chinatown riddles in
two intriguing pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson. First, the Shadow investigates
the strange disappearances and reappearances of a half-ton golden idol. What are
the incredible secrets of "The Fate Joss" and the mysterious Dr. Roy Tam? Then,
a miniature "Golden Pagoda" leads The Shadow and his agents through a series of
bizarre deathtraps into the realm of the infamous brigand Li Hoang. In supporting
features, Pulp-historian Will Murray examines The Shadow's many forays into the
mysteries of Chinatown, while series editor Anthony Tollin provides a history
of Myra Reldon, The Shadow's first female agent. This classic reprint also
reproduces both color pulp covers by George Rozen and all the interior illustrations
by legendary artists Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier. (Sanctum Productions)
ISBN: 1-932806-92-X 13-DIGIT: 978-1-932806-92-2 Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 17 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084195. |  | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc The
75th birthday of the pulp era's greatest superhero continues with two more epics
from the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction. Doc Savage journeys to Oklahoma to investigate
the murder of a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. What is "The Secret in the Sky"
that can bring ruin to an entire continent? Then, in "The Giggling Ghosts," the
Man of Bronze and his aides investigate a toxic outbreak of uncontrollable hilarity
that is causing New Jersey residents to literally laugh themselves to death.
This collector's item pulp reprint also features the original color pulp covers
by Emery Clarke and Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and
historical articles by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum
Productions) ISBN: 1-932806-93-8 13-DIGIT:
978-1-932806-93-9Coming in April! DOC SAVAGE Volume 16: "The Secret in the Sky" and "The Giggling Ghosts" Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 16 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084192. |  | ||||||
| THE ART
OF MICHAEL WM. KALUTA - Coming in May! by Michael Wm. Kaluta For the first time ever, a retrospective volume devoted to the entire career of one of most influential artists of the last 35 years, Michael Wm. Kaluta! This book offers readers and fans a chance to witness his immense and phenomenal career from start to present, offering glimpses of previously never-before-seen material from his files and sketchbooks, his enormously popular comic work, art from his career in book publishing and illustrating album covers, as well as beautifully reproduced images of his personal favorites with insights into his life and creative process. Brought to you by the publishing house responsible for the Eisner Award winning The Art of Brian Bolland and The Art of P. Craig Russell. Available in regular and signed editions. Regular Hardcover, 8x11, 248 pages, Full Color, SRP: $49.99 Signed Hardcover, 8x11, 248 pages, Full Color, SRP: $79.99 DESPERADO PUBLISHING THE ART OF MICHAEL WM. KALUTA is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083673 Regular edition). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083674 (Signed edition). | |||||||
| Baen
Books: The Spider, City of Doom - Coming
in June!
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| Burroughs Bulletin
#73 - Now available! The Winter 2008 issue (#73) of the THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN is now available. This issue features articles on Burroughs’ 73rd story, "I Am A Barbarian". It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "Chapter Synopsis and Brief Commentary on I Am A Barbarian" by David A. Adams Picture Gallery: Charles Walker "Tarzan's Victory Cry - The Literal Version" by Alan Hanson "The Apocryphal Argentine Tarzans" by carlos Abraham (translated by J. G. Huckenpöhler) Poem: "Timeless" by Kim L. Neidigh "ERB's Worksheet for I Am A Barbarian" Bibliographers Corner Letters to the Editor and Bibliographer's Corner Subscriptions
are $35 for four quarterly issues and 12 monthly issues of THE GRIDLEY WAVE newsletter.
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| Chaosium:
FRONTIER CTHULHU - Now available! Frontier Cthulhu As explorers conquered the frontiers of North America, they disturbed sleeping terrors and things long forgotten by humanity. Journey into the undiscovered country where fierce Vikings struggle against monstrous abominations. Travel with explorers as they learn of buried secrets and the creatures guarding ancient knowledge. Go west across the plains, into the territories were sorcerers dwell in demon-haunted lands, and cowboys confront cosmic horrors. William Jones ed., cover art by Steven Gilberts. 272 pages. Trade Paperback. $14.95 |  | ||||||
| CONAN #48 - Arriving in comic shops January 30th! Written by Timothy Truman, art by Tomas Giorello, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Cary Nord. Conan finds himself embroiled in a political struggle turned bloody between a naive young prince and a sinister sorcerer who calls upon the god of the underworld to help aid him in building an army of demonic abominations, intent on conquering not just his own kingdom, but all of Hyboria! But that's not the only danger that threatens to destroy Conan's world. Little does he know, a piece of his past still follows him, stalking the Cimmerian with the patience of the grave. All roads lead to the doomed city of Yaralet in this stunning adaptation of Robert E. Howard's lost fragment "The Hand of Nergal." 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||
| Conan:
Born on the Battlefield (Trade Paperback) - Coming in June! Writer: Kurt Busiek; Artist: Greg Ruth Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth team up to give you the story of Conan's early life, from his birth on a Cimmerian battlefield to his coming-of-age as a warrior in the pivotal Battle of Venarium. Sewing the seeds of the Barbarian's momentous career, this chronicle of Conan's youthful conquests--both martial and carnal--also showcases master storytellers Busiek and Ruth's work at its finest. Publication Date: June 18, 2008 Format: Full color, 160 pages, Softcover, 7" x 10" Price: $17.95 Dark Horse Comics CONAN: BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD TPB is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB080076. |  | ||||||
| CONAN THE BARBARIAN MODEL
KIT - Coming in April! From the gifted hands of Shawn Nagle, Conan the Barbarian comes to life in this recreation of the cover to Marvel Comics' Conan #1! At 1/8 scale, this model kit comes complete with both figures and a base. Some assembly required. Scheduled to ship in April 2008. SRP: $34.99 Moebius Models CONAN THE BARBARIAN MODEL KIT is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084589. | |||||||
| CTHULHU TALES #2
- Coming in April! by Steve Niles, Michael Alan Nelson & Various Cthulhu calls and Steve Niles answers! Niles and Michael Alan Nelson (Fall Of Cthulhu) are aboard the new monthly series that readers demanded, based on the fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed anthology! Yes, Cthulhu Tales is back - and this time it's monthly! More great Cthulhu stories from more great writers and artists! It's time to heed the call! BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 CTHULHU TALES #2 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083582 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083583 (Cover B). | |||||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "Blue Face" from February 15, 1942. "The Shadow Versus The Arachnid" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "Washout" by Edward Churchill from THE LONE EAGLE, August 1940 Speed Hardigan Hurtles Through Storm-Swept Skies to Blast the Myth That a Man of Forty-Five Is Through! "Tong Torture" by Emile C. Tepperman from SECRET AGENT "X", August 1934 They warned Nick Ronson to wash his hands of the case - so he stuck with it like a leech. But when he got mixed up with a Tong revenge gang, it looked as though he'd bought a one-way ticket to hell. | |||||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU #12 - Coming in April! by Michael Alan Nelson Continuing a brand new story arc! Sheriff Raymond Dirk hunts for the killer that only teenage Lucy has seen! Can Sheriff Dirk find the mysterious "Gray Man" before he kills again? Or are Lucy's prophecies of doom destined to come true? BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 FALL OF CTHULHU #12 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083584 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083585 (Cover B). | |||||||
| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DARK KINGDOM,
PART ONE - Coming in April! story MARK KIDWELL, art TIM VIGIL, covers FRANK FRAZETTA, TIM VIGIL & NAT JONES The Frazetta tradition of epic dark fantasy continues as the masterpiece DARK KINGDOM roars to life from canvas to the comics page. From amid the clash of steel and decks stained red comes legendary sea raider RED MORDEN, battling his way through an ocean of horror to save the family he holds dear. For love and vengeance, he will face his greatest fears, both real and imagined as he stands alone against a kingdom of darkness. Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99, On sale April 2 DARK KINGDOM, PART ONE is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB082115. |  | ||||||
| Hippocampus
Press - Coming soon! Sanctity and Sin The Collected Poetry And Prose-Poems Of Donald Wandrei Donald Wandrei (1908-1987) is perhaps best remembered as an author of imperishable weird tales; as a co-founder with August Derleth of Arkham House; and as a friend and protégé of H. P. Lovecraft. But from an early age he also showed himself to be a superb and sensitive poet. As his centennial year approaches, we are proud to announce this exciting project. This new edition will collect all the poems which appeared in previous collections of his poetry, together with recently discovered works in both verse and prose-poetry. As an added bonus, illustrations by his brother Howard Wandrei for many of the poems are reproduced, some for the first time. Copies of this book purchased directly from Hippocampus Press will include Phillip Ellis's remarkable 400 page concordance on a CD-ROM, at no extra charge. Edited by S. T. Joshi With illustrations by Howard Wandrei ISBN 0-9771734-9-6, ISBN-13: 978-0-9771734-9-5 Paperback $15.00 | |||||||
| INDIANA JONES AND
KINGDOM OF CRYSTAL SKULL - Coming in May! by James Rollins Everyone's favorite archeologist adventurer returns for another globe-trotting trek as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg team with screenwriter David Koepp to bring Indiana Jones back to the big screen nearly 20 years after Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade! Author James Rollins scribes this official novelization of the highly anticipated movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Del Rey, Hardcover, 6x9, 400 pages, $26.00, On sale May 20, 2008 INDIANA JONES AND KINGDOM OF CRYSTAL SKULL is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084281. | |||||||
| JAMES BOND: THE
PARADISE PLOT TP - Coming in May! by Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence & John McLusky Stand by for two more adventures with the world's greatest and most famous secret agent, James Bond, as some of his most thrilling ultra-rare stories are collected for the first time ever in a deluxe collectors' library edition! In this latest action-packed volume, Bond teams up with fellow 00 agent Suzi Kew once again on another sun-soaked escapade, "The Paradise Plot!" This new, never-before-collected edition also features Lawrence and McLusky's rarely seen story "Death Mask!" Plus, a new introduction by Lois Chiles from the film Moonraker and an exclusive feature on rare and unusual James Bond comics from around the world! Titan Books Softcover, 9x12, 104 pages, B&W, SRP: $19.95 JAMES BOND: THE PARADISE PLOT is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084011. |  | ||||||
| THE
LONE RANGER #11 - Coming in April! by Brett Matthews & Sergio Cariello In this issue, writer Brett Matthews spins a tale that explores the events of the previous issues and their consequences for Rafael. Tonto pays the accused murderer a visit and tells a most unique tale. Featuring a cover by John Cassaday! This issue also features a special sequence by Eisner Award-winning creator, Paul Pope! Resolicitation from Previews Vol. XVII #10 (OCT073398) 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Dynamite Entertainment THE LONE RANGER #11 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083645. | |||||||
| A LOVECRAFT RETROSPECTIVE:
ARTISTS INSPIRED BY H.P. LOVECRAFT Celebrating the chilling works of the unrivaled Master of Horror, H.P. Lovecraft, this massive tome features the work of over forty artists, including J.K. Potter, H.R. Giger, Raymond Bayless, Ian Miller, Virgil Finlay, Lee Brown Coye, Rowena Morrill, Bob Eggleton, Allen Koszowski, Mike Mignola, Michael Whelan, John Coulthart, Harry O. Morris, John Jude Palencar, and dozens of others, as well as twenty-thousand words of original essays. Hardcover, 12x15, 400 pages, $395.00 Centipede Press A LOVECRAFT RETROSPECTIVE is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084234. | |||||||
| MACK BOLAN, THE
EXECUTIONER: THE DEVIL'S TOOLS #1 - Coming in April! Doug Wojtowicz (w); S.L. Gallant (a); Rebecca A. Wrigley (c) IDW Publishing teams up with Gold Eagle to reprise one of adventure fiction's longest-running novel series: Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan, The Executioner! The inspiration for countless payback warrior characters since 1969, Bolan returns in an explosive five-issue miniseries that pits him against enemies drawn from the Executioner's many novelized conflicts-from his war against the Mafia to his battles with the KGB and even today's terrorists! By celebrated author Douglas Wojtowicz, writer of many of The Executioner novels, with art by S.L. Gallant (Johnny Quest) and a cover by Rogue Angel cover artist Rebecca A. Wrigley. Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99 IDW Publishing THE DEVIL'S TOOLS #1 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083807. |  | ||||||
| Mike Chomko
- January 2008 newsletter is now available! Mike's January 2008 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, 2217W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Please note that Mike Chomko has a new E-mail address. It is listed in his catalog. | |||||||
| Moonstone Books: CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT Moonstone will be producing ALL NEW tales of CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT, including an anthology of new prose stories, and color comics (by Christopher Mills and Rich Clark)! Anthology authors to include: Max Allan Collins, Tom DeFalco, Win Scott Eckert, Joe Gentile, Bob Greenberger, Howard Hopkins, Robert Jeschonek, Mark Justice, Tim Lasiuta, Steve Mertz, Christopher Mills, Martin Powell, & Trina Robbins. | 
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| Moonstone Books: THE DOMINO LADY
- Coming in May! Written by Nancy Holder, Chuck Dixon and others, edited by Lori Gentile, art by Ver Curtiss, covers by Uwe Jarling and Jeff Butler. A mystery hero like no other. With the most dangerous weapon of all... Los Angeles, the 1930's. The city of angels. Attracting beautiful people from all over the world with its glitz and glamour. But just beneath the surface is a city stinking of corruption with criminal bosses and politicians squeezing the life out of the city. Stunned and enraged by the murder of her crusading politician father, beautiful socialite Ellen Patrick becomes determined to bring her father¹s killers to justice...at any cost. A talented Berkley graduate, she knows that to truly fight the men who killed her father she must break all the rules. Donning a distinctive white dress and a black domino mask, she becomes The Domino Lady, one of the sexiest -- and most elusive -- crime fighters of all time. DOMINO LADY is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083906. (Trade paperback - Bookstore edition) The Diamond Item Code is FEB083907. (Trade paperback - Comic Shop edition) The Diamond Item Code is FEB083908. (Hardcover)
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| Moonstone Books: The Phantom
#24 - Coming May/June! Bangalla has been invaded. The Phantom needs to find a way to save the land. Following the events of the last issue he must move quickly before he loses the trail of the murderer. Unfortunately, following will lead him to a dangerous place where even one who cannot die should not go. This storyline includes the biggest arc that Moonstone has had in Phantom with the conclusion coming in the double sized issue #25. Praising the exciting stories, Broken Frontier has commented, “The Phantom may be decades old but his stories continue to be fresh, relevant and exciting.” This 32 page color issue “Checkmate #4 of 5” was written by Mike Bullock with art by Silvestre Szilagyi, colors by Bob Pedroza, and cover by Rick Leonardi, Terry Austin, and Bob Pedroza. Moonstone Books |  | ||||||
| NIGHTMARES
OF H.P. LOVECRAFT: ULTRA CTHULHU STATUE - Coming
in April! In the Southeast Pacific, lies the sunken city of R'Leyh. There lies C'thulhu waits to return to our world with the other Great Old Ones. A hideous creature of enormous size and alien power, it waits for it's time to return patiently. For it has all the time in the world while it waits for the stars. The Nightmares of H.P. Lovecraft: Ultra Cthulhu Statue features exquisite detail as the Great Old One is ready to strike. Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in April 2008. SRP: $249.99 ULTRA CTHULHU STATUE is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084596. | |||||||
| Off-Trail
Publications - Now available! AMAZON
STORIES: Volume 1: PEDRO & LOURENÇO by Arthur O. Friel Adventure
on the Danger Trails of the Amazon Jungle Arthur O. Friel debuted in ADVENTURE in 1919. With his engrossing tales of the unexplored Amazon jungle, he quickly became one of the pulp’s most popular authors, a position he held for many years. Here, reprinted for the first time, are Friel’s first ten stories for ADVENTURE. They follow the experiences of two rubber industry workers, Pedro and Lourenço. Their journeys into the jungle, one of the wildest and most inhospitable places on Earth, lead to fantastic, suspenseful--and often violent--adventures, and encounters with bizarre and fascinating people. These stories are some of Friel’s most entertaining work, and some of the best fiction to be found in the adventure pulps. Also included is an in-depth discussion of Arthur O. Friel, an enigmatic real-life explorer, and the roots of his Amazon stories. The contents include:
6x9-inch perfect bound; 224 pages, 10 stories, $18.00 Shipping: $2.50 media mail; $4.50 priority
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| Paizo Publishing:
ROBERT E. HOWARD'S ALMURIC - Coming to comic shops
in April! by Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard's Almuric is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near-human inhabitants. Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer. Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth. Includes an Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. Softcover, 160 pages, B&W SRP: $12.99 Paizo Publishing - Planet Stories ALMURIC is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084262. | 
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| PIGEONS FROM HELL #1 (of 4) - Coming in April! Joe R. Lansdale (Writer), Nathan Fox (Artist), and Dave Stewart (Colors) Joe R. Lansdale puts a new spin on an old classic with this four-part adaptation of master-storyteller Robert E. Howard's classic tale of terror Pigeons from Hell. Set in the deep south, Pigeons tells the story of a damned house with a wicked past whose vile form casts a shadow of death on all who dare to enter. At dusk, as the sun slumps below the horizon, scores of pigeons can be seen flocking from the house in waning sunlight. The pigeons, they say, are the souls of the damned escaping from the very bowels of Hell itself. Joe R. Lansdale (author of such works as Bubba Ho-Tep, The Nightrunners, and The Drive-In) is no stranger to comics, having worked on Batman, The Lone Ranger, Jonah Hex, and Robert E. Howard's Conan. He is joined by comics newcomer Nathan Fox. Together Lansdale and Fox are a powerhouse of visual storytelling, perfectly suited for the dark and dismal world of Robert E. Howard's horror classic Pigeons from Hell. Legendary horror aficionado Joe R. Lansdale puts a new spin on an old classic! Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics PIGEONS FROM HELL is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB080074. |  | ||||||
| Pulpcon
- July 31 to August 3, 2008 at the Dayton Convention
Center! This year’s PulpCon will focus on Jack Williamson and the 70th anniversary of John W. Campbell's ascension to the editorship of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION/ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION & FACT. Activities will include a special presentation on Jack Williamson by Stephen Haffner. Complementing this presentation will also be a DVD interview of Jack Williamson conducted by the famed science fiction writer James Gunn during the 1970s. A presentation on ASTOUNDING will include a slide show featuring many of the pivotal issues of the magazine while under the helm of Campbell. Guests of Honor have been invited to this year's convention, but Pulpcon is waiting for formal confirmation before promoting their appearance. For complete registration details, dealer's room information, and auction information, visit the Pulpcon website and download the registration form. Visit the Pulpcon website at http://www.pulpcon.org/ | |||||||
| ThePulp.Net
- New pulp wallpaper images are now available! It's time for a new pair of pulp wallpaper images at ThePulp.Net's Pulp.Stuff page. We've replaced two older images with ones we call "Dogfight" and "Cave Terror." They¹re free, so add them to your collection of Pulp.Stuff wallpaper today! We've also updated our Pulp.Stuff page with a new shirt for all you fans of classic "Scientifiction." If you'd rather, you can choose a mug or a totebag, too. You can find it all at: http://thepulp.net/PulpStuff/index.html | |||||||
| Pulpville Press
- Now available! EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS TELLS ALL by Edgar Rice Burroughs - FIRST TIME IN SOFTCOVER! This monumental work containing the non-fiction works of Edgar Rice Burroughs (articles, poems, and more) is now available in a lower priced edition in softcover. Trade Paperback $29.95 Published by Pulpville Press |  | ||||||
| RED SONJA #33 - Coming in
April!
by Luke Lieberman & Homs The next big Red Sonja event continues here, featuring 5 dynamite all star writers - and it's leading in to the big storyline! This month, Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom writer Luke Lieberman is joined by Red Sonja artist Homs as they continue Sonja's journey down the river Styx! Here, at the command of Charon, she faces her greatest set of foes - those she has killed in battle over the many years! Featuring three exciting covers, including our main cover from the fantasy master Ken Kelly, along with two stunning pieces, one by Adriano Batista and the other by Fabiano Neves! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #33 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083636. | |||||||
| ROBERT E. HOWARD'S
CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #2 -THE GOD IN THE BOWL - Coming in April! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Frank Frazetta (Cover) This second installment in the Conan Frazetta Cover Series celebrating 75 years of the legendary barbarian, adapts Robert E. Howard's classic tale of murder and intrigue, "The God in the Bowl." This story marks the Cimmerian's first encounter with the deadly sorcerer Thoth-amon and his menagerie of vile giant serpentine creatures-brought to life by the stunning painting "Chained" by the living legend Frank Frazetta, featured for the first time ever in comics! Full Color, 48 pages, $5.99 Dark Horse Comics REH'S CONAN: FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #2 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB080075. |  | ||||||
| ROGUE
ANGEL: TELLER OF TALL TALES #3
- Coming in
April!
Barbara Kesel (w); Renae De Liz (a); Rebecca A. Wrigley (c) What Annja Creed finds hidden away inside the timbers could rock the world of literature... if she survives long enough to read it! Gold Eagle's novel heroine continues her first foray into comic books. Written by Harvey Award-nominated writer Barbara Randall Kesel and featuring art by Renae De Liz. FC * 32 pages * $3.99 IDW Publishing ROGUE ANGEL: TELLER OF TALL TALES #3 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083831. | |||||||
| Vanguard Productions:
THE PAINTINGS OF J. ALLEN ST. JOHN - Coming in
April / May!
Vanguard's second volume devoted to the work of J. Allen St. John concentrates on the artist's full-color fantasy, science-fiction and adventure paintings for novels and Pulp-magazines for famous authors, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack Williamson, Robert E. Howard and more. St. John is the original grand master illustrator of Tarzan, John Carter of Mars (now in major motion picture development by Pixar), and others. His illustrations inspired generations of later fantastic artists including Roy G. Krenkel, Jeffrey Jones and Frank Frazetta. St. John will always be recognized as the first, and most important illustrator of Burroughs' writings and this book is produced with the full endorsement and cooperation of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Also featured are essays by renowned science-fiction author Jack Williamson; Danton Burroughs, Lin Carter, and illustrators Vincent Di Fate, and Frank Frazetta. St. John began his career by studying the old master in the museums of Paris around 1880. Returning to America, his notoriety among Fine Art enthusiasts developed with recognition from the Society of American Artists and Metropolitan magazine in 1889. The artist went on to become a professor of drawing and painting at both The American Academy of Art and the Chicago Art Institute, but his greatest notoriety came as he ventured into the colorful world of Pulp magazine and adventure book illustration. For the readers of fantasy, science fiction and adventure, St. John surpassed the work of his famous contemporaries Frank Schoonover, James Montgomery Flagg, and N. C. Wyeth, and led the way for future masters, including Roy G. Krenkel, the Brothers Hildebrandt, and Frank Frazetta. Softcover, 8x11, 160 pages, $24.95 Vanguard Productions THE PAINTINGS OF J. ALLEN ST. JOHN is solicited in the Febrary PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084090. |  INTRODUCTION BY LIN CARTER AFTERWORD BY FRANK FRAZETTA | ||||||
| WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES? - Coming in
April!
by Lois H. Gresh & Robert Weinberg From the Thuggees and their deadly habits, ancient death traps, and the Nazis and the occult, to the Well of Souls, the Ark of the Covenant, the Cross of Coronado, Kali worship in India, and chilled monkey brains, this book unearths answers to the numerous questions that have plagued Indiana Jones fans for years! Wiley, Softcover, 256pgs,$15.95, On sale April 18, 2008 WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES? is solicited in the Febrary PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084292. |  | ||||||
| Wild
Cat Books - Now available! THE ROOK by Barry Reese Only one man dares to stand against the Forces of Darkness... Max Davies aka THE ROOK is driven by visions of Death and Destruction as he travels the globe on one death-defying adventure after another! In the grand Pulp-era Tradition of The Shadow and The Spider, THE ROOK is the newest Hero in an a time where the world needs all the Heroes it can get... Features a Guest Appearance by THE MOON MAN! This amazing book collects 2 Novellas and 3 Brand-New Short Stories... eBook only, $4.25 This
title will be available in print format at a later date. Fictionwise |  | ||||||
| Wild
Cat Books - Now available! STARTLING STORIES # 5... Presenting an All-New Look to this critically acclaimed Sci-Fi magazine that features both Wonderful Stories and Artwork! This issue includes: "The Great Work" by Barry Reese, "The Serpent's Lover" by Wayne Skiver, and "The Curse of the Crimson Djinn" by Don Lee (A tale of "Ravenwood: Stepson of Mystery")... The Special Feature includes: "DOCTOR WHO: An Overview" by Wayne Skiver that brings together the various incarnations of "the Doctor", and is lavishly illustrated by Nick Neocleous, along with clips from the new series that has lasted over 40 years!... This is an amazing edition that all Sci-Fi and Fantasy fans will love! 64 pages, 8.5"x11", $10.00 Also available as a PDF Download, $5.00 http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  | ||||||
| Wildside Press:
ADVENTURE TALES #5 - Coming soon!
Wildside Press has announced that they are currently assembling ADVENTURE TALES #5 and hope to have it to the printer by the end of the month. | |||||||
| Wildside Press:
THE NIGHT WIND'S PROMISE - Coming in
April!
Wildside Press reports that THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE will be available in about two months! “THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE”
by Varick Vanardy Written by the “father
of [serial detective] Nick Carter,” Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey, and published
by the man who introduced the “pulp” magazine to the world, Frank
A. Munsey, the Night Wind was a super-endowed character whose fictional life-span
ran from 1913 to the early 1920s. Bingham Harvard, alias the Night Wind, used his prodigious strength (roughly 5 times that of the average man) to rescue himself, friends and family from various plots of “frame-ups,” extortion and outright physical violence. His exploits were serialized in Munsey’s THE CAVALIER and ALL-STORY WEEKLY just a few months after the appearance of Tarzan in October 1912 and wrapping up just before the first appearance of Zorro on August 1919 by the same publisher. Upon the close of a pulp magazine serial, the installments were bound and reissued in hardcover format. There were a total of four hardcover novels starring the Night Wind: ALIAS “THE NIGHT WIND,” THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND, THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE, and LADY OF THE NIGHT WIND. In 1923 the first novel was adapted for the silent screen and released with much popular appeal as ALIAS “THE NIGHT WIND.” After almost 100 years out of print, ALIAS THE NIGHT WIND was re-released by Wildside Press in March 2007. The Wildside Press edition of the sequel: THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND was released in September 2007. Now the third installment: THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE will soon see reprint. Re-typeset - but not revised or abridged in any way, this edition comes with an informative introduction by Christopher Yates, editor of the Wildside Press editions of the Night Wind series, explaining that the Night Wind is the archetype for today’s most popular heros. In addition, the hardbound and paperback formats of this book sport the color cover from one of the magazine installments from the original run of THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE in ALL-STORY WEEKLY magazine from October 26, 1918. ALIAS THE NIGHT WIND and THE RETURN OF THE NIGHT WIND are available now from Barnes & Noble.com, Amazon.com and Diesel eBooks in hardcover, paperback and ebook formats Hardcover, $29.95 [ISBN: 1434400018, 1434401456] Trade paperback, $14.95 [ISBN: 1434400107, 1434401502] THE NIGHT WIND’S PROMISE will soon be available from the same retailers, in the same formats, at the same noted prices. Stay tuned for the pending release of the next Night Wind title from the original series and a new, exciting fifth installment with a foreword by Win Scott Eckert and cover and interior illustrations by Mark Maddox... |  The original
pulp cover that will appear as the cover to The Night Wind's Promise.   | ||||||
| Wildside
Press: WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #349 - Coming in
April!
85 years ago this spring, the most influential fantasy/horror/sci-fi magazine in history was born! Celebrate the anniversary of Weird Tales in this issue with Michael Moorcock's all-new Elric novella; a countdown of the century's 85 Weirdest Storytellers; Jeff VanderMeer's conversation with hot dark-fantasy star China Mieville (King Rat, Un Lun Dun); Cherie Priest's feature on steampunk art; otherworldly fiction by Sarah Monette (The Virtu); illustrations by cutting-edge artists including Newel Anderson (Evil Rainbow), Ming Doyle (Project Rooftop), and Molly Crabapple (Marvel Indie Anthology); and more! Magazine, 104 pages, $6.99 WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #349 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB084190. | |||||||
| ZORRO #3 - Coming in
April!
by Matt Wagner & Francesco Francavilla Writer, Art Director and cover artist Matt Wagner is in command of this all-new "year one" Zorro comic book adventure. Similar in tone and scope to Dynamite's acclaimed Lone Ranger series, Zorro also features artist Francesco Francavilla whose art complements Wagner's pulp action writing! As our third issue opens, Zorro comes face-to-face with the tyrannical Gonzales as the "fox" strikes deep into the heart of the corrupt local officials! Plus, more from Diego's childhood as we learn about the places and events which would define the young man and create the great Zorro! Joining Wagner, who also provides covers for the series, is cover artist Mike Mayhew (with the incredible colors of Dean White)! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment ZORRO #3 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 30th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB083639. | |||||||
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| 29th Annual
Paperback Books Show and Sale - March 30, 2008! The 29th Paperback Collectors Show and Sale is set for March 30, 2008 at the Guesthouse Inn, 10621 Sepulveda Blvd., Mission Hills, California. This is a one day show from 9 AM ending at 4:30 PM. There will be 30 signing guests in attendance:
There are about 70 dealer tables at the show selling mainly vintage paperbacks, but also magazines, pulps, hardbacks, comics and related material as well. The show is just off the freewway where the 118 freeway intersects with the 405 freeway in the north San Fernando Valley. Admission is only $5 and parking is free. The two people to contact regarding the show are: Thomas Lesser (818-349-3844) and Rose Idlet at Black Ace Books (323-661-5052). Location: Guest House Inn -- Conference Center Address: 10621 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, California Phone: 818-891-1771 Website: BlackAce.net Contact Name: Rosemary Idlet of Black Ace Books Contact Phone: 323-661-5052 Contact Email: roseidlet@aol.com Admission fee: $5.00. Parking is free. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (one-day event) Thanks to Marty Swiatkowski for the tip! | |||||
| Adventure House - Coming very soon! This title has shipped from the printer and Adventure House expects it to arrive January 21st! Advance order copies will begin shipping immediately! ALEX RAYMOND: HIS LIFE AND ART by Tom Roberts Complemented with a Foreword
by George Lucas and Introduction by James Bama, author Tom Roberts entertains
readers with his insightful portrayal of Alex Raymond, one of the greatest American
illustrators in the past century, most revered for his awe-inspiring artworks
for King Features Syndicate's Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim 1930's
newspaper strips. Hard Cover, 12x9, 320 pages, Full Color, $49.95 |
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Now shipping to subscribers and retailers! THE SHADOW Volume 14: "The Grove of Doom" and "The Masked
Lady"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The
Knight of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's personal favorites. To solve
the mystery of Chinatown smuggling, feuding families and a series of strange disappearances,
The Shadow must enter "The Grove of Doom," where those who enter never return.
Then, Lamont Cranston and Inspector Cardona seek the truth behind a series of
murders perpetrated by "The Masked Lady." This classic pulp collection showcases
one of George Rozen's greatest pulp covers (reproduced directly from the original
art), restores more than 13,000 words deleted from previous reprintings of "The
Grove of Doom," and includes all the original interior art by illustrators Tom
Lovell and Edd Cartier, and new commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray.
(Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Now shipping to subscribers and retailers! DOC SAVAGE Volume 13: "Brand
of the Werewolf" & "Fear Cay" The pulp era's greatest superman
teams up with his beautiful cousin in the Lester Dent novels that introduced the
character of Patricia Savage. First, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew investigate
the murder of Doc's uncle. The only clues, a strange ivory cube and the mysterious
"Brand of the Werewolf," set them on the trail of an ancient mystery. Then, after
a failed kidnapping attempt, Doc and Pat Savage travel to the West Indies and
encounter flesh-eating ants and a 130-year-old man on the strange island called
"Fear Cay"? This collector's item pulp reprint features the classic color pulp
covers by Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
articles by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
These reprints 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 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 Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in May! THE SHADOW Volume 18: "The
Unseen Killer" and "The Golden Masks" "Who knows what
evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness returns
in two of Walter Gibson's greatest pulp thrillers. First, Lamont Cranston investigates
a strange series of murders by "The Unseen Killer." In a battle between The Shadow
and an invisible man, who will have the last laugh? Then, the Dark Avenger attempts
to strip "The Golden Masks" from a secret society of hooded blackmailers extorting
millions with a bizarre invention. This classic pulp reprint also features both
classic color covers by George Rozen, all the interior illustrations by legendary
illustrator Tom Lovell and commentary by pulp historian Will Murray. (Sanctum
Productions)ISBN: 1-932806-97-0 13-digit: 978-1-932806-97-7 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in May! DOC SAVAGE Volume 17: "The
Czar of Fear" and "World's Fair Goblin" The saga of
the pulp era's greatest superman continues with two epics of the Great Depression
by Kenneth Robeson. First, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Men battle the Green
Bell and his hooded terrorists. Who is "The Czar of Fear" and what lurks behind
his evil plans? Then, an eight-foot monster is haunting the 1939 New York World's
Fair. What is the bizarre secret of Maximus, the "World's Fair Goblin"? This collector's
item pulp reprint also features both original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer
and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles
by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)ISBN: 1-932806-94-6 13-DIGIT: 978-1-932806-94-6 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc DOC SAVAGE Vol. 17 - James Bama Variant Edition:
"The Czar of Fear" and "World's Fair Goblin"Coming in May! The saga of the pulp era's greatest superman continues with two epics of the Great Depression by Kenneth Robeson. First, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Men battle the Green Bell and his hooded terrorists. Who is "The Czar of Fear" and what lurks behind his evil plans? Then, an eight-foot monster is haunting the 1939 New York World's Fair. What is the bizarre secret of Maximus, the "World's Fair Goblin"? This collector's item variant edition also showcases one of James Bama's most breathtaking paintings, both original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) ISBN: 1-932806-96-2 13-DIGIT: 978-1-932806-96-0 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 |  | ||||
| Black
Coast Press - REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #12 coming in late Spring! Coming in late Spring, is issue No. 12 of The Definitive Howard Journal! Contents Include: Full Color Red Sonya Cover by Michael L. Peters See the cover painting here: http://rehtwogunraconteur.com/Number12.html Rare Fiction by Robert E. Howard Articles and Essays by Mark Finn, Brian Leno, Steve Tompkins Artwork by Jim and Ruth Keegan, Jim Ordolis, Richard Pace, Tim Truman and Others Book Reviews by Leon Nielsen and Rob Roehm Plus reviews, news, additional artwork, features and more! |  | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Death's Masquerade" from January 15, 1943. "Ghost of the Manor" by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "A Desert Hippocrates" by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, August 1953 Featuring: Lee Winters A wail in the night. . . plaintive cries echoing over Alkali Flat. . . and a man with a noble nose. Deputy Marshal Lee Winters felt uneasy - and, as usual, he had good reason. . . "Downed on the Farm" by Joe Archibald from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, November 1944 Featuring: Dizzy Duo With a Jackknife slayer on the Beantown griddle, Snooty and Scoop, the cracked eggs of newsdom, beat it up to Buckwheat, Maine, to put the heat on a home-fried suspect. | |||||
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Echos de Cimmérie - Coming 2nd quarter 2008! ÉCHOS
DE CIMMÉRIE HOMMAGE À ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD 1906 – 1936 (ECHOES OF CIMMERIA, HOMAGE TO ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD) A book edited by Fabrice TORTEY Solomon Kane, El Borak, Bran Mak Morn, Kull the Barbarian King, Conan the Cimmerian and many other characters, all unforgettable creations that sprang from the fertile mind of Robert Ervin Howard. A pioneer of heroic fantasy, the Texan writer has excelled in many genres: tales of adventure, fantasy and horror, sports and western stories, poetry. At the time when Two-Gun Bob finds a second life in France, the Éditions de l'Œil du Sphinx are pleased to pay homage to Robert E. Howard and display his many facets as the man, the boxer, the storyteller, the poet. Renowned specialists and dedicated fans of Howard have all gathered to explore the epic universe of the Cross Plains Bard. This opus, under the direction of Fabrice Tortey, opens on an overview of Robert E. Howard’s life, completed by more specific biographical studies by acknowledged experts such as Rusty Burke with La dernière lettre / The Note, Glenn Lord with Herbert Klatt: le quatrième mousquetaire / Herbert Klatt: the Fourth Musketeer and The Junto, or Chris Gruber who shares with us his passion both for boxing and the creator of Steve Costigan in Howard et la fabrique de glace / Howard at the Ice House. Four texts of Robert E. Howard are published here for the first time in France: two fragments (Le Tueur / The Slayer; Sous l‘éclat impitoyable du soleil… / Beneath the Glare… ) and two poems (Les Cellules du Colisée / The Cells of the Coliseum et Comme un bruit sourd à ma porte / A Dull Sound as of Knocking). Introduced by Don Herron, a series of essays analyzes different aspects of the Texan’s opus: Le Sens du récit chez Robert E. Howard / The Narrative Sense of Robert E. Howard by Simon Sanahujas Bob Howard ou le pouvoir du regard intérieur / Bob Howard or the power of the inner look by Argentium Thri'ile Robert E. Howard: pionnier des lettres/Robert E. Howard: Frontiersman of Letters by Donald Sidney-Fryer Conan, Kull et Bran Mak Morn: les rois de la nuit / Conan, Kull et Bran Mak Morn: the Kings of the Night by Patrice Louinet Kings of the Night: Une allégorie shakespearienne? / Kings of the Night: a Shakespearean allegory? by Pierre Favier Le Phénix sur l'épée et autres fulgurances. Une lecture spirituelle du cycle hyborien de Robert E. Howard / The Phoenix on the Sword and other blinding flashes. A spiritual reading of Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian cycle by Rodolphe Massé Solomon Kane and Face à Cthulhu : le club des aventuriers de Robert E. Howard / Facing Chthulu : the Adventurer’s Club by Patrice Allart Solomon Kane et le racisme : une étude en noir et blanc / Solomon Kane and racism : a study in black and white by Olivier Legrand Des rites impies de sadisme et de sang. Le réveil de l'archaïque chez Howard, Lovecraft et Vere Shortt / An unhallowed ritual of cruelty and sadism and blood: The revival of the archaic in Howard, Lovecraft and Vere Shortt by Michel Meurger Un nouveau monde, ou l’Almuric de Robert E. Howard / A New World, or the Almuric of Robert E. Howard by Rémy Lechevalier and Jacques Bergier ou l'homme qui découvrit aussi Robert E. Howard / Jacques Bergier, or The Man Who Also Discovered Robert E. Howard by Joseph Altairac. This thick volume is concluded with a bibliography of Howard’s works published in France, compiled by Simon Sanahujas. Many photographs of Bob Howard, his family and friends, open for us a vista of a past cut short all too soon. This anthology also contains the works of Howard’s main illustrators in France: foremost is Christian Broutin, with his drawings for “Phoenix on the Sword” in Planète magazine, then Philippe Druillet who illustrated Conan for Édition spéciale, and of course Jean-Michel Nicollet whose covers for Titres SF and the Nouvelles Éditions Oswald have been the French readers’ companions in their discovery of Two-Gun Bob. The cover is by the great american illustrator Frank Frazetta. Softcover, 22.5 x 17 cm, text in French, about 400 pages 35 € per copy. Shipping (Priority Rate) is 8.50 € for European Union Countries and Switzerland, 10.50 € for USA and Canada You can download the official order form here in PDF format. You can become a “subscriber” by pre-ordering before March 31, 2008. This gets you a numbered copy of the book, along with your name listed on a special page inside the volume. Once published, the book will also be made available for direct sale (Credit Cards accepted) by Librairie Atelier Empreinte (http://www.atelier-empreintefr/). The Subscribers’ copies will be numbered, and their names will appear in a list on the top page of the book. Subscription offer ends on March 31st 2008. Click here to open/download the official order form.
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| FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #6
(of 6) - Arriving in comic
shops January 23rd! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones, & Jay Fotos Frank Frazetta's legendary creation is brought to life in this epic, ages-spanning tale of dark fantasy, magic, and horror. Critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer Joshua Ortega teams up with cult-favorite artists Nat Jones and Jay Fotos to bring you the first DEATH DEALER tale worthy of Frank Frazetta's blessing-this one's been approved every step of the way by the Master himself! A new era for the DEATH DEALER begins here-don't miss out on the definitive story of Frazetta's most famous creation! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 |  | ||||
| Howard Days 2008 -
June 13-14, 2008! Project Pride and The Robert E. Howard Foundation are pleased to announce that this year's guest for Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains will be Mark Finn. Finn is the author of Blood & Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard (Monkeybrain Books, 2006), the 2007 Cimmerian Award winner for Book by a Single Author, which was also nominated for a World Fantasy Award and was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction. Finn has written about REH for The Dark Man, The Cimmerian, and Dark Horse Comics, among others, and his “Fists of Robert E. Howard” in The Barbaric Triumph won the 2005 Cimmerian Award for Best Essay. He also writes regularly for The Cimmerian Blog. As Creative Director for The Violet Crown Radio Players, Mark has adapted several of Howard’s Steve Costigan stories for performance. He has been one of the most instrumental voices in bringing Howard’s boxing fiction greater exposure and critical attention, and he is a lively and entertaining speaker and raconteur. We are delighted to have Mark join us the weekend of June 13-14, 2008, as we celebrate Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains. |  | ||||
| Irish McCalla Irish McCalla starred as Sheena, Queen of the Jungle in the mid-1950s black and white TV show. Leonard Maltin published an article on McCalla in the February 2008 issue of PLAYBOY (now available). According to the article, McCalla never posed nude except once for pinup artist Alberto Vargas. Vargas used the photos he took as reference for a painting of McCalla in a negligee. Those photos are published for the first time ever in the February 2008 issue. | |||||
| Lost Continent
Library The first issue of Lost Continent Library's new magazine is now available for free download. It features pulp-style stories and poetry, pulp-related articles, and artwork. You can download it from here: http://www.mottimorphic.com/LostContLib/LOST_CONT_LIB_MAGZN1.pdf If you enjoy it, or would like to contribute or advertise in future issues, you can reach the publisher, Walter Bosley, at lostcontinentlib3@yahoo.com. | |||||
| McFarland
- Coming Spring/Summer 2008! Anthony Boucher - A Biobibliography Jeffrey Marks Foreword by Gordon Van Gelder American author, editor, and critic William Parker White, better known to most as Anthony Boucher, made countless contributions to the fields of mystery and science fiction. After beginning his career as a mystery writer at 16, Boucher went on to become a New York Times mystery critic, a host for several radio programs, and the founding editor of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. This comprehensive biobibliography places particular emphasis on the writings and edited publications that established his reputation among readers of science fiction. Several appendices include complete bibliographic citations for Boucher’s novels, articles, short stories, unpublished works, reviews, radio plays, anthologies, translations, and other written works. ISBN 978-0-7864-3320-9 photos, notes, appendices, bibliography, index 248 pages, softcover, $35 | |||||
| McFarland - Coming Spring/Summer
2008! Buster Crabbe - A Biofilmography Jerry Vermilye Buster Crabbe. Mention his name, and chances are that there will be a question like “Buster Crabbe: Didn’t he play Tarzan?” Of course, Crabbe did portray that celebrated jungle hero, but he only did so once. This athlete-turned-actor went on to create a lengthy and successful career in several areas of show business. Crabbe’s chief claim to fame, aside from his Olympic gold medal (for the 400-meter freestyle event in 1932), rests in the trio of movie serials in which he played the popular science-fiction hero Flash Gordon. In fact, Crabbe was the only actor to play the roles of Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers, the top three pulp action heroes of the 1930s. Crabbe carved out a career that would also include more than 100 B-movies and program Westerns, a TV adventure series, and a successful physical fitness enterprise. All of this and more is detailed in the work, which includes a complete filmography providing cast and crew information for each of his 103 feature films and serials. ISBN 978-0-7864-3605-7 ca. 75 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index Hardcover, $49.95 | |||||
| McFarland - Coming Spring/Summer
2008! Early American Detective Stories - An Anthology Edited by LeRoy Lad Panek and Mary M. Bendel-Simso This anthology offers readers an exemplary sample of the hundreds of detective stories published in nineteenth century newspapers and magazines. All but two are stories published before 1891, before Sherlock Holmes appeared in America. The stories are categorized according to common motifs, including the largely unexplored field of women in late nineteenth-century detection. Revealing cultural intricacies that other kinds of fiction cannot, the literature presented here provides new insights into the history of the detective story. ISBN 978-0-7864-3711-5 notes, bibliography, index 336 pages, library binding, $55 | |||||
| McFarland - Coming Spring/Summer
2008! The Flash Gordon Serials, 1936–1940 - A Heavily Illustrated Guide Roy Kinnard, Tony Crnkovich, and R.J. Vitone Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, the most expensive and popular movie serials ever made, have been favorites of movie and comic fans for decades. The first serial was even designated a cultural treasure after being selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1996. This is the first book-length guide to the serials. Arranged in a chapter-by-chapter format conforming to the structure of the three original films, the work provides full cast and crew information, plot synopses, and production notes for each film. The work also includes a wealth of background information on the films and more than 150 photographs, along with interview quotations from cast members Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, and Caroll Borland. Three appendices provide select filmographies for 50 of the most prominent Flash Gordon cast and crew members, a complete list of the serials’ film and television remakes, and an overview of the serial film Buck Rogers (1939). ISBN 978-0-7864-3470-1 ca. 150 photos, appendices, bibliography, index Hardcover, 7x10, $55 | |||||
| McFarland
- Coming Spring/Summer 2008! H. Beam Piper - A Biography John F. Carr Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III H. Beam Piper is one of science fiction’s most enigmatic writers. In 1946 Piper appeared seemingly from out of nowhere, already at the top of his form. He published a number of memorable short stories in the premier science fiction magazine of the time, Astounding Science Fiction, under legendary editor John W. Campbell. Piper quickly became friends with many of the top writers of the day, including Lester Del Rey, Fletcher Pratt, Robert Heinlein and L. Sprague de Camp. Piper also successfully made the turn from promising short story writer to major novelist, authoring Four-Day Planet, Cosmic Computer, Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen and Little Fuzzy, which was nominated for a Hugo award. Even those who counted Piper among their friends knew very little about the man or his life as a railroad yard bull in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This biography illuminates H. Beam Piper, both the writer and the man, and answers lingering questions about his death. Appendices include a number of Piper’s personal papers, a complete bibliography of Piper’s works, and an essay on Piper’s Terro-Human Future History series. ISBN 978-0-7864-3375-9 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index Hardcover, 7x10, $39.95 | |||||
| Moonstone Books:
Doc Savage Bronze Adventurer Lithograph
Orders cancelled
and lithograph to be resolicited! Moonstone
Books is cancelling advance orders placed thru them for the Doc Savage Bronze
Adventurer Lithograph. Moonstone indicates that the project has been indefinitely
postponed and that they expect to re-solicit the lithograph at
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| Paizo
Publishing -
2008 publishing schedule released! Howard,
Moorcock, and Moore: Planet Stories™ 2008 Cherryh, Lansdale, Bova, and Delany introduce fantasy classics for a new era. Northwest of Earth: The Complete Northwest Smith, by C. L. Moore, is the first time ever that all of Moore’s evocative tales of her charming smuggler have been collected in a single volume. From the crumbling temples of forgotten gods on Venus to the seedy pleasure halls of old Mars, Northwest Smith blazes a trail through the underbelly of the solar system in 13 action-packed stories you won’t soon forget. All of Northwest Smith’s adventures have been collected in a single volume, including “Quest of the Starstone,” which pairs Smith with Moore’s other famous creation, the fierce swordswoman Jirel of Joiry! Introduction by C.J. Cherryh, the Hugo Award-winning author of Downbelow Station and Cyteen. Available in bookstores everywhere this month. Almuric, by Robert E. Howard, is a savage planet of crumbling stone ruins and debased, near-human inhabitants. Into this world comes Esau Cairn, Earthman, swordsman, murderer. Only he can overthrow the terrible devils that enslave Almuric, but to do so he must first defeat the inner demons that forced him to abandon Earth. Filled with vile beasts and thrilling adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Almuric is one of Howard’s few novels, and an excellent yarn from one of America’s most distinct literary voices. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, winner of seven Bram Stoker Awards and the author of the cult classic novella-turned-movie Bubba Ho-tep. Available in bookstores everywhere this February. Lord of the Spiders, by Michael Moorcock, dives once more into the matter transmitter for an unforgettable journey to ancient Mars! Pulled back to Earth on the eve of his marriage to the beautiful Princess Shizala, brilliant physicist Michael Kane must once again journey to the Red Planet to reclaim a life of swordplay and high adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Introduction by Roy Thomas, former Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comic and author of numerous X-Men and Avengers comics. Available in bookstores everywhere this March. The Samarkand Solution, by Gary Gygax, is an exotic mystery by the father of fantasy roleplaying. While vacationing in the treacherous city of On, Magister Setne Inhetep—personal wizard-priest to the Pharaoh and part-time detective—stumbles upon a scene of murder by magic at the highest levels of government. This is Gary Gygax at his most thrilling and mysterious! Introduction by Ed Greenwood, creator of the FORGOTTEN REALMS CAMPAIGN SETTING for DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and the author of numerous fantasy books and short stories. Available in bookstores everywhere this April. The Ginger Star, by Leigh Brackett, chronicles Eric John Stark, Outlaw of Mars, and travels beyond the solar system for exciting science fantasy adventures on the planet of Skaith, a lawless sphere at the edge of the known universe. Raised as a savage on the hostile planet of Mercury and honed into a fearless warrior in the low canals of the Red Planet, Stark is one of science fiction’s greatest adventurers and is Leigh Brackett’s most famous character. The first in a trilogy of stories set on Skaith, The Ginger Star is a pivotal work of science fantasy from the famous screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back and The Big Sleep. Introduction by Dr. Ben Bova, author of more than 115 science fiction novels including the 2006 John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winning novel Titan, and recipient of the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clark Foundation. Available in bookstores everywhere this May. Masters of the Pit, by Michael Moorcock. The Eternal Champion returns in the form of Michael Kane, a brilliant Earthman stranded on the treacherous deserts of Ancient Mars! In this sweeping, epic sword-and-planet adventure in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kane and his blue giant companion Hool Haji must travel to the far reaches of the Red Planet to halt the hideous Green Death, an unstoppable disease that rots the mind as well as the body. Masters of the Pit promises stunning locales, disgusting Martian creatures, and relentless action from the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning creator of Elric of Melniboné! Introduction by Samuel R. Delany, the Nebula Award-winning author of Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection and author of dozens of science fiction novels and short stories since the 1960s. Available in bookstores everywhere this June. Infernal Sorceress, by Gary Gygax, blazes into print for the first time ever. The legendary "lost" Gary Gygax novel offers a new glimpse at a master fantasist at the peak of his game. Gary Gygax, co-creator of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS role-playing game and patron saint to a generation of fantasy game enthusiasts, is best known in fiction for the wily protagonist Gord the Rogue and the cunning detective-sorcerer Setne Inhetep. The long-awaited Infernal Sorceress takes place on Aerth, a fantastic planet informed by Earth in the Dark Ages and medieval period. It's also the setting for his novels The Anubis Murders and The Samarkand Solution, also available from Planet Stories. Introduction by Erik Mona, Publisher of Planet Stories and the former Editor-in-Chief of DRAGON magazine. Available in bookstores everywhere this July. Worlds of Their Own, edited by James Lowder. The Book of All Flesh, Prince of Lies presents an unprecedented sampler of fantasy and science-fiction adventure tales from some of the best-loved and best-known authors in the genre. Many of today's best (and best-selling) fantasists got their start writing shared-world fiction supporting roleplaying games. This massive anthology collects more than a dozen thrilling tales from R.A. Salvatore, Michael A. Stackpole, Monte Cook, Ed Greenwood, Elaine Cunningham, and more, providing an exciting overview of the original worlds and characters of authors who achieved their greatest fame writing stories they do not own. Available in bookstores everywhere this August. Swordsman of Mars, by Otis Adelbert Kline, follows Harry Thorne, outcast scion of a wealthy East Coast family, while he seeks the greatest adventure of his life. He exchanges bodies with his look-alike, Martian Sheb Takkor, and is transported millions of years into the past to a Mars peopled with mighty warriors, beautiful women, and fearsome beasts. Sheb Takkor, a great swordsman in his own right, must fight his way across the deserts and jungles of ancient Mars to save the lovely Princess Thaine and to defeat his arch-enemy Sel Han—or die trying! This is the first complete edition of The Swordsman of Mars published since the story's original appearance in Argosy Magazine in 1933. Introduction by Michael Moorcock, author of Planet Stories releases such as Lord of the Spiders and Masters of the Pit. Available in bookstores everywhere this September. For additional information on these and other Planet Stories releases, visit paizo.com/planetstories. ABOUT PLANET STORIES Planet Stories™ presents classic fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels and short story collections to a generation of new readers and lifelong fans. Unforgettable tales from acknowledged masters like Michael Moorcock, Leigh Brackett, C.L. Moore, and Henry Kuttner stand side by side with lesser known but no less worthy yarns from tomorrow’s superstars. Introductions from popular modern authors like Joe R. Lansdale, Ben Bova, and Michael Moorcock provide amusing and informative entry points to each book. With new releases every month, Planet Stories promises a master class in the genre aimed at building the greatest fantasy and science fiction library ever assembled. Planet Stories is an imprint of Paizo Publishing, LLC. Planet Stories and its logo are trademarks of and Paizo Publishing and its logo are registered trademarks of Paizo Publishing®, LLC. ©2008 Paizo Publishing. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. | 
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| Pulp
Adventurecon #8 - March 29, 2008! Rich
Harvey will be holding another Pulp Adventurecon this Spring! So
far, our special guest will be CJ HENDERSON, contributor to Moonstone Books' Spider
Chronicles and Kolchak: A Black and Evil Truth. More info to be announced
when available...Special offer: $1 off if you print out this Coming Attractions announcement! The location is the same: Ramada Inn, Bordentown, NJ March 29, 2008 from 10am - 4pm Admission $6.00 This show will be in addition to the pulp show on November 1, 2008. | |||||
| RED SONJA #29 - Arriving in comic shops January 23rd! by Michael Avon Oeming & Brian Reed, & Homs Stunning sword and sorcery continues featuring the She-Devil with a Sword - Red Sonja! Life under the brutal hand of Kulan Gath continues, and Sonja and her companions race to raise an army to face the greatest evil the world has ever known! It's all heading to a special event kicking off in Red Sonja #30! Features another amazing line-up of cover artists, including Joe Prado, Homs, Mel Rubi and the Red Sonja debut of Greg Tocchini! Plus, don't miss the original art Ron Adrian foil cover edition! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment |  | ||||
| TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN VOLUME 4: LORDS OF
TERROR - Now available! LORDS OF TERROR is edited by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier Fantômas, Countess Cagliostro, Victor Frankenstein, Irma Vep, Count Orlock, Erik, Madame Atomos, the Black Coats, Charles Foster Kane, Captain Nemo, and even Great Cthulhu himself! Dare meet the Lords of Terror in this fourth anthology of all-new stories featuring the most villainous cast to ever grace the pages of popular literature, spreading evil from the foggy underworld of London to the seedy taverns of Mars, and from the flowery banks of the Seine to New York's grimy Hell Kitchen! Softcover, 6x9, 300 pages, $22.95 Black Coat Press The contents include: Matthew Baugh: Captain Future and the Lunar Peril starring Captain Future, Eric John Stark, Northwest Smith, St. Menoux. Bill Cunningham: Fool Me Once... starring Harry Dickson, Fascinax. Win Scott Eckert: The Atomos Affair starring Madame Atomos, UNCLE. Micah Harris: The Anti-Pope of Avignon starring Solomon Kane, Fausta. Travis Hiltz: Three Men, A Martian and a Baby starring Dr. Omega and a surprise guest. Rick Lai: Corridors of Deceit starring Josephine Balsamo, the Black Coats, Fantômas, Mabuse. Roman Leary: The Evils Against Which We Strive starring Sâr Dubnotal, the Shadow. Jean-Marc Lofficier: Madame Atomos' XMas starring Madame Atomos. Randy Lofficier: The Reluctant Princess starring Doc Ardan. Xavier Mauméjean: A Wooster Xmas starring Hercule Poirot, Bertie Wooster. Jess Nevins: Red in Tooth and Claw starring Rocambole. Kim Newman: Angels of Music II: The Mark of Kane starring The Phantom of the Opera, Gigi, Eliza Doolittle, Rima, Charles Foster Kane. John Peel: Twenty Thousand Years Under the Sea starring Captain Nemo, Cthulhu. John Shirley: Cyrano and the Two Plumes starring Cyrano de Bergerac, d'Artagnan. Steven A. Roman: Night's Children starring Irma Vep, Count Orlock. Brian Stableford: The Return of Frankenstein (Part III of The Empire Of The Necromancers) starring Gregory Temple, Victor Frankenstein, Malo de Treguern. |  | ||||
Wildside Press: WEIRD TALES #347 -
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| 2008
Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention - April 25-27,
2008 75th Anniversary
and the Hero Pulp Explosion Announced
guests for our 2008 Convention - Ron Goulart and Will Murray! 2008 marks the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage and, in connection
with that, we’re planning a number of special displays and events centered
on Doc and his amazing gang of five. Guests of honor will be the two living Kenneth
Robesons, both of who are also noted pulp historians – Doc Savage author
Will Murray and Avenger author Ron Goulart! MEMBERSHIPS: Memberships are $35 for all three days, $25 for Friday only, $25 for Saturday only, and $15 for Sunday only. We are also offering Early Bird Admission for non-dealers for $60, which is a three day membership which allows entry to the dealer room on Friday at 10 a.m. (which is one hour after dealer setup begins and two hours before the con generally opens to the public). Please note that we can now accept payments online through Paypal (account pulpvault@msn.com). DEALER INFO: Dealer setup begins Friday at 9 a.m. – the dealer room is open to the public from noon - 6 p.m. Friday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Early Bid Admission), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. For dealers, tables are 6’ long. Each table includes: 1 tablecloth and 2 chairs. Wall tables are $90 and island tables are $80. The dealer room will have around 116 tables. Each dealer and dealer’s helper must also buy a regular 3 day membership ($35). PROGRAM BOOK: All attendees will receive a program book, containing pulp articles and reprints. To advertise in the program book, rates are: full page ads $70 (4 1/8" x 6.75"), half page $40 (4 1/8" x 3 3/8"), business card size $25 (3.25" x 2"). The deadline for submitting and paying for ads is March 1, 2008. Please contact Tom Roberts at tom.roberts2@insightbb.com for ad and other program book matters (other than payment). ART SHOW: We will once again be hosting an art show displaying original pulp and paperback art. For the fourth year in a row, the art show is sponsored by Dan Zimmer and the fine folks at Illustration magazine (www.illustration-magazine.com). If you have any art you’d like to make available for display in the art show, please contact us. The art show will be open Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons. We’re hoping to make a very special announcement concerning the art show in the near future – keep checking the website! BEING HELD AT:
AUCTION: The auction will kick off Saturday at 8 pm. If you have material you’d like to submit, please contact us at info@windycitypulpandpaper.com. PULP FILM FEST: Our Pulp Film Fest shows old movies based on pulp stories, on 16 mm film. More info, including the schedule, will be posted on the website closer to the con. The Pulp Film Fest is organized by Ed Hulse and sponsored by Blood ‘N’ Thunder magazine (www.geocities.com/poppub/). WEBSITE: The con’s website is www.windycitypulpandpaper.com. We’ll be posting updates to it periodically up until the time of the con, so please check it for the most recent information. And while you’re there, make sure to sign up and join the forums, which allows you to post pulp news of interest to the site, whether related to the con or otherwise. CON SUITE: Our con suite will operate from Friday afternoon until late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – stop by and grab a drink and some munchies, while chatting about our favorite hobby. HOTEL: For our eighth show, we’ll be in the West suburbs of Chicago. The Westin is a new hotel, opening in August 2007. It’s located about 20 minutes SW of O’Hare Airport and about a half hour West of Midway Airport. Room rates are $99/night (to get the con rate, you must book by 5:00 p.m. on April 3, 2008!). Parking is free. The hotel is in the midst of a shopping and restaurant corridor – it’s adjacent to (within walking distance of) Yorktown Mall and about a mile from Oak Brook Shopping Center. For those with families, it’s also only 7 miles from the Brookfield Zoo, one of the nation’s top zoos. And if you like to gamble, it’s 10 miles from the Aurora River Boat. Although it’s not yet in place, the hotel will be entering into a deal with one of the cab companies to offer discounted fares to and from O’Hare – when we have the details on this, we’ll post them to the website. REGISTRATION: Click here or visit the Windy City Convention website to download the registration form. | REGISTRATION: Click here or visit the Windy City Convention website to download the registration form. | ||
| Adventure House - Auction
#6 is underway! Our sixth auction is currently underway with the auction closing on January 25th starting at 9 p.m. This auction has around 110 lots. You can log on by using the link to the right and if you haven't already registered for a previous auction, be sure to register now. Auction #7 is shaping up to the biggest one yet, with tons of great stuff. To bid, you must register, so please CLICK HERE to go to the auction site and register. Choose your password and away you go! No hassles. Only a small 10% buyers premium. Fair and accurate grading. Well packaged, expert shipping at a reasonable cost. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. | |||
| Adventure House -
Coming very soon! This title has shipped from the printer and Adventure House expects it to arrive January 21st! Advance order copies will begin shipping immediately! ALEX RAYMOND: HIS LIFE AND ART by Tom Roberts Complemented with a Foreword by George Lucas and Introduction by James Bama, author Tom Roberts entertains readers with his insightful portrayal of Alex Raymond, one of the greatest American illustrators in the past century, most revered for his awe-inspiring artworks for King Features Syndicate's Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim 1930's newspaper strips. Hard Cover, 12x9, 320 pages, Full Color, $49.95 | | ||
| Audiobook version of Red Nails by Robert E. Howard -
Now complete! Mark Kalita's latest venture is the audiobook version of Robert E. Howard’s RED NAILS. This is a Conan adventure also featuring a wily she-pirate named Valeria and is one of the titles from the Second Annual SFFaudio Challenge. Mark has now released the final 3 chapters of this novella. RED NAILS first appeared in 1936 as a three part serial in three issues of WEIRD TALES magazine. In it Conan encounters a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are pro-actively resigned to their own destruction. You can download all seven chapters at http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=1834 | 
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| Conan - New feature film deal! VARIETY reports that Nu Image/Millennium Films has made a North American distribution rights deal with Lionsgate for a new film series based on the Robert E. Howard-created character Conan the Barbarian. The first film will be written by the team of Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer (Sahara, Cowboys & Aliens). The film will be produced by Lerner, Boaz Davidson, Joe Gatta, Paradox Entertainment's Fredrick Malmberg, George Furla and Henry Winterstern. Trevor Short and Dimbort are executive producers. The movie is earmarked to begin production later this year, but the start date will depend on the resolution of the writers strike. Nu Image/Millennium chief Avi Lerner confirmed that he is in discussions to make a WGA deal akin to those brokered with United Artists and the The Weinstein Company Such a pact would speed up the process. |  | ||
| Conan: Born on the Battlefield
(Trade Paperback) - Coming in June! Writer: Kurt Busiek; Artist: Greg Ruth Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth team up to give you the story of Conan's early life, from his birth on a Cimmerian battlefield to his coming-of-age as a warrior in the pivotal Battle of Venarium. Sewing the seeds of the Barbarian's momentous career, this chronicle of Conan's youthful conquests--both martial and carnal--also showcases master storytellers Busiek and Ruth's work at its finest. Publication Date: June 18, 2008 Format: Full color, 160 pages, Softcover, 7" x 10" Price: $17.95 Dark Horse Comics | | ||
| E-texts on the net this
week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "Death's Masquerade" from January 15, 1943. "A False Positive" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "Dissolve Shot" by Robert Leslie Bellem from DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE, May 1943 It's rare that Dan encounters dough so dirty that he won't touch it. Even this time, when the ante was boosted enough, he forgot his scruples. Besides there was a feminine angle. . . . "A Salt-Horse Sailor" by Captain Dingle from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, February 10, 1917 A sailor of the old ways can't seem to fit into the modern navy and learn new ways. | |||
| E. E. Doc Smith: LENSMAN -
Potential film series being negotiated! Sci-Fi Wire is reporting that Universal & Imagine are negotiating with the estate of legendary SF author E.E. "Doc" Smith for film rights to Smith's seminal Lensman novels. Imagine and Universal are negotiating for an 18-month renewable option, Trestrail said in an interview. "The option would be for 18 months, with another 18-month extension available if needed," he said. "This is being negotiated now. One can only assume at that point if they believe it will be a profitable venture they would move ahead with at least one film." | |||
| Hermes Press - Coming in July! BY THIS AXE I RULE! CONAN AND THE BATTLE FOR THE LEGACY OF ROBERT E. HOWARD by Tom Stewart This book explores what happened to Conan and Howard's work and legacy after the death of Howard. A 9 x 12 inch, all color 208 page art book detailing the history of Robert E. Howard and his Barbarian Conan through all of the various trials and tribulations of the character; through court battles, different publishers, in comic books and in the movies, up to the present. This all color, profusely illustrated pop culture history is a must for fans of the great Pulp Magazines and of the history of 20th century adventure/fantasy literature. This book covers the fight for the legacy of Howard, who would own Howard's work and who would profit by divorcing the Texas writer from his most famous creation. Lots of backroom deals, backstabbing, and poorly printed fanzines. The cover shown is an early mockup when the book had a different title. Hermes Press is exploring the possibility of a new cover by Ken Kelly. 208 pages, color, 9" x 12" Paperback: $29.99 Hardcover: $49.99 Hermes Press | 
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| IDW Publishing - Rogue Angel
and Mack Bolan comics to be published! IDW Publishing and Gold Eagle Books® announce agreement to create comics with mystical swords and blazing bullets Starting in February, explosive pulp adventure takes on a whole new meaning when IDW Publishing and Gold Eagle Books (www.readgoldeagle.blogspot.com/) release the first issue of their newly formed publishing partnership—Rogue Angel: Teller of Tall Tales, an original comic book tale featuring Gold Eagle’s bestselling prose heroine, Annja Creed, the daring archeologist and modern heir to Joan of Arc’s mystical sword. And the action and adventure will pick up even more steam in April with the release of Don Pendleton’s The Executioner: The Devil’s Tools #1, featuring the immensely popular and long-running action hero, Mack Bolan. Rogue Angel: Teller of Tall Tales, a five-issue miniseries, is scripted by Harvey Award-winning writer/editor Barbara Randall Kesel (Hellboy: Seed of Destruction), illustratedby Renae De Liz (Nightmare World), and inked and colored by Ray Dillon (Noble Causes). Rebecca A. Wrigley (Disney Feature Animation) will provide covers for the series, and the debut issue will also feature a variant cover by Rogue Angel novelcover artist Tim Bradstreet (Punisher). In this miniseries, Annja’s drive to explore unrecorded, shadowy history leads her to Virginia City in search of a rumored manuscript that could change the public perception of Mark Twain forever. Don Pendleton’s The Executioner: The Devil’s Tools is written by popular Mack Bolan novelist Douglas Wojtowicz, with interiors by SL Gallant (Marvel Adventures) and colors by Luis Antonio Delgado (Gene Simmons House of Horrors). Rebecca A. Wrigley will be lending her talents to the covers here, as well. Mack Bolan, a.k.a. the Executioner, has been the inspiration for countless payback warriors since the series’ inception in 1969. In The Devil’s Tools, Bolan returns in an explosive five-issue mini-series that pits him against a conglomerate of enemies who are representative of the Executioner’s many literary conflicts—from his War against the Mafia to his battles with the KGB in the ‘80s, and modern organized crime and terrorism. Thanks to John Mulligan for the information! |  | ||
| James
Bond 22 - Two new Bond girls cast! According to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, British newcomer Gemma Arterton has been cast as the new Bond girl for the latest installment of the James Bond franchise, currently filming in London for Columbia Pictures and MGM, the film's production companies said. Arterton will play MI6 agent Fields in the Marc Forster-directed movie, which has the working title of "Bond 22" and stars Daniel Craig as Agent 007. Arterton graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) and made her film debut with Dame Maggie Smith and David Walliams in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary for BBC Films. It has also been announced that Olga Kurylenko will be another and the lead girl for Bond 22. Kurylenko will play the dangerously alluring Camille, who challenges Bond and helps him come to terms with the emotional consequences of Vesper's betrayal. Kurylenko recently co-starred opposite Timothy Olyphant in Hitman. "Bond 22" will take up where 2006's "Casino Royale" left off and has a November 7, 2008 release date. | |||
| MODERN MASTERS VOLUME 15: MARK SCHULTZ
- Arriving in comic shops January 16th! The mid-'80s was the age of independent comics. It was also the age of the dinosaur, thanks to Mark Schultz and Xenozoic Tales! Evocative of the master illustrators of the early 1900s, but with a decidedly modern flair, Schultz's artwork took off in Xenozoic Tales, and later spawned the Cadillacs & Dinosaurs cartoon and toy line. Schultz has also written Superman, Aliens, and Predator comics, as well as a novel featuring DC's Flash. Currently he writes the Prince Valiant newspaper strip. This book takes an exhaustive look into Schultz’s creative process. Included is a career-spanning interview with tons of art, including many rare and unpublished pieces! SC, 8x11, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 TwoMorrows Publishing | 
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| Moebius Models - Look for the Conan Model Kit in April 2008! From the gifted hands of Shawn Nagle, Conan comes to life in this recreation of the Marvel Comics #1 issue cover. 1/8 scale, complete with both figures and a base. Available April 2008. Moebius Models Thanks to Mike Bennett and the REH Comics Newsgroup for the tip! | |||
| Moonstone Books - Orders cancelled
and book to be resolicited! Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent Written by: Lester Dent Interior Art: Tom Roberts Cover Art: Bob Larkin (regular), Doug Klauba (Limited) 352 pages, b/w, Squarebound, 6”x9”, $18.95 (Limited hardcover $49.99) This week Diamond Comics Distributor cancelled retailer orders for DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT. Reportedly, Amazon.com has also been cancelling advance orders for the book. I contacted Moonstone Books and was told that all is fine with DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT, you will just have to wait a little longer for the book to arrive. THE DOC SAVAGE RADIO SCRIPTS will be resolicited through Diamond very soon. Apparently Moonstone under estimated the difficulty of getting the decaying film negatives to book form and it is taking much longer than planned. Moonstone says that they are committed to this book. I should know on January 22nd if DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT will be resolicited in the February PREVIEWS. Stay tuned! |  | ||
| PIGEONS FROM HELL #1 (of
4) - Coming in April! Joe R. Lansdale (Writer), Nathan Fox (Artist), and Dave Stewart (Colors) Joe R. Lansdale puts a new spin on an old classic with this four-part adaptation of master-storyteller Robert E. Howard's classic tale of terror Pigeons from Hell. Set in the deep south, Pigeons tells the story of a damned house with a wicked past whose vile form casts a shadow of death on all who dare to enter. At dusk, as the sun slumps below the horizon, scores of pigeons can be seen flocking from the house in waning sunlight. The pigeons, they say, are the souls of the damned escaping from the very bowels of Hell itself. Joe R. Lansdale (author of such works as Bubba Ho-Tep, The Nightrunners, and The Drive-In) is no stranger to comics, having worked on Batman, The Lone Ranger, Jonah Hex, and Robert E. Howard's Conan. He is joined by comics newcomer Nathan Fox. Together Lansdale and Fox are a powerhouse of visual storytelling, perfectly suited for the dark and dismal world of Robert E. Howard's horror classic Pigeons from Hell. Legendary horror aficionado Joe R. Lansdale puts a new spin on an old classic! Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics | | ||
| Pulp Museum Productions -
Now available! FANTASTIC ADVENTURES... PRINT 1 of 3 This is the newest addition to the Lester Dent Museum Of Pulp History. FANTASTIC ADVENTURES was noted for its wide variety of stories, and introductions of several Pulp Heroes... This Poster Print was scanned from the original pulp magazine, dated August 1948, Volume 10 #8, and features the artwork of Walter Haskell Hinton illustrating the story "The Man From Yesterday" by Lee Francis. This beautiful reproduction is Classic Pulp Art, and belongs in every fan's Den, Secret Sanctum, Batcave, or wherever...An amazing work of art... Display it proudly in your home, and as always... ALL PROCEEDS GO TO BENEFIT THE LESTER DENT MUSEUM OF PULP HISTORY! Prices start at $6.25, and offer Download, 8"x10", 11"x14" prints, Framing and more options... http://stores.lulu.com/pulpmuseum |  | ||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! THE RADIO PLANET by Ralph Milne Farley The continuing story of the "Radio Man" series starring Myles Cabot on the planet Venus, uses the original unedited and uncensored magazine text of the story from the ARGOSY ALL-STORY pulp, plus the original illustrations. Myles Cabot, a radio expert, who has married Princess Lilla, the queen of Cupia on the planet Venus, returns to the earth for a visit. When Princess Lilla sends an SOS, Cabot starts back to Cupia by wireless but a thunderstorm throws him off course and he lands on a different continent where he is confronted by his old enemies, Prince Yuri and the Formians, the giant ant-men of Venus! Trade Paperback - $14.95 Hardcover -$24.95 Pulpville Press | 
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| Robert G. Harris - Doc Savage cover artist passed away on December 23rd. An obituary for Robert G. Harris has been posted online. Robert George Harris, nationally known American Illustrator and Portrait Painter passed away peacefully on December 23, 2007. He was born Sept. 9, 1911 in Kansas City, Mo. While still attending high school, he was preparing for a career in Art by attending night and summer school at the Kansas City Art Institute - studying illustration under the noted Monte Crews. He also studied at the Grand Central Art School in N.Y. under illustrator Harvey Dunn and at the Art Students League under George Bridgeman, anatomist, He set up his own art studio in New Rochelle, N.Y. in 1933. Artistic success soon followed with his colorful paintings of western story covers for the Pulp magazines flourishing at the time. In 1935, he married Marjorie Elenora King, also a student at the Kansas City Art Institute. With her help and encouragement, painting story illustrations for the leading women's magazines began in 1939 and continued for the next thirty years. His art was seen on a regular basis in the Saturday Evening Post, McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Cosmopolitan and Ladies Home Journal. These were interspersed with illustrations for national advertising accounts -- Coco Cola, Cannon Sheets, etc. In 1953, he moved his family to Scottsdale, Az. and continued in the field of illustration until 1961. At that time he was also painting Portraits. He was honored in 1962 with a one-man show of Portraits at the Phoenix Art Museum. In 1970, a new home and studio was built in Carefree, AZ, where he continued in Portraiture. until he retired in 1989. His oil portraits hang in the Department of Justice,Washington, D.C. and in many private collections in the U.S. Bob is a life member of the Society of Illustrators, NYC. He is listed in Who's Who in American Art; Who's Who in the West; Who's Who in Arizona; Illustrator in America 1880 to 1980; Illustrator in America 1900-1960. His hobbies were flying, trail rides, classic cars. His is survived and well beloved by his children, (son) Craig and Susie Harris, and (daughter) Marcia and Terry Sewell, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Donations may be made to Hospice of the Valley. No services are scheduled at this time. ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #12 contains the article "An Artist's Life: R. G. Harris" by R. G. Harris and Marcia Harris. The article contains many of his pulp covers for DOC SAVAGE, WILD WEST WEEKLY, PETE RICE WESTERN ADVENTURE and many illustrations Harris did for the slicks (Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Woman's Home Companion). Thanks to Tom Roberts for passing along the information. | |||
| ROBERT E. HOWARD'S
CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #2 -THE GOD IN THE BOWL - Coming in April! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Frank Frazetta (Cover) This second installment in the Conan Frazetta Cover Series celebrating 75 years of the legendary barbarian, adapts Robert E. Howard's classic tale of murder and intrigue, "The God in the Bowl." This story marks the Cimmerian's first encounter with the deadly sorcerer Thoth-amon and his menagerie of vile giant serpentine creatures-brought to life by the stunning painting "Chained" by the living legend Frank Frazetta, featured for the first time ever in comics! Full Color, 48 pages, $5.99 Dark Horse Comics | | ||
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Kane - Feature film update! VARIETY reports that Max Von Sydow and Pete Postlethwaite are joining star James Purefoy in the cast of "Solomon Kane." Relative neophytes Rachel Hurd-Wood ("Perfume: the Story of a Murderer"), Alice Krige ("Silent Hill") and Mackenzie Crook (the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films) have also been cast, according to Paris-based producer-distributor Samuel Hadida, head of Davis Films. Planned as the first in a trilogy, "Solomon Kane" is an epic tale of a 16th century soldier tormented by his past evil deeds, seeking redemption by battling a sinister power threatening the kingdom. Pic is adapted from the pulp novels of Robert E. Howard, author of "Conan the Barbarian," first serialized in the 1920s and '30s. Helmer Michael J. Bassett ("Deathwatch") will direct from his own script for co-producers Hadida ("Domino") and Paul Berrow, head of Epic Tales. Shooting is due to begin in Prague this month. |  | ||
| Tarzan Musical - Coming in January 2009! A new stage production of the Disney musical Tarzan — based on the animated film of the same name — will debut in January 2009 at Atlanta's Theater of the Stars before playing several other theatres. The new production, which will feature the Phil Collins Broadway score and the David Henry Hwang book, will boast direction and choreography by Lynne Taylor-Corbett, scenic design by Kenneth Foy, aerial design by Paul Rubin and lighting design by Ken Billington. Additional members of the creative team will be announced shortly. Following the Atlanta run, Tarzan will then play the other co-producing theatres: American Musical Theatre of San Jose, CA, at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (February); North Carolina Theatre in Raleigh, NC, at the Progress Energy Center (March); and Dallas Summer Musicals in Dallas, TX, at the Music Hall at Fair Park (April). In a statement Theater of the Stars' Chris Manos (producer) and Nick Manos (president) said, "We are delighted with the collaboration between Theater of the Stars and our three co-producing partners on the stage production of Tarzan. One of the best known stories of all time will once again spring to life on stage with unforgettable music by the legendary Phil Collins. We are excited to introduce this exceptional show to our theatre-loving communities across the country." Tarzan opened at the Richard Rodgers Theatre May 10, 2006, and played its final performance July 8, 2007, after 35 previews and 486 regular performances. The cast featured Josh Strickland in the title role with All Shook Up's Jenn Gambatese as Jane. The musical marked the Broadway directorial debut for Bob Crowley, who also designed the show. Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang wrote the musical's book based on both the Disney film and the original Edgar Rice Burroughs story "Tarzan of the Apes." The creative team also included Meryl Tankard (choreography), Pichón Baldinu (aerial design), Natasha Katz (lighting design), John Shivers (sound design), Paul Bogaev (music producer/vocal arrangements) and Doug Besterman (orchestrations). Tarzan, according to press notes, "tells the classic tale of a shipwreck that leaves an infant boy orphaned on the shores of West Africa. The helpless baby is adopted and raised by the mate of the leader of a tribe of gorillas who is grieving the loss of her baby. As he grows and matures, the boy yearns for acceptance from his ape father and to discover the reason for his uniqueness. Eventually he encounters his first human — Jane Porter, a curious young explorer — and all of their worlds are transformed." Source: Playbill.com | |||
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| 24 Declassified: Storm Force by David
Jacobs - Now available! 24 may not be on TV screens this season, but a new 24 Declassified novel is now available! Still reeling but rebuilding after Katrina's fury, New Orleans braces for another major hurricane heading her way. But a far greater threat is looming on the horizon—a manmade terror storm that will dwarf the destructive force of anything Mother Nature could have devised. Following a tip, agent Jack Bauer has come to the Big Easy—and watches helplessly as two prime players representing America's most dangerous Latin American adversaries fall in a surprising hail of gunfire. With winds rapidly approaching gale force, the rogue CTU operative must now follow the blood trail to a completely unexpected source. Because in less than 24 hours, a ruthless enemy hiding among "friends" plans to take out the already damaged Crescent City—and deliver a staggering blow from which the U.S. "Satan" may never recover. Harper Entertainment, 384 pages, $6.99 | 
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| Adventure House - January pulp facsimile
reprints are now available! PHANTOM DETECTIVE - December 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 No flash of gunpowder, no sound of doom - yet fatal wounds appear as if by magic! What sinister secret is the motivating force behind this grisly series of crimes? Reprinting Robert Wallace's 1936 story, "The Silent Death," this replica edition features the original ads and illustrations. Softcover, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - September 1940, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DEATH'S BLUE DISCS by Robert Leslie Bellem Dan Turner could see no other way out. He must take the law in his own hands; but he figured it was worth the risk if it would get Judy Prescott out of the jam she was in. JUNGLE STORIES - Fall 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 KI-GOR AND THE GIANT GORILLA by John Peter Drummond Captives never escaped that African valley and its mad ruler. How could Ki-Gor wrest lovely, pampered Helene Vaughn from the deadly grasp of the Gorilla Master?
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| Age of Aces Books: THE RED FALCON Volume 2
- Now available! Age of Aces Books announces their newest release - The Red Falcon: The Dare-Devil Aces Years Volume 2. All along the Western Front the Germans curse them "Verdamnt Der Rot Falker!" They were Barry Rand, Yank ace and his giant Senagalese aide, Sika. Their blood-red ship was a patched-up crate of salvaged wreckage-their drome a hidden tarmac in the Vosges Mountains. Yet from Paris to Berlin they were known as the most deadly pair of hellcats that ever blazed a death trail through Boche skies! This exciting second volume of the collected adventures of The Red Falcon by Robert J. Hogan includes the following gripping air-war tales: S.O.S. Patrol, The Falcon Twins, Black Buzzards, The Headless Pilot, and The Invisible Patrol (with guest appearances by Smoke Wade and The Sky Devil). Also included is a very special feature - David Saunders' in-depth look at the life and art of Popular Publication's master aviation artist, Frederick Blakeslee. Also available from Age of Aces: The Red Falcon Volume 1 by Robert J. Hogan Captain Babyface by Steve Fisher The Three Mosquitoes by Ralph Oppenheim All Age of Aces books are available from Amazon.com, Adventure House, and Mike Chomko Visit our Web site for information on these and future releases - http://ageofaces.home.att.net |  | ||||||
| AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTION TEAMS WITH CORNERSTONE
BOOK PUBLISHERS As of the start of 2008, Wild Cat Books has ceased printing titles produced by Airship 27 Productions. During the past two years, WCB had joined with Airship 27 in releasing ten original pulp books, both anthologies and novels that proved to be highly successful and began a new trend in pulp publishing. Having divergent goals for the future, the parting was mutually agreed upon by all. We here at Airship 27 are grateful to WCB for all their support in the past and wish them continued success. To assure the continued availability of those books and guarantee the production of newer titles, Airship 27 Productions is pleased to announce our new partnership with Cornerstone Book Publishers. The first book resulting from this merger, a novel titled WITCHFIRE, was released several months ago. Plans are for Airship 27 to completely re-edit their older WCB titles, to include adding new features and covers, and release them via Cornerstone Book Publishers. These will be labeled as reprint editions. The partnership is also very excited about continuing the release of new titles in established series. The first such will be the fourth Captain Hazzard thriller, CAVEMEN OF NEW YORK by Ron Fortier, now in post-production. Airship 27 Productions and Cornerstone Book Publishers are dedicated to producing only the most exciting, thrilling, all new pulp adventures ever set to purple prose. | |||||||
| Altus
Press: TRIPLE DETECTIVE - Now available! TRIPLE DETECTIVE
- Three novels in ONE magazine! Phantom Detective - Norman Daniels’ “The Happiest Hour Murders” with restored text. The Black Bat - Stewart Sterling’s “The Lady of Death” with restored text. The Secret Agent “X” in “The Stolen Formula” - first American publication in English. One of the most popular titles of its day, TRIPLE DETECTIVE early on carried some terrific stories. The magazine was so popular that it lasted long after most titles had folded, continuing until the Fall 1955 issue. Some interesting stories ended up in the later issues after the other titles ceased, and it’s likely that a number of lost hero pulp stories ended up here as well. Unfortunately, many of the later issues contained reprints of earlier published stories. With the release of the new series, three important stories are included in the first issue for the pulp fan. Norman Daniels’ “The Happiest Hour Murders” was written as a Phantom Detective entry in 1934, but rejected, and published later with all reference to the Phantom deleted removed from the story. When the Black Bat folded in 1953, Stewart Sterling’s “The Lady of Death” was left unpublished, and appeared later, with all traces of the Black Bat removed. These two stories have been restored to their original characters and published here for the first time. The Secret Agent “X” story, “The Stolen Formula” was originally written and published in Greece in 1950, and this is its first American publication in English. TRIPLE DETECTIVE is being published in the pulp format of old, and for the pulp collector, and fan of the character pulps, this will quickly become a collector’s item in itself. Basically, these are three “lost” stories from the heyday of the character pulps. 96 pages, 6.63" x 10.25", perfect binding, black and white interior ink, $14.95 Visit the Altus Press website. Order from Lulu.com. | 
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming later this month! THE SHADOW Volume 14: "The Grove of Doom" and "The Masked
Lady"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The
Knight of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's personal favorites. To solve
the mystery of Chinatown smuggling, feuding families and a series of strange disappearances,
The Shadow must enter "The Grove of Doom," where those who enter never return.
Then, Lamont Cranston and Inspector Cardona seek the truth behind a series of
murders perpetrated by "The Masked Lady." This classic pulp collection showcases
one of George Rozen's greatest pulp covers (reproduced directly from the original
art), restores more than 13,000 words deleted from previous reprintings of "The
Grove of Doom," and includes all the original interior art by illustrators Tom
Lovell and Edd Cartier, and new commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray.
(Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
These reprints 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 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 Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com | |||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming later this month! DOC SAVAGE Volume 13: "Brand
of the Werewolf" & "Fear Cay" The pulp era's greatest superman
teams up with his beautiful cousin in the Lester Dent novels that introduced the
character of Patricia Savage. First, the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew investigate
the murder of Doc's uncle. The only clues, a strange ivory cube and the mysterious
"Brand of the Werewolf," set them on the trail of an ancient mystery. Then, after
a failed kidnapping attempt, Doc and Pat Savage travel to the West Indies and
encounter flesh-eating ants and a 130-year-old man on the strange island called
"Fear Cay"? This collector's item pulp reprint features the classic color pulp
covers by Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
articles by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W..........................
$12.95
These reprints 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 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 Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com | |||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming next month! DOC SAVAGE Volume 14: "The Man of Bronze" & "The Land of Terror"
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| Bettie Page Bettie Page has been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, but her condition has reportedly stabilized. They are giving her oxygen and treating her with antibiotics. Even though she also has a kidney infection the doctors are optimistic on her recovery. | |||||||
| THE BLOOD 'N' THUNDER GUIDE TO COLLECTING PULPS
- Now available! Hot off the presses -- literally! We have just received our shipment of the long-awaited BLOOD 'N' THUNDER GUIDE TO COLLECTING PULPS, a book we hope will become an indispensable reference work for anybody with even the slightest interest in pulp magazines. This isn't a price guide; it's a novel-length (74,000 words) study of the field geared toward the specific requirements of collectors. In chapters covering the major pulp genres -- general adventure, mystery/detective, western, hero, science fiction/fantasy, weird menace, etc. -- we enumerate the major titles, make our case for their significance, and highlight specific issues, authors, and stories worth collecting.
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| Bob Harris - Doc
Savage cover artist passed away on December 23rd. Dave Walker has reported that pulp artist Bob Harris past away on December 23, 2007 from natural causes. Harris' health had been slipping for several years. Thanks to Dave Walker for passing along the information. | |||||||
| THE CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 6
(December) - Now available! THECIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER 6 Edited by Leo Grin | Illustrated by Andrew Cryer 40 pages Features a symposium on the seventy-fifth anniversary of Conan, including a fantastic poem written especially for the event, an article on a newly discovered Conan-related typescript, the first publication of an original Robert E. Howard Christmas-related associational item, a lengthy essay on the history of Conan’s initial run in Weird Tales, and a detailed look at the first-ever authorized appearance of Howard’s Cimmerian in comics. There’s also a well-researched tribute to Always Comes Evening, Glenn Lord’s classic primordial volume of REH poetry, which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary this year. This in addition to all the usual features, most notably an overflowing Lion’s Den with lots of red meat to dig into. Each issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linencover with foil-stamped midnight blue text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an midnight blue cover with solid black text. Visit The Cimmerian website for complete details. Deluxe edition: $15 Limited edition: $10 each. UNITED STATES 1 Book: First Class (arrives in few days) $4 2-4 books: Priority Mail (arrives in few days)$5 CANADA 1-4 books: Airmail (arrives in a few days) $5 INTERNATIONAL (most other countries — Europe, Australia, Asia, etc.) 1-4 books: Airmail (arrives in 4-7 days) is $10; Surface Mail (by boat, usually takes 4+ weeks) varies from country to country, please inquire with the editor. You can only pay with a credit card or bank account by using PayPal. Send PayPal payments to editor@thecimmerian.com. You can also send checkor money order, made payable to THECIMMERIAN, to: THE CIMMERIAN P. O. Box 5572 PLAYA DELREY,CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availability | |||||||
| CONAN: THE BLOOD-STAINED CROWN AND OTHER
STORIES - Arriving in comic shops January 9th! Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rafael Kayanan, Cary Nord, Eric Powell, John Severin, Bruce Timm and Timothy Truman, colored by Kayanan, Michelle Madsen and Dave Stewart. Eisner Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek teams up with some of the best artists and writers in this collection of stand-alone stories from Conan. In "Helm," Busiek and Fabian Nicieza write and EC Comics legend John Severin draws the story of Conan's famous horned helm. Renowned comics and animation artist Bruce Timm lends his styling to the darkly comic "Conan's Favorite Joke." Current Conan writer Timothy Truman takes pencil in hand as the Cimmerian's influence crosses generations in "Seeds of Empire" and "The Blood-Stained Crown." Goon creator Eric Powell draws the poignant story of a young and unsung hero in "Storyteller," Dark Horse's centennial tribute to Conan creator Robert E. Howard. And artist Rafael Kayanan returns to the world of Hyboria with "In the Tower of Tara-Teth," a gritty adventure set during the Cimmerian's years as a mercenary and pirate. Collecting issues #18, 26-28 and 39 of the Dark Horse Conan series. 128 pages, $16.95 Dark Horse Comics | 
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| Douglas Preston: BLASPHEMY -
Available in bookstores January 8th! The world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself.The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world's most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the mysteries of the creation of the universe? Or will it, as some predict, suck the earth into a mini black hole? Or is the Torus a Satanic attempt, as a powerful televangelist decries, to challenge God Almighty on the very throne of Heaven?Twelve scientists under the leadership of Hazelius are sent to the remote mountain to turn it on, and what they discover must be hidden from the world at all costs. Wyman Ford, ex-monk and CIA operative, is tapped to wrest their secret, a secret that will either destroy the world...or save it.The countdown begins... Forge Books, 416 pages, $25.95 |  | ||||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Atoms of Death" from July 15, 1935. "The Right Hand of Shiwan Khan" by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "The Ghost of Danny Frayne" by Johnston McCulley from EXCITING SPORTSs, Winter (January) 1944 The thought of Weldon's great war hero spurs Harry Boake to new efforts in a crucial football game. "The Cat and the Fiddle" by Owen Fox Jerome from THRILLING MYSTERY, Winter 1944 It Takes a Cat, a Fiddle, and a Lovely Singer to Transform Gentle, Mild Mr. Remington, Violinist of the Romany Club, into a Smart Detective as Well as a Hero! | |||||||
| THE FALL OF CTHULHU #9 - Arriving
in comic shops January 9th! by Nelson & Scott The darkness continues. Mister Arkham gathers his forces, as a godwar brews in H.P. Lovecraft's world of the Cthulhu Mythos. Who will survive? 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Boom Studios | |||||||
| Girasol Collectables: The Complete ORIENTAL STORIES - Now shipping! Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce the newest addition to our hardcover series of facsimile pulp reprint volumes. This is a massive 3 volume set totaling more than 1200 pages completing ALL 9 issues of ORIENTAL STORIES MAGAZINE, scanned from the original pulp pages! No editing, no reset text, plus all the original illustrations. The back of the dust jacket will show the original covers in color. The books will be similar in style to our 'Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard' and 'Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard' volumes. Price $225/set of 3 + $10 s&h within North America.
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| Girasol
Collectables - January Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is Operator #5 in "March of the Flame Marauders" from April 1935. $35 Our second Replica this month is TERROR TALES #15 from November 1935. $35 Our third Replica is SPICY MYSTERY #12 from April 1936. $25 The Operator #5/Spider rotation will continue in 2008! Subscriptions for Operator #5 and Spider replicas for 2008 are also now available: The Spider (8 issues) - $250 (Save $30) Operator #5 (4 issues) - $125 (Save $15) Both: $360 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our regular info@girasolcollectables.com email address. As always, these reprints are exact copies including the illustrations, ads, and back-up stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound and finished off with a high quality reproduction of the original cover. The only thing missing is the smell (alas) and the flaking newsprint. Email Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. A complete listing, along with other items such as books, fanzines and of course pulps, can be found on the Girasol Collectables website at http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 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 January 12, 2008! Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area. It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.
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| Hard
Case Crime - Coming in January and beyond! January 2008 A DIET OF TREACLE by Lawrence Block, Cover art by Chuck Pyle SEX, DRUGS, AND MURDER IN THE LAND OF THE LOTUS EATERS Anita Carbone was a good girl—and it bored her. That’s why she took the long subway ride down to Greenwich Village, home of the Beats and the stoners, home to every kind of misfit and dropout and free spirit you could imagine. It was where she met Joe Milani, the troubled young war veteran with the gentle touch. But it was also where she met his drug-dealing roommate—a man whose unnatural appetites led to murder. February 2008 MONEY SHOT by Christa Faust, Cover art by Glen Orbik It all began with the phone call asking former porn star Angel Dare to do one more movie. Before she knew it, she’d been shot and left for dead in the trunk of a car. But Angel is a survivor. And that means she’ll get to the bottom of what’s been done to her even if she has to leave a trail of bodies along the way... First publication anywhere! First female author in the history of Hard Case Crime March 2008 ZERO COOL by John Lange, Cover art by Gregory Manchess American radiologist Peter Ross just wanted a vacation. But when he meets the beautiful Angela Locke on a Spanish beach, he soon finds himself caught in a murderous crossfire between rival gangs seeking a precious artifact. From Barcelona to the rain-swept streets of Paris, from the towers of the Alhambra to its darkest catacombs, Peter Ross is an ordinary man in desperate circumstances: racing to uncover a secret lost for centuries, before he becomes its next victim. |   | ||||||
| James Bond
- Stamps to be issued to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Ian Fleming!
The BBC News has announced that the UK Royal mail will be issuing six extra-long UK stamps to celebrate the centenary of the birth of James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Each stamp has been lengthened to show a number of different Bond novel covers, with first-class stamps featuring Casino Royale and Dr No. The 54p stamps reveal the covers of Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. And the final 78p pairing, also launched on 8 January, has For Your Eyes Only and From Russia With Love. | |||||||
| James Bond: Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks - Coming May 28th! DEVIL MAY CARE, a novel written by British author Sebastian Faulks and authorized by the estate of the late Ian Fleming, is due to come out in 2008, the centennial of Fleming’s birth. According to the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, DEVIL MAY CARE is set during the Cold War and, like so many Bond adventures, moves about a variety of scenic locales. “My novel is meant to stand in the line of Fleming’s own books, where the story is everything,” Faulks, whose books include BIRDSONG, CHARLOTTE GRAY and the upcoming ENGLEBY, said in a statement issued by Doubleday. “In his house in Jamaica, Ian Fleming used to write a thousand words in the morning, then go snorkeling, have a cocktail, lunch on the terrace, more diving, another thousand words in the late afternoon, then more martinis and glamorous women. In my house in London, I followed this routine exactly, apart from the cocktails, the lunch and the snorkeling.” | 
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| James Bond: The Paradise Plot -
Coming from Titan Books in July! The Paradise Plot by Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence and John Mclusky Published in the Daily Star from August 20, 1981, "The Paradise Plot" finds 007 faking his resignation from MI6 in order to infiltrate a Caribbean-based criminal organization that uses a nuclear-powered dirigible to commit stealth attacks. The second story in the collection will be "Deathmask" (there will only be two stories in the collection this time). Published in June 1982, "Deathmask" finds James Bond traveling to Athens and Istanbul trying to stop a madman from unleashing a deadly virus. |
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| Matthew Reilly: THE 6 SACRED STONES -
Available in bookstores January 8th! THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE Unlocking the secret of the Seven Ancient Wonders was only the beginning... After their thrilling exploits in Matthew Reilly's rampaging New York Times bestseller, 7 Deadly Wonders, supersoldier Jack West Jr. and his loyal team of adventurers are back, and now they face an all-but-impossible challenge. A mysterious ceremony in an unknown location has unraveled their work and triggered a catastrophic countdown that will climax in no less than the end of all life on Earth. But there is one last hope. If Jack and his team can find and rebuild a legendary ancient device known only as the "Machine," they might be able to ward off the coming armageddon. The only clues to locating this Machine, however, are held within the fabled Six Sacred Stones, long lost in the fog of history. And so the hunt begins for the Six Sacred Stones and the all-important knowledge they possess, but in the course of this wild adventure Jack and his team will discover that they are not the only ones seeking the Stones and that there might just be other players out there who don't want to see the world saved at all. From Stonehenge in England to the deserts of Egypt to the spectacular Three Gorges region of China, The 6 Sacred Stones will take you on a nonstop roller-coaster ride through ancient history, modern military hardware, and some of the fastest and most mind-blowing action you will ever read. Simon & Schuster, 448 pages, $25.00 |  Click here to read an excerpt. | ||||||
| Otto Penzler on Merits of Mystery, Pulp Fiction and Purple
Prose The Wall Street Journal has posted an Author Q & A with Otto Penzler by Jeffrey Trachtenberg on THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF PULPS. | |||||||
| Paizo Publishing: PLANET STORIES - Now available! ELAK OF ATLANTIS by Henry Kuttner (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 Explore the origins of Sword & Sorcery with Henry Kuttner’s Elak of Atlantis! ... Published in WEIRD TALES to satisfy fans of Conan the Barbarian in the wake of Robert E. Howard’s death, the four long stories depict a brutal world of flashing swords and primal magic, touched by a hint of Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Never collected in a mass market edition since their publication in the late 1930s, these exciting tales helped to establish a genre and are a critical part of any fantasy library. Included as a bonus are Kuttner’s two Prince Raynor stories from 1939’s STRANGE TALES. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, 160-page softcover trade paperback THE SECRET OF SINHARAT by Leigh Brackett (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 The Planet Stories classic returns! Enter Eric John Stark, adventurer, rebel, wildman. Raised on the sun-soaked, savage world of Mercury, Stark lives among the people of the civilized solar system, but his veneer of calm masks a warrior's spirit. In the murderous Martian Drylands the greatest criminals in the galaxy hatch a conspiracy of red revolution. Stark's involvement leads to the forgotten ruins of the Martian Low Canals, an unlikely romance, and a secret so potent it could shake the Red Planet to its core! 160-page softcover trade paperback Planet Stories Subscription - 20% off cover price! Explore fantastic worlds of high adventure with a Planet Stories subscription that delivers the excitement
of classic fantasy and science fiction right to your mailbox! Best of all, you'll
receive your monthly Planet Stories volumes at a substantial 20% discount off
the cover price, and you can choose the shipping method that works best for you
(including bundling the books with your Pathfinder or GameMastery Modules subscription)!Personally selected by Erik Mona and Paizo's award-winning editorial staff, each Planet Stories volume has been chosen with the interests of fantasy and science fiction enthusiasts and gamers in mind. Timeless classics from authors like Robert E. Howard (Conan the Barbarian), Michael Moorcock (Elric), and Leigh Brackett (The Empire Strikes Back) will add an edge to your personal library, providing a better understanding of the genre with classic stories that easily stand the test of time. Each Planet Stories edition is a Paizo exclusive—you cannot get these titles from any other publisher. Many of the tales in our line first appeared in the "pulp era" of the early 20th Century that produced authors like H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fritz Lieber, and Robert E. Howard, and have been out of print for decades. Others are available only in rare limited editions or moldering pulp magazines worth hundreds of dollars. And now they can be yours for a fraction of what you'd pay at the local bookstore. Sign up for an ongoing Planet Stories subscription to make sure that you don't miss a single volume! Subscriptions are fixed at a 20% discount off each volume's cover price, plus shipping. Your ongoing Planet Stories subscription will get you every new book as it's released, automatically continuing each month until you choose to cancel it. Instead of paying your subscription all at once, we'll automatically charge your credit card each month before we ship a new volume. You only need to sign up once, and never need to worry about renewal notices or missed volumes! Expected January 2008 NORTHWEST OF EARTH: THE COMPLETE NORTHWEST SMITH by C. L. Moore (Trade Paperback) - $12.99 75th Anniversary Edition! From the crumbling temples of forgotten gods on Venus to the seedy pleasure halls of old Mars, Northwest Smith blazes a trail through the underbelly of the solar system in 13 action-packed stories you won’t soon forget. Among the best-written and most emotionally complex stories of the Pulp Era, the tales of intergalactic smuggler Northwest Smith still resonate strongly 75 years after their first publication. A staple of Weird Tales in its Golden Age, C.L. Moore’s stories appeared alongside work by H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Clark Ashton Smith, forming the backbone of the “unique magazine’s” approach to science fiction and planetary adventure. For the first time ever, all of Northwest Smith’s adventures have been collected in a single volume, including “Quest of the Starstone,” which pairs Smith with Moore’s other famous creation, the fierce swordswoman Jirel of Joiry! Introduction by C.J. Cherryh, 220-page softcover trade paperback For all the upcoming PLANET STORIES releases, visit http://paizo.com/store/paizo/planetStories |    | ||||||
| Pulp Museum
- Now available! THE SCARLET SHROUD... is a character created by William & Chris Carney to honor the long tradition of Action-Adventure Heroes of the 1930's and '40's. The first volume of these thrilling stories is already out, with a 2nd volume in the works, that will feature Hero Pulp action, with a touch of Horror, Mystery, and a dash of other classic cliff-hanging conundrums! The Carney Brothers work as a team, actually more like symbioses, and they are both writers & artists and when they tell their tales of The Scarlet Shroud, it's hard to know where one leaves off and the other begins... Which means it's a wonderful and exciting adventure from the first page to the last! Here is the Cover Art to their first book... Have no fear, The Scarlet Shroud is here! http://stores.lulu.com/pulpmuseum | 
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| Pulp Newsgroups - Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ REH ComicsGroup: This group is dedicated to the characters created byRobert 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 greatmasters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ Wild Cat Books: Here we share a mutual love of the great, thrilling literature from the early to late 20th Century, and focus on Discussion, Promotion, and any topic related to the "Bloody Pulps" and Classic Heroes such as TARZAN... JOHN CARTER OF MARS... SECRET AGENT X... KI-GOR... DOMINO LADY... THE MOON MAN... THE LENSMEN... and many more. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildcatbooks_pulps | |||||||
| Pulpville Press -
Coming soon! THE RADIO PLANET by Ralph Milne Farley The continuing story of the "Radio Man" series starring Myles Cabot on the planet Venus, uses the original unedited and uncensored magazine text of the story from the ARGOSY ALL-STORY pulp, plus the original illustrations. Myles Cabot, a radio expert, who has married Princess Lilla, the queen of Cupia on the planet Venus, returns to the earth for a visit. When Princess Lilla sends an SOS, Cabot starts back to Cupia by wireless but a thunderstorm throws him off course and he lands on a different continent where he is confronted by his old enemies, Prince Yuri and the Formians, the giant ant-men of Venus! |
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| ReelArt/Dark Horse: Frank Frazetta's
Moon Maid - Arriving
in comic shops January 9th! ReelArt Studios and Dark Horse Comics are proud to present Frazetta's Moon Maid statue, the second of an ongoing collection inspired by the original artwork of one of the world's most beloved fantasy illustrators, Frank Frazetta. The fully hand-painted statue as sculpted & painted by Tim Bruckner depicts one of Mr. Frazetta's famous works and was personally overseen and approved by the master. This amazing statue is minutely detailed, stands 10" tall, and comes securely packaged in a full color box. 10" tall x 8 1/2" wide Limited to 2,000 numbered statues for Worldwide distribution $175.00 | 
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| Robert E. Howard Birthday Celebration
- Saturday, January 19th! REHupa is putting together a real informal 102nd Birthday Celebration/Gathering for REH in Cross Plains on Saturday January 19th. Project Pride has graciously offered to open up the Howard House and the Cross Plains Library on that day for those coming in. This is a real informal celebration. There is no "programming" planned, other than the get-together itself, but there could be some poetry & prose readings and you can share in Howard fellowship. Everyone could bring a Howard item to show off or have people sign postcards or something. Pump a little dough into the Cross Plains economy, buy stuff at the Howard House and support Project Pride, check out The Cross Plains Review on microfilm at the Library & buy copies of typescripts, etc.) For more information, visit the REHupa website or contact Bill "Indy" Cavalier. | |||||||
| Robert E. Howard
Foundation Membership - Support the Foundation by becoming
a member! The Foundation will use annual membership fees to reach its missions and goals. The different levels of membership are:
NOTE: The REH Foundation is now a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Memberships and donations are now tax-deductible, including donations to the REH Collection. Purchase of REHF Press publications is not tax-deductible. The Robert E. Howard Foundation | |||||||
| Robert
E. Howard Foundation Newsletter - Now shipping! Paul Herman announced that The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletters #3 and #4 went out in last weekend's mail. The contents include: #3 - Color photos and story regarding the search (and finding of) the desk of Robert E. Howard; a typescript reproduction of the original (and previously unpublished) Pike Bearfield version of "While Smoke Rolled"; and on the back cover a color example of the onion skin that REH worked with occasionally. #4 - A youthful photo of REH on the front, a early draft of "Pigeons from Hell", without the revenge factor (not nearly as good); a sample of the upcoming REH poetry index; an REH typed page of Middle and Near Eastern countries and ruler titles; and a color repro of the original page with the synopsis for Guardian of the Idol, a James Allison story. Join the The Robert E. Howard Foundation to receive the newsletters. | |||||||
| Robert Madle
- New catalog available! Robert Madle’s latest catalog #27 is now available. It is 53 pages and is devoted to fanzines – mostly science fiction. It includes many gems from the 40s onward. Robert has been involved with science fiction fandom since the 30s and still produces periodic catalogs. Robert does not deal through the internet. His contact info is: Robert Madle 4406 Bestor Drive Rockville, Md. 20853 1-301-460-4712 | |||||||
| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN - Arriving
in comic shops January 9th! Roy Thomas (W), Barry Windsor-Smith (A), John Buscema (A) , Alfredo Alcala (A), Pablo Marcos (A), and others In the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E. Howard's most popular character, are available in this, the first in a series of massive trade paperbacks, collecting all Savage Sword Conan stories beginning with issue one. Included in this volume are tales by Roy Thomas, featuring the breathtaking art of such legends as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson, and more. But that's not all. Also included in this tome are Conan's few appearances in the title Savage Tales - for the complete Conan collection! Reprinting Savage Sword of Conan for the first time since its original publication. This is the first volume in the series. Launching Dark Horse's black-and-white Dark Horse Presents omnibus format. Trade paperback, 7" x 10", B&W, 542 pages, $17.95 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||
| SPACE VULTURE by Gary
K. Wolf and Archbishop John J. Myers Coming in March 2008! Gary
K. Wolf, Creator, Roger Rabbit Roger Rabbit Creator and Archbishop of Newark Team Up To Write Science Fiction Novel In what might be the oddest literary pairing of all time, Gary K. Wolf, noted science fiction author and screenwriter, best known for creating the Roger Rabbit characters and Toontown, and John J. Myers, Catholic Archbishop of Newark, have teamed up to co-write an action/adventure science fiction novel entitled "Space Vulture." The book is an homage to "Space Hawk," the first science fiction novel the two read as schoolboys. "Space Vulture" recently sold to Tom Doherty Associates for publication by their Tor imprint in March 2008. In the fast paced story, heroic Intergalactic Marshal Victor Corsaire and cowardly con man Jack Edward join forces with a beautiful and courageous widow and her two young sons to battle Space Vulture, the most villainous marauder in the cosmos. Wolf and Myers have been close friends since childhood. They grew up together in the small farm town of Earlville, Illinois. Wolf's father ran the pool hall there. Myers' father was the town milk man. "We were in the seventh grade," recalls Wolf. "We were both big readers, and we both liked science. John came to me with a book he'd discovered. He told me I had to read it because it was science AND it was fiction. It was science fiction. That book was Anthony Gilmore's pulp classic 'Space Hawk.' I read it and loved it just as much as John had. We were hooked. After that, we sought out and read all the science fiction books we could find. I can honestly say that 'Space Hawk' changed my life. Without 'Space Hawk' there would be no Roger Rabbit." "For as far back as I can remember," adds Archbishop Myers, "reading has been one of my favorite pastimes. I still read voraciously. 'Space Hawk' made as much of an impression on me in my early years as it did on Gary. We can both still quote passages from that book verbatim. Nowadays my reading is mainly theology although I do make time for fiction and even science fiction which I still greatly enjoy." "One day, almost as a joke" says Wolf, "I told John we ought to collaborate on a science fiction novel of our own, an homage to 'Space Hawk,' doing a story as appealing to science fiction readers of today as 'Space Hawk' was to us. To my great joy, John said, 'Let's do it.'" The two wrote the novel over a five year period collaborating by phone, e-mail, and face-to-face during Wolf's frequent visits to Newark from his Boston home. "We had great fun writing 'Space Vulture' and it shows," says Wolf. "It's just as adventuresome and exciting as 'Space Hawk.'" "Collaborating with Gary on 'Space Vulture' has been satisfying for me on several levels," says Archbishop Myers. "It has given me the opportunity to create an exciting, interesting, and morally principled tale in one of my favorite genres. It has also provided the opportunity to renew and deepen one of my oldest and dearest friendships." Archbishop Myers has published extensively in the scholarly and religious press. This is his first work of fiction. Wolf has published five previous novels including 'Who Censored Roger Rabbit' which formed the basis for the Spielberg/Disney blockbuster movie 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit.' Agent Mickey Freiberg of The Acme Literary Agency brokered the six figure deal with Tom Doherty Associates editor Moshe Feder. More information on the book and the authors can be found at www.spacevulture.com. Tor Books, Hardcover, 336 pages, $24.95, On sale 3/4/2008 | 
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| SHEENA #4 - Arriving
in comic shops January 9th! Author: Robert Rodi; Artist: Matt Merhoff ; Cover Artists: Joe Linsner, Frazer Irving, and Tim Seeley Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza SHEENA has been promoted from a mini-series to an ongoing series! With forces pursing her from every side, Sheena makes a run for the only place she knows she'll be safe - and once she makes it into the embrace of the jungle, her pursuers will come to know firsthand what the call of the wild really sounds like! All-out steamy jungle action issue! Don't miss the unbelievable twist on the last page of this issue! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Devil's Due Publishing |  | ||||||
| THE SWORD OF RED SONJA: DOOM OF THE
GODS #4 - Arriving in comic shops January 9th! by Luke Lieberman & Lui Antonio Red Sonja and Thulsa Doom face off in the concluding issue of this special Sword of Red Sonja mini-series event! The world quakes as these two meet and the gods themselves stumble and fall before the power of the Thulsa Doom! From writer Luke Lieberman and artist Lui Antonio! Featuring cover art by Paul Renaud (50%), Aaron Lopresti (25%) and Mel Rubi (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment | 
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| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Heroes: Saving Charlie, Aury Wallington, Del Rey, $23.95, December 26, 2007 - Now available! Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder, Christopher L. Bennett, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 26, 2007 - Now available! Wild Cards XVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, January 22, 2008 Hellboy: Emerald Hell, Tom Piccirilli, Dark Horse, $7.99, February 25, 2008 Iron Man (novelization), Peter David, Del Rey, $7.99, March 25, 2008 Dangerous Dames, John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem, DAW, $8.99, April 01, 2008 Wolverine: The Nature of the Beast, Dave Stern, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 29, 2008 The Incredible Hulk (novelization), Peter David, Del Rey, $7.99, May 20, 2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army (novelization), Robert Greenberger, Dark Horse, $6.99, May 25, 2008 Superpowers: A Novel, David J. Schwartz, Three Rivers Press,$14.95, June 10, 2008 The Dark Knight (novelization), Dennis O’Neil, Berkley, $7.99, July 01, 2008 Wolverine: Election Day, Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 26, 2008 Jinx, Jennifer Estep, Berkley, $14.00, September 02, 2008 |  | ||||||
| Weird
Tales An interesting blog featuring WEIRD TALES has been posted on the Internet. Included is a You Tube video featuring all the WEIRD TALES covers. Check it out at http://potrzebie.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-long-weird-trip-its-been.html Thanks to Terry Allen and the REH Comics Newsgroup for the tip! | |||||||
| Wild Cat Books - Now available! FAMOUS McCOY... Created by Ver Curtiss as a homage to his favorite cover of an old Horror magazine, this piece appeared as the cover to "Lost Sanctum" # 2, which was a "Horrorific Halloween Issue!"... Now you can own this beautiful artwork for yourself, and it would display well anywhere, even in the Living Room! Each cobweb and capillaries in the eyeball were rendered diligently by hand, and the skull itself sits proudly on his desk... The Famous McCoy! Please note that with all Artwork, you are purchasing the print only, not the publishing rights, and all Copyrights remain with the Artist. Available at http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks Formats: 8"x10", 11"x14", Framed or Unframed, and PDF Download Prices begin at $6.25 UNDER THE SUNS OF ANTARES... Imagine yourself on a strange world, facing thrills and chills, and living and loving a life unknown... British writer TIM JONES, who has written many novels of such "Planetary Romances", has himself imagined these worlds, and his newest expression is in musical interpretation. Inspired by one of his favorite adventure series, this collection of instrumental music... all composed and performed by Tim Jones alone... is his tribute to that series, and his skills as a musician are nothing short of astounding. Mixing various blends of style, from Mediterranean-beats to Blues and Rock, his music transports you to those other worlds, where beautiful princesses are waiting to be rescued, there are villains to slay, and you prepare yourself for battle... Music to read books by, a real enjoyment! Dedicated to Dray and Delia... 12 Songs include:
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| Wildside Press
- Now available! The Scarlet Scourge by Johnston McCulley Trade paperback, $19.95 ISBN: 978-1-4344-9734-5 Before Zorro made him famous, Johnston McCulley experimented with other heroes in early pulp magazines, including The Scarlet Scourge, who in this volume investigates the case of a stock market swindler. From the mystery pulp Detective Story Magazine. A White Man's Chance by Johnston McCulley ISBN: 978-1-4344-9731-4 (hardcover, $32.95) ISBN: 978-1-4344-9732-1 (trade paperback, $19.95) From the creator of Zorro, Johnston McCulley, come A White Man's Chance, a western novel starring the dashing hero "Don Jose," set south of the border, in Mexico. A White Man's Chance originally appeared in Munsey's Magazine. It was filmed in 1919. The text of this facsimile edition is taken from the 1926 G. Howard Watt hardcover first edition. The Green Millennium by Fritz Leiber ISBN: 978-1-4344-9737-6 (trade paperback, $19.95) ISBN: 978-1-4344-9738-3 (hardcover, $32.95) One day, a cat perched on Phil Gish's window. Not an ordinary cat -- a green cat. And with the cat, Phil's luck -- and life -- changed forever! Beyond the Stars by Ray Cummings ISBN: 1-4344-8194-8 (trade paperback, $14.95) ISBN: 1-4344-8195-6 (hardcover, $32.95) Racing through the vast depths of space in a vehicle larger than the universe itself -- a fantastic concept, and one that only the mind of a master pioneering science fiction talent could conceive and then translate into a classic tale of exciting trans-cosmic adventure! | 
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