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of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: "The Complete Adventures of Coffin Kirk" by Arch Whitehouse. The six adventures of Arch Whitehouse’s “Coffin Kirk” appeared in Flying Aces from October 1937 to June 1941. They featured Brian “Coffin” Kirk’s battles against the evil Circle of Death. Kirk is ably assisted by his simian sidekick Tank. All of these stories have been available for dowload on our site, but we have decided to put them together in one PDF so that our loyal readers can access them more easily. "They Had What It Takes - Part I: Charles Lindbergh" by Alden McWilliams from the February 1937 FLYING ACES. Starting with the February 1937 issue of Flying Aces, Alden McWilliams began his illustrated tribute to the pioneer aviators of that era. He called it “They Had What it Takes”. It appeared in each issue of Flying Aces until June 1940. Each week we will make a new installment available for download. Part 1 features the greatest legend of them all, Charles Lindbergh. | |||||||||
| Andy McDermott: THE COVENANT OF GENESIS
- Now available! In the brilliant fourth book from Andy McDermott, Nina Wilde must battle the Covenant of Genesis if she is to find the world's greatest archaeological treasure...Off the coast of Indonesia, archaeologist Nina Wilde makes an explosive find: evidence of a settlement that existed over a hundred thousand years before any previously known civilisation. But when her ship is attacked, it becomes clear that the clandestine religious group calling itself the Covenant of Genesis will stop at nothing to prevent her from revealing this knowledge. With her fiance Eddie Chase, Nina embarks upon a dangerous worldwide search to expose the Covenant of Genesis -- and the incredible secret they will kill to conceal. Is she about to discover the greatest legend of all time? Mass Market Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: Bantam ISBN-10: 0553592963 ISBN-13: 978-0553592962 $7.99 Visit Andy McDermott's website at http://www.andy-mcdermott.com/ |
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BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH CONAN ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 Arriving in comic shops May 5th! Writer: Roy Thomas; Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith Nearly forty years have passed since Barry Windsor-Smith began his historical run on Conan the Barbarian—never had anyone conveyed Conan's gigantic melancholies and great mirth in a more masterful way. Barry Windsor-Smith became the standard by which all other Conan comic-book artists have since been measured. In order to commemorate Barry Windsor-Smith's lasting legacy and honor one of the most influential Conan artists of all time, Dark Horse presents The Barry Windsor-Smith Conan Archives Volume 2. This, the second of two handsome hardcovers, collects the final half of Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith's collaboration on Conan the Barbarian and includes such classic tales as "Red Nails" and "The Frost-Giant's Daughter"! Featuring the updated colors from Dark Horse's Chronicles line, this book is a can't miss for new and old readers alike! Hardcover, 7" x 10", 288 pages, Full Color, $49.99 Dark Horse Comics |
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BIG BANG: THE LOST MIKE HAMMER SIXTIES NOVEL - Now available! Mickey Spillane, Max Allan Collins In midtown Manhattan, Mike Hammer and his beautiful partner Velda take on the narcotics racket in New York just as the streets have dried up and rumors run rampant of a massive heroin shipment due any day. In a New York of flashy discotheques, swanky bachelor pads, and the occasional dark alley, Hammer deals with doctors and drug addicts, hippie chicks and hit men, meeting changing times with his timeless brand of violent vengeance. Originally begun by Spillane in the mid-sixties, and completed by Max Allan Collins, The Big Bang is vintage Mike Hammer on acid — literally. Hardcover, 6x9, 256 pages, Full Color, $25.00 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN-10: 0151014485 ISBN-13: 978-0151014484 | |||||||||
| The Black Bat - New Yahoo Group! Tom Johnson has started a new Yahoo Group for The Black Bat. Altus Press has released the first volume of THE BLACK BAT OMNIBUS containing the first three stories in the series, plus will soon release Tom's research book on the character. The Group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Black_Bat/ | |||||||||
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Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories - Coming September
21, 2010! THE BIG BOOK OF BLACK MASK STORIES is scheduled for release on September 21, 2010. Edited by Otto Penzler, it will be over 1000 pages of pulp fiction. Paperback: 1168 pages Publisher: Vintage ISBN-10: 0307455432 ISBN-13: 978-0307455437 | |||||||||
| The
Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 72: PulpArk - New! Tommy Hancock of Pro Se Productions joins Ric to talk about his upcoming Pulp Convention, PulpArk May 13-15, 2011. Art was unable to join us, he was out doing a brain transplant. Episode 71: Book of the Month: Domestic Villainy Episode 70: Bill Preston Episode 69: A Chat With Art And Ric Episode 68: Pro Se Productions Episode 67: Joel Jenkins Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||
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BOOM! STUDIOS: ROBERT E. HOWARD'S HAWKS OF OUTREMER The first issue of Boom! Studios HAWKS OF OUTREMER will be available
in June, but you can see a nine page preview online right now! Visit the Comic Book Resources website to check it out! | |||||||||
| BUCK ROGERS #11 - Arriving in comic shops May 5th! Writer: Scott Beatty; Artist: Carlos Rafael; Cover: Carlos Rafael (75%), John Watson (25%) Kicking off “Moonfall” part 1 (of 2) - Buck and his allies have discovered that the greatest threat to Earth is not aliens or warring city-states, but from a Lunar “separatist” colony that has the most dangerous (and simplest) weapon ever devised: Rocks. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment |
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| Burroughs
Bulletin #82 - Now available! The Spring 2010 issue (#82) of the THE BURROUGHS BULLETIN is now available. This issue is dedicated to Vernell Coriell. It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "Vern Coriell: An Autobiography" by Vern Coriell "Vern Coriell and Me" by Robert R. Barrett "A Memory of Vern Coriell" by Cecil (Wally) Blackburn "Vern Remembered" by John Carter Tibbetts "Comrades to the Core" by Frank Puncer Picture Gallery: A Thark Warrior by William Stout "To Be, or to Be Perceived? The Philosophical Questions in Thuvia, Maid of Mars" by Maciej Roszkowski "Walter Clinton Pettee: The First Vision ofr Tarzan" by Roger Hill "A letter to Members" by Laurence G. Dunn Letters to the Editor Subscriptions
are $35 for four quarterly issues and 12 monthly issues of THE GRIDLEY WAVE newsletter.
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| CONAN
VOLUME 8: BLACK COLOSSUS - Arriving in comic
shops May 5th! Writer: Timothy Truman; Artist: Tomás Giorello; Colors: José Villarrubia Conan, once a wandering thief, tries his luck as a professional warrior, joining Amalric's mercenary forces to live as a rank-and-file soldier. However, something much more than luck will lead Conan on a collision course with the strongest, strangest army he's ever faced! Princess Yasmela—the city of Khoraja's remaining sovereign—has been haunted by terrifying apparitions of the wizard Natohk, and when Natohk threatens to bring his demonic hordes to Khoraja, Yasmela prays to the god Mitra for help. Mitra actually responds and tells her to place the fate of her entire kingdom into the hands of the first man she meets out in the city streets—and that man is a drunk, hesitant barbarian! Conan may turn out to be Khoraja's best hope for survival, but his distrust of the soft upper classes and their disdain for his common station may derail any possibility of working together to halt Natohk's bid for world domination. Timothy Truman adapts Robert E. Howard's powerful "Black Colossus" short story and sets Conan off on what will be his bloodiest battle yet, when the mercenaries of Amalric clash with the massive powers of Natohk! Hardcover, 7" x 10", 152 pages, Full Color, $24.99 Dark Horse Comics |
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| Dagon's Disciples:
A Scarlet Shroud Adventure - Now available! Tentacles of fear hold New York in a crushing grip. In the darkness of night, people are vanishing from the streets. Wild rumors are spreading about horrors rising from the water. And a gigantic beast is terrorizing the harbor, pulling ships down into the depths. THE SCARLET SHROUD leaps into action to unravel the mystery of Dagon's disciples, facing overwhelming odds and a devilish foe, but can he stop the fiend before it's too late? Paperback: 196 pages ISBN-10: 0984476512 ISBN-13: 978-0984476510 |
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| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Paid in Blood" by Anthony Clemens from SERCRET AGENT "X", April, 1934 John Crandall investigates a series of mysterious murders in a large rural house. The victims are drained of all their blood. "An Original Revolution" by Johnston McCulley from BLUE BOOK, October, 1909 Calligan becomes involved in a Latin American revolution. | |||||||||
| Earl Kemp's eI #49 - Now available! The latest issue of Earl Kemp's excellent fanzine eI is now available at http://efanzines.com | |||||||||
| Ernest Chiriaka - R. I. P. Ernest Chiriaka died April 27, 2010 at age 96. He was one of the very last living pulp artists. A few years ago he was a guest at Pulpcon and despite his advanced age, he turned out to be a great Guest Of Honor. For more information about this great artist, visit the Pulp Artists website. | |||||||||
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| The Green Ghost -
New Yahoo Group! Tom Johnson has started a new Yahoo Group for The Green Ghost. The Group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Green_Ghost/ | |||||||||
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| Hippocampus
Press - New newsletter! Donald R. Burleson's latest horror collection WAIT FOR THE THUNDER: STORIES FOR A STORMY NIGHT is now available. Lovecraftian in tone, innovative in content: we can assure you that this is an extraordinary volume! Reviews should be appearing presently. Thomas Ligotti's THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST THE HUMAN RACE will be shipping in May. There were some last minute changes to the manuscript which delayed us several weeks. Fortunately the book is now at the printer. Thanks for your patience. Another May release will be our long-awaited Mythos anthology THE TINDALOS CYCLE edited by Robert M. Price. Superb cover art has been created by Robert Knox and is now on display at our website. Check it out, and order now! Our definitive Lovecraft biography by S. T. Joshi, I AM PROVIDENCE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF H. P. LOVECRAFT will see an August release, coinciding with the 120th anniversary of Lovecraft's birth. It's taking a little extra time to assemble the hard-to-get photos of HPL, his friends, relatives, and colleagues, and sites relating to his life and work, which will illustrate the biography. Until further notice, DEAD RECKONINGS ships for free! No additional shipping charges will apply when you add our horror review journal DEAD RECKONINGS to your order. Use the saved money to buy more books. A new issue of DEAD RECKONINGS (number seven already!) is nearing completion. Visit our website for the table of contents, and to order. Lastly, we've got a newly redesigned website, so please stop by and look around. The site has a lot of new content and features, and only went live yesterday, so please pardon any temporary anomalies as we get everything sorted. Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! | |||||||||
| Lester Dent Properties - New website now online! Altus Press is hosting a new website, Lester Dent Properties. The website is the official literary home of Lester Dent in the Internet. Check it out at http://altuspress.com/lesterdentproperties/ | |||||||||
| McFarland
- Softcover Edition coming Fall/Winter 2010! Robert E. Howard: A Collector's Descriptive Bibliography of American and British Hardcover, Paperback, Magazine, Special and Amateur Editions, with a Biography by Leon Nielsen Foreword by Damon C. Sasser In the same way that Tolkien is considered the father of epic fantasy, so to is Robert E. Howard considered the father of the fantasy genre of sword and sorcery. Howard is among a select group of now-revered writers who published primarily in pulp magazines. Pulps continued publishing Howard material posthumously, and his first hardcover book appeared in 1937, a year after his early death at the age of 30. Anthologies, books, comic adaptations and movies based on his work are still being brought out. Howard created one of the most popular of all fantasy characters, Conan. Other famous characters included King Kull of Atlantis, the Puritan adventurer Soloman Kane, the female warrior Red Sonya, and the Pict Bran Mak Morn. This guide is an invaluable resource about Howard, with information for every known published work. Initial chapters provide a biography, discuss Howard’s literary legacy, and give basic tips about collecting Howard�s writings. The main body of the work is a bibliography of Howard�s published works from 1925 through 2004. Each entry includes a description and known details including publisher, date, print run, and estimated value. A thorough index locates the publication of every Howard story or poem. ISBN 978-0-7864-6109-7 98 photos, notes, bibliography, index Softcover, 288 pages, $29.95 |
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| The Pulp Factory Awards - Announced at Windy City! The winners of the first ever Pulp Factory Awards were announced an hour ago in Chicago at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Conventin. The awards, created by the Pulp Factory, honor the work of modern day pulp writers and artists, striving to help keep the genre alive. Here are the winners: BEST PULP NOVEL: The Satan Factory by Thomas E. Sniegoski BEST PULP SHORT STORY: The Adventure of the Locked Room by Andrew Salmon BEST PULP INTERIOR ARTWORK: Rob Davis for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Volume One BEST PULP COVER: Mark Maddox for Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective, Volume One Congratulations
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| PULP
FICTION: THE GOLDEN AGE OF STORYTELLING DVD - Now available! This one-hour documentary, PULP FICTION: THE GOLDEN AGE OF STORYTELLING, profiles a
fantastic avenue of escapism for people of the 20s, 30s, and 40s, who wanted to
escape the mundane routine of their daily life in the grips of the depression
between the two World Wars, by buying cheap fiction magazines. These writers of
the golden age of fiction writing shaped American culture, and they created the
iconic characters who live on today in our collective hearts and imaginations.
It has even been estimated that 90-95% of the top blockbusters in Hollywood movies,
were based on the stories from the Pulp Fiction-era. There were several top experts
in this field that were interviewed here. Two very rare interviews were of the
super-heavyweight grand masters from that era, Ray Bradbury and Fred Pohl, who
revealed the hardship and suffering that many of the writers experienced, on their
way to fame and glory. Also interviewed are two of the biggest publishers of reprinted
books from that era, John Goodwin of Galaxy Press and John Gunnison of Adventure
House, as well as Otto Penzler of Mysterious Books who edited several pulp era
stories into compendious books. Tim Powers and Kenneth Anderson, who were also
interviewed, are present-day, award winning writers who were influenced by the
writing style of those writers of the golden age. Actors: Ray Bradbury, Fred Pohl, John Goodwin, John Gunnison, Tim Powers Directors: Dr. Elliott Haimoff Format: Full Screen, NTSC Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.) Number of discs: 1 Studio: Global Science Productions Run Time: 50 minutes $19.95 |
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| PULP
FICTION: THE GOLDEN AGE OF STORYTELLING - Now available! 2-DVD
Special Edition! Synopsis: Discover the true behind
the scenes history of Pulp Fiction and the Golden age of Sci Fi, Fantasy and Adventure,
in this amazing fact filled documentary. Featuring: Tim Powers, Kevin J. Anderson, Otto Penzler, Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, and Marc Zicree Bonus Features: Interactive Menus, Bonus Interviews, Scene Selection, Web Enhanced Bonus Features include the film: Writers and Illustrators of the Future Includes 2 hours of uncut bonus interviews with: * Ray Bradbury * Frederik Pohl * Marc Zicree Additional bonus feature: Comes with a DVD-Rom Pulp Fiction Graphic Art Archive and Computer Screen Art. This feature is accessed using your computer. Order Here Online with FREE SHIPPING within the United States, or Order by Phone at 1-800-350-4639, (WORLD) 310-578-5300. International Orders are Accepted. Shipping Charges may apply on International Orders. Also available from Adventure House. |
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| RED
SONJA: WRATH OF THE GODS #4 (OF 5) - Arriving in comic
shops May 5th! Writer: Luke Lieberman; Art: Walter Geovani Sonja continues her life-or-death battle with Loki, the Prince of Lies as Odin, the All-Father makes his move and Thor, son of Odin and brother of Loki, fights back-to-back with the She-devil with the fate of the very world at stake! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||
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| ZORRO:
MATANZAS #4 (OF 4) - Arriving in comic
shops May 5th! Writer: Don McGregor; Artist/Cover: Mike Mayhew The long lost adventure of Zorro continues! Join the classic creative team of writer Don McGregor and artist Mike Mayhew as they present an untold tale of the legendary Fox in the wilds of old California! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||
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| Age
of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: "Smell-Shocked" by Joe Archibald from the January 1934 Flying Aces featuring Phineas Pinkham. That great German ace, the Mad Butcher from Hamburg, wants some Limburger and can’t find it. Phineas, the mad Pinkham from Boonetown, Iowa, has some Limburger and doesn’t know it. Oh, yes. Fate brings them together. The big cheese! | |||||||||||||||
| Age of Aces Presents
- More Frederick Blakeslee Dare-Devil Aces covers in full color! One of the great features of the Popular Publications air war anthology pulps we reprint in our books are the original Frederick Blakeslee covers. We feature Blakeslee’s interior black and white illustrations heavily throughout our books and on the covers. But the actual pulp covers were never representational of any of the stories or characters inside, so we don’t really get to feature them in our books aside from the back cover where sadly they are cropped and covered by the UPC code. But here on our site we can prominently feature Blakeslee’s incredible covers for Dare-Devil Aces in full color! This week we have more great Dare-Devil Aces covers by Frederick Blakeslee. Popular Publications published some dynamite aviation art on the cover of Dare-Devil Aces! Sadly, we don’t use more than a sliver of it for our books. But that’s a design choice — We’re not trying to keep anything from you. And now we’ve added two more years of great Blakeslee covers to our growing gallery––1934 and 1935! http://www.ageofaces.net/2010/04/more-great-blakeslee-covers/ | |||||||||||||||
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Anthony Tollin is at the Windy City Pulp and Paperback Show this weekend! Stop by his booth and pickup the April releases (below) hot off the press! | |||||||||||||||
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 36: "The Phantom City" & "No Light to Die By" The
pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two exotic pulp novels by Lester Dent
writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the attempted theft of the submarine Helldiver
and an encounter with a mysterious white-tressed woman bring Doc Savage to the
Arabian desert in search of "The Phantom City." Then, a case of mistaken identity
and the disappearance of the Moon lead Doc, Monk and Ham into one of their strangest
cases in "No Light to Die By," a rare tale told in the first person. This instant
collector's item features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Walter
Swenson, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary
by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-024-3
Softcover, 7x10, b&w, $12.95
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$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $25.90 (cover price) First Class
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 36: "The Phantom City" & "No Light to Die By" (JAMES BAMA Variant) The pulp era's
greatest superhero returns in two exotic pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as
"Kenneth Robeson." First, the attempted theft of the submarine Helldiver and an
encounter with a mysterious white-tressed woman bring Doc Savage to the Arabian
desert in search of "The Phantom City." Then, a case of mistaken identity and
the disappearance of the Moon lead Doc, Monk and Ham into one of their strangest
cases in "No Light to Die By," a rare tale told in the first person. This instant
collector's item leads off with one of James Bama's greatest cover paintings and
also features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Walter Swenson,
Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will
Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-025-0
Softcover, 7x10, b&w, $12.95
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$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available!
THE SHADOW Volume 37: "The Third Skull" & "Realm of Doom" "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness
crushes crime in two thrilling mysteries by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell
Grant." First, "The Third Skull" holds the secret to a hidden fortune, but only
The Shadow can decipher its cryptic message. Then, as millionaire Lamont Cranston
and businessman Henry Arnaud, the Dark Avenger journeys to a "Realm of Doom" to
engage the last of The Hand's murderous Fingers in a battle to the death! This
classic pulp reprint showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers,
the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier and commentary
by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-023-6 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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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available! THE WHISPERER Volume 3: "Murder Queens"
& "Kill Them First" "He
knows no law but Justice!" The secret life of Police Commissioner James Gordon
is explored in a pair of two-fisted thrillers by Doc Savage ghost Laurence Donovan
writing as "Clifford Goodrich." First, The Whisperer trumps the sinister schemes
of four sultry "Murder Queens." Then, when the Black Hood¹s racketeers terrorize
the city, Wildcat Gordon vows to "Kill Them First!" BONUS: a magical tale of "prestidigitection"
by The Shadow's Walter B. Gibson. This historic collector's item showcases the
original covers by Spider cover artist John Newton Howitt, classic interior illustrations
by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-020-5 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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| Bad Cop .
. No Donut - Now available! Edited by John L. French There’s supposed to be a line between the good guys and the bad guys, something that lets you tell them apart. But sometimes the line blurs. In BAD COP, NO DONUT the line not only blurs, there are times that it gets wiped out entirely. In this book “conduct unbecoming” takes on a whole new meaning. There are county cops on the take and city cops on the make. There are detectives plotting murders and patrolmen taking bribes. From the East Coast to the West Coast, from the northern border to the southern shores, from the old west to modern day, there are all sorts of police behaving badly, for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes the good guys make the best bad guys. Bad Cop No Donut features a variety of top-notch writers – James Chambers, O’Neil De Noux, Quintin Peterson (DC Metro Police), C. J. Henderson, Michael A. Black (Chicago PD), Ron Fortier, Patrick Thomas, Michael Berish (Miami PD), Vincent H. O’Neil, Austin S. Camacho, Wayne Dundee, Art Monterastelli and James Grady. Edited by John L. French (Baltimore City Crime Lab) and with a great cover by Ver Curtiss, this is a book you don’t want to miss. Paperback: 236 pages Publisher: Padwolf Publishing Inc. ISBN-10: 1890096458 ISBN-13: 978-1890096458 $16.00 Now Available at Amazon.com |
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| Blood
& Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard, 2nd edition - Coming soon! Blood & Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard, 2nd edition will be published by the Robert E. Howard Foundation Press. This will be an expanded and updated edition, with lots of new material in most of the chapters, more commentary on Howard's fiction and poetry, and anything else that can realistically be included. This will be available in a hardcover edition. | |||||||||||||||
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Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 71: Book of the Month: Domestic Villainy - New! Our Book of the Month for March was Domestic Villainy: A Novel Approach by J.M. Rigdon. Also check out my co-host Dr. Art Sippo's new book SUN KOH: Heir of Atlantis! at Age of Adventure Episode 70: Bill Preston Episode 69: A Chat With Art And Ric Episode 68: Pro Se Productions Episode 67: Joel Jenkins Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||||||||
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| BOOM! STUDIOS: THE CALLING: CTHULHU CHRONICLES
#1 - Coming in July! (W) Michael Alan Nelson, Joanna Stokes (A) Christopher Possenti An all-new ongoing Lovecraft-inspired supernatural horror series with a decidedly modern spin from superstar writing team Michael Alan Nelson and Johanna Stokes! A cruise ship comes to port, hundreds are aboard dead — but why? Clayton Diggs is a pharmaceuticals salesman who discovers his sister has committed herself to an insane asylum; she's checked herself in, fearing she'll hurt herself or someone else. All across the world, ordinary people in an ordinary world find themselves drawn by fate to see darkness and despair unlike anything they ever could imagine. Meanwhile, a cult makes its move, believing that there is a great one sleeping that will hear... The Calling! Cover by Criminal's Sean Phillips and Federica Platti! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 THE CALLING: CTHULHU CHRONICLES #1 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100840. | |||||||||||||||
| BRECKINRIDGE ELKINS - New authorized online comic strip adventure! Adapted and illustrated by Gary Chaloner! Coloring by Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist (and Texan by birth) Cayetano Garza. http://www.breckinridgeelkins.com/ | |||||||||||||||
| Campfire Graphic Novels
- Arriving in comic
shops April 28th! Campfire is a graphic novel publisher, based in New Delhi, India. The People that Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs Writer: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Scott Alexander Young; Art: K.L. Jones Your ship sinks, your rescuers are attacked by a hostile German U-boat, and your fate is inextricably tied to those of your fellow survivors and German adversaries. Then, you land on a remote, prehistoric island! How would you survive? Bowen could never have imagined the adventures he’d be forced to embark upon when he arrived on the inhospitable coast of Caspak. He could never have fathomed having to cope in an alien landscape inhabited by dinosaurs, Neanderthals, aerial monsters and an almost unearthly flora and fauna. Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel. Softcover, 6.5x10, 72 pages, Full Color, SRP: $9.95 | 
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| Campfire Graphic Novels
- Arriving in comic
shops April 28th! The Land that Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs Writer: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Steven Philip Jones; Art: K.L. Jones All Tom Billings had to do was set sail for the South Pacific island of Caprona and find the last-known whereabouts of Bowen J Tyler. However, arriving on the island, he becomes separated from his companions after a fight with a prehistoric creature. Standing between Billings and Tyler is the interior of the island, a hot, overgrown, and unforgiving land. There are times when he almost resigns himself to death in the face of insurmountable odds. But, true to his nature, he never gives up. Softcover, 6.5x10, 72 pages, Full Color, SRP: $9.95 | 
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| THE CHRONICLES OF KULL VOLUME 3: SCREAMS
IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES Coming in September! Writers: Roy Thomas, Don Glut, Steve Englehart; Artists: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Howard Chaykin The Chronicles of Kull Volume 3 collects the last nine exciting Kull the Destroyer comics, tying up all of the loose ends from the previous two volumes and culminating in the most important fight of the former Valusian king's life -- the battle for the Topaz throne and his former crown! Kull will need the help of an enigmatic warrior woman, Laralei, and an unlikely ally in arms, Ridondo the minstrel, if he is to conquer a giant extradimensional creature, three scheming wizards, and the wizard's skull-headed master and again rule the Purple Kingdom! Volume 3 reprints Kull the Destroyer #21-#29, the short story "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" from Conan the Barbarian #25, Conan the Barbarian #68, "Beast from the Abyss" from Conan Annual #3, and a special cover gallery. 216 pages, $18.99, in stores on September 29. Dark Horse Comics CHRONICLES OF KULL VOLUME 3 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100027. |
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| CLASSIC RED SONJA “RE-MASTERED” #2
- Coming in July! Writer: Roy Thomas; Artist: Esteban Maroto; Cover: Frank Brunner Classic Sword and Sorcery action! An all new series reprinting classic Red Sonja tales! Continuing the incredible story (“The Ring of Ikribu” from Savage Sword of Conan) by the legendary Roy Thomas, joined by artist Esteban Maroto. Remastered in color for the first time ever! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment CLASSIC RED SONJA #2 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100947. | |||||||||||||||
| The Clayton Astounding:
Vagabonds of Space - Now available! The first in a series of reprints from the classic SF of the early 1930s. Before John W. Campbell's "Golden Age" (beginning in 1938) editor Harry Bates created an SF Pulp that was meant to entertain with stories of adventure and action in outer space and on far planets. This magazine has become known as "The Clayton Astounding" to delineate it from later incarnations. The first volume, VAGABONDS OF SPACE, represents the best Space Opera from the magazine's first run of 1930-1933. Features stories by Harl Vincent, Edmond Hamilton, Anthony Gilmore, Sewell Peaslee Wright, Nat Schachner, Edwin K. Sloat and Jack Williamson. Each author is introduced with commentary by G. W. Thomas. Paperback, 212 pages, $13.99 Order from Lulu.com |
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| CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #20
- Arriving in comic
shops April 28th! Writer: Timothy Truman; Penciller: Tomás Giorello; Colors: José Villarrubia; Cover: Cary Nord In part two of "Kozaki," both Sergius the pirate and the sadistic Shah Amurath decide to confront Conan's group of bandits, who are encroaching upon their territories and threatening the outlying granaries, farms, and villages of the proud country of Turan. King Yildiz quickly orders the Shah to annihilate all Kozaki riders, and Sergius arranges a parley with our favorite Cimmerian. In a tense meeting, Sergius explains how commerce works around the Vilayet Sea and offers that their two imposing forces work together against the Shah. With those in Conan's hungry crew growing wild and impatient, Conan's not even sure how long he can keep his own men together—but he'll slit the throat of any who try to defect! 40 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |
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| CONAN:
THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #5 - Coming in July!
Timothy Truman, Cary Nord, Tom‡s Giorello, Richard Isanove, and Dave Stewart The fifth installment in Conan: The Frazetta Cover Series features both Frank Frazetta's tense, dramatic Man-Ape painting and an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Rogues in the House"Ñas interpreted by Timothy Truman, artists Cary Nord and Tom‡s Giorello, and colorist Richard Isanove. A longtime Howard favorite, this seminal Conan story first appeared in Weird Tales in 1934, and Frazetta's Man-Ape piece is one of his few Conan paintings to make a direct reference to one of Howard's works. Our favorite barbarian has been living as a thief for some time, and his crimes are catching up with him. Becoming enmeshed in the plans of a treacherous nobleman and a dark priest, Conan finds himself making some strange allies in order to free himself from the labyrinthine, booby-trapped halls in the Red Priest's stronghold. Stalked by a mysterious, hulking horror that's grown out of control, Conan and the nobleman make a wary alliance with the Red Priest himself! 72 pages, $6.99, in stores on July 28. Dark Horse Comics CONAN: THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #5 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100025. |
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| Dark Horse Comics - Conan Update! After Conan the Cimmerian #25, writer Tim Truman and artist Tomas Giorello will be taking a leave of absence from the series. In their place will be new writer Roy Thomas and artist Mike Hawthorne. Conan fans should know Thomas' name well, as he was the writer who first brought Conan to comics and helmed hundreds of stories during his tenure at Marvel. For the duration of Thomas' planned 12-issue run, the series will be known as Conan: Road of Kings. The series will re-launch with a new #1. Tim Truman and Thomas Giorello will tackle a new mini-series called Conan: Scarlet Citadel. This book will jump forward to Conan's time as king of Aquilonia. Following Thomas' 12-issue run on the main series, Truman will return to continue Conan's saga. | |||||||||||||||
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SAVAGE #4 - Coming in July! Written by Paul Malmont, co-feature written by Jason Starr, art by Howard Porter and Art Thibert, co-feature art by Scott Hampton; Cover by J.G. Jones, variant cover by John Cassaday. “The Lord Of Lightning” concludes as Doc Savage faces down the mastermind behind the attack on New York – high in the clouds above the United Nations! The true face of this enemy could crack even Doc’s resolute faith in human nature... And in the co-feature, JUSTICE INC., the kidnapping plot Benson hoped to unravel has turned into a horrific murder ring, and Benson himself is next on the hit list! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99, in stores on June 9. DC Comics DOC SAVAGE #4 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100159. |
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| E-texts on
the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks new Shadow review is "Jade Dragon" from September 1948. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Welcome for Killers" by John P. Rees from Ten Detective Aces, October, 1940 When the men who killed his friend returned for the loot, old Nap Orr prepared a . . . . Welcome for Killers "Corporal Downey Cracks a Case" by James B. Hendryx from Short Stories, June 10, 1935 Featuring: Corporal Downey & Black John Smith With the able assistance of Black John Smith, Esq., of Halfaday Creek, Yukon Territory - Corporal Downey cracks a case. | |||||||||||||||
| EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' JOHN CARTER OF MARS:
THE JESSE MARSH YEARS Arriving in comic shops April 28th! Writer: Paul S. Newman; Artist: Jesse Marsh In 1947, Jesse Marsh—an artist who would inspire generations of comics creators and earn the esteem of professional peers such as industry legends Russ Manning and Alex Toth—won over millions of readers with his four-color vision of Edgar Rice Burroughs' beloved character Tarzan. To the delight of his readers, Marsh would continue to draw Tarzan comics for the following nineteen years. But his passion for Burroughs' creations wasn't limited to the legendary writer's jungle lord, and in the early 1950s he teamed up with prolific comics writer Paul S. Newman to breathe life into another of Burroughs' beloved heroes: the courageous adventurer John Carter of Mars! Hardcover, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16", 120 pages, Full Color, $29.99 Dark Horse Comics |
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| FIRST
WAVE #3 - Coming in July! Written by Brian Azzarello, Art by Rags Morales, Cover by J.G. Jones FIRST WAVE returns from a month off with all guns blazing, as Doc Savage and the Bat-Man set a course for Hidalgo for very different reasons! Could Bruce Wayne be the Golden Tree’s newest acquisition? And where does the trail of a fortune in missing gold lead the Avenger? 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99, in stores on June 9. DC Comics FIRST WAVE #3 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100157. |
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| Fritz
Leiber: Selected Stories - Now available! Known in his lifetime primarily to readers of science fiction and fantasy, Fritz Leiber deserves to be seen as one of the finest writers of popular fiction of the 20th Century. An intimate of H. P. Lovecraft, Leiber crafted the twentieth century's first great stories of urban horror, created the sword and sorcery tale almost single-handedly, and wrote strong, resonant science fiction. Nothing less than a visionary American author, Leiber is considered by critics and fans alike to be one of our most original and versatile storytellers. From the fabled, decadent streets of god-haunted Lankhmar to the eerie underworld of a Martian gambling hall; from a sunless, frozen Earth to the shattered, bombed, and violent wreckage of a post-atomic New York, the seventeen tales selected for this volume showcase Leiber's virtuoso range and unforgettable characters. Edited by master anthologist Jonathan Strahan and Locus Magazine founder Charles N. Brown, and featuring an introduction by Neil Gaiman, Fritz Leiber: Selected Stories represents the essential Fritz Leiber. Contents: Introduction by Neil Gaiman Smoke Ghost The Girl with the Hungry Eyes Coming Attraction A Pail of Air A Deskful of Girls Space Time for Springers Ill Met in Lankhmar Four Ghosts in Hamlet Gonna Roll the Bones The Inner Circles (aka The Winter Flies) America the Beautiful Bazaar of the Bizarre Midnight by the Morphy Watch Belsen Express Catch That Zeppelin! Horrible Imaginings The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars | |||||||||||||||
| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES VOLUME 15: THE SPIDER
- Now available! By Grant Stockbridge This trade paperback reprints two action-packed, 1930s and 40s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider. The stories are complete including the original pulp black-and-white illustrations and full-color covers. This issue contains: #28 - January 1936 - The Mayor of Hell #107 - August 1942 - Fangs of the Dragon Paperback, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 |
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| GIRASOL PULP
DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOLUME 16 - Coming in July! Fans of two-fisted pulp action will find two action packed adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider. This issue contains "Reign of the Death Fiddler" (May 1935) and "City of Whispering Death" (April 1938). The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations. Softcover, 128 pages, B&W SRP: $14.95 GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES THE SPIDER VOLUME 16 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY101292. |
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| GREEN HORNET #3 - Arriving in comic
shops April 28th! Writer: Kevin Smith; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (50%), John Cassaday (50%), Joe Benitez (1-in-10), Stephen Segovia (1-in-25) This is the one you WILL NOT WANT TO MISS! The stunning final pages of this issue will have fans talking for the rest of the year… and beyond! Join writer Kevin Smith, artist Jonathan Lau and a host of talented cover artists (Ross, Cassaday, Segovia and Benitez!) as they unveil the next generation of The Green Hornet, Kato, and the mysterious Black Hornet! The Black Hornet is the Green Hornet's GREATEST foe! Will the original Green Hornet rise up to fight again for justice? Where’s Kato been all this time? Who’s the mysterious and beautiful Mulan? Three will LIVE! One will DIE! For Good! Find out all of this and more in this very issue! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||||||||
| GREEN HORNET #5 -
Coming in July! Writer: Kevin Smith; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (50%), John Cassaday (50%), Joe Benitez (1-in-10), Stephen Segovia (1-in-25) The adventure continues! It’s all been leading to this as Britt Jr. has made his momentous decision last issue to continue the legacy of his father and become the Green Hornet anew! With a pair of Kato’s at his side, does crime stand a chance? Well, yeah, because Britt has a lot to learn as you’ll see in this issue! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment GREEN HORNET #5 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100925. | |||||||||||||||
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GREEN HORNET: PARALLEL LIVES #1 - Coming
in July! Writer: Jai Nitz; Artist: Nigel Raynor; Cover: Paul Renaud Dynamite adds another one! This time around, Dynamite is the only place to read the story before the story of The Green Hornet! Only, this is the official prelude to the upcoming movie starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou and the Green Hornet and Kato! How does one man’s actions affect another man’s? Either purposely or inadvertently. Or is it just destiny? This series shows how Britt Reid’s actions lead to Kato coming in contact with the Green Hornet and the pair becoming the Green Hornet and Kato. The lead up and origin of one of the first teams in comics! Featuring incredible covers by Paul (RED SONJA) Renaud! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment GREEN HORNET:PARALLEL LIVES #1 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100928. | |||||||||||||||
| THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES! #3 - Coming in July! Writer: Brett Matthews; Artist: Ariel Padilla; Cover: John Cassaday Chicago’s turf war has a new player... and its greatest hero. THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO. But the Hornet is hunted, untested, and untrained... will he survive under the pressures of the criminal world around him? Dynamite’s ambitious Green Hornet comic books don’t get much more ambitious than this, the ultimate tale of the Green Hornet! Featuring covers by John Cassaday and the writing of Brett Matthews along with artist Ariel Padilla! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES #3 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100930. | |||||||||||||||
| THE GREEN
HORNET: YEAR ONE #4 - Coming in July! Writter: Matt Wagner; Art: Aaron Campbell Covers: John Cassaday; Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) The origin of the original team of crime-fighters continues! Set in the golden age of comics and history, writer Matt Wagner weaves a tale of action and adventure unlike anything else seen on the comic racks! Add in the exquisite art of Aaron Campbell and Francesco Francavilla, and you have the perfect companion to the modern day adventures of the Green Hornet from Kevin Smith and Dynamite! Our tale is split across time, following both Britt and Kato developing into the men they would become and the adventures they formed together as the Green Hornet and Kato! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #4 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100932. | |||||||||||||||
| GREEN HORNET
GOLDEN AGE RE-MASTERED #1 Writer: Based on stories by Fran Striker; Artist: Bert Whitman Associates; Cover: Joe Rubenstein A new series of Golden Age reprints featuring the classic adventures of the original Green Hornet! Each issue in this new series of classic Hornet material is 40 big pages, featuring stories all inspired by the man who started it all Fran Striker! Completely re-mastered for today’s discerning reader and collector, Dynamite has also commissioned Joe Rubenstein to create brand-new covers, inspired by the Golden Age comics of yesteryear! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment GREEN HORNET GOLDEN AGE RE-MASTERED #1 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100938. | |||||||||||||||
| IDW Publishing:
RICHARD STARK’S PARKER: THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE Coming in July! Richard Stark and Darwyn Cooke (writer) • Darwyn Cooke (art & cover) Darwyn Cooke’s adaptation of The Hunter was one of the best-received and most popular graphic novels of 2009. A New York Times best-seller, it has appeared on over 50 “best of the year” lists. The second book, The Outfit, will debut in the fall, but IDW and Darwyn are presenting the first chapter here as a stand-alone preview comic. Priced at only $2.00, this is a full, 24-page story that offers new readers a perfect introduction to Richard Stark’s classic crime novel anti-hero, as well as a great story that stands alone. 24 pages • $2.00 • 8” x 12” IDW Publishing THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100361. |
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| IDW Publishing: YOURS TRULY,
JACK THE RIPPER #2 - Coming in July!
Writer: Robert Bloch, Joe R. Lansdale & John L. Lansdale, Artist/Colors: Kevin Colden In part two of the three-issue retelling of Robert Bloch's classic tale of terror, Hollis and Jenny close in on their search for the Ripper even as he draws them into his own horrific web of murders. By award-winning writer Joe R. Lansdale and John L. Lansdale and Eisner-nominated artist Kevin Colden. 32 pages, 2-Colors, $3.99 IDW Publishing YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER #2 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100380. |
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| KATO #4 - Coming in July! Writter: Ande Parks; Art: Alé Garza; Main Cover: Joe Benitez, Alé Garza (1-in-10), Johnny D (1-in-25)! Writter: Ande Parks; Art: Diego Bernard; Cover: Joe Benitez, Alé Garza (1-in-10), Johnny D (1-in-25)! Mulan and the Black Hornet have retreated to their respective camps to prepare for their ultimate confrontation. With Kato at her side, does the Black Hornet stand a chance against this fearsome new hero? Written by Ande Parks, the action from this series leads directly into the KEVIN SMITH’S GREEN HORNET comic book series from Dynamite and features an all-star array of cover artists! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment KATO #4 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100934. | |||||||||||||||
| KATO ORIGINS #3:
WAY OF THE NINJA - Coming in July! Writer: Jia Nitz; Artist: Colton Worley; Cover: Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) From the pages of GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE comes the solo adventures of KATO! Kato is on his own as he tracks down a murderer and finds himself caught among the intrigue and danger of wartime America and the Japanese and Nazi are on the mainland! Now, in addition to the murderer he’s trailing, Kato is onto bigger game – spies and saboteurs! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment KATO ORIGINS #3 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100936. | |||||||||||||||
| THE LONE RANGER
#23 - Coming in July! Writer: Brett Matthews; Artist: Sergio Cariello; Cover: John Cassaday RESOLVE: Part 7—Things continue to go from bad to worse for our hero. Cavendish is taking out his hate ont hose near and dear and The Ranger has to put an end to it... or die trying! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment THE LONE RANGER #23 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100958. | |||||||||||||||
| Masters of Adventure
#1 - Now available! Ten tales of fantastic adventures! Commentary about adventure fiction and the authors. Fully illustrated by M. D. Jackson and G. W. Thomas. Cover by M. D. Jackson. Featuring: "Ms. Found in a Bottle" by Edgar Allan Poe "Smith and the Pharaohs" by H. Rider Haggard "The Brazilian Cat" by A. Conan Doyle "The Grove of Astartoth" by John Buchan "Tarzan Rescues the Moon" by Edgar Rice Burroughs "A Thousand Deaths" by Jack London "A Tropical Horror" by William Hope Hodgson "The Breath of Allah" by Sax Rohmer "The People of the Pit" by A. Merritt "Wings in the Night" by Robert E. Howard Paperback, 150 pages, $14.99 Order from Lulu.com Thanks to Miguel Martins for letting me know this was finally available! |
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| Moonstone Books: The SPIDER: The Iron Man War #2 (of
3) - Coming in July! Story: Norvell W. Page, Howard Hopkins; Art: J. Anthony Kosar A continued HISTORIC UNVEILING! Read the story that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster used for the 1940 SUPERMAN Sunday comic strip adventure “Bandit Robots of Metropolis” and Stan Lee/Larry Lieber used for the 1963 story in TALES OF SUSPENSE #39!! THE SPIDER—cloaked, fanged nightmare in black—delivers swift justice with a pair of .45 automatics. Midnight shadows cast doom over exclusive Sutton Place—under attack by new evil in terror warfare—a sinister criminal mastermind in power armor named The Iron Man! Destructive giant armored men have the city held in a grip of terror, and only one man made of just flesh and blood stands in their path: THE SPIDER! Cinematic NOIR painted art by J. Anthony Kosar! Second of a three-part Wide-Vision comic book mini-series based on the novel published in the THE SPIDER magazine. 32 pages, b/w, $3.99 THE SPIDER: THE IRON MAN WAR #2 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY101069. |
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| Paizo
Publishing: PLANET STORIES - BEFORE THEY WERE GIANTS ANTHOLOGY Coming in September! Editor James L. Sutter collects the first published stories of 15 of science fiction and fantasy's most important authors. Along with these often rare or never-before-anthologized stories, all 15 authors provide brand-new retrospective critiques. Includes stories by Piers Anthony, David Brin, Cory Doctorow, William Gibson, Larry Niven, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Charles Stross. Anthology Collection, Softcover, 6x9, 400 pages, $15.99 BEFORE THEY WERE GIANTS ANTHOLOGY is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY101834. |
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| RED SONJA
#51 - Coming in July! Writter: Peter Brett; Art: Walter Geovani; Covers: Joseph Michael Linsner (50%), Paul Renaud (50%) Red Sonja returns to her roots under the skillful hand of new writer Peter V. Brett! Brett, an acclaimed writer of fantasy novels, is the author of the ongoing Demon Trilogy, whose first volume The Painted Man, was published in 2008, and the second novel, The Desert Spear was published in 2010 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #51 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100944. | |||||||||||||||
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| QUEEN
SONJA #10 - Coming in July! Writter: Arvid Nelson; Art: Jackson Herbert; Covers: Jackson Herbert (25%), Mel Rubi (25%), Lucio Parrillo (50%) The thrilling second story arc of Queen Sonja concludes! Writer Arvid Nelson has pushed the She-Devil to her limits, taunting her with forbidden love, palace intrigue and a world filled with monsters and demons! See how it all concludes here! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Dynamite Entertainment QUEEN SONJA #10 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100946. | |||||||||||||||
| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 7
- Arriving in comic
shops April 28th! Written by Chris Claremont, Michael Fleisher, Bruce Jones Art by John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala and others. In The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 7, Conan faces brigands; magicians; gigantic mutated creatures; nameless, hideous demons; and a tenacious new foe the disfigured, metal-clad Captain Sharaq. Some of Conan's most unusual and exciting adventures are reprinted here, including "The Colossus of Shem," "Demons of the Firelight‹Parts One and Two," "The Cave Dwellers," and others. These vicious tales are scripted by Michael Fleisher, Chris Claremont, and Bruce Jones, and drawn by some of The Savage Sword's finest artistic contributors, like John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Alfredo Alcala, Val Mayerik, and Joe Chiodo! This volume, which collects The Savage Sword of Conan #72 to #84, also includes Conan covers, frontispieces, and pinups from each issue! 560 pages, black and white, $17.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||||||||||||
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SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 8 - Coming in
September! Writers: Michael Fleisher, Alan Zelenetz, Jim Owsley, Jim Neal Artists: Gil Kane, John Buscema, Val Mayerik, Bob Camp, and others The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 features some of the most anxiously awaited Conan stories from the Savage Sword era, including the two-part "Daughter of the God King" story. The skilled Conan mainstay Michael Fleisher writes all of the Savage Sword of Conan feature stories in this volume, while exciting newcomers to the world of ConanÑAlan Zelenetz, Jim Owsley, and Jim NealÑpen the backup stories! The art chores are handled by some of the finest artists to ever draw Crom's favored Cimmerian! This volume, which collects The Savage Sword of Conan #85-#93, also includes Conan covers, frontispieces, and pinups from each issue! 500 pages, black and white, $19.99, in stores on September 22. Dark Horse Comics THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 8 is solicited in the May PREVIEWS (Available April 28th). The Diamond Item Code is MAY100026. |
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| Tarzan
on DVD - Now available! Warner Archives have finally released the Mike Henry and Jock Mahoney Tarzan films from the 1960's on DVD. You can buy them individually or all five for $50. Tarzan Goes to India (1962) Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) Tarzan And Valley Of Gold (1965) Tarzan and the Great River (1967) Tarzan And Jungle Boy (1968) | |||||||||||||||
| WEIRD TALES #355 - Now available! It's a Spring Steampunk Spectacular! The robot who rode with Roosevelt; Cherie Priest's zombie airship madness; Lisa Mantchev's corseted clockwork assassin; and much more http://www.weirdtales.net/ | |||||||||||||||
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| Age of Aces
Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: Nothing new this week! | |||||||||||||
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Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 70: Bill Preston - New! Art and Ric talk to Bill Preston, writer of "Helping Them Take The Old Man Down" in the March 2010 issue of Asimovs. Episode 69: A Chat With Art And Ric Episode 68: Pro Se Productions Episode 67: Joel Jenkins Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||||||
| The
Boston Bombers - Now available! FROM REDBUD STUDIOS COMES…THE RETURN OF THE BOSTON BOMBERS! Imagine an alternate earth where battles are fought in the air by dirigibles; where Jesus was a female and the Jews accepted her as the Messiah; where the Roman Empire has survived into current day; where World War Two never happened and the League of Nations grew into a world power. This is the world of the Boston Bombers. Imagine a female version of Doc Savage! The Bombers are a group of high flying agents working for the League, led by the fearless Indra Devine and includes ace pilot Violet “Rocky” Felicity and engineer/mechanic Copper Feladh. When one of Devine’s oldest friends, scientist Gena Wilhem, becomes a pawn in a game of political intrigue the League and Rome South Africa, it’s up to the Boston Bombers unravel the plot and save the day. THE BOSTON BOMBERS is pulp writer Ron Fortier’s most imaginative and original adventure to date. It is a magnificent stew of pulp, science fiction and socio/political speculation like nothing you’ve ever read before. Originally released from Caliber Press, this comic has long been out of print and is here collected for the very first time. The Boston Bombers contains 174 pages in glorious black and white with color covers, design and front cover art by Rob Davis. Interiors feature the talents of Gary Kato, Chris Jones and Bob Cram, Jr. with a special introduction by science fiction author, Van Allen Plexico (Sentinels). So start the props, buckle up and get ready to soar into action. It’s time for…BOMBS AWAY!! Available from Redbud Studio via (www.IndyPlanet.com). Copies of THE BOSTON BOMBERS will be on sale at the Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention at the Airship 27 Productions’ table where Ron Fortier will be on hand to autograph copies. |
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CHRONICLES OF KULL VOLUME 3: SCREAMS IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES Coming in September! Writers: Roy Thomas, Don Glut, Steve Englehart; Artists: John Buscema, Ernie Chan, Howard Chaykin The Chronicles of Kull Volume 3 collects the last nine exciting Kull the Destroyer comics, tying up all of the loose ends from the previous two volumes and culminating in the most important fight of the former Valusian king's life -- the battle for the Topaz throne and his former crown! Kull will need the help of an enigmatic warrior woman, Laralei, and an unlikely ally in arms, Ridondo the minstrel, if he is to conquer a giant extradimensional creature, three scheming wizards, and the wizard's skull-headed master and again rule the Purple Kingdom! Volume 3 reprints Kull the Destroyer #21-#29, the short story "The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune" from Conan the Barbarian #25, Conan the Barbarian #68, "Beast from the Abyss" from Conan Annual #3, and a special cover gallery. 216 pages, $18.99, in stores on September 29. Dark Horse Comics |
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| CONAN:
THE FRAZETTA COVER SERIES #5 - Coming in July!
Timothy Truman, Cary Nord, Tom‡s Giorello, Richard Isanove, and Dave Stewart The fifth installment in Conan: The Frazetta Cover Series features both Frank Frazetta's tense, dramatic Man-Ape painting and an adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Rogues in the House"Ñas interpreted by Timothy Truman, artists Cary Nord and Tom‡s Giorello, and colorist Richard Isanove. A longtime Howard favorite, this seminal Conan story first appeared in Weird Tales in 1934, and Frazetta's Man-Ape piece is one of his few Conan paintings to make a direct reference to one of Howard's works. Our favorite barbarian has been living as a thief for some time, and his crimes are catching up with him. Becoming enmeshed in the plans of a treacherous nobleman and a dark priest, Conan finds himself making some strange allies in order to free himself from the labyrinthine, booby-trapped halls in the Red Priest's stronghold. Stalked by a mysterious, hulking horror that's grown out of control, Conan and the nobleman make a wary alliance with the Red Priest himself! 72 pages, $6.99, in stores on July 28. Dark Horse Comics |
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| Conan the Cimmerian - Roy Thomas to write King Conan! The news coming out of the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) being held this weekend is that Dark Horse Comics CONAN THE CIMMERIAN will cease publication with #25. Reportedly, a new King Conan series will be launched in 2011 featuring Roy Thomas as the writer! | |||||||||||||
| Doc
Savage pastiche - Now available! The March 2010 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine features a carefully constructed pastiche of Doc Savage in the post 9-11 world. The story is titled "Helping Them Take The Old Man Down" and is written by William Preston. Art Sippo and Ric Croxton will be interviewing Bill Preston on The Book Cave this week. Art tells me that the story is quite good and very imaginative. Pulp fans will really enjoy it. Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine is available at better bookstores and newstands everywhere. Thanks to Art Sippo for the tip! |
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| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "China Wary" by Joe Archibald from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, July, 1937 Featuring: Dizzy Duo Iron Jaw loses his balance, Scoop Binney loses his sense of humor, and Sum Hooey loses his head - all because a hopped-up hatchet man begins playing chop-suey with some choice Chinese citizens. "Sixguns to Bowie" by Robert J. Hogan from EXCITING WESTERN, September, 1949 On the Dodge, Young Wes Kane Plays Destiny's Cards! | |||||||||||||
| KATO ORIGINS #1: WAY OF THE NINJA
- Arriving in comic shops April 21st!
Writer: Jia Nitz; Artist: Colton Worley; Cover: Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) Dynamite debuts an all-new Kato series, set during the earliest adventures of the Green Hornet and his faithful sidekick! Early 1942, just months after Pearl Harbor, a police detective knocks on Britt Reid's door. He’s looking for Kato. There’s been a murder in the small Korean section of town. They want Kato's help with the locals. They find a murder crime scene and their detective instincts kick in. They piece together the crime until they find a single Japanese character written in blood. It reads "coward". 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||||||
| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM: GHOST WHO
WALKS #9 Arriving in comic shops April 21st! Writer: Mike Bullock; Artist: Silvestre Syzilagyi "Godfall," Part 2. The Ghost Who Walks must pay a visit to some old friends. While the first provides helpful insight into the coming war, the second visit leads to the hunter becoming the hunted in the depths of the darkest house in all of Africa. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Moonstone Books |
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| Moonstone Books: PHANTOM DOUBLE SHOT
#3: KGB NOIR Arriving in comic shops April 21st! Written by Mike Bullock and Mac Rauch, art by Fernado Peniche, cover by Dennis Calero. The Phantom finally infiltrates the Hammer's base, but quickly discovers he's too late to stop WWIII. And then, in "The Love that Hath No Name," Buckaroo Banzai Has to deal with alien monsters, Russian kidnappers, and a Cavalier leaving the nest! 24 pages, black and white, $2.99. Moonstone Books | |||||||||||||
| Philip
José Farmer - RIVERWORLD miniseries to be
broadcast April 18th! Syfy channel has announced the airdate for the Riverworld mini-series: April 18th. For some reason, rather than two hours one night and then another two hours a day or two later, they are showing all four hours in one night. | |||||||||||||
| QUEEN SONJA #6
- Arriving in comic shops April 21st!
Writer: Arvid Nelson; Artist: Jackson Herbert; Cover: Jackson Herbert, Mel Rubi, Lucio Parillo After the thrilling opening adventures of the all-new, all-different Queen Sonja, Dynamite proudly presents the next chapter! Featuring the Dynamite debut of writer Arvid (Kull) Nelson and artist Jackson (Avengers/Invaders) Herbert, Sonja finds herself warily upon the throne and facing a new and deadly threat from within… and without! Featuring a trio of incredible covers: Mel Rubi, Jackson Herbert and Lucio Parillo! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||||||
| THE SAVAGE
SWORD OF CONAN VOLUME 8 - Coming in September! Writers: Michael Fleisher, Alan Zelenetz, Jim Owsley, Jim Neal Artists: Gil Kane, John Buscema, Val Mayerik, Bob Camp, and others The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 8 features some of the most anxiously awaited Conan stories from the Savage Sword era, including the two-part "Daughter of the God King" story. The skilled Conan mainstay Michael Fleisher writes all of the Savage Sword of Conan feature stories in this volume, while exciting newcomers to the world of ConanÑAlan Zelenetz, Jim Owsley, and Jim NealÑpen the backup stories! The art chores are handled by some of the finest artists to ever draw Crom's favored Cimmerian! This volume, which collects The Savage Sword of Conan #85-#93, also includes Conan covers, frontispieces, and pinups from each issue! 500 pages, black and white, $19.99, in stores on September 22. Dark Horse Comics |
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| Tarzan
Returns to his Roots in new books History is littered with examples of brands trying to reinvent themselves to appeal to a new generation, but for one of literature’s most successful franchises, all that’s required is a return to its roots – literally. Since he first swung onto the world stage in 1912 the bare-chested, savage yet principled character of Tarzan has struck a chord with generation after generation as he fights to protect the jungle, its resources and its inhabitants. Now, almost a hundred years later, a partnership between the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate and one of Britain’s hottest writers is set to bring Tarzan the Eco Warrior to the PlayStation generation, with a new series of Tarzan novels. “We’ve seen plenty of examples of literary brands being reinvented by new writers anxious to engage new young audiences, but it can be dangerous territory” said branding expert KD Adamson. “However, in the case of Tarzan there’s no search for a new angle: he’s been saving the planet for nearly a hundred years. On this occasion it’s a question of the audience catching up with Tarzan rather than the other way around.” The power of a global brand isn’t an absolute guarantee of success and before committing to the new series, the first of which ‘Tarzan, The Greystoke Legacy’ is set to appear in 2011, the Edgar Rice Burroughs Estate looked carefully for an author who could match the vivid storytelling which originally brought Tarzan to life and inspired millions including environmentalist Jane Goodall. Andy Briggs, whose credits include the highly successful ‘Hero.com and Villain.net’ book series, now in negotiation for an animated TV series, and a string of scriptwriting credits for the likes of Disney and Paramount Pictures has already been involved with iconic franchises such as Highlander and Judge Dredd. For him, the character of Tarzan and his beliefs are ripe for re-booting. Tarzan remains the iconic hero, the man raised by apes and protector of the wild but in the 21st century he is edgier and more feral. “Tarzan has more perils to face now: warring rebels, poaching of endangered animals, illegal logging and the decline of the environment are all issues that resonate with younger audiences” explains Andy. “He combines untamed savagery and power with a deep morality and love for the environment which genuinely speaks to them, as does the perennial love story of Tarzan and Jane, although Jane now carries an iPod.” The combination of strong writing, a global icon and the up-coming Tarzan centenary provide the perfect springboard for what looks likely to be a major series of books with an inevitable cross-over to film and merchandising. It is a combination which Julian Friedmann, agent to both Andy Briggs and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. believes has all the right ingredients. “Avatar was a huge movie but the story behind it was really about respecting and protecting indigenous species and communities at the expense of profit, and those are Tarzan’s brand values in a nutshell” said Julian Friedmann. “We will have the first chapters ready shortly and will be presenting them to publishers at the London Book Fair in a couple of week’s time.” | |||||||||||||
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| 51st Michigan Antiquarian Book &
Paper Show - Sunday, April 11, 2010! The Midwest's largest book show will feature about 90 dealers from around the country offering over a million old, rare, and collectible book & paper items for sale! 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Admission $4.50; free for children 13 and under Lansing Center: 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html | |||||||||
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War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: Nothing new this week. | |||||||||
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming later this month!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 36: "The Phantom City" & "No Light to Die By" The
pulp era's greatest superhero returns in two exotic pulp novels by Lester Dent
writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, the attempted theft of the submarine Helldiver
and an encounter with a mysterious white-tressed woman bring Doc Savage to the
Arabian desert in search of "The Phantom City." Then, a case of mistaken identity
and the disappearance of the Moon lead Doc, Monk and Ham into one of their strangest
cases in "No Light to Die By," a rare tale told in the first person. This instant
collector's item features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Walter
Swenson, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary
by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-024-3
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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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming later this month!
DOC SAVAGE Volume 36: "The Phantom City" & "No Light to Die By" (JAMES BAMA Variant) The pulp era's
greatest superhero returns in two exotic pulp novels by Lester Dent writing as
"Kenneth Robeson." First, the attempted theft of the submarine Helldiver and an
encounter with a mysterious white-tressed woman bring Doc Savage to the Arabian
desert in search of "The Phantom City." Then, a case of mistaken identity and
the disappearance of the Moon lead Doc, Monk and Ham into one of their strangest
cases in "No Light to Die By," a rare tale told in the first person. This instant
collector's item leads off with one of James Bama's greatest cover paintings and
also features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Walter Swenson,
Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will
Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-025-0
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 later this month!
THE SHADOW Volume 37: "The Third Skull" & "Realm of Doom" "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness
crushes crime in two thrilling mysteries by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell
Grant." First, "The Third Skull" holds the secret to a hidden fortune, but only
The Shadow can decipher its cryptic message. Then, as millionaire Lamont Cranston
and businessman Henry Arnaud, the Dark Avenger journeys to a "Realm of Doom" to
engage the last of The Hand's murderous Fingers in a battle to the death! This
classic pulp reprint showcases both of George Rozen's color pulp covers,
the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier and commentary
by Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-023-6 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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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming later this month!
THE WHISPERER Volume 3: "Murder Queens" & "Kill Them First" "He knows no
law but Justice!" The secret life of Police Commissioner James Gordon is explored
in a pair of two-fisted thrillers by Doc Savage ghost Laurence Donovan writing
as "Clifford Goodrich." First, The Whisperer trumps the sinister schemes of four
sultry "Murder Queens." Then, when the Black Hood¹s racketeers terrorize
the city, Wildcat Gordon vows to "Kill Them First!" BONUS: a magical tale of "prestidigitection"
by The Shadow's Walter B. Gibson. This historic collector's item showcases the
original covers by Spider cover artist John Newton Howitt, classic interior illustrations
by Paul Orban and historical commentary by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-020-5 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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The Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 68: Pro Se ProductionsEpisode 69: A Chat With Art And Ric - New! Art and Ric chat about books that have passed on to their radar. The first and last story is from the March 2010 issue of Asimov. Episode 67: Joel Jenkins Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||
| BUCK ROGERS #10 -
Arriving in comic shops April 14th! Writer: Scott Beatty; Artist: Carlos Rafael; Cover: Carlos Rafael (75%), John Watson (25%) This issue: “The Airlords of Han: Part 2 (of 2)!” Wilma Deering has been sent as an envoy to the city-org of Han, but she hasn't returned... and Han is causing trouble. In order to get "aboard" the hovering city-state, Buck has to ally himself with Black Barney, an air-pirate who trades regularly with the Han, but Barney is playing both sides... what could possibly go wrong? 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||
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| E-texts on the net this
week The Shadow in Review: This weeks new Shadow review is "Crime Over Boston" from September 15, 1938. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "The Story Without a Title" by Andrew Soutar from All-Story Weekly, December 23, 1916 A young man sells his story to a magazine editor after an argument about its worth. Once the story is published, without a title, it becomes very popular. "Million Buck Snatch" by Robert Leslie Bellem from Dan Turner-Hollywood Detective, January, 1942 Featuring: Dan Turner Guns roared in Chinatown. The police took it calmly. "Another tong war," they said. But Hollywood's super-sleuth Dan Turner was always a doubter. Wouldn't it seem more reasonable that somebody had deliberately shot at the girl to keep her from tipping anyone off about the kidnapping? | |||||||||
| Moonstone Books: DOMINO LADY #5
- Arriving in comic shops April 14th! Writer: Nancy Holder; Artist: Ken Hooper Join Buffy novelist Nancy Holder as she uncovers the sexy noir thriller secrets of "The Grapes of Graft." The Santa Anita Race track was all the rage — rage, as in a murderous rage — with a nice Chianti. It's up to Domino Lady to reveal her assets to get to the bottom of things! 24 pages, black and white, $2.99. Moonstone Books | |||||||||
| Moonstone Books:
THE PHANTOM GENERATIONS #10 - Arriving in comic
shops April 14th! Written by Paul Kupperberg, art by Joe Bucco, cover by Ruben Procopio. A new maxi series of one shot comic novellas, with each issue by a different creative team telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! A King's Ransom... Ar tale somewhere in the Arabian lands, as the Phantom seeks a young thief who did him wrong. Bruised and battered from washing ashore unconscious, The Phantom must have his mettle tested in a battle to the death. Then he must siege a castle to get what is rightly his. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Moonstone Books |  | ||||||||
| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM
/ CAPTAIN ACTION #1 (of 2) - Arriving in comic shops April 14th! Writer: Mike Bullock; Artist: Reno Maniquis The Phantom and Captain Action were forever united in the 1960s when the original Captain Action toy was released with a Phantom costume, allowing Cap to transform into the Ghost Who Walks. Now, for the first time, the two timeless titans collide! When an international intelligence cartel makes a surgical strike for global control, UN committee member Diana Palmer-Walker and her legendary husband are all that stands in their way, but when the Ghost Who Walks goes missing, the only one Diana can turn to is none other than — Captain Action! Covers by Art Thibert and Mark Sparacio. 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 Moonstone Books | |||||||||
| Moonstone Books: THE SPIDER
- Pablo Marcos is the new Spider artist! Martin Powell has announced that Pablo Marcos will be the artist on the new Spider comic book series from Moonstone. Pablo is an accomplished artist with many titles from Marvel and DC to his credit. He is considered to be one of the most popular artists of Marvel’s Golden Age of Horror and is best known for his extraordinary work in " Tales of the Zombie" and "Conan the Barbarian". Pablo has also worked for Warren, Skywald, Crossgen, Atlas, Heavy Metal, Dynamite Entertainment, Dark Horse Comics, and more. For a look at his artwork, visit his website at http://www.pablomarcosart.com/ | |||||||||
| Philip José Farmer
- RIVERWORLD miniseries to be broadcast April 18th! Syfy channel has announced the airdate for the Riverworld mini-series: April 18th. For some reason, rather than two hours one night and then another two hours a day or two later, they are showing all four hours in one night. | |||||||||
| Play it by Ear Productions:
Those Thrilling Days of Yesteryear series presents Two-Fisted Ten Cent Tales of Thrilling High-Voltage Adventure An evening of classic radio serial episodes inspired by 1920's/30's pulp magazines: The Shadow of Fu Manchu, The Adventures of Zorro, and Doc Savage. Featuring Lance Roger Axt, Rob Eaton, Ami-Sue Lawless, David Manchel, Geoffrey Mutch, and Joy Tashjian-Carter. April 18 at 6pm at The Works Bookstore and Cafe, 667 Lighthouse Avenue in Pacific Grove, CA. $10 suggested donation at the door. 831-372-2242 www.theworkspg.com www.playitbyearproductions.org. Thanks to Will Murray for the tip! | |||||||||
| Queensborough
Community College - To offer U.S. Popular Fiction course! Queensborough Community College, Continuing Education in Queens (Bayside) New York has agreed to attempt a NEW course on (US) Popular Fiction! Joe Rainone will be the presenter. If all goes well, there will be a two day, two hour each, thumbnail course using a power point presenation. The title is "From GOTHIC to GOTHAM." It will be a brief, whirlwind tour from the early Gothics up to Batman. Joe will present many early formats..such as gothic novels, chap books, comic almanacs, humor periodicals, dime novels, story papers, pulp magazines, comics...and related. Also, there will be a more expanded course in the Fall...(and probably an display of items in their Art building) at least 6 two hour sessions with a more hands on, "open forum" approach. Of course, this is all IF there are enough enrollees! Contact Queensborough Community College or Joe Rainone for details. Visit Joe's website at http://www.uspopularfiction.com | |||||||||
| ZINE OF BRONZE #7 -
Now available! Here at last is issue #7 of the publication for fans of the man of bronze. Articles by Jeff Vavra (Was Doc Savage a Narcissist?), Julian Puga (Who Was Really The Son of Kukulkan?), Dennis Kiningers regular column Super Amalgamations...plus part 1 of Art Sippo's fiction piece The Perils of Particia, with accompanying art by Tim Faurote. Other excellent illustrations are here as well by Christian Diaz, George McVey, Dann Phillips, John Lambert, Kevin Duncan, plus full color covers by Alvaro Fernandois and Marc Haines. 40 magazine size pages for $6.00, shipping and handling included. Zine of Bronze | |||||||||
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| 51st Michigan Antiquarian Book &
Paper Show - Sunday, April 11, 2010! The Midwest's largest book show will feature about 90 dealers from around the country offering over a million old, rare, and collectible book & paper items for sale! 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Admission $4.50; free for children 13 and under Lansing Center: 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html | |||||||||||
| Adventure House - Now
available! HIGH ADVENTURE #111 featuring Ki-Gor THE LOST BEASTS OF TA'TAMBA by John Peter Drummond Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, and Brend, boy-emperor of the Stolen Kingdom, battled side by side against the thousand warrior-beasts of Ramfis. Crawling swamp lizards would have had a better chance of victory. But struggling in the claws of Durge-Rama, the fiend usurper, Helene cried: "Ki-Gor, my mate, will save me!" NIRVANA OF THE SEVEN VOODOOS by John Peter Drummond No broken, haunted captive lived to flee the jackal-born terrors of Nirvana, land of the red mists, where the gleaming-eyed scientist Krishna ruled by the dread hand of ancient gris-gris. And yet Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, dared enter that forbidden kraal, dared try to wrest his mate Helene from its secret power—and even dared challenge the half-human gorilla-men to a battle that could only end in defeat. 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 (U.S.) - Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |  | ||||||||||
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| Age
of Aces Presents - Downloadable PDF Air
War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: "Raider Wings" by Arch Whitehouse from the February 1940 Flying Aces featuring Tug Hardwick. That sleek Northrop was beautiful as it hurtled over the shimmering Sulu Sea—beautiful, that is, until its vitals were poisoned with whistling lead! Anyhow, this hot interview was something Flying-Reporter Tug Hardwick hadn’t expected. Why, before his story was written it was getting punctuated—with bullets! But bullets or no. Tug was bent on tracking down his man. And he knew he was on the right track when a booming laugh brought forth—a little ship that wasn’t there! | |||||||||||
| Age of Aces
Presents - Frederick Blakeslee Dare-Devil Aces covers in full color! One of the great features of the Popular Publications air war anthology pulps we reprint in our books are the original Frederick Blakeslee covers. We feature Blakeslee’s interior black and white illustrations heavily throughout our books and on the covers. But the actual pulp covers were never representational of any of the stories or characters inside, so we don’t really get to feature them in our books aside from the back cover where sadly they are cropped and covered by the UPC code. But here on our site we can prominently feature Blakeslee’s incredible covers for Dare-Devil Aces in full color! Check out the Dare-Devil Aces covers at: http://www.ageofaces.net/online-exclusives/dare-devil-aces-cover-gallery/ | |||||||||||
| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 35: "Meteor Menace" & "The Ten-Ton Snakes" The
pulp era's legendary Man of Bronze confronts threats from space in two pulse-pounding
pulp novels by Lawrence Donovan and Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson."
First, after the "Blue Meteor" horror brings near-fatal insanity to Ham Brooks,
Doc Savage and his Iron Crew are spirited away to Tibet where they confront the
mysterious Mo-Gwei to uncover the strange secret behind the "Meteor Menace." Then,
a war hero's plea for help and a box of anaconda skins lead Doc to the danger-filled
Brazilian jungles in search of "The Ten-Ton Snakes." Will Murray provides historical
commentary while Anthony Tollin explores "Doc Savage Around the World." This classic
pulp reprint also features the original color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer
and Emery Clarke, plus Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations. (Sanctum Books)
978-1-60877-022-9 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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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available! THE SHADOW Volume 36: "Crime Rides the Sea," "River of Death" & "The Case of the River of Eternal Woe"  1 book: $12.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
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The Book Cave - New podcast now available
online! Episode
67: Joel JenkinsEpisode 68: Pro Se Productions - New! Tommy Hancock, long time friend of Ric's has started a new site called Pro Se Productions. Listen closely and you will learn some secrets from Ric's past. Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Episode 64: How The West Was Weird Episode 63: Coming Attractions Episode 62: Derrick Ferguson Episode 61: The Satan Factory Episode 60: Bond, James Bond Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||||
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| CLASSICON 37 - Pulp, Paperback and
Glamour Art Show - June 19, 2010! CLASSICON 37, a Pulp, Paperback and Glamour Art Show will take place June 19, 2010! Stay tuned for the exact date. More information is available at our website: http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html Please feel free to call Ray Walsh if you have any questions at Curious Book Shop, (517) 332-0112 | |||||||||||
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| CTHULHU'S REIGN - Arriving in bookstores April 6th! All original stories about the return of Cthulhu and the Old Ones to Earth. Some of the darkest hints in all of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos relate to what will happen after the Old Ones return and take over the earth. What happens when Cthulhu is unleashed upon the world? What happens when the other Old Ones, long since banished from our universe, break through and descend from the stars? What would the reign of Cthulhu be like on a totally transformed planet where mankind is no longer the master? Find out in these exciting, brand-new stories. Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: DAW ISBN-10: 0756406161 ISBN-13: 978-0756406165 $7.99 |
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| Donovan Pike and the City of the Gods
Chapter 7 is now available online and recommended! Ten years ago, the father of Donovan Pike disappeared while searching for the City of the Gods, a mythical metropolis that legend says contains technology from the stars. Now a clue turns up that could mean Pike’s father is alive, and the City of the Gods is real. The adventurer must team up with an old enemy to battle a dark army that will stop at nothing to prevent Pike from finding his father and discovering the location of an ancient city that will change the world – or destroy it. Read it online or listen to the podcast! A new chapter will be posted approximately every week! Visit the Pulp Nocturne website for the adventures of Donovan Pike! | |||||||||||
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net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Boomerang Bullets" by James A. Goldthwaite from SECRET AGENT "X", June, 1934 Drill Morgan believes he has gotten away with murder, so after his release from prison he goes back to his old ways. "One Shot Trick" by Benton Braden from THRILLING DETECTIVE, September, 1945 When a masked stranger threatens to torture his wife, farmer Tim Turner rapidly puts his wits to work! | |||||||||||
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Collectables - April 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 $95 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is THE SPIDER #55 featuring "City of Whispering Death" from April 1938. $35 Our second Replica this month is TERROR TALES #24 from September-October 1936. $35 Our third Replica is OPERATOR 5 #22 featuring "War-Dogs of the Green Destroyer" from January 1936 - $35 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 |
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| Haffner Press - News update! SHANNACH--THE LAST: FAREWELL TO MARS We've added a 21,000-word story "Last Call from Sector 9G," to our Leigh Brackett collection SHANNACH--THE LAST: FAREWELL TO MARS. It's a peach! Brackett melds noir characters with a political SF setting. Wonderful stuff. COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SEVEN WITH FOLDED HANDS . . . AND SEARCHING MIND, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SEVEN is at the bindery and we look to receive copies on April 5th. DETOUR TO OTHERNESS Be alert for some nice goodies to accompany the limited edition of DETOUR TO OTHERNESS. AN INSIDE LOOK We've added the cover art for AN INSIDE LOOK to http://www.haffnpress.com. This publication is only available with the pre-payment of these four upcoming books: THE UNIVERSE WRECKERS by Edmond Hamilton SHANNACH--THE LAST: FAREWELL TO MARS by Leigh Brackett TERROR IN THE HOUSE: THE EARLY KUTTNER, VOL. ONE by Henry Kuttner THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN FUTURE, VOLUME TWO by Edmond Hamilton COMING IN 2011: TALES OF SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION An early peek into what HP is bringing to you in 2011: Contents are still being assembled, but Grand Master Robert Silverberg is editing a collection of 14 stories: TALES OF SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION! Super-Science Fiction was one of the many digest-sized magazines that sprang up on the newsstands in the mid-1950s. Paying a handsome 2 cents a word, Super-Science Fiction featured cover art by Frank Kelly Freas and Ed Emshwiller, and published fiction by Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison. James Gunn, Jack Vance, Donald Westlake, and more. Running for 18 bi-monthly issues (Dec '55 to Oct '59), the magazine eventually devolved into a publication capitalizing on the then-current craze of "monster" stories. Editor Silverberg traces the genesis of Super-Science Fiction from it's beginnings as an outlet for numerous colonization/expedition stories to its conclusion with such stories as "Creatures of the Green Slime," "Beasts of Nightmare Horror" and "Vampires from Outer Space." It's fun, it's cheesy, and we're really looking forward to it! 34th Annual Williamson Lectureship Check out the Facebook page for the 34th Annual Williamson Lectureship here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=327979936618&index=1 |
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| Haffner Press - Your Vote Counts! After the well-received presentation at Pulpfest 2009 (Crashing Suns: The Early Edmond Hamilton) Haffner Press has asked by the Pulpfest 2010 organizers for a similar performance. But here's where *you* can make a difference. We have accumulated a lot of information/trivia/goodies on both Leigh Brackett and her works, along with a lot of info and artwork on Captain Future (who celebrates his 70th Anniversary this year). Visit www.haffnerpress.com and look for the RED box at the upper left of the page and cast your vote for either Captain Future, or Leigh Brackett -- The Queen of Space Opera. We'll close the poll in mid-April and begin work in earnest on the winning topic. There are only 257 votes so
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| Lester Dent Properties - New website now online! Altus Press is hosting a new website, Lester Dent Properties. The website is the official literary home of Lester Dent in the Internet. Check it out at http://altuspress.com/lesterdentproperties/ | |||||||||||
| LONE RANGER #21 - Arriving in comic shops April 7th! Writer: Brett Mathews; Artist: Sergio Carriello; Cover: John Cassaday Cavendish ups the ante and goes full on psycho on the Ranger’s kin. Will any of them ever be the same again? Find out in the fifth installment of the incredible “Resolve” storyline! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||||
| Lovecraft is Missing -
Book 4 launches online April 2, 2010! After a three-month hiatus, Lovecraft is Missing returns to the web at 12 a.m., April 2, with issue four, entitled “The Truth or Falsity of Our Beliefs.” The ongoing series, with 80 pages already online, follows the adventures of a young pulp writer from a small town in Oklahoma, a university librarian and an elderly priest as they search for the mysteriously vanished H. P. Lovecraft in the autumn of 1926. Though none of them have ever met the man, each has their own reasons for seeking out the obscure writer…. and their own secrets. It is a race against time, as occult conspiracies converge upon an unknown and unspeakable goal. Lovecraft is Missing is written and illustrated by Larry Latham, an Emmy-nominated animation director. | |||||||||||
 Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention - Sunday, September 23 - 25, 2010! COME SPEND A WEEKEND WITH CLASSIC
MOVIE AND TV STARS, OLD-TIME RADIO, OLD-TIME TV SHOWS AND MOVIES! The Mariott Hotel, Hunt Valley, Maryland Pulp vendors will be set up in the vendor room. Events Scheduled: THE HISTORY OF THE LONE RANGER -- presented by Fran Striker Jr. His father created The Lone Ranger as well as numerous blood n' thunder characters such as Ned Jordan, Secret Agent; Peter Value, Soldier of Fortune; and Warner Lester, Manhunter. THE HISTORY OF ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE -- a look back at the magazine's origin and evolution over the decades. THE PULP ART OF H.J. WARD -- Well-researched by David Saunders, who wrote an extensive article about Ward, with co-operation from Ward's family, which appears in the latest issue of ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE. THE HISTORY OF RADIO'S "THE SHADOW" -- a presentation about the radio program and it's shadowy origins. | |||||||||||
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| The Nostalgia League - Now available
online! "Leiningen vs. the Ants" with the most complete biography of Carl Stephenson currently on the web "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage," both by F. Scott Fitzgerald "The Curse of Yig" by Zealia Brown Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft "The Night Wire" by H. F. Arnold . . . and much more! Visit the Library Table of Contents for a complete listing. We've also added a "Special Collections" section. The Baroness Orczy Solarium The first deals with the works of Baroness Orczy and includes an expanded biography of the author. The Edmond Hamilton Hall of Wonders The second features Edmond Hamilton and, like the Orczy section, has an expanded biography, along with the stories we have available. All stories contain the complete text, along with introductions that are either biographical, or put the story into some type of context. Visit The Nostalgia League website at http://thenostalgialeague.com/ | |||||||||||
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 Thousands
of Pulp Magazines in One Hall! William F. Nolan will be the Guest of Honor at this year's convention! Robert
J. Randisi to Attend PulpFest! Joining
us at the 2010 PulpFest to help celebrate the 90th anniversaries of Black Mask’s
debut and Max Brand’s first appearance in Western Story Magazine will be
prolific author Robert J. Randisi, whom the publishing-industry trade journal
Booklist has called "one of the last true pulp writers."Randisi, who has for many years been active in both fan and pro circles, is the author of over 540 books, more than 50 short stories, and one screenplay. He has also edited 30 anthologies. A professional since 1982, when he began writing full time, Randisi has penned Westerns, mysteries, and stories in the horror, science fiction, and men’s-adventure genres. He has written yarns published under 15 different pseudonyms; as "J. R. Roberts" he created—and still writes—the long-running Gunsmith series, which currently numbers some 340 novels. Randisi’s activities in the crime-fiction field have been many and varied. He edited a Writer’s Digest how-to book, Writing the Private Eye Novel, and for seven years was the mystery reviewer for the Orlando Sentinel. In 1982 he founded the Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. In 1985 he co-founded Mystery Scene Magazine and the short-lived American Mystery Award; a couple years later he co-founded the American Crime Writer’s League. In 1993 he was awarded a Life Achievement Award at the Southwest Mystery Convention. Just last year he received the Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. We look forward to having Bob Randisi join us in Columbus this July, and we trust that PulpFest attendees will be delighted to have him participate in our celebration of vintage pulp fiction. PulpFest plans are coming together rapidly and dealers tables are going fast. Print advertising for the convention will be rolling out shortly, and we’re already distributing flyers and promotional postcards by the thousands at targeted conventions and book fairs in the Northeast and Midwest. We’ll
be making additional updates to this site in the weeks and months to come, so
check back regularly for news about programming, auctions, and special events. Join Bob
Randisi, William F. Nolan, and hundreds of other fans at this summer's celebration of the pulps, July 30 - August 1, in Columbus, Ohio. Help
to Promote PulpFest 2010 Pulpfest
would like pulp fans to download their Pulpfest 2010 flyers, print them out, and leave stacks at collectibles shows, conventions, bookstores and comic shops, or maybe post one on the bulletin board at their local college or library. Pulpfest also hopes that
dealers and eBay sellers will enclose the flyers with their mail-order shipments.
Any help that you provide will be thoroughly appreciated! The
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| Pulpville Press - Now available! PULP TALES PRESENTS #16: THE SCARLET KILLER AND OTHER STORIES by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson is most famous for creating the comic company to become known as Detective Comics (DC) and to print the first all-original comic books. However, prior to that, he was a pulp writer. Here are six of his stories in facsimile format from 1932 issues of THRILLING ADVENTURES: Guarded By Fire! The Scarlet Killer Fire and Sword The Scourge of Islam Fame of Albert Muggins The Dumb Bunny Magazine, 130 pages, $15 Order from Amazon.com |
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| Pulp Adventurecon 2010 -
November 6, 2010! The date for Pulp Adventurecon 2010 is November 6, 2010. Same location as always: Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206, Bordentown, NJ 08505. Visit the Bold Venture Press website for the latest details. | |||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||
| RED SONJA: WRATH OF THE GODS #3 (OF 5) - Arriving in comic shops April 7th! Plot: Luke Lieberman & Ethan Ryker; Script: Luke Lieberman; Art: Walter Geovani; Cover: Lucio Parrillo Sonja is worn down to the point where Loki is able to take her captive! Will she survive the trickster’s dark embrace? Will Thor and Gamble succeed in creating a weapon to end the madness and face the power of Odin! Find out in this issue! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||||||
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| ThrillerFest 10 -
July 7 to 10, 2010! ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals. For 2010, we’ll be back in the heart of New York in July with the ThrillerFest conference including CraftFest and AgentFest. ThrillerFest V will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The dates will be July 7-10, 2010. You must register for the conference prior to making hotel reservations. Call the Hyatt at 1-800-233-1234 or 212-883-1234. Ask for the ThrillerFest or International Thriller Writers rate of $199. If you prefer, use the direct online reservation link by clicking here. Conference rates apply July 6-11, 2010. If your stay is longer, please call the hotel to make your reservations. | |||||||||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates The Long Man, Steve Englehart, Tor, $25.99, March 16, 2010 - Now available! Hunt Beyond the Frozen Fire, Christa Faust, Leisure Books, $6.99, March 30, 2010 - Now available! Iron Man 2 Movie Novelization, Alexander Irvine, Grand central Publishing, $7.99, March 30, 2010 - Now available! Shades of Gray, Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge, Bantam/Spectra, $15, June 22, 2010 Hunt Among the Killers of Men, David J. Schow, Leisure Books, $6.99, June 29, 2010 Infinite Crisis: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $7.99, June 29, 2010 The Darkness: Volume 2, Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow, $6.99, July 1, 2010 Final Crisis: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 6, 2010 With Great Power..., editor: Lou Anders, Pocket, $15, July 20, 2010 Hunt Through Napoleon's Web, Raymond Benson, Leisure Books, $6.99, August 2010 Enemies & Allies [Superman & Batman], Kevin J. Anderson, Harper, $7.99, September 28, 2010 |
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| ZORRO:
MATANZAS #3 (OF 4) - Arriving in comic
shops April 7th! Writer: Don McGregor; Artist/Cover: Mike Mayhew The long lost adventure of Zorro continues! Join the classic creative team of writer Don McGregor and artist Mike Mayhew as they present an untold tale of the legendary Fox in the wilds of old California! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment |
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