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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now shipping to subscribers and retailers! 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) 978-1-60877-001-4 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95  1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now shipping to subscribers and retailers! THE SHADOW Volume 28: "Master
of Death" & "The Rackets King" "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," the never-published 1931 horror
story by Walter Gibson that inspired The Shadow's famous ring! This instant collector's
item showcases the original cover by George Rozen scanned from the original painting,
the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, and historical
commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-000-7 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95  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
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming in late September! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 30: "Quest of the Spider" & The Mountain Monster" The pulp era's greatest superman
returns in two horrifying pulp thrillers by Lester Dent and Harold A. Davis writing
as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a New Orleans lumber baron and his daughter ask Doc
Savage's help in combating the Gray Spider and his deadly voodoo cult in the rare
third adventure of the Man of Bronze. Then, Doc Savage and his Iron Men journey
to Alaska to battle the terrifying creature called "The Mountain Monster." This
instant collector's item showcases the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer
and H. W. Scott, all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-008-3 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 (Haunted Halloween Special) 1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
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SHADOW Volume 31: "The Dark Death" & "House of Shadows" (Halloween Special) "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow
knows! A ruthless blackmailer acquires the Q-ray, a deadly device that kills with
eerie selectivity via "The Dark Death." Then, a dying gunman asks the Knight of
Darkness to save his brother from a life of crime in "House of Shadows," a powerful
tale of redemption. BONUS: An executed murderer returns to exact vengeance on
Margo Lane's father in "Murder by the Dead," a lost radio thriller from Orson
Welles' first month as The Shadow. This instant collector's item showcases the
original color pulp covers by George Rozen and Graves Gladney and all the classic
interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, with historical articles
by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-007-6 Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
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| The Book Cave
- New podcasts now available online! Episode 28: Archie Marries Veronica - New! Rik Offenberger P.R. of Archie Comics announces the wedding of Archie Andrews to Veronica Lodge. When I first heard the news I was confused and suprised. Rik explains what this storyline is about. Be sure and order your copy of Archie #600 on sale in August, available in the June Previews. Episode 27: Ric Rambles On Episode 26: Episode 26: The PSP and You Episode 25: Episode 25: Wold Newton Episode 24: Episode 24: Iain Banks Episode 23: Star Trek The New Movie Episode 22: Tom Roberts of Black Dog Books Episode 21: Free Comic Book Day Episode 20: The Terror Of Fu Manchu Episode 19: Jim Anthony and the Airship 27 Episode 18: John Steed and the Avengers Episode 17: Jess Nevins, Pulp Historian Episode 16: Tribute To Philip Jose Farmer Episode 15: Pulp Talk 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/ | |||
| 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! "The Doctor Prescribes Doom" by Robert Edgar from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, June, 1941 Young Doctor Meade took charge of the beautiful victim of the hit-run driver. And he found that the only cure was a quick dose of lead capsules. "Earthbound Ace" by Ralph Oppenheim from SKY FIGHTERS, December, 1933 An Auto Racer Takes to the Sky in WWI and Finds That He Has a Lot to Learn - But . . . . | |||
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| Renowned specialists and dedicated fans
of Howard have all gathered to explore the epic universe of the Cross Plains Bard.
This opus, under the direction of Fabrice Tortey, opens on an overview of Robert E. Howard’s life, completed by more specific biographical studies by acknowledged experts such as Rusty Burke with La dernière lettre / The Note, Glenn Lord with Herbert Klatt: le quatrième mousquetaire / Herbert Klatt: the Fourth Musketeer and The Junto, or Chris Gruber who shares with us his passion both for boxing and the creator of Steve Costigan in Howard et la fabrique de glace / Howard at the Ice House. Two prose fragments and two poems by Robert E. Howard are published here for the first time in France: Le Tueur / The Slayer Sous l‘éclat impitoyable du soleil… / Beneath the Glare… Les Cellules du Colisée / The Cells of the Coliseum Comme un bruit sourd à ma porte / A Dull Sound as of Knocking The contents include: Introduction. Biographie: - Robert E. Howard: de l'ombre vers le jour. Par Fabrice Tortey. - The Junto. Par Glenn Lord. Traduction de Jacky Ferjault. - Herbert C. Klatt: le quatrième mousquetaire. Par Glenn Lord. Traduction de Jacky Ferjault. - Howard et la fabrique de glace. Par Christopher Gruber. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - La dernière lettre. Par Rusty Burke. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. Fragments et poèmes - Sous l'éclat impitoyable du soleil. / Beneath the glare... (fragment). Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Le Tueur / The Slayer (fragment, suite avortée de "La Hyène"). Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Comme un bruit sourd à ma porte / A dull sound as of knocking (poème) Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Les Cellules du Colisée / The Cells of the Coliseum (poème). Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. Études - La Fête est finie. Par Don Herron. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Le Sens du récit chez Robert E. Howard. Par Simon Sanahujas. - Bob Howard et le pouvoir du regard intérieur. Par Argentium Thri'ile. - Robert E. Howard: pionnier des lettres. Par Donald Sidney Fryer. - Conan, Kull et Bran Mak Morn: les rois de la nuit. Par Patrice Louinet. - Kings of the Night: Une allégorie shakespearienne? Par Pierre Favier. - Le Phénix sur l'épée et autres fulgurances. Une lecture spirituelle du cycle hyborien de Robert E. Howard. Par Rodolphe Massé. - Solomon Kane. Par Patrice Allart. - Solomon Kane et le racisme: une étude en noir et blanc. Par Olivier Legrand. - Des rites impies de sadisme et de sang. Le réveil de l'archaïque chez Howard, Lovecraft et Vere Shortt. Par Michel Meurger. - - Face à Cthulhu: le club des aventuriers de Robert E. Howard. Par Patrice Allart. - Jacques Bergier, ou l'homme qui découvrit aussi Robert E. Howard. Par Joseph Altairac. Entretien: - Entretien avec François Truchaud. Par Quélou Parente et Fabrice Tortey. Bibliographie et annexes _ Bibliographie des oeuvres de Robert E. Howard traduites et publiées en France. Par Simon Sanahujas. - Présentation des auteurs. Par Fabrice Tortey - Pour aller plus loin. Par Fabrice Tortey | |||
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Lone Justice: Crash! is the second time Wheatley and Tinnell have teamed up for a ComicMix serialization. Their first effort, EZ Street, the tale of two creative brothers, was nominated for a Harvey Award. It also contained a comic-within-a-comic aspect, as it featured Lone Justice as one creation of its central characters. Despite the obvious connection between the tales, however, both graphic novels can be enjoyed entirely independently from the other. “Given our title, Lone Justice: Crash!, it was difficult to resist calling this the Lone Justice: Crashcan, but life is confusing enough as it is,” Wheatley laughed. “So, c’mon by the booth at Comic-Con and pick up of the Lone Justice: Crash! Ashcan!” About Mark Wheatley The founder of Insight Studios Group, Mark Wheatley is the award-winning creator of such comic book properties as Mars, Breathtaker, Radical Dreamer, EZ Street, Frankenstein Mobster, Miles the Monster, The Mighty Motor-Sapiens, Black Hood, Prince Nightmare, Hammer of the Gods, Blood of the Innocent and Titanic Tales. He has won the Eisner, Inkpot, Mucker, Gem and Speakeasy awards, and his projects have been nominated for the Harvey award, and the Ignatz award. His work has been repeatedly included in the annual Spectrum selection of fantastic art and has appeared in private gallery shows as well as the Library of Congress and at the Norman Rockwell Museum. About Robert Tinnell West Virginia-born Robert Tinnell has worked in the film industry for twenty years as a writer, producer, and director. Starting as a production assistant for legendary filmmaker George Romero at the age of twenty-three, he produced several independent films including South of Reno and the iconic Surf Nazis Must Die. In 1995, Tinnell traveled to Canada where he wrote and directed the ACE-nominated film Kids of the Round Table. A Disney Channel-favorite, Kids led him on a six-year-run with Melenny Productions. Over this period, he directed Frankenstein and Me with Burt Reynolds and Louise Fletcher, Airspeed with Joe Mantegna, and Believe (starring Ben Gazzara and Elisha Cuthbert) for Lions Gate. Tinnell’s first graphic novel, The Black Forest (with co-writer Todd Livingston and artist Neil Vokes), debuted in the spring of 2004 to rave reviews and sold out in 44 days. Their follow-up, the horror/western graphic novel The Wicked West, was voted the number one graphic novel of 2004 by the staff of Scoop. Magazine. The collected edition of his online strip Feast of the Seven Fishes was nominated for an Eisner Award. About Insight Studios Group Insight Studios has been crafting great stories for over a quarter of a century in comic books, syndicated comic strips, books, game designs, television shows, novels and magazines and online. Insight members have created such properties as Gregory, Tug & Buster, Marc Hempel’s Naked Brain, The Body, Doctor Cyborg, Road Song, Brew Lagoon, Cryptozoo Crew, Antiques: The Comic Strip, Zombie-Proof, and more. The studio was profiled in the book IS Art: The Art of Insight Studios. Insight Studios Group can be found online at www.insightstudiosgroup.com. For more information, contact: Mark Wheatley Insight Studios insight@insightstudios.com | |||
| Lost Continent Library - June 2009 issue is now available! The new issue of LCL Magazine is now available at the site. It's a BIG file (30.30 MB) so give it time to download completely before scrolling or saving. It only takes a couple minutes. This month: JUNGLE JIM & THE JUNGLE CRUISE Fiction by: BILL CRAIG - EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS - JULES VERNE And the usual bawdy attitude, reviews, and adventure mayhem http://www.wonderoftheworlds.com As always, it's FREE! | |||
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A PulpFest Programming Update They were called scribes, word slingers, hacks and penny-a-worders. But perhaps the most favored term, especially among the men and women who labored for the bloody pulps, was fictioneer—a fiction writer, especially a prolific creator of commercial or pulp fiction. Join PulpFest as we celebrate today’s fictioneers—the authors writing the new pulp fiction. Listen to Ron Fortier, Bill Maynard, Shelby Rhodes and G. Warlock Vance as they read excerpts from THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU, THE MISSING NARRATIVE OF NEPTUNE and other exciting pulp yarns. They’ll also be available for questions, critiques and good, old-fashioned schmoozing. PulpFest’s "New Fictioneers" readings will take place on Friday, 7/31 and Saturday, 8/1. Please visit our programming page for further details. For more details,please visit www.pulpfest.com. While you're there, be sure to download a registration form so you can join in the fun. 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! THE RADIO MENACE by Ralph Milne Farley At the close of The Radio Planet, did you ever wonder what had become of Doggo, the Ant Man, or Quivven, the Golden Flame? Well, this book answers all of your questions, as these two, aided by the Whoomangs of Venus, invade the Earth for conquest. Follow the adventures of Assistant United States Attorney, Eliot Endicott, and newspaper man Lawrence Larrabee, as they try to unravel the mysterious happenings and disappearances in the United States, and uncover the plot of the Whoomangs, animals and humans who have had "new-souls" inserted into their bodies and have gained, at least for the animals, a higher intelligence, including the ability to read and write. Myles Cabot, the Radio Man, makes a brief, off-stage appearance in this book. Pulpville Press |  | ||
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Pulp Rack - New addition! New at The Pulp Rack: A review of "The Sinister Ray" by Lester Dent. Find out more here: http://pulprack.com/arch/2009/06/the_sinister_ra.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/ | |||
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now shipping to subscribers and retailers! THE WHISPERER Volume 1: "The Dead Who Talked" & "The Red
Hatchets" "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) 978-0-9822033-5-4
0-9822033-5-7
Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95  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
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Softcover,
7x10, B&W, $12.95Shipping late-August! DOC SAVAGE Volume 29: "The Mental Wizard" & The Secret of the Su" The
pulp era's greatest superhero seeks the lost secrets of Atlantis in two action-packed
pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, deep in the Amazon,
Doc Savage is drawn into the weird mystery of "The Mental Wizard" in his quest
for a lost kingdom and the incredible creature known only as "Z." Then, plunging
into the Everglades the Man of Bronze races against Doctor Light and his Nazi
agents in a desperate search for "The Secret of the Su." This instant collector's
item leads off with one of Robert G. Harris' greatest cover paintings and also
features all the original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-006-9 DOC SAVAGE Volume 29 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL091183. 1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Shipping late-August! THE
SHADOW Volume 30: "The Sealed Box" & "Racket Town" "The
weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay. The Shadow knows! When
supercrime casts its dark shadow over two troubled towns, the Master Avenger swings
into action to root out evil. First, guised as both Lamont Cranston and Kent Allard,
The Shadow seeks to uncover the strange secret of "The Sealed Box" that makes
it more valuable than life itself, in the classic novel that was adapted as the
first Shadow comic strip adventure. Then, the Dark Avenger battles the vile corruption
that lurks beneath the surface of the "Racket Town." BONUS: the first Whisperer
short story from the back pages of The Shadow Magazine! This groundbreaking pulp
reprint showcases both original color pulp covers by George Rozen and the classic
interior illustrations by Edd Cartier, with historical articles by Will Murray
and Anthony Tollin.(Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-005-2 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 30 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL091184. 1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
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| BUCK ROGERS
#4 - Coming in September! Writer: Scott Beatty; Penciller/Inker: Carlos Rafael; Covers: John Cassaday (75%), Carlos Rafael (25%) Get on board with Buck Rogers, writer Scott Beatty and artist Carlos Rafael! And let’s not forget about those awesome John Cassaday covers! Issue #3 continues the exciting opening arc as Buck finds out more about his new home in the 25th Century and continues to long for the past he left behind Dynamite Entertainment BUCK ROGERS #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090811. | |||
| CONAN
VOLUME 7: CIMMERIA - Now available! The hardcover arrives in comic shops June 24th. The softcover is presently available. Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello and Richard Corben, colored by Jose Villarrubia. Conan Volume 7: Cimmeria marks a transitional period in young Conan's life, as he spurns civilization -- with its turncoats and legal trappings -- and returns to the beloved, brutal country of Cimmeria, where he was born and raised. The dangers found in the snowy mountain passes of his barbaric homeland are a welcome change from the mind games and treachery Conan encountered in the cities of the East, but there are unfortunate lessons in treachery to be learned here, too. When a tentative truce with the Aesir is threatened by the actions of Caollan, the first woman Conan ever loved, Conan again finds himself at the heart of a larger conflict that will test not only his physical strength and cunning mind‹but his passionate heart as well. Trade paperback, 192 pages, $17.95 Hardcover, 192 pages, $24.95 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||
| CONAN THE
CIMMERIAN #14 - Coming in September! Writers: Timothy Truman & Ben Truman: Art: Joe Kubert; Cover: Joseph Michael Linsner After Conan left Cimmeria and entered into a successful career as a brutal mercenary, he became the leader of Princess Yasmela's Khorajan army. In the calm after a successful campaign, Conan quickly tires of his pampered life as the princess's protector and lover. While Joe Kubert shows us what trouble a restless barbarian can get into on royal palace grounds, Tim Truman takes us back to the Cimmerian village of Conan's youth--where a surviving Skrae creature claws its way toward Fialla, Conan's mother. This standalone story, called "Home for the Hunt," has ties to both the "Cimmeria" story arc from 2008 and the current "Black Colossus" arc! Legendary artist Joe Kubert's first sequential Conan work! Full Color, 40 pages, $2.99, On sale Sept 23 Dark Horse Comics CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #14 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090071. |  | ||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Veiled Prophet" from March 15, 1940. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Scent to the Jug" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, October, 1939 Featuring: Willie Klump When Willie Goes on the Trail of a Kidnapping, His Nose Knows All the Answers! "Corporal Downey Calls the Tune" by James B. Hendryx from SHORT STORIES, May 10, 1937 Featuring: Corporal Downey & Black John Smith Black John Smith takes a hand in solving a murder, helping Corporal Downey of the Mounties. | |||
| ÉCHOS
DE CIMMÉRIE: HOMMAGE À ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD, 1906 – 1936 Available
next week - ordering information available soon!(ECHOES OF CIMMERIA, HOMAGE TO ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD) A book edited by Fabrice TORTEY Solomon Kane, El Borak, Bran Mak Morn, Kull the Barbarian King, Conan the Cimmerian and many other characters, all unforgettable creations that sprang from the fertile mind of Robert Ervin Howard. A pioneer of heroic fantasy, the Texan writer has excelled in many genres: tales of adventure, fantasy and horror, sports and western stories, poetry. At the time when Two-Gun Bob finds a second life in France, the Éditions de l'Œil du Sphinx are pleased to pay homage to Robert E. Howard and display his many facets as the man, the boxer, the storyteller, the poet. Renowned specialists and dedicated fans of Howard have all gathered to explore the epic universe of the Cross Plains Bard. This opus, under the direction of Fabrice Tortey, opens on an overview of Robert E. Howard’s life, completed by more specific biographical studies by acknowledged experts such as Rusty Burke with La dernière lettre / The Note, Glenn Lord with Herbert Klatt: le quatrième mousquetaire / Herbert Klatt: the Fourth Musketeer and The Junto, or Chris Gruber who shares with us his passion both for boxing and the creator of Steve Costigan in Howard et la fabrique de glace / Howard at the Ice House. Two prose fragments and two poems by Robert E. Howard are published here for the first time in France: Le Tueur / The Slayer Sous l‘éclat impitoyable du soleil… / Beneath the Glare… Les Cellules du Colisée / The Cells of the Coliseum Comme un bruit sourd à ma porte / A Dull Sound as of Knocking The contents include: Introduction. Biographie: - Robert E. Howard: de l'ombre vers le jour. Par Fabrice Tortey. - The Junto. Par Glenn Lord. Traduction de Jacky Ferjault. - Herbert C. Klatt: le quatrième mousquetaire. Par Glenn Lord. Traduction de Jacky Ferjault. - Howard et la fabrique de glace. Par Christopher Gruber. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - La dernière lettre. Par Rusty Burke. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. Fragments et poèmes - Sous l'éclat impitoyable du soleil. / Beneath the glare... (fragment). Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Le Tueur / The Slayer (fragment, suite avortée de "La Hyène"). Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Comme un bruit sourd à ma porte / A dull sound as of knocking (poème) Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Les Cellules du Colisée / The Cells of the Coliseum (poème). Par Robert E. Howard. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. Études - La Fête est finie. Par Don Herron. Traduction de Patrick Dusoulier. - Le Sens du récit chez Robert E. Howard. Par Simon Sanahujas. - Bob Howard et le pouvoir du regard intérieur. Par Argentium Thri'ile. - Robert E. Howard: pionnier des lettres. Par Donald Sidney Fryer. - Conan, Kull et Bran Mak Morn: les rois de la nuit. Par Patrice Louinet. - Kings of the Night: Une allégorie shakespearienne? Par Pierre Favier. - Le Phénix sur l'épée et autres fulgurances. Une lecture spirituelle du cycle hyborien de Robert E. Howard. Par Rodolphe Massé. - Solomon Kane. Par Patrice Allart. - Solomon Kane et le racisme: une étude en noir et blanc. Par Olivier Legrand. - Des rites impies de sadisme et de sang. Le réveil de l'archaïque chez Howard, Lovecraft et Vere Shortt. Par Michel Meurger. - - Face à Cthulhu: le club des aventuriers de Robert E. Howard. Par Patrice Allart. - Jacques Bergier, ou l'homme qui découvrit aussi Robert E. Howard. Par Joseph Altairac. Entretien: - Entretien avec François Truchaud. Par Quélou Parente et Fabrice Tortey. Bibliographie et annexes _ Bibliographie des oeuvres de Robert E. Howard traduites et publiées en France. Par Simon Sanahujas. - Présentation des auteurs. Par Fabrice Tortey - Pour aller plus loin. Par Fabrice Tortey | |||
| Fu Manchu Bill Maynard has announced that his recent Fu Manchu novel, THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU, is only the beginning of the Fu Manchu literary revival. There is much more to come from reprints of the original series which Al Longden, the agent for the Literary Estate, will hopefully be announcing shortly to a forthcoming Fu Manchu novel set in the 21st Century. The title of the new adventure is THE IMMORTAL DR. FU MANCHU and the author is Richard Sand. | |||
| Hermes
Press: THE PHANTOM COMPLETE DAILIES 1936-1938 -
Coming in September! Writer: Lee Falk; Artist: Ray Moore The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns with Hermes Press' new complete reprint of The Phantom! Debuting in newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances, The Phantom has been acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery" since. Hermes Press will offer the entire run of the comic strip, which will span over seventy years of The Phantom legend, ending with artist Sy Barry's run on the strip in 1994, giving a whole new generation of readers and fans of the "Ghost Who Walks" a chance to revisit the series all over again. Hardcover, 9x12, 320 pages, $39.99 Hermes Press THE PHANTOM COMPLETE DAILIES Volume 1 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090884. | |||
| THE LONE RANGER
#18 - Coming in September! Writer: Brett Mathews; Artist: Sergio Cariello; Cover: John Cassaday The Lone Ranger rides again! Continuing their plan of releasing incredible Lone ranger comics as the story arcs are complete, Dynamite is unveiling the next thrilling chapter in their saga of the Lone Ranger! The creative team remains in place: Covers by John Cassaday, Writing and direction by Brett Matthews and Art by Sergio Cariello! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment THE LONE RANGER #18 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090806. | |||
| THE LONE RANGER
COMIC STRIPS COLLECTION - Coming in October! Writer: Cary Bates; Art/Cover: Russ Heath Presenting a deluxe 10" x 7" hardcover collection of Cary Bates and Russ Heath's timeless Lone Ranger comic strip. Features over 500 comic strips originally syndicated from 1981 through 1984, complete with an overview and introduction and historical material. This collection features both the B&W daily strips as well as the full-color Sunday strips! Hardcover, 10x7, 300 pages, $39.99 Dynamite Entertainment THE LONE RANGER COMIC STRIPS COLLECTION is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090807. | |||
| Moonstone
Books: SEX, LIES AND PRIVATE EYES NOVEL Now available and arriving in comic shops June 24th! A Moonstone Crime Wave event! When it comes to sex, lies often follow & in the dark heart of the city, death can be the ultimate payback! A landmark collection of all-new original noir short stories with the theme of "sex for sale." Written by some of today's top crime writers, Sex, Lies and Private Eyes features a stunning cast of legendary characters from the best mysteries of the past and present: Alo Nudger, Fred Carver, Blackshirt, Candy Matson Domino Lady, Kolchak, Lai Wan, Jack Hagee PI, Johnny Dollar, Mr. Keen, Pat Novak, Sherlock Holmes, The Silencers, The Maze Agency, Toby Peters, Truxton Lewis, and more! With stories by Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminksy, Mike W. Barr, Mike Bullock, Barbara Collins, Steven Grant, CJ Henderson, David Tischman, and more, this is one noir ride you won't want to miss! Softcover, 6x9, 288 pages, B&W, $16.95 Moonstone Books | |||
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THE SPIDER #2 - Coming in September! Written by Will Murray, art by Giovanni P. Timpano, cover by Gary Carbon. "Tomahaws From Hell" The Spider: the most violent and ruthless of all crime fighters...A cloaked, fanged, borderline crazy denizen of the dark force-feeding hard justice with a pair of '45's! A new reign of terror has begun in Manhattan, something not seen in generations. All over town, people in all walks of life are found murdered -- scalped! "Red Tomahawk" Demands that all citizens of Manhattan evacuate the city. It¹s being taken back by its original owners -- the Mohawks. Nita is kidnapped. Then what appears to be her blonde scalp arrives at police HQ in a box. But the box contains a clue and so a maddened Spider follows that clue to the real Red Tomahawk, to rescue Nita and end the reign of blood. 32 pages, black and white, $3.25. Moonstone Books THE SPIDER #2 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090996. |  | ||
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GHOST WHO WALKS #5 - Coming in September! Written by Mike Bullock, pencils and inks by Silvestri Syzilagyi, colors by Bob Pedroza, Covers by Joe Corroney and Mike Romanoski. "Return of The Eastern Dark," part 1 of 2. When people go missing, The Phantom finds himself drawn into what appears to be a slave trade ring, but turns out to be far more insidious. Can The Ghost Who Walks overcome The Eastern Dark, or will the sun set on our hero once and for all? Bonus: The serialized Phantom prose back-ups continue this issue. 32 pages, $3.99 Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO WALKS #5 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090994. |  | ||
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| Paizo
Publishing -
Now available and arriving in comic shops June 24th! 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 |  | ||
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Adventurecon 10 - Saturday, November 7th, from 10am to 5pm! We're all set to sponsor another one-day show at the Ramada Inn of Bordentown, NJ -- Saturday, November 7th, from 10am to 5pm. There is usually 45+ tables in our dealer room, and we'll probably try and do something special to commemorate the TENTH show. As one person, Joe Rainone, commented, it's a milestone ... and we agree, to a certain extent. Nine years and ten shows of unabashed pulp collecting consumption. Details will be posted shortly to http://www.boldventurepress.com/ | |||
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A PulpFest Programming Update This summer Haffner Press launches its ambitious reprint series, THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON. Editor and publisher Stephen Haffner has offered to host, exclusively for PulpFest, a presentation that will feature commentary on this popular author’s early work. For more details,please visit www.pulpfest.com. While you're there, be sure to download a registration form so you can join in the fun. 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! The planet Venus is many millions of miles away from Earth, but for Myles Cabot of Boston, it was too dangerously close--for a queer radio accident transmitted the young scientist instantaneously to that mystery world--unarmed, naked, and with no means to get home! From the pen of Ralph Milne Farley, the complete Radio Man series is now available on Amazon.com. THE RADIO MAN THE RADIO BEASTS THE RADIO PLANET THE RADIO MINDS Pulpville Press |  | ||
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PULP FACTORY AWARDS For the past two years, pulp writer/editor Ron Fortier has been moderating the Yahoo Pulp group known as the Pulp Factory. It is currently made up of thirty-six members, among them writers, artists and devoted pulp fans. Recently the group decided it was high time to shed a public light on the resurgence of new pulp fiction and art that has exploded across the literary field. With the advent of such companies as Moonstone Books, Age of Adventure, Black Coat Press, Airship 27 Prod., Wild Cat Books and Altus Press to name a few, there have been hundreds of new pulp short stories and dozens of original pulp novels released in the past few years to warrant serious attention and support. Yet the older pulp groups and organizations, some of whom do sponsor award programs, continue to recognize only past creators and ignore these talented newcomers who are revitalizing the entire pulp community. The Pulp Factory Awards were inaugurated to publicly support, encourage and applaud the creation of new pulp fiction and art. |  | ||
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will be four separate awards handed out annually; Best New Pulp Short Story, Best
New Pulp Novel, Best New Pulp Interior Illustrations, and Best New Pulp Cover
Art. Starting in Jan. of 2010, the members of the Pulp Factory will nominate
candidates in the four categories and then, after a final ballot is determined,
cast their vote. Winners will be notified and public announcements made.
Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention promoter, Doug Ellis, was thrilled and
delighted to offer the 2010 Windy City show as the venue for the first ever Pulp
Factory Awards presentation. The physical award is a small statue in the
shape of interconnecting gears with a pen embedded into them; the pen symbolizing
both a writing quill and drawing pencil. In making this announcement, Fortier wanted it made absolutely clear that the Yahoos Pulp Factory group is not affiliated with any one publishing company and all its members are freelancers who have been published by multiple outfits. All new pulp fiction and art published in 2009, regardless of the source, will be eligible for these awards. “All of our members are extremely excited about this program and anxious to get it under way,” he said happily in a recent interview. “We think this is a good thing for all of pulpdom.” Any person or group wanting more information on The Pulp Factory Awards is asked to contact Fortier directly at (Airship27@comcast.net). They are very receptive to any positive support in this new venture. | |||
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SONJA #45 - Arriving in comic shops June 24th! Writer: Brian Reed; Penciller/Inker: Walter Geovani The countdown to issue #50 continues as events once again push Red Sonja towards a destiny unfilled! Continuing the quest for the Blood Dynasty, Sonja and Osin find themselves caught amongst the victims of the Dynasty and their very fate hangs in the balance! From writer Brian Reed, artist Walter Geovani and cover artists Fabiano Neves, Jackson Herbert and Paul Renaud! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment | |||
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PRESENTS: THULSA DOOM #2
- Coming in September! Writer: Arvid Nelson; Penciller/Inker: Lui Antonio; Covers: Alex Ross The origin of the ultimate anti-hero, Thulsa Doom Continues! Atlantis is destroyed! The world is in chaos! And Thulsa seeks his own path to ultimate power! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment THULSA DOOM #2 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090801. | |||
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| ROBERT BLOCH’S LORI - Coming in September! Robert Bloch (writer) • Ben Templesmith (Cover) Lori discovers a girl in an old high school yearbook that looks just like her. But the yearbook is from before Lori was born. Now, suspected by the police for being involved in a fire that killed her parents, Lori is convinced that her “twin,” Priscilla, is attempting to take over her mind… From Robert Bloch (Psycho), the master of American horror, Lori is a cerebral and terrifying read. Trade Paperback, Black & Whire, 280 Pages, 6” x 9”, $14.99 IDW Publishing ROBERT BLOCH’S LORI is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090949. | |||
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E. Howard - Dark Agnes And Cormac Fitzgeoffrey Next For Del Rey! Robert E. Howard Properties and Del Rey are glad to announce the next planned book in the Howard library series: “Dark Agnes and Other Historical Adventures”, with planned release in spring 2011. Following the historical footsteps of “El Borak and Other Desert Adventures”, which takes us to Arabia at the turn of the 20th century, “Dark Agnes” will take readers further back in time, from the time of the Crusades up to 16th century France. We will follow Cormac Fitzgeoffrey, a half-Irish, half-Norman man of war who follows Richard the Lion-Hearted to 12th century Palestine - Outremer - under the banners of the Third Crusade. We will also meet Agnes de la Fere who when faced with an arranged marriage to a brutal husband in 16th century France cuts the ceremony short with a dagger-stroke and flees. Dark Agnes’ instinctive skill in combat wins her the name of Sword Woman. Her skill is tested on the coast of France where she foils a plot by Britain’s devious Cardinal Wolsey to undermine the French king, and again in the benighted alleys of Chartres, as she faces the vengeance of an executed sorcerer who will not die. As all books in the Del Rey Howard library series, “Dark Agnes” will be fully illustrated. Announcement of artist will come at a later stage. The book is presently planned for release in spring 2011. The Del Rey book series presently contains ten books, featuring Howards most well-known characters such as Conan, Kull, Solomon Kane and Bran Mak Morn. There are two volumes of genre-spanning Best of’s and one volume of Howard’s most terrific Horror stories. Presently in production is “El Borak” with a planned release in spring 2010. | |||
| SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE VOL. 3: RETURN
OF THE JAGUAR MEN #2 [OF 3] Coming in September! Author: Steven De. Souza, Josh Blaylock; Artist: Emily Stone; Cover Artist: Matt Merhoff With students from Val Verde horribly mutilated, their college expedition seeking relics of an ancient society becomes a fight for survival. Fortunately the events happen to be taking place on the property of local celebutant Rachel Caldwell, A.K.A Sheena! Special Notes: Featuring re-envisions of classic enemies straight from the pages of the Golden Age Sheena collections! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Publisher: Devil's Due SHEENA, QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE #2 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090781. | |||
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#5 - Coming in September! Written by Leah Moore and John Reppion; Penciller/Inker: Aaron Campbell; Cover: John Cassaday The acclaimed mystery from Dynamite concludes. Can the world's greatest detective unravel his greatest mystery? Find out in the conclusion of "The Trial of Shelock Holmes!" Full Color, 22 pages, $3.50 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment SHERLOCK HOLMES #5 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090814. | |||
| Tarzan BBC News reports that the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris has a new exhibition looking at Tarzan's popularity and influence almost a century after the character was first created. The two-dozen Tarzan novels by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs are not much read any more, but the character remains famous worldwide through television, films and comics. The Musee du Quai Branly is an important centre for the study of the arts and cultures of Africa, Asia and the Pacific, so an exhibition about a fictional Brit created by an American might seem an odd choice. In fact the museum's head, Stephane Martin, insists the Tarzan phenomenon is well worth studying. The exhibition runs from from 16 June to 27 September 2009. | |||
| Transfuzion
Publishing: SHERLOCK HOLMES: CASES OF THE TWISTED MINDS Arriving in comic shops June 24th! Writer: Steve Jones; Artists: Aldin Baroza, Seppo Makinen Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's great detective, Sherlock Holmes, faces some of his most unusual and horrifying cases in these two epic stories! Holmes and Watson must solve the mystery of the haunting of the great Parisian Opera House as they search for the mysterious Phantom of the Opera. In the second full length feature, Holmes attempts to help a desperate friend who is plagued - by himself in the tragic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Originally published by Tome Press in the 1990s, these are classic tales of mystery and detection that will thrill every fans of the Sage of Baker Street. Softcover, 104 pages, B&W, $14.99 Transfuzion Publishing | |||
| ZORRO
#14 -
Arriving in comic shops June 24th! Writer: Matt Wagner; Penciller/Inker: Cezar Reznik Cover: Matt Wagner, Francesco Francavilla Our second thrilling story arc concludes here as the events of the last 6 issues come crashing down! Zorro attempts to save Lolita from the "fake" Zorro - Sgt. Gonzales as the two enemies clash for what may be the last time! Plus: Zorro finds love, but what about Diego, his alter-ego! All this under stunning covers by Wagner and Francavilla (who returns as interior artist next issue)! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment | |||
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#16 - Coming in September! Writer: Matt Wagner; Penciller/Inker: Francesco Francavilla; Covers: Matt Wagner (75%), John K. Snyder III (25%) Artist Francesco Francavilla returns to the pages of Zorro! Under the skillful hand of Eisner nominated writer and cover artist Matt Wagner, Dynamite's Zorro series continues with issue #16 and the explosive second chapter of our third story arc. This time, El Zorro faces a band of merciless pirates and the line continues to blur between the masked avenger and his alter-ego Diego! Covers by Wagner and Snyder! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment ZORRO #16 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (Available June 24th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL090809. | |||
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| Testimonial: David Saunders is a writer and collector
in his own right and the son of the great Norman Saunders of Pulp art fame.
In an email to me he states with regard to this new Series book:
I am delighted with your new book! Congratulations! I can't wait to study it from cover to cover. It is perfectly designed to highlight the artwork images and I look forward to reading the stories to find out all about the Electric Boat. I was raised on Winsor McCay illustrations, and there was a series of Little Nemo in Slumberland sailing around the world and up to the Moon and Mars in a dirigible with rows of fans on top that looks exactly like those featured in your book, but McCay's were published more than a decade later, so I finally realized McCay was "quoting" from a popular idea of the Electric Boat! Who knew! Best wishes, David Saunders For those that would like to "sample" one of these early adventure stories there is a very short, "lost" Frank Reade Christmas story reproduced inside. There is also a brief history of the dime novel and some background on those who were involved with the creation of the WAL series. The book itself is a perfect bound (soft cover), 8.5" X 11," with a bold color cover and on the paper inside is of very bright, white glossy, stock. Note: These are of extremely limited supply and will not be reordered; Original price $20. If ordered with Volume 1, $10. VOLUME 1 (2nd printing) All the images from the FRANK READE WEEKLY can be seen here. There are more than 500 total images! (Close to 200 in color!) Also, there is an in-depth study of the "real" boy inventor (and what happened to him) and of the "real" Steam man, also the original patent with photos of him and of the original steam-man. This invention was the inspiration for the fictional character. Included from 1868 is the super rare image of the “steam-man” first appearance in fiction. There is only one known complete copy in existence! Compiling these issues and images is virtually impossible today. I have saved you a lifetime of time and effort! FRANK READE, JR. was the forerunner, America's response to Jules Verne, of Pulp Science Fiction and the Comics and the later fantastic invention novels (like Tom Swift etc.) which were to come! Original Price for Volume 1 was $60, now $34.99 plus postage ($5 USA). If you purchase soon, for a limited time, I am offering for $29.99 plus postage. Price for both books are typically $6 postage in USA (International more, please contact). Paypal please add $1 each book. These books are still of a very limited run for the very serious collector, student or university who is interested in the early days of American Popular Fiction. Please send check to or contact: Joe Rainone (ALMOND PRESS) 1631 Kenneth Ave. Baldwin, N.Y. 11510-1602 516-868-0274 Pulp9860@aol.com | ||||||
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| CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #3
- Arriving in comic shops June 17th! 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 Dark Horse Comics |  | |||||
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Movie - Marcus Nispel to direct 'Conan' remake! VARIETY reports that Marcus Nispel has been set by Nu Image/Millennium Films to direct "Conan," ending a nine-year development ordeal to reinvent the Robert E. Howard-created barbarian first immortalized onscreen by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982. Production on the remake is set to start late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa. Nu Image/Millennium is making the film in a co-production with Lionsgate. Avi Lerner and Joe Gatta are producing with Fredrick Malmberg. Malmberg runs Paradox, the company that holds the rights to "Conan" and the other hero franchises in the Howard library. The film will be the most financially ambitious ever for Lerner, with a script by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include "Sahara" and "Cowboys and Aliens." Paradox originally set the project at Warner Bros. but declined to ink a new rights deal after numerous unsuccessful attempts to make it with directors like Larry and Andy Wachowski and Robert Rodriguez. Malmberg then set it with Lerner in a seven-figure deal with strong progress to production stipulations. Lerner flirted with Brett Ratner last year, but the filmmaker could not commit in a timely fashion and Lerner couldn't wait. That opened the door for Nispel, who'll make "Conan" his third redo, after "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Friday the 13th." For Nispel, "Conan" is a job he has dreamed about since his childhood. Nispel said he will blend his childhood imaginings of the character with the influence of the famous Conan illustrations by Frank Frazetta, and the influence of such viscerally violent period films as Mel Gibson's "Apocalypto." Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Henry Winterstern, Trevor Short and Danny Dimfort are executive producers. | ||||||
| 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! "Dead Heat" by Robert Leslie Bellem from HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE, January, 1944 Featuring: Dan Turner The cash customers paid plenty out to watch her emote on the screen. They looked upon her as a brunette angel, but there were a lot of substantial citizens in Hollywood who knew Linda for a rat. "Toole o' the Trolley: Fares Please!" by Charles Wesley Sanders from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 5, 1919 Featuring: Toole Toole is an ex-railroad man who now works for the city trolley line. This adventure is the first of four stories featuring Toole. | ||||||
| FALL OF CTHULHU: NEMESIS #3 (of 4) -
Arriving in comic shops June 17th! 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 | ||||||
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John Carter of Mars - To begin shooting
this November in Utah starring Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins! After many years in development, it
appears that John Carter of Mars is gearing up to begin production. Finding Nemo
and WALL-E director Andrew Stanton will be making his live action feature debut
with an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 1917 sci-fi fantasy novel A
Princess of Mars. KLS is reporting that Disney has signed a deal to shoot part
of the film in Utah. After the jump I also have exclusive info that Tom
Cruise was circling the project for a short period of time.The screenplay was written by Andrew Stanton and Mark Andrews with some revisions from Michael Chabon (Spider-Man 2). Stanton began interviewing prospective actors in January. Utah approved up to $5.5 million in tax credits, as Disney expects to spend $28 million in Utah when production begins in November. Stanton has previously stated that he wants to avoid the look and feel of Star Wars or any of its derivatives, and was seeking a “more naturalistic aesthetic.” Utah definitely fits the bill. Governor’s Office of Economic Development Director Jason Perry says that the production will employ over 400 people full-time for seven-straight months, and that Disney believes the film could become its next big movie series, akin to Pirates of the Caribbean. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER is reporting Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins will star in "John Carter of Mars," the adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs book series that Andrew Stanton is directing for Disney. The story centers on a civil war who veteran finds himself mysteriously transported to Mars, where his involvement with warring races of the dying planet force him to rediscover his humanity. Kitsch will play the title character, Carter, while Collins is playing Dejah Thoris, the heir to the throne of Mars' Helium kingdom. Stanton wrote the screenplay with Mark Andrews. Jim Morris and Colin Wilson are producing. Brigham Taylor is overseeing for the studio. Kitsch, repped by WMA and Untitled, stars on NBC's "Friday Night Lights" and appeared with Collins in "Wolverine." Collins, repped by WME and 3 Arts, also had a recurring gig on HBO's "True Blood." | ||||||
| The Lester Dent Museum of
Pulp History - New Facebook Group! Wayne Skiver has started a new Facebook Group for The Lester Dent Museum of Pulp History. Wayne reports that he is getting a "Virtual" version of the museum ready as he irons out the details for the actual, physical museum in St. Louis. He will be posting news on display/exhibit concepts and ideas as well as other pulp related material, progress reports, and more. Anyone with a Facebook account that is interested can join at the link above. | ||||||
| MonkeyBrain Books - At the printer and coming soon! The reprint of Philip José Farmer's classic alternate history yarn TWO HAWKS FROM EARTH is at the printers now, and due to ship sometime in the next month or so. With a gorgeous cover by Lee Moyer, this is long-out-of-print classic is a perfect starting place for readers unfamiliar with PJF, and a must-have for any longtime fan. For more information on both, as well as details on preordering, check out http://www.monkeybrainbooks.com/Two_Hawks_From_Earth.html |  | |||||
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| PULPDOM #55 (June 2009) - Now available! The contents include: "Zorro and Kin" by Mike Taylor "The Black Jarl" Part 1 by Johnston McCulley "Epic Pulps: THE ALL-STORY 1908" by Mike Taylor This issue has a full color front cover and is profusely illustrated with full color and black & white illustrations. Back issues are available as print on demand: $10 (color) and $6 (black & white) each (postpaid) anywhere in USA. Five issue subscriptions are $30. Contact C. E. Cazedessus II, P.O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147 Email: ridgefire@frontier.net Visit the new PULPDOM website at http://pulpdom.com |  | |||||
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A PulpFest Programming Update Late in the summer of 1939, Street & Smith released the first issue of THE AVENGER, a new single-character pulp featuring book-length novels written by Paul Ernst under the Kenneth Robeson house name. Celebrating the character's 70th anniversary, Anthony Tollin and Will Murray, the pulp experts handling Sanctum Production's line of pulp reprints, will discuss the character and try to explain his still-potent appeal. Expect them to also discuss Sanctum’s other new series reprinting Street & Smith’s Whisperer yarns. For more details,please visit www.pulpfest.com. | ||||||
| Pulpville Press -
Now available! LOST ON VENUS by Edgar Rice Burroughs Following the cliffhanging ending to Pirates of Venus, the author brings Carson Napier's exciting adventures on the cloud-wrapped planet of Venus to a fine climax. A novel of mystery, danger, romance, horror, and fantasy--from the fateful Room of the Seven Doors through dozens of perilous adventures to the City of the Living Dead! Don't miss Burroughs' greatest novel yet! THE GIRL FROM FARRIS'S/H.R.H. THE RIDER by Edgar Rice Burroughs "The Girl From Farris's" was a member of "the oldest profession in the world" and the hero was foreman of the grand jury. "H.R.H. The Rider" takes place in a little kingdom in the Balkans. Princess Mary of Margoth doesn't wish to marry Prince Boris. Prince Boris of Karlova doesn't want to marry Mary. Royal intrigue with the masked Rider, and more, follows. THE GOLDEN CITY by Ralph Milne Farley A story of the lost continent of Lemuria! It was Adams Mayhew against the Spider, mad genius of Mu--with the existence of that lost Pacific continent at stake. Pulpville Press | 
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Books - Now available! Don't miss these recently released titles
from Wild Cat Books! Click on any of the covers for full details
to order from Lulu.com and Amazon.com! Visit the Wild Cat Books website at http://www.wildcatbooks.net/
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E. Howard Chronicles Slipcase Set - Coming in December! For the first time, Robert E. Howard's most-celebrated creations are together in one handsome collection! By buying all three of the first volumes of Dark Horse's Chronicles of Conan, Chronicles of Solomon Kane, and Chronicles of Kull series, you will receive an attractive slipcase only available through this offer and also get to experience all of Howard's most exciting tales as told by the industrys finest creators - including Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Howard Chaykin, Mike Mignola, the Severins, and more! Featuring the latest in coloring technology, the remastered comics are a perfect introduction to the Robert E. Howard universe and a refreshing refurbishment of these timeless yarns for the collector who already owns the classic comics from the '70s and '80s! The Chronicles of Conan Volume 1 reprints issues #1 through #8 of the original Marvel comic-book series and includes such classic tales as "Tower of the Elephant" and the work of the incomparable Barry Windsor-Smith! The Chronicles of Solomon Kane collects every color appearance of Solomon Kane from his years at Marvel, beginning with Marvel Premiere issues #33 and #34 and bookended with the six-issue miniseries The Sword of Solomon Kane. Not to be outdone, The Chronicles of Kull Volume 1 features the work of Bernie Wrightson and includes Monsters on the Prowl #16, Creatures on the Loose! #10, and the first nine issues of Kull the Conqueror! Paperback: 584 pages Publisher: Dark Horse (December 15, 2009) ISBN-10: 1595824073 ISBN-13: 978-1595824073 $54.85 (Amazon.com price $36.06) | ||||||
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available at retailers! 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 0-9822033-7-3
Softcover, 7x10, B&W,
$12.95 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
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available at retailers! 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 an 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  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
(orders@shadowsanctum.com) http://www.shadowsanctum.com | ||||||||||
| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available at retailers! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 26: "The Annihilist" & "Cargo Unknown" - James Bama variant
edition 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 an 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 Softcover,
7x10, B&W, $12.95 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
(orders@shadowsanctum.com) http://www.shadowsanctum.com | ||||||||||
| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming late June! THE
SHADOW Volume 28: "Master of Death" & "The Rackets King" "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," the never-published 1931 horror
story by Walter Gibson that inspired The Shadow's famous ring! This instant collector's
item showcases the original cover by George Rozen scanned from the original painting,
the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier, and historical
commentary by Anthony Tollin and Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-000-7 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 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
(orders@shadowsanctum.com) http://www.shadowsanctum.com | ||||||||||
| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming late 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)
978-1-60877-001-4 Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 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
(orders@shadowsanctum.com) http://www.shadowsanctum.com | ||||||||||
| BUCK ROGERS #1 - Arriving in comic shops June 10th! 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 |  | |||||||||
| Clive Cussler:
Medusa - Now available! Kurt Austin must stop a deadly virus from decimating the world in the latest NUMA Files novel. Research using a newly discovered jellyfish shows promising results, but before the tests even start, scientists studying these Blue Medusas start dying. As the pandemic threatens to spread through China, the NUMA team realizes that a Chinese triad is behind the outbreak. Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Putnam ISBN-10: 0399155651 ISBN-13: 978-0399155659 $27.95 |  | |||||||||
| Conan's Brethren - Contents listing announced! Robert E. Howard was a pulp writer who turned his hand from everything from historical adventure and detective stories to western and boxing fiction - and invented the genre now known as sword-and-sorcery: it is for these tales of heroic fantasy and horror that he is best remembered. In the pages of WEIRD TALES and other pulp magazines his mighty heroes - the vengeful Puritan swashbuckler Solomon Kane, King Kull, his first barbarian hero, followed later by Conan the Cimmerian, Bran Mak Morn, the last of the Picts, and many others. Following on from the success of THE COMPLETE CONAN, this companion volume will contain all the Robert E. Howard stories featuring Conan's brothers-in-arms, collected together in chronological order, as fresh and atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than eighty years ago. Compiled by and with an Afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones. Hardcover: 750 pages Publisher: Gollancz ISBN-10: 0575089873 ISBN-13: 978-0575089877 The contents include:
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| CONAN
THE CIMMERIAN #14 - Coming in September! Timothy Truman (W/A), Ben Truman (W), Joe Kubert (A), and Joseph Michael Linsner (Cover) After Conan left Cimmeria and entered into a successful career as a brutal mercenary, he became the leader of Princess Yasmela's Khorajan army. In the calm after a successful campaign, Conan quickly tires of his pampered life as the princess's protector and lover. While Joe Kubert shows us what trouble a restless barbarian can get into on royal palace grounds, Tim Truman takes us back to the Cimmerian village of Conan's youth--where a surviving Skrae creature claws its way toward Fialla, Conan's mother. * This standalone story, called "Home for the Hunt," has ties to both the "Cimmeria" story arc from 2008 and the current "Black Colossus" arc! * With a nod to the past and hint at what's to come, this issue is perfect for both longtime readers and for intrigued fans who are looking for a "jumping on" point. Legendary artist Joe Kubert's first sequential Conan work! On sale Sept 23 Full Color, 40 pages $2.99 Dark Horse Comics | | |||||||||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "Blackmail Bay" from 1980, the last "official" Shadow story written by Walter Gibson. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Dames on a Bullet Binge" by Frederick C. Davis from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, June, 1941 There was Sue, the rich man's daughter - and Donna, the willful beauty - and Rosita, the glamour guy's wife - and Vella, the luscious dancer . . . Young Mike, the lawyer, tried to help them all - and mixed corpses with cocktails on a merry murder binge. "Revealed by the Raid" by Elizabeth York Miller from ARGOSY, February 9, 1918 Mr. Mellikas is caught out in an air raid in WWI Britain. | ||||||||||
| Girasol Collectables -
June Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $75 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is The Spider (#44) in "The Devil's Pawnbroker" from May 1937. $35 Our second Replica this month is DAN TURNER #2 from April 1942. $25 Our third Replica is SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES #39 from December 1937. $25 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our regular info@girasolcollectables.com email address. As always, these reprints are exact copies including the illustrations, ads, and back-up stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound and finished off with a high quality reproduction of the original cover. The only thing missing is the smell (alas) and the flaking newsprint. Email Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. A complete listing, along with other items such as books, fanzines and of course pulps, can be found on the Girasol Collectables website at http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 Here is a complete listing of the Pulp Replicas currently available for $25, $35, or $50 each postpaid within North America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. |    | |||||||||
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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -
Next meeting is June 13, 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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| Haffner
Press In production and coming in late-June/July! 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 June and beyond! June 2009 FAKE I.D. by Jason Starr, Cover art by Gregg Kreutz A New York bar bouncer with dreams of being more, Tommy Russo jumps at the chance to join a horse-owning syndicate. But to do so he’ll have to pony up $10,000—and that’s money he hasn’t got. So what’s an ambitious young man to do? Anything he has to... July 2009 PASSPORT TO PERIL by Robert B. Parker, Cover art by Gregory Manchess Decades before Robert Brown Parker began writing his books about Spenser, a man named Robert Bogardus Parker (1905-1955) penned this extraordinary novel of post-war intrigue. From the corridors and compartments of the Orient Express to the shadowy, ruined streets of Budapest—which he saw firsthand as a foreign correspondent during World War II—Parker takes you on a nightmare tour of a land where life is cheap, old hatreds run strong, and a couple of Americans can find themselves in more danger than they ever imagined. With all the immediacy of the wartime dispatches Parker filed from Turkey, Danzig, Warsaw, and Bucharest and all the authority of a man who himself spent three years crossing borders without a passport and narrowly avoiding arrest by the Gestapo, PASSPORT TO PERIL paints a heart-stopping picture of desperate men in a desperate time. September 2009 LOSERS LIVE LONGER by Russell Atwood, Cover art by Robert McGinnis The death of legendary private eye George Rowell looked like an accident—but searching for the truth behind it will put down-and-out East Village detective Payton Sherwood on the corpse-littered trail of a runaway investment scam artist, a drug-addicted reality TV star—and the bewitching beauty whose appearance set it all in motion... First publication ever! By the author of the cult favorite EAST OF A, and featuring the same detective, Payton Sherwood Visit the Hard Case Crime website at http://www.hardcasecrime.com/ |   | |||||||||
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Case Crime - Unpublished Lester
Dent novel coming in October 2009! HONEY IN HIS MOUTH by Lester Dent, Cover art by Ron Lesser - First publication ever! If you were small-time grifter Walter Harsh, recovering in a hospital with a broken arm, you’d listen to a proposition that could net you a cool $50,000 for impersonating the South American strongman you resemble. You’d pay attention when the dictator’s sultry mistress started putting the moves on you. And in the dead of night, when no one was watching, you might just hatch a plot to get it all for yourself: the money, the girl, and the stash of stolen loot she’s conspiring to spirit out of the country... | 
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| Mike Chomko - June 2009 newsletter is now available! Mike's June 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. | ||||||||||
| Moonstone Books - Arriving in comic
shops June 10th! THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO WALKS #3 Written by Mike Bullock and David Michelinie, art by Silvestre Szilagyi, covers by Herb Trimpe/Terry Austin and Mick Collins. "End War III." Ripped from today¹s headlines, the End War comes to a violent climax right here. Kazi's found a way to kill The Man Who Cannot Die and with The Phantom out of commission, who will put an end to The Cleansing? Bonus: The serialized Phantom prose back-ups continue this issue. 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books |  | |||||||||
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| 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? 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! THE OUTLAWS OF MARS by Otis Adelbert Kline When Captain Jerry Morgan, expert swordsman, left the American Army, his scientist uncle, Dr. Richard Morgan, had no difficulty in persuading the adventurous young man to take a trip to Mars in a space ship, directed by mental telepathy. Jerry arrived in Raliad, largest city on Mars and capital of the Kalsivar empire. He is arrested as a spy, but Princess Junia intercedes on his behalf. When her brother is killed by another, Jerry is accused of the killing and condemned to death! Long out of print and never reprinted with the complete magazine text until the Pulpville edition was published in 2007 in trade paperback and hardcover formats, this story is now available through Amazon.com. THE SWORDSMAN OF MARS by Otis Adelbert Kline Harry Thorne, a disinherited son of a millionaire, and unable to find a job as a fencing master, meets Dr. Morgan who offers him the chance at adventure and excitement on the planet Mars. With nothing to live for on Earth, Thorne accepts the challenge and soon finds himself knee-deep in trouble on the planet Mars as he assumes the place of Borgen Takkor, a prince of Mars. Long out of print and never reprinted with the complete magazine text until the Pulpville edition was published in 2007 in trade paperback and hardcover formats, this story is now available through Amazon.com. THE OUTLAW OF TORN by Edgar Rice Burroughs Who was Norman of Torn, the terrible outlaw, the fame of whose daring exploits was ringing through all England? Where did he come from? Was he of noble blood, as some thought, or a base born churl? Complications and savage combats are the result of the Outlaw of Torn's love for the beautiful daughter of the most powerful baron in England. His high respect for womanhood gets him into many more conflicts, but he apparently bears a charmed life for he emerges unscathed from each of his many combats. Betrayed to the king and his men by the old Frenchman whom he knew as "father", Norman of Torn is--but go on with the story. JUNGLE TALES OF TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs Reared in the heart of the jungle, Tarzan, the foster-child of the ape tribe of Kerchak, fights his way by the power of brain and muscle to the highest rank among the apes. Pulpville Press | 
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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 | ||||||||||
| The Pulp Rack - New addition! The hero of Verne's most famous novel, Around the World in 80 Days: is it who you really think it is? You'll find our here: http://pulprack.com/arch/2009/05/the_hero_in_jul.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/ | ||||||||||
| Robert Bloch - IDW to adapt Bloch's works to comics format! IDW Publishing is proud to announce today a new licensing agreement with the estate of acclaimed writer Robert Bloch. Through this new partnership, IDW gains the rights to one hundred of the author’s classic stories for development as comic books, graphic novels and feature entertainment. The works will be released in the Robert Bloch Collection. Best-known for his work as the author of the novel Psycho, Bloch has long been considered a true master of genre fiction. From being mentored by H.P. Lovecraft to receiving a Horror Writers of America Life Time Achievement award, Bloch created hundreds of influential horror, suspense, crime and science fiction stories. Additionally, he produced many screenplays, and wrote for radio and television, including the original Star Trek, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Thriller series. “Bloch is one of the established masters of horror, and we are really looking forward to offering his stories to existing fans and to bringing in new ones,” said IDW CEO, Ted Adams. “Having inspired so many leading writers, Bloch’s work is pivotal to the horror and science fiction genres and is a must-read for fans.” Under the agreement, IDW will develop Bloch’s stories as standalone one-shots, miniseries and other formats, working with screenwriters and established comic book writers and artists to reinterpret and reinvent Bloch’s work for a new generation. The first Bloch project is expected to launch in early 2010. Previously, IDW adapted some of the Hugo Award-winning writer’s stories for the B&W horror magazine Doomed, and a new edition of Bloch’s classic horror novel Lori will be released in September. | ||||||||||
| Robert 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. | ||||||||||
| SHERLOCK HOLMES #2 - Arriving in comic
shops June 10th! 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 |  | |||||||||
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| ThrillerFest 09 - July 8-11, 2009! Registration Now Open! http://www.thrillerwriters.org/thrillerfest/index.html Save with Early Bird Rates Meet your favorite thriller authors including: David Morrell Sandra Brown Katherine Neville Robin Cook Brad Meltzer David Baldacci Steve Berry Lee Child James Rollins Steve Martini Michael Palmer R.L. Stine Douglas Preston M.J. Rose Carla Neggers and many more! | ||||||||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Enemies & Allies [Superman & Batman], Kevin J. Anderson, HarperCollins, $26.95, May 5, 2009 - Now available! Hero, Perry Moore, Hyperion, $8.99, May 5, 2009 - Now available! Spider-Man: Darkest Hours, Jim Butcher, Pocket, $15.00, June 02, 2009 - Now available! The Wolfman [mass market paper format], Nicholas Pekearo, Tor, $7.99, June 30, 2009 Lobster Johnson: Satan Factory, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Dark Horse, $12,95, July 8, 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 The Darkness: Volume 2, Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow, $6.99, July 30, 2009 Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear, Charles Ardai, Leisure Books, $6.99, August 1, 2009 Indiana Jones & the Army of the Dead, Steve Perry, Del Rey, $7.99, September 29, 2009 Iron Man: Femmes Fatales, Robert Greenberger, Del Rey, $7.99, September 29, 2009 Hellboy: The Ice Wolves, Mark Chadbourn, Dark Horse, $12.95, October 15, 2009 The 4400: Promises Broken, David Mack, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 27, 2009 Hunt at World’s End, Nicholas Kaufmann, Leisure Books, $6.99, November 1, 2009 The Sapphire-Haired Siren, John Zakour, DAW, $7.99, December 1, 2009 Wild Cards XX: Suicide Kings, ed. George R.R. Martin, Tor, $25.99, December 22, 2009 Iron Man: Virus, Alexander Irvine, Del Rey, $7.99, January 26, 2010 Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire, Christa Faust, Leisure Books, $6.99, February 1, 2010 Hunt Among the Killers of Men, David J. Schow, Leisure Books, $6.99, May 2010 Hunt Through Napoleon's Web, Raymond Benson, Leisure Books, $6.99, August 2010 |  | |||||||||
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| Wildside Press - Now available! The Empire of the Necromancers: And Three Others by Clark Ashton Smith Included in this volume are four tales by Clark Ashton Smith: "The Empire of the Necromancers," "The Enchantress of Sylaire," "The Invisible City," and "The Mother of Toads." Paperback: 58 pages ISBN-10: 143445861X ISBN-13: 978-1434458612 $4.99 |  | |||||||||
| Wildside Press - Now available! The Phantom Detective in The Video Victims by Robert Wallace The girl was scared and wouldn't talk -- but her fear told the world's greatest sleuth more than words, when he investigates a strange and baffling murder at a TV station! Ripped from the pages of the Spring, 1951 issue of The Phantom Detective Magazine, here is the lead novel -- The Video Victims -- complete with the original illustrations. Trade Paperback $13.95 |  | |||||||||
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