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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:
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
- Pulp facsimile reprints coming in June! REAL MYSTERY - July 1940, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 STAR DETECTIVE - April 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SECRET AGENT X - June 1938, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95
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| Adventure
House - Coming in July! HIGH ADVENTURE #101 featuring DAN FOWLER, G-MAN DETECTIVE in "Station D-E-A-T-H" by Brett Sterling When public mad dog number one sinks his fangs in the throat of American Commerce, the might of the F.B.I. is pitted against a gigantic nationwide hijacking combine! Follow Dan Fowler as he pursues a daring crime chief who hurls defiance at the forces of law! 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 |  | ||||
| Adventure
House - Coming in September! HIGH ADVENTURE #102 featuring BLACK BAT in "Blind Man's Bluff" by G. Wayman Jones A returning wanderer, a substitute corpse, a faithless girl, a vague-minded musican and a murdered man are all parts of the grim jigsaw of crime that Tony Quinn must fit together! From the pages of Black Book Detective - Winter 1946 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 |  | ||||
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc
Coming in March! DOC SAVAGE Volume 15 - ANNIVERSARY TRIPLE NOVEL SPECIAL: "The Red Spider, ""Terror Wears No Shoes" and "Return from Cormoral" The
75th birthday of the pulp era's greatest superhero is commemorated with a unique
triple-novel edition. The Man of Bronze penetrates the Iron Curtain in "The Red
Spider," a Cold War thriller that was "lost" until 1979, and showcases for the
first time the unpublished art Edd Cartier created for the story in 1948. Then,
in "Terror Wears No Shoes," Doc Savage journeys to Hong Kong to prevent a deadly
germ warfare attack against the United States. Finally, a scientist is able
to predict the future after his "Return from Cormoral." PLUS:
the rare 1932 FIRST adventure of the Man of Bronze: "Doc Savage, Supreme Adventurer"
by John Nanovic! This collector's item pulp reprint features Bob Larkin's
spectacular cover painting, original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Walter
Swensen, interior illustrations by Edd Cartier and Paul Orban and historical articles
by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover,
7x10, B&W, $12.95
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| THE CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1
(February) - Now available! THE CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1 Edited by Leo Grin | Illustrated by Socar Myles 40 pages Features a tour de force essay on REH’s “newer barbarians,” an article on Howard’s physical conception of barbarians, an enlightening textual analysis of one of Howard’s Conan stories, coverage of January’s REH Birthday Bash in Cross Plains, a poem by Cimmerian favorite Richard Tierney, The Lion’s Den, and more. Each issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linencover with foil-stamped amethyst text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an amethyst 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. | |||||
| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 14 - Arriving in comic shops March 5th! Written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema. Conan faces his most arduous adventure yet as he matches his wits and brawn against the very forces of nature itself -- no small task, even for a man who's done battle with wizards, otherworldly beasts, and ancient gods. But will the strength of steel really be enough against such powers? All this plus the tenth anniversary story by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, this volume marks the end of an era -- collecting the final issues of Thomas' run on Conan the Barbarian. Featuring completely re-mastered color, this volume collects Conan the Barbarian Issues # 108-115. 160 pages, $16.95 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||
| E-texts on
the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Museum Murders" from January 1, 1943. A special five-part series of Two-Minute Shadow Mysteries begins continues this week, "The Golden Plot." In the third part, entitled "Different Shades of Justice," The Shadow prevents wanton destruction and death, and saves an innocent man. It's written by Charles W. Johnson II. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "Shoot Fast, But Shoot Straight!" by Sam Carson from THRILLING DETECTIVE, December, 1946 They called Asa Myers, ex-cop, a "back number" - but he didn't hesitate to match lead with murderous gangsters! "To Skid or Not to Skid" by C. S. Montanye from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, March 1, 1919 Another adventure of crackpot inventor Archibald Catfitz. He invents the Catfitz Skidless Safety Skidder for automobiles. | |||||
| Girasol
Collectables: THE COMPLETE MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE - Coming
in April! Girasol Collectables has been very pleased with the positive response to the ORIENTAL STORIES Limited Edition hardcover set, and hopes everyone is enjoying the books. As you probably know, the title changed name from ORIENTAL STORIES to MAGIC CARPET MAGAZINE, and lasted another 5 issues, put out quarterly, before being cancelled altogether. Included are a couple of Robert E. Howard stories, and the only Robert E. Howard pulp appearance of Red Sonya, described somewhat differently than the chain mail bikini she wears in the various comics... the frontispiece illustration for the Limited Edition is an attempt at a more faithful rendition of the character. Girasol will be ready to ship the MAGIC CARPET companion volume in mid to late April, and would like to take this opportunity to offer those who purchased the ORIENTAL STORIES Limit Edition their matching Limited Edition numbers at a pre-release special. After that, the book will be offered to the general public. The ORIENTAL STORIES sets have been going fairly quickly, and we're down to the last few left. The pricing is as shown below, and the pre-release price will be open until the end of March. Girasol accepts checks, international money orders and Paypal, and if you'd like a Paypal invoice sent, let them know. If you haven't ordered by the end of March, they won't be able to guarantee being able to offer your matching number.
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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club - Next meeting is March 8, 2008! The Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is meeting again March 8, 2008 and that is the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage cover date March 1933, "Man of Bronze" the first issue of Doc Savage and the 85th anniversary of Weird Tales, cover date March 1923. What a month. We will be celebrating these first issues of these long running and seminal pulps. When: March 8, 2008, 1 PM to 4 PM Where: The Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan, West Village All are invited to attend, so, if you have an interest in pulp magazines, please come and share tales of your interest in and collections with other pulp collectors. Some of us will bring representative issues of Doc Savage and Weird Tales to show from our collections and tall tales of how we got these books. All meetings are free and open to the public. | |||||
| Robert
E. Howard Days - June 13th and 14th! Complete information for Robert E. Howard Days, June 13th and 14th, is now available over at the REHupa website: www.rehupa.com. The annual Robert E. Howard Days celebration will take place June 13th and 14th in beautiful Cross Plains, Texas. There is a reasonably complete information page now online at http://www.rehupa.com/?page_id=48 where you find out almost everything you need to know about Robert E. Howard Days. REHupa will be adding and revising information there as we need to. This year’s Howard Days is a little more relaxed, and a little more “fannish” in its programming, but it’ll be as fun as ever. It is THE place to be if you are any kind of a Howard Fan — if you weren’t, you probably wouldn’t be reading this anyway! So check it all out, and make your plans to join in for some fine Robert E. Howard fellowship.
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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. | |||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE RADIO MENACE by Ralph Milne Farley FIRST EDITION! The Whoomangs have returned! They have invaded the Earth! Those who have seen them are considered crazy! How will the Earth be saved? And who are the Whoomangs? If you have read Farley's "The Radio Planet", you are aware of the Whoomangs. They reside on a continent on Venus where Myles Cabot, the Radio Man, Doggo, the Ant Man, and Quivven, the Golden Flame, landed, and each Whoomang has a "new soul". Well, at the conclusion of that book, Doggo and Quivven were still with the Whoomangs. They have now returned in this current book, and they are responsible for the invasion of the Earth. Follow the exploits of Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eliot Endicott and newspaper man Lawrence Larrabee as they try to unravel the mysterious happenings and disappearances in the United States, and uncover the plot of the Whoomangs. Illustrated. Hardcover w/dustjacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 |  | ||||
| ReelArt
Studios The ReelArt Studios website has been updated with more News and additional Gallery pictures of Buck Rogers in the Golden Age Classics Gallery, William Paquet's rendition of Pulp's The Spider and his first two pieces to see production from our Paquet's Cabinet Of Curiosities line, The Monster and The Bride. There's also the second entry up for our AC Comics' Statuesque Heroines line, the ever-delectable Yankee Girl, fresh from the pages of AC Comics as updated from the Golden Age of Comics. Next up for release in the Frank Frazetta line will be Tony Cipriano's Sun Goddess. That will be followed by Gabe Perna's Spiderman. The Buck Rogers piece by Tony Cipriano will be a mid-Summer 2008 release. Yankee Girl is now in production and there's a good opportunity for her also to see a mid-Summer 2008 release. Expect Prince Valiant to be a mid-Summer to Fall 2008 release. Joy and Tom Studios are starting in on Sheena, Queen Of the Jungle and are thinking of using an Irish McCalla likeness, although no artwork has been set at this time. The first three William Paquet-sculpted pieces, The Monster, The Bride and The Spider, will all be on sale and shipping March 12, 2008 through Diamond Distributors and March 19 through Dark Horse Comics. To see any of the above items, visit the ReelArt Studios website, slide the top scrollbar at the top right corner of the site down to the lowest position, click on ART GALLERY, and then select the item of interest. For those of you who missed out the first time around and had wished to obtain one of our AC Comics Blue Bulleteer pieces or one of the very-quickly sold out copies of Frank Cho's Babe and Ape then here is some temporary good news. Seven pieces of The Blue Bulleteer were discovered by Dark Horse in one of their warehouses and we can offer them to you for sale now at this time. Our Babe and Ape piece was so popular that it was sold out even before it officially went on sale and so probably never really saw any shelf display of any significance. We have manufactured more of this piece and are proud to tell you that there are about 130 additional copies available for purchase by all of you who inadvertently missed the boat the first time around. We very rarely manufacture more than our original run and so consider this a treat, people. It may not happen again with any other piece. ReelArt Studios | |||||
| SAVAGE
TALES #6 - Arriving in comic shops March 5th! by Various Each issue of the bi-monthly Savage Tales features a rotating cast of characters and creators featuring the savage and brutal worlds of Red Sonja, Thulsa Doom and more! In "Hercules: The Unnamed Task" history tells us of the 12 Tasks of Hercules, but writer Doug Murray and artist Fabiano Neves tell us of the very first, untold task of the legendary demi-god! Then in "Thulsa Doom: Age of Doom," Luke Lieberman and Noah Salonga continue the explosive origin of Red Sonja villain Thulsa Doom! "Sellsword" sees the conclusion of the tale featuring the lone swordsman and his battle with two rival families! Finally, in "The Ripper," he stands revealed, all while leaving a fresh trail of bloody corpses! All the action and excitement under two "savage" covers, one by Arthur Suydam and the other from artist Fabiano Neves! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $4.99 | |||||
| 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... AVAILABLE NOW at http://stores.lulu.com/wildcatbooks ISBN: 978-1-4357-1209-6 188 pages, 6"x9" Trade Paperback, $19.95 Cover by Storn, Interior art by William Carney This is some of the BEST pulp fiction you will ever see in this "modern age"... GREAT STUFF.... |  | ||||
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| 24 Declassified:
Collateral Damage - Arriving in bookstores February 26th!
By Marc Cerasini In a remote corner of New Jersey is a nation within a nation—a refuge for fanatical converts and fervent believers. But within the confines of the secluded Islamic community of Kurmastan, plans are underway to spread fear, death, and untold destruction across America . . . and to deliver one fatal blow to the country's exposed and vulnerable heart. Harper Entertainment, 336 pages, $6.99 |  | ||||
| Adventure House - Coming in May! HIGH ADVENTURE #100 will be a double sized issue for $14.95 featuring a collection of stories from the hero, aviation, sports, romance, western, detective, and adventures pulps. Authors will include Frank Gruber, Robert E. Howard, Arch Whitehouse, David H. Keller, John Francis Webb, Robert Leslie Bellem, Hugh B. Cave, and Paul Ernst. 7x10, 144 pages, $14.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #100 will be available in May 2008. Adventure House |  | ||||
| Adventure House - Coming to comic
shops in May! CAPTAIN FUTURE - Summer 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 "The Comet Kings," by Edmond Hamilton. Trapped in the depths of Halley's Comet, the Futuremen battle fourth-dimensional monsters in a titanic struggle to save the system's solar energy! This pulp replica features a full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations, and facsimile pages. CAPTAIN FUTURE is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084128. PHANTOM DETECTIVE - November 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 "The Tomb of Death," by Robert Wallace. Murder stalks in the wake of a famous aviator's disappearance in this smashing novel in which the Phantom Detective trails a human monster to his grisly lair of terror and torture! PHANTOM DETECTIVE is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084133.
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| Airship 27 Production -
Lulu.com Bookstore now online! Airship 27 Production announces the official opening of its first on-line pulp store at the following link (http://stores.lulu.com/airship27). Beside showcasing the companies new pulp titles, it will also carry the entire catalog of past Airship 27 books newly reprinted in revised and re-edited edition. As an incentive to their customers, all books sold at this site will be discounted 25% from the normal retail price. Airship 27 Production was begun two years ago by writer/editor Ron Fortier and artist/designer Rob Davis to produce new, quality books starring classic pulp heroes. To date the company has produced books featuring the Moon Man, Doctor Satan, Secret Agent X, Captain Hazzard and Lance Star-Sky Ranger. The company's logo is a flying dirgible visible on all its books. All Airship 27 Production books are published through Cornerstone Book Publishers of New Orleans. LA., Michael Poll publisher.
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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 THE SHADOW VOLUME 18 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084134. |  | ||||
| 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 DOC SAVAGE VOLUME 17 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084129 (Baumhofer cover). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084130 (Bama cover). |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in June! THE
SHADOW Volume 19 - FORESHADOWING THE JOKER: "Who knows what evil
lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness returns
in three thrillers that foreshadowed two classic Batman villains. First, the Voodoo
Master returns from the dead to lead The Shadow on a "Voodoo Trail" to their final
showdown, in the story that inspired Batman's first supervillain, Doctor Death.
Then, The Shadow battles a murderous clown in "Death's Harlequin." Finally, The
Dark Avenger searches for a murderer who kills with a deadly formula that causes
his victims to laugh themselves to death in "The Laughing Corpse," a classic Shadow
script from the Golden Age of Radio, while The Shadow-Batman
connection is examined in a foreword by Denny O'Neil. This instant
collector's item also features both color pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves
Gladney, all the interior illustrations by legendary illustrator Edd Cartier and
commentary by popular culture historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum
Productions)"Voodoo Trail" and "Death's Harlequin" - UPDATED! Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 |  | ||||
| The Avenger: The Gray
Nemesis - Now available! Howard Hopkins informal history of The Avenger, THE GRAY NEMESIS, is now back in trade paperback for anyone interested. This is a text only book (the paperback and pulp covers and interior art from The Avenger magazine were removed for obvious reasons), revised and updated a bit and in a nicer format than the previous edition (and for those of you who don't care for ebooks. For those who do, there's also an ebook edition available.) From Golden Perils Press: http://www.lulu.com/goldenperils |  | ||||
| Black
Dog Books - Advance orders now being taken! Advance orders are now being taken for the following: THE GOOD DIE YOUNG—And Other Early Stories of Romance By Cornell Woolrich Edited and with an introduction by Gene Christie 35 uncollected works by this master of suspense! Remembered today as a master of mystery and edge-of-the-seat thrills, Cornell Woolrich began his career by imitating F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Jazz Age” tales, selling light-heart stories to publications such as College Humor, Illustrated Love and The Smart Set. In these early romances, Woolrich developed his literary style and the motifs that he would later use so effectively to create truly unforgettable fiction. These stories have been “lost” and unavailable to the reading public for more than three generations. Now Black Dog Books presents The Good Die Young, a collection 35 early efforts by Woolrich that have never been reprinted or collected, DIRECT SALE ONLY. This title will be unavailable through the general retail market. To ship May 2008. THE GOOD DIE YOUNG Edited and with an introduction by Gene Christie ISBN 978-1-928619-52-9 / 1-928619-52-5 398 page hardcover in a LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies $49.95 US plus $5.50 shipping and handling. SAVE 20% ON ADVANCE ORDERS! That’s right! Place your advance order now and save! ORDERS RECEIVED BEFORE May 1, 2008 WILL SAVE $10 OFF THE COVER PRICE! Other
New Titles from Black Dog Books THE SORCERER’S STONE by Beatrice GrimshawBDB Signature Series - Volume 6 Trade paperback / 106 pp. / $12.95 US A Tale of New Guinea Magic: A fabulous diamond lures two men into a series of breathtaking exploits as they desperately attempt to acquire and then retain it while fighting their way to back to civilization. THE SPOTTED PANTHER by James Francis Dwyer Cover art by Stephen Waite Trade paperback / 155 pp. / $15.95 US From the pages of The Cavalier (1913): Three men venture into the heart of Borneo, fighting both natives and the jungle itself, to find the Great Parong of Buddha and other treasures missing for more than two centuries. DEAD MEN TELL TALES by Arthur B. Reeve BDB Signature Series - Volume 7 Trade paperback / 142 pp. / $14.95 US Note: RADIO WRAITH (shown) was retitled DEAD MEN TELL TALES Before CSI there was Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective. Watch and learn as the “American Sherlock Holmes” solves these baffling cases. Can you figure out the solutions before they are revealed? This collection brings together 7 unreprinted cases of Craig Kennedy, including his only appearance in Weird Tales. OUR RECENT BESTSELLERS SOUTH OF SULU by George F. WortsCover art by George J. Rozen Trade paperback / 174 pp. / $19.95 US The adventures of Singapore Sammy in search of his long-lost, renegade father. THE SILVER MENACE and A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster Cover art by Tom Roberts Trade paperback / 120 pages / $14.95 Two early, never-reprinted tales by an all-time master of science fiction -- from the legendary Thrill Book pulp magazine! THE DRAGOMAN’S REVENGE by Otis Adelbert Kline Cover art by J. Allen St. John Trade paperback / 210 pages / $19.95 The complete adventures of Hamed the Dragoman, from the pages of the legenadary Oriental Stories. Check or money order may be sent to: Black Dog Books, 1115 Pine Meadows Ct., Normal, IL 61761 Credit card orders accepted through Paypal. Send payment to: tom.roberts2@insightbb.com. SHIPPING—$4.50 for first book, $1.50 for each additional title. (US addresses only) See special shipping information for The Good DieYoung. For international orders, please write for shipping quotes. Black Dog Books titles are also available through Amazon.com, Adventure House, Vintage New Media and Mike Chomko. Visit the Black Dog Books website at http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ | 
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| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 15: THE CORRIDOR OF MULLAH-KAJAR AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in July! Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Roy Thomas, Larry Hama and Len Wein, art by John Buscema, Neal Adams, Vincente Alcazar, Yong Montano, Ernie Chan and Bob McLeod. Following a legendary writer like Roy Thomas is no easy task, but J.M. DeMatteis found himself doing just that when he collaborated with writer Len Wein on Conan #116 -- and then became the book's new regular writer with Conan #118! Dark Horse's latest Chronicles of Conan collects six issues from the regular series run, as well as the second Conan King-Size Annual. Readers will marvel at the strange new landscapes, creatures, and magical foes that DeMatteis brought to the series, while still getting a Roy Thomas fix with his "Phoenix on the Sword" adaptation from Conan Annual #2. 192 pages, $16.95, in stores on July 2. Dark Horse Comics CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 15 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080029. |  | ||||
| Crippen & Landru
- Now available! MASQUERADE: TEN CRIME STORIES by Max Brand, Edited by William F. Nolan Max Brand, the pen-name of Frederick Faust (1892-1944) was a master of the fast-action tale with mythic themes - including redemption and honor - often set in a mythic landscape. He wrote some of his classic westerns, historical adventures, sports stories and medical romances (he invented Dr. Kildare) while living in an Italian villa. When the United States entered the Second World War, Faust became a War Correspondent, and was killed in action in 1944. The stories in this first collection dedicated to Max Brand's crime and mystery stories embrace a wide range of protagonists - a boxer paid to take a fall, a treasure-hunting western badman, a pickpocket, a stubborn cop, a murderous husband, and a spy in the mean streets leading to World War II. Masquerade, the 24th in the "Lost Classics" series, collects ten stories originally published between 1935 and 1938. It is edited with introduction and prefaces to each story by Max Brand's biographer, William F. Nolan. The cover painting is by Tom Roberts. 978-1-932009-60-6 (smyth-sewn, clothbound) $29.00 978-1-932009-61-3 (trade softcover) $19.00 Crippen & Landru Publishers, Inc. | |||||
| CTHULHU TALES #3 - Coming in May! by William Messner-Loebs & Michael Alan Nelson Acclaimed writer William Messner-Loebs (Journey) joins the BOOM! family! Don't tell the Elder Gods, or they'll take him from us! Messner-Loebs and Michael Alan Nelson (Fall of Cthulhu) chill the blood in the new, monthly anthology series! Something big is happening in the horror universe in 2008 — and it starts here! Heed the call of Cthulhu! BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 CTHULHU TALES #3 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083546 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083547 (Cover B). | |||||
| DEEP STORM: A Novel by Lincoln Child -
Arriving in bookstores February 26th! Mass market paperback edition - $7.99 Twelve-thousand feet beneath the Atlantic
Ocean... scientists are excavating the most extraordinary undersea discovery ever
made. But is it the greatest archaeological find in history—or the most
terrifying? Former naval doctor Peter Crane is urgently summoned to a remote oil platform in the North Atlantic to help diagnose a bizarre medical condition spreading through the rig. But when he arrives, Crane learns that the real trouble lies far below—on “Deep Storm,” a stunningly advanced science research facility built two miles beneath the surface on the ocean floor. The top-secret structure has been designed for one purpose: to excavate a recently discovered undersea site that may hold the answers to a mystery steeped in centuries of myth and speculation. Sworn to secrecy, Dr. Crane descends to Deep Storm. A year earlier, he is told, routine drilling uncovered the remains of mankind’s most sophisticated ancient civilization: the legendary Atlantis. But now that the site is being excavated, a series of disturbing illnesses has begun to affect the operation. Scientists and technicians are experiencing a bizarre array of symptoms—from simple fatigue to violent psychotic episodes. As Crane is indoctrinated into the strange world of Deep Storm and commences his investigation, he begins to suspect that the covert facility conceals something more complicated than a medical mystery. The discovery of Atlantis might, in fact, be a cover for something far more sinister . . . and deadly. Like Lincoln Child’s spectacular bestsellers coauthored with Douglas Preston (The Book of the Dead, Relic), DEEP STORM melds scientific detail and gripping adventure in a superbly imagined, chillingly real journey into unknown territory. Child is a master of suspense, and DEEP STORM is his most ambitious novel to date. |  Hardcover
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| Del Rey -
New Robert E. Howard title announced! Paradox Entertainment is happy to announce that the next book in the Robert E. Howard library of classics, published by Del Rey, will bring readers to Egypt, the Middle East, and Central Asia as we follow the adventures of Francis X. Gordon ("El Borak") and Kirby O'Donnell. The book will be illustrated by renowned artist Michael Kaluta, among other things known for "The Shadow" (DC Comics), "Starstruck" (Marvel), and the 1994 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar. Kaluta is no stranger to illustrating Robert E. Howard since he illustrated El Borak and Kirby O'Donnell in the FAX editions from the mid-1970's, as well as created concept art for the upcoming animated feature "Conan: Red Nails". Rusty Burke continues to helm the role as series editor. Francis X. Gordon Gordon is called "El Borak" - the Swift - by the untamed tribesmen of Central Asia and the Middle East. The nickname describes his speed with sword and revolver, the latter skill perfected in an earlier career as a Texas gunman. A freelance adventurer who occasionally hires on with the British Secret Service to foil Russia's imperialistic designs north of the Khyber Pass, Gordon sometimes rides into trouble alone, sometimes with a small band of dedicated friends. In the fearsome Land of Ghouls, he infiltrates and shatters a resurgent band of outlaws who have attempted to revive the brotherhood of the Assassins. In the corpse-choked Pass of Swords, he throws off his disguise as "Shirkuh," a killer for hire, to foil the sinister Black Tigers. When WW1 explodes, he follows the call of duty southward to fight alongside Lawrence of Arabia. Kirby O'Donnell Like Gordon, Kirby O'Donnell is a restless American who has found his true home on the far borders of High Tartary. Armed with the fighting-knife called the kindhjal and cloaked in the assumed identity of "Ali El Ghazi," a Kurdish soldier of fortune, O'Donnell follows a legend of vast treasure to the forgotten city of Shahrazar. He finds the fortune, then consigns it to destruction so as to prevent it from igniting a conflagration across Central Asia. But another fabulous hoard awaits, the ruby-encrusted idol known as the Blood-stained God; it is O'Donnell's for the taking, in the rugged hills beyond the Crag of Eagles - if he can survive multiple double-crosses to claim it! At the same time work is progressing on the next volume to be published: Best of REH Horror. This book includes a wide range of stories and poems with a horror twist. Greg Staples is doing a great job illustrating this book, which is available to scare you around Halloween. PLUS from Mike on his Kaluta Yahoo Group: Long-time MWK fans will SEE Michael's FAX editions' art from both the Kirby O'Donnell REH stories and the Francis Xavier Gordon stories collected in this new book, along with new new art... and some Color, or so I am promised! Note: The early El Borak material written by a very young REH (mostly when he was 16-17 years old) won't be in the Del Rey book. This material will hopefully get into print from a yet-to-be-determined publisher, hopefully at about the same time. | |||||
| Dial P For
Pulp Podcast - The fifth show is now available for download! Dial P For Pulp is a podcast for anyone interested in any aspect of the pulps. The third (November) podcast is now available online and highly recommended! There is no cost involved. Just download the mp3 file and enjoy! Dial P for Pulp is the brain child of David Drage and David has done an excellent job putting the program together. The fifth (January) podcast features: News Gangster Flash Reviews Pocketfiction.com Athena Voltaire Blade Runner - The Final Cut Swords of Talera by Charles Gramlich Fiction: Hunter Quartermain's Story by H. Rider Haggard A voice mail line has been set up, so please let David know what you think of the show, the number is 206-600-3121, and that is a United States phone number. All five shows to date are available for download at: http://www.dialpforpulp.com or you can subscribe to the RSS feed at: http://dpfp.libsyn.com/rss/podcasts You can also join the Dial P for Pulp Yahoo newsgroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dial-p-for-pulp/ | |||||
| E-texts on the
net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks Shadow review is "The Museum Murders" from January 1, 1943. A special five-part series of Two-Minute Shadow Mysteries begins continues this week, "The Golden Plot." In the second part, entitled "Kidnapping Most Foul," The Shadow solves a kidnapping and murder. It's written by Charles W. Johnson II. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "Murder Witness" by Joe Archibald from POPULAT DETECTIVE, September, 1936 Sleuth Murphy Knows the Answer when Dead Eyes Accuse a Killer! "The Corpse That Played Dead" by A. Boyd Correll from THRILLING MYSTERY, Winter, 1944 Murder Closes Down on a Hollywood Lot When a Pompous Actor Gives Up the Ghost in the Midst of a Machine-Gun Melodrama ! | |||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU #10 - Arriving in comic shops February 27th! by Michael Alan Nelson & Greg Scott As tensions between the cultists and followers of the Old Ones rise, the mysterious Mr. Arkham welcomes the arrival of the final member of his war counsel. But as the players move into place, Connor struggles with his role in Mr. Arkham's plan. COVER A—24 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 COVER B—24 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 BOOM! Studios | |||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU #13 - Coming in May! by Nelson & Santolouco As Lucifer and the Sheriff continue their search for the elusive Gray Man, they find themselves the hunted rather than the hunters. Either way, they must stop the Gray Man or the Cthulhu cultists will have their way — and that can’t be good for mankind’s survival! BOOM! STUDIOS COVER A-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 FALL OF CTHULHU #13 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083548 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083549 (Cover B). | |||||
| FARMERPHILE: The Magazine of Philip José
Farmer - Now available! Issue No. 11 - January 2008 Farmerphile is a quarterly magazine completely dedicated to works by and about Philip José Farmer. It features the unpublished novel "Up from the Bottomless Pit," a suspense-thriller about the ultimate disaster in the oil industry, serialized over the first ten issues. These ten issues will also include other unpublished stories, speeches and letters by Farmer himself, as well as articles about the Grand Master and his work from his fans and peers. Farmerphile is fabulously illustrated by such talented artists as Jason Robert Bell, Charles Berlin, Keith Howell, Karl Kauffman, Chuck Loridans, and Shannon Robicheaux. Table of contents: The Roller Coaster Ride with Phil Farmer by Bette Farmer Birthday Wishes and Greetings by S.M. Stirling, Mike Resnick, Michael Moorcock, James E. Gunn, Kim Newman, Norman Spinrad, Joe Haldeman, Piers Anthony, Richard A. Lupoff, Richard E. Geis, David Langford, Tracy Knight, Joe R. Lansdale, Harlan Ellison, Robin Wayne Bailey, Will Murray, Garth Nix, James Sallis, Gary K. Wolfe, Chris Roberson & Peter Crowther White Whales, Raintrees, Flying Saucers by Philip José Farmer Parables are Pablum by Tim Howller Smoke Gets in Your Nose by Spider Robinson The Magic Filing Cabinet and the Missing Page by Christopher Paul Carey Further Sketches from the Ruins of My Mind! by Robert Barrett The First Robot by Philip José Farmer; illustrated by Henry Covert On Not Going There by Howard Waldrop Creative Mythography by Win Scott Eckert Bibliophile by Paul Spiteri Duo Miaule by Philip José Farmer; illustrated by Charles Berlin Complete ordering information for Farmerphile may be found at: http://www.pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm |  | ||||
| FRANK
FRAZETTA’S SWAMP DEMON (ONE-SHOT) -
Coming in May! story JOSHUA ORTEGA; art & cover JOSH MEDORS & JAY FOTOS; variant covers FRANK FRAZETTA & NAT JONES Set in the Land of Iparsia, 500 years before the epic "Shadows of Mirahan" storyline from FRANK FRAZETTA’S DEATH DEALER, this is a dark fantasy story of druids, demons, and the mysterious and beautiful witch-goddess known as Kallista. Written by critically acclaimed novelist and comics writer JOSHUA ORTEGA (FRANK FRAZETTA’S DEATH DEALER, THE NECROMANCER), and reuniting the RUNES OF RAGNAN team of JOSH MEDORS and JAY FOTOS, this is one tale of Frazetta Comics fantasy that you won't want to miss! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 FRANK FRAZETTA’S SWAMP DEMON is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR082071. | 
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| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES FEATURING THE SPIDER,
MASTER OF MEN VOLUME 7 Coming
to comic shops in early May! Two action-packed
stories of the pulp-era hero, The Spider, are reprinted here, complete with the
original pulp black-and-white illustrations! First, February 1938's story, "City
of Lost Men," then March 1942, "The Gentlemen from Hell." In addition to the 2 feature stories, we have an extra in this issue, which is the short story 'Wings of Kali' from the back pages of the May 1942 issue. It's the Spider's '1st' so to speak, a sort of flashback-type tale from Wentworth's past before officially becoming the Spider. Softcover, 128 pages, $14.95 Girasol Collectables This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. THE SPIDER, MASTER OF MEN VOLUME 7 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084132. |  | ||||
| INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL
SKULL #1 - Coming in May! Written by George Lucas, David Koepp and John Jackson Miller, penciled by Luke Ross, inked by Fabio Laguna, colored by Dan Jackson, covers by Drew Struzan and Hugh Fleming. The man who single-handedly defined "adventure" for an entire generation returns -- hat and all -- in this action-packed adaptation of this summer's silver-screen megahit! Dr. Henry Jones Jr. is at it again, this time on the trail of a discovery unlike any in his illustrious career. Yet more than one player is out to win this game, and with stakes this high, not everyone is going to play fair! Will Indiana Jones's greatest adventure be his last? 56 pages, $5.99, in stores on May 22. Dark Horse Comics KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #1 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080024 (Fleming cover). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080025 (Struzan cover). |  | ||||
| INDIANA
JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #2 - Coming in May! Written by George Lucas, David Koepp and John Jackson Miller, penciled by Luke Ross, inked by Fabio Laguna, colored by Dan Jackson, covers by Drew Struzan and Hugh Fleming. The conclusion to the grandest archeological adventure ever in part two of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! The summer's hottest blockbuster comes to comics in this adaptation of Indiana Jones's most exciting and unexpected quest to date. Since beyond record, no one has seen the marvels Dr. Henry Jones Jr. now witnesses, or braved the dangers he now faces! Yet even greater perils wait on the horizon, where the dark aims of Indy's contemporaries threaten to bring inscrutable consequences down upon them all! 56 pages, $5.99, in stores on May 28. Dark Horse Comics KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #2 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080026 (Fleming cover). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080027 (Struzan cover). | |||||
| JAMES BOND: DEVIL
MAY CARE - Coming to comic shops and
book stores in May! by Sebastian Faulks Bond is back with a license to thrill! Forty-three years ago Ian Fleming wrote his last great 007 adventure. Now, in Devil May Care, the world's most iconic spy returns in a Cold War story spanning the world's most exotic locations. By invitation of the Fleming estate to mark the centenary of his birth, acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks picks up where Fleming left off with a tour-de-force that will electrify James Bond fans! This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. Doubleday, Hardcover, 6x9, 304 pages, $24.95 DEVIL MAY CARE is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084207. | 
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| LANKHMAR BOOK 6: SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC
- Coming in July! Written by Fritz Leiber. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have traveled the width and breadth of the land of Nehwon, in search of adventure and fortune. Now lost at sea, their ship drawn out on the Great Equatorial Current, their journey brings them to Rime Isle, a tragic island populated by vagabonds and wanderers. The island is also home to a race of gods, schemers, and manipulators that plague the humans for their amusement. Will Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser be able to escape the island, or be trapped forever as pawns of the gods? 224 pages, black and white, $12.95, in stores on July 16. Dark Horse Books LANKHMAR BOOK 6 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080047. | 
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| MACK BOLAN, THE EXECUTIONER: THE DEVIL'S
TOOLS #2 - Coming in May! Doug Wojtowicz (w); S.L. Gallant (a); Rebecca A. Wrigley (c) IDW Publishing and Gold Eagle Books continue the all-new comic adventures of Don Pendleton's Mack Bolan, the Executioner! The original one-man army continues his battle against the Border Steel Cartel. Bolan and a pair of ATF agents meet to discuss the Cartel when violence explodes on the streets of Brownsville. Can Bolan keep the bloodshed from claiming innocent lives? Writer Doug Wojtowicz and artist S.L. Gallant deploy once more, with Rebecca A. Wrigley providing literally blazing cover fire. Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99 IDW Publishing THE DEVIL'S TOOLS #1 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083793. | |||||
| Mike
Chomko - February 2008 newsletter is now available! Mike's February 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: DOC SAVAGE:
THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT Coming
May/June! by Lester Dent, with Art by Tom RobertsTo the world at large, Doc Savage is a strange, mysterious figure of glistening bronze skin and exotic, gold-flecked eyes. To his unique band of associates — Renny, Monk, Ham, Long Tom, Johnny, and occasionally, his cousin Pat — he is a man of superhuman strength and protean genius, whose life is dedicated to the destruction of evil-doers. Written in the late 1940’s by Doc Savage’s creator, Lester Dent, many of these radio scripts have never been seen before. These astonishing radio scripts are available to his legions of fans across the globe! Assembled together in this single, amazing volume, they are a rare treat for Doc Savage fans everywhere! Available in softcover or in a signed and numbered hardcover edition limited to 300 copies. Moonstone Books RESOLICITATION from Previews Vol. XVII #7 LIMITED S&N HARDCOVER, 6x9, 352 pages, B&W SRP: $49.99 SOFTCOVER, 6x9, 352 pages, B&W SRP: $18.95 THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083872 (Hardcover). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083873 (Softcover). |  | ||||
| Moonstone Books: KOLCHAK
TALES: NIGHT STALKER OF THE LIVING DEAD #2 (of 3) - Coming May/June! by Chris Mills & Tim Hamilton Kolchak and the local sheriff are up to their ears — pun intended! — in zombies at a small-town corn festival! But what is the terrible secret behind these walking, lifeless people, and what else besides people has it affected? This is one story Kolchak may not want to get to the bottom of! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 KOLCHAK TALES #2 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083874. | |||||
| 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 THE PHANTOM #24 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083877. |  | ||||
| NECRONOMICON:
THE WEIRD TALES OF H. P. LOVECRAFT - Coming in May! by H. P. Lovecraft Originally written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, H. P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were first released. This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. MATURE THEMES Softcover, 6x9, 1088 pages, $27.95 NECRONOMICON: THE WEIRD TALES OF H. P. LOVECRAFT is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084235. Also available in a harcdcover edition. | 
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| Paizo Publishing: THE GINGER STAR by
Leigh Brackett - Coming in May! Eric John Stark, Outlaw of Mars, 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. In The Ginger Star, Simon Ashton, Stark's foster father, has been kidnapped by the Lords Protector, and only Stark can rescue him Softcover, 8x11, 220 pages, $12.99 Visit the Paizo Publishing website to see all available and forthcoming issues of PLANET STORIES! THE GINGER STAR is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084215. |  | ||||
| PIGEONS
FROM HELL #2 - Coming in May! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art and cover by Nathan Fox, colored by Dave Stewart. What started out as a simple road trip has turned into a nightmarish disaster as Clare and Janet, heirs to the mysterious Blassenville estate, and their three friends find themselves stranded for the night in the derelict Blassenville mansion, located deep in the desolate heart of the Louisiana swamplands. With nothing left to do but to wait for daylight before they can go for help, the group settles in for the night, but it doesn't take long for the evil that infects the house to try to claim its first victims. 32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 21. Dark Horse Comics PIGEONS FROM HELL #2 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR080069. |  | ||||
| PULPDOM #50 (February 2008) -
Now available! The contents include: "Bobbili" by William Murray Graydon (edited by Dr. Georges Dodds) Book Review: "Lost City of Africa" by Mike Taylor "Joe the Jungle Boy" Anonymous serial from WASHINGTON POST, June - August 1903 Book Review: "Jungle Born" by Mike Taylor Index: PULPDOM #1 - #50 Index: THE FANTASY COLLECTOR/FANTASTIC COLLECTOR #201 - #262 This
issue has a full color front cover and is profusely illustrated with full color
and black & white illustrations. Contact C. E. Cazedessus II, P.O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, Colorado
81147 |  Cover by G. M. Farley (after Frank Frazetta) | ||||
| RED SONJA #34 - Coming in
May!
by Brian Reed & Mel Rubi The big Red Sonja event concludes here! The final pages of this issue promise to be the most shocking in the history of Red Sonja as our heroine’s ultimate fate is revealed! Will the river Styx and its boat-keeper Charon take pity on the She-Devil or will Sonja end her days among the dead! Find out in this issue featuring the return of Red Sonja artist Mel Rubi and series writer Brian Reed! Featuring three exciting covers, including our main cover from definitive Red Sonja artist Mel Rubi, 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 #34 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083600. | |||||
| ROGUE ANGEL: TELLER
OF TALL TALES #4 - Coming in May!
Barbara Kesel (w); Renae De Liz (a); Rebecca A. Wrigley (c) Gold Eagle Book’s novel heroine continues her first foray into comic books. Abandoned and left to die, Annja finds help in the world of Mark Twain, with possibly another, otherworldly helper. Written by Harvey Award-nominated writer Barbara Kesel and featuring stunning art by Renae De Liz. Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99 IDW Publishing ROGUE ANGEL: TELLER OF TALL TALES #4 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083794. | |||||
| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 2
- Arriving in comic shops February 27th! Written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Windsor-Smith and John Buscema. In the mid 1970s a comics magazine was published containing some of the most exciting epic fantasy tales the world has ever known -- The Savage Sword of Conan. Based off of the work of renowned author Robert E. Howard, each issue offered multiple thrilling tales of the legendary barbarian. The magazine was also a showcase of comics talent, headed up by Conan aficionado Roy Thomas. Now for the first time ever, these stories are being collected in a series of omnibus-style books, with over five hundred pages of classic sword and sorcery -- for the complete Conan collector! Included in this volume are tales featuring the stunning art of such comics luminaries as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson, and many more. 544 pages, $17.95 Dark Horse Comics | |||||
| SCIENCE FICTION SERIALS - Coming to comic shops in May; Now available in book stores!
by Roy Kinnard The Phantom Empire (1935) and Flash Gordon (1936) are among the 31 influential science fiction serials exhaustively covered in this work, complete with cast and credit information, plot descriptions, and historical commentary. Softcover, 7x10, 223 pages, $35.00 McFarland & Company SCIENCE FICTION SERIALS is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084271. | 
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| SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES, 1990–2004
by Frank Garcia & Mark Phillips From Andromeda, Babylon 5, Firefly, and Quantum Leap, to Stargate: Atlantis, The X-Files, and the many worlds of Star Trek, this detailed examination features essential production information for 58 science fiction television series produced between 1990 and 2004, complete with a history of the series, critical commentary, and interviews with the creators, actors, writers, and directors. Hardcover, 7x10, 254 pages, $59.95 McFarland & Company SCIENCE FICTION TELEVISION SERIES, 1990–2004 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084272. | |||||
| TO BATTLE BEYOND
- Now available! TO BATTLE BEYOND by C. J. Henderson featuring Domino Lady and The Black Bat! Come with us now to the thrilling days of yesteryear! In the opening days of WWII, the free world sat in dread anticipation as the Axis turned its deadly attentions on one country after another. With an ocean to protect her on either side, the United States hoped to be spared participation in the apocalyptic confrontation to come. But such was not to be. Knowing the only chance was a sneak attack, the Japanese high command settled on a dark and terrible plan, one involving damnable sorceries and horrors from beyond to cripple the American colssus. Obscenely cruel, if unstopped it would mean the death of millions. Join us as three of the Pulp Era's greatest heroes--primary Batman inspiration, The Black Bat, The Domino Lady, greatest of girl detectives; and H.P. Lovecraft's immortal creation, Inspector Legrasse--band together to battle nightmare and ninjas in one of the wildest, most exciting adventure novels of all time! Marietta Publishing, 248 pages, $16.99 This title is available from Barnes & Noble |  | ||||
| TwoMorrows:
ALTER EGO #80 - Coming in August! ALTER EGO #80 (100 pages, $6.95) spotlights Sword-and-Sorcery in Comics! Awe-inpspirng new cover by RAFAEL KAYANAN! Conan the Barbarian was only the tip of the iceberg! Learn about Crom the Barbarian, Viking Prince, La Reina de la Costa Negra, Nightmaster, Kull, Red Sonja, Solomon Kane, Bran Mak Morn, Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser, Beowulf, Warlord, Dagar the Invincible, Wulf the Barbarian, Ironjaw, and more—with rare art by RAFAEL KAYANAS, BARRY SMITH, JOHN BUSCEMA, GIL KANE, JOHN GIUNTA, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, JERRY GRANDENETTI, MIKE PLOOG, FRANK THORNE, FRANK BRUNNER, HOWARD CHAYKIN, TIM CONRAD, FRANK FRAZETTA, JERRY BINGHAM, MIKE GRELL, PABLO MARCOS, NEAL ADAMS, RICARDO VILLAMONTE, JOE KUBERT, JESSE SANTOS, LARRY HAMA, MIKE SEKOWSKY, et al.—plus other comics features, including P.C. Hamerlinck’s FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) section with Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, and others, Michael T. Gilbert and Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. TwoMorrows |  | ||||
| Wild
Cat Books - Now available for download from Fictionwise! Bewitched by Darkness by K.G. McAbee is a collection of 13 sinister tales guaranteed to keep you twitching, squirming, and awake at night. Sword & Sorcery, Mysticism & Magic, Old Ones from Other Worlds... all this makes a wonderful addition to any fan's bookshelf... especially those who remember the "greats", such as Lovecraft, Lieber, Howard, and the many other pulp fiction writers of the mid-20th century... K.G. McAbee brings those thrills and chills back to our modern-day sensibilities, and succeeds on all counts! $4.25 in Multi-Formats for your eReading Pleasure! Wild Cat Books | |||||
| Wildside Press - Now available! All of the titles listed below are available from Mike Chomko AMERICA’S SECRET SERVICE ACE: THE OPERATOR #5 STORY A reprint of the Borgo Press edition in which Nick Carr provides a comprehensive look at this Popular Publications pulp magazine, complete with character guides, plot points, and front-cover reproductions. $15 (softcover) THE ANNOTATED GUIDE TO STARTLING STORIES Providing fast-action science fiction novels, Startling Stories was established beginning in January 1939 as a sister publication to Thrilling Wonder Stories. Publishing 99 issues in all, and combining with Fantastic Story Magazine and Thrilling Wonder Stories with its ninety-seventh issue, it finally suspended publication in Fall 1955, one of the last of the pulps to fold. Leon L. Gammell, an avid reader and collector of that period, views that era's stories with both nostalgia and objectivity; his incisive critiques will provide interested readers with numerous guideposts to a wealth of exciting fantasy and science-fiction reading. $15 (softcover) or $30 (hardbound) DOUBLE TROUBLE: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC CHRONICLE OF ACE MYSTERY DOUBLES It was the 1950s in postwar America, and paperback books were the hot new product in the publishing industry. Of course, to stand out from the crowd and sell, one needed a gimmick. Into this newly exuberant market came a publishing house named Ace Books, with the seductive promise of two books for the price of one. It also had the eye-catching premise of two separate covers, joined at the spine like Siamese twins. Finished with one book? Flip the paperback over and begin again with a new novel, complete with its own package. It was something completely different—and it sold! The late Sheldon Jaffery’s Double Trouble tours the short yet popular era of the “Ace Mystery Doubles,” and includes both author-title and title indexes for easy reference in this reprint of the Borgo Press edition. $30 (softcover) or $50 (hardbound) THE FLYING SPY: A HISTORY OF G-8 by Nick Carr One of the most popular pulp magazines of the 1930s was G-8 and His Battle Aces, which featured the anonymous American flying ace and spy, G-8, battling the German military machine during World War I and after. Nick Carr provides a comprehensive look at this extraordinary, 110-issue pulp, complete with character guides, plot points, and front-cover reproductions. 164 pages, Hardcover - $35 Softcover $20 FUTURE AND FANTASTIC WORLDS: A BIBLIOGRAPHIC RETROSPECTIVE OF DAW BOOKS (1972-1987) A reprint of Sheldon Jaffery’s look at the early years of DAW books, featuring over 700 annotations of every DAW book published through mid-1987, with indexes by author, artist, and title, providing a massive guide to modern SF writers and their works, with much background data. Interspersed throughout the book are numerous wry, irreverent, and amusing observations offered by the late and highly respected researcher in this extremely valuable genre tool. $20 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound) JOHN SILENCE, PHYSICIAN EXTRAORDINARY —Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English writer of tales of the supernatural. The character of John Silence pioneered the “psychic detective” genre. This volume contains five stories of John Silence and his investigations into the paranormal. $20 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound) THE LURE OF ADVENTURE by Robert Kenneth Jones This classic study of Adventure is back in print in this no-frills softcover edition based on the Borgo Press edition. 92 pages, $15 (softcover) or $25 (hardbound) THE SHUDDER PULPS by Robert Kenneth Jones This classic study of the weird-menace pulp genre is back in print in this no-frills softcover edition of the FAX book. The shudder pulps published some of the grisliest, goriest, most outrageous mystery-terror fiction ever sold on the American newsstand, during the golden age of the pulp magazines. This volumes chronicles the authors, artists, and publishers of those classic thrill-fests. 256 pages, $17.95 (softcover) | |||||
| WORLDS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT BOOK 1 TP
- Coming in
May! by Steve Jones & Octavio Cariello From one of the all-time masters of horror, these full-length adaptations originally released by Malibu are collected in this first of two book compiling the Lovecraft tales from writer Steve Jones. Contained in this volume are "The Lurking Fear," "The Alchemist," "Beyond the Wall of Sleep," and "The Tomb." Softcover, 112 pages, B&W, $15.99 Transfuzion Publishing WORLDS OF H.P. LOVECRAFT BOOK 1 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR084006. | |||||
| ZORRO #4 - Coming in
May! by Matt Wagner & Francesco Francavilla Zorro continues to be a thorn in the side of brutal Sgt. Gonzales as he wages his one-man war against the oppressors. While the main story unfolds in the present day, flashbacks feature the formation of the man who would become “the Fox” along with his faithful companion Bernardo as they grow up among the wilds of California and the streets of Spain! Plus: Look for the alternate cover by Mike Mayhew (with the incredible colors of Dean White)! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment ZORRO #4 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February 27th). The Diamond Item Code is MAR083602. | |||||
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| Adamant Entertainment:
THRILLING TALES #1 - Now available! Adamant
Entertainment is proud to present the first issue of THRILLING TALES Quarterly. The contents include:
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| Adventure House - The February pulp facsimile editions are now available! ACTION STORIES - March-April 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Featuring Breckinridge Elkins in "Mountain Man" by Robert E. Howard. SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES - May 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Featuring LORD OF SPACE by Lew Merrill and PEARL OF HELL by by Robert Leslie Bellem. PLANET STORIES - Fall 1943, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Featuring PREY OF THE SPACE FALCON by Wilbur S. Peacock and PHANTOM OUT OF TIME by Nelson S. Bond.
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| Altus Press -
Now available! Thunder Jim Wade: The Complete Series by Henry Kuttner Available for the first time... the complete saga of Thunder Jim Wade! Introduction by Will Murray
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in March! THE SHADOW Volume 16: "City of Crime"
and "Shadow Over Alcatraz" "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness
returns in two high-voltage pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. First, Lamont
Cranston enters a "City of Crime" to bring the shadow of justice to hidden plotters.
Then, a near-fatal attack on Kent Allard sets The Shadow on the trail of a criminal
Napoleon who plots an assault on Alcatraz to launch a criminal empire. This collectors
item volume reprints both classic pulp covers by George Rozen plus all the original
interior art and a new foreword by legendary illustrator Edd Cartier. Walter Gibson
reveals secrets about The Shadow's true identity to pulp-historian Will Murray,
while series editor Anthony Tollin examines the mystery behind the 1939 disappearance
of cover artist George Rozen. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10, B&W,
$12.95 The back-cover background Shadow image was restored from a rejected George Rozen "Shadow Over Alcatraz" painting that was published in altered form that same month on Munsey's DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY. Graphics wizard Michael Piper has done a superb job of restoring the cover to it's original Shadowy greatness.
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in March! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 15 - ANNIVERSARY TRIPLE NOVEL SPECIAL The
75th birthday of the pulp era's greatest superhero is commemorated with a unique
triple-novel edition. The Man of Bronze penetrates the Iron Curtain in "The Red
Spider," a Cold War thriller that was "lost" until 1978, and showcases for the
first time the unpublished art Edd Cartier created for the story in 1948. Then,
in "Terror Wears No Shoes," Doc Savage journeys to Hong Kong to prevent a deadly
germ warfare attack against the United States. Finally, a scientist is able
to predict the future after his "Return from Cormoral." This collector's item
pulp reprint features Bob Larkin's spectacular cover painting, original color
pulp covers by George Rozen and Walter Swensen, interior illustrations by Edd
Cartier and Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray, author of seven
Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)"Terror Wears No Shoes," "The Red Spider," and "Return from Cormoral" Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95
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Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in June! THE SHADOW Volume
19 - FORESHADOWING THE JOKER: "Voodoo Trail" and "Death's Harlequin"
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in June! DOC SAVAGE Volume 18: "The Monsters"
and "The Whisker of Hercules" America's first superhero
returns in two over-the-top adventures by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson.
First, Doc Savage battles genetically-engineered giants in "The Monsters," the
classic pulp thriller that inspired the Hugo Strange story in Batman #1. Then,
the Man of Bronze and his Iron Crew discover that a metabolism-accelerating elixir
is creating an army of superpowered criminals. This classic pulp reprint also
features the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Modest Stein,
interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray, author
of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W,
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| Ape Entertainment / Atomic Pulp Studios -
Coming in June! The first issue of FEMME NOIR: THE DARK CITY DIARIES will be shipping from Ape Entertainment (publishers of the pulp-inspired comics ATHENA VOLTAIRE and THE BLACK COAT) in June of 2008. It is a 4-issue monthly miniseries with completely original material (not reprints from the web comics) in full color. Written by Christopher Mills and illustrated by veteran comics artist Joe Staton, with inks by Horacio Ottolini and Mark Stegbauer. Covers are by Joe Staton and Alfredo Lopez Jr., with variants by Brian Bolland, Matt Haley, Phil Hester and the late Mike Wieringo. Issue #1: "Blonde Justice" – just who is the mysterious female avenger of Port Nocturne? Is it Mob Princess Vanessa DeMilo? Nightclub torch singer Dahlia Blue? Or is it girl reporter Laurel Lye? Only one man knows... or does he? Issue #2: "Dead Man's Hand" – a man's bad fortune at cards results in a violent, twisted web of lies, murder, and an explosive climax at sea. Issue #3: "Killer In Steel" – the Port Nocturne underworld has a new force to be reckoned with when an altruistic scientist's invention is corrupted into the bulletproof killer known as the invincible Robot Mobster! Issue #4: "Concrete Jungle" – when an ancient artifact is stolen from the natives of an uncharted island of monsters by unscrupulous adventurers, its protector – a beautiful young jungle girl – follows it to Port Nocturne with revenge in her heart and a spear in her hand. There is also a new FEMME NOIR mini-website at: http://www.femme-noir.com Ape Entertainment's website is: http://www.ApeComics.com
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| Ape Entertainment
/ Atomic Pulp Studios - Coming in August or September! Following FEMME NOIR (see above) will be the first issue of the PERILS ON PLANET X 3-issue, full color miniseries. Written by Christopher Mills and illustrated by Gene Gonzales, PERILS is a contemporary take on the interplanetary swashbuckler genre, in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Alex Raymond. PLANET X - known to its inhabitans as Xylos - is the "lost" planet between Mars and Jupiter, several hundred million years ago. Colonel Donovan Hawke, a 21st Century American astronaut, is stranded there after his spacecraft passes through an unclassified spatial-temporal anomaly. Upon his arrival on the jungle planet, he is quickly embroiled in adventures with the planet's savage predators and its humanoid inhabitants. Among the latter are KAIN and Valkia, of the deadly, aerial strato-pirates, and Aeon, a diminuitive immortal. But most notably, there's the gorgeous and courageous alien princess, Odyri of Empyr, who wins the Earthman's heart. PERILS also has a new mini-website: http://www.perilsonplanetx.com and a "Production Blog" at http://perilsonplanetx.blogspot.com/ Ape Entertainment's website is: http://www.ApeComics.com |  | ||||||||
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 15: THE CORRIDOR OF MULLAH-KAJAR AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in July! Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Roy Thomas, Larry Hama and Len Wein, art by John Buscema, Neal Adams, Vincente Alcazar, Yong Montano, Ernie Chan and Bob McLeod. Following a legendary writer like Roy Thomas is no easy task, but J.M. DeMatteis found himself doing just that when he collaborated with writer Len Wein on Conan #116 -- and then became the book's new regular writer with Conan #118! Dark Horse's latest Chronicles of Conan collects six issues from the regular series run, as well as the second Conan King-Size Annual. Readers will marvel at the strange new landscapes, creatures, and magical foes that DeMatteis brought to the series, while still getting a Roy Thomas fix with his "Phoenix on the Sword" adaptation from Conan Annual #2. 192 pages, $16.95, in stores on July 2. Dark Horse Comics | | ||||||||
| The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard -
Update! Format: Trade Paperback, 500 pages On Sale: October 28, 2008 Price: $18.00 ISBN: 978-0-345-49020-9 (0-345-49020-7) Random House/Del Rey UPDATE from Horror Stories editor Rusty Burke: “Want to nip a potential problem in the bud. Don’t know why the Random House site has complete horror stories listed, because from day one my title for the book has been The Mad Immensities of Night: Selected Horror Stories and Verse by Robert E Howard. The book probably includes at least three-quarters of REH’s horror fiction, but does not include *everything* and I would not want someone to buy it thinking it does. As it stands, we have just over 500 pages of REH content alone, so it’s a big book, like the Best Ofs. I’ve written to my editor at Del Rey to see about getting the title on the webpage (which was probably just a “filler”) corrected.” Thanks to Rusty Burke and The Cimmerian for the update! | |||||||||
| Conan #49 - Arriving in comic
shops February 20th! Writer: Timothy Truman; Cover Artist: Tomàs Giorello; Penciller: Tomàs Giorello; Colorist: JD Mettler In this penultimate chapter of Timothy Truman and Tomàs Giorello's epic adaptation of the Robert E. Howard fragment "The Hand of Nergal" Conan must fight for his very life against a foe unlike any other. But how do you kill an enemy that's already dead? The only hope for Conan and his comrades is to destroy the gateway to the demonic underworld and stop the spawn of the evil god Nergal before it's too late! Publication Date: Feb 20, 2008 Format: Full color, 40 pages Price: $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||||
| Doc Con XI - November 01, 2008! The date for Doc Con XI has been established as Saturday, November 1st. Courtney Rogers volunteered his house for this years gathering. It is in Glendale, Arizona. Details about this years Doc Con schedule will be announced in the coming months as plans firm up. This year’s theme will be the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage Magazine. If you are interested in attending, contact Courtney Rogers or any of the other Arizona Fans of Bronze. Visit the Doc Con website at http://www.supremeadventurer.com/DocCon.html Thanks to William Lampkin and Yellowed Perils for the tip! | |||||||||
DOC SAVAGE
- 75th anniversary!
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| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "Wizard of Crime" from February 15, 1943. A special five-part series of Two-Minute Shadow Mysteries begins this week, "The Golden Plot." In the first part, entitled "Crystal Clear Crime" The Shadow solves a theft that baffles police. It's written by Charles W. Johnson II. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 900 stories online! "The Substitute" by Lon Williams from WESTERN ACTION, September, 1956 Featuring: Judge Steele Judge Steele thought he knew the lawyer breed, but this Newt Salamander was a new one. If he got the accused acquitted, Salamander would receive a half interest in Larkspur Larkin's mine. If Larkin were convicted and hanged, the lawyer would get the whole mine. And another surprise awaited the salty jurist. "Just Like Old Times" by Robert R. Mill from BLUE BOOK MAGAZINE, July, 1937 Featuring: Tiny David Tiny David and a pal of the State Police undertake a bit of extra duty. | |||||||||
| ELRIC VOLUME 1: THE STEALER OF SOULS
- Arriving in bookstores February 19th! by Michael Moorcock Elric - the most unusual hero in the great tradition of heroic fantasy! Elric - the albino sorcerer and battle-thirsty prince! Elric - doomed beyond hope to wander a world of barbarism and treachery! Elric - seeker of impossible goals, fighter of remorseless battles, embittered poet! Elric - held in the grip of his own sword, the enchanted Stormbringer! Elric - Moorcock's mightiest creation! Cover by John Picacio. ISBN-10: 0345498623 Del Rey, Softcover, 6x9, 480 pages, B&W SRP: $14.95 |  | ||||||||
| Flash Gordon - Coming in July or August! Ardden Entertainment, jointly owned by Rich Emms and Brendan Deneen, has landed the rights to Flash Gordon. The deal will see Ardden bringing the science fiction property to comic books once again with new adventures promised to thrill old and new fans alike. The person tasked to write the new adventures of the classic science fiction character is Ardden Entertainment’s co-publisher Brendan Deneen. According to Emms, the Ardden team is working towards completing the first issue by the end of February and just in time to print for the New York Comic Con. Ardden Entertainment will be looking to do a mini tour around the New York and New Jersey comics stores. Regarding plans for the future, Emms said that Ardden Entertainment has already started to plan something for the 75th anniversary of Flash Gordon in 2009 and will have an Annual to celebrate the event. October 2009 marks Alex Raymond's 100th birthday, so there will be two big celebrations in one year for the creator and characters. The first issue of the new Flash Gordon comic is scheduled to be in stores in July or August with issues shipping monthly via Diamond. The Annual will coincide with Flash’s anniversary in January 2009 and the first hardcover, with bonus materials, will be in comic shops a month after. Source: Newsarama |  | ||||||||
| FRANK CHO'S JUNGLE GIRL #4
- Now available! by Frank Cho & Doug Murray, Adriano Batista, & Frank Martin A Previews Exclusive! Dynamite proudly presents Frank Cho’s Jungle Girl! Co-Plotted and overseen by Frank Cho, scripted by Doug Murray and crafted by artist Adriano Batista and Frank Martin, the Jungle Girl is destined to be the Dynamite series of 2007! Issue #4 continues the excitement and adventures of Jana the Jungle Girl as we head towards our thrilling conclusion! Featuring two covers — one by "Mr. Jungle Girl" himself, Frank Cho (shipping at 75%), and the variant chase cover by Adriano Batista (shipping at 25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 | |||||||||
| INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL
SKULL - Trailer now online! The trailer for INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL is now available online for viewing. The trailer will also be running in theaters with the new film JUMPER. | |||||||||
| INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL
SKULL #1 - Coming in May!
Written by George Lucas, David Koepp and John Jackson Miller, penciled by Luke Ross, inked by Fabio Laguna, colored by Dan Jackson, covers by Drew Struzan and Hugh Fleming. The man who single-handedly defined "adventure" for an entire generation returns -- hat and all -- in this action-packed adaptation of this summer's silver-screen megahit! Dr. Henry Jones Jr. is at it again, this time on the trail of a discovery unlike any in his illustrious career. Yet more than one player is out to win this game, and with stakes this high, not everyone is going to play fair! Will Indiana Jones's greatest adventure be his last? 56 pages, $5.99, in stores on May 22. Dark Horse Comics | | ||||||||
| INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL #2
- Coming in May! Written by George Lucas, David Koepp and John Jackson Miller, penciled by Luke Ross, inked by Fabio Laguna, colored by Dan Jackson, covers by Drew Struzan and Hugh Fleming. The conclusion to the grandest archeological adventure ever in part two of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! The summer's hottest blockbuster comes to comics in this adaptation of Indiana Jones's most exciting and unexpected quest to date. Since beyond record, no one has seen the marvels Dr. Henry Jones Jr. now witnesses, or braved the dangers he now faces! Yet even greater perils wait on the horizon, where the dark aims of Indy's contemporaries threaten to bring inscrutable consequences down upon them all! 56 pages, $5.99, in stores on May 28. Dark Horse Comics | |||||||||
| LANKHMAR BOOK
6: SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC - Coming in July! Written by Fritz Leiber. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser have traveled the width and breadth of the land of Nehwon, in search of adventure and fortune. Now lost at sea, their ship drawn out on the Great Equatorial Current, their journey brings them to Rime Isle, a tragic island populated by vagabonds and wanderers. The island is also home to a race of gods, schemers, and manipulators that plague the humans for their amusement. Will Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser be able to escape the island, or be trapped forever as pawns of the gods? 224 pages, black and white, $12.95, in stores on July 16. Dark Horse Books |
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| Madame Mirage #5 - Arriving in comic
shops February 20th! (W) Paul Dini (A) Kenneth Rocafort (Cov) Rocafort Madame Mirage has joined forces with the villains of ASI! Award winning author Paul Dini (COUNTDOWN, LOST) and hot new artist Kenneth Rocafort (HUNTER-KILLER) do the unthinkable with the on-going adventures of the world's most mysterious assassin, where alliances change with every heartbeat and nothing is as it seems! Full Color 32 pages $2.99 | |||||||||
NIGHTMARES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT: ULTRA CTHULHU STATUE -
Coming in April!
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| PIGEONS FROM HELL #2 -
Coming in May! Written by Joe R. Lansdale, art and cover by Nathan Fox, colored by Dave Stewart. What started out as a simple road trip has turned into a nightmarish disaster as Clare and Janet, heirs to the mysterious Blassenville estate, and their three friends find themselves stranded for the night in the derelict Blassenville mansion, located deep in the desolate heart of the Louisiana swamplands. With nothing left to do but to wait for daylight before they can go for help, the group settles in for the night, but it doesn't take long for the evil that infects the house to try to claim its first victims. 32 pages, $3.50, in stores on May 21. Dark Horse Comics | | ||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE TARZAN TWINS by Edgar Rice Burroughs For the first time since its original appearance, this young adult story is now available in full color in hardcover. 112 pages, 6" x 9", casewrap-hardcover binding, full-color interior ink $39.95 Pulpville Press | 
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| RED SONJA #30 - Arriving in comic
shops February 20th! by Ron Marz & Lee Moder The next Red Sonja event begins here! Kicking off with this issue, Red Sonja will feature a new, different and special creative team each and every month as Dynamite heads towards issue #35! This month, Ron Marz and artist Lee Moder kick things off by sending Red Sonja straight to Hades! A great jumping on point for new readers, look for the special Alex Ross cover (50%), as well as two alternates by Luke Ross (25%) and Fabiano Neves (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment | 
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| Return of the Sword: An
Anthology of Heroic Adventure - Coming
March 15th! Return of the Sword is a brand new anthology of blood pounding, spine tingling stories y some of fantasy's most critically acclaimed Sword and Sorcery authors. Stacey Berg, Bill Ward, Phil Emery, Jeff Draper, Nicholas Ian Hawkins, David Pitchford, Ty Johnston, Jeff Stewart, Angeline Hawkes, Robert Rhodes, E.E. Knight, James Enge, Michael Ehart, Thomas M. MacKay, Christopher Heath, Nathan Meyer, S.C. Bryce, Allen B. Lloyd, William Clunie, Steve Goble, Bruce Durham, and Harold Lamb present you with enough fast paced adventure to keep you reading for hours. A hand painted, wrap around cover by fantasy artist Johnney Perkins ensures that Return of the Sword will not only be enjoyable to read but also look good on your coffee table or bookshelf. Too long have the halls of fantasy been dominated by packs of weak-kneed elves hunting goblins and doughty dwarves mining for gold. Return now to the days of true adventure. Unsheath your sword and enter if you dare! |  | ||||||||
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars -
Coming to theaters and TV! The next installment of the "Star Wars" saga will appear both on television and in theaters. Lucasfilm and Turner Broadcasting announced the pickup of the much-anticipated animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" will debut on Cartoon Network, with rebroadcasts on TNT, in the fall. The TV series will follow a theatrical release for "Clone Wars" on Aug. 15. | |||||||||
| Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour - Now available! BCI has released THE LONE RANGER/ZORRO Volume 1 on DVD. This is a two disc set with one DVD featuring The Lone Ranger and the second featuring Zorro. Volume 2 will be released later in 2008. THE TARZAN/LONE RANGER ADVENTURE HOUR was produced by Filmation and debuted on CBS in 1981. The second season of the show added Zorro to the mix. The series ran from 1981 to 1983. William Conrad provided the voice of The Lone Ranger. The Edgar Rice Burroughs estate owns the rights to Tarzan, but Entertainment Rights has the rights to The Lone Ranger and Zorro, along with the Filmation library, and the DVD rights were licensed to BCI. | |||||||||
| Wild Cat Books
- Now available for download from Fictionwise! THE BLEEDING HELLS by Barry Reese continues the amazing adventures of Max Davies aka The Rook, a hero in the grand pulp fiction tradition such as The Spider, The Shadow, and others who came to life in the early part of the 20th Century. This special stand-alone tale also features heroes and villains from two pulp magazines: Ascott Keane and Doctor Satan from "Weird Tales", and The Black Bat from "Black Book Detective". This is a two-fisted thrilling tale that will please all fans of Heroic Action, Mystical Magic, and Weird Menace... $2.00 in Multi-Formats for your eReading Pleasure! Wild Cat Books | 
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| ZORRO #1 - Arriving in comic shops February 20th! by Matt Wagner & Francesco Francavilla Dynamite presents the return of yet another Legend as Matt Wagner unveils the all-new Zorro! Writer, Art Director and cover artist Matt Wagner is in command of this all-new “year one” Zorro comic series. Similar in tone and scope to Dynamite’s acclaimed Lone Ranger series, Zorro features artist Francesco Francavilla who complements Wagner’s pulp-action writing! Created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley, Zorro made his first appearance in "The Curse of Capistrano," serialized in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly. From there Zorro has been the star of countless films and has been noted by Bob Kane as a main influence on Batman — Bruce Wayne even went to see The Mark of Zorro the evening his parents were killed! — and recently featured in a best-selling novel by Isabel Allende! Joining Wagner — who also provides covers for the series (50%) — and Francavilla for the return of the legendary Zorro are cover artists Mike Mayhew and Dean White (25%) and Lone Ranger cover artist John Cassaday (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment |  | ||||||||
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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 My copy of this book arrived from Diamond this week and I have to say that it is highly recommended after just spending one evening looking through it. This is a lovely book printed on quality paper stock that is filled to the brim on just about every page with beautiful full color artwork, black and white artwork, and photographs. There are chapters on Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, Secret Agent X, Rip Kirby, commercial art, good girl art, military art, holiday art, and more. If you are a fan of Alex Raymond's work, you don't want to pass this book up. |  | ||||||
| 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 |  | ||||||
| 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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| Altus Press: UNDER THE ANDES by Rex Stout
- Now available! Before Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout wrote this lost race story for ARGOSY in 1914. Trapped in a cavern deep within the earth, three adventurers are held prisoner by the remnants of the once-mighty Inca nation. If they are to escape, they must do it by themselves. Their only weapon is Desiree, the most beautiful woman on any continent. For the first time since its original appearance, the cover has been restored to its original appearance. 243 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink $14.95 Visit the Altus Press website. Available from Lulu.com |  | ||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in March! THE SHADOW Volume 16: "City of Crime"
and "Shadow Over Alcatraz" "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness
returns in two high-voltage pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. First, Lamont
Cranston enters a "City of Crime" to bring the shadow of justice to hidden plotters.
Then, a near-fatal attack on Kent Allard sets The Shadow on the trail of a criminal
Napoleon who plots an assault on Alcatraz to launch a criminal empire. This collectors
item volume reprints both classic pulp covers by George Rozen plus all the original
interior art and a new foreword by legendary illustrator Edd Cartier. Walter Gibson
reveals secrets about The Shadow's true identity to pulp-historian Will Murray,
while series editor Anthony Tollin examines the mystery behind the 1939 disappearance
of cover artist George Rozen. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover,
7x10, B&W, $12.95
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| Baen Books: The Spider: Robot Titans
of Gotham - Coming in April! Mass market paperback edition! Two
complete novels in one volume of the adventures of the mysterious masked crime
fighter known as The Spider, hunted by the underworld and the police alike. In
one, the Spider battles an army of giant robots that has New York City under siege—a
storyline so fraught with action and peril, that the very creators of Superman
had borrowed it for one of the Man of Steel's comic strip adventures. It also
was the inspiration for the major motion picture, Sky Captain and the World of
Tomorrow. In the second novel, the spider battles a criminal mastermind who threatens
the entire northeast with thousands of poison-fanged vampire bats unless his terms
are met. Can even the Spider—hunted by the law as never before after faked
evidence has branded him as the master of the killer bats—unmask the identity
of the Vampire King before thousands die horribly? Plus a special bonus third novel—The Octopus, another pulp character created by Norvell W. Page, but this time a diabolical villain, bent on seizing control of the nation unless the only man who knows of the danger can stop him. But can a mere man stop a mastermind whose very appearance, from which comes his name, is anything but human? This collection will reprint: 1) The Spider #75: "Satan's Murder Machines," by Norvell Page, originally published in December 1, 1939 2) The Spider #26: "Death Reign of the Vampire King," by Norvell Page, originally published November 1, 1935 3) The Octopus: "The City Condemned to Hell," by Norvell Page, originally published February-March 1939. According to the February PREVIEWS, this edition will include two exclusive pulp plates. The Diamond Item Code is FEB084295 Mass market paperback, 400 pages, $6.99, On sale April 1, 2008. Amazon.com |  | ||||||
| Black Death Books - Coming in 2008! THE CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (SCORPION #2) by Warren Stockholm Imagine a world where the Allies lost the war to Nazi Germany and America has spent sixty years under duress by Axis powers. Now imagine an America newly freed from oppression and trying to find its way—through crime and punishment. Welcome to the new America. Post-War profits have helped Steeltown grow into a thriving industrial metropolis. Unfortunately, the criminal element is growing along with it. Never before has evil of such a depraved and monstrous nature terrorized the rainwashed streets of the city. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and now only the darkest and bloodiest of messiahs can prevent every man, woman and child from becoming hapless victims. Out of the shadows comes The Scorpion. Kurt Reinhardt is a powerful and debonair newspaper publisher by day—but by night he becomes a crime-busting vigilante feared by the criminal underground and relentlessly pursued by the police. He is neither entirely good nor is he evil—and as The Scorpion his agenda is his own. To fight the criminal element he utilizes the awesome .50 caliber Sting, a garrote of piano wire, and secrets best left buried forever in the past. Aiding him in his ruthless quest for “death for death and blood for blood” are hard-boiled Police Captain Dick Barracks, Spike Malone, a cynical young hooligan out of the river district known as “Shit Town”, and Suzaku, his loyal Japanese retainer. At night in Steeltown the shadows are alive and The Scorpion crawls… THE CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD What began as an innocent carnival turned into a bloodbath overnight as the city of Steeltown was infiltrated by a deadly new viral plague whose origins were unknown. The city quickly broke down and civilized men turned into raging animals as they began to fight their way through an ever-increasing army of the walking, flesh-eating dead. Kurt thought he could help those desperate to survive, he thought he could hold back the forces eating through his beloved city, but a chance encounter with one of the infected left him with a body full of plague and a clock ticking down to zero hour. And now the Scorpion’s only hope is to ally himself with the very men who would hunt him down and kill him… Retail Price: $9.99 10% off ($8.99) and ships for free in the U.S.! | |||||||
| Black
Dog Books - Advance orders now being taken! Advance orders are now being taken for the following: THE GOOD DIE YOUNG—And Other Early Stories of Romance By Cornell Woolrich Edited and with an introduction by Gene Christie 35 uncollected works by this master of suspense! Remembered today as a master of mystery and edge-of-the-seat thrills, Cornell Woolrich began his career by imitating F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Jazz Age” tales, selling light-heart stories to publications such as College Humor, Illustrated Love and The Smart Set. In these early romances, Woolrich developed his literary style and the motifs that he would later use so effectively to create truly unforgettable fiction. These stories have been “lost” and unavailable to the reading public for more than three generations. Now Black Dog Books presents The Good Die Young, a collection 35 early efforts by Woolrich that have never been reprinted or collected, DIRECT SALE ONLY. This title will be unavailable through the general retail market. To ship May 2008. THE GOOD DIE YOUNG Edited and with an introduction by Gene Christie ISBN 978-1-928619-52-9 / 1-928619-52-5 398 page hardcover in a LIMITED EDITION of 200 copies $49.95 US plus $5.50 shipping and handling. SAVE 20% ON ADVANCE ORDERS! That’s right! Place your advance order now and save! ORDERS RECEIVED BEFORE May 1, 2008 WILL SAVE $10 OFF THE COVER PRICE! Other
New Titles from Black Dog Books THE SORCERER’S STONE by Beatrice GrimshawBDB Signature Series - Volume 6 Trade paperback / 106 pp. / $12.95 US A Tale of New Guinea Magic: A fabulous diamond lures two men into a series of breathtaking exploits as they desperately attempt to acquire and then retain it while fighting their way to back to civilization. THE SPOTTED PANTHER by James Francis Dwyer Cover art by Stephen Waite Trade paperback / 155 pp. / $15.95 US From the pages of The Cavalier (1913): Three men venture into the heart of Borneo, fighting both natives and the jungle itself, to find the Great Parong of Buddha and other treasures missing for more than two centuries. THE RADIO WRAITH by Arthur B. Reeve BDB Signature Series - Volume 7 Trade paperback / 142 pp. / $14.95 US Before CSI there was Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective. Watch and learn as the “American Sherlock Holmes” solves these baffling cases. Can you figure out the solutions before they are revealed? This collection brings together 7 unreprinted cases of Craig Kennedy, including his only appearance in Weird Tales. OUR RECENT BESTSELLERS SOUTH OF SULU by George F. WortsCover art by George J. Rozen Trade paperback / 174 pp. / $19.95 US The adventures of Singapore Sammy in search of his long-lost, renegade father. THE SILVER MENACE and A Thousand Degrees Below Zero by Murray Leinster Cover art by Tom Roberts Trade paperback / 120 pages / $14.95 Two early, never-reprinted tales by an all-time master of science fiction -- from the legendary Thrill Book pulp magazine! THE DRAGOMAN’S REVENGE by Otis Adelbert Kline Cover art by J. Allen St. John Trade paperback / 210 pages / $19.95 The complete adventures of Hamed the Dragoman, from the pages of the legenadary Oriental Stories. Check or money order may be sent to: Black Dog Books, 1115 Pine Meadows Ct., Normal, IL 61761 Credit card orders accepted through Paypal. Send payment to: tom.roberts2@insightbb.com. SHIPPING—$4.50 for first book, $1.50 for each additional title. (US addresses only) See special shipping information for The Good DieYoung. For international orders, please write for shipping quotes. Black Dog Books titles are also available through Amazon.com, Adventure House, Vintage New Media and Mike Chomko. Visit the Black Dog Books website at http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ |
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| BOYS OF STEEL by
Marc Tyler Nobleman - Coming in August! It’s
a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Siegel and Shuster! Celebrate Superman’s 70th anniversary with this fascinating true story of how he came to be! Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two teenagers in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent than his secret identity. Meek, mild, and myopic, they spent their high school years escaping into fictional worlds of adventure and derring-do with heroes like Flash Gordon and Tarzan. They also made up their own stories—Jerry wrote, Joe illustrated. Then, late on summer night, Jerry had the idea for a hero who was everything they were not . . . and unlike any the world had ever known. Boys of Steel is the first-ever picture book about how these two unsung heroes created the first and greatest superhero of all time. Marc Tyler Nobleman’s text captures the excitement of Joe and Jerry’s creative triumph as boys and their fight for recognition as men, while Ross MacDonald’s buoyant illustrations bring back to life the thrilling days—and thrill-seeking boys—of yesteryear. Up, up, and away! Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages On Sale: August 26, 2008 Price: $19.99 ISBN: 978-0-375-93802-3 (0-375-93802-8) Alfred A. Knopf / Random House |  | ||||||
| Captain Spectre and the Lightning Legion -
Captain Spectre is back! Tom Floyd's Captain Spectre is back up and running with new strips! Chapter 1: "The Mark of Death" is posted in its entirety on line. Chapter 2: "The Electric Soldier" is posted in its entirety on line. Chapter 3: "Secret Worlds" is posted in its entirety on line. Chapter 4: The Day the Sky Screamed!!!!! has just begun! The first 8 strips are now available online! It is a great time to jump on board, with the opening of this new thrilling chapter in the life of Captain Spectre. This chapter is of the jungle/lost world serial genre, complete with jungle princess, dinosaurs, ancient science, and cannibals. Join the Lightning Legion, and get in on the adventures. It's Free!! http://www.captainspectre.com |  | ||||||
| Cliffhanger Productions: KING OF THE PARK RANGERS
- Now available! Now Available from Cliffhanger Productions: KING OF THE PARK RANGERS 2 Disc Limited Edition DVD. The first (and to date only) 12 chapter serial of the 21st Century has just made it's DVD debut. This is a limited edition set that will only be available until May 13, 2008 and retails for $19.99. It's available at the Cliffhanger Productions website and will soon be available through Amazon.com. |  | ||||||
| The Complete Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard
- Coming in October! Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages On Sale: October 28, 2008 Price: $18.00 ISBN: 978-0-345-49020-9 (0-345-49020-7) Random House/Del Rey | |||||||
| Conan feature film -
Rumor! Bloody Disgusting said they received 100% confirmation that director Rob Zombie has been taking meetings with Lionsgate and Nu Image as possibly getting the gig to remake the Conan series. Truth? Rumor? Only time will tell. | |||||||
| E-texts on
the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "Wizard of Crime" from February 15, 1943. "Electrician's Enigma" by Kelly Johnson 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! "Suicide Stunt" by Robert Leslie Bellem from SPEED DETECTIVE, April, 1945 Featuring: Dan Turner A special kind of trap had been provided to guarantee a most spectacular ending for the male movie star. And the killer suspects had figured some highly colorful dodges in order to confound Dan Turner, the surging shamus of this cinemaland! "Wolf's Furniture Mine" by Ralph J. Roeder from ALL-STORY, September, 1913 Behold the mystery of the Fireside Furniture Company! A mystery seeming at first sight ridiculous. But like all ridiculous mysteries, having its base in something exceedingly serious. | |||||||
| Flesk Publications - Coming soon! The Prince Valiant Page by Gary Gianni - Coming June 2008. Mark Schultz: Storms at Sea - Coming Summer 2008. William Stout: Prehistoric Life Murals - Coming Summer 2008. Jules Verne's Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Coming Summer 2008. A graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Gary Gianni. Al Williamson's Flash Gordon: One Man's Journey through the Ages - Coming Fall 2008. Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume Four - Coming Winter 2008. Flesk Publications | |||||||
| The Green Hornet Statue
- Now available! Electric Tiki is proud to present the 12" Scale Green Hornet & Kato 2-pack, the latest characters in the Electric Tiki Classic Heroes Collection. Britt Reid, descendent of the great The Lone Ranger, is a newspaper publisher by day, crime-fighter at night. His trusty sidekick Kato, is always by his side. This 2-pack features cleverly designed statues that look fantastic displayed side-by-side or back-to-back, thanks to the ingenious bases that incorporate the classic hornet logo and the duos' classic ride. Green Hornet and Kato were designed and Sculpted by Ruben Procopio. Each statue is hand-cast in high quality, heavy-weight polystone, then hand-finished and hand-painted to exacting standards. Each statue set includes two interchangable weapons for Kato (Hornet dart and throwing star), plus an interchangable set of hands for the Hornet that hold his classic Stinger rifle weapon. Don't miss your chance to add these Classic Heroes to your collection! Limited to 500 sets. Statue SRP: $299.99 Click here for some progress shots of Ruben Procopio's Green Hornet and Kato sculpts. | 
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| Hippocampus Press -
Latest newsletter update! It's been quite a while since our last newsletter, but we've been working hard to get caught up with our release schedule, and prepare new titles for the future. At our website we have added volume titles and descriptions for the first two volumes of THE COMPLETE POETRY AND TRANSLATIONS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH. These are VOLUME 1: THE ABYSS TRIUMPHANT and VOLUME 2: THE WINE OF SUMMER. The books themselves will be shipping by early March. The Lovecraft-Derleth letters will be available in early April. The manuscript is nearly complete, and cover art is under preparation by noted artist David C. Verba. The title of this two-volume set will be ESSENTIAL SOLITUDE: THE LETTERS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT AND AUGUST DERLETH. Look for a blurb at the website very soon. Those who order Donald Sidney-Fryer's poetry omnibus THE ATLANTIS FRAGMENTS in advance will be honored by having their name printed in a special appendix in the book itself. This goes for orders placed through Donald's own private mailing as well as through the Hippocampus website. This deluxe edition, the design of which is becoming steadily more elaborate as time goes on, now includes maps, a color plate and illustrated end papers, as well as the usual Smythe-sewn signatures, illustrated dust wrapper and shrink wrapping of each volume. The CD edition of all five volumes of the Lovecraft COLLECTED ESSAYS series is finally winding up a very rigorous beta-testing stage, performed by the disc's designer David E. Schultz with the valuable assistance of Donovan K. Loucks of The H. P. Lovecraft Archive, an online resource at http://www.hplovecraft.com. We also have any number of paperback offerings in the works. The Donald Wandrei poetry collection, SANCTITY AND SIN is finally ready for the printer, and copies purchased directly from Hippocampus Press or from independent booksellers will come with a bonus CD containing Phillip A. Ellis's amazing concordance to the poems. We hope to have out by summer Kenneth W. Faig, Jr. and Sean Donnelly's collection of work by noted Lovecraft associate Edith Miniter, DEAD HOUSES & OTHER WORKS, and another volume in the Lovecraft's Library series, COLD HARBOUR by Francis Brett Young paired with SINISTER HOUSE by Leland Hall, again in the distinctive "Ace Double" format. The collection of Ramsey Campbell obscurities, INCONSEQUENTIAL TALES, and a collection from the important new writer Jonathan Thomas entitled MIDNIGHT CALL are also expected in the coming months. Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! Sincerely, Derrick Hussey | |||||||
| It's A Pulp World Eric Jamborsky's blog, It's A Pulp World, has now posted the next installment. This time we take a look at the May, 1942, issue of Startling Stories. | |||||||
| Lost Continent
Library Magazine - 2nd issue now available! The second issue of Lost Continent Library Magazine is now online for free download: http://www.mottimorphic.com/LostContLib/LCL_Magazine_Issue2.pdf Those of you who are writers of both fiction and pulp-related non-fiction, feel free to contact the publisher Walter Bosley with your comments and your submissions. His email is in the PDF. | |||||||
| 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:
Off-Trail Publications 2036 Elkhorn Rd. Castroville, CA 95012 Or: PayPal: offtrail@redshift.com |  | ||||||
| PULP
SUNDAY by Francesco Francavilla - Now available online! Francesco Francavilla is the artist for the new Zorro series from Dynamite Entertainment. Francesco is also a pulp fan and has started a blog called PULP SUNDAY wherein he has posted a five part Shadow comic strip story called "Blood on Christmas." The latest Shadow installment is "Death Speaks Twice." There is also a Pulp Spotlight on The Spider and the Green Hornet. PULP SUNDAY looks to be a blog that is well worth watching. | |||||||
| Robert Weinberg -
To be awarded a Lifetime Achievement award! The Horror Writers Association will award two Lifetime Achievement Awards at this year’s World Horror Convention and Bram Stoker Awards Banquet. Writer/director/producer/composer John Carpenter exploded onto the horror scene with his 1978 classic “Halloween,” a film that held the title of most successful independent release for two decades. His other notable films include “The Thing,” “The Fog,” “Escape from New York,” “In the Mouth of Madness” and “Vampires,” as well as many others. Carpenter has come to be known as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time. He is currently in production on his newest project, called “The Prince.” Eleven years before Carpenter’s “Halloween” was released, Robert Weinberg sold his first short story. He was a junior in college at the time, and hasn’t stopped writing since. A founding member of HWA, Weinberg is a two-time winner of World Fantasy Award and a renowned expert in many genres, having edited over 100 books in the fields of horror, fantasy, science fiction, young adult, western and mystery. Weinberg also has worked as a writing instructor and served as HWA vice president for two terms. HWA President Deborah LeBlanc said, “We are proud to honor these two men with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Bob Weinberg’s contribution to the genre goes much deeper than his obvious body of published work, as he has always been a reliable, invaluable resource to HWA, and ever-willing to offer advice to our young writers. “John Carpenter revolutionized the horror film,” LeBlanc continued. “The influence of ‘Halloween’ surpasses the boundaries of film, touching literature, comics, non-fiction, and nearly every other aspect of the horror genre. The creation of Michael Myers and his iconic theme music alone would be enough to earn him this award. The fact he has been a consistent and innovative force in the genre is just icing on the cake.” The Lifetime Achievement Award is the most prestigious of the Bram Stoker Awards, given by the HWA in acknowledgment of superior achievement not just in a single work but over an entire career. Past Lifetime Achievement Award winners include such noted authors as Stephen King, Anne Rice, Joyce Carole Oates, Ray Bradbury, and Peter Straub. Winners must have exhibited a profound, positive impact on the fields of horror and dark fantasy, and be at least sixty years of age or have been published for a minimum of thirty-five years. Last year’s winner was author Thomas Harris. The HWA Annual Conference and 29th presentation of the Bram Stoker Awards will be held on March 29 in conjunction with the 2008 World Horror Convention. The convention runs from March 27-30 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide organization promoting dark literature and its creators. Started in 1985, it has over 500 members who are writing professionally in fiction, nonfiction, videogames, films, comics, and other media. | |||||||
| Taschen: Men's Adventure Magazines -
Special budget abridged edition! Battling dangerous beasts such as ferocious lions, venomous snakes, or swarms of man-eating weasels, the hunky heroes of men's adventure magazines were frequently depicted struggling to protect themselves and especially their buxom female companions from the gruesome tragic ends that threatened their every waking moment. Whether stranded on desert islands, clashing with motorcycle gangs, or shackled in prison camps, the magazines' male and female protagonists were perpetually fighting their ways out of dangerous predicaments. To pay homage to the American periodicals of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s that "documented" such outrageous exploits, TASCHEN brings you this hefty, comprehensive guide packed full of colorful cover art, sumptuous sample spreads, and enlightening essays. With an in-depth introductory essay describing the history, culture, and artistry of men's adventure—a.k.a. "sweat"—magazines, as well as chapter-by-chapter exploration of various subjects including the role of women and the portrayal of Nazis and Communists, this definitive study of the genre examines not only the popular appeal of the magazines but also their social and political implications. Also included are publisher listings and profiles of artists and writers, as well as an interview with Norm Eastman, one of the genre`s most important artists. Hardcover, 6.6 x 8.5 in., 352 pages, $14.99 Taschen Books | 
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| Vanguard Productions: FRAZETTA, THE DEFINITIVE
REFERENCE - Coming in July/August! *
The most comprehensive index of the artist's work ever published! * Commentary by top Frazetta experts and collectors. * Dozens of rare images, including Conan, Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, more! * Fantastic reference for artists, great entertainment for fans. The work of Frank Frazetta--THE greatest heroic-fantasy artist of all time--has influenced generations of artists, fans, designers, and movie directors. Now more than 800 of his unforgettable images have been collected in Frazetta, a tribute to this great visionary. With essays by experts and collectors, this one-of-a-kind volume traces the entire arc of Frazettas career. From his early 1950s comics; to his breathtaking book covers featuring Tarzan, Pellucidar, King Kong, and John Carter of Mars; to his 1960s monster mags, including Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella; to his major movie posters, including After the Fox, The Night They Raided Minsky's and Whats New Pussycat?; and, of course, his revolutionary Conan paintings--its all here. Endorsed by the artist, Frazetta - The Definitive Reference overflows with fantastic images, an index of every published Frazetta work and insightful commentary on this fantasy-art icon. Compiled by James A. Bond (no relation to the international spy) is a lifetime collector of Frank Frazetta's work. He lives in Toledo, Ohio. Edited by J. David Spurlock, an artist and historian, has written and edited many books on fantasy art and pop culture. He lives in Clinton, NJ. Andrew Steven is a specialty-clothing designer and renowned art collector who lives in New York City. Dr. David Winiewicz, a noted scholar and collector of the works of Frank Frazetta, and close personal friend of the artist. He lives in Las Vegas.
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| 'Zine Of Bronze #4 -
Coming in about 2 weeks! The fourth issue of 'Zine of Bronze is at the printers right now and should be available in two weeks. 'Zine of Bronze #4 features: "Long Tom Robber" a fiction piece by Art Sippo, with illustrations by Tim Faurote "The Truth Behind The Real Phantom City", by Julian Puga, with art by Christian Diaz A report on last years Doc Con, by Jay Ryan, with photos The continuing Bantam paperback. review column, "Super Amalgamations" by Dennis Kininger, "Cover To Cover", Plus a letters section, editorial, and some fine illustrations by John Lambert, Kevin Duncan This issues outstanding color front cover is by Christian Diaz. 32 pages, $3.50 per issue. For those who would like to order a copy, send $5.00 (S&H included) to: Main Enterprises,c/o Jim Main, 13 Valley View Rd., Brookfield, CT 06804. Payment by personal check or bank money order made out to Jim Main. Main Enterprises |  | ||||||
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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!HOTEL: For our eighth show, we’ll be in the West suburbs of Chicago. The Westin is a new hotel, which opened 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. THE WESTIN LOMBARD YORKTOWN CENTER 70 Yorktown Center Lombard, IL 60148 Hotel Phone # (888) 627-9031 Please mention the con when booking rooms! Please note that the hotel’s toll free # has changed from earlier fliers. The hotel has now set up a website specifically for the convention. It’s: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0801146730&key=DFA00 Attendees can go to the website and it will automatically put you in the con block, at the con rate. GETTING THERE FROM THE AIRPORT: If you’re flying in, you have two choices – cab or Airport Express (a small shuttle bus service). The hotel does not have any arrangements with cab companies, but a few companies apparently offer a flat rate from O’Hare; you need to call in advance and request a suburban taxi, NOT a city taxi. We’ve been told these are: 303 Taxi: O’Hare to Lombard $28 -- phone 847-368-8916 Citi Suburban: O’Hare to Lombard $30 -- phone 630-495-5555 AAA Universal Taxi: phone 630-617-5400 AM Regional Taxi: phone 630-971-8888 American Taxi: phone 630-305-0700 Airport Express’ phone is 888-2thevan (or 888-284-3826). You need to make reservations in advance. For Airport Express to/from O’hare (guest may be paired up with other riders), ticket counters and loading zones are located at 1E, 2D, and 3F on the baggage claim level. The last shuttle leaves O’hare at 11:30 p.m seven days a week. Shuttles depart O’hare every 15 minutes. Rate is: 1 person - $33.00; 2 people - $38.00; 3 people - $43.00; 4 people - $48.00; 5 people - $53.00; 6 people - $58.00 For Airport Express to/from Midway (guest may be paired up with other riders), shuttle pick up and ticket counter is located at door 3 across from baggage claim. Reservations to suburbs are needed. Shuttle is available 7 days a week with the last one leaving at 10:30 p.m. Rate is: 1 person - $37.00; 2 people - $42.00; 3 people - $47.00; 4 people - $52.00; 5 people - $57.00; 6 people - $62.00 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 – we’re actively looking for more articles, particularly on Doc Savage!. 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 – we’re particularly looking for Doc Savage and other pulp hero art. The art show will be open Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons. 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. REGISTRATION: Click here or visit the Windy City Convention website to download the registration form. | |||||||
| 47th Michigan Antiquarian Book &
Paper Show - Sunday, April 6, 2008! The Midwest's largest book show will feature about 90 dealers from around the country offering over a million old, rare, and collectible book & paper items for sale! 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Admission $4.50; free for children 13 and under Lansing Center: 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI http://www.curiousbooks.com/show/abf.html | |||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc THE SHADOW #15 and the 75th anniversary DOC SAVAGE #14 classic and Bama variant editions have been printed and are on their way to Anthony Tollin. Anthony will begin shipping out subscription copies and advance orders by Friday, February 8. Subscribe or renew a 12-issue subscription and receive the DOC SAVAGE #14 James Bama variant edition as a free bonus. (This offer is available with a 12-issue sub to either THE SHADOW or DOC SAVAGE, or two 6-issue subscriptions to both THE SHADOW and DOC SAVAGE.) THE SHADOW Volume 15: "The Shadow Unmasks" & "The Yellow Band" (ORIGIN SPECIAL)
Who knows what secrets lurk in The Shadow's mysterious past? The Dark Avenger's
enigmatic origins are revealed in the first-ever reprint of one of the rarest
(and most expensive) Shadow pulps. In The Shadow Unmasks, the real Lamont Cranston's
whereabouts become front-page news, and the Dark Avenger is forced to resurrect
his long-buried true identity of Kent Allard, missing aviator and former spy.
Then, while investigating a Miami crime ring, Kent Allard is framed by The Yellow
Band and must revert to his Lamont Cranston alter ego to clear his name, This
collector's item special showcases George Rozen's spectacular pulp covers and
all the original interior art by pulp-legends Edd Cartier and Tom Lovell, BONUS:
Walter Gibson and Will Murray reveal behind-the-scenes revelations about The Shadow's
origins, while Anthony Tollin examines the bizarre saga of Colonel P. H. Fawcett,
the legendary explorer whose real-life exploits inspired Kent Allard's creation.
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| DOC SAVAGE Volume 14: "The Man of
Bronze" & "The Land of Terror" The Man of Bronze's origin story is revealed
in the classic Lester Dent novels that launched the superhero genre, in an extra-length
volume commemorating the 75th anniversary of Doc Savage's pulp debut. First, the
mysterious death of Doc's father leads the Man of Bronze to the Central American
republic of Hidalgo where they discover a lost Mayan empire in the mythical Valley
of the Vanished. Can Doc defeat the Feathered Serpent and the Red Death and free
King Chaac and the beautiful Princess Monja? Then, Doc Savage trails the murderous
master villain Kar (who controls the deadly Smoke of Eternity) to prehistoric
Thunder Island where Doc and his men fight for their very survival against terrifying
dinosaurs. This collector's item pulp reprint features a never-before-published
foreword and autobiographical essay by Lester Dent, Walter Baumhofer's classic
pulp covers, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and 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). [postpaid] Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com | |||||||
| 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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| Conan feature film -
Update! Conan the Barbarian has cleared one more hurdle in his long-awaited return to the big screen. Nu Image/Millennium Films, the production company behind the new movie, has inked an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America that allows the Lionsgate-based Conan to move forward. IGN confirmed with sources close to the project that scribes Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer are now free to begin writing the screenplay for Conan even as the writers strike continues. With active development now re-started, the filmmakers are determined to begin production on Conan this fall. No director has been hired yet. And according to The Hollywood Reporter, the interim agreement between Nu Image/Millennium and the WGA also allows their Al Pacino-Robert De Niro crime drama Righteous Kill to re-shoot some scenes. Source: IGN.com | |||||||
| Dum Dum 2008 - July 24 - 27, 2008! Location: Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo (connected via a skywalk to the Ramada Inn) Hotel: Ramada Inn, 205 W 4th Street (4th Street & Commercial Street), Waterloo, IA 50701 Phone: 1.319.233.7560 Room Rate: $79.95 for a standard room (up to 4 people) Parking: Free parking is available in the parking ramp across the street for overnight guests at the Ramada. Huckster Room: 15 Tables (or more) available at $40 each ~ Thursday morning until Saturday Evening. Website: www.freewebs.com/dumdum2008 Registration: prices and information will be available soon. Contact: Kelly Kimmich ~ Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau 313 E. 5th St. ~ Waterloo, IA 50703 Host Phone: 1.319.233.8350 or 1.800.728.8431 fax: 319-233-2733 Home of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Memorial Collection http://www.BurroughsBibliophiles.com | |||||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Blue Face" from February 15, 1942. "The Scent of Blackmail" 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! "Murder on Parade" by John Murray Reynolds from FIVE-NOVELS MONTHLY, January 1938 Murder mystery on a stateside Army base. What is behind the multiple murders? "Too Young to Fight" by H. Wolff Salz from THRILLING DETECTIVE, June 1945 Young Tommy Was Military-Minded - and How! | |||||||
| Frank Hamilton
- Pulp artist passed away January 28th Dave Walker has previously passed along the information that Frank Hamilton went into a nursing home back in November. Earlier this week, Dave passed along the sad news that Frank passed away on January 28th. THE GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES has published an obituary which is reproduced below. There is an online Guestbook that you can sign to let the family know how much you have enjoyed Frank's art. The Guestbook will be online for 30 days. The family of Franklyn E. Hamilton are saddened by the passing of their father after a courageous battle with cancer on Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. Franklyn was born in Gloucester on June 10, 1918, the son of Frank and Esther (Wilkie) Hamilton. He went through the Gloucester school system where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Dolores Natario. They shared 62 years of marriage until she passed in 2002. He was employed by the City of Gloucester where he worked as the sign painter for 37 years before retiring in 1986. He enjoyed reading, drawing and painting. He was a self taught artist. In his younger years, he was proud to have been a two time fencing champion. He was famous in the pulp world for his recreations of classic Shadow & Doc Savage covers to which there were many. He also created numerous original works. In 1982 he was awarded the Lamont Award for his "point istic" style. In 1996 he co-authored a book with Link Hullar titled "Amazing Pulp Heroes: A Celebration of the Glorious Pulp Magazines." He is survived by his children, Franklyn B., husband of Lois A. (Whitmarsh), Bonnie J. Sweet, wife of the late Elwood (Ellie) Sweet and Brian K. Hamilton, all of Gloucester; his grandchildren, Shawn B. Sweet of Amesbury, husband of Florence E. (Pool), Heather J. Sweet, fiancee of Sean Porper of Gloucester and Craig M. Hamilton of Gloucester. He was predeceased by his granddaughter, Paula (Hamilton) Dennis. He also leaves behind five great-grandchildren, Robert P. Sweet of Boston, Michael R. Dennis of Wyndmoor, Pa., Max C. Hamilton of Essex, Ryan T. Cusick of Gloucester and Caitlin E. Hamilton of Essex; a dear friend, Link Hullar of Texas; and his cherished cat, Cheyenne. ARRANGEMENTS: Memorial services will be held at a later date. Donations can be sent to the charity of one's choice. Thanks to Dave Walker and Terry Klasek for passing along the information. |  | ||||||
| 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 - February Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $75 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is The Spider in "Legions of Madness" from June 1936. $35 Our second Replica this month is THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE #1 from February 1933. $25 75th Anniversary! Our third Replica is SPICY ADVENTURE #18 from March 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 February 9, 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. This year is the 75th Anniversary of many of the pulp characters, including: The Phantom in Phantom Detective Magazine (2/33), Doc Savage (3/33), Lone Eagle (9/33), The Spider (10/33), and G-8 (10/33). There are a couple of others, like Moon Man. The next meeting will celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Phantom. I'll bring some of the issues from that year to show off, and we'll talk about the character and other pulps. Attendance is free and all who are interested in pulps are invited.
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| Hard Case Crime - Coming in February and
beyond! 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. April 2008 SHOOTING STAR/SPIDERWEB by Robert Bloch, Cover art by Arthur Suydam, Larry Schwinger TWO COMPLETE NOVELS, PUBLISHED IN THE CLASSIC BACK-TO-BACK "DOUBLE" FORMAT! SHOOTING STAR: A famous movie star found dead on the set of his latest picture...drugs hastily disposed of at the scene of the crime...it’s the stuff of Tinseltown scandal and could ruin the investment Harry Bannock made in the dead man’s library of films. For help, Bannock turns to Mark Clayburn, a one-eyed private eye with his own history of scandals. But can Clayburn uncover the truth about Dick Ryan’s murder before time runs out for Ryan’s co-stars... and for Clayburn himself? SPIDERWEB: Eddie Haines came to Hollywood to work in television, not to become a phony self-help guru, collecting secrets from his wealthy clients in order to blackmail them. But that’s what Eddie has become, under the tutelage of Professor Otto Hermann, Ph.D., a vicious little man with dollar signs where his soul should be. It’s a lucrative set-up for both of them—until the day the professor pushes Eddie too far... | 
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| James Reasoner -
Home lost in fire this week! Longtime Western writer and WWA member James Reasoner and wife Livia lost their house and studio, and all their belongings, in a fire earlier this week. They're OK, as are their dogs and children, but got out with only their clothes they were wearing. Books, pulps, comics, everything else, gone. "This is totally overwhelming," James says. To help the family, Western Writers of America and Kensington Books have agreed to make sizable contributions and ask anyone who would also like to contribute to send cash donations . For details, go to http://billcrider.blogspot.com:80/2008/02/james-reasoner-update.html | |||||||
| Leonaur Press - Now available! Leonaur Press is reprinting the works of Jack London, George Allen England, Talbot Mundy, and Edgar Rice Burroughs in hardcover and trade paperback collections. The August Releases feature: Tarzan Volume 11: Tarzan the Magnificent & Tarzan and the Foreign Legion - Hardcover: $32.99; Softcover: $21.99 Tarzan Volume 12: Tarzan and the Madman, Tarzan and the Castaways & Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins - Hardcover: $30.99; Softcover: $19.99 All Leonaur Press books are available in Softcover or Hardcover with dustjacket. All books look good on the outside & the inside. The prices speak for themselves! Find Leonaur titles at your local bookshop or from http://www.leonaur.com, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or many other online suppliers. Leonaur books are printed and delivered in the USA. Coming soon: The Complete Mucker El Borak by Robert E. Howard | |||||||
| The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention
- September 18 - 20, 2008! COME SPEND A WEEKEND WITH CLASSIC MOVIE AND TV STARS, OLD-TIME RADIO, OLD-TIME TV SHOWS AND MOVIES! The MID-ATLANTIC NOSTALGIA CONVENTION, The Clarion Hotel, Aberdeen, Maryland http://www.midatlanticnostalgiaconvention.com/
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| Moonstone Books - Arriving in comic shops February 6th! THE PHANTOM #21 by Mike Bullock, Silvestre Szilagyi & Bob Pedroza Rebels warring in Bangallan jungles, terrorist attacks in the streets of Mawitaan and an old enemy suddenly freed from prison for no logical reason. Is this a series of unrelated events or part of something far more sinister? Find out in the beginning of the biggest arc in Moonstone's Phantom run, culminating in the double sized issue #25! Cover by Bret Blevins and Terry Austin. 32 pages, $3.50 Moonstone Books |  | ||||||
| Old Tiger Press - Coming
soon! In the summer of 2008, the long overdue TARZAN THE GERMAN EATER will be published in hardback by Old Tiger Press. The book will contain the original German text, and an English translation by Wendayne Ackerman, as well as introductions by Darrell Richardson, Forrest J. Ackerman, Wendayne Ackerman, and a foreward by Dennis McHaney. This book was originally going to be published in the seventies by FAX. | |||||||
| 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. | |||||||
| 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 -
Now available! ARTHUR B. REEVE DETECTIVE SERIES VOLUME 14: THE TREASURE TRAIN Craig Kennedy, the American Detective, returns in another novel story. Hardcover w/dustjacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 Pulpville Press |
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| 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 Weinberg Check out one of the best interviews Robert Weinberg has ever done at: http://www.fearzone.com/blog/bob-weinberg | |||||||
| SerialFest 2008 -
May 15, 16, 17, 2008! The world's only all-serial film festival and the most fun 3-day weekend a serial fan can have. This year SerialFest features Alan Lane and Kaye Aldridge in DAREDEVILS OF THE WEST, the complete serial unseen for over 50 years! Guest of Honor James D'Arc, Curator of the Brigham Young University Republic Serial Archive. Location: The Newtown Theater (daytime film screenings) 120 N. State Street, Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; 215-968-3859 (Newtown is Exit 49 off I-95 between Philadelphia and Princeton NJ) Reservation & Ticket Information: $135 includes admission to all screenings, Friday evening pizza, and Saturday night Squadron dinner $100 for admission to screenings only $35 Saturday dinner only (for spouse or companion etc. who will be traveling with you but does not wish to attend screenings) IF YOU REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 1 registration is: $125 for all screenings, Friday pizza, and Saturday night dinner $90 screenings only $35 Saturday dinner only Accommodations: Many attendees have chosen to stay at - The Hampton Inn (1000 Stoney Hill Road, Yardley, PA 19067 215-860-1700 / 1-800-HAMPTON) which is closest to the festival location. Cable TV, outdoor pool, complimentary continental breakfast included. Many members are interested in doubling, tripling and quadrupling up to save money on rooms here to save travel time and confusion.If you are looking to share a room, feel free to post a request on the Events Board room/ride-share thread. Rooms for Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights are available now at the group discounted rate of $149, for a standard room with either a king size bed or two double beds. To get the discount, call the Hampton and mention SerialFest. All reservations must be made by April 15 to receive the discount rate. For complete details and the schedule of events for all three days, visit the Serial Squadron website. | |||||||
| Shadows of Steel: A Shadow/Superman Adventure -
Now available! This is an all-new adventure in the classic style featuring two of the greatest heroes from The Golden Age of comics, pulp fiction, and old-time radio: Superman and The Shadow: It is 1938. Lamont Cranston, The Shadow, has been kidnapped. Margo Lane appeals to her sister Lois Lane for help in finding Lamont, unaware that the old flame who has re-entered her life is at the center of the kidnap plot! Only the Man of Steel can save the Master of Darkness, and only the two heroes together can save a nation on the brink of war! Don't miss all the action in "Shadows of Steel!" http://home.earthlink.net/~niallmor/personal/steel.html | |||||||
| 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 | 
Get Autographed Copies! Exclusive Web Site Offer! Get a copy of Space Vulture autographed by both Gary K. Wolf and Archbishop John J. Myers. Click here to advance-order an autographed
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Booksmith. Put "Space Vulture" in the subject line; include your name and address in the message. Brookline Booksmith will notify you by email when the book is available for purchase. Plus you'll get 10% off the cover price. | ||||||
| ThrillerUK - Issue #30 is now
available! A new issue of ThrillerUK (#30) is now available. This issue features: The Legend of Bulldog Drummond Part 1 The Carl Peterson years Tam the Bam Knows the Score A crime story by Jenny Love Gentleman Crook and Rogue Hero Louis Joseph Vance's The Lone Wolf Countdown to Death Pulp hero, The Silencer, faces execution in a short story by Cora Buhlert Price: £3.95 + 0.55p P&P Subscriptions: £15.00 (overseas £20.00) Please order via the website: http://www.thrilleruk.fsnet.co.uk/latest.htm ThrillerUK now accepts creditcardsvia Paypal. Visit the ThrillerUK website at http://www.thrilleruk.fsnet.co.uk |  | ||||||
| Upcoming Modern
Hero-Pulp Novels by Christopher
R. Yates Wild Cards XVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, January 22, 2008 - Now available! Hellboy: Emerald Hell, Tom Piccirilli, Dark Horse, $7.99, February 06, 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 Batman: Gotham Knight, Louise Simonson, Ace, $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 Last Days of Krypton, Kevin Anderson, HarperCollins, $7.99, September 2008 Jinx, Jennifer Estep, Berkley, $7.99, September 02, 2008 |  | ||||||
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