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| Adventure House -
4 more new pulp facsimile editions announced! A new series of complete pulp replica/reprints. Except these are printed on acid-free paper and guaranteed not to crumble into dust while you read them. Adventure House will bring you some of the scarcest pulps imaginable in this great new series, reprinting them as the reading public saw them on the newsstands, at a fraction of their current collectors prices. Pulp replica - full color covers, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Just announced: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - December 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - February 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - March 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 FAR EAST ADVENTURE STORIES - February 1931, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Now available: EERIE STORIES August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES April 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 In pre-production: EERIE MYSTERIES August 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1942, Cover Artist: H. L. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE February 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 At the printer: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - November 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES August 1936, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 - featuring Domino Lady! SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Previously announced and coming soon! DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE March 1943, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MARVEL TALES December 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - April 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES December 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES April 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1942, Cover Artist: Allen Anderson, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE April 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 VARIETY DETECTIVE MAGAZINE August 1938, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Now available: DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY - May 1937, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 HIGH SEAS ADVENTURES February 1935, Cover Artist: Sidney Riesenberg, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 HOODED DETECTIVE January 1942, 7x10, 98 pages, $14.95 JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE May 1934, Cover Artist: Earle Bergey, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MYSTERY TALES December 1939, Cover Artist: J. W. Scott, , 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 RED MASK DETECTIVE STORIES March 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - June 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES July 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES August 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - September 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES August 1936, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES September 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES June 1938, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES February 1938, Cover Artist: H. L. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1936, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |     |
| AGE
OF CONAN: ANOK, HERETIC OF STYGIA VOLUME 2 - Now available! by J. Steven York Seeking his father's murderer, the warrior Anok has joined the Cult of Set. Tainted by dark sorcery, he begins a perilous journey across the desert to a city of outlaw sorcerers in order to control his magic before it consumes his soul! 272 pages, SRP: $6.99 Volume 2 will be available in comic shops November 2nd. Volume 3 will be available in bookstores November 29, 2005. |  |
| BLUE
BULLETEER STATUE -
Coming in December! ReelArt Studios brings you the first Good Girl Art statue based on AC Comics' Femforce member, The Blue Bulleteer. Sculpted by Shawn Nagle and inspired by the art of Brad Gorby, the masked heroine stands 15" tall on an Art Deco-styled base. Strictly limited, The Blue Bulleteer is individually numbered and is packaged in a full-color box. Comes painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in December 2005. Statue SRP: $135.00 Visit the ReelArt Studios website to see the latest new pictures of the finished look of this statue. |  |
| THE
CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL -
Coming in June 2006! Earlier this year The Alien Online reported about Paul Malmont's upcoming novel THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL which is "a modern take on the pulp novel, concerning the rivalry and friendship between the leading pulp writers of the thirties: Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow, and Lester Dent, creator of Doc Savage". Simon & Schuster (US) bought the rights to the novel at auction. I reported the information in COMING ATTRACTIONS and GOLDEN PERILS #38. Paul Malmont learned of the write up in GOLDEN PERILS #38 and sent additional information about the book to GOLDEN PERILS publisher Howard Hopkins who has forwarded it on to me. THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL is scheduled for publication in June 2006. THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL Set in 1937, when America has turned to the pulps for relief from the Depression, it is at once a valentine to an old-fashioned genre as well as a modern meta-literary examination of the classic hero pulp. The death of H.P. Lovecraft propels the pulp era's greatest writers and rivals Walter (The Shadow) Gibson and Lester (Doc Savage) Dent into a real-life adventure even greater than the ones they imagine. Among the characters appearing in the book are L. Ron Hubbard, Robert Heinlein, Orson Welles, and (probably of particular interest to you as a Western writer!) a young sea-faring cowboy by the name of Lew Moore. THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL is a swash-buckling romantic tale of writers and writing, magic and love, marriage and fatherhood, ambition and loss that weaves the true lives of its real-life characters into a fictional epic. Thanks to Paul Malmont for the above information and to Howard Hopkins for sending it to me. | |
| Conan and the Demons of Khitai
#2 (of 4) - Available in comic shops November 2nd! Writer: Akira Yoshida; Artist: Paul Lee; Cover Artist: Pat Lee Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview online. Having traveled to the exotic land of Khitai, King Conan learns that his mysterious invitation came from Shinzen, the greatest warrior in the Far East, who has gone mad and stolen the most prized relic in Khitai-the obsidian sword Hakkiba, the Blade of Balance. Despite warnings that Shinzen is an insurmountable opponent, Conan sets out for the haunted monastery where Shinzen now resides, determined to confront this mad warrior. Uber-artist Pat Lee provides the cover. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Publication Date: November 2, 2005 Full color, 32 pages, $2.99 |  |
| CONAN:
THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES - Now available in trade paperback! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (P), Thomas Yeates (P), and Dave Stewart (C) The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway-hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's best-known tales. Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits-Janissa the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan. Collecting issues #7, #9-#14 of the Dark Horse series. Trade paperback, 176 pages, Full Color, 7" x 10", $15.95 |  |
| DARK
WATCH (Oregon Files) by Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul - Available November 1st! The author of the bestselling NUMA and Dirk Pitt series returns with an all-new novel of adventure and intrigue featuring his unbeatable hero of the high seas-Juan Cabrillo. Cabrillo and his motley crew aboard the clandestine spy ship Oregon have made a very comfortable and very dangerous living working for high-powered Western interests. But their newest clients have come from the Far East to ask for Cabrillo's special brand of assistance: a consortium of Japanese shipping magnates whose fortunes are being threatened by brutal pirates trolling the waters of Southeast Asia. Normally, such attacks on the high seas are limited to smaller ships and foreign-owned yachts-easy targets on the open ocean. Now, however, giant commercial freighters are disappearing. But when Cabrillo confronts the enemy, he learns that the pirates' predations hide a deadly international conspiracy-a scheme of death and slavery that Juan Cabrillo is going to blow out of the water. Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Berkley Trade ISBN: 0425205592 Price: $16.00 |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There is no new review this week. Next week's review will be "Murder By Magic" from the August 1945 issue. Arboreal Demise by Brandon Aldinger is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 650 stories online! Boobs in the Trap by Thomas Thursday from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, June 1, 1923 The Manchu Skull by Emile C. Tepperman from CLUES, October, 1939 The Trophy Hunters by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, February 1955 Flaming Freighter by Steve Fisher from THRILLING ADVENTURES, October, 1934 | |
| H. P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales
: The Roots of Modern Horror -
Available November 1st! In 1929-30, H.P. Lovecraft made several lists of both literary and popular stories "having the greatest amount of truly cosmic horror and macabre convincingness." These lists of his favorite weird tales, augmented with comments from Lovecraft's own extensive correspondence, makes for a truly landmark Lovecraftian anthology. We present Lovecraft's own favorites horror stories, including some well-known classics, alongside of a number of excellent rare tales by forgotten authors. Many of these stories are classics, inspiring several generations since of the world's best horror authors. Contributors include Edgar Allen Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Clark Ashton Smith, Arthur Machen, Henry S. Whitehead, Algernon Blackwood, H.F. Arnold, and other leading masters of the horror genre. Includes newspaper interviews where he discusses his favorite tales, and Lovecraft's essay going into more detail about his favorite authors. Paperback: 360 pages Publisher: Cold Spring Press SRP: $14.00 |  |
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Case Crime - Coming in November & December! THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART will be available the first week of November. THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART by Lawrence Block; Cover art by Robert McGinnis She was every man’s dream—and one man’s nightmare. Johnny Hayden and Doug Rance had a scheme to take real estate entrepreneur Wallace Gunderman for all he was worth. But they needed a girl on the inside to make it work. Enter Evelyn Stone: Gunderman’s secretary, his lover – and his worst enemy. Gunderman had promised to marry her, but never came through. Now she’s ready to make him pay... December 2005 THE GUTTER AND THE GRAVE by Ed McBain; Cover art by Richard B. Farrell Detective Matt Cordell was happily married once, and gainfully employed, and sober. But that was before he caught his wife cheating on him with one of his operatives and took it out on the man with the butt end of a .45. Now Matt makes his home on the streets of New York and his only companions are the city’s bartenders. But trouble still knows how to find him, and when Johnny Bridges shows up from the old neighborhood, begging for Matt’s help, Cordell finds himself drawn into a case full of beautiful women and bloody murder. It’s just like the old days—only this time, when the beatings come, he may wind up on the receiving end... Announcement: For those of you who are going to be in New York City on Halloween: On Monday, October 31, there will be a live Hard Case Crime event from 7PM to 8:15 at the Reader's Room, on the second floor above Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction at 34 Avenue A, between 2nd and 3rd Streets. Since the room holds 65, it's possible that the event will fill up quickly, so you may want to show up early if you want to be sure of getting in. Costumes are welcome (though not required). Hard case Crime will have copies of the readers' books for sale and the authors will be glad to sign them for you at the end of the event. The schedule is as follows: * Richard Aleas will read from the Edgar- and Shamus-nominated LITTLE GIRL LOST * Max Phillips will read from the Shamus Award-winning FADE TO BLONDE * Jason Starr (Anthony Award-winning author of TWISTED CITY) will read the male part and Megan Abbott (author of DIE A LITTLE) will read the female part of an excerpt from Jason and Ken Bruen's forthcoming Hard Case Crime novel, BUST * The ghost of Cornell Woolrich will be summoned to read the gloriously twisted opening of the novel he left unfinished at the time of his death (TONIGHT, SOMEWHERE IN NEW YORK). [Note: At certain performances, the part usually played by the ghost of Cornell Woolrich will be performed by Russell Atwood, author of the great East Village detective novel EAST OF A.] |  |
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LEGEND OF ZORRO - Opens nationwide October 28th! THE LEGEND OF ZORRO opens in theaters nationwide October 28th! The film stars Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Viit the official movie website at http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thelegendofzorro/ | |
| MERIAN C. COOPER KING KONG
STATUE - Available in comic
shops November 2nd! The first and the greatest of all giant monsters, King Kong, is dramatically captured in this statue, inspired by the pre-production art for the classic 1933 film! This beautifully detailed, hand-painted statue stand over 14" tall with base, and depicts the monarch of Skull Island atop the Empire State Building's dome cap, with the beauty, Ann Darrow, in hand, a smashed biplane gripped in the other. The "Eighth Wonder of the World" was sculpted exclusively for the Merian C. Cooper Estate by artist Joe DeVito, creator of the Dark Horse Comics story book, Kong: King of Skull Island. The first 1,000 statues will be a limited edition with a special golden Kong icon drawn by Joe and stamped on the bottom of each base. Painted and ready for display. SRP: $150.00 |  |
| PULP
ADVENTURECON #5 - November 5, 2005! Bold Venture Press has announced that PULPADVENTURECON #5 is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th. The show is at the same location as last time -- the Ramada Inn, Bordentown NJ ... just off Exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. BVP has room for 48 tables, and has already sold 24. BVP just spoke with illustrator EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER on the telephone, and he's accepted our invitation to be our Guest of Honor -- along with illustrator LOUIS GLANZMAN, who claims that he's always wanted to meet fellow artist Kinstler. EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER is a native New Yorker who began his career at age 16, drawing comic books and hundreds of book and magazine illustrations, as well as covers for paper back books. As one of the "golden age" era of comic book artists, his illustrations for magazines, including The Shadow and Doc Savage, have influenced the pop art school. He studied at the Art Students League, where he later taught from 1969 to 1974. Kinstler ultimately made the transition to portraitist, and soon established himself as one of the nation's foremost portrait painters. For over four decades, Kinstler also has devoted time to painting landscapes and watercolors. Kinstler's life and artwork are the subjects of two recently published books. LOUIS GLANZMAN was born in 1922, raised in the farmlands of Virginia, he is a self educated artist. He began his career at the age of sixteen as a comic book illustrator. In the 40's he served as an illustrator on the Air Force magazine for the US Air Forces. During the 50's he illustrated numerous children's books, including the popular 'Pippi Longstocking' series. He is listed in 'Illustrators of Children Books.' Always working as a free-lance illustrator, his paintings have appeared in Readers Digest, True, Argosey, Colliers, Boys Life, New Yorker, National Lampoon, Saturday Evening Post, etc. His career led him for a short sojourn as a court reporter for Life magazine. The covers for Time magazine enhanced his career as a portrait painter, and he is a member of the 'American Portrait Society.' Check the Bold Venture Press website for more updates as the show approaches. For more information e-mail Rich Harvey, publisher at boldventurepress@aol.com |  |
| Pulpville
Press - 8 Edgar Rice Burroughs titles are now available! THE CAVE GIRL - First Time in Paperback! This is the original magazine version of "The Cave Girl". Fully illustrated. 146 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 THE CAVE MAN - First Time in Paperback! This is the original pulp magazine version of "The Cave Man". Fully illustrated. 194 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 THE MAD KING - First Time in Paperback! This is the original magazine version of "The Mad King" which comprised the first half of the book version of the same name. Illustrated. 192 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 BARNEY CUSTER OF BEATRICE - First Time in Paperback! The text is the original magazine version, which comprised the second half of the book version of "The Mad King". 146 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 TARZAN OF THE APES Published for the first time in paperback, this is the original magazine version as published in All-Story Magazine in 1912. Illustrating the frontispiece is the original magazine cover, reproduced in black/white. Come back to the jungle with Tarzan of the Apes and read about his battle with Sabor, the tiger! 286 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 THE TARZAN TWINS - First Time in Paperback! The original, unedited text from the very first appearance of the story! This is the original book version. Fully illustrated with the artwork from the original book. 146 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $12.95 THUVIA, MAID OF MARS - First Time in Paperback! This is the original magazine version of "Thuvia, Maid of Mars". Fully illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 214 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 THE MOON MEN - First Time in Paperback! This is the middle book of the Moon series (along with The Moon Maid and The Red Hawk). The story follows the invasion of the Earth by creatures from the Moon. The text used is the original pulp magazine text. Fully illustrated with the original artwork from the magazine. 138 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $12.95 | |
| 21 October 2005 | |
| ADVENTURE -
Now available! ADVENTURE Volume 1 edited by Chris Roberson is now available from MonkeyBrain Books. ADVENTURE, the first volume of an annual anthology of original fiction in the spirit of early twentieth-century pulp fiction magazines, features stories from all genres, promising both literary sophistication and pulse-pounding action. Contributors to the first volume, among them leading lights and award-winners in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, and western, include John Edward Ames, Lou Anders, Neal Asher, Kage Baker, Barry Baldwin, O'Neil De Noux, Paul Di Filippo, Mark Finn, Michael Kurland, John Meaney, Michael Moorcock, Chris Nakashima-Brown, Kim Newman, Mike Resnick, Chris Roberson, Matthew Rossi, and Marc Singer. ADVENTURE will be available in comic shops October 26th! Coming in November: Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe, Edited by Win Scott Eckert The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana by Jess Nevins, Introduction by Michael Moorcock Coming in 2006 and 2007: Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard by Mark Finn (2006) Adventure: Volume 2 edited by Chris Roberson (2006) The Encyclopedia of Pulp Heroes by Jess Nevins (2007) |  |
| Adventure
House - Coming Soon! Adventure House has announced a new line of pulp reprint anthologies. The first two titles will be: Thrill Book: The Complete Edition Adventure House will be publishing a complete edition of THE THRILL BOOK. All 16 issues will be reprinted for the very first time in two complete hardbound volumes. 8 1/2 x 11 , Full Color Dustjacket Book, Price TBD Preproduction Cover Samples are shown at the right. Thrilling Detective Heroes The details are coming soon! |   |
| Adventure House -
7 new pulp facsimile editions announced & 3 more are now available! A new series of complete pulp replica/reprints. Except these are printed on acid-free paper and guaranteed not to crumble into dust while you read them. Adventure House will bring you some of the scarcest pulps imaginable in this great new series, reprinting them as the reading public saw them on the newsstands, at a fraction of their current collectors prices. Pulp replica - full color covers, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Just announced: UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE February 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 - In pre-production! UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE April 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 MARVEL TALES December 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 VARIETY DETECTIVE MAGAZINE August 1938, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE March 1943, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Now available: EERIE STORIES August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES April 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 In pre-production: EERIE MYSTERIES August 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1942, Cover Artist: H. L. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 At the printer: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - November 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES August 1936, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 - featuring Domino Lady! SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Previously announced and coming soon! NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - April 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES December 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES April 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1942, Cover Artist: Allen Anderson, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Now available: DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY - May 1937, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 HIGH SEAS ADVENTURES February 1935, Cover Artist: Sidney Riesenberg, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 HOODED DETECTIVE January 1942, 7x10, 98 pages, $14.95 JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE May 1934, Cover Artist: Earle Bergey, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MYSTERY TALES December 1939, Cover Artist: J. W. Scott, , 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 RED MASK DETECTIVE STORIES March 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - June 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES July 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES August 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - September 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES August 1936, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES September 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES June 1938, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES February 1938, Cover Artist: H. L. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1936, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |    |
| Adventure House - Coming in January! HIGH ADVENTURE #86 featuring Kigor in The Devil's Death Trap and Blood Priestess of Vig N'Ga. Into the soulless domain of the gray apes; into the jungle city of Dargh-Abar—where man was slave and beast was king—stormed a wrathful Ki-Gor to pit muscle and guile against the brute strength and simian cunning of a power-mad ape army. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #86 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053310. |  |
| Adventure House - Coming in January! Reprinting the entire story from G-8 and His Battle Aces #19, "The Cave-Man Patrol," originally published in April of 1935. They were strange creatures - grayish-skinned beings who could see in the darkness like wild cats, and who fought steel bullets with ancient bows and arrows! Who were they? Why did they roam No-Man's Land in the dead of night? Why did they ride war skies on dynamite death wings? G-8 took up their trail grimly, and hurtled straight into the deadliest snare ever set in the horror cloud lanes! Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $9.95 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #19 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053311. |  |
| AGE
OF CONAN: MARAUDERS VOLUME 1-GHOST OF THE WALL by Jeff Mariotte In the borderlands of Koronaka, there is a tenuous peace between the settlers and the uncivilized Picts of the Bear Clan. An envoy of the king arrives to secure and spread such harmony all along the Westermarck - bringing with him his headstrong daughter, Alanya, whose free spirit catches the attention of Kral, a Pictish warrior just coming of age. Meeting in secret, they forge an unlikely bond. But, when tragedy befalls his clan, and a sacred crown is stolen, Kral, aided by Alanya and a circle of allies, embarks on a quest against those who destroyed his people, and the tyrant who took the precious Teeth of the Ice Bear! 240 pages, SRP: $6.99 Available in bookstores January 31st. GHOST OF THE WALL is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053401. |  |
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AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #9 - Coming in January! By Brian K. Vaughan, Howard Chaykin, Stuart Moore, Jason Alexander, Jed Dougherty, Phil Winslade and more, cover by Brian Bolland. For the first time in the illustrious illustrated history of Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, the mysterious Luna Moth takes center stage! Kicking it off is a stunning image of our heroine by regular cover artist Brian Bolland. Writer Brian K. Vaughan returns with the second installment of their ongoing feature "The Escapists." This chapter also introduces rising star Jason Alexander as a new regular contributor to the feature. Next, Luna Moth takes her faithful readers on a mind-bending tour of "The Library of Consciousness" as curated by the good Messrs. Howard Chaykin and hot new artist Jed Dougherty. Decades worth of Luna Moth incarnations materialize and battle over a malicious sprite, but why? Also in this issue, Stuart Moore and Phil Winslade present their own version of the Adams/O'Neil "relevant comics" of the 1970s with "Union City Blues." Fitting neatly into the Sunshine Comics era of the Escapist series, our blue-suited hero appears in this story of Nixon, unions, and a thinly disguised gonzo journalist. Dark Horse Comics 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on January 11. AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #9 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV050017. |  |
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Battered Silicon Dispatch Box - Now available! SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND WEIRD FICTION (1890-2004) by STEPHEN T. MILLER and WILLIAM G. CONTENTO This is the most comprehensive index ever published of contributions to magazines in the field of fantastic literature (speculative fiction including science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction). "It is so comprehensive that it cannot be surpassed, it can only be supplemented," writes Sam Moskowitz in his Foreword to this "fabulous guide." "Few fields have been more remarkably indexed than science fiction and fantasy," he adds. "This compendium, of course, updates all previous such bibliographies, and prints complete contents in chronological order as well as by author and title. But where it stands utterly unique is, in addition, recording the contents of perhaps hundreds of semi-professional and amateur publications which carried an important regimen of fantasy fiction." This mammoth index - actually, there are five separate indexes - Author, Title, Artist, Series and Contents - is being issued as a set of eight volumes. Indexed are contributions to 1,120 different magazine titles, a total of 15,818 separate issues, with contributions by 25,911 writers. Indexed are 103,171 stories and serial segments, 20,463 poems, and 39,939 articles and columns. Here is a bird's-eye view of this mammoth undertaking: * Each volume measures 8.5" x 11" and is red, white or blue buckram with gold leaf lettering * Each page is double- or triple-columned and highly readable * Set of 8 volumes, to a total of 3950 pages * Total number of words: 4.1 million * Author Index: Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (red buckram) * Title, Artist & Serial Indexes: Volumes 4 and 5 (white buckram) * Content Index: Volumes 6, 7 and 8 (blue buckram) * 276 page Checklist of SF Magazine Index available as paperback edition. "In all of science fiction history there is nothing like this index," co-compiler Stephen T. Miller explains in his Preface. "You will find magazines here that can be found no place else. We give you data on magazines that were never published but that were assembled. We cover the rarest of the rare and the obscurest of the obscure. Ashcan issues do exist and are indexed here. Important rare fanzines are listed. It's all here." The publication of this set of indexes is a landmark occasion. Its appearance marks a milestone in the scholarship and bibliography of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction. Contact The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box for pricing. Order from: George Vanderburgh, The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario Canada, L0N 1S0. Visit the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/ |  |
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Battered Silicon Dispatch Box -
LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS! Coming soon! #8 COMPLEAT GADGET MAN STORIES (Dent/Murray/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 400 pages ISBN 1-55246-536-5 $50.00 Delayed- no new date available. #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volume 2 Fall 2006 #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volume 3 Fall 2008 #11 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB (Philips) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 Summer 2006 #12 THE GREAT MERLINI OMNIBUS (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover #13 THE JOHN SOLOMAN OMNIBUS (Rawson/Hoch/Roberts) 3 Volumes $250.00 #14 THE HAKE TALBOT PORTFOLIO (Nelms) Hardcover 400 pages #15 THE COMPLEAT ZAMBRA THE DETECTIVE (Hill) 500 pages #16 THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK GOTCH (Richard Wetjen/Ellis) Still available! #1 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES PETER THE BRAZEN (Worts/Weinberg/Lai) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 800 pages ISBN 1-55246-412-1 $160.00 plus postage. #2 MINIONS OF THE SHADOW AND OTHER NOVELS (William Gray Beyer/Weinberg) Hard Cover 435 pages ISBN 1-55246-502-0 $55.00 plus postage. #3 MEMOIRS OF HORATIO HUMBERTON (J. Paul Suter/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 386 pages ISBN 1-55246-514-4 $50.00 plus postage. #4 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE DEAN (Constiner/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 430 pages ISBN 1-55246-515-2 $75.00 plus postage. #5 COMPLEAT ADVENTURE OF BILL BRENT (F.C. Davis /Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 370 pages ISBN 1-55246-517-9 $75.00 plus postage. #6 COMPLEAT MOON MAN (F.C. Davis/Roberts&Hoppenstand) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 700 pages ISBN 1-55246-516-0 $160.00 plus postage. #7 MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF DON DIAVOLO (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-532-2 $50.00 #9 THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF THE GREEN GHOST (Fleming-Roberts/Roberts) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-534-9 $150.00 #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON Volume 1 (Fearn/Harbottle) Folio Hard Cover with Dustjacket ISBN 1-55246-554-3 $75.00 Lost Treasures from the Pulps can be
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- POCKETBOOK LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS! A new trade paperback series of Lost Treasures from the Pulps is coming soon! #1 THE TWO MR. SHENS OF SHENSI (H. Bedford/Bleiler) trade paperback, 150 pages, $25 #2 THE VULTURE AND THE VULTURE STRIKES (Ward) trade paperback, 150 pages, $25 #3 THE CASE FILES OF RILEY DILLON (H. Bedford-Jones) trade paperback, 200 pages #4 BILLY PAGAN, MINING ENGINEER (H. Bedford/Bleiler) trade paperback, 150 pages Lost
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| CONAN - News on upcoming issues! In addition to illustrating the upcoming Conan mini-series "Conan and the Songs of the Dead," Tim Truman will also be the fill-in artist for Conan #26 and #27. "Conan and the Songs of the Dead" is written by Joe Lansdale. Conan #26 and #27 are written by regular scripter Kurt Busiek. They contain a two-part Prince/Wazir story, involving a Conan adventure during his time with the Afghulis. Rafael Kayanan is also working on an upcoming issue. Visit Tim Truman's website at http://www.timothytruman.com to view behind the scenes preliminary art plus commisioned art of other Robert E. Howard characters. | |
| CONAN #24 -
Coming in January! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Eisner-award-nominated artist Cary Nord and Eisner-Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart return to Conan to launch a brand-new story arc by Kurt Busiek building up to the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's original Conan yarn, "The Hall of the Dead." Fresh from his triumphs in the City of Thieves with a willing, wanton wench at his side, Conan's out for the good life‹drinking, debauchery, and a nighttime looting spree so unrestrained that even the crowned heads of Zamora are displeased. All this attention-getting sets a rogue as wily as Conan on his tail, and if that wasn't enough, the Cimmerian's ways might just place him on the business end of an entire army. Dark Horse Comics 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on January 18. CONAN #24 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV050015. |  |
| CONAN
AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #4 - Coming in January! Written by Akira Yoshia, art by Paul Lee, cover by Pat Lee. The ultimate battle begins as King Conan crosses blades with the demonic swordsman who has been terrorizing the kingdom of Khitai from his haunted monastery. While these two warriors engage in mortal combat, an even greater evil reveals itself, a darkness that threatens to consume first the Far East, and then the world, unless Conan can make the necessary sacrifice to end its reign of misery. Superstar artist Pat Lee provides the cover for this final installment of the tale that explores King Conan's travels to the exotic eastern lands of Khitai. Dark Horse Comics 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on January 4. CONAN AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #4 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV050016. |  |
| Conan:
Red Nails Ron Perlman, star of the Hellboy franchise, Marg Helgenberger of CSI, and James Marsden (Cyclops in the X-Men films) will voice the major roles in the first feature-length animated Conan film, Conan: Red Nails. The legendary W. Michael Kaluta is the new movie's key concept designer, with Mark Schultz (Cadillacs & Dinosaurs) adding additional designs for the 2D/3D film, which Victor Dal Chele (Spider-Man, The New Adventures of Johnny Quest) will direct from a screenplay by Steve Gold and Timothy Dolan. New Line Home Entertainment has acquired all North American distribution rights and plans to release Conan: Red Nails on DVD sometime in 2006. The Conan: Red Nails animated feature is about to move from the "design and production" phase to principal animation. The film will precede a major new live-action Conan feature from Warner Bros. (see "Conan Movie Back on Track"). The return of Robert E. Howard's sword-wielding Cimmerian to the big screen can only be good news for retailers given the number of Conan licensees, which includes, to name a few of the most prominent, Dark Horse Comics, McFarlane Toys, Ballantine/Del Rey, Comic Images (CCG), and Mongoose Publishing (RPG). Source: ICV2.com |  |
| Doc
Savage Reprints - Five more books (10 more stories) are now available! The Blackmask Online Store has more Doc Savage reprints available. Each volume is 8.25x11 perfectbound, and features two stories for $10.99. 46 The Purple Dragon and Devils of the Deep 47 The Awful Dynasty and The Men Vanished 48 The Devil's Playground and Bequest of Evil 49 The All-White Elf and The Golden Man 50 The Pink Lady and The Headless Men Two new reprints featuring The Shadow are also now available. Click here for more info. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is "No Time For Murder" from the December 1944 issue. The Unique Blade by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 650 stories online! Dagger Doom by Anthony Field from THRILLING DETECTIVE, October 1933 Said Afzel's Elephant by Harold A. Lamb from ADVENTURE, First December, 1919 Just Imagine It by Thomas Thursday from TOP-NOTCH Magazine, April 1, 1923 The Radiant Avenger by E. A. Grosser from FUTURE FICTION, April 1941 | |
| H.P.
LOVECRAFT: SHADOWS OF DEATH MMPB -
Available October 25th! by H.P. Lovecraft; with an introduction by Harlan Ellison Descend into the nerve-shattering, spine-tingling realm of America's master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft — to a dank place where gloomy maelstroms await the unwary, where the unnatural is surpassed only by the unspeakable, and where all pleasure is perverse. This collection of classic macabre tales by the celebrated master of the form includes "The Tomb That Came to Sarnath," "The Shunned House," "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath," and "The Shadow Out of Time." Take a chance... all you can lose is your sanity! Soft Cover, 384 pages, SRP: $6.99 | |
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #16 - Coming in January! Illustration Magazine returns with a fantastic special issue on Bernie Fuchs, the first thorough retrospective of his life's work ever published. More of a book than a magazine in format, this issue is an in-depth look at one of the most influential and important illustrators of the last 50 years. Fuchs' work has inspired countless imitators, and led the way to an entirely new look for magazine illustration in the '60s and '70s, and this issue features dozens of reproductions from every phase of his career, all reproduced from his original artwork. Magazine, 80 pages, Full Color, SRP: $9.00 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #16 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053314. | |
| James Bond 21 Angelina Jolie might be re-teaming with her "Tomb Raider" co-star Daniel Craig for his next movie. That means she would be the 007-Bond Babe for Sony's "Casino Royale." Seems producers think Jolie could be a perfect match for the renowned lady killer. They may just be looking for a big name to compliment Craig's 'not so big name'. If Director Martin Campbell nods in approval, Jolie would be putting on the stilettos of Russian double agent Vespa Lynd. Also up for the role - Craig's real-life love Sienna Miller, twenty-something spunky Jessica Alba, and, according to Dark Horizons, Cecile De France ("High Tension"). | |
| KOLCHAK:
THE NIGHT STALKER CHRONICLES -
Available in comic shops October 26th! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! A MONSTER collection of 26 new original Kolchak short fiction stories by noted authors from comics, horror fiction, and film! With the advent of the new Kolchak ABC TV show, Moonstone proudly announces NEW contemporary prose adventures of the original Kolchak, TV's first and foremost paranormal investigator! You want KOLCHAK vs Dark Shadows' BARNABAS COLLINS? You got it! You want KOLCHAK embroiled in the LOVECRAFT Mythos? You got it! How about KOLCHAK written by one of the SIMPSONS' creative forces? You got it! Plus all kinds of other cool stuff, like tales form Kolchak's untold past, monster huntings, noir thrillers, and even horror stories of more cerebral type! Look at who has written an original (not seen anywhere else) Kolchak story: (From the book& film field) Max Allan Collins, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed Gorman, Elaine Bergstrom, PN Elrod, Robert Weinberg, Brett Matthews, CJ Henderson, Mark Dawidziak, Richard Valley, James Bates. (From the comics field): Peter David, Chuck Dixon, Steven Grant, Mike W. Barr, Gary Phillips,Fred Van Lente, Adi Tantimedh, Martin Powell, Clay & Susan Griffith, James Kuhoric, Jason Henderson, plus more! 320 pages of text w/ spot illustrations, 6" x 9", $18.95 |  Cover: Doug Klauba |
| KONG: KING OF SKULL ISLAND
TPB - Now available! JOE DEVITO (Created and illustrated) and BRAD STRICKLAND (W) In 1933, American showman Carl Denham returned from a mysterious, hidden island with a priceless treasure. A treasure not gold or jewels, but the island’s barbaric god, a monstrous anthropoid called “Kong.” The savage giant escaped and wreaked havoc among the man-made canyons of Manhattan, but within hours of the giant ape’s death his body—and Carl Denham—disappeared. Twenty-five years later, the son of Carl Denham makes a shocking discovery that leads him back to the site of his father’s greatest adventure and to the answers that will unlock the century's greatest mystery and history’s greatest miracle. Dark Horse Books Authorized by the Cooper Estate and based on the original novel that inspired the all-time classic film. This new novel acts as both prequel and sequel to the classic fantasy tale, King Kong. Acclaimed fantasy artist Joe DeVito and top fantasy and science-fiction writer Brad Strickland join forces to make for an interactive visual-narrative storytelling experience unlike any other. Soft Cover, 176 pages, Full Color, 8 1/2" x 11", $19.95 |  |
| THE
PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE GRAHAM NOLAN SUNDAYS LIMITED EDITION HC by Graham Nolan This stunning hardcover contains both volumes of the Graham Nolan Sundays trade paperbacks. To add to this special edition, each of the 1,000 limited edition copies will also have a signed Phantom sketch tip-sheet, hand-signed by Nolan. Hardcover, 7x10, 250 pages, Full Color, SRP: $69.99 THE COMPLETE GRAHAM NOLAN SUNDAYS is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053040. | |
| Photomural of science fiction through 3,448 vintage magazine
covers This astonishing digital photomural shows the history of sci-fi through 3,448 vintage magazine covers. Once you roll over one and read the popup info, it's hard to stop. Check out the website at: http://www.krazydad.com/visco/ Thanks to Michael Neno for the tip! | |
| Planetary Stories Planetary Stories is a new website that offers an online homage to the S-F pulp magazines of the 30's through the 50's! The site features new pulp-style fiction by Shelby Vick, Rick Brooks, Jerry Page, and more! The second issue is now online with a third on the way! The website is located at http://www.planetarystories.com/ | |
| Printed Poison The long delayed fifth issue of the pulp ezine PRINTED POISON is now available. The free download in PDF format is available at http://www.printedpoison.com/index.html | |
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE MASTER MIND OF MARS - First Time in Paperback! This is the original magazine version of "The Master Mind of Mars" as it appeared in Amazing Stories Annual. Fully illustrated with the original magazine artwork. 234 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 TARZAN AND THE JEWELS OF OPAR Published for the first time in paperback, this is the original magazine version of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar and differs from the book version as a large amount of text was added to the book version. Fully illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 190 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 TARZAN THE UNTAMED - First Time in Paperback! Tarzan and the Huns is the original magazine version of Tarzan the Untamed which makes up the first half of the book "Tarzan the Untamed". This is the version in which Tarzan's wife, Jane, is murdered by the Germans. Fully illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 208 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 TARZAN AND THE VALLEY OF LUNA - First Time in Paperback! First Time in Paperback! This is the original magazine version of Tarzan and the Valley of Luna -- the second half of the book "Tarzan the Untamed". Fully illustrated by J. Allen St. John. 222 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 | |
| RED SONJA #8
- Coming in January! by Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, & Pablo Marcos The Beginning of a new storyline! Writer Michael Avon Oeming begins an all new arc! "Arrowsmith" continues Sonja's quest to track down and destroy the "dark god" plaguing her land and her people. After the events of the opening arc, we're introduced to new lands, new dangers, new foes, and new allies! This story arc is pivotal to Red Sonja, as we are shown glimpses of her past in special flashback chapters drawn by artist Pablo Marcos! This issue ships with four variant covers by Adam Hughes, Greg Horn, Brandon Peterson, and Mel Rubi in an equal ratio! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 RED SONJA #8 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV052854. RED SONJA #8- FIERY RED FOIL HIGH END EDITION This issue is also available in a Fiery Red Foil Edition, featuring an all-new piece of art by series artist, Mel Rubi. 32 pages, Full Color RED SONJA #8 FIERY RED FOIL EDITION is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV052858. | |
| RED SONJA VS. THULSA DOOM #2
- Coming in January! by Peter David & Luke Lieberman, & Will Conrad In this issue: A wary Sonja begins to question her already uneasy alliance with the dark handsome stranger when Thulsa interrupts her bathing. Later, a leader emerges from among Doom's men and leads his forces towards the capital. In the meantime, Sonja must rally the Hyrkanian people to defend their homeland. This special event series features the writing of Luke Lieberman and Peter David, along with the powerful art of Will (Serenity) Conrad and an all-star line-up of cover artists, including Conrad and Gabrielle Dell'Otto shipping in an equal ratio! 26 pages of story and art! 32pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.50 RED SONJA VS THULSA DOOM #2 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV052859. RED SONJA VS THULSA DOOM #2 - FIERY RED FOIL HIGH-END EDITION This issue is also available in a Fiery Red Foil Edition, featuring an all-new piece of art by series artist, Will Conrad. 32 pages, Full Color RED SONJA VS THULSA DOOM #2 FIERY RED FOIL EDITION is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV052862. | |
| RED SONJA ART ADAMS LITHOGRAPH
- Coming in January! by Art Adams Red-hot cover artist Art Adams captures the fiery-haired She-Devil with a Sword on this limited edition litho, measuring 18" x 24". Litho, 18x24, Full Color SRP: $19.99 THE COMPLETE GRAHAM NOLAN SUNDAYS is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV052863. | |
| Robert Weinberg - THE OCCULT
DETECTIVE THE OCCULT DETECTIVE, the complete Sidney Taine stories, by Robert Weinberg will debut in November at World Fantasy Con 5 in Madison, WI, where Weinberg will serve as author Guest of Honor. Taine is an old-school, pulp-era detective, in the tradition of Indiana Jones. THE OCCULT DETECTIVE is published by Twilight Tales. |  |
| The Shadow Reprints -
Four more books are now available! The Blackmask Online Store has four new Shadow reprints available. Each volume is dual-column, perfectbound, and illustrated for $8.96. The Shadow Unmasks! The Cobra Murder Marsh Atoms of Death | |
| THE SPIDER #49: THE CITY THAT
DARED NOT EAT TP - Coming in January/February! by Norvell Page; illustrated by John Fleming Gould Food poisoning and starvation are rampant - but The Spider uncovers an even deadlier secret threat to the relief supplies... and a nightmarish "Hell's Kitchen!" 112 pages SRP: $10.00 THE SPIDER #49 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053435. | |
| TARZAN: THE JOE KUBERT YEARS
VOLUME 2 HC - Coming in February! Written and art by Joe Kubert. A stunning, five-part adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Return of Tarzan highlights this archival collection, which reprints Joe Kubert's Tarzan comics, issues 215 through 224. With color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood's original colors, this beautiful hardcover is a must-have for fans of pulse-pounding adventure tales and students of the graphic narrative. Writing, drawing, and editing a monthly Tarzan comic-book series in the 1970s, Joe Kubert was able to illustrate the adventures of his childhood hero and produce some of the most engaging pages of his career. Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 2, also includes "Death is My Brother," "The Renegades," "The Black Queen," and other dynamic stories inspired by Burroughs' classic books. Reprinting Tarzan issues #215-#224 (originally published by DC Comics). 208 pages, $49.95, in stores on February 22. TARZAN: THE JOE KUBERT YEARS VOLUME 2 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV050031. |  |
| Thoth
Amon Mini-Bust - Coming in January! One of the strongest (in every way) characters of heroic fiction is back with a vengeance- Conan! One of Conan's most exotic adversaries is the Stygian mystic warrior Thoth-amon. Shaman of a mystic, pagan snake cult, this gaunt yet formidable foe is steeped in a strange reptilian evil. Sculptor Jeffery Scott, well-known for his long tenure at Gentle Giant Studios, has captured the true essence of Conan and his fantastic foes and companions. Exacting in its detail and ornamentation, this piece brings forward a sculptural interpretation of the wizardly serpent-priest that delivers the goods. And then some. Approximately 7" high, this limited edition piece is packaged in deluxe full-color box. On sale January 12, 7" high, this limited-edition piece is packaged in deluxe full-color box, $49.99 Visit the Dark Horse Comics website to view a larger image. The Thoth Amon Mini-Bust is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV050102. |  |
| WETA
COLLECTIBLES ZORRO STATUE -
Coming in April 2006! A legend of the action genre, the masked avenger Zorro has captured the imagination of generations of movie fans. Soon to grace the silver screen in another major motion picture, this beautiful work of art has been handcrafted by the talented artisans at New Zealand’s Weta Collectibles. One of the defining images of the Zorro series, this piece depicts Don Alejandro rearing up on his steed, Tornado, before charging into battle. A difficult, but perfect pose, this statue captures the very essence of The Legend of Zorro. A must-have for the serious collector, measuring approximately 22" high, this hand-painted, individually numbered statue is an instant classic. No detail has been overlooked in the sculpting process—fringes, embroidery, the tack and saddle all combine for a stunning finished piece. Strictly limited to 2,500 pieces for worldwide distribution and packaged in a handsome full-color collector’s box, this is one collectible you won’t want to miss out on! On sale Spring 2006, 22" tall, fully painted, numbered, and limited to 2,500 pieces, $350.00 ZORRO Statue is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV050061. | |
| Wildside Press
- The White Sybil and Other Stories by Clark
Ashton Smith - Now available! The White Sybil and Other Stories by Clark Ashton Smith is now available. Continuing Wildside Press's releases of rare Clark Ashton Smith works is The White Sybil, a new collection containing 14 of Smith's seldom-seen stories. Published in a limited edition of only 700 copies in hardcover, this volume is sure to be a collector's item in years to come! Contents: The White Sybil Chinoiserie The Raja and the Tiger The Justice of the Elephant The Kiss of Zoraida The Ghoul Something New The Malay Krise The Ghost of Mohammed Din The Mirror in the Hall of Ebony The Mahout The Primal City The Passing of Aphrodite The Tale of Sir John Maundeville Retail price: $29.95 Orders are now being accepted at Wildside Press. |  |
| Wildside
Press - Coming in Spring 2006! Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine It's a 144-page digest magazine, priced at $4.99, with the following lineup: Features: From Watson’s Scrapbook, by John H. Watson, M.D., as transcribed by by Marvin Kaye Baker Street Browsings: Books Reviews by Kim Newman The Screen of the Crime: Film Reviews by Lenny Picker Ask Mrs. Hudson SHMM Speaks with Ron Goulart, Interview conducted by Carole Buggé Fiction: The Strange Case of the Haunted Freighter, by Carole Buggé The Mystery of the Missing Automaton, by Ron Goulart The Bet, by Marc Bilgrey The Automaton Museum, by Edward D. Hoch On the Heir, by Hal Blythe Lost and Found, by Jean Paiva Sherlock Holmes Classic: The “Gloria Scott,” by Arthur Conan Doyle | |
| ZORRO #9
- Coming in January! by Don McGregor & Sidney Lima It's the most desperate threat Zorro has ever faced! Lockspur and the J-Man have staked him beside the mud volcano. Leather thongs bind him to the earth. The huge vulture with Zorro's signature "Z" carved in its side stands at his chest! And the widow Normandie Drake is being hunted in the primordial landscape of seething, fuming, erupting mud craters. Is no one safe? 32 pages, Full Color, $2.95 ZORRO #9 is solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 26th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV053070. | |
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| Adventure House -
Coming in May 2006! HIGH ADVENTURE #88 featuring the Green Lama in The Man Who Wasn't There. "Man Overboard!" The dreaded cry of the sea rang out through the night and thus began a series of circumstances, and the beginning of a gigantic plot that tested to the utmost the powers of The Green Lama. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 Coming Soon: HIGH ADVENTURE #85 featuring The Black Bat in The Maniac Murders. (November 2005) HIGH ADVENTURE #86 featuring Kigor in The Devil's Death Trap and Blood Priestess of Vig N'Ga. (January 2006) HIGH ADVENTURE #87 featuring Captain Zero in The Mark of Zero! (March 2006) G-8 and His Battle Aces #18: The Death Monsters (November 2005) G-8 and His Battle Aces #19: The Cave Man Patrol (January 2006) G-8 and His Battle Aces #20: The Gorilla Staffel (April 2006) |  |
| Adventure House -
Two new pulp facsimile editions announced! A new series of complete pulp replica/reprints. Except these are printed on acid-free paper and guaranteed not to crumble into dust while you read them. Adventure House will bring you some of the scarcest pulps imaginable in this great new series, reprinting them as the reading public saw them on the newsstands, at a fraction of their current collectors prices. Pulp replica - full color covers, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Just announced: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - November 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - April 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 In pre-production: SAUCY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES August 1936, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 - featuring Domino Lady! SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 At the printer: EERIE STORIES August 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES April 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Previously announced and coming soon! EERIE MYSTERIES August 1938, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES December 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES April 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1942, Cover Artist: H. L. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1942, Cover Artist: Allen Anderson, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Now available: DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY - May 1937, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 HIGH SEAS ADVENTURES February 1935, Cover Artist: Sidney Riesenberg, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 HOODED DETECTIVE January 1942, 7x10, 98 pages, $14.95 JACK DEMPSEY'S FIGHT MAGAZINE May 1934, Cover Artist: Earle Bergey, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MYSTERY TALES December 1939, Cover Artist: J. W. Scott, , 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 RED MASK DETECTIVE STORIES March 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - June 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES July 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES August 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - September 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES August 1936, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES September 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES June 1938, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES February 1938, Cover Artist: H. L. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1936, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |   |
| Adventures of Superman Season 1 on DVD
- Available October 18th! Warner Home Video has sent out their formal announcement for the long-awaited DVD release The Adventures of Superman - The Complete 1st Season. The 26 episode first season will appear on October 18, along with the following extras: "Superman and the Mole Men" theatrical movie Featurette: "From Inkwell to Backlot" retrospective Vintage George Reeves short Commentary Tracks by Super-Experts (details to be announced) Original Kellogg's Cereal TV spots This 5-DVD set runs 662 minutes in the original full-frame black-and-white video and mono audio soundtrack. Subtitles in English, French, and Spanish are flying your way along with closed captioning for the hearing impaired. Cost is $39.98 SRP. |  |
| Adventures of Superman Season 2 on DVD -
Coming January 17th! Warner Home Video has announced two more collections of Superman television series on DVD: Lois & Clark: The Complete Second Season and The Adventures of Superman: The Complete Second Season. Both DVD collections will be available on Jan. 17. The Lois & Clark set will be six discs and will cost $59.98. It will be sold separately and in a package with the first-season collection. The Adventures of Superman set will be five discs and will cost $39.98. It also will be sold separately and in a package with the first-season collection. |  |
| THE
AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #9 - Coming in January! By Brian K. Vaughan, Howard Chaykin, Stuart Moore, Jason Alexander, Jed Dougherty, Phil Winslade and more, cover by Brian Bolland. For the first time in the illustrious illustrated history of Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist, the mysterious Luna Moth takes center stage! Kicking it off is a stunning image of our heroine by regular cover artist Brian Bolland. Writer Brian K. Vaughan returns with the second installment of their ongoing feature "The Escapists." This chapter also introduces rising star Jason Alexander as a new regular contributor to the feature. Next, Luna Moth takes her faithful readers on a mind-bending tour of "The Library of Consciousness" as curated by the good Messrs. Howard Chaykin and hot new artist Jed Dougherty. Decades worth of Luna Moth incarnations materialize and battle over a malicious sprite, but why? Also in this issue, Stuart Moore and Phil Winslade present their own version of the Adams/O'Neil "relevant comics" of the 1970s with "Union City Blues." Fitting neatly into the Sunshine Comics era of the Escapist series, our blue-suited hero appears in this story of Nixon, unions, and a thinly disguised gonzo journalist. 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on January 11. | |
| Batman
1943 Serial Collection - Available October 18th! Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the studio will release The Batman: The 1943 Serial Collection DVD on October 18 at a price of $29.95. See how BATMAN really began. BATMAN started it all, and it's now available on DVD for the first time ever! Watch as mild-mannered Bruce Wayne (Lewis Wilson) becomes Batman, the classic superhero who, with Robin (Douglas Croft), protects Gotham City from the evil schemes of Dr. Tito Daka (J. Carrol Naish). Packed with adventures involving a radium-powered death ray, a deadly alligator pit, electronic zombies, and even the original Bat Cave, the BATMAN 2-disc set is a must-own DVD for any fan of the Caped Crusader! List Price: $29.95 |  |
| Batman
Begins - Available October 18th! Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. 2 disk set. List Price: $30.95 |  |
| THE
CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 2, NUMBER 5, OCTOBER 2005 - Now available! Edited by Leo Grin and Illustrated by Jae Woo Kim Features a comprehensive essay on Robert E. Howard's work in the spicy pulp genre, an article on the historical origins of Howard's fictional Cimmeria, a piece delving into the literary underpinnings of the Conan story "Black Colossus," a rare Novalyne Price historical oddity, a breaking news scoop in Announcements, Howardian poetry, an overflowing letters column, and more. 40 pages This issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linen cover with foil-stamped emeraude text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an emeraude cover with solid black text. Visit The Cimmerian website for complete details. Deluxe edition: still available. $15 each. Limited edition: still available. $10 each. Shipping is $3 per every 4 books shipped in the US. Canadian shipping is $5, UK and Australian and French shipping is $10. You can only pay with a credit card or bank account by using PayPal. Send PayPal payments to editor@thecimmerian.com. You can also send check or money order, made payable to THE CIMMERIAN, to: THE CIMMERIAN P. O. Box 5572 PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availablility. | |
| THE CIMMERIAN AWARDS 2005
- Now available! Edited by Leo Grin Features detailed charts and analysis of the voting, interesting articles on all the winners, a pictorial essay on how the awards were crafted, full coverage of the June 10, 2005 presentation ceremony in Cross Plains, and more. 40 pages This issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linen cover with foil-stamped emeraude text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an emeraude cover with solid black text. Visit The Cimmerian website for complete details. Deluxe edition: still available. $15 each. Limited edition: still available. $10 each. Shipping is $3 per every 4 books shipped in the US. Canadian shipping is $5, UK and Australian and French shipping is $10. You can only pay with a credit card or bank account by using PayPal. Send PayPal payments to editor@thecimmerian.com. You can also send check or money order, made payable to THE CIMMERIAN, to: THE CIMMERIAN P. O. Box 5572 PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availablility. | |
| CONAN #21 - Available in comic shops October 19th!
Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Ladronn. The award-winning team of Busiek and Nord continue their adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan stories, with the second part of "The Tower of the Elephant." Conan, at the side of Taurus, Prince of Thieves, assaults the dreaded Elephant Tower‹but deadly peril awaits at every turn, from hungry lions to giant spiders, and it'll take all his barbarian skill merely to stay alive long enough to make it inside. Yet, once inside, the tower holds secrets far stranger and darker than anything Conan could have prepared for. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 19. |  |
| CONAN
#24 - Coming in January! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Tony Harris. Eisner-award-nominated artist Cary Nord and Eisner-Award-winning colorist Dave Stewart return to Conan to launch a brand-new story arc by Kurt Busiek building up to the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's original Conan yarn, "The Hall of the Dead." Fresh from his triumphs in the City of Thieves with a willing, wanton wench at his side, Conan's out for the good life‹drinking, debauchery, and a nighttime looting spree so unrestrained that even the crowned heads of Zamora are displeased. All this attention-getting sets a rogue as wily as Conan on his tail, and if that wasn't enough, the Cimmerian's ways might just place him on the business end of an entire army. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on January 18. | |
| CONAN
AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #4 - Coming in January! Written by Akira Yoshia, art by Paul Lee, cover by Pat Lee. The ultimate battle begins as King Conan crosses blades with the demonic swordsman who has been terrorizing the kingdom of Khitai from his haunted monastery. While these two warriors engage in mortal combat, an even greater evil reveals itself, a darkness that threatens to consume first the Far East, and then the world, unless Conan can make the necessary sacrifice to end its reign of misery. Superstar artist Pat Lee provides the cover for this final installment of the tale that explores King Conan's travels to the exotic eastern lands of Khitai. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on January 4. | |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's no new review this week. Next week's review will be "No Time For Murder" from the December 1944 issue. The Crypt of Fear by Jarret W. Buse is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 650 stories online! The Fighting Yank by Syl MacDowell from EXCITING NAVY STORIES, Winter, 1943 The Psychomorph by E. A. Grosser from UNKNOWN, February 1940 Turkish Delight by A. de Herries Smth from OVER THE TOP, September, 1929 Sky-Bait by Andrew A. Caffery from AIR STORIES, December, 1928 | |
| FARMERPHILE:
The Magazine of Philip José Farmer -
Available late October! Issue No. 2 - October 2005 FARMERPHILE is a quarterly digest devoted to making available previously unpublished writings by Hugo Award-winning author and SFWA Grandmaster Philip José Farmer. The first ten issues of FARMERPHILE will serialize the first-time publication of Up from the Bottomless Pit, Philip José Farmer’s “lost” novel about the ultimate ecological disaster in the oil industry. Each of the initial ten issues will also feature a heretofore unpublished short story or article by Farmer, as well as a regular column on Creative Mythography by Wold Newton scholar Win Scott Eckert, editor of Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer’s Wold Newton Universe. Future issues are scheduled to include articles on PJF & Tarzan, Ancient Opar, and tributes from the top science fiction authors of our day. Fabulously illustrated by such talented artists as Charles Berlin, Keith Howell, and Karl Kauffman. Contents for Issue No. 2 - October2005: Gatherings of Ticksters by Bette Farmer Who Stole Stonhenge? by Philip José Farmer … and you? Farmer & Rosny—Kindred Souls by Jean-Marc Lofficier The Unnaturals by Philip José Farmer --- illustrated by Karl Kauffman The Innocent Dilemma by Christopher Paul Carey My Feast Unknown by Jason Robert Bell Bibliophile by Paul Spiteri Creative Mythography by Win Scott Eckert Up from the Bottomless Pit (Part 2) by Philip José Farmer, illustrated by Keith Howell Complete ordering information for FARMERPHILE may be found at: http://pjfarmer.com/farmerphile.htm |  |
| Hippocampus Press -
Coming soon! SHADOW OF THE UNATTAINED: THE LETTERS OF GEORGE STERLING AND CLARK ASHTON SMITH will be released later this month, or early November. December 2005 COLLECTED ESSAYS VOLUME 3: SCIENCE and VOLUME 4: TRAVEL VOLUME 5: PHILOSOPHY; AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND MISCELLANY goes to press in October 2006, along with the first volume of the COMPLETE POETRY AND TRANSLATIONS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH, also in Smyth-sewn hardcover. January 2006 MONSTER IN THE MIRROR: LOOKING FOR H. P. LOVECRAFT: a massive, nearly 400 page edition of critical essays from one of the leading Lovecraftian scholars, Dr. Robert A. Waugh. Check the website for a look at the cover illustration; a table of contents is coming soon! March 2006 LOVECRAFT'S NEW YORK CIRCLE: THE KALEM CLUB, 1924-1927 Edited by Mara Kirk Hart and S. T. Joshi (ISBN 0-9761592-9-5: $15.00) May 2006 THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS: SELECTED CRITICISM ON CLARK ASHTON SMITH. The table of contents and preliminary cover art is now up at the website. Also coming in 2006 THE FUNGAL STAIN AND OTHER DREAMS by Wilum H. Pugmire. Another project in development is Donald Sidney-Fryer's revised edition of his masterpiece of Smithian scholarship, THE ANNOTATED HASHISH EATER, to be released along with an audio CD of Sidney-Fryer reading the poem in his inimitable style. This may be released a "premium" publication, available only to subscribers to the Complete Poetry of CAS series. http://www.hippocampuspress.com | |
| JAMES
BOND - DANIEL CRAIG CAST AS JAMES BOND! It was announced today by producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. and Sony Pictures Entertainment, that DANIEL CRAIG has been cast in the role of the legendary British secret agent, James Bond, in the highly anticipated 007 adventure thriller CASINO ROYALE. To read the full announcement, visit the Sony Pictures website at http://www.sonypictures.com/ | |
| JAMES
BOND - THE SPY WHO LOVED ME -
Available in comic shops October 19th! by Fleming, Lawrence & Horak The seventh volume in the James Bond deluxe series begins the collection of never-before-collected, post-Ian Fleming stories! Includes The Spy Who Loved Me and The Harpies, with an all-new introduction by Bond Girl Barbara Bach, an exclusive interview with writer Jim Lawrence and the first part of a feature examining the post-Fleming Bond. Soft Cover, 9x12, 128 pages, B&W SRP: $16.95 | |
| James Van
Hise - Now available! SWORD & FANTASY #3 The front cover art is by Joe Jusko (which he sent me to use as it previously only appeared on a promo for a statue and was not a SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN cover). The back cover is the color art for the cover of the 1976 British paperback edition of KING KULL. Like issues #1 and #2, it is 8 1/2 x 11, side-stapled and 80 pages in length. Articles include a lengthy section on the making of the movie KULL THE CONQUEROR, including examinations of three different screenplay drafts, and an interview with screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue (who wrote the original screenplay which was later rewritten by others). There is also a look at the Conan story "Shadows In The Moonlight" (complete with the old WEIRD TALES illo), A 1935 biographical sketch of E. Hoffman Price. A 1951 author profile of L. Sprague de Camp, a WEIRD TALES cover gallery and more, including artwork by Eduardo Barreto, Rick McCollum, Hannes Bok and others. $12.00 TARZAN AND THE CITY OF GOLD All six parts as they originally appeared in ARGOSY magazine for March 12, 1932 through April 16, 1932. All the original pulp illustrations are included. Each facsimile reprint is 8.5 by 11 and features full color covers. Each page is enlarged 20% to better fit the format. Each reprint is $25. Shipping is $7.00 priority mail (for one item or all of them!) or $3.00 media mail for one item (add 50 cents per additional book for 2 or more). All books are 8 1/2 x 11 inches in size. James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Email and Paypal Jimvanhise@aol.com |  |
| The Legend of Zorro
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Now available! Zorro behind the mask is a daring defender of freedom and justice, wielding sword and whip with unparalleled skill in defense of the common people's cause. Zorro without the mask is Don Alejandro de la Vega, wealthy landowner and as much of a family man as his charge will allow. As California stands on the brink of statehood, Alejandro is not sure who he will be when the need for the mask fades, but his lovely wife, Elena, is certain he will be the devoted husband and father she and their son, Joaquin, have patiently waited for. But ruthless men in a deadly conspiracy of power have different ideas. As they threaten the future of a still-young nation, they also set Alejandro's two lives in collision, drawing his beloved Elena into a perilous world of shadows and lies. Could the mask ultimately cost the one they call Zorro everything and everyone he holds most dear? Or will the Zorro legacy and de la Vega family prevail? The Legend of Zorro feature film opens October 28th! Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: HarperEntertainment $6.99 |  |
| The
Mask of Zorro DVD Special Edition - Available October 18th! Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment has released details on a deluxe edition of The Mask of Zorro which stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones. This new disc will be available to own from 18th October and should set you back around $19.94. DVD Features: Available subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Commentary by director Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Sneak Peek at The Legend of Zorro Director's Commentary "Unmasking Zorro" Documentary Deleted Scenes Music Video By Marc Anthony And Tina Arena Photo Galleries: Costume Design & Publicity Portraits Trailer & TV Spots SRP: $19.94 |  |
| Night
Shade Books - Update! The Night Land: The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson is due out before the end of the year. The first volume of the Clark Ashton Smith set is running a bit behind, but it’s coming along well. Night Shade is very serious about making this the flagship of their classics series, so it’ll be done right. Look for news on this very soon. | |
| Pulpville Press - Now
available! THRILLING G-MEN STORIES From the pages of G-MEN comes this compilation of fourteen stories. Thrill to stories about the Feds in action, written by Col. William T. Cowin, A. Leslie, Howard R. Marsh, Lee Fredericks, Robert Sidney Bowen, Frank Gruber, Jean Francis Webb, Charlton L. Edholm, Robert Wallace, and Kenneth L. Sinclair. The thrillings tales: "G-Man Jones", "My Brother's Keeper", "Fanged Death", "Murder in the Ybarra", "Third Heaven", "Missing Witness", "Proof Indigo", "Murder Invitation", "Law of the Levee", "Gunmen's Hate", "Red Evidence", "The G-Heat", "Broken Glass", and "Bandit Brand". 282 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 |  |
| The
Surgeon of Souls - Coming in 2006! Reprinted at last -- Victor Rousseau's tales of terror of from WEIRD TALES Magazine in the 1920s centering around Dr. Ivan Brodsky. Additionally, 'The Surgeon of Souls' also includes a bonus 12th installment not previously printed in WEIRD TALES magazine. He was an expert hypnotist and received delicate cases from all parts of the country; lost and multiple personality, amnesia, agraphia, aboulia, all the odds and ends of neurouses that had been give up in despair by the "regulars." He was at that time professor of nervous diseases at the hospital. Ivan Brodsky, he called himself, and it was said that he was a cross between two races whose blend of shrewdness and mysticism was probably accountable for the production of so remarkable a personality as his own. Dr. Ivan Brodsky -- The Surgeon of Souls. Publisher: The Spectre Library Format: Smythe-Sewn Hardcover Retail price: $40.00 Only 200 copies are being produced of this smythe-sewn hardcover. The Surgeon of Souls can now be pre-ordered from Shocklines. |  |
| TARZAN:
THE JOE KUBERT YEARS VOLUME 2 HC - Coming in February! Written and art by Joe Kubert. A stunning, five-part adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Return of Tarzan highlights this archival collection, which reprints Joe Kubert's Tarzan comics, issues 215 through 224. With color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood's original colors, this beautiful hardcover is a must-have for fans of pulse-pounding adventure tales and students of the graphic narrative. Writing, drawing, and editing a monthly Tarzan comic-book series in the 1970s, Joe Kubert was able to illustrate the adventures of his childhood hero and produce some of the most engaging pages of his career. Tarzan: The Joe Kubert Years Volume 2, also includes "Death is My Brother," "The Renegades," "The Black Queen," and other dynamic stories inspired by Burroughs' classic books. Reprinting Tarzan issues #215-#224 (originally published by DC Comics). 208 pages, $49.95, in stores on February 22. | |
| The
Zorro Television Companion - A Critical Appreciation by Gerry Dooley - Now available! The legendary Zorro, the masked renegade who rode through the night defending justice in late 18th century Spanish California, became in 1957 the topic for Walt Disney Studios’ first continuing live-action series and the name of a new American icon. Based on the stories of Johnston McCulley, the legend of Zorro gave birth to the archetypal dual-identity crime fighter, inspiring the creation of such future pop icons as Batman and the Lone Ranger. This book documents the conception and success of a television legend that has endured for over 40 years. The opening chapter discusses the growth of Zorro, from Johnston McCulley’s creation of the character in 1919 to Walt Disney’s adaptation of the story and its 1957 ABC premier, and provides an introduction to the star actor behind the mask, Guy Williams. Subsequent chapters reveal behind-the-scenes aspects of the action show, discussing the secrets of Zorro’s fencing technique and daredevil stunts and giving insight into the cast, costumes, sets, crew and music of the episodes. Chapters Four through Nine deal exclusively with the content of the first, second and Walt Disney Presents seasons and provide plot summaries for each episode. The Zorro legend continued to enjoy worldwide popularity long after the filming of the final episode, and concluding chapters discuss the cultural significance of the legend outside of America, particularly in Argentina, where Guy Williams continued his career as the famous pop-culture hero off the screen. 50 photographs, notes, index, 240 pages, softcover (7 x 10), $45 Publisher: McFarland |  |
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| 2006 WINDY CITY PULP &
PAPERBACK CONVENTION (#6) - May 5-7, 2006 The Windy City website (http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com) has been updated to add initial info on next year's show. Please note that the hotel and the date have changed from what folks were told at the last con this past April. The change is due to the Ramada O'Hare informing Windy City Con in late June that they were going to be tearing down their meeting room space. Luckily, a replacement hotel in the area was available, although it did not have the desired weekend available. As a result, the show has shifted about 400 yards north to the Wyndham O'Hare and the date has changed to May 5-7. This year's theme will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of The Shadow, so if anyone has any original Shadow art they'd be willing to make available for display in the art room, they should drop Windy City Con a line. For more info on the con, please contact: Doug Ellis 13 Spring Lane Barrington Hills, IL 60010 847-217-4241 info@windycitypulpandpaper.com http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com | |||
| The
Call of Cthulhu - New silent film now available! The H .P. Lovecraft Historical Society presents its all new silent film of "The Call of Cthulhu." The famed story is brought richly to life in the style of a classic 1920s silent movie, with a haunting original symphonic score. Using the "Mythoscope" process - a mix of modern and vintage techniques, the HPLHS has worked to create the most authentic and faithful screen adaptation of a Lovecraft story yet attempted... http://www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/ | |||
| Captain
Hazzard - PYTHON MEN OF THE LOST CITY Chapter 1 now available! Ron Fortier has revived the pulp hero CAPTAIN HAZZARD and is bringing him back for the fans to enjoy. He has completely rewritten the one and only CAPTAIN HAZZARD pulp story, PYTHON MEN OF LOST CITY. The first chapter of the story is now available online at the Modern Pulp website with illustrations by Rob Davis. This story will run as a weekly serial for the next fifteen weeks, with new chapters being posted every Sunday. After all fifteen chapters have been posted, they will be collected into a trade paperback available from Wild Cat Books. Then what will follow is a brand new series of Captain Hazzard adventures by Ron and veteran comic-scribe, Martin Powell. At the same time, Chris Mills and Ron have a three part comic mini-series based on PYTHON MEN in the works. Craig Shepard is the penciller for the project and he is embellished by inker Sean Tenoff. Both are newcomers to the field and have tremendous potential. Shepard's pencils are delicate in the tradition of Tom Yeates and Gene Colan, whereas Tenoff's inks are smooth and true to those pencils. Rounding the team will be Digital Caps own Jaymes as our letterer and Bishop Bowie of Graphic Balance as our colorist. Chris Mills will also take on editing and design duties. The idea is to bring back the character two-fold, both in pulps where he was sired, and in comics, in all new stories. A Captain Hazzard cover mockup is shown at the right. |  | ||
| Captain
Spectre and the Lightning Legion -
Update! The Captain Spectre online pulp/serial comic, by Tom Floyd, has reached the end of Chapter 1, 'The Mark of Death', consisting of 24 episodes complete with the thrilling cliffhanger. Read the complete Chapter from start to finish for free at http://www.captainspectre.com. The next exciting Chapter "The Electric Soldier" has begun and the first eleven strips are now available online. Join the Lightning Legion....it's free, just download your free Legionnaire Membership Card and you are in! | |||
| CONAN #21 - Preview
now available online! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Ladronn. Dark Horse Comics has posted a four page preview of Conan #21. The award-winning team of Busiek and Nord continue their adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan stories, with the second part of "The Tower of the Elephant." Conan, at the side of Taurus, Prince of Thieves, assaults the dreaded Elephant Tower‹but deadly peril awaits at every turn, from hungry lions to giant spiders, and it'll take all his barbarian skill merely to stay alive long enough to make it inside. Yet, once inside, the tower holds secrets far stranger and darker than anything Conan could have prepared for. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 19. | | ||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This weeks review is "The Ribbon Clues" from the October 1, 1935 issue. The Shadow's Night Out by James A. Stewart is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 650 stories online! The Dead Man Laughs by Ray Cummings from POPULAR DETECTIVE, January, 1938 Featuring: Dr. Feather Hell-Bent For the Morgue by Don Larson from 10-STORY DETECTIVE MAGAZINE, January, 1941 The War-Makers by Nick Carter (John L. Chabliss) from NICK CARTER DETECTIVE STORIES, April, 1936 Featuring: Nick Carter Dance, Punk, Dance by Lloyd Llewell from POPULAR DETECTIVE, November 1936 | |||
| F. Paul Wilson: THE KEEP
- Available in comic shops October 12th! Author F. Paul Wilson, the creator behind the Adversary Cycle and Repairman series of novels, adapts his own New York Times bestselling novel, THE KEEP, into a comic book miniseries. He is joined by artist Matthew Smith (Hellboy) on the adaptation of the story that the Providence Journal called, “A battle between good and evil that staggers the imagination, with an ending as exciting as any horror fan could wish!” The keep had stood empty in the Transylvanian Alps for 500 years. No one knew who built it, or why. But on the eve of WW II, German soldiers move in and awaken something—something hungry… something as merciless as the SS einsatzkommandos accompanying them. Noted horror writer F. Paul Wilson adapts his own New York Times bestselling novel and is joined by Matthew Smith (Hellboy) on art in this, the first installment of the story that the Providence Journal called, “A battle between good and evil that staggers the imagination, with an ending as exciting as any horror fan could wish!” Full Color, 32 pages, $3.99 Available in September, THE KEEP #1 will be the first issue of a five-issue miniseries. |  | ||
| Girasol
Collectables - October Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $75 ($10 off) Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce our October Pulp Replica lineup. We lead off this month with OPERATOR #5 #4 featuring The Melting Death (July 1934) - $35 This is the fourth of four OPERATOR #5's that will appear this year in rotation with eight issues of THE SPIDER. Our second Replica is SPICY DETECTIVE #5 September 1934 - $25 Our third Replica is ORIENTAL STORIES #4 Spring 1931 - $25 This issue features stories by Otis Adelbert Kline and Robert E. Howard (Hawks of Outremer). We're
frequently asked for 'teasers' of what's to come: how about more of the titles
we're already doing, including SPICY WESTERN #1, ORIENTAL STORIES, SAUCY MOVIE
TALES, OPERATOR #5, and THE SPIDER. That should keep everybody from being bored! 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. Here
is a complete listing of the Pulp Replicas currently available for $25, $35, or
$50 each postpaid within North America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. CIVIL WAR STORIES ($25 each postpaid within North America) DAN TURNER ($25 each postpaid within North America) DOCTOR DEATH ($25 each postpaid within
North America) |    | ||
| EERIE TALES
($20 each postpaid within
North America) #1 July 1941 GOLDEN FLEECE ($25 each postpaid within North America) #1 (October 1938) HORROR STORIES ($35 each postpaid within North
America) November 1936 with a rare Domino Lady cover appearance THE OCTOPUS ($35 each postpaid within North America) OPERATOR 5 ($35 each postpaid within North America) #1 (Oct./Nov. 1930) featuring the Robert E. Howard story, TheVoice of El-Lil. #2 (Dec. 1930/Jan. 1931) #3 (February/March 1931) featuring the Robert E. Howard story, Red Blades of Black Cathay. #4 (Spring 1931) featuring stories by Otis Adelbert Kline and Robert E. Howard (Hawks of Outremer). PIRATE STORIES ($25 each postpaid within North America) #1 (November 1934) SAUCY MOVIE TALES ($25 each postpaid within North America) #3 December 1935 (#1 after a title change) - Terrific Saunders cover, spicier than the Spicy's! #4 January 1936 (#2 after a title change) with a great Saunders 'Shark' cover! #11 September 1936 THE SCORPION ($35 each postpaid within North America) SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES ($25 each postpaid within
North America) SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES ($25 each postpaid within
North America) SPICY MYSTERY STORIES ($25 each postpaid within
North America) SPICY WESTERN STORIES ($25 each postpaid within
North America) THE SPIDER ($35 each postpaid within North America) #1 (February 1939) STRANGE TALES ($25 each postpaid within North America) TERROR TALES ($35 each postpaid within North America) WEIRD TALES ($35 each postpaid within North America) Email
Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. All
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| Hard
Case Crime - Now available! THE COLORADO KID by Stephen King - On an island off the coast of Maine, a man is found dead. There’s no identification on the body. Only the dogged work of a pair of local newspapermen and a graduate student in forensics turns up any clues, and it’s more than a year before the man is identified. And that’s just the beginning of the mystery. Because the more they learn about the man and the baffling circumstances of his death, the less they understand. Was it an impossible crime? Or something stranger still...? No one but Stephen King could tell this story about the darkness at the heart of the unknown and our compulsion to investigate the unexplained. With echoes of Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon and the work of Graham Greene, one of the world’s great storytellers presents a moving and surprising tale whose subject is nothing less than the nature of mystery itself... November 2005 THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART by Lawrence Block - This one is considered by many to be the best con man novel ever written. When we kicked off our line with GRIFTER'S GAME last year, a number of you got in touch with me to say, "You know what I'd really love to see? A new edition of my favorite Block book, THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART." Well, your wish is our command. Cover by the great Robert McGinnis because, come on, who else would you get to paint a girl with a long green heart? December 2005 THE GUTTER AND THE GRAVE by Ed McBain - A new edition of a book that was originally published back in 1958 as "I'M CANNON--FOR HIRE." Why the title change? As the author pointed out to us, two reasons: The main character's name isn't "Cannon," and he's not for hire. The character the book is about originally appeared in a series of stories in MANHUNT magazine, and at that time his name was "Matt Cordell." When the stories were collected into a book by Gold Medal, the character's name ended up changed to "Curt Cannon" (the author's name did, too, actually) -- and both of these changes persisted when McBain wrote his first and only novel featuring the character. Now that we're bringing the book back for its first publication in more than 40 years, it's a chance for it finally to appear the way the author wanted: under a title he chose, and with "Matt Cordell" properly restored as the character's name. Cover by Rick Farrell, who most recently wowed you with the cover to Domenic Stansberry's THE CONFESSION and who will next wow you with the literal cliffhanger he teamed up with Greg Manchess to paint for the cover of Day Keene's HOME IS THE SAILOR. January 2006 NIGHT WALKER by Donald Hamilton - A rare stand-alone suspense novel by the creator of secret agent Matt Helm: This is a classic noir story that begins with a man waking up in the hospital, his head completely covered with bandages, only to find the nurses addressing him by a stranger's name. Then the stranger's wife shows up to take him home, and things only go downhill from there... The cover is by a newcomer to our line, Tim Gabor, and it captures the spirt of the pulps extremely well. February 2006 A TOUCH OF DEATH by Charles Williams - When Lee Scarborough came upon the brunette sunbathing topless in her back yard, getting involved in a heist was the last thing on his mind. But somehow that’s where he found himself—sneaking through a stranger’s house, on the hunt for $120,000 in embezzled bank funds. It looked like an easy score. But one thing stood between him and the money: the beautiful and deadly Madelon Butler. March 2006 SAY IT WITH BULLETS by Richard Powell - Bill Wayne told his beautiful tour guide that he took the bus trip through the West to relax. But who can relax with dead bodies turning up at every stop? From Cheyenne to Salt Lake City, from Reno to Yosemite, Bill’s secretly on a mission to discover which of his former army buddies shot him and left him for dead four years earlier. But with all the lead that’s flying around, Bill will be lucky to make it to the end of the tour in one piece... |  | ||
| IRON
GHOST #4 (of 6) - Available in comic shops October 12th! written by Chuck Dixon, art by Sergio Cariello, cover by Flint Henry Rammsteiger and Meier are brought in for questioning as the SS steps up the investigation following the devastation at Tempelhof Airfield, but Tannhauser and Vols are determined to discover the identity and arrest the Iron Ghost before the SS can get their hands on him. The story continues to heat up as both Berlin and the Iron Ghost are attacked on two different fronts. October 5, 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 | |||
| Kolchak:
The Night Stalker on DVD - Now available! Universal has officially announced the DVD release of Kolchak: The Night Stalker for October 4th (SRP $39.98). The 3-disc set will include all 20 episodes from the series' 1974-75 season on ABC. Video will be the original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio. The studio promises that the episodes have been "digitally restored for maximum clarity. |  | ||
| James
Bond Pierce Brosnan's days as agent James Bond are reportedly over, "Casino Royale" director Martin Campbell confirms. Though rumours were kicking about that the sacked 007 would be asked back for the new film, mainly because they couldn't find a fitting proxy, the film's director says otherwise. Campbell, who directed Brosnan in "Goldeneye" (1995), told JamesBond007.net, that Brosnan's definitely not being asked back to play Bond. There's only four candidates for the role of the suave-super agent, says Campbell, and they're Sam Worthington, Henry Cavill, Daniel Craig and Goran Visnjic. The four actors were tested last week and in "less than three weeks", the studio will reveal who they've chosen. | |||
| JOHN CARTER OF MARS Variety reports that Paramount Pictures has hired actor-director Jon Favreau to direct JOHN CARTER OF MARS. The script, by Mark Protosevich, is an adaptation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs sci-fi series. The story begins with a Civil War veteran whose retreat into a cave to avoid capture by Apache Indians takes an otherworldly turn as he's transported via time portal to the planet of Barsoom and taken prisoner by 12-foot-tall green men. Burroughs wrote 11 volumes of Carter's adventures. Alphaville Productions' Sean Daniel and Jim Jacks will produce. Harry Knowles will co-produce. According to Harry Knowles, the film's executive producer: "I love Kerry (Conran), we all did. Ultimately though, Kerry found a couple of pulp properties that he was even more passionate about. Whenever he's ready to announce, I think everyone everywhere will be happy. You see... We're still going to deliver a Great JOHN CARTER movie, but Kerry will deliver another great science fiction pulp character film too. We film lovers will have twice as much to be excited about!", says Knowles. | |||
| Midnight House -
Star Changes: The Science Fiction of Clark Ashton Smith Star Changes: The Science Fiction of Clark Ashton Smith is now available! Star Changes is edited by Scott Connors & Ron Hilger As most aficionados of weird fiction know, Clark Ashton Smith's career really launched with contributions to Hugo Gernsback's WONDER STORIES. While he wrote in the SF genre only sparingly, Smith's poetic vision resulted in stirring picturesque tales of interplanetary travel. Among Smith's best work are such tales as "The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis", "Dweller in the Gulf" and "The Plutonian Drug". Sadly, not only are many of his SF tales unavailable in hardcover, some have never been presented in the author's preferred texts! Smith scholars Ron Hilger and Scott Connors have assembled what is no doubt an essential Smith volume, whenever possible working from Smith's own manuscripts to prepare the texts in the form that the author himself would have preferred. Due to contractual issues, Midnight House is unable to produce more than their standard run of 500 copies. Copies are at $45.00 and will be available this spring. As with the popular Fritz Leiber titles, Midnight House expects this book to be out-of-print on publication. Midnight House strongly advises placing orders now to avoid possible disappointment. Retail price: $45.00 This is a limited edition of 500 casebound hardcovers. Contents: The Letter from Mohaun Los The Eternal World The Demon of the Flower The Plutonian Drug A Star Change The Light from Beyond Vulthuum The Immortals of Mercury Phoenix The Monster of the Prophecy The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis The Dweller in the Gulf |  | ||
| Mike
Chomko - October 2005
newsletter is now available! Mike's October 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view/download it. Orders over $20 are discounted approximately 10%. Shipping is between $2-6, depending on the weight of your order (media mail or bound printed matter). Michael Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||
| MYSTERY*FILE
ON-LINE Steve Lewis' fanzine MYSTERY*FILE is now available online. MYSTERY*FILE consists of reviews of mysteries and detective novels, of commentary on mystery and crime fiction, of checklists and matters of bibliographic interest. MYSTERY*FILE was originally a "print" magazine only. The primary focus of MYSTERY*FILE is not to be an up-to-date newsletter for the field, but a place where old and new works co-exist, where older mysteries can be brought up and discussed as well as those by the most recent hot authors, and where the careers of writers can be looked at in perspective. MYSTERY*FILE is for those fans who love to read and talk about mysteries and series characters, and those who love to make checklists and those who love to have them, and if you can assist in accomplishing any of these goals, then so much the better. Visit MYSTERY*FILE ONLINE at http://www.mysteryfile.com/ | |||
| PULP
ADVENTURECON #5 - November 5, 2005! Bold Venture Press has announced that PULPADVENTURECON #5 is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th. The show is at the same location as last time -- the Ramada Inn, Bordentown NJ ... just off Exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. BVP has room for 48 tables, and has already sold 24. BVP just spoke with illustrator EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER on the telephone, and he's accepted our invitation to be our Guest of Honor -- along with illustrator LOUIS GLANZMAN, who claims that he's always wanted to meet fellow artist Kinstler. EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER is a native New Yorker who began his career at age 16, drawing comic books and hundreds of book and magazine illustrations, as well as covers for paper back books. As one of the "golden age" era of comic book artists, his illustrations for magazines, including The Shadow and Doc Savage, have influenced the pop art school. He studied at the Art Students League, where he later taught from 1969 to 1974. Kinstler ultimately made the transition to portraitist, and soon established himself as one of the nation's foremost portrait painters. For over four decades, Kinstler also has devoted time to painting landscapes and watercolors. Kinstler's life and artwork are the subjects of two recently published books. LOUIS GLANZMAN was born in 1922, raised in the farmlands of Virginia, he is a self educated artist. He began his career at the age of sixteen as a comic book illustrator. In the 40's he served as an illustrator on the Air Force magazine for the US Air Forces. During the 50's he illustrated numerous children's books, including the popular 'Pippi Longstocking' series. He is listed in 'Illustrators of Children Books.' Always working as a free-lance illustrator, his paintings have appeared in Readers Digest, True, Argosey, Colliers, Boys Life, New Yorker, National Lampoon, Saturday Evening Post, etc. His career led him for a short sojourn as a court reporter for Life magazine. The covers for Time magazine enhanced his career as a portrait painter, and he is a member of the 'American Portrait Society.' Check the Bold Venture Press website for more updates as the show approaches. For more information e-mail Rich Harvey, publisher at boldventurepress@aol.com | | ||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THRILLING SKY STORIES by Frederick C. Davis First time in paperback! These three Frederick C. Davis stories using the original text from AIR STORIES and WINGS: Sky Pirates, The Sky Racketeers, and Patrol of the Dead. Illustrated with the interior artwork from the original magazines. 224 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 |  | ||
| RGK:
THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL Softcover - Now available! RGK: THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL will be published by Vanguard Productions. This volume is Edited by J. David Spurlock & Barry Klugerman Influenced by early masters J. Allen St. John, J.C. Coll, and Franklin Booth, Roy G. Krenkel has in turn inspired generations of fantasy artists with his portrayals of futuristic cities, prehistoric beasts, Mongol hordes, jungle men, and bodacious beauties. From pulp-styled drawings of the late '40s to early work on EC Comics' Weird Science, and defining art on Tarzan, Conan, and Wizard of Oz, RGK: The Art of Roy G. Krenkel will enthrall anyone whose imagination has been inspired by the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs or Robert E. Howard! Profusely illustrated with over 250 illustrations (many never-before-published ) and photos that provide a rich overview of the artist's life and works. Featuring commentary by Krenkel's associates, including Star Wars illustrator Al Williamson. Soft Cover, 8x11, 132 pages, $24.95 RGK: THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL soft cover is now available and will be in comic shops October 12th! |  | ||
| Upcoming
Modern Hero-Pulp Novels by Christopher R. Yates Forensic Files of Batman (softcover), Doug Moench, ibooks, $7.99, September 9 - Now Available! On Earth As It Is In Hell (Hellboy), Brian Hodge, Pocket Star, $6.99, September 27 - Now Available! Judge Dredd: Whiteout, James Swallow, Black Flame, $6.99, October 1 - Now Available! Green Lantern: Sleepers Book 3, Christopher Priest, ibooks, $22.95 - Now Available! What Fire Cannot Burn, John Ridley, Warner Books, $6.99, October Green Lantern: Sleepers, Book 2, Christopher J. Priest & Michael Ahn, ibooks, $6.99, October 10 Strontium Dog: A Fistful of Strontium, Jaspre Park, Black Flame, $6.99, October 25 City of Heroes: The Web of Arachnos, Robert Weinberg, CDS Books, $6.99, October 30 It’s Superman, Tom De Haven, Chronicle Books, $24.95, November 1 Weapon X (Wolverine) (softcover), Marc Cerasini, Pocket Star, $7.99, November 1 Durham Red: The Encoded Heart, Peter J. Evans, Black Flame, $6.99, November 29 Astounding Hero-Tales, James Lowder, editor, Hero Games, $15.99, December Wild Cards 4: Aces Abroad, George R.R. Martin editor, ibooks, $7.99, December 13 Dark Mirror (X-Men), Marjorie M. Liu, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 27 Fathom: Book 2: Tides of Destiny, Kevin Andrew Murphy, ibooks, $6.99, January 1, 2006 V for Vendetta (movie novelization), Steve Moore, Pocket Star, $6.99, January 31, 2006 Wild Cards: Death Draws Five, John J. Miller, ibooks, $23.00, January 9, 2006 Durham Red: Manticore Reborn, Peter J. Evans, Black Flame, $7.99, January 31, 2006 Judge Dredd: Psykogeddon, Dave Stone, Black Flame, $7.99, January 31, 2006 DC Universe #1: Last Sons, Alan Grant, Warner Books, $6.99, February 1 John Constantine, Hellblazer: Warlord, John Shirley, Pocket Star, $6.99, February 1, 2006 Justice Society of America: Book 1, Geoff Johns & Paul Kupperberg, ibooks, $6.99, February 9, 2006 Fear the Darkness: Anderson PSI Division, Mitchell Scanlon, Black Flame, $7.99, February 28, 2006 Tomorrow Men (The Ultimates), Michael Jan Friedman, Pocket Star, $7.99, March 1, 2006 Nikolai Dante: Honour Be Damned!, David Bishop, Black Flame, $7.99, March 28,2006 Batman: (untitled), Michael Reaves, Del Rey, $6.99, March 28, 2006 Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre, Rebecca Levene, Black Flame, $6.99, March 28, 2006 Unnatural Selection (Hellboy), Tim Lebbon, Pocket Star, $6.99, April 1, 2006 City of Heroes: The Freedom Phalanx, Robin Laws, CDS Books, $6.99, April 30, 2006 Watchers on the Walls (X-Men), Christopher L. Bennett, Pocket Star, $7.99, May 1, 2006 Superman Returns (movie novelization), Warner Books, May 1, 2006 Delayed - No new publication date available. Wild Cards: Deuces Down (softcover), George R.R. Martin, ed., ibooks, $6.99 Rising Stars: Book 3; Change the World, Arthur Byron Cover, ibooks, $6.99 The Science of Superman, Mark Wolverton & Howard Zimmerman, ibooks, $7.99 |   | ||
| Western
Heroes of the Pulp Page Western Heroes of the Pulp Page has been updated with a new look to coincide with the publication of the first Frontier G-Man novel to be published by Book Surge Publishers. TROUBLE RIDES A FAST HORSE by Chad Cull is now available from Amazon.com. This is the fourth installment in the adventures of Jack Clayton, Frontier G-Man. The first three installments are available in free PDF on the Western Heroesof the Pulp Page website which can be found at http://thelonetaxman.web.aplus.net/westernheroesofthepulppage/. Later this year, ALIAS: THE CATTLE KING’S SON by Chad Cull will also be available from Book Surge Publishers and Amazon.com. This will not be a Frontier G-Man novel. It will be a much longer work with more contemporary themes and characters. I hope you will take a look. | |||
| Wildside Press -
Now available! SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES facsimile for December 1939-the famous "Spicy" pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s are among the rarest and most sought-after publications by collectors. The "Spicy" magazines published a titillating mix of fantasy, horror, mystery, action-adventure, and suspense, punctuated by episodes of torture, sadism, sex, and other risqué elements. Although tame by current standards, and sometimes of dubious literary merit, these publications presented tales that thrilled a sensation-hungry audience. Despite the themes and constraints of the market, writers who would later become famous-including Hugh B. Cave, E. Hoffman Price, Robert Leslie Bellem, and many more-were frequent contributors. The issue reproduced here includes contributions from Robert Leslie Bellem, Lew Merrill (Victor Rousseau), Hugh Speer, Ken Cooper, Clayton Maxwell, Clark Nelson, and Harley L. Court. It is available for $20. |  | ||
| World
Fantasy Con 2005 - November
3 - 6, 2005 World Fantasy Con 2005 will be held in Madison, Wisconsin November 3-6. Robert Weinberg is the Guest of Honor. Watch the World Fantasy Con website for the latest updates. | |||
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