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- May 1 to 3, 2009! Where: Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91602 Parking: SPERDVAC will validate hotel parking for only $5 per car per event. Overnight parking for hotel guests is $13 per car per day. Bring your ticket to the SPERDVAC registration table to be validated and pay for parking. Volunteers Needed: We need volunteers to help relieve some of our hard workers at the registration table on both Friday and Saturday during the day. Please contact Bobb Lynes at iairotr@hotmail.com (phone: 323-256-5879) if you can help for part of either day. Our Stars: We are still booking more personalities and special features for the convention. Here are the panel guests and re-creation actors so far:
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(MAY 1-3) WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER CON - JUST AROUND THE
CORNER! CON SUITE INFORMATION It's almost time for WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER Convention. For those who plan on attending, this year's show is shaping up to be one of our best and you don't want to miss out. So get your hotel reservations in prior to April 9th to get the special Convention Rate. BE SURE TO MENTION THE CON to get the rate, or use the link provided below to reserve a room on-line. Windy City has been the largest pulp convention in the country the past few years, with over 125 dealer tables and over 400 attendees last year. At this time the dealer room is nearly sold out, and we anticipate selling out of tables by late February. If you're thinking of coming this year as a dealer, please let us know as soon as possible -- after the room sells out, we will create a waitlist in case tables become available. We have several exciting things planned for this year's convention, including an amazing display of art by pulp great Hubert Rogers (whose family will be attending) -- featuring covers from pulps as diverse as ASTOUNDING and ADVENTURE -- our celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Spicy pulps, another great film line-up, and a special auction of material from the estate of Lamont award winner Frank Hamilton. Details on all this and more can be found below or on our website! As always, when booking rooms at the hotel, please mention the convention to get the convention rate. Be sure to keep checking the con's website, www.windycitypulpandpaper.com, for updates. You can also find registration information and forms there. We hope to see you in Chicago in May at pulp fandom's largest party! Doug Ellis & John Gunnison www.windycitypulpandpaper.com/ DEALER ROOM HOURS Friday - Noon till 6 pm Saturday - 9 am till 5 pm Sunday - 9 am till 4 pm Dealer setup - Friday 9 am till Noon Saturday - 8 am till 9 am Early Bird Admittance (Those members who have paid for early bird memberships) - Friday 10 am WINDY CITY HOTEL INFORMATION Date: May 1st through May 3rd, 2009 Location: Westin Lombard Yorktown Center - 70 Yorktown Center - Lombard, IL 60148 Phone: 888-627-9031 - PLEASE BE SURE TO MENTION WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER CONVENTION WHEN BOOKING! Parking: Free parking for hotel patrons Registering at the hotel: You can do it either by phone, or a new link set up especially for Windy City patrons. CLICK HERE for the link to register direct with the hotel with the special convention rate! Info: For our ninth show, we’ll be in the West suburbs of Chicago. The Westin is a new hotel, same hotel as last year. It’s located about 20 minutes SW of O’Hare Airport and about a half hour West of Midway Airport. Room rates are $104/night (to get the con rate, you must book by 5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2009!). 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, next to the AMC Movie Theater 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. PLEASE MENTION YOU ARE ATTENDING WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPERBACK CONVENTION WHEN REGISTERING. THANK YOU. TRANSPORTATION Taxi: Here are a few companies that apparently have a flat rate to and from the airport. The taxi that should be taken is a suburban taxi and not a city taxi. 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 There is also a shuttle operated by Airport Express. (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. Reservations are needed. Shuttles depart O’Hare every 15 minutes. 1 person - $33.00 2 people - $38.00 3 people - $43.00 4 people - $48.00 5 people - $53.00 6 people - $58.00 Airport Express contact # 888-2thevan (888-284-3826) Airport Express shuttle rates to/from Midway Airport (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. 1 person - $37.00 2 people - $42.00 3 people - $47.00 4 people - $52.00 5 people - $57.00 6 people - $62.00 Airport Express contact # 888-2thevan (888-284-3826) REGISTRATION Early bird registration! A reminder to all those who'd like to attend the show and get an early start...you can register as an early bird (for an extra fee) and receive early admission. Check out the on-line registration, or use the Paypal buttons to the right. You can register on-line using the Paypal form below. You can also download the 2009 Registration Form by CLICKING HERE. Payment by check or money order accepted for downloaded form. On-Line 2009 Registration - Payable Through Paypal Go to the website: CLICK HERE WINDY CITY AUCTIONS FRANK HAMILTON ESTATE FRIDAY NIGHT AUCTION! In addition to our regular Saturday night auction (at which we anticipate the return of more rare materials from the Munsey pulparchives), we will also be holding a special estate auction on Friday night, with loads of material from the estate of Frank Hamilton. Frank was one of the giants in the pulp fan community, winning one of the first Lamont awards for the terrific art he regularly contributed to pulp fandom, and a longtime collector, especially of hero and Burroughs pulps. We'll be cataloging the material from his estate in advance of the convention, and posting lists and photos on the website as they're prepared, so keep checking back. Some sample items are visible here. We will still have our great Saturday Night Auction as well. Check with the website for updated information as items become available. ART SHOW Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention management would like to thank Dan Zimmer for agreeing to sponsor the art show for a FOURTH straight year. Thanks Dan. For those who'd like to see what Illustration Magazine is all about, click on the banner above. Open Friday - New Hours CELEBRATING THE ART OF HUBERT ROGERS! For this year's con, we're pleased to announce that the family of pulp artist Hubert Rogers will be attending, bringing an incredible amount of art for display in our art show. Between works that his family is bringing and other pieces from private collections, we should have around 2 dozen paintings by Rogers and several dozen black and white interiors on display, in what promises to be an amazing art room! Rogers was a top pulp artist for decades, and while most may remember him for his covers for Astounding, he was prolific in many pulp genres. We'll be scheduling some talks about the artist, and tours of the art, with his family. MOVIE
FESTIVAL Each year, Ed Hulse and his staff from Blood
N Thunder Magazine, acquires great 16mm pulp oriented films for our guests to
see. The new schedule is published below. More great material to be
shown at the show, we will publish an up to date schedule at the show! 2009 Windy City Film Program Friday: 12:00 pm — The Mark of Zorro (1920). The first Zorro film is also the most faithful adaptation of Johnston McCulley’s “The Curse of Capistrano,” serialized in All-Story Weekly during August and September of 1919. Dashing Douglas Fairbanks was already a popular leading man when he essayed the role of Don Diego Vega, but Mark of Zorro’s surprise success turned him into one of the cinema’s first true superstars. Although this film has always been available in one form or another, we’re showing the most recently restored version, which was mastered from archival film elements deriving from the original negative and boasts a newly recorded orchestral score. If you think of silent films as hopelessly creaky, sit in on Mark of Zorro. You just might be surprised. 02:00 pm — Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (aka The Raven Red Kiss-Off, 1990). This year our convention celebrates the Diamond Anniversary of the Spicy pulp line, and this made-for-TV movie was the second of only two films we’ve identified as having been adapted from Spicy yarns. Based on a Robert Leslie Bellem story and scripted by regular Windy City attendee John Wooley, this fast-paced mystery is a bit too campy but great fun for pulp fans nonetheless. Note: We’re showing the seldom-seen Fries Entertainment home-video cut, which contains a few shots of partial nudity that weren’t in the original broadcast version. 04:00 pm — The Return of Wild Bill (1940). This above-average “B” Western, directed by cult favorite Joseph H. Lewis, was adapted from Walt Coburn’s “The Block K Rides Tonight,” which appeared in the July 1939 issue of Star Western. Popular cowboy star Gordon “Wild Bill” Elliott plays the two-fisted lawman who avenges the murder of his father. Lovely Iris Meredith, who played Nita Van Sloan in the Spider serial we showed last year, assumes leading-lady chores. We ran an old 16mm print of Return of Wild Bill at our 2003 convention, but this DVD has been specially mastered for us from a 35mm archival print. Following Friday Night Auction — Bombay Mail (1934). An extremely rare film, never made available on home video or to cable movie channels, this nifty programmer combines high adventure and murder mystery. It was adapted from a Lawrence G. Blochman novel of the same name, which originally appeared in the August 15, 1933 issue of Complete Stories. The first of several Blochman yarns featuring Detective Inspector Leonidas Prike (renamed Dyke for this movie), Bombay Mail revolves around the murder of a British official aboard a Calcutta-Bombay train. The suspects include a Maharajah, a Russian opera singer, several Americans, and anti-British rebels. Edmund Lowe plays Dyke; the supporting cast includes Shirley Grey, Ralph Forbes, Onslow Stevens, and Hedda Hopper. Pieces from the evocative musical score by Heinz Roemheld were reused in part many times in subsequent years, most notably in the Flash Gordon serials. Saturday: 09:00 am — Blackmail (1947). This fast-paced, action-packed Republic Pictures whodunit was the first Dan Turner film and, therefore, the first adapted from a Spicy pulp story. William Marshall, a blond “himbo” who Republic desperately tried to make a star, plays the hard-boiled private eye, called to investigate the blackmailing of a famous movie director (former matinee idol Ricardo Cortez). Luscious blonde Adele Mara and haughty brunette Stephanie Bachelor are the femmes fatale, and Grant Withers appears as Dan’s foil, Police Inspector Donaldson. Fans of Robert Leslie Bellem’s yarns will get a kick out of hearing the author’s wacky dialogue spouted by these colorful characters, their verbal exchanges alternating with fistfights and car chases galore. 10:15 am — Blue, White and Perfect (1942). An entry in 20th Century-Fox’s Michael Shayne series, this polished whodunit was actually adapted from a Borden Chase novel featuring “Smooth Kyle.” Chase’s yarn, bearing the same title, was serialized in Argosy during September and October of 1937. Fox’s screenwriter Samuel G. Engel simply appropriated the pulpster’s plot and substituted Shayne for Kyle. One of the suspects is played by TV’s future Superman, George Reeves. Fast-moving and fun, Blue, White and Perfect is among the two or three best entries in the entire Michael Shayne series. 12:00 pm — Saturday Matinee: The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) plus selected short subjects. We’re replicating a complete program that any American kid might have seen at his neighborhood theater on a Saturday afternoon in the mid ‘30s: coming-attractions trailer, cartoon, newsreel, serial episode (Chapter Two of Gordon of Ghost City, a 1933 chapter play loosely adapted from a Peter B. Kyne story), and feature film. The main attraction is The Ivory-Handled Gun, a Buck Jones Western adapted from the Charles E. Barnes novel of the same title published in the Second October 1930 issue of Ace-High. It’s one of Buck’s best starring vehicles of this period. 02:00 pm — I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes (1948). No Windy City film program would be complete without a movie taken from one of Cornell Woolrich’s pulp yarns, and this year we’ve dug up one of the scarcest. Based on the novelette of the same title published in the March 12, 1938 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly, this Monogram “B” stars Don Castle, Elyse Knox, and Regis Toomey in an adaptation scripted by former pulp writer Steve Fisher. It’s an exercise in low-budget film noir revolving around the familiar Woolrich situation of an ordinary guy framed for a murder he didn’t commit. Afraid that Woolrich’s ambiguous denouement wouldn’t make a satisfactory ending for the movie version, Fisher actually called his fellow pulpster for advice. Woolrich suggested that Fisher graft onto Shoes the ending from one of his famous stories—but you’ll have to see the film here to find out which Fisher tale was thus cannibalized. 03:30 pm — Private Detective (1938). Perky Jane Wyman stars in this minor but zippy little “B” from Warner Brothers, based on Kay Krause’s “Invitation to Murder,” published in the May 1937 issue of Pocket Detective. A seemingly routine child-custody hearing leads to murder, and female detective Myrna “Jinx” Winslow cracks the case with timely assistance from police lieutenant Jim Rickey (Dick Foran). Clearly fashioned after Warner’s popular Torchy Blane series (adapted from Frederick Nebel’s MacBride-Kennedy stories in Black Mask), Private Detective sports a supporting cast that’s practically a Who’s Who of popular ‘30s character actors. Following Saturday Night Auction — The Law of the Forty-Fives (1935). An obscure little Poverty Row horse opera forgotten by all but the most rabid Western-movie fans, this is the first screen adaptation of a “Three Mesquiteers” novel by prolific pulpster William Colt MacDonald. The movie only features two of the three heroes, however; in his novel of the same title (serialized in Quick-Trigger Western from December 1929 to April 1930 and published in hard covers in 1933), MacDonald focused on his already-established twin protagonists, Tucson Smith and Stony Brooke. A deputy sheriff, Lullaby Joslin, joins them at story’s end and becomes the third Mesquiteer. This movie, which stars Guinn “Big Boy” Williams as Tucson and silent-screen comedian Al St. John as Stony, doesn’t give a name to the deputy character (played by Curley Baldwin). But let’s not quibble. The film is great cornball fun, with the numerous shortcomings—most owing to a minuscule budget and truncated shooting schedule—adding to its charm. And you won’t see it anywhere but here. | |||||||||
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of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: Nothing new this week. | |||||||||
| Airship
27/Cornerstone Books Publications - Now available! Click on any of the covers for full details
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| Age of Adventure - New adventures of Secret Agent "X" and Ki-Gor are coming soon! The first All NEW, SECRET AGENT X full Novel-length adventure in decades. THE SEA WRAITHS is a masterfully written, suspense filled, action packed thrill ride that brings the Man of a Thousand Faces into territory he has never before ventured into! Written by Sean Ellis, Author of Magic Mirror and Shroud of Heaven, and co-author of The Clive Cussler Code. Just like all blockbusters, it releases this summer, but you can view the teaser/trailer NOW. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwa6g7R_mhc The first teaser for this summer's all new Ki-Gor novel is now available for viewing on the Age of Adventure Blog! The first book sets the stage for Ki-Gor as you've never seen him before! An ongoing series of novels. If your not familiar with this particular Lord of the Pulp Jungle get ready to get hooked! http://ageofadventure.blogspot.com/ | |||||||||
| Altus Press - Windy City 2009 Live Blog! Altus Press will be providing a live blog of this years Windy City Con for those unable to attend! The blog will appear in the right-hand column of the altuspress.com homepage. Visit the Altus Press website at http://www.altuspress.com/ | |||||||||
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Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming in May! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 26: "The Annihilist" & "Cargo Unknown" The
pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed novels by Lester Dent
writing as "Kenneth Robeson." In "The Annihilist," the Man of Bronze is suspected
of murder when criminals fall victim to the weird "pop-eyed death." Then, Doc
Savage and Renny attempt a daring undersea rescue when Monk and Ham are trapped
inside a disabled submarine with only 12 hours of air in "Cargo Unknown." This
deluxe pulp reprint features both original color covers by Walter Baumhofer and
Modest Stein, all the classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
commentary by Will Murray. BONUS: an ultra-rare schematic drawing of Doc's super-machine
pistol by JAMES STERANKO! (Sanctum Books)978-0-9822033-9-2 0-9822033-9-X Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 26 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR091901. |  | ||||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming in May! DOC SAVAGE Volume 26: "The Annihilist" & "Cargo Unknown"
The pulp era's legendary superman returns in two action-packed novels
by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." In "The Annihilist," the Man of Bronze
is suspected of murder when criminals fall victim to the weird "pop-eyed death."
Then, Doc Savage and Renny attempt a daring undersea rescue when Monk and Ham
are trapped inside a disabled submarine with only 12 hours of air in "Cargo Unknown."
This deluxe pulp reprint showcases one of James Bama's most spectacular paintings,
along with both original color covers by Walter Baumhofer and Modest Stein, all
the classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical commentary by
Will Murray. BONUS: an ultra-rare schematic drawing of Doc's super-machine pistol
by JAMES STERANKO! (Sanctum Books) 978-0-9822033-9-2
0-9822033-9-X James Bama variant edition Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 DOC
SAVAGE Volume 26 Bama
variant is solicited in the April
PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR091902. |  | ||||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
Coming in May! THE SHADOW Volume 27: "The Python" & "The Shadow, The
Hawk and the Skull" (Supervillain Special) "Who knows
what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness
battles master criminals in two classic pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson writing
as "Maxwell Grant." First, Lamont Cranston is trapped in the deadly coils of "The
Python" as he seeks to unravel the sinister machinations of the murderous serpent
of crime. Then, in "The Shadow, The Hawk and The Skull," the Dark Avenger and
a new female agent battle two master villains: The Hawk, a European jewel thief;
and the grotesque blackmailer called The Skull. This instant collector's item
showcases the original color covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney, the classic
interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Earl Mayan, and historical commentary
by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-0-9822033-7-8
0-9822033-7-3Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 27 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR091903. |  | ||||||||
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Coming in June! DOC SAVAGE Volume 27: "Murder Mirage" & "The Other World" Philip José Farmer
tribute edition The pulp era's greatest
superhero returns in two imaginative novels by Laurence Donovan
and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." What is the strange
connection between a snowstorm in July and the death of a woman transformed
into a shadow? Doc and Pat Savage journey to the Syrian Desert to
unravel the strange secret of the "Murder Mirage" in the novel that inspired
a 1940 Superman story by Jerry Siegel. Then, a mysterious animal pelt
leads Doc and his aides through a crack in the Earth to the prehistoric
dangers of "The Other World." Pulp historian Will Murray provides historical
commentary and a tribute to the late Doc Savage writer Philip José
Farmer. This deluxe pulp reprint features the classic color covers
by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke and all the original interior
illustrations by Paul Orban. (Sanctum Books)
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Coming in June! THE
SHADOW Volume 28: "Master of Death," "The Rackets King" & "The Purple
Girasol" "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?
The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness battles supercrime in two crimebusting
pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, The Shadow
follows a bizarre murder trail that leads to the walking dead, a living skeleton
and the "Master of Death," a collector of diabolical killing techniques. Then,
The Shadow and his agents struggle to protect Manhattan from an underworld war
conducted by the Czar of Crime known as "The Rackets King." BONUS: "The Purple
Girasol," a never-published 1931 horror story by Walter Gibson that inspired The
Shadow's famous ring, newly-illustrated by Shadow Strikes artist Eduardo Barreto!
This instant collector's item showcases both original color covers by George
Rozen, the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, and historical
commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 Coming in July 2009: THE SHADOW #29: SHADOW'S RIVAL/DEVIL MASTER (Foreshadowing the Batman) DOC SAVAGE #28: THE METAL MASTER/THE VANISHER WHISPERER #2: SIX PYRAMIDS OF DEATH/MANSION OF THE MISSING 1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $25.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid
Check, Money Order, or Paypal
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| BEB Books -
Now available! BEB Books Welcomes the coming of spring with a quartet of Secret Agent “X” reprints. First up is "Servants of the Skull" (Secret Agent “X” #9, Nov., 1934). Titans of Industry are being turned into drooling morons by the diabolical electric chair of The Skull! To unmasked this fiend Secret Agent “X: undegoes his greatest impersonation, to infiltrate the Skull’s subterranean, labyrinthian lair. But will the Skull discover “X’s” identity first? Thieves are robbing the city blind while the police stand aside. What terrible threat stays law enforcement’s hand? In “The Curse of the Waiting Death” (Feb., 1935) Secret Agent “X” must find the location of dozens of massive bombs which could flatten the entire city before they go off. Darkness, horrible, total darkness descends on the city in mid-day. Under cover of which sadistic, whip-wielding criminals loot the great banks of the great city. Who is behind the darkness? How do they produce the darkness? How do they see through it to loot and brutalize the people in their way? Only s trail of broken, bankrupt industrialists can lead the Secret Agent to the heart of this Darkness. Devils of Darkness appeared in the Mar. 1935 issue of Secret Agent “X.” Men dead! Their throats slashed by some crazed animal! Blood sucked from their bodies! The city is in panic as Dr. Blood threatens the wealthy men of the city. He vows one millionaire a day will day unless theypay an outrageous ransom. Even in the midst of Police headquarters, surrounded by the best cops in the city he strikes. “Talons of Terror” (Apr., 1935) pits the Secret Agent against his most crazy menace yet! Beginning this month all Secret Agent stories are $5 each plus postage. Postage is $2.50 for 1-2 books, and 25 cents for each additional book. List of currently reprinted books: 1. The Torture Trust, Secret Agent X , Feb., 1934 (v1-1) 2. The Spectral Stranglers, Secret Agent X , Mar., 1934(v1-2) 3. The Death-Torch Terrors, Secret Agent X , Apr., 1934 (v1-3) 4. The Ambassador of Doom, Secret Agent X , May, 1934 (v2-1) 5. City of the Living Dead, Secret Agent X , June, 1934(v2-2) 6. Hand of Horror, Secret Agent X , Aug., 1934(v2-3) 7. Octopus of Crime, Secret Agent X , Sept., 1934 (v3-1) 8. The Hooded Hordes, Secret Agent X , Oct., 1934(v3-2) 9. Servants of the Skull, Secret Agent X , Nov., 1934 (v3-3) 10. The Murder Monster, Secret Agent X , Dec., 1934 (v4-1) 12. Curse of the Waiting Death, Secret Agent X , Feb., 1935 (v4-3) 13. Devils of Darkness, Secret Agent X , Mar., 1935 (v5-1) 14. Talons of Terror, Secret Agent X , Apr., 1935 (v5-2) Checks or Money Orders, only, made payable to Brian Brown. You can also E-mail us at: beb01@sprynet.com Send To: Brian Earl Brown 11675 Beaconsfield Detroit, MI 48224. |    | ||||||||
| The Book Cave - New podcasts now available online! Episode 15: Pulp Talk - New! Garrett Prescott, Art Sippo and Ric discuss their love of the Pulps. Garrett talks about what it was like in the 1940s reading the Pulps new. Episode 14: Meet The Editors Part 3 of 3 Episode 13: Meet The Editors Part 2 of 3 Episode 12: Meet The Editors Part 1 of 3 Episode 11: Van Reid On The Moosepath League Episode 10: Chris Marshall on the Collected Comics Library Episode 9: Wild Cards, Dealing With Aces And Jokers Episode 8: Captain Action From the Past to the Present Episode 7: Archie Comics Shadow Episode 6: Secret Agent and Prisoner TV Series Episode 5: Comics and Conventions With Craig Klotz Episode 4: Sun Koh, Germany's Doc Savage Episode 3: Tom Roberts and Movie Reviews Episode 2: Back to the Golden Age Episode 1: Conversation With DarkMark Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||
| BUCK ROGERS #1 - Coming in June! Writer: Scott Beatty; Penciller/Inker: Carlos Rafael; Covers: John Cassaday, Alex Ross The future begins now! Join us as we present pop culture's first hero - Buck Rogers! The first man out of time... the first man to be taken from his present and thrown into the future... the inspiration for countless heroes, and it all begins here! From the thrilling adventure presented in Dynamite's introductory issue #0 last month, the creative team of writer Scott Beatty, artist Carlos Rafael and 50/50 cover artists Alex Ross and John Cassaday (Cassaday serves as the regular cover artist for the series) present this all-new issue #1! In the tradition of modern stories for iconic legendary heroes, Buck Rogers is the next BIG hit series from Dynamite! Join us for an all-new presentation of this classic sci-fi hero as the future truly begins now! Hey, we could tell you more, but that would ruin the surprise of the comic adventure! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment BUCK ROGERS #1 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090763. |  | ||||||||
| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 17 - Arriving in comic shops April 1st! Written by Roy Thomas, J.M. DeMatteis and Bruce Jones, art by Gil Kane and Ernie Chan. Gil Kane is featured in this special 240-page Chronicles of Conan volume -- our thickest offering yet! Joining storyteller J.M. DeMatteis on Conan the Barbarian #127, Kane's short but stellar Conan run in 1981 and 1982 thrust readers into a new era of magical quests, strange creatures, and inventive fantasy adventures. In Chronicles of Conan: The Creation Quest and Other Stories, Kane collaborates with DeMatteis, Bruce Jones, and longtime colleague Roy Thomas. In addition to a DeMatteis introduction -- an engaging, behind-the-scenes look at his years working on Conan -- Roy Thomas provides another insightful afterword, as he discusses working with Gil Kane on their 38-page "King of the Forgotten People!" collaboration. In addition to the "Creation Quest" story arc, readers will enjoy the meticulously restored color pages found in "The Ring of Rhax," "A Hitch in Time," and the heartbreaking "Snow Haired Woman of the Wastes" -- where Robert E. Howard's mighty barbarian finds himself unraveling horrific mysteries and testing his thresholds of pain and mental fortitude! 240 pages, $17.95 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||||
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COMPLETE CHRONICLES OF CONAN CENTENARY EDITION - Now available! Robert E. Howard, Edited by Stephen Jones Conan the Cimmerian: the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nor demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian age. Collected together in one volume for the very first time, in chronological order, are Robert E. Howard's tales of the legendary hero, compiled by and with a Foreword and Afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones. Hardcover (0-575-07766-2), 6x9, 944 pages, B&W, $37.95 Trade Paperback (0-575-07780-8), 6x9, 944 pages, B&W, $29.95 |  | ||||||||
| CONAN
THE BARBARIAN: ZULA STATUE - Coming in July! Hard Hero continues their all-new Conan the Barbarian statue series! Zula, Swordsman, and Sorcerer, all in one mighty warrior! This third statue in the mini-series based upon the comic cover from Conan the Barbarian #88 (published by Marvel Comics), this classic cover was illustrated by John Buscema and Ernie Chan. Sculpted by Seth Vandable and standing over 14" tall, the Zula statue is extremely limited to 500 pieces. Add this statue to your collection and let your enemies beware! Painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in July 2009. $239.00 CONAN
THE BARBARIAN ZULU STATUE is
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| CONAN:
THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #3 - Coming in June! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord and Michael Wm. Kaluta, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Frank Frazetta. Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he's undertaken -- one that will involve new comrades, horrifying creatures, and gruesome, unsettling fates for both gods and men. 48 pages, $5.99, in stores on June 17. Dark Horse Comics CONAN: THE FRAZETTA
COVER SERIES #3 is
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| Doc Savage
movie now available on WB DVD Warner Bros. is launching an innovative "on demand" DVD initiative in which fans eventually will be able to order any of the 6,800 theatrical features in the studio's library not available on disc and receive a custom-made DVD within a week for $20. The Warner Archive Collection launched with an initial slate of 150 films that have never before been on DVD and includes 1975's DOC SAVAGE! Screen Aspect: 16 X 9 Based on the first of Kenneth Robeson's 181 adventure-packed Doc Savage books, Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze hits the screen with all its gee-whiz, gung-ho spirit intact. And its bold protagonist, who along with having a herculean body is also a surgeon, linguist and inventor, remains determined to do right to all and wrong to no one. Ron Ely (TV's Tarzan) plays the strapping Savage in this high-camp, big-heroics tale of his trek into the Valley of the Vanished to confront the power-hungry Captain Seas (Paul Wexler). And behind the camera are pros who know how to get the most out of this entertainment bronze mine: veteran fantasy film producer George Pal (The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine) and director Michael Anderson (Around the World in 80 Days, Logan's Run). |  | ||||||||
| E-texts on
the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "Murder Lake" from June 1943. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "A Switch In Time" by C. K. M. Scanlon from Popular Detective, March, 1937 If you're going to leave a gun lying around, make sure it's loaded! "Hell On Dirt Oval" by Philip St. John from All Sports, August, 1949 There wasn't a damned thing wrong with Joe Baylor's driving--as long as he had the track to himself. But when the glory-grabbers started to crowd in, Joe remembered the scarlet agony of his last crash... "The Rose and the Rogue" by Frederick Fluke from Gunter's Magazine, June, 1908 "The Corpse in the Cage" by David Manners from Ten Detective Aces, October, 1940 When Detective Les Warren tried to solve the riddle of the lion tamer's death, he followed a hell-sent clue headfirst into the lions' den. | |||||||||
| ELRIC
VOLUME 4: DUKE ELRIC - Now available!
(W) Michael Moorcock, (A) Justin Sweet This Elric omnibus includes the novel "The Sailor on the Seas of Fate," the comic book script "Duke Elric," and a selection of classic artwork that complemented early editions of Elric novels and short stories. Softcover, 5x8, 368 pages, $15.00 Del Rey Books |  | ||||||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU:
NEMESIS #3 (of 4) - Coming in June! Writer Michael Alan Nelson; Artist: Mateus Santolouco Fall of Cthulhu returns with Nemesis, an epic origin story revealing the secret history behind Nyarlathotep's favorite companion. What's behind those feline eyes? Be prepared for the shock of your life as BOOM!'s bestselling horror title continues. Covers by Jeffrey Spokes and Chuck BB. 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 BOOM! STUDIOS FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #3 (of 4) is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090729. | |||||||||
| Flesk
Publications: Al Williamson's Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic - Coming in July! Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon: A Lifelong Vision of the Heroic, collects all the major works of the artist featuring the character. At 256 pages, it encompasses Williamson’s three stints of depicting Flash in comic book format: the legendary King Comics stories from the 1960s, the 1980 adaptation of the Universal Flash Gordon motion picture, and the Marvel Comics miniseries of 1994. In addition to these classics of sequential storytelling, Al Williamson’s Flash Gordon features Williamson’s Flash drawings done for commercial illustration and prints, his assists on the Flash Gordon comic strip, a variety of Flash images contributed to amateur publications, and a selection of largely unpublished images spanning his interest in the character from childhood to the conclusion of his career. With an introduction by Sergio Aragones, text by Mark Schultz, and images reproduced directly from the artist’s original drawings, this long-overdue collection of evocative artwork documents the lifelong impact that Flash Gordon had on Williamson and the particular impact that Williamson had on Flash Gordon. Hardcover, 256 pages, $44.95 ISBN-10: 193386513X ISBN-13: 978-1933865133 Flesk Publications |  | ||||||||
| FRANK
FRAZETTA'S SORCERER (ONE-SHOT) - Coming in June! Story JOSH ORTEGA; Art JOSH MEDORS; Cover FRANK FRAZETTA Variant covers NAT JONES & JOSH MEDORS Return to the Land of Iparsia in this essential story of the Frazettaverse! 900 years before the epic "Shadows of Mirahan" storyline from FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER, the demons of Iparsia begin planning the fall of the Druids, aided by the dark mystic Uja Daja. Written by critically acclaimed comics and games writer JOSH ORTEGA (FRANK FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER, Gears of War 2), and reuniting the FRANK FRAZETTA'S SWAMP DEMON, RUNES OF RAGNAN art team of JOSH MEDORS and JAY FOTOS, this is one tale of Frazetta Comics dark fantasy that you won't want to miss! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 SORCERER is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090332 (Frazetta). The Diamond Item Code is APR090333 (Medors). The Diamond Item Code is APR090334 (Jones). |  | ||||||||
| From
the Pen of Paul:The Fantastic Images of Frank R. Paul - Coming in May/June! The first and only book on the life and art of the Grandfather of science-fiction illustration. The book is edited with an Introduction by Stephen D. Korshak, a Preface by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a Foreword by Jerry Weist and Roger Hill, and essays by Gerry de la Ree, Sam Moskowitz, Forrest J Ackerman, and a Paul Bibliography by Frank Wu. The Hardcover Trade Edition is 128 pages of text, color and black and white illustrations. The Deluxe and Ultra Deluxe Editions will have an Illustrated Index of all of Paul’s full-color science-fiction magazine covers and 20 pages of additional art. Both will be 160 pages. Trim size is 9" x 12". The book, although not a series, is a resurrection by the legendary publisher Erle Melvin Korshak of the original Shasta line of science-fiction books of the 1940’s and 1950’s. Publication date is Spring, 2009. Hardcover Trade Edition - $39.95 Boards with a full cloth binding, dust jacket, and illustrated full-color endpapers. (128 pages) (1,000 copies). Deluxe Edition - $59.95 Includes everything in Hardcover Edition, plus a definitive 12-page Illustrated Index of all Paul’s full-color science-fiction magazine covers and an additional 20 pages of art. The book has a slipcase and deluxe cloth binding. (160 pages) (874 copies). Ultra Deluxe Edition - $395.00 Includes everything in Deluxe Edition, plus the book comes in a slipcase and is bound in premium leather over 3 mm foam padding and 2 mm board. The Ultra Deluxe Editions will have an Illustrated Index of all of Paul’s full-color science-fiction magazine covers and 20 pages of additional art. There will be only 126 signed and numbered copies signed by Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen D. Korshak, Jerry Weist and Roger Hill of which there will be 100 Numbered 1-100 and 26 Alphabetized A-Z. Of the 26 Alphabetized copies, 15 will be available at no additional cost to the first 15 orders received for this Ultra Deluxe Edition. (160 pages) (126 copies). Shasta-Phoenix |  | ||||||||
| GRAPHIC CLASSICS
VOLUME 17: SCIENCE-FICTION CLASSICS - Coming in
June! Science-Fiction Classics presents comics adaptations of stories from the original creators of science fiction including The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum. Also featured are In the Year 2889, a rare short story by Jules Verne, and The Disintegration Machine, starring Arthur Conan Doyle's Professor Challenger. Plus E.M. Forster's only SF tale, The Machine Stops, and shorts by Lord Dunsany and Hans Christian Anderson. (C: 0-0-1) Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, Full Color, $11.95 Graphics Classics GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 17 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090820. | |||||||||
| GREEN LAMA,
MAN OF STRENGTH #2 - Coming in June! (W/A) James Ritchey The truth comes out regarding unsuspecting college student Dumont, who has fallen heir to the ageless power of the Green Lama. Dumont remembers his previous incarnation's time in hidden Shambhala and return to civilization with powers restored to face his ancient enemy Stopwatch and a brainwashed Atoman, all to restore the soul of his beloved Madeleine to her body, and to literally save humanity! The follow-up to AC Comics' most successful book of 2008. 40 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 AC Comics GREEN LAMA #2 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090625. | |||||||||
| Heroic Fantasy
Quarterly - Coming in July! Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is an ezine dedicated to publishing short works of heroic fantasy. More than that, through both prose and poetry we hope to hearken an older age of storytelling – an age when a story well told enthralled audiences. Traits of great oral storytelling survive the ages to influence treasures of literature, the pulps, radio plays, late-night game sessions, and now Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is now accepting submissions for our first issue publishing 1 July 2009. For details, visit the Heroic Fantasy Quarterly website at http://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/ | |||||||||
| Hippocampus
Press - Newsletter update! Adam Niswander's latest novel THE HOUND HUNTERS has been released, and advanced orders have largely been filled. Thanks to all who ordered in advance. There's still time to take advantage of our free book offer! Adam's first two Shaman Cycle novels are still available in limited quantities, and the author has generously agreed to allow us to extend the offer. Free copies of the first two books, THE CHARM and THE SERPENT SLAYERS, in hardcover, with the purchase of our paperback original THE HOUND HUNTERS, until supplies run out! The next four releases from Hippocampus Press will be coming soon: Lady Who Came to Stay AND The Elixir of Life, a Hippocampus Double book. Classics and Contemporaries: Some Notes on Horror Fiction, by S. T. Joshi The Unknown Lovecraft, by Kenneth W. Faig, Jr. The Letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard (2 volumes) Cover art and finalized blurbs for these will be appearing at our website momentarily; order now to be among the first to receive these great new publications. We are still offering a deep discount on hardcover volumes in the COLLECTED ESSAYS OF H. P. LOVECRAFT series, edited by S. T. Joshi. This is a superb chance to fill gaps in your collection, or order a set for a friend. Supplies are very limited, so don't miss out! Announcing a long awaited project: WEIRD WORDS: A LOVECRAFTIAN LEXICON by Daniel Clore Paperback: August 2009: approx. 600 pages $25.00 "Surely one of the primary rules for writing an effective tale of horror is never to use any of these words..." --Edmund Wilson, "Tales of the Marvellous and the Ridiculous" (1945) This cyclopean tome of recondite erudition contains dictionary-style entries giving eldritch etymologies and demoniac definitions of the outré words that pullulate in the teratologically fabulous diction of such fantaisistes as H. P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, and A. Merritt. WEIRD WORDS is a remarkable work compiled by Daniel Clore, well known to Lovecraftians and weird fiction enthusiasts the world over. We are pleased to present this gathering of his philological endeavours. WEIRD WORDS is both a scholarly text with original discoveries, *and*, with its copious quotations, immensely entertaining for the general reader. Visit our website to peruse some sample entries, and to order! http://www.hippocampuspress.com Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! | |||||||||
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #27 - Coming in June! Illustration is a beautiful, educational, and scholarly magazine devoted to the history of American illustration art. Published quarterly and printed in full color, each issue features the highest quality printing, photography and color reproductions of original art available anywhere. For those with an interest in popular culture, commercial art and design, publishing history, comic books, paperbacks, pulp magazines, or collecting original art, this is the best source for new information on the illustrators of the past. Illustration Magazine Magazine, 112 pages, Full Color, $15.00 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #27 is solicited in the April
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| Leonaur
Books - Now available! Leonaur is pleased to announce the next two volumes in its Quatermain: the Complete Adventures series. Some of H. Rider Haggard's tales of the intrepid Allan Quatermain's African adventures are very well known, others surprisingly little known. This exclusive Leonaur collection brings them all together in a coherent and uniform collection, available in hardcover and softcover, for the modern reader. Quatermain: the Complete Adventures 5 by H. Rider Haggard The Ancient Allan & She and Allan This is the fifth volume of Leonaur's seven volume complete coordinated collection of the epic adventure stories of Allan Quatermain, Rider-Haggard's consummate nineteenth century white man in Africa. The Quatermain tales include many that are much less familiar than the first story—the famous King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain is a man of his time and place so most of his adventures included the wild, warlike, tribal nations of South East Africa, its beautiful and untamed landscape and its spectacular and often dangerous fauna. Historically accurate elements such as slavers and the imperial domination of Victorian powers are also common. But Rider-Haggard always held a space open for the fantastical. Wizardry, ghosts, hidden peoples, bizarre cults and incredible creatures—which seemed to have the potential to be hidden somewhere in the dark heart of the Dark Continent—and all are likely to make appearances in their turn. This volume includes the two novels The Ancient Allan & She and Allan to delight Quatermain's enthusiastic aficionados. Softcover - $23.99 Hardcover - $34.99 Quatermain: the Complete Adventures 6 by H. Rider Haggard Heu-Heu or, the Monster & The Treasure of the Lake Leonaur have set out to create the definitive collection of the stories of Allan Quatermain—H. Rider-Haggard's famous white man of Africa—the ultimate hunter, trader, guide and adventurer. The quality of these tales of nineteenth century Africa simply cannot be overstated, particularly as many of them are little known even by those who would eagerly read them. Now there is the opportunity to own the complete Quatermain in hardcover with dust jacket or soft back with coordinating cover designs to enjoy time and again. This is the sixth volume containing two complete and colourful novels—Heu-Heu or the Monster and The Treasure of the Lake. Softcover - $22.99 Hardcover - $33.99 | |||||||||
| McFarland:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary by Jane Frank - Now available!! This biographical dictionary presents information on 400 artists whose influence and illustrative contributions to the fields of science fiction and fantasy literature helped define the 20th century as the “Science Fiction Century” and helped established science fiction and fantasy as unique and identifiable genres. In addition to providing basic, inclusive biographical data on venerable artists from Chris Achilleos to John Michael Zeleznik, each entry also includes a bibliographic listing of each artist’s published work in the genre. Designed as a comprehensive, up-to-date reference guide for researchers, scholars, collectors, dealers, and enthusiasts, the book also includes an extensive and informative historical overview of modern science fiction art, written by the author and Robert Weinberg. Appendices list the recipients of all major awards specific to science fiction and fantasy art, including the Hugo Awards, the World Fantasy Awards, the Chesley Awards, the British Science Fiction Association Awards and the British Fantasy Awards. Hardcover, 7 x 10, $135 McFarland |  | ||||||||
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| Moonstone
Books: The PHANTOM Chronicles 2 - Coming soon! Just
in time for the Sci-Fi Channel’s Phantom movie! And just in time for the Seth Rogan Green Hornet movie! 15 all new prose stories, with spot illustrations. Nearly five centuries ago, during a daring raid at sea, pirates took the life of merchant ship captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the pitched battle aboard the ship, Standish’s son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach. After stumbling upon the body of his father’s killer, young Standish swore an oath on the murderer’s skull to devote his life, and the lives of his sons and their sons, to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became THE PHANTOM! For the VERY first time anywhere…this book will have the first team-up ever of the Phantom and the Green Hornet…written by master wordsmith Harlan Ellison! High adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the streets! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it’s in the present…or the past. With an introduction by the Phantom’s creator’s daughter Diane Falk! Edited by Joe Gentile and Mike Bullock Written by Harlan Ellison, Ed Gorman, Robin Wayne Bailey, Mike Bullock, Tom DeFalco, Win Scott Eckert, Joe Gentile, Mark Justice, Jeff Mariotte, Joe McKinney, Nate Meyer, Will Murray, Mel Odom, Martin Powell, and Aaron Shaps. Interior art: Ruben Procopio Cover art: Doug Klauba, Ruben Procopio 256 pages, b/w, squarebound, 6 x 9, $16.95 | |||||||||
| Moonstone
Books: THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #4 - Coming in June! Written by Will Murray, art by Sean Van Briesen, cover by Doug Klauba. A new maxi-series of one-shot comic novellas, with each issue (by a different creative team) telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Doc Savage novelist Will Murray takes the fourth Phantom back to "The First Skull." For centuries, all Phantoms have sworn an oath to fight piracy on the skull of their father the first Phantom. A Singh pirate leader has learned of this skull -- although he doesn't know its true significance--and to avenge the many defeats of his ancestors by the hands of the Phantom line, decides to steal that very skull, hoping to demoralize the Phantom. No pirate has ever penetrated the Deep Woods before. But backed by a tiny band of cut-throats, the ancestral cranium is stolen! 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #4 is solicited in the April
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| Moonstone
Books: THE SPIDER #1 - Coming soon! The
first ever on-going Spider comic book series! The
Spider: the most violent and ruthless of all crime fighters…more just than
the law, more dangerous than the underworld…hated, feared, and wanted by
both. A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard
justice with a pair of ‘45’s! Senseless slaughter accompanies a new
string of bold and audacious heists, and only the Spider can stop it…but
at a price so steep, can even the Spider hope to pay it? A full length Spider
comic novella thriller, PLUS a new Ghost Zero featurette! Story: CJ Henderson; Art: J. Anthony Kosar; Cover: Gary Carbon 40 pages, b/w, $3.50 | |||||||||
| The Phantom
joins the Sci Fi Channel Daniel Knauf and Charles Knauf are writing a two-night, four-hour movie event version of The Phantom for Sci Fi Channel (soon to by SyFy), the network announced on Monday. Daniel Knauf created HBO's Carnivale and the father-son pair has teamed up on Marvel Comics' Iron Man and Eternals comics. Here's how the network described the project: "The classic comic book character The Phantom has been re-imagined and transported to present day in a live-action, four-hour movie. A favorite costumed hero for more than six decades, The Phantom relies on his wits, physical strength and skill with weapons over superhuman powers." Production is slated to begin in April in Montreal with Paolo Barzmandirecting. The Phantom is produced by Muse Entertainment with a targeted air date of 2010. | |||||||||
| RED SONJA #47 - Coming in
June! Writer: Brian Reed; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani Brian Reed and Walter Geovani continue to march towards the momentous event that will be Red Sonja #50! As she quests for the mystery that is the Blood Dynasty, events are in motion that will change the world of Red Sonja FOREVER! Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #47 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090775. |  | ||||||||
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| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 6 - Coming in August! Written by Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher and Bruce Jones, art by various. With writers Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher, and Bruce Jones contributing to The Savage Sword of Conan in the early 1980s, the action-filled comics magazine continued its long, successful run exploring the lush and dangerous world of Conan's Hyboria. This volume reprints most of the black-and-white Conan tales from 1981, with the artistic talents of John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, Ernie Colon, Alfredo Alcala, and others adding to the uncensored excitement! The Savage Sword creative teams presented in this latest tome deliver timeless adventures featuring Robert E. Howard's beloved barbarian. Collects Savage Sword of Conan #61-#71. 544 pages, black and white, $19.95, in stores on August 26. Dark Horse Comics THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOL. 6 is solicited in the April
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| SHERLOCK
HOLMES #2 - Coming in
June! Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion with reverence and a modern edge, artist Aaron Campbell completes the Victorian mood under the striking and iconic John Cassaday covers. Issue #2 finds Holmes in jail, fighting for his very life as "The Trial of Sherlock Holmes" continues! Full Color, 22 pages, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment SHERLOCK HOLMES #2 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090770. |  | ||||||||
| The Shroud
of Heaven - Coming June 1st - Now available
for pre-order! In The Shroud of Heaven, pulp-author Sean Ellis (Secret Agent X—The Sea Wraiths) introduces Nick Kismet, a character modeled after the heroes of yesteryear. From the publisher: “On the bloody battlefields of Iraq, one man’s quest to find God will unleash Hell. “For more than a decade, Nick Kismet has traveled the world protecting priceless relics and cultural heritage sites from looters, while searching for answers to the mystery that has haunted him since the first Gulf War—a mystery that has defined his life. Now, a new war has brought him back to the bloody battlefield where his search began. “Summoned by his friend and mentor, Pierre Chiron, Kismet soon finds himself on the trail of the holy relics of Solomon’s Temple, captured centuries before by Babylonian conquerors and thought to be lost to history. But Chiron’s quest is not merely to find ancient artifacts; he seeks to find proof—the very fingerprint—of God. “Driven to uncover secrets that have haunted mankind for millennia, pursued by a mysterious assassin and an enemy consumed by hatred, Nick and Pierre journey into the desert to find the terrible truth that lies behind…The Shroud of Heaven.” The
Shroud of Heaven is currently available for download. The print edition is available for pre-order and will hit stores on June 1. Samhain Publishing, Trade Paperback, 328 pages, $16.00 Visit
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| THE STRANGE
ADVENTURES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT - New feature film in the works! Universal and Imagine Entertainment has picked up the film rights to Mac Carter and Jeff Blitz’s The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft, as a possible project for director Ron Howard. According to Variety, Universal picked up the property in order to add on to its library of classic horror characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolf Man. As described by the trade, The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft, “borrows elements from Lovecraft’s life, such as his family’s struggle with mental illness and his own bouts with writer’s block, and transforms the young writer’s darkest nightmares into reality when he comes across a book that puts a curse on him and lets the evils he conjures up loose on the world.” The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft#1 is due in comic shops from Image on April 8th. | |||||||||
| THE
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT #3 (OF 4)
- Coming in June! Story: Mac Carter; Art: Tony Salmons; Cover Adam Byrne Innocents are dying gruesome deaths. The police are closing in fast. And H.P. Lovecraft has forever lost the faith of the woman he adores. Is all hope lost? That's how it looks to our poor, young writer who now believes his nightmares are coming true, springing from his head into the real world - with deadly results! Afraid he might be unleashing hell on earth, Lovecraft fights against sleep with all his might. But it's a battle he can't win. So he turns to the only person he believes he can trust. Is it a mistake? And will Lovecraft solve the mystery of his curse before his nightmares kill again? 40 pages, Full Color, $4.99 Image Comics THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT #3 is solicited in the April PREVIEWS (Available April 1st). The Diamond Item Code is APR090394. |  | ||||||||
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| THE 2009 WINDY CITY PULP & PAPER CONVENTION (#9) MAY 1 (Friday) through MAY 3 (Sunday), 2009 The first pulp convention of the year, the Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention, is now only 3 months away! To be held on May 1 - May 3, 2009, we're returning to last year's hotel, the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center (in the suburbs of Chicago). Windy City has been the largest pulp convention in the country the past few years, with over 125 dealer tables and over 400 attendees last year. To date we've sold around 100 tables, and if our pattern of the last few years holds, we anticipate selling out of tables in late February. As always, you can check the con's website, www.windycitypulpandpaper.com, for updates and registration information and forms. We hope to see you in Chicago in May at pulp fandom's largest party! Doug Ellis & John Gunnison www.windycitypulpandpaper.com Being Held At: THE WESTIN LOMBARD YORKTOWN CENTER 70 Yorktown Center Lombard, IL 60148 Hotel Phone # (888) 627-9031 www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/index.html Please mention the con when booking rooms! For our ninth show, we’re returning to last year’s hotel, the Westin Lombard, in the West suburbs of Chicago. The Westin is a new hotel, located about 20 minutes SW of O’Hare Airport and about a half hour West of Midway Airport. Room rates are $104/night (to get the con rate, you must book by 5:00 p.m. on April 9, 2009!). Parking is free. The hotel is in the midst of a shopping and restaurant corridor – it’s adjacent (within walking distance) to 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. Movie theaters are also a short walk away. And if you like to gamble, the Aurora River Boat is about 10 miles away. If you are flying in and not renting a car, please check the website for details on various cab companies and shuttle services that offer fixed price transportation to and from the hotel. Please mention the con when booking rooms. For info on the con, please contact: Doug Ellis 13 Spring Lane Barrington Hills, IL 60010 847-217-4241 info@windycitypulpandpaper.com www.windycitypulpandpaper.com SPECIAL EVENTS!! CELEBRATING THE ART OF HUBERT ROGERS! For this year's
con, we're pleased to announce that the family of pulp artist Hubert Rogers will
be attending, bringing an incredible amount of art for display in our art show.
Between works that his family is bringing and other pieces from private collections,
we should have around 2 dozen paintings by Rogers and several dozen black and
white interiors on display, in what promises to be an amazing art room! Rogers
was a top pulp artist for decades, and while most may remember him for his covers
for Astounding, he was prolific in many pulp genres. We'll be scheduling some
talks about the artist, and tours of the art, with his family.CELEBRATING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPICY PULPS!
In
celebration of the 75th anniversary of the spicy pulps, we will also have several
spicy pulp paintings -- including some by H.J. Ward -- on display, and we plan
a number of other special exhibits around the spicies.FRANK HAMILTON ESTATE FRIDAY NIGHT AUCTION!
In
addition to our regular Saturday night auction (at which we anticipate the return
of more rare materials from the Munsey pulparchives), we will also be holding
a special estate auction on Friday night, with loads of material from the estate
of Frank Hamilton. Frank was one of the giants in the pulp fan community, winning
one of the first Lamont awards for the terrific art he regularly contributed to
pulp fandom, and a longtime collector, especially of hero and Burroughs pulps.
We'll be cataloging the material from his estate in advance of the convention,
and posting lists and photos on the website as they're prepared, so keep checking
back. 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). Ages 13 & under are free. 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 - 5 p.m. Friday (10 a.m. to 5 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 120 tables. Each dealer and dealer’s helper must also buy a regular 3 day membership ($35). PROGRAM BOOK: All attendees will receive a program book, containing pulp articles and reprints. To advertise in the program book, rates are: full page ads $70 (4 1/8" x 6.75"), half page $40 (4 1/8" x 3 3/8"), business card size $25 (3.25" x 2"). The deadline for submitting and paying for ads is March 15, 2009. Please contact Tom Roberts at tom.roberts2@comcast.net 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, highlighted by our display of Hubert Rogers art, as well as spicy pulp art. For the fifth year in a row, the art show is sponsored by Dan Zimmer and the fine folks at Illustration magazine (www.illustration-magazine.com). If you have any art you’d like to make available for display in the art show, please contact us. The art show hours will be posted to the website when they are set. AUCTIONS: This year, we will be hosting TWO auctions. Our Friday night auction will consist of material from the estate of Lamont award winner Frank Hamilton. Saturday night’s auction will contain material from many sources. If you have material you’d like to submit, please contact us. WEBSITE: www.windycitypulpandpaper.com is the con’s website. We’ll be posting updates to it periodically up until the time of the con, so please check it for the most recent information. CON SUITE: Our con suite will operate from Thursday night (come pick up your badges) until late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – stop by and grab a drink and some munchies, while chatting about our favorite hobby! FILM PROGRAMMING: Our film programming, which showcases films based on pulp stories, has been tentatively set. Once again, thanks go to Ed Hulse for organizing an amazing program. Any updates will be posted to the website. Incidentally, Ed is now known as the busiest man in the pulp convention business, as he's also on the committee of Pulpfest, to be held this summer -- check out www.pulpfest.com for details. The tentative film schedule -- with Ed's commentary -- is: ******************************Friday****************************** 12:00 pm
— The Mark of Zorro (1920). The first Zorro film is also the most
faithful adaptation of Johnston McCulley’s “The Curse of Capistrano,”
serialized in All-Story Weekly during August and September of 1919. Dashing Douglas
Fairbanks was already a popular leading man when he essayed the role of Don Diego
Vega, but Mark of Zorro’s surprise success turned him into one of the cinema’s
first true superstars. Although this film has always been available in one form
or another, we’re showing the most recently restored version, which was
mastered from archival film elements deriving from the original negative and boasts
a newly recorded orchestral score. If you think of silent films as hopelessly
creaky, sit in on Mark of Zorro. You just might be surprised. 02:00 pm — Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (aka The Raven Red Kiss-Off, 1990). This year our convention celebrates the Diamond Anniversary of the Spicy pulp line, and this made-for-TV movie was the second of only two films we’ve identified as having been adapted from Spicy yarns. Based on a Robert Leslie Bellem story and scripted by regular Windy City attendee John Wooley, this fast-paced mystery is a bit too campy but great fun for pulp fans nonetheless. Note: We’re showing the seldom-seen Fries Entertainment home-video cut, which contains a few shots of partial nudity that weren’t in the original broadcast version. 04:00 pm — The Return of Wild Bill (1940). This above-average “B” Western, directed by cult favorite Joseph H. Lewis, was adapted from Walt Coburn’s “The Block K Rides Tonight,” which appeared in the July 1939 issue of Star Western. Popular cowboy star Gordon “Wild Bill” Elliott plays the two-fisted lawman who avenges the murder of his father. Lovely Iris Meredith, who played Nita Van Sloan in the Spider serial we showed last year, assumes leading-lady chores. We ran an old 16mm print of Return of Wild Bill at our 2003 convention, but this DVD has been specially mastered for us from a 35mm archival print. Following Friday Night Auction — Bombay Mail (1934). An extremely rare film, never made available on home video or to cable movie channels, this nifty programmer combines high adventure and murder mystery. It was adapted from a Lawrence G. Blochman novel of the same name, which originally appeared in the August 15, 1933 issue of Complete Stories. The first of several Blochman yarns featuring Detective Inspector Leonidas Prike (renamed Dyke for this movie), Bombay Mail revolves around the murder of a British official aboard a Calcutta-Bombay train. The suspects include a Maharajah, a Russian opera singer, several Americans, and anti-British rebels. Edmund Lowe plays Dyke; the supporting cast includes Shirley Grey, Ralph Forbes, Onslow Stevens, and Hedda Hopper. Pieces from the evocative musical score by Heinz Roemheld were reused in part many times in subsequent years, most notably in the Flash Gordon serials. ******************************Saturday****************************** 09:00 am
— Blackmail (1947). This fast-paced, action-packed Republic Pictures
whodunit was the first Dan Turner film and, therefore, the first adapted from
a Spicy pulp story. William Marshall, a blond “himbo” who Republic
desperately tried to make a star, plays the hard-boiled private eye, called to
investigate the blackmailing of a famous movie director (former matinee idol Ricardo
Cortez). Luscious blonde Adele Mara and haughty brunette Stephanie Bachelor are
the femmes fatale, and Grant Withers appears as Dan’s foil, Police Inspector
Donaldson. Fans of Robert Leslie Bellem’s yarns will get a kick out of hearing
the author’s wacky dialogue spouted by these colorful characters, their
verbal exchanges alternating with fistfights and car chases galore.10:15 am — Blue, White and Perfect (1942). An entry in 20th Century-Fox’s Michael Shayne series, this polished whodunit was actually adapted from a Borden Chase novel featuring “Smooth Kyle.” Chase’s yarn, bearing the same title, was serialized in Argosy during September and October of 1937. Fox’s screenwriter Samuel G. Engel simply appropriated the pulpster’s plot and substituted Shayne for Kyle. One of the suspects is played by TV’s future Superman, George Reeves. Fast-moving and fun, Blue, White and Perfect is among the two or three best entries in the entire Michael Shayne series. 12:00 pm — Saturday Matinee: The Ivory-Handled Gun (1935) plus selected short subjects. We’re replicating a complete program that any American kid might have seen at his neighborhood theater on a Saturday afternoon in the mid ‘30s: coming-attractions trailer, cartoon, newsreel, serial episode (Chapter Two of Gordon of Ghost City, a 1933 chapter play loosely adapted from a Peter B. Kyne story), and feature film. The main attraction is The Ivory-Handled Gun, a Buck Jones Western adapted from the Charles E. Barnes novel of the same title published in the Second October 1930 issue of Ace-High. It’s one of Buck’s best starring vehicles of this period. 02:00 pm — I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes (1948). No Windy City film program would be complete without a movie taken from one of Cornell Woolrich’s pulp yarns, and this year we’ve dug up one of the scarcest. Based on the novelette of the same title published in the March 12, 1938 issue of Detective Fiction Weekly, this Monogram “B” stars Don Castle, Elyse Knox, and Regis Toomey in an adaptation scripted by former pulp writer Steve Fisher. It’s an exercise in low-budget film noir revolving around the familiar Woolrich situation of an ordinary guy framed for a murder he didn’t commit. Afraid that Woolrich’s ambiguous denouement wouldn’t make a satisfactory ending for the movie version, Fisher actually called his fellow pulpster for advice. Woolrich suggested that Fisher graft onto Shoes the ending from one of his famous stories—but you’ll have to see the film here to find out which Fisher tale was thus cannibalized. 03:30 pm — Private Detective (1938). Perky Jane Wyman stars in this minor but zippy little “B” from Warner Brothers, based on Kay Krause’s “Invitation to Murder,” published in the May 1937 issue of Pocket Detective. A seemingly routine child-custody hearing leads to murder, and female detective Myrna “Jinx” Winslow cracks the case with timely assistance from police lieutenant Jim Rickey (Dick Foran). Clearly fashioned after Warner’s popular Torchy Blane series (adapted from Frederick Nebel’s MacBride-Kennedy stories in Black Mask), Private Detective sports a supporting cast that’s practically a Who’s Who of popular ‘30s character actors. Following Saturday Night Auction — The Law of the Forty-Fives (1935). An obscure little Poverty Row horse opera forgotten by all but the most rabid Western-movie fans, this is the first screen adaptation of a “Three Mesquiteers” novel by prolific pulpster William Colt MacDonald. The movie only features two of the three heroes, however; in his novel of the same title (serialized in Quick-Trigger Western from December 1929 to April 1930 and published in hard covers in 1933), MacDonald focused on his already-established twin protagonists, Tucson Smith and Stony Brooke. A deputy sheriff, Lullaby Joslin, joins them at story’s end and becomes the third Mesquiteer. This movie, which stars Guinn “Big Boy” Williams as Tucson and silent-screen comedian Al St. John as Stony, doesn’t give a name to the deputy character (played by Curley Baldwin). But let’s not quibble. The film is great cornball fun, with the numerous shortcomings—most owing to a minuscule budget and truncated shooting schedule—adding to its charm. And you won’t see it anywhere but here. | |||||||
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| Age
of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "Framed Wings" by Robert J. Hogan from the October 1931 POPULAR COMPLETE STORIES featuring Smoke Wade. This is the last Smoke Wade story that appeared in a Street and Smith pulp. In the August 1932 Battle Aces, Smoke Wade began his long run in the Popular Publication air pulps. Smoke Wade was a rough and tumble Arizona cowpoke, who left the range and became the skipper of the American 66th Pursuit Squadron in WWI France. Flying a Pinto colored Spad he called Jake, after his favorite Pinto ranch horse, Smoke always wore a six-shooter strapped to his leg and made frequent use of it during his aerial battles. He would often get in trouble with his superiors because of his penchant for placing bets on just about anything that seemed like a long-shot. But Smoke would most always win these bets, and everyone from generals to mechanics would be left owing him money. | |||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
- Coming in May! Will Murray has announce the contents of DOC SAVAGE #26 and THE SHADOW #27! DOC SAVAGE #26: THE ANNIHILIST/CARGO UNKNOWN THE SHADOW #27: THE PYTHON/THE SHADOW, THE HAWK & THE SKULL (super-villain special) | |||||||
| Black Coat Press: THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU
- Now available! The first Fu Manchu thriller to be authorized by the Sax Rohmer Literary Estate in 22 years is now available. THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU brings back Sax Rohmer's insidious criminal mastermind, Dr. Fu Manchu along with Rohmer's intrepid protagonists Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie and teams them with Rohmer's brilliant French detective, Gaston Max in a new adventure set in London and Paris in 1913. THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU is published by Black Coat Press and is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions.
The death of a seemingly respectable missionary draws Denis Nayland Smith and his devoted companion, Dr. Petrie, back into the web of the diabolical Dr. Fu Manchu. The investigation takes our heroes on a harrowing journey where they cross paths with the Si-Fan, a rival theosophist society and the famous French detective, Gaston Max. Innocent children dangling above a crocodile pit, living snowmen, and Hell-spawned demons share the stage with mysterious Chinese villains, dastardly French Apaches, powerful sorcerers and refreshingly vulnerable heroes who are still capable of reassessing the values of the British Empire. The clash of Eastern and Western cultures contrasts sharply with the age-old battle between the forces of Good and Evil, as Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie grapple with the fragile truths that rule their world. A suspenseful thriller that moves rapidly between London and Paris in December 1913, The Terror of Fu Manchu is William Patrick Maynard's first novel. This action-packed thriller is the first authorized Fu Manchu adventure in over twenty years and reintroduces Sax Rohmer's classic characters to a new generation of readers. |  | ||||||
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Bob Larkin Fundraiser DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT Signed edition available for immediate shipment! The BRONZE GAZETTE is proud to offer an exclusive 75th Anniversary limited edition of DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT, the fantastic new addition to the Doc Savage legacy. Each copy of our exclusive edition comes with a full color 5" x 7" bookplate featuring a specially commissioned painting by cover artist Bob Larkin featuring Doc and his beautiful cousin PAT SAVAGE. Each bookplate is signed by both BOB LARKIN and by Doc Savage author/historian WILL MURRAY. This edition is limited to only 100 copies. $35.00 per copy postpaid with insurance within the US. Foreign buyers please email for postage costs. Payment is accepted via Paypal to docsavagefan@yahoo.com or by mail. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Terry Allen 16921 Kara Ln Lake Oswego, OR 97035-4580 Please email to confirm availability of the hardcover or with any other questions. |  | ||||||
| The Book Cave - New podcasts now available online! Episode 14: Meet The Editors Part 3 of 3 - New! Ron Hanna of Wild Cat Books Matt Moring of Altus Press Wayne Skiver of Age of Adventure Hold a conference call with Ric and all discuss their companies and what they see for the future in Pulp publishing. Episode 13: Meet The Editors Part 2 of 3 Episode 12: Meet The Editors Part 1 of 3 Episode 11: Van Reid On The Moosepath League Episode 10: Chris Marshall on the Collected Comics Library Episode 9: Wild Cards, Dealing With Aces And Jokers Episode 8: Captain Action From the Past to the Present Episode 7: Archie Comics Shadow Episode 6: Secret Agent and Prisoner TV Series Episode 5: Comics and Conventions With Craig Klotz Episode 4: Sun Koh, Germany's Doc Savage Episode 3: Tom Roberts and Movie Reviews Episode 2: Back to the Golden Age Episode 1: Conversation With DarkMark Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||
| CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #9 - Arriving in comic
shops March 25th! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Joseph Michael Linsner. Nahtok, a powerful wizard with the desert tribes of Shem under his command, now looks to expand his motley empire northward into the politically unstable Koth -- where Koth's leaders are more likely to kill each other on the battlefield than join together to face a common foe. The only thing standing in Nahtok's way is the small border kingdom of Khoraja and their battered military forces, now led by the inexperienced Princess Yasmela. Amalric's mercenaries -- with Conan still riding among their numbers -- are charged with reinforcing Yasmela's depleted army, as the conquering Nahtok draws near and Yasmela is haunted by both evil threats and holy visions. Tim Truman, Tomás Giorello, and José Villarrubia continue their adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Black Colossus," a chilling Robert E. Howard tale that finds Conan at a strange crossroads in his mercenary career and on the path to the largest-scale battle of his life, as a clash between Nahtok and Amalric's men appears inevitable! 40 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Python" from November 15, 1935. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Javelin of Death" by Captain Dingle from HIGH SEAS ADVENTURE, February, 1935 A rivalry between whalers becomes a family affair. "The Shock" by C. K. M. Scanlon from POPULAR DETECTIVE, October, 1936 It was either a rash action or wait for a miracle...or both! "A Lam to the Slaughter" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, July, 1949 Featuring: Willie Klump Daffy Detective Klump follows a dizzy dame through a haywire homicide that can only end in the looney bin! "Jewel of Gold" by Lon Williams from WESTERN ACTION, December, 1954 Featuring: Judge Steele Be-consarned if bein' a judge wasn't one step away from the looney bin. Here was this horse of a woman bein' tried for murder, and her snivellin' husband settin' there next to her like he was afraid she'd look at him. Trying women for murder was a new twist for Judge Steele. | |||||||
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| GOLDEN AGE SHEENA: THE BEST OF THE QUEEN
OF THE JUNGLE TPB VOL. 2 - Now available! Author(s): Eisner/Iger Studios, Matt Baker and Various Artist(s): Eisner /Iger Studios, Matt Baker and Various Cover Artist: Eisner /Iger Studios and Various Continuing DDP's reprints of the classic Golden Age SHEENA: QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE! Featuring classic comics from the '30s, '40s, and '50s, this second volume features stories from the Will Eisner/Jerry Iger studios. Also featured in this collection is an essay and annotation by Stephen E. de Souza (Screenwriter of DIE HARD). A guaranteed must-have for any classic comic collectors! Featuring a special never-before-reprinted SKY GIRL story from the pages of JUMBO COMICS by legendary Golden Age artist Matt Baker! Devil's Due Publishing Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, Full Color, $18.99 | |||||||
| INDIANA JONES AND THE TOMB OF THE GODS
#4 (of 4) - Arriving in comic shops March 25th! Written by Rob Williams, penciled by Steve Scott, colored by Michael Atiyeh, cover by Tony Harris. As the world's premier archaeologist and adventurer, Indiana Jones will go to incredible lengths to uncover the hidden mysteries of the past, but has his quest for knowledge finally gone too far? It's a race against the Nazis with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Follow Indy as he uses his wits, whip, and fists to keep a devastating discovery out of the hands of the evil Nazi scientist Dr. Friedrich Von Hassell! Hold on tight as this world-spanning romp makes its way to the treacherous tip of the globe--the North Pole! The explosive conclusion to Indy's greatest adventure as we finally find the answer to the question: What horror lies in wait in the depths of the Tomb of the Gods? 40 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics | |||||||
| Lost Continent Library -
The February/March 2009
issue is now available! Lost Continent Library Magazine February/March 2009 is now online for free download at: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/lost-continent-library-magazine-febmarch-2009/6462854. Lots of old-fashioned pulp adventure and related features in this one, so enjoy! | |||||||
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| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO
WALKS #1 Arriving in comic shops March 25th! by Mike Bullock, David Micheline & Silvestre Szilagyi It's time for a new beginning… a new focus…a new direction…and new issues more often! Welcome aboard story consultant (Iron Man writer) David Michelinie! Join us for stories torn from today's headlines of modern day Africa-told in a fashion true to the earlier/darker days of The Phantom strip! In this issue: When a UN peace-keeping mission in Northern Africa takes an explosive turn for the worse, The Phantom soon discovers that this is but the opening shot in a war to end all wars, waged by an army who lusts for their own martyrdom! And for the first time ever, the legendary Phantom artist, Sy Barry, provides a new cover for an American Phantom comic — which is also offered in a "Virgin" cover edition, limited to 200 copies worldwide! Also available are covers from Joe Corroney and Vivek Goel! CORRONEY COVER—32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GOEL COVER—32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 BARRY COVER—32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 BARRY VIRGIN LIMITED COVER—32 pages, Full Color, $8.99 Moonstone Books |  | ||||||
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Tiger Press - Coming in April! The first Old Tiger Press in nearly three years will be released in April, 2009. The book is THE FACE IN THE POOL by J. Allen St. John. It will be available in hardcover and softcover editions. Price and ordering instructions will be announced upon release. The four interior color plates in the original 1905 edition will be black and white in this edition, but will be reproduced in color on the back cover. There is an afterward in the book by Darrell C. Richardson. Last year, it was announced that the next Old Tiger Press Book would be TARZAN THE GERMAN EATER. That title has been postponed until further notice. | |||||||
| Padwolf Publishing: PAST SINS - Now available!
John L. French, author of SOULS ON FIRE and THE DEVIL OF HARBOR CITY, has a new book out from Padwolf Publishing. It's PAST SINS, a collection of stories about a CSI turned PI who is sometimes too clever for his own good. It's available from Amazon.com. Private Eye Matthew Grace always believes his clients, tries to anyway. That’s not easy in a city where almost everybody lies. Grace should know, he’s told a few himself – always in a good cause of course. Which is why Grace is no longer a crime scene investigator and why Joshua Parker, the last honest cop in Baltimore, is keeping an eye on him. Parker is waiting for Grace to make one last mistake, for his past sins to catch up with him. In the end it will be up to Grace to make the right choices, ones that will lead either to a second chance or no chance at all. Paperback: 220 pages Publisher: Padwolf Publishing Inc. |  | ||||||
 Pulpfest 2009, a new and improved version of the venerable convention catering to fans and collectors of vintage popular fiction, will be held from Friday, July 31st, through Sunday, August 2nd, at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. Sellers of pulp magazines, all-fiction digests, dime novels, and other collectible books and periodicals are already lining up for exhibit space, and the convention will be advertised and promoted extensively to capture the attention of new hobbyists as well as veteran attendees. Preliminary flyers carrying basic information are being distributed at various collectibles shows this fall, beginning with Bouchercon, the annual gathering for collectors of mystery fiction. The Pulpfest 2009 committee has already contacted several publications to inquire about advertising the convention, and additional flyers will be designed and distributed throughout the year. Additionally, the Pulpfest 2009 website is now operational and can be found at www.pulpfest.com. In the weeks and months to come, it will be updated regularly to provide new information on guests and programming as soon as it becomes available. Dealers interested in helping promote Pulpfest 2009 can download and print out either of two flyers already available on the website in PDF form. These can be distributed at collectibles shows and sent with mail-order shipments. Following an extensive search for the best available venue, the Pulpfest 2009 committee chose the Ramada Plaza for its spacious accommodations, numerous amenities, ease of access, and competitive pricing. The committee has negotiated a guest-room rate of $84 plus tax per night, significantly less than that offered by other pulp conventions. The Convention Center’s main room boasts more than 10,000 square feet of space and will accommodate up to 80 eight-foot tables. A separate room on the same floor will be set up theater-style for our evening programming. A con suite will be open for after-hours conversation and conviviality. Located just off Exit 116 of Interstate 71, the Ramada Plaza is just 20 minutes from Columbus International Airport and 10 minutes from downtown Columbus, making our convention site easily accessible to attendees whether they’re driving or flying. The Ramada offers complementary transportation via shuttle to and from the airport, downtown Columbus, and various other locations (including restaurants) within a five-mile radius of the hotel. The newly renovated hotel additionally offers all the usual amenities. High-speed wireless Internet access is now available in the main lobby, convention center, and guest rooms. Guests can avail themselves of a whirlpool, an exercise room, and both indoor and outdoor pools, as well as a full-service business center. Parking is free for hotel guests and single-day convention attendees. The Ramada’s spacious restaurant, Justin’s Place, serves traditional American cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. The hotel’s cozy lounge, Bowties, is open until two a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. The Ramada Plaza is an extremely popular venue for conventions of our type and size. For 15 years now it has hosted Cinevent, an annual confab of vintage-film fans and collectors of movie memorabilia. Hotel management is both committed to and experienced in providing the courteous, comprehensive service that produces satisfied conventioneers. Pricing schedules for dealer tables and registrations will be forthcoming shortly. Information on guests and programming will be posted here and on the Pulpfest 2009 website as soon as it is confirmed. Visit the Pulpfest 2009 website at http://www.pulpfest.com/ Want to help advertise Pulpfest 2009? Click on the links below for the flyer
of your choice in PDF format and post it where those interested will see it.
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| PULP TALES PRESS - Now available! THE MAGAZINE OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS FACT & FICTION #4 THE BEASTS OF TARZAN, complete novel UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS (part 2 of 2) A DISPATCH ON MARS MEN WHO MAKE THE ARGOSY AN ADVENTURE IN PLAGERISM 162 pages, $14.95 Pulp Tales Press |  | ||||||
| REH: Two-Gun
Raconteur #13 - Coming in June! The upcoming issue of The Definitive Howard Journal will make its debut on June 12th at the 2009 Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas. LIMITED EDITION of 250 numbered copies A rare Steve Harrison detective story by Robert E. Howard. Articles by Craig Green, Morgan Holmes, Brian Leno, Rob Roehm and others. Artwork by Nathan Furman, Richard Pace, Michal L. Peters, Clayton Hinkle and others. Plus news, features and more. REH: Two-Gun Raconteur | |||||||
| Wildside Press: The Colossus of Ylourgne and Three Others,
by Clark Ashton Smith - Now available! This small (88-page) volume collects four classic fantasies: "The Colossus of Ylourgne" "The Dark Eidolon" "The Charnel God" "The Abominations of Yondo" $7.99 Wildside Press | 
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| Wildside Press: Three Mysteries, by Johnston
McCulley - Now available! This volume collects three mysteries by Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro) from the pages of Detective Story Magazine. Included are "A Crook Without Honor," "Poddin's Mistake," and "Diamonds, Dirt, and Duty." $9.99 Wildside Press | |||||||
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| Adventure House - Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #105 featuring Captain Danger by Lt. Scott Morgan! Reprinted at last - The 1st issue of Captain Danger! Today's Air Soldier of fortune battles grimly against a malicious scientist who seeks to harness the elements in a mad drive for conquest and power! Also included: DROME OF THE DEVIL by Harold F. Cruickshank PAYMENT DEFERRED by Orlando Rigoni SPAWN OF A NAZI STAFFEL by W.H. Randall 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 Adventure House |  | ||||||||||
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Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "Clue of the Breda Brood" by Arch Whitehouse from the April 1939 FLYING ACES featuring Coffin Kirk. “Coffin” Kirk and his simian assistant “Tank” once again take on the evil Circle of Death. This time they try to thwart the Circle’s plan to provide the Japanese with a fleet of advanced warplanes that will then be used to destroy British bases in Asia. Still
available from Age of Ages! Click on the cover image to order from Amazon.com!
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| THE BLACK COAT & ATHENA
VOLTAIRE ONE-SHOT - Arriving in comic
shops March 18th! by Ben Lichius & Steve Bryant Two Pulp-tastic Heroes. Two Complete Stories. Two Centuries. Two Dollars! Find out what a Revolutionary-era Crusader and 1930's Aviatrix have in common, besides their status as two of Ape's most exciting heroes! An adventure spanning two centuries: from The Black Coat facing down a pirate attack to Athena Voltaire encountering the horrifying consequences of the treasure they sought. The two variant covers by Eisner-award nominee Steve Bryant combine to form a poster image! It's an action-packed crossover 150 years in the making! BLACK COAT COVER—32 pages, Full Color, $2.00 ATHENA VOLTAIRE COVER—32 pages, Full Color, $2.00 Ape Entertainment | |||||||||||
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| Bob
Larkin Fundraiser DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT Signed edition available for immediate shipment! The BRONZE GAZETTE is proud to offer an exclusive 75th Anniversary limited edition of DOC SAVAGE: THE LOST RADIO SCRIPTS OF LESTER DENT, the fantastic new addition to the Doc Savage legacy. Each copy of our exclusive edition comes with a full color 5" x 7" bookplate featuring a specially commissioned painting by cover artist Bob Larkin featuring Doc and his beautiful cousin PAT SAVAGE. Each bookplate is signed by both BOB LARKIN and by Doc Savage author/historian WILL MURRAY. This edition is limited to only 100 copies. $35.00 per copy postpaid with insurance within the US. Foreign buyers please email for postage costs. Payment is accepted via Paypal to docsavagefan@yahoo.com or by mail. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Terry Allen 16921 Kara Ln Lake Oswego, OR 97035-4580 Please email to confirm availability of the hardcover or with any other questions. | | ||||||||||
| The Book Cave - New podcasts now available online! Episode 13: Meet The Editors Part 2 of 3 - New! Matt Moring of Altus Press http://www.altuspress.com/ and Wayne Skiver of Age of Adventure http://ageofadventure.blogspot.com/ discuss their respective companies with Ric. Episode 12: Meet The Editors Part 1 of 3 Episode 11: Van Reid On The Moosepath League Episode 10: Chris Marshall on the Collected Comics Library Episode 9: Wild Cards, Dealing With Aces And Jokers Episode 8: Captain Action From the Past to the Present Episode 7: Archie Comics Shadow Episode 6: Secret Agent and Prisoner TV Series Episode 5: Comics and Conventions With Craig Klotz Episode 4: Sun Koh, Germany's Doc Savage Episode 3: Tom Roberts and Movie Reviews Episode 2: Back to the Golden Age Episode 1: Conversation With DarkMark Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||||
| CONAN:
THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #3 - Coming in June! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord and Michael Wm. Kaluta, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Frank Frazetta. Fed up with both civilization and mysticism, Conan travels to the infamous City of Thieves to take out his frustrations. When a bar fight uncovers the legend of the impregnable Tower of the Elephant, he becomes determined to rob it, setting out on a quest unlike any he's undertaken -- one that will involve new comrades, horrifying creatures, and gruesome, unsettling fates for both gods and men. 48 pages, $5.99, in stores on June 17. Dark Horse Comics | | ||||||||||
| COSMIC
EYE: THE ART OF NICK NEOCLEOUS - Now available! Whether it's Doctor Who, Batman, Frankenstein, Aliens, Marilyn Monroe, Supergirl, Elvis Presley or any other of the plethora of characters he has drawn, Nick Neocleous imbues every picture with a style of his own, recognisable for its vivid colour and attention to detail. He's also done a number of Sketch Cards featuring such classic characters such as "Dr. Who", "Indiana Jones", and "Star Wars"… "COSMIC EYE" collects more than 150 paintings and drawings together for the first time by this noted British artist! All in glorious Full-Colour! Available now at Amazon.com • Paperback: 140 pages, Full Color, $24.95 • Publisher: Wild Cat Books • ISBN-10: 0982311621 • ISBN-13: 978-0982311622 • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.3 inches | 
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| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Python" from November 15, 1935. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Page the Murderer" by C. K. M. Scanlon from POPULAR DETECTIVE, April, 1937 Even after years of plotting, it's the smallest thing that will do you in! "The Color of Murder" by Robert Leslie Bellem from DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE, December, 1942 - Featuring: Dan Turner When a man goes on a bender and tries to kill the woman who has made a success of him, an ounce of prevention is called for, Dan Turner figures, or a pound of murder will be roosting on his doorstep. "Any Little Girl" by Loring Brent from ARGOSY, February 2, 1918 Reporter Harry Eltonhead writes an article about a fictitious girl, only to have her appear. | |||||||||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU: APOCALYPSE #4 - Arriving in comic
shops March 18th! by Michael Alan Nelson & Mateus Santolouco Cthulhu is here! And things will never be the same. So join The Big "C" himself, Nyarlathotep, Harlot, Lucifer, and Raymond as they all face off in a battle that will decide the fate off all mankind! If you have not been reading this book, this is the issue to get! Features covers by Jeffrey Spokes and J.K Woodward. BOOM! STUDIOS 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||||||||
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #25 - Now available
and arriving in comic shops March 18th! This issue features an in-depth feature on Gloria Stoll, one of the few female artists to have worked in the pulp illustration field. This feature showcases dozens of mint-condition proof sheets, and beautiful original artwork photographed from the artist's personal collection. Also featured in this issue is the work of Weird Tales artist Hugh Rankin, known for his fantastic pen and ink illustrations. Also included are the usual book reviews, and a run down of the latest exhibitions and other events related to illustration history. Magazine, 96 pages, Full Color, $15.00 Illustration Magazine |  | ||||||||||
| KULL #5 - Arriving in comic shops March 18th! Written by Arvid Nelson, art by Will Conrad, cover by Jose Villarrubia. Still recovering from last issue's surprise battle, King Kull is on edge and eager to find the snake-men who may still be hidden in his court and throughout Valusia's City of Wonders. The Great Serpent cult is far from defeated, and their reach is long. With one treaty falling apart, a powerful ally in danger, and his trusted friend, Brule, doubting his latest commands, Kull must plan his next move carefully -- and now constantly watch his back for traitors! Expanding upon the events in Robert E. Howard's short story, "The Shadow Kingdom," to show what happens right after Kull exposes the threat of the scheming snake-men in his kingdom! 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||||||
| Mike Chomko
- March 2009 newsletter is now available! Mike's March 2009 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. If you use hotmail, msn.com or webtv, your spam filters are bouncing Mike's catalogs and/or emails to you. Please adjust your filters if you wish to continue to receive the catalog via email. Thanks. | |||||||||||
| Moonstone Books - Arriving in comic
shops March 18th! SHERLOCK HOLMES & KOLCHAK THE NIGHT STALKER: CRY OF THUNDER #1 (of 3) by Joe Gentile, Andy Bennett & Carlos Magno A Moonstone Crime Wave Event! Not a dream, not a hoax, not a parallel universe! Two of the most unique investigators of all time try to untangle the same mystery - 100 years apart from each other! The lawless Wild West, the hidden world of Victorian London, the present day hell of Hollywood ? there, and back again! Follow Sherlock Holmes' trail of a man who was wrongfully and willingly imprisoned, to shocking New World Order anarchy, to a beautiful woman who needs Kolchak to delve into the surreal past, to the shunned man who has the the key! Available with two covers, one from Joe Corroney (Doctor Who Classics), the other from Eddy Newell! CORRONEY COVER - 32pages, Full Color, $3.99 NEWELL COVER - 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Moonstone Books | |||||||||||
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Pulp Rack - New addition! I want to pass along some links to a dandy blog I visit on a frequent basis, Today's Inspiration. It focus on illustration -- for magazines, books, whatever -- and the illustrators who have made their mark in our cultural awareness of our world. Many of them toiled away, basically unknown -- not everyone became a household word like Norman Rockwell. My reason for pointing to this blog today is that its creator, Leif Peng, has focused a number of posts on illustrator Austin Briggs. Briggs toiled in the pulp magazines -- primarily Blue Book -- and followed Alex Raymond as artist on the Flash Gordon newspaper strip, before moving to the slicks. Peng looks primarily at Briggs' work for the slicks, then launches into profiles of artists who worked on Blue Book. Here's the link to the links: http://pulprack.com/arch/2009/03/blue_book_artis.html As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||||||||||
| RED SONJA #42 - Arriving in comic
shops March 18th! Brian Reed (W); Walter Geovani (A); Covers: Adriano Batista, Jackson Herbert, Fabiano Neves The countdown is on! As her quest for the Blood Dynasty continues, Red Sonja is about to face her ultimate destiny, only she has no idea what's waiting for her! Reed and Geovani continue to astound and cover artists Adriano Batista (25%), Jackson Herbert (25%), Fabiano Neves (50%) delight fans new and old! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment |  | ||||||||||
| THE
REELART STUDIOS NEWSLETTER Hello all and welcome to the Spring 2009 edition of the ReelArt Studios Newsletter. Those of you who enjoy the work done by Joy and Tom Studios are going to be in for a real treat this year. They've been chosen to handle the sculpting chores of at least three of our upcoming projects. Girl Art lovers everywhere will thrill to their treatment of AC Comics' flashy mini-skirted adventuress Miss Masque. We like William Stout's and Joy and Tom Studios' work so much that we're teaming them up to produce the three-dimensional rendition of Peace, Stout's poster art for the film Wizards. Fans of the Pulps, shouldn't feel left out, though, because we'll be turning up the heat with Joy and Tom Studios' take on The Domino Lady. Be sure to check out the original artwork for these projects by visiting the Art Gallery on our website. Miss Masque is in the AC Comics section, Peace is in William Stout's area and The Dominio Lady can be found in Pulp. Tony Cipriano is currently engaged in sculpting that forerunner of all the dark heroes who become creatures of the night in order to perform their deeds of derring-do. Who knows what sculpture lurks in Tony Cipriano's hands? Subscribers to this ReelArt Studios Newsletter know. Why, it's seminal mystery man The Shadow, which will be in 1/9th scale to complement with our The Spider statue. Our Doc Savage and Sheena, Queen Of the Jungle statues are currently overseas in manufacturing and are planned to be shipped to the US in the June-July 2009 timeframe. The Doc Savage statue will contain a form to order a signed Bob Larkin art print of his painting that was used as the basis for our sculpture. It can be seen in the Art Gallery for Doc Savage, in the Pulp area. We urge you to support Bob. The prints are gorgeous and are printed on heavy stock and, when framed, will make a wonderful backing for your statue. They'll probably run $20.00, plus S/H. We are also looking into providing Bob with stickers for your statues that upon request and a small fee of $5.00 he will sign and place your edition number and send it to you in the mail for attaching to your unit. Since this statue is over-size shipping will be very expensive and we figured this to be the most economical way for you to get your statues signed by the master himself while at the same time helping him through some difficult times. We have our first bronze statue in the works which will be J. Allen St. John’s Tarzan and the Golden Lion and the first unit should be ready some time this month or early next month, April 2009. Our bronzes will be limited to 30 units made to order worldwide. They will have marble or wood bases or combinations of the same with brass nameplates. Each unit will be numbered by our foundry, Deep In the Heart Art Foundry. We use the lost wax method of casting and are very excited to be working with Deep In the Heart. Our Tarzan bronze will run $3500.00 and will require a $1750 non-refundable deposit. Shipping generally will run 12 weeks with the balance due prior to shipping. Doc Savage will follow Tarzan. If you are interested in more information please contact Michael Hudson @ artist@reelartstudios.com. Unit 1 of Doc Savage has already been sold. Whoo hooo! With our expansion into pulp comics and bronze statues, ReelArt Studios is really hopping! Stay tuned for more great news as we march boldly into the future doing our best to provide the serious collector with everything his heart desires. Stay well, everyone, and like we said, stay tuned! The ReelArt Studios Staff | |||||||||||
| Robert Weinberg - Now available online! Robert Weinberg has updated his website with many items of interest to pulp fans! Among the many items posted are a complete set of the rare pulp, PIRATE STORIES, and the first ten Nero Wolfe books (from the 1930's) in their incredibly rare dust jackets. There's a section of original art reproducing six wonderful full color paintings from my collection by legendary artist, Kelly Freas, and an article on the very rare British book series, the Creeps Library, with reproductions of a number of scarce books from that series. There's also a piece by Weinberg about a huge World War II flag brought back to the USA by his father and his quest to find out what happened to it. Check it out at http://www.robertweinberg.net/ | |||||||||||
| THE SAVAGE SWORD
OF CONAN VOLUME 6 - Coming in August! Written by Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher and Bruce Jones, art by various. With writers Roy Thomas, Michael Fleisher, and Bruce Jones contributing to The Savage Sword of Conan in the early 1980s, the action-filled comics magazine continued its long, successful run exploring the lush and dangerous world of Conan's Hyboria. This volume reprints most of the black-and-white Conan tales from 1981, with the artistic talents of John Buscema, Gil Kane, Ernie Chan, Ernie Colon, Alfredo Alcala, and others adding to the uncensored excitement! The Savage Sword creative teams presented in this latest tome deliver timeless adventures featuring Robert E. Howard's beloved barbarian. Collects Savage Sword of Conan #61-#71. 544 pages, black and white, $19.95, in stores on August 26. Dark Horse Comics | | ||||||||||
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| TARZAN:
THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOLUME 1 -
Now available! Written by Robert P. Thompson and Gaylor DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Dark Horse Archives presents the first four issues of this influential Golden Age series in a handsome hardcover -- kicking off a comprehensive program that will collect the first 19 years of the classic title! In 1947, artist Jesse Marsh left Walt Disney Studios -- where he had worked on Pinocchio, Fantasia, and various animated shorts‹to work for Western Publishing full time. Tarzan was one of his first assignments, with the iconic character's first original comic-book appearance in Dell Four-Color Comics #134. Tarzan #2 would begin Marsh's long-term collaboration with writer Gaylord DuBois. Their work drew admiration and respect from readers and peers -- Russ Manning among them -- and Marsh's art inspired future comics creators from Richard Corben to Los Bros. Hernandez! Dark Horse plans to publish the entire run (~19 years) of Jesse Marsh's Tarzan. 256 pages, $49.95 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||||||
| Thrilling Wonder Stories, Volume 2 -
Now available! They imagined new life... new worlds... new civilizations! They’re the writers of STAR TREK®, and we’ve got them here! All-new stories from writers of TV Trek: DAVID GERROLD (”The Trouble with Tribbles”) NORMAN SPINRAD (”The Doomsday Machine”) LARRY NIVEN (the animated series’ “The Slaver Weapon”) MICHAEL REAVES (TNG’s ”Where No One Has Gone Before”) and STEVE PERRY DIANE DUANE (TNG’s ”Where No One Has Gone Before”) MELINDA M. SNODGRASS (TNG’s ”The Measure of a Man”) DAVID R. GEORGE III (Voyager’s “Prime Factors”) and classic stories from: JERRY SOHL (”The Corbomite Maneuver”) RICHARD MATHESON (”The Enemy Within”) HARLAN ELLISON® (”The City on the Edge of Forever”) THEODORE STURGEON (”Amok Time”) Plus “Arena” by FREDRIC BROWN, the basis of the original series episode, And an unproduced original series storyline by GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON (”The Man Trap”) MARC SCOTT ZICREE, novelist and writer of DS9’s “Far Beyond the Stars,” celebrates the literary writers who worked on big- and small-screen Trek CRYSTAL ANN TAYLOR tells the behind-the-scenes story of “World Enough and Time,” award-winning episode of Internet series Star Trek: Phase II with George Takei as Sulu ADAM WEINER says “I Canna Change the Laws of Physics!” ...but the writers of Star Trek don’t have that compunction! We take you inside Columbus of the Stars, a 1964 television series proposal by writer-director IB MELCHIOR (Robinson Crusoe on Mars) and actor-writer VIC LUNDIN about a multinational starship crew visiting unexplored worlds... and how the pitch crossed paths with a writer-producer named Gene Roddenberry! Plus fun and surprising “Scientifacts” from JAMES TREFIL, and a look in “The Televisualizer” with SCOTT ASHLIN at a DVD box set of “Cult Camp Classics.” Are they any of the three? Cover by Chesley and Hugo Award-winning artist BOB EGGLETON. Illustrations with every story, including classic artwork by VIRGIL FINLAY and ED EMSHWILLER, and new artwork by longtime Trek scenic art supervisor MICHAEL OKUDA. Trade paperback, 6 x 9, 252 pages. THRILLING WONDER STORIES Volume 2 has a S.R.P. of $14.95, but is available for $10 from the Thrilling Wonder Store. THRILLING WONDER STORIES Volume 1 has a S.R.P. of $14.95, but is available for $5 from the Thrilling Wonder Store. Visit the Thrilling Wonder Stories website to order. |  | ||||||||||
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| ZORRO #11 - Arriving in comic
shops March 18th! Matt Wagner (W), Cazar Rezik (A), Covers: Matt Wagner, Francesco Francavilla More action and adventure from Dynamite, Matt Wagner and Cezar Rezik - with alternate covers by Francesco Francavilla - as Zorro continues! The growing love triangle between the cunning Diego (alter ego of El Zorro), the beautiful Lolita and the thuggish Pasquale continues, but when Pasquale conspires to win Lolita by deception, Zorro is forced to step in! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment |  | ||||||||||
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| 13th Annual
Fantastic Pulps Show & Sale - Saturday, May 9, 2009,
10am to 5pm! Canada's premier pulp event! The show is a small but pulp specific event, with lots of great stuff for the collector and the curious alike. From 10am to 5pm, located at the Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library, 239 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, contact us at: info@girasolcollectables.com Girasol Collectables Inc. 3501 Glen Erin Drive, Suite 1409 Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 905.820.7572 There are numerous hotels in the Toronto downtown, in various price ranges, and if you are an autoclub member, pick up one of their tourbooks for Toronto, Ontario, and you will find many additional options and attractions. We look forward to seeing you there! | |||||||||||||
| THE
2009 WINDY CITY PULP & PAPER CONVENTION (#9) MAY 1 (Friday) through MAY 3 (Sunday), 2009
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30th Annual
Paperback Books Show and Sale - March
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| 34th Annual Friends
of Old-Time Radio Convention - October
22-25, 2009! Holiday Inn-North, Newark, NJ (1-973-589-1000) Visit the Friends of Old-Time Radio at http://www.fotr.net | |||||||||||||
| 48th Michigan Antiquarian Book &
Paper Show - March 29, 2009! 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Age of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://ageofaces.home.att.net and look for the "Age of Aces Presents" link. New this week: "Isle of Lost Ships" by Donald E. Keyhoe from the August 1930 FLYING ACES Gil Tracy and Porky Baines, test pilots for Transatlantic Airways, are caught right in the middle when pirates set their sights on the company's trans-ocean planes. The two adventurers must fight their way from New York to the mythical Sargasso Sea. | |||||||||||||
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| Don't miss these recently released titles
from Altus Press! Click on any of the covers for full details
including links to order from Lulu.com and Amazon.com!
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books
- Avenger/Whisperer Subscriptions are now available! Anthony Tollin has announced that Sanctum Books is now offering six-volume combined-subscriptions to THE AVENGER and THE WHISPERER that include the first three volumes of both quarterly series. The dual-subscriptions are available postpaid for $72 for first class shipping or $66 via media mail. Payments can be sent via Paypal to orders@shadowsanctum.com, or checks to: Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245 Anyone who has previously ordered the first volume of either series from Tollin can convert to the discounted subscription rate by paying the difference between their original payment and the subscription price. The rescheduled AVENGER #1 should ship around April 1, while THE WHISPERER #1 should ship late that same month. | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming in early April! THE
AVENGER Volume 1: "Justice, Inc." & "The Yellow Horde" The
Pulp Era's most intriguing superhero returns in his first two epic adventures
by Paul Ernst writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a devastating personal tragedy
forges adventurer Richard Henry Benson into a "Man of Steel," leading him to assemble
the crime-fighting team called "Justice, Inc." Then, murder sets The Avenger on
the trail of "The Yellow Horde," the secret treasure of the Aztecs. This
instant collector's item showcases H. W. Scott's classic pulp covers, and reprints
all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban. Pulp historian Will Murray
provides commentary, revealing how The Shadow's Walter Gibson and Doc Savage's
Lester Dent helped develop The Avenger, a character who also appeared in Street
& Smith and DC comics. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover,
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books "He knows no law but Justice!" The
Gray Wraith deals out bloody vengeance in two hardboiled pulp thrillers by Laurence
Donovan writing as "Clifford Goodrich," in the most violent series ever published
by Street & Smith. In "The Dead Who Talked," Police Commissioner James "Wildcat"
Gordon is ordered to bring to justice the sinister super-villain known only as
The Whisperer. Then, the Long Arm of the Law becomes ensnared in the crossfire
of a bloody tong war between the Underworld and "The Red Hatchets." BONUS: From
the pages of Crime Busters, the first Norgil the Magician story by The Shadow's
Walter B. Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." This instant collector's item showcases
the original color covers by legendary illustrator Tom Lovell and Spider cover
artist John Newton Howitt, classic interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books)
Coming in late April! THE WHISPERER Volume 1: "The Dead Who Talked" & "The Red Hatchets" 978-0-9822033-5-4 0-9822033-5-7 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 |  | ||||||||||||
| Black Dog
Books - Coming soon! CITY OF CORPSES: THE COLLECTED WEIRD MYSTERIES OF KEN CARTER Read the stories that led to Norvell Page receiving the commission to write The Spider. Included are: "Hell's Music," "City of Corpses," "Statues of Horror," "Gallows Ghost," "The Devil's Hoof," "The Sinister Embrace," and "Satan's Sideshow," reprinted from Ten Detective Aces Also included are Page 's nonfiction article, "How I Write," photos, a biography of the author, and an introduction by Robert Weinberg. Trade paperback, $19.95 DEMONS OF THE NIGHT and Other Early Tales of Suspense by Seabury Quinn Best known as a prolific contributor to WEIRD TALES, Seabury Quinn created an impressive body of literature prior to and parallel with his first sales to that magazine. DEMONS OF THE NIGHT spotlights those early works, including his first published article, his first fiction sale, and stories from his extremely rare "Washington Night's Entertainment" and "Problems of Professor Forrester" series. Three of the works in this volume were previously unknown, and five have never been reprinted in their entirety anywhere since the original magazine appearances, as long as nine decades ago. Cover art by Greg Hildebrandt Trade paperback, $16.95 OLD SAILS by Captain A. E. Dingle Eleven thrilling tales of adventures at sea written by a master mariner. Read: "The Light on Little Hope", "Piracy", "Recognition", "The Rusty Cutlass", "water", "The Burden Paternal", "Doc", "The Killer", "The Siren's swan Song", "Old Sails", and the pirate novella, "Three Palms Cay". Also included are a nonfiction article, and a bibliography of written works by Dingle. Trade paperback, 198 pages, $19.95 HELL'S HOOFPRINTS by Lester Dent For the first time, HELL'S HOOFPRINTS collects the complete works of Lester dent from WESTERN TRAILS, including his fiction, articles, vignettes and letters to readers - with a bonus story written for WESTERN TRAILS but never appearing there. Trade paperback, 230 pages, $22.95 THE TALBOT MUNDY LIBRARY, VOLUME ONE: A TRANSACTION IN DIAMONDS A collection of all of the stories and articles published by Mundy during 1911, his first year as a professional writer. Introduction by Brian Taves, author of Talbot Mundy-Philosopher of Adventure. Trade paperback, $19.95 THE TALBOT MUNDY LIBRARY, VOLUME TWO: THE SOUL OF A REGIMENT Contains the bulk of Mundy's sales during 1912 to ADVENTURE magazine, his primary outlet during this period. It will include a new introduction by prolific and popular writer S. M. Stirling. Trade paperback, $19.95 Shipping is $4.50 for the first title and $1 for each additional title. Orders of 4 or more titles can be sent USPS Flat Rate for $8.95, or Media Mail for approx. $5.00. Visit our new BLOG, Black Dog Books News From the Dog Pound, for news of upcoming titles and developments regarding projects from Black Dog Books, announcements, as well as occasional random thoughts and other information to share. Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, Il 61761-5432 http://www.blackdogbooks.net/ info@blackdogbooks.net |  
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| The Book Cave - New podcasts now available
online! Episode 12: Meet The Editors Part 1 of 3 - New! Ron Hanna of Wildcat Books starts the 3 part "Meet The Editors" of the new Pulps. Ron and Ric talk about Wildcat Books, the Pulps, books, comics and basicly enjoy a nice chat. You will get a good insight to one the best small press companies. Episode 11: Van Reid On The Moosepath League Episode 10: Chris Marshall on the Collected Comics Library Episode 9: Wild Cards, Dealing With Aces And Jokers Episode 8: Captain Action From the Past to the Present Episode 7: Archie Comics Shadow Episode 6: Secret Agent and Prisoner TV Series Episode 5: Comics and Conventions With Craig Klotz Episode 4: Sun Koh, Germany's Doc Savage Episode 3: Tom Roberts and Movie Reviews Episode 2: Back to the Golden Age Episode 1: Conversation With DarkMark Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||||||
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| Clive Cussler -
Arriving in bookstores March 10th! For five novels, Clive Cussler has brought readers into the world of the Oregon, a seemingly dilapidated ship packed with sophisticated equipment, and captained by the rakish, one-legged Juan Cabrillo. And now the Oregon and its crew face their biggest challenge yet. Corsairs are pirates, and pirates come in many different varieties. There are the pirates who fought off the Barbary Coast in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the contemporary pirates who infest the waters of Africa and Asia, and the pirates . . . who look like something else. When the U.S. secretary of state’s plane crashes while bringing her to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA, distrusting the Libyans, hire Juan Cabrillo to search for her, and their misgivings are well founded. The crew locates the plane, but the secretary of state has vanished. It turns out Libya’s new foreign minister has other plans for the conference, plans that Cabrillo cannot let happen. But what does it all have to do with a two- hundred- year-old naval battle and the centuries-old Islamic scrolls that the Libyans seem so determined to find? The answers will lead him full circle into history, and into another pitched battle on the sea, this time against Islamic terrorists, and with the fate of nations resting on its outcome. Putnam, Hardcover, $27.95 |  | ||||||||||||
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| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "License To Hell" by John L. Benton from POPULAR DETECTIVE, December, 1935 An escaped convict makes a run for the Florida line. "Galloping Greyhounds" by Thomas Thursday from SUPER SPORTS, March, 1953 Featuring: Misdemeanor Murphy & Felony Jones "All year around, I am plagued by two creeps whom I couldn't forget in the Foreign Legion. So, here I am in Miami, on an exclusive vacation - but it doesn't exclude Misdemeanor Murphy and Felony Jones, after all!" "Murder Wheel" by Norman A. Daniels from SECRET AGENT "X", June, 1934 Through guarded doors, death stalked unseen - and left in its wake fiendish murders that baffled the police, killings that turned men's faces white with fear. | |||||||||||||
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Collectables - March Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is The Spider (#42) in "Satan's Workshop" from March 1937. $35 Our second Replica this month is DR. YEN SIN #2 from July/August 1936. $35 We'll be doing all 3 issues of Dr. Yen Sin over the coming months. Our third Replica is SPICY-DETECTIVE STORIES #18 from October 1935. $25 Girasol Collectables is also now offering Pulp Replica subscriptions for certain 2009 Replica lines: The Spider: 8 issues for $250 (Save $30) Operator #5: 4 issues for $125 (Save $15) Both Spider and OP5 for $360 (Save $60) 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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Collectors Club - Next meeting is March 14, 2009! 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 is the 75th anniversary of the hero pulps with The Phantom, Doc Savage, Nick Carter (in the pulp), Lone Eagle, Spider, G-8, and Moon Man making their debuts. It's also the 85th anniversary for Weird Tales debut. 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.
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Press Coming in May! HAFFNER PRESS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE . .
. Edmond Moore Hamilton (1904-1977)
was one of the early pioneers of American science fiction. For fifty years his
stories established and popularized many of the tropes in modern science fiction.
Later this year, Haffner Press will launch
the first salvo in a program authorized by the Estate of Edmond Hamilton to collect
all the prose work of this neglected master. All of his science fiction, all the
fantasy, all the mysteries--all the stories and novels (including the entire run
of the "Captain Future" adventures) will be assembled in this multi-volume set.THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON - AUTHORIZED EDITION • The Metal Giants and Others: The Collected Edmond
Hamilton, Volume One • The Star Stealers: The Complete Tales of the Interstellar Patrol, The Collected Edmond Hamilton, Volume Two • The Collected Captain Future, Volume One: Captain Future and the Space Emperor As with all Haffner Press titles, quality is of prime importance. Each volume of THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON will be printed on acid-free archival-quality paper with smythe-sewn hardcover bindings using full-cloth covered boards. Full-color dust jackets will reproduce digitally restored covers from the original pulp magazines. We are currently lining up a stellar group of writers, editors, historians, and friends of Hamilton to provide insightful introductions for each volume. Keep Watching the Skies and check the Haffner Press website frequently for updates on this project. We have a lot of neat tie-ins to this particular program, and you won't want to miss at thing. Click on the cover image for a complete
contents listing on the Haffner Press website!
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| Hard Case Crime - Coming in March and beyond! March 2009 THE CUTIE by Donald E. Westlake, Cover art by Ken Laager Mavis St. Paul had been a rich man’s mistress. Now she was a corpse. And every cop in New York City was hunting for the two-bit punk accused of putting a knife in her. But the punk was innocent. He’d been set up to take the fall by some cutie who was too clever by half. My job? Find that cutie—before the cutie found me. April 2009 HOUSE DICK by E. Howard Hunt, Cover art by Glen Orbik Before he became one of the most controversial figures in modern American history, before he went to prison for his involvement in the Watergate conspiracy, E. Howard Hunt was an award-winning novelist, recipient of a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship (beating out Truman Capote and Gore Vidal for the honor) and the author of numerous popular political thrillers and crime stories. May 2009 CASINO MOON by Peter Blauner, Cover art by Ricky Mujica THE ONLY THING HARDER THAN GETTING INTO THE MOB... IS GETTING OUT. For Anthony Russo, an Atlantic City mobster’s son, the chances of escaping a life of crime are slim. They hinge on his plan to back a washed-up boxer’s comeback bid, and that, in turn, hinges on winning the help of a sexy round card girl who’s gone toe-to-toe with the current champion—in the bedroom... Unpublished Lester Dent novel coming in 2009! Hard Case Crime announced that they recently learned of the existence of an unpublished novel by Lester Dent (creator of classic pulp hero Doc Savage). It's called HONEY IN HIS MOUTH, it's a crime novel Dent originally wrote with the publisher Gold Medal in mind and they will be publishing it in 2009. | 
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| Lovecraft is Missing -
Now online! Lovecraft is Missing is a web-comic that is less a Lovecraft pastiche than a pulp adventure centered around his disappearance. Nobody goes to Arkham, nobody has a spare copy of the Necronomicon - it's a fun and different take. Visit the Lovecraft is Missing website and check it out! | |||||||||||||
| Moonstone Books: GREEN HORNET & KATO
- Coming soon! Moonstone Books has announced plans to publish several original short story collections featuring radio, film, comic book and television heroes The Green Hornet and Kato. The debut entry is expected to hit the streets by late 2009. Bold newspaper publisher Britt Reid (the Green Hornet’s alter ego) along with his faithful valet and ally Kato have thrilled audiences with their daring adventures as they “hunt the biggest of all game, public enemies who try to destroy our America” ever since springing from the imaginations of George W. Trendle and Fran Striker in 1936. Fans have longed for the green-masked crime fighter to once again match wits with and bring down the criminal underworld. Like his fictional granduncle The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet differs from other masked heroes because he is a wanted outlaw himself. This is his ‘edge”, which enables him to effectively destroy crime from within. The Green Hornet and Kato stalk their prey from their sleek rolling arsenal known as the Black Beauty, whose high-pitched buzzing engine evokes the memorable “Flight of the Bumblebee” theme music that hailed each new radio and television episode. “We’re obviously thrilled to add The Green Hornet to our stable of licensed properties,” said Moonstone publisher and The Green Hornet editor Joe Gentile. “As a huge fan, I’ve dreamed of bringing back and adding to these great characters’ legacy. It is an honor and a responsibility we take very seriously. I can’t wait to see the new crime fiction stories come in from the many talented authors we have lined up.” The Hornet’s return has created quite a buzz among today’s top writers from mystery, suspense, science fiction and pulp fiction. Contributing authors include Harlan Ellison, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Mel Odom, Greg Cox, Will Murray, Ron Marz and scores more! Actor Van Williams, who starred in the 1960’s television show along with expert martial artist Bruce Lee as Kato, will introduce the first prose volume. Moonstone tapped acclaimed former Disney artist Rubén Procopio, now principal of Masked Avenger Studios, to art direct and contribute cover art and interior illustrations for each volume. “It’s a dream project to explore new facets of one of my all-time favorite masked heroes… and ‘protect the rights and lives of decent citizens!’” said Procopio, recalling a memorable line from the television show. Moonstone Books |  | ||||||||||||
| Paizo Publishing - New blog! Paizo Publishing has established a new Planet Stories Blog at http://www.planetstories.net/ Click on over and read the excellent artcle "Ben Bova on John W. Campbell, Jr." | |||||||||||||
| Paizo Publishing - Coming this month! The Sword of Rhiannon by Leigh Brackett, with an introduction by Nicola Griffith Greed pulls archaeologist Matt Carse into the forgotten tomb of the Martian god Rhiannon and plunges the unlikely hero into the Red Planet’s fantastic past, when vast oceans covered the land and the legendary Sea-Kings rule from terraced palaces of decadence and delight. This pivotal novel in the sword and planet fantasy subgenre is one of the greatest adventure tales from one of the most important authors in the history of science fiction! Talented enough to co-write The Big Sleep film with William Faulkner and imaginative enough to pen the original screenplay for The Empire Strikes Back, Leigh Brackett is a giant in the science-fiction field, and The Sword of Rhiannon is one of her most popular adventure tales. An introduction by popular modern writer Nicola Griffith (Ammonite, Slow River) puts the book into a modern context for readers as yet unfamiliar with Brackett’s rare genius. 160-page softcover trade paperback, $12.99 ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-152-7 Paizo Publications - Planet Stories | 
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Publishing - Coming in May! New trade dress and trim
size. Plus, the interior will go to two columns ala the original pulp magazine. Robots Have
No Tails by Henry Kuttner, with an introduction by F. Paul
Wilson
Hounded by creditors and heckled by an uncooperative robot, a binge-drinking inventor must solve the mystery of his own machines before his dodgy financing and reckless lifestyle catch up to him. This complete collection of Kuttner’s five classic "Gallegher" stories presents the author at the height of his imaginative genius. A foreword by popular modern novelist F. Paul Wilson (Repairman Jack, The Keep) provides an entertaining introduction to some of the greatest humorous science fiction ever published in the pulps! 224-page softcover trade paperback, $12.99 ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-153-4 Paizo Publications - Planet Stories | 
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Publishing - Coming in July!
Explorer John Kenton returns from a lifetime of wanderings and the wreckage
of World War I to discover a mysterious block of Babylonian basalt containing
a crystal model of an ancient ship—the Ship of Ishtar!New trade dress and trim size. Plus, the interior will go to two columns ala the original pulp magazine. The Ship of Ishtar by A. Merritt, with an introduction by Tim Powers The sultry magic of the fabled ship draws Kenton into its dreamworld, where a strange crew plucked from the ages sails in a lushly imagined mystical seascape. At the fore of the ship is Sharane, beautiful, proud, luxurious priestess instilled with the power of Ishtar, goddess of Love, Wrath, and Vengeance. On the prow broods inhuman Klaneth, infused with the essence of Negal, god of the Underworld. Kenton finds himself in a cosmic struggle of wills between them sixty centuries in the making! Will he claim Sharane and take command the Ship of Ishtar, or will its mysterious power take command of him? Science fiction legend Abraham Merrit was a giant of the early 20th century, inspiring the lush language and mystical subjects of authors like H.P. Lovecraft, C.L. Moore, Clark Ashton Smith, and others. In his day he was among the most famous authors in America, with his books selling millions of copies, but today he is mostly forgotten. Planet Stories presents the triumphant return of a true master of fantasy, A. Merritt! Introduction by Tim Powers (The Anubis Gates, The Stress of Her Regard). 336-page softcover trade paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-177-0 $14.99 Paizo Publications - Planet Stories | 
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| Pulpcon It has been announced that there will not be a Pulpcon this year. For further information, visit Yellowed Perils, ThePulpNet Blog. Thanks to William Lampkin for uncovering the news! | |||||||||||||
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David
Saunders, the son of the legendary pulp artist Norman Saunders, has created a
sensational, limited-edition print, one copy of which will be annually offered
as the Munsey Award at PulpFest, beginning in 2009. David's work is a refreshing
homage to classic pulp art that honors the entire pulp community and their common
love of the purple prose of the bloody pulps. We are sure that Norman Saunders
would be proud of his son's wonderful painting. Dan Zimmer of the Illustrated
Press has produced a deluxe, limited edition of thirty-six numbered and signed
prints. The PulpFest Committee is indebted to both David and Dan for their generous
support of our convention. A New York artist whose work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, The New Museum and at other museums and in public buildings throughout the United States and other countries, David Saunders has taught art at Yale, Oberlin and many other colleges worldwide, including schools in Paris, London and Tokyo. An expert on pulp art, he has been a guest speaker on the subject, including The Pulp Art Show held at the Brooklyn Museum in 2003, and has served as the guest of honor at various pulp conventions. David has written biographical articles on pulp artists J. W. Scott, Frederick Blakeslee, Rudolph Belarski, Rafael DeSoto, Ernest Chiriacka, Allen Anderson, and his father. He is also the author of Norman Saunders, a biography and appreciation of the great pulp artist that was released in January 2009 by the Illustrated Press. The Munsey Award is named after Frank A. Munsey, the man who published the first all-fiction pulp magazine. It will be presented annually to a deserving person who has given of himself or herself for the betterment of the pulp community, be it through disseminating knowledge about the pulps, publishing or through other efforts to preserve and to foster interest in the pulp magazines we all love and enjoy. If you have someone in mind that you feel worthy to receive the first Munsey Award, please let us know. Send the person's name and a brief paragraph describing why you feel that person should be honored to Mike Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 or to mike@pulpfest.com. PulpFest 2009 committee members are not eligible for this year's award. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2009. The recipient of the Munsey Award will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of recognized experts in the field of pulp literature. The award will be presented on Sunday, August 2 at a special Award Breakfast at the Ramada Plaza in Columbus, Ohio. Tom Roberts, the 2008 winner of the Lamont Award, will be the presenter of the first Munsey Award. Want
to help advertise Pulpfest 2009? Visit
the Pulpfest Promotions
Page where you can download flyers to help promote the show! Supporting memberships for those who cannot attend PulpFest 2009 are available for $20. All members (including supporting members) will receive a complementary copy of Tony Davis’ The Pulpster. | |||||||||||||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! HUGO GERNSBACK PRESENTS SCIENCE FICTION STORIES #5 WHEN THE SUN WENT OUT by Leslie F. Stone THE IMMORTALS OF MERCURY by Clark Ashton Smith 48 pages, 6" x 9", $8.50 BEWARE! THE SCIENTIST'S REVOLT by Edgar Rice Burroughs Mackie Donovan fights for his life in Beware!, a royal intrigue mystery. Then he fights for his life in The Scientist's Revolt in an amazing tower of scientific mystery where killers vanish into thin air. Trade paperback, 5" x 8", $9.95 | 
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| Pulp Newsgroups - Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. Abraham Merritt: This group is dedicated to all of the fiction of ABRAHAM MERRITT. Merritt's novels, short stories, paperbacks, hardcovers, pulps, reprints, and any movies based on these works can all be discussed here. Also, any artwork from any of the above pertaining to Merritt's writing can be discussed and displayed. If interested, questions and statements about other authors that copied or imitated Merritt's style can be posted. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABEMERRITTFANS/ to join! CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ Doc Con: The annual Doc Savage Convention gathered together for the first time on October 24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan, Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year in Arizona. Traditionally held the second Saturday of each November, Doc Con attracts residents from around the country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well as discussions and camaraderie. Follow along with the planning each year by participating in this group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doc_Con/ 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/ FictionMags: The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction magazines, and to exchange information about magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular emphases are on the "Gaslight" magazines of circa 1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century, the "Big Slick" magazines of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of the 1950s and 1960s -- and any other areas of magazine publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors they published, and so on. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fictionmags/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Otis Adelbert Kline: This group is devoted to Otis Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird and historical fiction genre and his general biography can also be discussed here. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/ to join! Pulp Fiction Uncensored: is for all fans of Pulp Fiction! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/?yguid=321995096 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/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Vintage Paperbacks: A forum for readers and collectors of classic paperback books, primarily from the "vintage era" of 1939 to 1960 (roughly speaking). Ace Doubles, Dell Mapbacks, L.A. Bantams, Gold Medal, Avon, Handibooks, and many more - we cover them all. Discussion of all genres is welcome and we particularly want to hear about any rare and unusual paperbacks or stories *about* paperbacks that you might be able to share. We discuss the cover artists, the writers, the publishers, and anyone and everyone connected with the great world of vintage paperback books. Read a great old book lately? Come on in and tell us about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintagePaperbacks/ Western Pulps: This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/ 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 | |||||||||||||
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E. Howard Days 2009 - June 12th and 13th! The 2009 version of Robert E. Howard Days will take place on June 12th and 13th in Cross Plains, Texas. Howard Days is a joint venture sponsored by Project Pride, the Robert E. Howard United Press Association, and the Robert E. Howard Foundation. By way of celebrating the 2009 publication of The Collected Poetry of Robert E. Howard from the REHF Press, this years theme is The Poetry of Robert E. Howard. Visit the REHupa website for complete details on Robert E. Howard Days 2009. | |||||||||||||
| SCI-FI ART: A GRAPHIC HISTORY - Now available! by Alex Summersby; with a Foreword by William Gibson Sci-Fi Art: A Graphic History traces the evolution of this popular art form from the earliest illustrations of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells through the classic cover art of pulp magazines from the 1920s and 30s, to graphic novels in the 60s and 70s, and right up to contemporary film posters, movies, and television shows. This comprehensive compilation reveals fascinating background information, anecdotes, ideas, and inspirations relied on by iconic artists from Chris Foss, Jim Burns, and David Mattingly to Moebius, Albert Robida, and Frank Kelly Freas, complete with illuminating analyses of these sci-fi masters' use of technique, tools, materials, and media. Trade paperback, 9x9, 192 pages, Full Color, SRP: $24.95 ISBN-10: 0061684899 ISBN-13: 978-0061684890 Collins Design |  | ||||||||||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates The Darkness: Volume 2, Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow, $6.99, March 15, 2009 Ballistic Babes, John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem, DAW, $8.99, April 7, 2009 Hellboy: The Fire Wolves, Tim Lebbon, Dark Horse, $12.95, April 15, 2009 Enemies & Allies [Superman & Batman], Kevin J. Anderson, HarperCollins, $26.95, May 5, 2009 Hero, Perry Moore, Hyperion, $8.99, May 5, 2009 Spider-Man: Darkest Hours, Jim Butcher, Pocket, $15.00, June 02, 2009 Iron Man: Femmes Fatales, Robert Greenberger, Del Rey, $7.99, June 23, 2009 Countdown: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 7, 2009 The Calling, David Mack, Pocket, $15.00, July 21, 2009 The 4400: Welcome to Promise City, Greg Cox, Pocket Star, $7.99, July 28, 2009 Indiana Jones & the Army of the Dead, Steve Perry, Del Rey, $7.99, September 29, 2009 The 4400: Promises Broken, David Mack, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 27, 2009 The Sapphire-Haired Siren, John Zakour, DAW, $7.99, December 9, 2009 Wild Cards XX: Suicide Kings, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $24.95, December 9, 2009 |  | ||||||||||||
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