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| Adventure House - Schedule update! 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. Now available: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES April 1936, 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 Coming in December: 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 Coming in January: SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES April 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MARVEL TALES December 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 FAR EAST ADVENTURE STORIES - February 1931, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming in February: DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE March 1943, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - November 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 VARIETY DETECTIVE MAGAZINE August 1938, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Coming in March: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - December 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES December 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE April 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Coming in April: SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1942, Cover Artist: Allen Anderson, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - February 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming in May: SPICY MYSTERY STORIES October 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES - March 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Still available: DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY - May 1937, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 EERIE STORIES August 1937, 7x10, 128 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 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES April 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |    | ||
| AGE
OF CONAN: ANOK, HERETIC OF STYGIA VOLUME 3 - Available
November 29th! by J. Steven York Cursed with unspeakable mystic power, trapped in a war between gods, Anok Wati, the heretic of Set, must fight both the enemies that surround him and the corruption growing in his own soul. Now, Anok has unknowingly unleashed a hideous evil, and unless he can find the hero within himself, all of Hyboria will be enslaved! Yet, how can a lone sorcerer, no matter how powerful, destroy a living god?! Soft Cover, 336 pages, $6.99 Publisher: Ace |  | ||
| Ben
Bella Books - WONDER'S CHILD by Jack Williamson Science fiction legend Jack Williamson's classic autobiography is much more than the story of a single man's life and work; it is an amazing look at the entire twentieth century from the perspective of a man on a "long search for endurable compromise with society." It is impossible to separate Jack Williamson from science fiction; WONDER'S CHILD serves as a biography of both. First published in 1984, this new version has been updated with twenty years of new material, plus a portion of Williamson's diary from World War II. This title is now available from Ben Bella Books for $11.96. Thanks to James Lowder for the tip! | |||
| Conan: RED NAILS The website for the Conan: RED NAILS animated feature has been updated. It is a brand new website with profiles for the principal characters of RED NAILS. Visit http://www.conanrednails.com/ |  | ||
| THE
CONQUERING SWORD OF CONAN - Available November 29th by Robert E. Howard; with illustrations by Gregory Manchess Brilliantly illustrated by artist Gregory Manchess, THE CONQUERING SWORD OF CONAN completes the set of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories, featuring five, classic, pulse-pounding adventures showcasing some of his finest work, including the legendary "Beyond the Black River" and "Red Nails," alongside rare early drafts and synopses. Soft Cover, 6X9.25, 384 pages, $15.95 Available in book stores November 29th! Available in comic shops November 30th! |  | ||
| 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. 51 The Green Eagle and Mystery Island 52 The Mindless Monsters and Birds of Death 53 The Invisible-Box Murders and Peril in the North 54 The Rustling Death and Men of Fear 55 The Too-Wise Owl and The Magic Forest Four new reprints featuring The Shadow are also now available. Click here for more info. |  | ||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There is no review this week. Next weeks review will be "Serpents of Siva" from the April 15, 1938 issue. "Mystery from the Ether?" by K. Robeson 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 Man Who Wasn't There by D. L. Champion from G-MEN DETECTIVE, Winter 1950 Atom Boy by Ray Cummings from THRILLING DETECTIVE, April 1947 Gallows Flight by William E. Poindexter from SKY FIGHTERS, December, 1934 The Moore the Merrier by Thomas Thursday from SPORTS FICTION, June 1947 | |||
| Elder Signs Press -
TERRORS, a new Richard Lupoff collection is now available! Richard A. Lupoff is one of the most versatile writers in the trade, having written fiction in science fiction, mystery, and horror. He is a master of the Lovecraftian and Mythos style tale. This 348-page volume brings together some of his best stories in the Lovecraftian and horror genre, as well as previously unpublished works. Also featuring an introduction and by Fred Chapell, the author of Dagon, and an afterword by Richard A. Lupoff. Visit the Elder Signs Press website to order. Table of Contents: The Crimson Wizard The Crimson Wizard and the Jewels of Lemuria The Golden Saint Meets Madame Medusa The Whisperers At Vega’s Taqueria The Doom that Came to Dunwich The Horror South of Red Hook The Adventure of the Voorish Sign The Secret of the Sahara Treasure of the Red Robe Men The Devil’s Hop Yard Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley Lights! Camera!! Shub-Niggurath!!! The Turret The Heyworth Fragment Streamliner Thanks to Don Herron for the tip on this title. |  | ||
| Elder
Signs Press - Coming in May! Hardboiled Cthulhu - a new anthology from Elder Signs Press The Big Sleep Ends and the Nightmares Begin! Hard hitting, hard edged, hardboiled stories that take Lovecraftian Mythos to places where only the toughest P.I.s, gangsters, and creatures dwell. Venture into the urban sprawl and the dark places of the world. Here the big sleep ends and the nightmares begin! Welcome to the world of Hardboiled Cthulhu. Bound in this anthology are over 20 tales blending the hardboiled genre with the Lovecraftian. Authors include: James Ambuehl, David Witteveen, E.P. Berglund, Tim Curran, John Sunseri, Steven L. Shrewsbury, Eric J. Miller, David Conyers, Jeffery Thomas, William Jones, Jonathan Sharp, Simon Bucher-Jones, Patrick Thomas, William Meikle, James Chambers, Cody Goodfellow, Ron Shiflet, J.F. Gonzalez, Robert M. Price, C.J. Henderson, Richard A. Lupoff. You can pre-order this title now at the Elder Signs website: http://www.eldersignspress.com/ |  | ||
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Paul Wilson: THE KEEP #2 - Available in comic shops
November 30th! 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 THE KEEP #2 is the second issue of a five-issue miniseries. | |||
| Girasol Collectables -
THE WEIRD WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD! Pre-release Special (ends December 1, 2005) The Greatest REH Collection Ever Assembled! Two massive hardcover facsimile volumes totaling more than 1200 pages with ALL of Robert E. Howard’s writings from the original run of WEIRD TALES Magazine! ALL the stories & illustrations. All the verse. Plus letters to the editor. Scanned right from the original pulp pages! No editing! No reset text!
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| HERMES PRESS The new edition of CHEAP THRILLS, Ron Goulart's classic history of the pulps, has been rescheduled for release in March of 2006. http://www.hermespress.com/ |  | ||
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P. LOVECRAFT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - THE CALL OF CTHULHU THE CALL OF CTHULHU is an all-new silent film. 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. This extraordinary motion picture is now available on a DVD, which also features a making-of documentary, high fidelity and Mythophonic audio, special features, and inter-titles in twenty-four languages. $25 http://www.cthulhulives.org/toc.html | |||
| IRON GHOST #6 - Coming in February! The Iron Ghost Revealed! Now that Tannhauser and Volz have unmasked the ghost and discovered his motives they must decide what to do with this shocking information. Don't miss the exciting conclusion to the years greatest mystery story. 32 pages, full color, $2.99 IRON GHOST #6 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (now available). The Diamond Item Code is DEC051774. | |||
| Mike Chomko -
December 2005 newsletter is now available! Mike's December 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 | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs A story of another world, curiously captivating in its romantic qualities and in the originality of its conception. The spirit of adventure carried beyond earth, into the realms of space. This is the seminal novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs, famous author of Tarzan of the Apes. John Carter of Earth and his adventures on Barsoom (Martian for Mars) and his romance with Dejah Thoris, a princess of Mars. Fully illustrated with the artwork which appeared with the newspaper serialization. The text is the original All Story pulp magazine version. 238 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior , $14.95 | |||
| RED
JACKET PRESS - 25% off sale plus free shipping until January
1st! The holidays are the perfect time to share favorite books (or new discoveries) with family and friends. In that spirit, Red Jacket Press is offering sale prices on their entire catalog from November 25 through the end of the year, with free shipping. Here's how it works: Buy any Red Jacket Press limited edition facsimile reprint, and receive 25% off each additional facsimile reprint and free shipping. Or, buy any three "Second-Stage Lensman" trade paperbacks, and receive 25% off and free shipping. JUDGMENT NIGHT by C.L. Moore - Originally published by Gnome Press in 1952 CHILDREN OF THE ATOM by Wilmar Shiras - Originally published by Gnome Press in 1953 ROADS by Seabury Quinn - Originally published by Arkham House in 1948 THE DRAGON LENSMAN by David A. Kyle - Book One of the "Second Stage Lensman" Trilogy LENSMAN FROM RIGEL by David A. Kyle - Book Two of the "Second Stage Lensman" Trilogy Z-LENSMAN by David A. Kyle - Book Three of the "Second Stage Lensman" Trilogy Click on the "25% OFF SALE" link on the top of most pages on our web site for complete details. Visit the Red Jacket Press website to take advantage of this great offer! http://www.redjacketpress.com/books/index.html | |||
| 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. Masters of Death The Invincible Shiwan Khan Shiwan Khan Returns The Golden Master |  | ||
| Tales
Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy -
Available November 29th! TALES BEFORE TOLKIEN: THE ROOTS OF MODERN FANTASY, edited by Douglas A. Anderson, collects 22 classic stories by such masters as George Macdonald, Andrew Lang, Lord Dunsany and James Branch Cabell. Arthur Machen aficionados will especially appreciate "The Coming of the Terror" (an abridgement of his short novel The Terror), hitherto unreprinted since its initial magazine appearance in 1917. There are a couple of pulp reprints in it-- "The Elf Trap" by Francis Stevens (ARGOSY, 5 July 1919) and "The Woman of the Wood" by A. Merritt (WEIRD TALES, August 1926). Del Rey Books, Mass market paperback edition, 528 pages, $7.50 A trade paperback edition (SRP $14.95) is also available from Amazon.com. Thanks to Douglas A. Anderson for the information. |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - The Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 1, 2 &
3 in soft cover! Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 1 is now available in a trade paperback edition. The SRP is $10. Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 2 will be available March 15, 2006. The SRP is $10. Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 3 will be available June 1, 2006. The SRP is $10. | |||
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| Adventure House - Now available! G-8 and His Battle Aces #18: The Death Monsters Only a fiendishly brilliant scientist like Herr Doktor Krueger could create these monsters. Only men who laughed at death could dare defy their poison coils. The things marched along the Front, nightmare creatures whose tentacles crushed any planes that came within their reach. What were they? How could G-8 and his sky buddies fight them—destroy them before they threatened the entire world with destruction? Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, SRP: $9.95 |  |
| Adventure House - Coming Spring 2006! THRILLING DETECTIVE HEROES A Pulp Detective Anthology Pulp detective heroes from the "Thrilling Group" of magazines, including POPULAR DETECTIVE and THRILLING DETECTIVE. Edited with foreword by John Wooley and John Locke. 200 plus pages. 6 by 9 in size. The price has not yet been set. |  |
| Adventure House -
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. Now available: NEW MYSTERY ADVENTURES April 1936, 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 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: Nothing Previously announced and coming soon! DAN TURNER-HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE March 1943, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 FAR EAST ADVENTURE STORIES - February 1931, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MARVEL TALES December 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 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 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 EERIE STORIES August 1937, 7x10, 128 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 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES July 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES April 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 | |
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 10: WHEN GIANTS WALK THE EARTH
AND OTHER STORIES TPB - Coming in March! Roy Thomas (W), John Buscema (A), Howard Chaykin (A), and others Treading the long and winding path toward his eventual monarchy, Conan becomes witness to the corruption and devastation of many a fantastic kingdom along the way. Not the least of which being the marvelous, and equally dangerous, lands of Harakht—home to the fearsome Hawk-Riders and their enormous avian beasts. Despite the overwhelming odds and the presence of a mysterious, earthbound space rock, it will take more than a flock of giant and savage birds to strike fear in the Barbarian’s heart. With his lover Bêlit—the Queen of the Black Coast—at his side, no threats, terrestrial or otherwise, will prevent Conan from fulfilling his destiny. • Featuring nine more issues from the famed Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan’s adventures with Belit the She-Pirate, one of Robert E. Howard’s most powerful and beloved female characters. Collecting Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #72-77, and #79-81. On sale March 8, Soft Cover, 168 pages, Full Color, 7" x 10", $16.95 CHRONICLES OF CONAN #10 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC050016. |  |
| THE
COMING OF CONAN OF CIMMERIA - Available November 22nd! THE COMING OF CONAN OF CIMMERIA will be released in hardcover by Del Rey on November 22nd. Originally available only in a $200 limited edition format, this new edition will feature Howard’s earliest short stories, and artwork by Mark Schultz. When we released it in trade paperback, we printed the color plates in black and white, and for the hardcover we’re restoring them to glorious full color. Some of the most famous of the stories that will appear are “The Phoenix on the Sword,” “The Tower of the Elephant,” “Queen of the Black Coast,” ”Black Colossus,” and “The Devil in Iron.” The edition also features various synopses by Howard, including the first submitted draft for the first Conan story, “The Phoenix on the Sword,” and Howard’s own hand-drawn map of the Hyborian world. Available in book stores November 22nd! Available in comic shops November 23rd! |  |
| Conan
#22 - Available in comic shops November 23rd! Writer: Kurt Busiek; Cover Artist: Ladrönn; Penciller: Cary Nord; Colorist: Dave Stewart Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview at http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=10-321 Robert E. Howard's seminal Conan tale "The Tower of the Elephant"comes to its blood-spattering conclusion in this final chapter of Busiek and Nord's adaptation. Deep in the Elephant Tower, Conan comes face to face with a god-creature from a far-off world, and has his final confrontation with a sorcerer powerful enough and mad enough to imprison a god. Death has come to the Elephant Tower, and none will walk away unchanged. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Publication Date: November 23, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages, $2.99 |  |
| CONAN
#25 - Coming in February! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Tony Harris (Cover) Conan crossed the wrong people, and now he’s got the entire Zamorian Army on his tail, led by a rogue who may be even more cunning than Conan. But Conan’s not running, and he’s not hiding—if they want a fight, he’ll give it to them. Yet, even if he can take on an entire army and win, there are worse things in Zamora than swords, and worse sorcerers to unleash them. Will they succeed in destroying the daring Cimmerian . . . or will they just make him mad? On sale February 8, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics CONAN #25 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC050015. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is "Bells of Doom" from the March 15, 1935 issue. Sounds Like Murder by Donn Peppler 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! Boot Hill Recruits by Cliff Howe from WESTERN ACES, February, 1942 Guns of Gangland by Frederick Borden from GANGSTER STORIES, December, 1929 Strategy by V. W. J. Coffin from TRIPLE-X MAGAZINE, February, 1926 Black Coffee by Wallace R. Bamber from THRILLING DETECTIVE, May 1933 | |
| EUREKA
PRODUCTIONS - GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 13: RAFAEL SABATINI - Coming in January! The book will feature a dynamic cover painting by Joel Naprstek, and the origin of Captain Blood by Rod Lott and Filipino artist Carlo Vergara. With adaptations of Rafael Sabatini's work, this book's contributors include Rod Lott, Antonella Caputo, Tom Pomplun, and Mort Castle. Artists include Roger Langridge, Carlo Vergara, Milton Knight, Gerry Alanguilan, Stanley W. Shaw, Jackie Smith, Rich Tommaso, Kevin Atkinson and Hunt Emerson. Enjoy the origin of Sabatini's famed gentleman pirate "Captain Blood", as well as a great selection of mysteries and adventure tales, plus a comics bio of Sabatini by Mort Castle! Soft Cover, 144 pages, B&W, SRP: $11.95 Graphics Classics #14 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC052991. |  |
| IMARO
by Charles Saunders -
Coming in February! Imaro is the epic, action-packed, novel of how a young warrior achieved manhood, won his rights among the people, and began his long march against the fantastic and unearthly terrors of that alternate-Africa known as Nyumbani. Saunders' novel fuses the narrative style of fantasy fiction with a pre-colonial, alternate Africa. Hardcover, 6x9, 256 pages, SRP: $24.95 IMARO is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC053496. | |
| THE KEEP #4 (OF 5) - Coming in February! F. Paul Wilson (writer); Matthew Smith (artist & colorist) F. Paul Wilson continues the adaptation of his own novel, with art by Mathew Smith, in the fourth part of the miniseries, "The Devil Wears a Swastika!" With Molasar's cure of Professor Cuza's debilitating illness and his promise to kill Hitler just as he's killed the German soldiers, the seduction is complete. In return, all Cuza must do is remove a hidden object from the keep. But first the stranger in the village must be killed. And all the while, someone or something is digging in the sub-cellar. $3.99, Duotone, 32 pages. THE KEEP #4 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC053075. | |
| King Kong - Available November 22nd! The King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition (SRP $26.99) will include the 104-minute restored and remastered B&W film on video in its original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include audio commentary (by Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Ruth Rose, Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong), the 2005 I'm Kong: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper documentary, a gallery of trailers for other films by director Merian C. Cooper, the new RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World documentary by Peter Jackson (featuring the following featurettes: The Origins of King Kong, Willis O'Brien and Creation, Cameras Roll on Kong, The Eighth Wonder, A Milestone in Visual Effects, Passion, Sound and Fury, The Mystery of the Lost Spider Pit Sequence and King Kong's Legacy) and Creation test footage (with commentary by Ray Harryhausen). The King Kong: Two-Disc Collector's Edition (SRP $39.98) will include all of the above in limited tin packaging that also features a 20-page reproduction of the original 1933 souvenir program, King Kong original one-sheet reproduction postcards and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of a vintage theatrical poster. The King Kong Four-Disc Collector's Set (SRP $39.92) will include the King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition along with The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. It will NOT include the extras in the Collector's Edition tin. Fortunately, The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young will also be available separately for an SRP of $19.97 each. The Son of Kong will include the 70-minute restored B&W film on video in the original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include the theatrical trailer. Mighty Joe Young will include the 94-minute restored B&W film on video in its original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include audio commentary (by Ray Harryhausen, Ken Ralston and Terry Moore), 2 new featurettes (Ray Harryhausen and The Chioda Brothers and Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young) and the film's theatrical trailer. |   |
| Lairs
of the Hidden Gods, Volume 2: Inverted Kingdom - Now available! edited by Ken Asamatsu and translated by Robert M. Price This massive collection of original stories and articles inspired by the 'Cthulhu Mythos' created by H.P. Lovecraft was published in Japan in 2002 as a two-volume set under the name Hishinkai. The list of contributing authors is a who's-who of Japanese horror fiction, featuring some of the finest writers in Japan today. In cooperation with Tokyo Sogensha, the Japanese publishers, and the anthology editor, Mr. ASAMATSU Ken, we are proud to present these dark visions of the Mythos as interpreted by Japanese authors. You will find some stories that return like old friends, carrying on the Lovecraft tradition, while others will shock you with totally new and unexpected vistas of horror. Each story is accompanied by a thought-provoking introduction by Robert M. PRICE, the recognized master of the Mythos. This is the second volume of the 4-volume English translation. Publisher: Kurodahan Press Format: Trade Paperback Length: 372 pages Retail price: $20.00 This title is now available from Shocklines. Volume 1 is still available for $20. | |
| THE PHANTOM SHADOW THE PHANTOM SHADOW is a pulp inspired Internet comic strip by Martin Powell and Brent Schoonover. The first five strips are now available online on the Cold Case Comics website. This is a very enjoyable comic strip so far and I recommend you give it a look. | |
| PLANETARY #25 -
Coming in February! Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by John Cassaday. The final act begins! Elijah Snow draws together elements from nearly everything he's investigated since rejoining the team, to lay a trap for the two remaining members of the Four. But the Four had fully 50 years to prepare their defenses. Fifty years since their rocket entered the space between universes, and they were changed...but how? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on February 22. PLANETARY #25 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC050323. | |
| Pulps1st - Now available! Pulps 1st has a large line of Pulp Cover Image CDs that are now available. The main CD, the Pulp Image Library is currently at version 4 and has over 17,000 pulp cover images, including a complete set of the SHADOW (including all 3 annuals), a ton of DOC SAVAGE cover images plus over 1,000 ARGOSY, 285 WEIRD TALES, thousands of western pulp covers, and more. This is the best and largest collection reference of pulp cover images! The CD has all pulp genres, westerns, detective, hero, anthology (ARGOSY, BLUE BOOK, ADVENTURE, SHORT STORIES, etc.) war, love, air, SF, and more. All the pulp publishers are here, Street & Smith, Popular Publications, Thrilling Publications, and many more. Pulps 1st also sells individual genre CDs, for those who only want a specific pulp category. Visit the Pulps 1st website at http://www.pulps1st.com/ | |
| PulpCollectors PulpCollectors is a new group oriented towards pulp collectors on Google. Go to google.com then select groups. Search for PulpCollectors and you should find it no problem. This is for pulp collectors to talk about collecting pulps, swapping pulps, selling pulps, pulp magazine and related announcements. All pulp, all the time. http://groups.google.com/group/PulpCollectors/about | |
| Pulpdom - Now available! PULPDOM #44 (October 2005) is now available. The contents of this issue include: Epic Pulps- TOP NOTCH by Mike Taylor Two Really Weird Tales by Al Lybeck Western Pulps Before 1930 by Caz Early Western Pulp Cover Art by Caz This
issue has full color front and back covers and is profusely illustrated with full
color and black & white illustrations throughout. Copies are $6 each
(postpaid) anywhere in USA. Six issue subscriptions are $30. |  |
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! TARZAN AND THE ANT MEN by Edgar Rice Burroughs First Time in Paperback! From the original pulp magazine appearance, unedited and uncensored! Tarzan of the Apes has added a biplane to the equipment of his African estate. On a practice flight he unwittingly conquers distance until the impenetrable Great Thorn Forest appears, inclosing a hitherto undiscovered country. Tarzan's biplane crashes, and the unconscious aviator is found by a huge she-creature of the Alali. Recovering consciousness, he flees with a youth of the Alali and instructs him in the art of the bow and arrow. And then the ape-man encounters another marvel of the jungle - a horde of white pygmies of warlike spirit mounted on dwarf antelopes. Fully illustrated. 264 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior , $14.95. KWA OF THE JUNGLE Book 1 by Paul Regard First time in paperback! The first story in the "Kwa of the Jungle" series as it appeared in the THRILLING ADVENTURES pulp magazine: Kwa of the Jungle. 168 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $9.95 | |
| RED SONJA #3
- Available in comic shops November 23rd! The return of Red Sonja continues! When we left the deadliest warrior of the Hyborean Age in issue #2 thinks seemed bleak and in the opening of issue #3 they go from BAD to WORSE. As Sonja heads back to Gathia to confront the King she takes on a group of wary allies and in the end a traitor will be revealed and an army raised against her! Writers Michael Avon Oeming Mike Carey Artists Mel Rubi Ceasar Rodriguez and Richard Isanove are joined by a 5-Star line-up of cover artists including (Shipping in Equal Ratio): the legendary John Romita Sr. the incredible Adam Hughes the fantastic Michael William Kaluta the incomparable Mel Rubi (wrap-around) and SUPER-HOT PAINTER Gabrielle (SECRET WAR) Dell'Otto; Plus an Ultra Limited Cover (1-in-50) by another living legend -- Neal Adams! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.99 |  |
| RED
SONJA #9 - Coming in February! by Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi, & Pablo Marcos "ARROWSMITH" - Sonja's quest to track down and destroy the "dark god" plaguing her land and her people continues as she meets with new dangers, new foes, and new allies! This story arc is pivotal to Red Sonja's ongoing saga, as we are allowed glimpses into her past in special flashback chapters drawn by artist Pablo Marcos! This issue ships with variant cover by Billy (X-23) Tan, Mike Perkins, writer/director Tomm Coker, and Mel Rubi! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.99 RED SONJA #9 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC052935. RED SONJA #9- 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 #9 FIERY RED FOIL EDITION is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC052941. | |
| Red
Sonja/Claw Dynamite Entertainment and DC Comics have provided Newsarama with a look at Alex Ross’ cover to the first issue of Red Sonja/Claw #1, the first of a four issue miniseries which will be published under the Wildstorm imprint next year. As announced in Chicago this summer, the miniseries will launch Wildstorm’s “Storm & Sorcery” line of titles, aimed at revitalizing/revamping genre characters from DC’s library, including Claw, which will be launched into a new series after the miniseries. The cover shown is the Alex Ross alternate cover for issue #1. The regular cover artist for the miniseries will be Jim Lee. http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=1a4125d51c9df5acf1ee23a0bf7421be&threadid=49708 |  |
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SONJA VS. THULSA DOOM #3 - Coming in
February! by Peter David & Luke Lieberman, & Will Conrad The most important meeting in the ancient lands continues in Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom #3, as our four-issue event speeds towards its dramatic conclusion! In this issue, the danger heads below Hyrkania as Thulsa Doom's troops unleash terror in the mines! 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 Gabrielle Dell'Otto and Will Conrad! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 RED SONJA VS THULSA DOOM #3 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC052938. | |
| RED
SONJA: "PIRATE" ADAM HUGHES LITHOGRAPH - Coming in
February! From the cover of Red Sonja #7 comes this fabulous Adam Hughes image! No stranger to beautiful women, Hughes' amazing artwork is now available as a Dynamite Lithograph, sans all cover copy and logos! Measuring 18” x 24” and printed on high-end, high-quality lithograph paper, this exclusive offering is a must-have for your collection and is suitable for framing. Litho, 18x24, Full Color, SRP: $19.99 RED SONJA: "PIRATE" is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC052942. | |
| THE
SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES Andy Vajna and Mario Kassar's C2 Pictures, Warner Bros. Television and feature writer Josh Friedman ("War of the Worlds") are set to team for a potential small screen take on "The Terminator" franchise. The project, which takes place between the second and third "Terminator" features, will track the lives of Sarah Connor and her 14-year-old son son John Connor (played by Linda Hamilton and Edward Furlong in the former installment). Both roles however will be recast for the TV version, which FOX has given a pilot commitment with a significant penalty attached if it doesn't go to series. It's understood the series will feature a link between a potential new feature trilogy however no specifics were given. Friedman will write the pilot script and executive produce along with Vajna, Kassar and C2's senior VP of development James Middleton. | |
| Superman Returns The teaser trailer for the upcoming feature film SUPERMAN RETURNS directed by Brian Singer debuted on SMALLVILLE Thursday evening. It is now available online at http://supermanreturns.warnerbros.com/trailer.html | |
| TOM
STRONG #35 - Available in comic shops November 23rd! Written by Peter Hogan, art and cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. ABC. A sequel to the Snow Queen story from Tom Strong #24. Ice people are on the loose in Millennium, and they're robbing banks! Could Greta Gabriel's heart have grown so cold? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 12. |  |
| Wildside
Press - The Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 1 & 2 in
soft cover! The Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volumes 1 and 2 will soon be available in soft cover editions. Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 1 will be available November 25th. The SRP is $10. Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 2 will be available March 15, 2006. The SRP is $10. Both are now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 1 Weird Works Of Robert E Howard Volume 2 | |
| ZORRO #10
- Coming in
February! by Don McGregor & Sidney Lima Zorro and Eulalia Bandini ride up on an amazing sight: Sandy McBain's gigantic hot air balloon in the remote Yellowstone wilderness. And suddenly the fantastic flying contraption with a fierce Dragon painted on it spurts flame! In a one-of-a-kind display of horsemanship and skill with the whip, Zorro attempts to halt the flame-breathing dragon, only to be ripped off his trusted stallion, Tornado, and dragged across the rugged terrain! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.95 32 pages, Full Color, $2.95 ZORRO #10 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC053152. | |
| ZORRO
VOLUME 3 - Coming in
February! by Don McGregor & Sidney Lima Zorro and Eulalia Bandini come across a badly battered widow as they pass through the sulfurous landscape of boiling mud fumaroles and seething cauldrons. A Plainsman known as Lockspur preys on widows in this thunderous wasteland, and he plans to leave Zorro here as choice remains for circling vultures. Hardcover, 96 pages, Full Color, SRP: $12.95 Soft Cover, 96 pages, Full Color, SRP: $7.95 ZORRO #10 is solicited in the December PREVIEWS (available November 23rd). The Diamond Item Code is DEC053153 for the hardcover edition. The Diamond Item Code is DEC053154 for the soft cover edition. | |
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| Burroughs
Bulletin #64 - Now Available! The Fall 2005 issue (#64) of the The Burroughs Bulletin is now available. This issue features articles on Burroughs’ 64th story, "Land of Terror." It is profusely illustrated in black & white with full color front and back covers. Articles include: "A Study of Land of Terror: Questing in Mad Old Pellucidar" by David Adams with illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs "Comedy of Errors: A refutation of the 'Errors' Charged Against the Burroughs Stories" by John Harwood and H. W. Starr Picture Gallery: Frank Cho "In Memorium: Rita Coriell" "Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Mysteroius Woman" by Robert R. Barrett "My Dad the cartoon Character" by Coleman Richardson Letters to the Editor and Bibliographer's Corner Subscriptions are $35
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| Centipede
Press - MASTERS OF THE WEIRD TALE
is coming Fall 2006! Coming in 2006 is the first volume in a new series, MASTERS OF THE WEIRD TALE. This series will publish large collections of fiction and related essays by the genre's seminal writers. Each book will include over 900 pages of fiction by the author, some pages of essays by the author, an excellent introduction by a noted authority in the field, and other material. The first volume scheduled is Algernon Blackwood, with an introduction by Mike Ashley. The publication date is Fall/Winter 2006. Other authors scheduled for the series include: William Hope Hodgeson H. P. Lovecraft (maybe/maybe not) Clark Ashton Smith Arthur Machen http://www.centipedepress.com/weirdtale.html | |||||
| THE
CHRONICLES OF CONAN - Coming in January 2006! A sumptuous hardback to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Howard, one of the true Masters of Fantasy. Conan the Cimmerian: the boy-thief who became a mercenary, who fought and loved his way across fabled lands to become King of Aquilonia. Neither supernatural fiends nore demonic sorcery could oppose the barbarian warrior as he wielded his mighty sword and dispatched his enemies to a bloody doom on the battlefields of the legendary Hyborian age. Collected together in one volume for the very first time, in chronological order, are Robert E. Howard's tales of the legendary hero, as fresh and atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than seventy years ago. Compiled by and with a foreward and afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones. £18.99, Hardback, 928 pages, 198 x 129 mm http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/HB-36734/The-Complete-Chronicles-Of-Conan.htm |  | ||||
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 10: WHEN GIANTS WALK THE EARTH
AND OTHER STORIES TPB - Coming in March! Roy Thomas (W), John Buscema (A), Howard Chaykin (A), and others Treading the long and winding path toward his eventual monarchy, Conan becomes witness to the corruption and devastation of many a fantastic kingdom along the way. Not the least of which being the marvelous, and equally dangerous, lands of Harakht—home to the fearsome Hawk-Riders and their enormous avian beasts. Despite the overwhelming odds and the presence of a mysterious, earthbound space rock, it will take more than a flock of giant and savage birds to strike fear in the Barbarian’s heart. With his lover Bêlit—the Queen of the Black Coast—at his side, no threats, terrestrial or otherwise, will prevent Conan from fulfilling his destiny. • Featuring nine more issues from the famed Roy Thomas/John Buscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan’s adventures with Belit the She-Pirate, one of Robert E. Howard’s most powerful and beloved female characters. Collecting Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian #72-77, and #79-81. On sale March 8, Soft Cover, 168 pages, Full Color, 7" x 10", $16.95 | | ||||
| Conan
#22 - Preview now available online! Writer: Kurt Busiek; Cover Artist: Ladrönn; Penciller: Cary Nord; Colorist: Dave Stewart Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview at http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=10-321 Robert E. Howard's seminal Conan tale "The Tower of the Elephant"comes to its blood-spattering conclusion in this final chapter of Busiek and Nord's adaptation. Deep in the Elephant Tower, Conan comes face to face with a god-creature from a far-off world, and has his final confrontation with a sorcerer powerful enough and mad enough to imprison a god. Death has come to the Elephant Tower, and none will walk away unchanged. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Publication Date: November 23, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages, $2.99 | | ||||
| CONAN
#25 - Coming in February! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (A), Dave Stewart (C), and Tony Harris (Cover) Conan crossed the wrong people, and now he’s got the entire Zamorian Army on his tail, led by a rogue who may be even more cunning than Conan. But Conan’s not running, and he’s not hiding—if they want a fight, he’ll give it to them. Yet, even if he can take on an entire army and win, there are worse things in Zamora than swords, and worse sorcerers to unleash them. Will they succeed in destroying the daring Cimmerian . . . or will they just make him mad? On sale February 8, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics | | ||||
| Crime,
Mystery & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index - Coming soon! The Crime, Mystery & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index (or Crime Fiction Index in short) is an attempt to provide an index to crime fiction magazines in the same style as the classic Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Weird Fiction Magazine Index compiled by Stephen T. Miller and William G. Contento. It will be available both in CD-ROM format from Locus Press and as a series of luxury hardback volumes from the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. This is a three volume set tentatively scheduled for publication in May 2006 from the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. The price has not yet been established. For more information, visit Phil Stephensen-Payne's website at http://www.philsp.com/cfi1.html | |||||
| THE DARK MAN -
Coming soon! Going off to Seele Brennt on 11/4/05, will be the double-issue of THE DARK MAN, Vol. 2, Nos. 1-2 for 2005. The contents are: Editorial Comments Robert E. Howard and Poetic Narrative: The Bardic Tradition and "Popular Modernities" by Frank Coffman Robert E. Howard: New Deal Heroic Fantasist by Rusty Burke Crash Go the Civilizations: Some Notes on Robert E. Howard's Use of History and Anthropology by Mark Hall "Red Shadows" Through the Lens of Northrop Frye's Archetypal Criticism by Patrick Burger Letters to the Editor Reviews Conan: The Legend Returns by Terry Allen Review of Adventure Tales by Morgan Holmes Review of The Cimmerian by Charles Gramlich Review of Boxing Stories by Jeffrey Kahan Review of Glenn Lord's Ultima Thule by Ben Sumskyj Review of Bran Mak Morn: The Last King by Charles Hoffman Review of The Bloody Crown of Conan by Jeffrey Kahan The contents will be enclosed by a great color cover designed by Larry Richter. The entire issue will run over 75 pages (probably close to 90). | |||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's no new review this week. Next week's review will be "Bells of Doom" from the March 15, 1935 issue. Clue of the Valkyries by Matthew L. Schoonover 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! Murder With Folded Arms by Thomas Thursday from SMASHING DETECTIVE, November 1955 Gods of Fury by John Carlisle from ADVENTURE TRAILS, July, 1938 When Manhattan Sank by George S. Brooks from COMPLETE STORIES, July 1927 Satan Turns the Timetables by David M. Norman from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, September, 1943 | |||||
| James Bama: American Realist
- Coming Spring 2006! Flesk Publications proudly presents James Bama: American Realist by Brian M. Kane. The illustration career of James Bama has now been collected into a beautiful 160 page full color hardbound edition. Written and designed by Brian M. Kane in cooperation with Mr. Bama. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Hardbound and deluxe limited signed edition will be available. Coming Spring 2006. http://www.fleskpublications.com/ |  | ||||
| James
Van Hise - Now available! SWORD & FANTASY #4 Articles include the transcript from the 1998 San Diego Comicon (the panelists include Forry Ackerman and Gary Gianni). There are also various articles on heroic fantasy and sword and sorcery such as one on Henry Kuttner's Elak of Atlantis (from WEIRD TALES) . A 1889 interview with Karl Edward Wagner from the British publication DAGON, An interview with Chuck Pogue about the screenplay and novelization he wrote for DRAGONHEART. "Sword & Sorcery in Comics" part 2. A facsimile reprint of "The Challenge from Beyond" from its original 1935 FANTASY MAGAZINE appearance. A 1950s profile of Virgil Finlay written by Virgil Finlay. An examination of the possible origins of the art published on the cover of SWORD & FANTASY #1, and more! The full color cover is by Wally Wood. $12.00 Shipping is $6.00 priority mail (for one item or all of them!) or $2.00 media mail for one item (add 50 cents per additional book for 2 or more). 8 1/2 x 11 inches in size, side-stapled and 80 pages in length. James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Email and Paypal Jimvanhise@aol.com |  | ||||
| MYTHS
FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSE FARMER'S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSE FARMER'S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE is now available from MonkeyBrain Books. In his classic “biographies” of fictional characters (Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life), Hugo- and Nebula-award winning author Philip José Farmer introduced the Wold Newton family, a collection of heroes and villains whose family-tree includes Sherlock Holmes, Fu Manchu, Philip Marlowe, and James Bond. In books, stories, and essays he expanded the concept even further, adding more branches to the Wold Newton family-tree. MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER’S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE collects for the first time those rarely-seen essays. Expanding the family even farther are contributions from Farmer’s successors—scholars, writers, and pop-culture historians—who bring even more fictional characters into the fold. Paperback, 400 pages, 6 x 9, $14.95. |  | ||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE GIRL FROM FARRIS'S by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT by Edgar Rice Burroughs LOST ON VENUS by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE MAN-EATER by Edgar Rice Burroughs A MAN WITHOUT A SOUL by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE RED HAWK by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE LAD AND THE LION by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE MUCKER by Edgar Rice Burroughs H.R.H. THE RIDER by Edgar Rice Burroughs CONQUEST OF THE MOON by Edgar Rice Burroughs LOST INSIDE THE EARTH by Edgar Rice Burroughs CARTER OF THE RED PLANET by Edgar Rice Burroughs | |||||
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| TARZAN: THE JOE KUBERT YEARS
VOLUME 1 -
Available in comic shops November 16th! Joe Kubert (Writer/Artist) Few artists can capture visceral action sequences and the dynamic human form like Joe Kubert, and his expressive talents are fully realized in his 1970s Tarzan comics. This beautiful archive collection—with an introduction by Kubert and color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood’s original colors—is a must-have for fans of timeless adventure tales and Joe Kubert’s undeniable intensity and skill. Beginning with this first volume, Dark Horse’s hardcover series reprints Kubert’s entire Tarzan work. Join us on these primal adventures, as Tarzan discovers the pleasures and perils of the African wilds … and the many dangers posed by both man and beast! Joe Kubert’s Tarzan, Volume One, reprints issues 207 through 214 of the 1970s run, featuring "Origin of the Ape Man" (a bold adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first Tarzan novel), "Jungle Tales of Tarzan," and other stories inspired by Burroughs’ books—all written and drawn by the legendary Joe Kubert!• Introduction by Joe Kubert! On sale October 26, Hard Cover, 200 pages, Full Color, 6 1/4" x 10 1/4", $49.95 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||
| Wildside
Press - Coming soon! ADVENTURE TALES #2 has been proofed and will be going to the printer within a week. Visit the Wildside Press website at http://wildsidepress.com/ | |||||
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| 2006 WINDY CITY PULP &
PAPERBACK CONVENTION (#6) - May 5-7, 2006 The Windy City website 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. Click here to download the pre-registration form. MEMBERSHIPS: Memberships are $30 for all three days, $20 for Friday only, $20 for Saturday only, and $10 for Sunday only. Please note that we can now accept payments online through paypal (account pulpvault@msn.com). If you register before April 1, 2006, your membership badge will be mailed to you, allowing you to by-pass the registration line and pick up your program book and other materials at your convenience. DEALER INFO: Dealer setup begins Friday at 10am – the dealer room is open to the public from 2-6 pm Friday, 9 am-5 pm Saturday and 9 am-4pm Sunday. There is no access to the room on Thursday. For dealers, tables are 6’ long. Each table includes: 1 tablecloth and 2 chairs. Wall tables are $75, island tables are $65 and half island tables are $35. Each dealer and dealer’s helper must also buy a membership. AUCTION: The auction will kick off Saturday at 8 pm. If you have material you’d like to submit, please contact us at info@windycitypulpandpaper.com. ART SHOW: We will once again be hosting an art show displaying original pulp and paperback art. For the second year in a row, the art show is sponsored by Dan Zimmer and the fine folks at Illustration magazine (www.illustration-magazine.com). If you have any art you’d like to make available for display in the art show, please contact us. The art show will be open Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons. PULP FILM FEST: Our Pulp Film Fest shows old movies based on pulp stories, on 16 mm film. There will be one session Friday (beginning at 8 pm) and two sessions Saturday (beginning at 2 pm and following the auction). More info will be posted on the website closer to the con. The Pulp Film Fest is organized by Ed Hulse and sponsored by Blood ‘N’ Thunder magazine (www.geocities.com/poppub/). PROGRAM BOOK: All attendees will receive a program book, containing pulp articles and reprints. To advertise in the program book, rates are: full page ads $60 (4 1/8" x 6.75"), half page $35 (4 1/8" x 3 3/8"), business card size $20 (3.25" x 2"). The deadline for submitting and paying for ads is March 1, 2006. Please contact Tom Roberts at tom.roberts2@insightbb.com for ad matters (other than payment). CON SUITE: Our con suite will operate from Friday afternoon until late Saturday night/early Sunday morning – stop by and grab a drink and some munchies, while chatting about our favorite hobby. WEBSITE: The con’s website is www.windycitypulpandpaper.com. We’ll be posting updates to it periodically up until the time of the show, so please check it for the most recent information. HOTEL INFO: The Wyndham is only minutes from O’Hare airport (the hotel operates a free shuttle service which runs approximately every 20 minutes – and from the east, you can now circle around the city, rather than go through; from other directions, you don’t have to go through the city). The room rates at the new Hotel are $92/night plus tax (which is the same as the rate at our old hotel). One car per room parks free of charge; otherwise there’s a parking charge of $6.00 (no in and out privileges). Click here to download the pre-registration form. 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 | |||
| 24:
Declassified - Now available! 24: DECLASSIFIED is a new series of paperback books featuring the hit FOX TV series, 24. The first two books in the series are now available with more on the way. #1 - Operation Hell Gate #2 - Veto Power #3 - Trojan Horse (February 2006) #4 - Cat's Claw (July 2006) | |||
| Adrift on the Haunted Seas:
The Best Short Stories of William Hope Hodgson - Now available! William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) is acknowledged as one of the undisputed masters of the sea story. There has never been a collection of his very best short stories offered to the trade. Hodgson's sea stories have unusual authenticity owing to his having spent a lot of time on merchant's ships-he left his family in 1890 at the age of thirteen to spend eight years at sea, where the experience of mistreatment, poor pay, and worse food was contrasted by Hodgson's immeasurable fascination with the sea. His obsession for the sea fills his writings. This volume collects the very best of Hodgson's sea stories-which has not been done before-with some of the most exciting and dramatic creatures of fantasy on the written page, exhibiting the sea in all her moods: wonder, mystery, beauty, and terror. ADRIFT ON THE HAUNTED SEAS includes 18 stories and four poems, and which includes reprints from early pulps (SHORT STORIES, SEA STORIES, etc.) Edited by Douglas A. Anderson. Cold Spring Press, 288 pages, $11 ADRIFT ON THE HAUNTED SEAS is now available and can be ordered from Amazon.com. Thanks to Douglas A. Anderson for the information. |  | ||
| Adventure House -
Shipping next week! HIGH ADVENTURE #85 featuring The Black Bat in The Maniac Murders from the pages of BLACK BAT DETECTIVE MYSTERIES. Two Men Murdered By A Crazy Loon And One Woman Almost Killed. The Black Bat is called in and gives Hines the biggest jolt of his life! Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, SRP: $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #85 will be available in comic shops November 9th! Coming Soon: HIGH ADVENTURE #86 featuring Kigor in The Devil's Death Trap and Blood Priestess of Vig N'Ga. (January 2006) HIGH ADVENTURE #87 featuring "The Mark of Zero!" starring Captain Zero. (March 2006) HIGH ADVENTURE #88 featuring "The Man Who Wasn't There!" starring The Green Lama. (May 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) |  | ||
| AMAZING
ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #8- Available in comic shops November 9th! By Brian K. Vaughan, Harvey Pekar, Jeff Parker, Andi Watson, Philip Bond, Dean Haspiel and Eduardo Barreto, cover by Brian Bolland. From off the streets of Cleveland comes fan-favorite writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways) and critically acclaimed artists Philip Bond (Vinarama, Vertigo Pop) and Eduardo Barreto (Mr. Machine Gunl) to kick off the anthology's first multi-part story! Meet Maxwell Roth and Case Weaver, latter-day versions of Joe Kavalier and Sam Clay, as they set out to make the Master of Elusion a sensation once again in "The Escapists!" Next, on his way home from an extended stay at a Cleveland hospital, our man Harvey Pekar encounters The Escapist? The team-up you thought you'd never see, illustrated by Dean Haspiel (The Quitter). 80 pages, $8.95 |  | ||
| The
Bronze Gazette - Issue #45 is
now available! This issue features: We First Got Together back in the War by Julián Puga V. Doc Savage comic book reprint: Blind Flight (illustrated by Al Bare) Doc Comic by Al Manachino and Kevin Duncan Scenes from The Phantom City by Ron Wilber Editor's Corner, Letters to the Editor, and News Update The front cover is by Tim Faurote Single issues are: U.S. $6.00 each; Canada $6.50 each; Overseas $8.00 each. Back Issues - please inquire. Subscriptions are now available for THE BRONZE GAZETTE issues 44, 45, and 46. Rates: U.S. $16.50 for three issues; Canada $18.00 for three issues; Overseas $22.00 for three issues. Makes checks and money orders payable to: Green Eagle Publications, 2900 Standiford Ave 16B, PMB #136, Modesto, California 95350. |  | ||
| Captain
Hazzard - PYTHON MEN OF THE LOST CITY Chapters 1 thru 5 are 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 twelve strips are now available online. Join the Lightning Legion....it's free, just download your free Legionnaire Membership Card and you are in! | |||
| Charlie Chan The Digital Bits reports that various sources within the film industry are lending credence to the likelihood that we will start to see Fox release its Charlie Chan films in 2006. As a further bonus, Mr. Moto may well be on the way too. This is still conjecture at this point, as The Digital Bits has been unable to get any industry confirmation on the record so far. The scenario suggests that as part of a new "Cinema Classics Collection" line that Fox will introduce in 2006, the Fox Chan films will be released chronologically in sets of four with the first possibly scheduled to appear in March. Charlie Chan in London (1934) and Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) would appear to be certainties for the initial volume, but the others are less clear. A number of the early Chans are lost while Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) is only available as the Spanish language version Eran Trace. Behind That Curtain (1929) is known to exist in the hands of private collectors, but Fox may not have any access to it. The Black Camel (1931) is now controlled by Warner Bros, I believe. Depending upon which if any of these is available to Fox, we may also get Charlie Chan in Shanghai in the first batch. Further volumes would follow in July and December. There are eight Mr. Moto films and these would potentially be released in two four-title volumes to appear in June and November of 2006. This is exciting information for all long-suffering Chan and Moto fans, but enthusiasm should be tempered until there is concrete confirmation. | |||
| The Dark Chamber by Leonard
Cline -
Now available! Originally published in August 1927 while its author was bound over in jail awaiting trial, THE DARK CHAMBER has achieved a legendary status among fans of weird fiction. Leonard Cline's third novel, it is remembered today thanks to H. P. Lovecraft, who called it "extremely high in artistic stature." The novel has been called a precursor to Paddy Chayefsky's book ALTERED STATES, for it tells the tale of a man, Richard Pride, who, in attempting to recall the lost moments of his life, resorts to stimulation by means of music, smells, and drugs, until he taps into hereditary memory, into the dark chamber of his mind. Cline published pseudonymously (as "Alan Forsyth") in GHOST STORIES, MYSTERY STORIES, AIR TRAILS, DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY, etc. This reprint includes an Introduction by Douglas A. Anderson on Cline and the Lovecraft circle, plus an essay by Cline "Logodaedaly" on style in literature. THE DARK CHAMBER is now available and can be ordered from Amazon.com. Thanks to Douglas A. Anderson for the information. |  | ||
| Darkside
Press - Coming soon! Darkside Press has announced that THING OF DARKNESS by G. G. Pendarves is now at the printer. Ordering information should be up on the website soon. As this is the first major collection by this notable WEIRD TALES author, Darkside Press expects that copies will go very quickly. As always, just 500 copies at $45.00 the copy. http://www.darksidepress.com | |||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is "Murder by Magic" from the August 1945 issue of The Shadow Magazine. The Jade Elephant by John Olsen 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! Cold Decked--In Spades! by Allan K. Echols from SURE-FIRE WESTERN, July, 1937 The Masked Alibi by John Gregory from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, January, 1938 Satan's Wool-Merchant by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, February 1953 Featuring: Lee Winters Frozen Assets by Cliff Campbell from ALL SPORTS, March, 1942 | |||
| The Encyclopedia of Fantastic
Victoriana - Now available! The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana by Jess Nevins with an Introduction by Michael Moorcock is now available from MonkeyBrain Books. This enormous volume is the first comprehensive encyclopedia of fantastic literature of the nineteenth century. From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is a truly exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Readers of science fiction and fantasy will be surprised to find here the roots of genres thought to be strictly contemporary, and students of literature will be amazed at the breadth and scope of writings produced in the Victoriana era. This is an invaluable reference, and truly one-of-a-kind. The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana will be available in comic shops November 9th! |  | ||
| Fedogan
& Bremer - Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth - Now available! Fedogan & Bremer celebrates the release of Stephen Jones' WEIRD SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH on Friday, November 4 with a party at the World Fantasy Convention in Madison, WI. WEIRD SHADOWS OVER INNSMOUTH finds Jones returning to Lovecraft's decaying Massachusetts seaport with writers Ramsey Campbell, Steve Rasnic Tem, Michael Marshall Smith, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Kim Newman, Paul McAuley, Richard P. Lupoff, John Glasby, Basil Copper, and the late Hugh B. Cave relating fictional histories of Innsmouth and its batrachian inhabitants. The anthology, with interior illustrations by Randy Broecker, Les Edwards, and Allen Servoss and a cover by Bob Eggleton, also includes a novella by Brian Lumley and a discarded draft by Lovecraft. This title is available in two formats. Shocklines is now taking preorders on one of the two formats: 1. An unsigned trade hardcover (which we've reduced in price from $35 to $33 for preorders, plus free shipping) 2. A signed slipcased hardcover limited edition, signed by all living contributors! Shocklines has sold out of their allotment of the signed slipcased hardcover limited edition. Email Shocklines at help@shocklines.com if you'd like to be put on the waiting list or cancellation list. |  | ||
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Girasol Collectables - THE
WEIRD WRITINGS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD! The Greatest REH Collection Ever Assembled! Two massive hardcover facsimile volumes totaling more than 1200 pages with ALL of Robert E. Howard’s writings from the original run of WEIRD TALES Magazine! ALL the stories & illustrations. All the verse. Plus letters to the editor. Scanned right from the original pulp pages! No editing! No reset text!
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| Girasol Collectables - November Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce the November Pulp Replica lineup. We lead off this month with THE SPIDER #15 featuring The Red Death Rain (December 1934) - $35 This is the seventh of eight SPIDER's that will appear this year in rotation with four issues of OPERATOR #5. In 2006, the SPIDER/OPERATOR #5 rotation will continue with eight new issues of THE SPIDER and four new issues of OPERATOR #5. Our second Replica is WEIRD TALES #31 (April 1926) featuring Robert E. Howard's first cover for the story "Wolfshead" plus H. P. Lovecraft's "Outsider"! - $35 Our third Replica is SPICY ADVENTURE September 1935 - $25 We have
also recently begun accepting Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other
than Replicas or the upcoming REH book, please confirm availability first before
ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to
our regular info@girasolcollectables.com
email address. Any of you with the old girasol@interlog.com address please note
the new address for Paypal payments. 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) #118
October 1933 featuring the famous Margaret Brundage "Batgirl" cover. Email
Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. All
payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: | Last Months Replicas   | ||
| H.
P. Lovecraft's Favorite Weird Tales - Updated with complete contents
- Now available! In 1929-30, H.P. Lovecraft made some 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 make 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 Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Robert W. Chambers, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, M. P. Shiel, A. Merritt, Walter de la Mare, Paul Suter, M. L. Humphreys, H.F. Arnold, Everil Worrell, Arthur J. Burks, and John Martin Leahy. This is the anthology of favorite weird tales that Lovecraft himself hoped to compile! "To understand why Lovecraft regarded these stories as the touchstone for greatness in the literature of supernatural horror is to understand the significance of the genre itself. The classic works included in this collection, along with Lovecraft's own best tales, both justify and represent the essence of this form of human expression." Thomas Ligotti Table of Contents Introduction, by Douglas A. Anderson I. The Literary Weird Tale "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe "The Suitable Surroundings" by Ambrose Bierce "The Death of Halpin Fraser" by Ambrose Bierce "Novel of the Black Seal" by Arthur Machen "Novel of the White Powder" by Arthur Machen "The Yellow Sign" by Robert W. Chambers "Count Magnus" by M. R. James "The White People" by Arthur Machen "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood "The House of Sounds" by M. P. Shiel "The Moon Pool" by A. Merritt "Seaton's Aunt" by Walter de la Mare II. The Popular Weird Tale "Beyond the Door" by Paul Suter "The Floor Above" by M. L. Humphreys "The Night Wire" by H. F. Arnold "The Canal" by Everil Worrell "Bells of Oceana"by Arthur J. Burks "In Amundsen's Tent" by John Martin Leahy [all six "popular weird tales " are reprinted from WEIRD TALES 1923-28] Cold Spring Press, 360 pages, $14 H. P. LOVECRAFT'S FAVORITE WEIRD TALES is now available can be ordered from Amazon.com. Thanks to Douglas A. Anderson for the updated information. |  | ||
| King
Kong The final trailer for Peter Jackson's KING KONG is now available online. Visit Universal's official KING KONG website without delay and feast your eyes. You can even watch the film's just-released final trailer in HD if you've got the right hardware/software. KING KONG will be in theaters everywhere on December 14th. | |||
| KOLCHAK:
TALES OF NIGHT STALKER #7 -
Available in comic shops November 9th! by Dave Ulanski, Kirk Jarvinen, Keith Williams, & Wally Lowe The Man-Eating Shadow has returned to the streets of New Orleans, and Carl Kolchak was happy to get out of Louisiana with the meat still on his bones after his last visit. But when the Skeleton Murders begin again, and there is an apparent connection between them, the shadow, and the growing number of plant-monsters turning up... Kolchak is willing to put his job on the line to learn what it is. But a terrible fate awaits our under-appreciated reporter, and you will not believe the shocking conclusion! Ships with two covers, one by Dave Dorman and the other by Dave Ulanski, in a 50/50 split 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 | |||
| Mike Chomko -
November 2005 newsletter is now available! Mike's November 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 | |||
| Pulp
Newsgroups - Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here. This moderated list is set up along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics , Dark Horse Comics , Cross Plains Comics , Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Edgar Rice Burroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the great masters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! BREEZY STORIES From the pages of Breezy Stories comes this compilation of stories and poems. Breezy Stories published stories by unknown authors and by soon-to-be-famous authors, such as Johnston McCulley (Zorro), Erle Stanley Gardner (Perry Mason), Ray Cummings (Horror and Sci-Fi), and Murray Leinster (Sci-Fi). Illustrated. 208 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $14.95 THE ETERNAL LOVER by Edgar Rice Burroughs First Time in Paperback! Nu, the hero of the book, was a mighty hunter. Nat-ul was the belle of the pre-historic tribe, greatly desired by all the young men, but Nat-ul loved only Nu and The Eternal Lover is the story of the love of Nu and Nat-ul through the ages. This is the original uncensored and unedited magazine version. Fully illustrated. 108 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior, $12.50 THE GIRL FROM HOLLYWOOD by Edgar Rice Burroughs First Time in Paperback! In the foothills of the southern California mountains are the Rancho del Ganado, owned by Colonel Pennington, and a smaller ranch on which Mrs. Evan lives with her daughter Grace and her son Guy. Grace feels that she has dramatic talent and is determined to make a bid for fame as a motion picture actress. Guy has become involved in the schemes of Slick Allen who is selling stolen whisky. Another neighbor is Mrs. Burke whose daughter, known as Gaza de Lure in Hollywood, has developed a morphine habit. Contains the original unedited and uncensored magazine text. Fully illustrated. 358 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior $15.95 THE WAR CHIEF by Edgar Rice Burroughs First Time in Paperback! A white baby named Andy MacDuff is captured in a raid by the great Apache chief, Geronimo, adopted by the Indian leader, and raised by his youngest wife. The boy grows up such an expert hunter that he kills a black bear when he is only ten years old, and receives the name of Shoz-Dijiji, the Black Bear. As he grows to young manhood he becomes an expert fighter, and falls in love with a beautiful Indian maiden named Ish-kay-nay. This is the original complete unedited and uncensored magazine version text. Fully illustrated. 278 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior, $14.95 SWEETHEART PRIMEVAL by Edgar Rice Burroughs First Time in Paperback! Do you remember The Eternal Lover? Do you recall how Nu, the son of Nu, appeared out of the prehistoric past to claim the beautiful Victoria Custer as his mate, and how the cave man led her into the jungle after he had rescued her from the Arabs? Sweetheart Primeval tells of their later experiences. If you believe in the doctrine of reincarnation this story will thrill you -- even if you do not, it will keep you entertained until the very last word. The text is the original unedited and uncensored magazine version. Fully illustrated. 172 pages, 6.0 x 9.0 in. (Trade Paperback), perfect-bound, black and white interior, $13.95 |  | ||
| Rattrap
Productions Rattrap Productions has a tabletop miniatures game called .45 Adventure: Crimefighting Action in the Pulp Era. Besides the usual game accessories, they also do a bi-weekly web comic featuring The Gargoyle (their main hero). They have run about 7 episodes so far of The Gargoyle strip. There is also the first chapter of a pulp novel currently being written featuring The Gargoyle entitled, Death Soldiers of the Jade Hood. Finally, they have two different t-shirts available in the Catalog section of their website. You can check out Rattrap Productions at their website: http://www.pulp-heroes.com. | |||
| Red Sonja One More Day -
Available in comic shops November 9th! A special red Sonja one-shot featuring the writing team of Jimmy (Batman Punisher Conan) Palmiotti and Justin (Batman Punisher Conan) Gray along with artist Liam (Hulk Death Dealer) Sharp! In One More Day Red Sonja leads a rag-tag army against their oppressors and finds honor courage and death on the battlefield! The armies of Graven Sul campaigning across the known lands are feared throughout the world for their brutality. To them all that matters is conquest for their lord to burn every kingdom from the face of the earth and leave no survivors. As a battle rages and all hope is seemingly lost one brave warrior a she-devil with flaming red hair rises to the call of King Varick to aid his men and save his throne. All that stands between the kingdom of Varick and Graven Sul is Red Sonja. The popular writing team of the Conan One-Shot - Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray - are joined by artist Liam Sharp-who also provides two covers for this issue -- for this 40 page tale rendered in homage to the artistic works of Frank Frazetta and Sharp's own Death Dealer comic book work! $4.99 | |||
| Robert E. Howard - Howard House and Museum
flyer! Project Pride has put together a nice color flyer for the Howard House and Museum, of the kind normally found in gas station and rest stops to advetise local tourist attractions. The flyer can be viewed on the REH United Press Association website. Click here to view the flyer. | |||
| ROBERT E. HOWARD: WORLD'S
GREATEST PULPSTER - Now available! ROBERT E. HOWARD - WORLD'S GREATEST PULPSTER by Dennis McHaney is now available from Lulu.com. This book details the writing career of Robert E. Howard, the author who created Conan the Barbarian. It is a unique look at the pulp magazines that gave him his creative playground, told in letters from the readers of those magazines, and in letters and remembrances from his closest friends. The book is lavishly illustrated with color cover reproductions of many of the magazines in which his stories originally appeared. Printed: 104 pages, 8.5 x 11.0 in. (Workbook Size), perfect-bound, full-color (CMYK) interior $29.95 |  | ||
| Robert
Weinberg - THE OCCULT DETECTIVE -
Now available! THE OCCULT DETECTIVE, the complete Sidney Taine stories, by Robert Weinberg will debut on Friday, November 4 at the 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. |  | ||
| Seekers
of Dreams - Now available! This anthology is designed to showcase the spectrum of fantasy: light and dark, with masterpieces by famous authors such as L. Frank Baum, Lord Dunsany, H.P. Lovecraft and Bram Stoker. Contemporary writers such as Robert Holdstock, Jonathan Carroll, and Thomas Ligotti will also be represented. Pulp fans will be interested in the round-robin story "The Challenge from Beyond", and the Whitehead and Clark Ashton Smith tales, among others. The Leonard Cline is a never-before-published synopsis for a fantasy novel that the author never got round to writing. Tolkien fans will appreciate Andy Duncan's wicked "Senator Bilbo", which takes the real-life racist Mississippi senator Theodore Bilbo (1877-1947) and drops him into the Shire, and Verlyn's Flieger play on The Lord of the Rings an oral tradition. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a short story version of the book by Baum, published in a newspaper in September 1900 and never-before reprinted. Edited by Douglas A. Anderson Introduction "Friend's Best Man" by Jonathan Carroll "The Mountains of the Moon" by Laurence Housman "The Gods of the Mountain" by Lord Dunsany "The Challenge from Beyond" by C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Frank Belknap Long, Jr. "The Bright Valley" by R. H. Barlow "The Shadow at the Bottom of the World" by Thomas Ligotti "The Saint and the Forest-Gods" by Kenneth Morris "The Unicorn Tapestries" by Peter S. Beagle "A King's Lesson" by William Morris "Senator Bilbo" by Andy Duncan "The Moon-Dial" by Henry S. Whitehead "The Face by the River" by Clark Ashton Smith "The Fifty-First Dragon" by Heywood Broun "Quercus Hobbs" by Leonard Cline "The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker "The Grimoire" by Montague Summers "The Were-Wolf" by Clemence Housman "Inexplicable" by L. G. Moberly "The Golden Rat" by Alexander Harvey "The Haunted Jarvee" by William Hope Hodgson "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum "Green Hill Country" by Verlyn Flieger Cold Spring Press, 408 pages, $14 SEEKERS OF DREAMS is now available can be ordered from Amazon.com. Thanks to Douglas A. Anderson for the information. |  | ||
| SPECTRUM
SUPER SPECIAL #3 - Available in comic shops November 9th! This squarebound, giant-size issue (over 100 pages!), a follow-up to the Conan-themed #2, features all-new interviews with writers and artists talking about their work over the years on Robert E. Howard projects: Frank Brunner (Bran Mak Morn), Dave Sim (REH, Cerebus), Roy Thomas (Marvel's REH), and Alan Weiss (Solomon Kane); plus interviews with Gary Gianni (Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane) and Kevin Sorbo (Kull, Hercules) from previous sold-out issues of Spectrum. (Win-Mill Productions) Magazine, 100 pages, B&W, $14.95 |  | ||
| Tales
Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy -
Coming November 29th! TALES BEFORE TOLKIEN: THE ROOTS OF MODERN FANTASY, edited by Douglas A. Anderson, collects 22 classic stories by such masters as George Macdonald, Andrew Lang, Lord Dunsany and James Branch Cabell. Arthur Machen aficionados will especially appreciate "The Coming of the Terror" (an abridgement of his short novel The Terror), hitherto unreprinted since its initial magazine appearance in 1917. There are a couple of pulp reprints in it-- "The Elf Trap" by Francis Stevens (ARGOSY, 5 July 1919) and "The Woman of the Wood" by A. Merritt (WEIRD TALES, August 1926). Del Rey Books, Mass market paperback edition, 528 pages, $7.50 A trade paperback edition (SRP $14.95) is now available from Amazon.com. Thanks to Douglas A. Anderson for the information. | | ||
| Upcoming
Modern Hero-Pulp Novels by Christopher R. Yates Green Lantern: Sleepers, Book 2, Christopher J. Priest & Michael Ahn, ibooks, $6.99, October 10 - Now Available! Strontium Dog: A Fistful of Strontium, Jaspre Park, Black Flame, $6.99, October 25 - Now Available! City of Heroes: The Web of Arachnos, Robert Weinberg, CDS Books, $6.99, October 30 - Now Available! It’s Superman, Tom De Haven, Chronicle Books, $24.95, November 1 - Now Available! Weapon X (Wolverine) (softcover), Marc Cerasini, Pocket Star, $7.99, November 1 - Now Available! 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 What Fire Cannot Burn, John Ridley, Warner Books, $6.99, January 6 V for Vendetta (movie novelization), Steve Moore, Pocket Star, $6.99, January 31 Wild Cards: Death Draws Five, John J. Miller, ibooks, $23.00, January 9 Durham Red: Manticore Reborn, Peter J. Evans, Black Flame, $7.99, January 31 Judge Dredd: Psykogeddon, Dave Stone, Black Flame, $7.99, January 31 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 Justice Society of America: Book 1, Geoff Johns & Paul Kupperberg, ibooks, $6.99, February 9 Fear the Darkness: Anderson PSI Division, Mitchell Scanlon, Black Flame, $7.99, February 28 Tomorrow Men (The Ultimates), Michael Jan Friedman, Pocket Star, $7.99, March 1 Nikolai Dante: Honour Be Damned!, David Bishop, Black Flame, $7.99, March 28 Batman: (untitled), Michael Reaves, Del Rey, $6.99, March 28 Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Massacre, Rebecca Levene, Black Flame, $6.99, March 28 Unnatural Selection (Hellboy), Tim Lebbon, Pocket Star, $6.99, April 1 Watchers on the Walls (X-Men), Christopher L. Bennett, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 25 City of Heroes: The Freedom Phalanx, Robin Laws, CDS Books, $6.99, April 30 Watchers on the Walls (X-Men), Christopher L. Bennett, Pocket Star, $7.99, May 1 Superman Returns (movie novelization), Warner Books, May 1 X-Men 3 (movie novelization), Chris Claremont, Del Rey, $6.99, May 23 City of Heroes: The Rikti War, Paul S. Kemp, CDS Books, $6.99, August 6 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 |   | ||
| Visco
Version 2.11 - Now available! Back at last after a seven month absence with a modest update to keep things ticking over until I return from Vietnam at the end of November. You will see that our charity appeal page for Beating Bowel Cancer has disappeared but the appeal continues until November 19th and you can still reach it by clicking here or on the "charity appeal" link in the main navigation bar. Included in this release is "Unknown", the one shot derivative "From Unknown Worlds" and the British editions of both, also what sketchy information I have on the Australian/New Zealand edition. 81 new images in this release. My thanks to Alistair Durie who contributed a number of images for the British edition. Visco can be found at http://www.sfcovers.net | |||
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