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Declassified: Vanishing Point - Now available! By Marc Cerasini Area 51: America's top-secret advanced military testing ground, hidden away in the Nevada desert, where the awesome weapons of tomorrow are being developed. But a mole inside the impregnable facility has been leaking highly advanced killing technology to America's worst enemies . . . who intend to turn its destructive power on an unsuspecting nation before the day is out. Agent Jack Bauer has a mere twenty-four hours to derail a horrific plot, as a deadly endgame takes shape in the neon glare of nearby Las Vegas. But to do so, the rogue CTU operative will have to lead an impossible assault on Area 51 itself—and expose a lethal string of betrayal and corruption that leads from the terrorists to the underworld and all the way into the heart of the U.S. government. Thisis a 336 page mass marketpaperback. The publisher is Harper Collins. SRP $6.99 Coming June 1, 2007: 24 Declassified: CHAOS THEORY by John Whitman |  |
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CIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4, NUMBER1 (February)- Now available! THECIMMERIAN, VOLUME 4,NUMBER1 Edited by Leo Grin | Illustrated by Andrew Cryer 40 pages Features a detailed analysis of one of the most valuable Howard collectibles in existence, a look at a seminal literary influence on REH, a personal and illuminating reminiscence of L. Sprague de Camp, the story of a remarkable 1985 trip to Cross Plains by a most determined Howard fan, a new poem by James Ruffini, a jam-packed Lion’s Den, and more. Each issue was printed in two editions. The deluxe edition, numbered 1-75, uses a black linencover with foil-stamped midnight blue text. The limited edition, numbered 76-225, uses an midnight blue cover with solid black text. Visit The Cimmerian website for complete details. Deluxe edition: $15 Limitededition: $10 each. UNITED STATES 1 Book: First Class (arrives in few days) $4 2-4 books: PriorityMail (arrives in few days)$5 CANADA 1-4 books: Airmail (arrives in a few days) $5 INTERNATIONAL (most other countries — Europe, Australia, Asia, etc.) 1-4 books: Airmail (arrives in 4-7 days) is $10; Surface Mail (by boat, usually takes 4+ weeks) varies from country to country, please inquire with the editor. You can only pay with a credit card or bank account by using PayPal. SendPayPal paymentsto editor@thecimmerian.com. You can also send checkor money order, madepayable to THECIMMERIAN, to: THECIMMERIAN P. O. Box 5572 PLAYA DELREY,CA 90296 Visit The Cimmerian website for full ordering information and back issue availability. | |
| Clark
Ashton Smith - Reviewed by Pulitizer-Prize winning book critic Michael
Dirda! Pulitizer-Prize winning book critic Michael Dirda gave Clark Ashton Smith high praise in his long essay-review of recent books by or about Smith, including Night Shade Books' THE END OF THE STORY and Hippocampus Press' THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS, in the February 18, 2007 issue of the Washington Post Book World. The review may be found on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/2ly4cx Thanks to Scott Connors for passing the information along! | |
| CONAN
AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #2- Available
in comic shops February 28th! Written by Joshua Dysart, penciled by Will Conrad, colored by Michelle Madsen, cover by Jason Alexander. As his queen mourns the death of their son, Conan mounts an all-out invasion of Stygia, setting events in motion that may change the course of all Hyboria . . . 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new review this week. Next weeks review is "Dictator of Crime" from October 15, 1941. "The Undertaker" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Over 800 stories online! "Lead for Supper" by John A. Thompson from THRILLING WESTERN, May 1942 Humorous Western tale of a town baking contest which involves the prisoners in the jail. "Master of Fear" by Frank Gruber from SECRET AGENT "X", March 1934 Don Master, private detective, is known nationally as "Master of Fear." He is completely devoid of fear, and inspires fear in criminals. Here he is investigating a kidnapping case. | |
| The
Howard Review - New issue planned for Howard Days 2007! Dennis McHaney has announced that there will be a new issue of THE HOWARD REVIEW in time for Howard Days in June 2007. Dennis said that he plans to do a new issue once a year, but it will no longer be a magazine. It will be a book and each issue will be a theme issue. The first new issue will feature Breckenridge Elkins. Late in the year, Dennis plans a best of THE HOWARD REVIEW book. That will most likely be in December. Dennis also announced that he has done most of the work on a follow up book to ROBERT E. HOWARD: WORLD'S GREATEST PULPSTER. This will be a color book on collecting Howard in the sixties and in the small press. This was originally going to be a black and white book, but Dennis decided it needed to be in color, especially with all those Lancer covers as full pagers. After these projects are complete and a volume Dennis is planning for Project Pride, he plans to lay off Howard for a while and finish some movie projects he has been working on. | |
| THE
LAST MIMZY AND OTHER STORIES - Available in book stores
February 27th! Originally published as THE BEST OF HENRY KUTTNER by Henry Kuttner; with an Introductionby Ray Bradbury These seventeen classic stories create their own unique galaxy of vain, protective, and murderous robots; devilish angels; and warm and angry aliens. In “Mimsy Were the Borogoves”–the inspiration for New Line Cinema’s major motion picture The Last Mimzy–a boy finds a discarded box containing a treasure trove of curious objects. When he and his sister begin to play with these trinkets–including a crystal cube that magnifies the unimaginable and a strange doll with removable organs that don’t quite correspond to those of the human body–their parents grow concerned. And they should be. For the items are changing the way the children think and perceive the world around them–for better or worse. Originally published in 1975, this collection features a selection of short stories that first appeared between 1939 and 1955 in magazineslike ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLING WONDER STORIES, AMAZING STORIES, UNKNOWN, and THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. Trade paperback, 5x7, 352 pages SRP: $13.95 Del Rey Books |  |
| LibriVox
- Publc domain audio books read by volunteers! The LibriVox website features audio books of works in the public domain read by volunteers. These are MP3 files that are downloaded for listening on an MP3 player. There are lots of classic literature and popular books. Authors include Haggard, Lovecraft, Burroughs and many others. Thanks to Richard Krauss for the tip! | |
| Marlowe
- Pilot update! Amanda Righetti will co-star in ABC's drama "Marlowe," according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The pilot stars Jason O'Mara ("In Justice") as a present-day version of Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private eye; Righetti will play a dancer who also works for him part-time. | |
| MYTHS FOR THE MODERN
AGE by Win Scott Eckert - Nominated
for a LOCUS Award! Win Scott Eckert's MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE is up for an award for Best Non-Fiction Title of 2006 in the online version of the 37th Annual LOCUS AWARDS. Visit the LOCUS website at https://secure.locusmag.com:443/2007/2007PollAndSurvey.html to cast your vote! | |
| PLANETARY
STORIES - Issue 6 is now available online! Shelby Vick's PLANETARY STORIES #6 is now availableonline! Visit the PLANETARY STORIES website at http://www.planetarystories.com/PS6.htm | |
| ThePulp
Rack - Ryerson Johnson interview! With the very gracious permission of Will Murray and Doug Ellis, I'm excited and pleased to present this interview with pulp fictioneer Ryerson Johnson. Johnson was Guest of Honor at PulpCon 19, and Murray interviewed him as one of the convention's events. Ellis, publisher of the fanzine PULP VAULT -- perhaps better known now as one of the organizers of the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention -- published the transcribed interview in issue number 8 of that fine publication. With their permission, The Pulp Rack presents this interview in two parts. For those who enjoyed the pulp-writer name dropping in Paul Malmont's novel, "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril," you'll find similar treasure here, as Johnson discusses Lester Dent, Arthur Burks, L. Ron Hubbard, and more. The interview is presented as a PDF scan of the original appearance in PULP VAULT's pages. For that reason, the break between the two sections isn't perfect -- is, in fact, a bit of a cliff hanger. But perhaps that's appropriate for an interview with a writer who specialized in exciting pulp adventure. For part one of the interview, visit this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/02/an_interview_wi_1.html Part two of "An Interview with Ryerson Johnson" by Will Murray is now up at The Pulp Rack. Visit this URL: http://pulprack.com/i/RyersonJohnson-Murray-Part2.pdf Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up forthe Pulp Rack email list athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |
| PulpvillePress
- Now available! THE FILM MYSTERY by Arthur B. Reeve. Detective, Craig Kennedy, unravels the mystery behind the deaths on a film set in Hollywood. Hardcover with Dust Jacket $25.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 Coming soon: GUY GARRICK by Arthur B. Reeve. Another entry in the "Arthur B. Reeve Detective Series". This time, instead of master American detective, Craig Kennedy, Reeve features a new character, Guy Garrick. This is the first of two Garrick books which we will be publishing. |  |
| ReelArt
Studios - FRAZETTA'S SNOW GIANTS STATUE is now available!
ReelArt Studios proudly presents FRAZETTA'S SNOW GIANTS Statue, the first of a four-piece series depicting the greatest artwork of Frank Frazetta in sculptural form. Masterfully sculpted by Tony Cipriano as overseen and approved by Mr. Frazetta himself, SNOW GIANTS is an incrediblydetailed and painted 1/8th scale resin statue that stands 17" tall overall. Prototype Painted by Dan Cope Dimensions: 1/8 to 1/9 scale — 17” tall overall Backside length is 131/2” Giant figures are 11” tall Barbarian figure is 9” tall Strictly limited to 2,000 pieces worldwide, with a Certificate of Authenticity included.Statue is painted, securely packaged in an art box, and comes ready to display. Click on the image at the right for a larger image. Price: $350.00 plus $20 shipping. Diamond is not shipping this statue to comic shops next week. Hopefully the first week in March. Visit the ReelArt Studios website at http://reelartstudios.com/ |  |
| ReelArt
Studios - TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION is available
for pre-order! TARZAN AND THE GOLDEN LION as envisioned by the masterful J. Allen St. John whose work graced the original editions of many Burroughs' titles is now available for pre-order. Click on the image at the right for a larger image. Visit ReelArt Studios on the web to pre-order yours today! Sculpted by Shawn Nagle Prototype Painted by Joy and Tom Studios Dimensions: 1/8 scale — 10” tall Price: $189.00 plus $12 shipping — limited to 1000 units worldwide Visit the ReelArt Studios website at http://reelartstudios.com/ |  |
| ReelArt
Studios - FRANK CHO'S BABE & APE is available
for pre-order! FRANK CHO'S BABE & APE is now available for pre-order. Click on the image at the right for a larger image. Visit ReelArt Studios on the web to pre-order yours today! Sculpted by Mike Petryszak Prototype Painted by Rick Cantu Dimensions: 1/8 scale — 8” tall Price: $225.00 plus $12 shipping — limited to 500 units worldwide Visit the ReelArt Studios website at http://reelartstudios.com/ |  |
| Robert
E. Howard Foundation - Now available! Paul Herman reports that RHYMES OF SALEM TOWN has arrived from the printer and pre-orders will begin shipping out shortly. The first project of the new Robert E. Howard Foundation is the publication of a new edition of the rarest Howardpoetry book, with over one hundred poems not found in any othercollection. The book, entitled “Rhymes of Salem Town and Other Poems,” is now available and ordering details areon the REH Foundation website. For a look at the first extremely limited edition of RHYMES OF SALEM TOWN, click here. The Robert E Howard Foundation website is located at http://www.rehfoundation.org Cover shown is minus the back cover copy. 
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| Adventure House - Coming in
May! HIGH ADVENTURE #94 - "Captain Future's Challenge" Striking terror on four worlds, a mysterious raider throttles interplanetary commerce—and earth summons Curtis Newton, the Wizard of Science, and his trio of Futuremen to combat this sinister menace. Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. HIGH ADVENTURE #94 is NOT solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). It will most likely be solicited in April. |  | |||
| Adventure House - February pulp
facsimile reprints are now available! THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE - March 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 UNCANNY TALES - April-May 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES - April 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming later this month! THE SHADOW Volume 5: "The Black Falcon" & "The Salamanders"
The legendary super-sleuth returns in two more pulp classics by Walter Gibson (writing as Maxwell Grant). In "The Black Falcon" (1934), Lamont Cranston is abducted by a kidnapper who unearths secrets from The Shadow¹s mysterious past. Then, the Knight of Darkness must defeat a Dragon of Fire before the city becomes a blazing inferno in "The Salamanders," an action-packed 1936 thrill ride. This instant collector's item also features the original pulp covers by George Rozen, interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and "The Island of Ancient Death," a bonus Shadow story adapted from the MBS broadcast to pulp format by radio scriptwriter Gibson Scott Fox. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 4: "Land of Always Night" and "Mad Mesa" The pulps' legendary superman returns in two of his greatest adventures.In "Land of Always-Night," a strange being who kills with the touch of a finger leads Doc Savage on a quest to a lost underworld civilization, in an epic 1935 collaboration by W. Ryerson Johnson and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then, in 1938's "Mad Mesa," the Man of Bronze awakens to discover that he¹s in another man¹s body‹and imprisoned in a penitentiary; hundreds will die unless Doc Savage can escape and solve the mystery of the mesa madness. These thrilling pulp adventures are reproduced with the original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray (who wrote 7 Bantam Doc Savage novels). (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 The best way to ensure you receive these reprints is to subscribe. I have subscriptions to both The Shadow and Doc Savage. The books are well packaged to prevent accidental damage and typically arrive slightly before or at the same time they are available at retail outlets. Subscribers even save a few dollars off the suggested retail price. Details are below. Thesereprints can be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions are also available for either THE SHADOW or DOC SAVAGE: Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (firstclass) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net |   | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc THE SHADOW Volume 8: "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
Coming in May! "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Knight of Darkness returns in two of Walter Gibson's most extraordinary pulp thrillers. First, two legendary crimefighting agencies join forces when The Shadow teams with England's legendary Scotland Yard to investigate The London Crimes and the master criminal known as The Harvester. Then, The Shadow journeys to a strange Castle of Doom, where murder lurks behind its battlements. Mystery and intrigue abound in this thrilling tale of lost treasure, secret underground passages and ghostly apparitions. In honor of The Shadow's first British adventure, popular culture historianAnthony Tollin chronicles the 1930s and 1950s English pulp reprints and the 1940s Australian Shadow radio series. This classic pulp reprint also showcases George Rozen's dazzling pulp covers and all the original interior art by acclaimed illustrator Tom Lovell. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 8 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073884. |  | |||
| DOC SAVAGE Volume 7: "The Lost Oasis" and "The Sargasso Ogre" The pulp era's greatest superman battles evil in two of his earliest exploits by Lester Dent (writing as Kenneth Robeson). After stowing away aboard a ghost zeppelin, Doc and his Iron Crew tangle with a bizarre vampiric murderer and villainous Arabs who are protecting the secret of The Lost Oasis. Then, while returning to New York via ocean liner, the Man of Bronze encounters modern-day Amazons in Lester Dent's all-time favorite Doc Savage story, "The Sargasso Ogre." This classic pulp reprint also features the original 1933 pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer from the ultra-rare (and expensive!) seventh and eighth issues of Doc Savage Magazine, the unsold 1936 Doc Savage newspaper strip by Lester Dent and Paul Orban and historical commentary by pulp historian Will Murray, author of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 7 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073883. |  | |||
| THE
CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL by Paul Malmont - Softcover coming in March! Enter at your own risk into the dark and dank lair known as The White Horse Tavern, and meet Walter Gibson (creator of The Shadow) and Lester Dent (creator of Doc Savage). The era's greatest scribes are also its greatest rivals who, in debating the nature of pulp for L. Ron Hubbard, are propelled into a genuine pulp adventure of their own as they race to stop a madman destined to create a new global empire born of and based in pure gaseous evil! Vintage Books, Trade paperback, 6x9, 384 pages, SRP: $14.00 Click on the image at the right for a larger image. Available in bookstores March 27th! THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073997. Note: This title will be available in bookstores before it becomes available in comic shops. |  | |||
| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 12: THE BEAST KING OF ABOMBI AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in July! Roy Thomas (W), John Buscema (A), Ernie Chan (A), and Sal Buscema (A) Conan and Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, reunite with their pirate crew aboard the Tigressonly to be drawn into the vermin-infested swamps of Stygia. In the dark depths of this haunted land, they battle for their lives amidst stately pleasure gardens transformed into treacherous dens of deceit. There, a twisted beast-king reigns supreme, his hordes of abominations descending mercilessly upon the Cimmerian and his lover. Together, the two shall face monstrous man-crabs and a sultry sea-witch, but when an ancient secret is unleashed it means only one thing for a member of their heroic party-death! Featuring ten more issues from the famed Roy Thomas/JohnBuscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan's adventures with Bêlit the She-Pirate, one of Robert E. Howard's most powerful and beloved female characters. Trade Paperback, Full Color, 168 pages, 7 x 10, $16.95, On sale July 4 Dark Horse Comics CHRONICLES OF CONAN #12 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR070031. |  | |||
| CONAN
#37 - Available in comic shops February 21st! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Cary Nord, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Tony Harris. Honor among thieves . . . Conan and his companions have escaped the Spider King and made their way to a new city. But even as Conan fights his way through the arena,one of his friends is plotting his betrayal. The first part of the prelude to the Conan classic "Rogues in the House." 32 pages $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | |||
| CONAN
#40 - Coming in
May! Timothy Truman (W), Paul Lee (P), Dave Stewart (C), Cary Nord (Cover), and Richard Isanove (Cover) Two Wizards and a Funeral: King Conan has vanquished the forces of Koth and slain the cruel wizardTsotha. But the barbarian king learns too late that severing a wizard's head makes him no less dangerous when Tsotha returns with a new and deadly ally: Conan's ancient foe, Thoth-amon! Writer Timothy Truman, penciller Paul Lee, and returningcolorist Dave Stewart offer an oft-requested peek into Conan's years as King of Aquilonia in this direct follow-up to Robert E. Howard's "The Scarlet Citadel." Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, On sale May 16 Dark Horse Comics CONAN #40is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR070029. |  | |||
| CONAN
AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #5 (of 5) - Coming in
June! Joshua Dysart (W), Will Conrad (P), Juan Ferreyra (C), and Jason Shawn Alexander (Cover) Ra Sid's diabolical plans reach their climax in a deadly crescendo of magic and murder. As ancient spells clash with Aquilonian steel, King Conan must put his personal vendetta aside to save his kingdom-and world-from a fate far worse than the darkest death. Written by Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing, Violent Messiahs) and drawn by Will Conrad (Serenity, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer) Conan and the Midnight God continues an exciting new chapter in the adventures of the barbarian king. Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, On sale June 27 Dark Horse Comics CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #5 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR070030. |  | |||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "Silver Skull" from January 1, 1939. "The Shadow of Death" byJohn Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Over 800 stories online! "When the Twitter Did His Bit" by William Tillinghast Eldridge from ALL-STORY MAGAZINE, September 1913 A reformed criminal is the target of revenge from his crooked former compatriots. A downbeat story. "Death Paints a Picture" by Russell Gray from CRACK DETECTIVE STORIES January 1945 Private detective Keel is called in to investigate a series of crimes involving paintings that inspired murder. | ||||
| THE
FALL OF CTHULHU #4- Coming in
May! by Nelson, Diazlowski, & Mavlian Cy's entire world has been turned upside-down by the death of his uncle. Things are starting to unravel, as his nightmares intensify, he's traveling to the Dreamlands, and seeing horrific visions. What secrets does that land hold, and what are its connections to what he's enduring on earth? Meanwhile, is the cult of Cthulhu calling their master, or wrapped up in something else? BoomStudios 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 THE FALL OF CTHULHU #4 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). MAVILLAIN COVER - The Diamond Item Code is MAR073258. WALPOLE COVER - The Diamond Item Code is MAR073259. | ||||
| FRANK
FRAZETTA'S DEATH DEALER #2 - Coming in May! Story - Joshua Ortega; Art - Nat Jones & Jay Fotos; Covers - Frank Frazetta, Nat Jones & Jay Fotos Death returns to the land of Iparsia, as the kingdoms of Oro and Edani resurrect an ancient war. But the soliders of Edani aren't human this time…they're more like demonic shadows. What's happened to the soldiers? And can the Death Dealer be far behind? Get the exciting answers from critically acclaimed writer JOSHUA ORTEGA (NECROMANCER) and rising star artists NAT JONES (SPAWN: THE DARK AGES) and JAY FOTOS (SPAWN) in the pulse-pounding second issue of this epic miniseries! Image Comics 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.99 DEATH DEALER #2 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR071838. |  | |||
| THE
FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS: SELECTEDCRITICISM ON CLARK ASHTON SMITH by Scott Connors -
Nominated for a LOCUS Award! Scott Connor's THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS is up for an award for Best Non-Fiction Title of 2006 in the online version of the 37th Annual LOCUS AWARDS. Visit the LOCUS website at https://secure.locusmag.com:443/2007/2007PollAndSurvey.html to cast your vote! | ||||
| It's
A Pulp World It's A Pulp World is Eric Jamborsky's blog that has now posted a look at BEMs, in print and film. The website is definitely worth a look. | ||||
| JAMES
BOND: DEATH WING - Coming in May! by Fleming, Lawrence, & Horak Stand by for more adventures with the world?s greatest secret agent in Death Wing as 007 heads to Mexico, teams up with fellow agent, Suzi Kew, and fends off international drug dealers! This new edition also includes "When the Wizard Awakes" and "Sea Dragon" neither of which have been seen in the U.S. before! Plus, a new introduction by Bond girl Madeline Smith (Live and Let Die) and exclusive feature material! Softcover, 9x12, 104 pages, B&W SRP: $16.95 DEATH WING is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073687. |  | |||
| LANKHMAR
BOOK 3: SWORDS IN THE MIST by Fritz Leiber - Coming in
July! Lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses, and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon. Fritz Leiber shares the stage with the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and C. S. Lewis as a founding master of the fantasy genre. Readers of The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia series will love all of the Lankhmar books. Leiber is a recipient of many awards for his short stories such as the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. DH Press will be publishing all eight books in the influential Lankhmar series. Trade paperback, 224 pages, 5 x 8, $12.95,On sale July 11 Dark Horse Press LANKHMAR Book 3 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR070071. |  | |||
| MADAME
MIRAGE #1 - Coming in May! Written by Paul Dini, art by Kenneth Rocafort, covers by Greg Horn and Rocafort. Paul Dini makes an explosive return to Top Cow in 2007 when he brings brand new character Madame Mirage to the Top Cow Universe. But who is this beautiful woman who appears out of the mist? As deadly as she is beautiful, she is cutting a bloody path through the city's villains, who now wear suits and have "legitimate" businesses. But who is her ultimate prey? And how does this Mirage take form? And why is her destiny and that of her sidekick Harper so irrevocably entwined? These and many other questions will be asked along with the most pivotal question of all Who is Madame Mirage? Dini weaves a tale of murder, intrigue and revenge in a world of high-tech espionage and treachery. Joining Dini is rising artistic star, Kenneth Rocafort with his atmospheric and kinetic style. The first issue features two covers by sensual cover artist Greg Horn as well as a stunning cover by series artist Rocafort. Madame Mirage -- you'll never forget her... if you can make her acquaintance and live to tell the tale... Image Comics 32 pages, $2.99. MADAME MIRAGE #1 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR071865. (Greg Horn cover) The Diamond Item Code is MAR071866. (Kenneth Rocafort cover) |  | |||
| Moonstone
Books: KOLCHAK TALES: THE FRANKENSTEIN AGENDA #2
(of 3) - Available in comic shops February 21st! Story: David Michelinie; Art: Don Hudson; Cover: Bob Layton The military wants very much to contain... and eliminate... a situation up in the Oregonwoods. And Carl Kolchak is right in the middle! But when that "situation"is a creature genetically engineered for deep-space survival of theirown creation, what other drastic measures... and creations... are they willing to unleash to silence everyone once and for all? This pulse-poundingthree-issuemonthly miniseries reunites the classic fan-favorite 1980's Iron Man creative team, written by David Michelinie and covers illustrated by Bob Layton! 32 pages, color, $3.50 Moonstone Books | ||||
| Moonstone
Books: KOLCHAK,
THE NIGHT STALKER:A BLACK AND EVIL TRUTH - Coming in May/June! by C.J. Henderson The first Kolchak original novel in over a decade! Someone, or something,is tearing people up into little pieces in small town West Virginia. It's up to invetsigative reporter Carl Kolchak to wade through the bloody-sciencejigsaw puzzle, while watching his back against an unseen foe! It's a deadly cat-and-mouse game as he battles a maelstrom of terror that everyone around him gets sucked into. No one is safe, not the police, the FBI, or that very attractive new woman in his life. There is a dark and sinister truth that will be revealed to Kolchak as to "why him" if he can only live long enough to put the last horrifying clues together! Moonstone Books Trade paperback, 6x9, 192 pages, $14.95 DIAMOND EXCLUSIVE:LIMITED Hardcoveredition (limited to 300) Signed signed and numbered by author C. J. Henderson. $36.95 A BLACK AND EVIL TRUTH is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073601. (Softcover) The Diamond Item Code is MAR073602. (Limited hardcover) |  | |||
| Moonstone
Books: THE PHANTOMCHRONICLES: New TalesOf The Ghost Who Walks!
- Comingin May/June! 17 new prose short stories of the PHANTOM! High adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the city! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it's in the present...or the past. Nearly five centuries ago, during a daring raid at sea, pirates took the life of merchant ship captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the pitched battle aboard the ship, Standish's son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach where he was found by a friendly pygmy tribe. After stumbling upon the body of his father's killer, young Standish swore an oath on the murderer's skull to devote his life, and the lives of his sons and their sons, to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became THE PHANTOM! Moonstone Books Cover: Doug Klauba; Interior illustrations by Disney sculptor extraordinaire Ruben Procopio! Introduction by The Phantom's creator's (Lee Falk) daughter Valerie! Take a look at this great line up of authors:
DIAMOND EXCLUSIVE: LIMITED Hardcover edition (limited to 400) Signed by cover painter Doug Klauba and has a signed and numbered exclusive (to this edition) Phantom Sketch tip sheet! $36.95 (signed copies and tip sheets limited to initial orders only) THE PHANTOM CHRONICLES is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073599. (Softcover) The Diamond Item Code is MAR073600. (Limited hardcover) |  | |||
| Moonstone
Book: THE SPIDER CHRONICLES - Delayed!
Originally scheduled for January 25th, Diamond announced in mid-January that this title was rescheduled for February 21st ! I know it is not arriving in comic shops on February 21st, but I do not have a new arrival date at this time. More Just than the Law; more dangerous than the Underworld...hated, feared,and wanted by both. One cloaked, fanged, borderline-crazy denizen of the dark, force-feeding hard justice with a pair of .45's! Moonstone is proud to present 20 new short stories of searing, white-hot prose starring pulpdom's most violent and ruthless crime fighterever: The Spider! Here you will find relentless, two-fisted action that remains true in tone to his mythic-proportioned adventures. If you crave against-all-odds breathless thrill rides, seeing great evils smashed beyond recognition,and dangers met by true heroes at break-neck speed, then this book a must-buy! Take a look at this great line up of authors: stories by John Jakes (North and South, Kent Family Chronicles), Mort Castle, Bill Crider, Shannon Denton, Chuck Dixon, Steve Englehart, Ron Fortier, Joe Gentile, Rich Harvey, John Helfers, CJ Henderson, Howard Hopkins, James Anthony Kuhoric, Elizabeth Massie, Christopher Mills, Will Murray, Rafael Nieves, Ann Nocenti, Martin Powell, and Robert Weinberg. Interior illustrations by Tom Floyd, cover by Doug Klauba. Featuring an introduction by classic Batman writer, Denny O'Neil! Moonstone Books Availablein Softcover and a Previews Exclusive Signed softcover edition! Softcover, 6x9, 304 pages, B&W SRP: $16.95 Previews Exclusive Limited Signed trade paperback,6x9, 304 pages, B&W SRP: $36.95 The softcover is signed by cover artist Doug Klauba and writer Joe Gentile, and contains a Spider tip sheet by Klauba. Check out the new essay, THE SMALL SPIDER by Ron Fortier, posted on The Pulse about his work on the upcoming The Spider Anthology from Moonstone. http://www.comicon.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=005977 |  | |||
| PULPDOM From publisher C. E. Cazedessus II: "Pulpdom is a magazine about the popular novelists and the pulp magazines they wrote for during the early 20th century. It is the current name of a series of magazines that I have published most of my life. It all began in May 1960 with ERB-dom No. 1, a fanzine about Edgar Rice Burroughs. After some twists and turns for over 36 years, the name PULPDOM was adopted in January, 1997, and the mission of the magazine gelled into a celebration of all the popular pulps & authors, from the 1800s into the 1950s." "The current December 2006 issue, PULPDOM #47, is mostly about "The Argosy in Transition", a look at the contributors and front covers of most of the issues from Jan. 1912 through 1917, when it became a weekly for the first time since the 1890s. Its 28 pages, has several in color, and is available inside the USA $5 + $1 postage. Six issue subscriptions are$30." Contact C. E. Cazedessus II, P.O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147 Email: ridgefire@frontier.net Visit the new PULPDOM website at http://pulpdom.com/ |  | |||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE ADVENTURES OF TOFFEE #2 by Charles F. Myers The second of five collections contains the next set of three Toffee stories: Toffee Haunts A Ghost Having Toffee the "dream-girl" around was bad enough for Marc, but a ghost named George was just too much. The Spirit of Toffee Toffee thought spirits came only in a bottle--but she found there were other kinds. Toffee Turns The Trick Marc swallowed the fixage pill by mistake and found himself a babe in arms--Toffee's, that is. Hardcover with Dust Jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 |  | |||
| RED
SONJA #23 - Coming in
May! by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs "The Long Way Back Home" continues here as the Red Sonja 35th Anniversary Celebration also continues! Sonja and her companions face an undead group of pirates and the wrath of an Old God as they desperately make their way back to take the battle to Kulan Gath! It's all leading up to Red Sonja #25 and, along the way, new characters are introduced and one of her companions will sacrifice his life to the journey! Plus: More of the Pirate Queen, Valera and her crew, as they face Gath's demonic generals at sea, as well as Kulan Gath's plans for the imprisoned Goddess! Featuring a new series of covers by Stephen Segovia, Homs, Joe Prado and the Red Sonja cover debut of Joyce Chin! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #23 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073333. |  | |||
| SAVAGE
TALES #2 - Coming in
May! Dynamite continues its all new series featuring the most savage stories that comic creators have ever told! Issue #2 features the conclusion of a special Red Sonja story from for Atlantis Part Two?from writers Leah Moore and John Reppion, with artists Pablo Marcos and Stjepan Sejic: The world around the Atlanteans is changing and growing ever Hunter Part Two ? from the pages of Red Sonja ? from writers Luke Lieberman and Michael Avon Oeming with artist Kevin Sharpe: The Hunter finds a new ally in his quest to avenge the death of his master ? the Borat Na-Fori ? and seek the ultimate revenge on Kulan Gath! Cthulhu and The Old Ones by Mike (Marvel?s Zombie) Raict and artist Pere Perez: Continuing the tale of the stranded Cthulhu as a desperate band of islanders attempts to stave off his ever-growing madness! Savage Tales will ship to comic shops six times a year, with each issue featuring a new cast of characters, stories and creators! Covers from Arthur Suydam, Richard Isanove and Stjepan Sejic! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $4.99 SAVAGE TALES #2 is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073340. |  | |||
| THE
SPIDER RING IS BACK WITH
A VENGEANCE! The Spider Ring premium has been relaunched to promote the Baen Books June 2007 release of THE SPIDER: ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM. New York, NY (February 16, 2007) — This June, Baen Books will revive the foremost action hero of the pulp fiction era, The Spider, in a new trade paperback edition entitled, THE SPIDER: ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM, featuring three wild action thrillers by legendary pulp writer Norvell W. Page. To commemorate this event, the owner of The Spider, Argosy Communications, Inc., is reviving the most cherished collectible of the pulp fiction era: The Spider Ring! The original 1930s premium ring was offered to loyal readers of THE SPIDER magazine for twenty-five cents. (Its current value among collectors, in near mint condition, is $8,500.) The new incarnation of The Spider Ring will be given away by Baen Books for free. Baen Books, a leading science fiction publisher with Simon & Schuster distribution, will be presenting The Spider Ring to booksellers through promotional mailings, and at BookExpo America, the American Booksellers Association convention being held in New York City, June 1-3, 2007. The Spider Ring will make its way onto the hands of fans at the San Diego Comic-Con, July 26-28, 2007. “Jim Steranko has created a masterpiece of a cover painting for THE SPIDER: ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM volume and The Spider Ring premium tradition was revived to celebrate,” states Argosy Communications president Joel Frieman. Spearheading The Spider Ring project is award-winning cartoonist and designer Chris Kalb, who explains, “We went for something timeless. Something that evokes The Spider’s own ring, but with a 'Spider Club' twist. Hopefully, we created a new classic." Visit Chris Kalb's The Spider website at http://homepage.mac.com/cdkalb/spider/ Thanks to Chris Kalb for the information! About Argosy Communications Argosy Communications, Inc. is successor to Popular Publications, Inc., a leader in the pulp magazine industry in the 1930s and 1940s and publisher of over 100 magazine titles, including THE SPIDER, ADVENTURE, OPERATOR 5, STAR WESTERN, HORROR STORIES and G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES. THE SPIDER and THE SPIDER® Ring are trademarks of Argosy Communications, Inc. TM & Copyright © 2007 Argosy Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |  Click on the image above for a larger image.  | |||
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SPIDER: ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM - Coming to comic
shops in June!
by Norvell Page Two complete novels in one volume of the adventures of the mysterious masked crime fighter known as The Spider, hunted by the underworld and the police alike. In the first story, the Spider battles an army of giant robots that has New York City under siege. This story was the inspiration for the major movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. In the second story, the Spider battles a criminal mastermind threatens the entire northeast with thousands of poison-fanged vampire bats. Will the Spider stop this dreaded Vampire King before thousands die horribly? This new collection will reprint: 1) The Spider #75: "Satan's Murder Machines,"by Norvell Page, originally published in December 1, 1939 2) The Spider #26: "Death Reign of the Vampire King," by Norvell Page, originally published November 1, 1935 There will also be a bonus story,"The City Condemned to Hell," from thesole issue of THE OCTOPUS originally published February-March 1939. "The City Condemned to Hell" was originally credited to Randolph Craig, but Craig is believed to be a house name used by Norvell Page. For more informationon The Octopus, visit Jess Nevin's Pulp Heroes website. The book will also includetwo illustrations by Steranko -- one drawing of the Spider from a character model-sheet for a never produced Spider comic, and a newly commissioned rendering of The Octopus. ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM will be supported this summer at the San Diego Comic Con with a signing by Steranko and a new Spider Ring giveaway. A second Baen book of three Spider stories is planned. Baen Books, Trade paperback, 7x10, 316 pages, SRP: $15.00 ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR074000. | | |||
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Cat Books - New Captain Hazzard novel now available! CAPTAIN HAZZARD - CURSE OF THE RED MAGGOT... Thought to be lost for all time, this classic Captain Hazzard story by Chester Hawks has been unearthed and once more completely rewritten and edited by modern day pulpsmith Ron Fortier! This 1938 exploit that pulp readers never saw is now, at long last, in print!... A heart shaped, blood-red pearl, in the hands of a master criminal has the power to incite bloody native revolts throughout the South Seas. Now, Captain Hazzard and his team of adventurers must travel half-way around the world to put an end to... the Curse of the Red Maggot!... Cover by Mark Maddox, with interior art by Rob Davis, this fantastic book also contains an interview with Rob Davis, which is illustrated with brand-new pin-ups of Captain Hazzard and his entire team! Not to be missed! A Ron Fortier Production. 206 pages, 6"x9" Trade Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-4303-1859-0 $20.00, Available at lulu.com/wildcatbooks And soon to be available at Amazon and other Retail outlets! |  | |||
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Press - Coming to comic
shops in May & June! JIMGRIM AND ALLAH'S PEACE by Talbot Mundy Hailing from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. Jimgrim is an American secret service agent employed by the British and stationed in the Middle East. His adventures help him protect British interests against the French and other countries meddling in the region following World War I. Softcover, 224 pages, SRP: $14.95 JIMGRIM AND ALLAH'S PEACE is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073957. SECRET AGENT X: THE ASSASSINS' LEAGUE Ripped from the pages of the October 1937 issue of Secret Agent X magazine comes this sensational full-length novel, "The Assassins' League!" When a wealthy arms manufacturer and a powerful gang lord both kill themselves, Secret Agent X looks into the contradictions of their enigmatic deaths. Worse, though, is how his amazing disguises fail him at every turn! Softcover, 5x8, 112 pages, SRP: $15.00 THE ASSASSINS' LEAGUE is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (available February21st). The Diamond Item Code is MAR073999. |  | |||
| Wildside
Press: THE NEVERENDING
HUNT - Coming in June! THE NEVERENDING HUNT is the first major bibliography of REH to see printsinceTHE LAST CELT in 1975. This volume has perhaps double the amount of information that was in THE LAST CELT, as a LOT of REH publishing and discoveries have occurred since 1973, the cut off date for THE LAST CELT. This volume is splitinto two main sections: The Works and The Publications. The Works includesthe following listings:
Also included at the end is a previouslyunpublishedcompleteREHstory "Over the Rockies in a Ford", as well as a few "Best Of" lists by various REH scholars. Hardcover: $35 Softcover $19.95 Hermanthis Press Limited First Edition The firstprinting by HermanthisPress was limitedto 100 copies, signed and numbered. As a number of these were sent out as gifts, but there were 80-90 of these available for sale. The price is $50, which includes shipping. PayPal, cashiers check, or money order only. PayPal and contact via paul.herman@halliburton.com to verify availability. |  Hermanthis Press Limited First Edition  | |||
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| 2007
Windy City Pulp and Paper Con - May 4 thru 6, 2007! A new flier with updated info on Memberships, Dealer Info, and the Pulp Film Fest is now available. Click here to download the flyer. Visit the Windy City Con website http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com/ | |
| Adventure
House - Coming in July, September, and November 2007! HIGH ADVENTURE #95 - Captain Zero in "The Golden Murder Syndicate." One by one the Eight Frightened Bachelors met violent deaths, meted out by a merciless ring of midnight murderers . . . that could be challenged only by the fabulous Captain Zero, whose strange, eerie gift was at once a double-edged weapon of deliverance—and of destruction! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. HIGH ADVENTURE #96 - The Black Bat in "The Black Bat Strikes Again." A series of mass murders sets Tony Quinn, the Lightning-Fast Nemesis of Crime on the trail of a satanic ring of insurance killers who make a profitable business of slaughter! Follow the Black Bat as he comes to grips with the most vicious gang of criminals he has ever encountered! Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. HIGH ADVENTURE #97 - Ki-Gor in two action packed adventures! LAND OF LOST SAFARIS from WINTER 1944 Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, was invading the treacherous paths of Dismal Swamp, challenging the blood-crazed minions of the Thunder God, with his superb strength and cunning—to save his mate from the juju that had stilled her heart with a sleeping death. THE SILVER WITCH from SPRING 1945 From out of the dank depths of the Swamp of Mists, came the horrible legions of the silver enchantress, terror walking in their wake. Only Ki-Gor, White Lord of the Jungle, stood to face her challenge, and he was helpless—for he was trapped in the witch's lair—his mate marked for death if he should fight the monsters who could not die. Retail: $7.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. To be announced: HIGH ADVENTURE #98 - January 2008 HIGH ADVENTURE #99 - March 2008 HIGH ADVENTURE #100 - SPECIAL ISSUE - May 2008 | 
 
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| BLOOD
AND THUNDER by Mark Finn - Nominated for a LOCUS Award! Mark Finn's BLOOD AND THUNDER, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROBERT E. HOWARD is up for an award for Best Non-Fiction Title of 2006 in the online version of the 37th Annual LOCUS AWARDS. Visit the LOCUS website at https://secure.locusmag.com:443/2007/2007PollAndSurvey.html to cast your vote! |  |
| The
Bronze Gazette - Issue #49 is now available! This issue features: Editorial "The Final Novel: Doc Savage at Earth's Center" by Dick Myers Doc Savage Comic: "Square Deal" from SHADOW COMICS Volume 4 Number 9 "The Man I Knew as Mr. Pulp" by Nick Wooda Carr "The House of Doc Savage" by Pete Spriggs "Review: Melody of Vengeance" by Howard Wright Scenes from the "Return from Comoral" by Ron Wilber Front Cover: George Rozen; Interior illustrations: Edd Cartier, Gene Girardier, and Ron Wilber; Rear Cover: Cristian Diaz Click on the cover for a larger image. Subscriptions are now available forTHE BRONZE GAZETTE issues 50, 51, and 52. Rates:U.S. $16.50 for three issues; Canada $18.00 for three issues; Overseas $22.00 for three issues. Makes checks and money orderspayable to: GreenEaglePublications, 2900Standiford Ave 16B, PMB #136, Modesto, California 95350. |  |
| CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 12: THE BEAST KING OF ABOMBI AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in July! Roy Thomas (W), John Buscema (A), Ernie Chan (A), and Sal Buscema (A) Conan and Bêlit, Queen of the Black Coast, reunite with their pirate crew aboard the Tigressonly to be drawn into the vermin-infested swamps of Stygia. In the dark depths of this haunted land, they battle for their lives amidst stately pleasure gardens transformed into treacherous dens of deceit. There, a twisted beast-king reigns supreme, his hordes of abominations descending mercilessly upon the Cimmerian and his lover. Together, the two shall face monstrous man-crabs and a sultry sea-witch, but when an ancient secret is unleashed it means only one thing for a member of their heroic party-death! Featuring ten more issues from the famed Roy Thomas/JohnBuscema run on Conan the Barbarian, stories showcasing Conan's adventures with Bêlit the She-Pirate, one of Robert E. Howard's most powerful and beloved female characters. Trade Paperback, Full Color, 168 pages, 7 x 10, $16.95, On sale July 4 Dark Horse Comics | |
| Collectors
Press: PULP
CULTURE: THE ART OF FICTIONMAGAZINES - Now available! by Frank M. Robinson & Lawrence Davidson From its origins in the late nineteenth century, when adventure stories reigned, through almost six decades of slinking sleuths, galloping ghouls, nitty-gritty gals, and invincible warriors, the pulp magazine transported readers to new frontiers of the mind. The proving ground for scores of writers and illustrators who went on to achieve great fame, these publications helped popularize authors such as Dashiell Hammett, Ray Bradbury, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.Taken collectively, they now provide a panorama of some sixty years of illustration and social commentary. Winner of the "Pop Culture Book of the Year" by the Independent Publisher's Association, Pulp Culture is the most comprehensive compilation ever published on the subject, and is a must for graphic artists,fiction lovers, and anyone who appreciates the art of pulp fiction's golden age. Softcover,11x10, 208 pages, Full Color, SRP: $29.95. Thepublisher is Collectors Press. |  |
| CONAN
#40 - Coming in
May! Timothy Truman (W), Paul Lee (P), Dave Stewart (C), Cary Nord (Cover), and Richard Isanove (Cover) Two Wizards and a Funeral: King Conan has vanquished the forces of Koth and slain the cruel wizardTsotha. But the barbarian king learns too late that severing a wizard's head makes him no less dangerous when Tsotha returns with a new and deadly ally: Conan's ancient foe, Thoth-amon! Writer Timothy Truman, penciller Paul Lee, and returningcolorist Dave Stewart offer an oft-requested peek into Conan's years as King of Aquilonia in this direct follow-up to Robert E. Howard's "The Scarlet Citadel." Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, On sale May 16 Dark Horse Comics | |
| CONAN
AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #5 (of 5) - Coming in
June! Joshua Dysart (W), Will Conrad (P), Juan Ferreyra (C), and Jason Shawn Alexander (Cover) Ra Sid's diabolical plans reach their climax in a deadly crescendo of magic and murder. As ancient spells clash with Aquilonian steel, King Conan must put his personal vendetta aside to save his kingdom-and world-from a fate far worse than the darkest death. Written by Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing, Violent Messiahs) and drawn by Will Conrad (Serenity, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer) Conan and the Midnight God continues an exciting new chapter in the adventures of the barbarian king. Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, On sale June 27 Dark Horse Comics | |
| E-texts
on the net thisweek The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow reviewthis week. Next weeks review is "Silver Skull" from January 1, 1939. "Murder Clew" by John Olsenis this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: 800 stories online! "Filed in Person" by C. K. M. Scanlon from POPULAR DETECTIVE, February 1939 Short story complete in one page. Action, too. "Death on the Meter" by Edward Ronns from THRILLING DETECTIVE, January 1945 Detective Dolliver of Homicide runs a chase with doom on the trail of a killer - and learns that the Female of the Gun Racket Species can be more deadly than the Male! | |
| HOWARD'S
HAUNTS by Rob Roehm - Now available and recommended! Travel through the remnants of Robert E. Howard's Texasand the events of the Howard Centennial with this collection of full color photographs and descriptions of the Birthday Bash in Fort Worth, Howard Days in Cross Plains, and the World Fantasy Convention in Austin. Also included are sections dealing with Peaster, Dark Valley, Rising Star, Burkett, Cross Cut, Fredericksburg, Fort McKavett, Greenleaf Cemetery, Howard Payne University, and more. Each section includes excerpts from Howard's correspondence and commentary by Rob Roehm, with an assist by Mark Finn. Includes "Cimmeria" and many high resolution pictures of Howard himself. $29.99 HOWARD'S HAUNTS is highly recommended. This 132 page trade paperback (8.5 by 11) is jam-packed with one or more photos on almost every page, the vast majority are in color. If you are at all interested in REH and doubt you will ever be able to attend Howard Days, this book is almost as good as being there. A "First Edition" was available on Howard's birthday, January 22nd. All copies ordered after that date are labelled "Second Edition." HOWARD'S HAUNTS is available on Lulu.com. |  |
| JAMES
BOND: THE PHOENIX PROJECT- Arriving in comic
shops February 14th! by Jim Lawrence & Yaroslav Horak The assassination of a top scientistputs James Bond on the trail of a vicious arms dealer... but will he discover the secret of "The Phoenix Project" Also includes "The Black Ruby Caper," "Til Death Do Us Part," and "The Torch-Time Affair," plus a new introduction and exclusive Bond girls feature! Softcover, 9x12, 120 pages, B&W, SRP: $19.95 |  |
| LANKHMAR
BOOK 3: SWORDS IN THE MIST by Fritz Leiber - Coming in
July! Lean times in Lankhmar force brothers-in-arms Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to part ways. Only after a joust of wits and swords do the friends join together again, stealing the ship the Black Treasurer and sailing round and through The Claws. Fighting sea kings, curses, and seven-eyed wizards, the pair set out on their heroic wanderings through the wilds of Nehwon. Fritz Leiber shares the stage with the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and C. S. Lewis as a founding master of the fantasy genre. Readers of The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia series will love all of the Lankhmar books. Leiber is a recipient of many awards for his short stories such as the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. DH Press will be publishing all eight books in the influential Lankhmar series. Trade paperback, 224 pages, 5 x 8, $12.95,On sale July 11 Dark Horse Press | |
| Moonstone
Books - Arriving in comic
shops February 14th! KOLCHAK: THE NIGHT STALKER CASEBOOK By Pierce Askegren, Mike Baron, Rachel Caine, Mark Dawidziak, Tom DeFalco, PN Elrod, John Everson, Joe Gentile, Christopher Golden,Elizabeth Massie, John Ostrander, Gary Phillips, James Reasoner, Robert J Randisi, Richard Dean Starr and Dave Ulanski, cover by Doug Klauba. Sixteen new tales of the surreal, bizarre, and the macabre. After the Stoker Award nominated success of the Kolchak Chronicles (and its various printings), Moonstone presents a new collection of original creepy-thriller Kolchak prose short stories! So listen in as Kolchak relays some of his most spine-tingling cases about voodoo, myths, ghost towns, time conundrums, Vikings, haunted amusement parks, pirates, big fish, and some startling revelations about Kolchak¹s past! Plus: the first ever original Kolchak novella, by Mark Dawidziak. "Cancellation"...you see, Kolchak has been hired to be the consultant on a new network TV show about someone very much like him...hmmm, sound like something you may have seen last year on TV...? Plus, an intro/memoriam of Darren McGavin. http://www.moonstonebooks.com 320 pages, $16.95. |  |
| Moonstone
Books - THE PHANTOM GOES TO WAR TO SAVE INVISIBLE
CHILDREN! Moonstone Books & www.InvisibleChildren.com Team Up for Special Charity Story Arc to Benefit the Victims of Ugandan Civil War Waged with Child Soldiers For the last decade, a Ugandan Warlord has fought his self-proclaimed Holy War on the backs of children he's stolen from their homes in the middle of the night. After an intense indoctrination of physical, mental and spiritual torture, these children are taught to fight in his name against their own families and peoples. An unimaginable number of children have died for him, while countless more will live out their lives scarred and disfigured, bearing mortal wounds on their souls that will never heal. Banding together to offer food, shelter, clothing, healthcare and a better life to the children who have managed to escape this madman, are three westerners who created www.invisiblechildren.com. These men have raised awareness of the plight of these children internationally, through independent films, appearances on television such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and various guerilla-marketing campaigns, but still so much more needs to be done. When "The Phantom" creator Lee Falk was alive, he never hesitated to have his heroic creation take on fictionalized versions of the very madmen who make life in third world nations so hellish for those trying to live their lives in peace. To that end, Moonstone Books' newest Phantom scribe Mike Bullock has crafted a three-part story beginning this June and running monthly all summer long to further raise awareness of this terrible man and the atrocities he commits every day. "This is exactly the kind of Phantom story we've always wanted to do!" said Moonstone Editor in Chief, Joe Gentile. "When Mike brought this to me, I couldn't say yes fast enough. Sure it's great to create quality comic books, but it's far more rewarding knowing you're doing something that makes a positive difference in the world around us." To bring this tale to life in the pages of *The Phantom*, Moonstone Books has enlisted legendary artists Darryl Banks and Terry Austin to create a series of "B" covers to adorn each issue. For every "B" cover purchased, Moonstone Books has pledged to make a donation to www.invisiblechildren.comon behalf of those hurt by this tragedy. Industry vet and fan favorite artist Marat Mychaels has crafted the A covers while interior art will be handled by regular series artists Silvestre Szilagyi and Bob Pedroza. "This may very well be the most important comic story I've ever written," states Bullock. "I cannot over stress how important it is for all of you to pre-order these issues from your comic retailer." You can view the covers for The Phantom #17 at the following links: http://www.moonstonebooks.com/images/Phant17A.jpg Cover A by Marat Mychaels and Adelso Corona http://www.moonstonebooks.com/images/Phan17B.jpg Cover B by Darryl Banks and Terry Austin Availablefor pre-order in the March cover dated Diamond Previews magazine, "The Phantom: Invisible Children" part 1 (of 3), will continue the tradition of making a difference in the world begun over seventy years ago by "The Phantom" creator Lee Falk. For more information on The Invisible Children or to make a donation directly to the organization, surf over to www.InvisibleChildren.com More information regarding Moonstone Books, The Phantom and Moonstone's other properties, projects and staff can be found at http://www.moonstonebooks.com |  
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| The
Pulp Factory - Catch an advance look at upcoming projects! The Pulp Factory has an advance look at a story from the next Secret Agent X anthology plus a great Spider illustration by Rob Davis that has been colored by Chris Varney! | |
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1st - Pulp Image Library Version 5 is now available! The Pulp Image Library version 5 is now available with almost 21,000 pulp cover images. It'sthe best pulp cover reference available. There are also new versionsof the SF & Fantasy, Detective & Mystery, Anthology, Western,Heroes & Villains CDs and a new Air and War CD. Pulp Image Library version 5 retails for $50 and can be ordered from http://www.pulps1st.com The Pulps 1st website should be updated soon or you can contact Mark Halegua at msh@pulps1st.com Review: If you enjoy viewing pulp cover art, then Pulp Image Library version 5 is just what you are looking for. With almost 21,000 cover images, you will spend countless hours looking at all the images on this CD. The CD contains more images in one place than you are likely to find anywhere else. Included are images from the hero pulps, sports pulps, weird menace pulps, western pulps, romance pulps, detective pulps, adventure pulps, science fiction and fantasy pulps, you name it, they are here. The pulp cover images for each pulp title are containedin a separate folder. Folders are arranged alphabetically, so locating covers for a particular title is a snap. Looking for a particular image by publication date? No problem! All files are named by the month and year of the magazine. There are folders for 903 different pulp titles, although some folders are empty awaiting the availability of images. The images themselves range in size from 144 pixels wide (the smallest I found so far) to 710 pixels (the largest I found so far). Most images seem to be in the range of 350 to 500 pixels wide, a good size for viewing. Resolution variesfrom 72 dpi to 200 dpi in the images I have viewed so far. You are probably thinking, why should I pay for a CD when I can download images off the Internet for free? The answer is simple. I have been downloading cover images off the Internet for years and I have many of the cover imagesthat are on this CD. Some of my downloaded cover images are largerin size and/or of better quality. However, I have downloaded nowhere near 21,000 cover images and my downloaded images are not as conveniently organized. You can spend lots and lots of hours downloading and cataloging images yourself or buy this CD and start enjoying the images right away. Pulp Image Library Version 5 is a good value that is well worth the price of admission. |  |
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Pulp Rack - New updates! "FLAMING LONDON: Alternative Fictional History by Joe R. Lansdale." FLAMING LONDON is the second of three books from Lansdale published by Subterranean Press, in which he creates an alternative history for fictional and semi-fictional versions of historical personages. (How is a personage different from a person? Is a personage like a parsonage -- the home in which a person or a parson lives? I'm starting to feel like an Abbott and Costello bit here...) You'll find the new posting at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/02/flaming_london.html Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up forthe Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! THE ADVENTURES OF TOFFEE #1 by Charles F. Myers Originally published as The Charles F. Myers Collection #1, we are repackaging Myers fantasy stories of Toffee and other characters. Hardcover with Dust Jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 |  |
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Uncovered: How Pulp FictionMagazines Changed America - March 15-18,2007 A Pulp Fiction Festival Sponsoredby Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island Cheap pulp fiction magazines of the early 1900s defied social taboos against violence, sex and bad taste. Condemned by moralists and scorned by the elite, pulp stories flaunted violence, reveled in promiscuous sex, and stereotyped just about everyone. Visit the Pulp Uncovered website at http://www.pulpuncovered.com/ For more information contact: info@pulpuncovered.com The Festival is a community event sponsored by the American studiesdepartment at Brown University and it celebrates pulp fiction magazines from the 1920s-40s.We are looking at how the art, stories, and creators of pulp magazines influenced/mirrored society and how they broke many social taboos. The Festival will take place March 15-17 in honor of the 70th anniversaryof the death of HP Lovecraft, Providence's own pulpster. There will be two museum exhibits on Brown's campus: one on the action-detectivepulps including Doc Savage, and another exhibit on Lovecraft and the horror pulps. Brown is working with many organizations such as the Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence PreservationSociety, RISD Museum, the Providence Athenaeum and Lovecraft's old haunt the Ladd Observatory, all of which are co-sponsoring public events. For example, there will be two walking tours on different aspects of Lovecraft's life and work, we'll have a RISD Museum event talking about the art of the pulps, a Lovecraft astronomy night at the Ladd Observatory, and various lectures and panel discussions. We also have a Pulp Film Festival at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence, featuring some pulp-inspired movies and some film noir classics. As this is a large community event, I expect we'll have some good media coverage. |  |
| Wildside
Press - ADVENTURE TALES #4 ADVENTURE TALES #4 is at the printer and should be available later this month. The contents include: Seabury Quinn ("The Monkey God") Edwin Baird ("Double Shuffle") E. Hoffmann Price ("Every Man a King") John D. Swain ("The Mad Detective") Robert E. Howard ("Son of the White Wolf") plus poetry by: Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, and Robert E. Howard | |
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Press - WEIRD TALES #343 Wildside Press has announced that WEIRD TALES #343 will be going out to subscribers this week, featuring stories by Joe R. Lansdale, Holly Phillips, Michael Shea,and K.D. Wentworth! Plus: a look at the newest Cthulhu movie; book reviews; a trip to Robert E. Howard's family home; and more... | |
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| 11th Annual Fantastic Pulps
Show& Sale- May 12, 2007 The 11th Annual Fantastic Pulps Show & Sale will be held Saturday, May 12, 2007 from 10am to 5pm. The location as always, is the lower level of the LillianH. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The show is a small but pulp specific eventof 25 tables,featuringpulps,pulp reprints and related items, as well as video anda scattering of other collectables. The show is a friendly event, and the city of Toronto has many attractions to offer for a vacation/pulp outing.There is a slideshow, auction, and periodic tours ofthe library's own pulpcollection.Thelibrary is located in the heart of Toronto at 239 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For
more information contact Neil Mechemat Girasol Collectables
at 905.820.7572 or email at: info@girasolcollectables.com Click on the image at the right for the complete show poster! |  | ||
| 19th
Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo -October 7, 2007 The 19th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2007. Watch the Gryphon Books website for more news and guests on the big 2007 show! | |||
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| 2007 Windy City Pulp and Paper
Con - May 4 thru 6, 2007! GUESTS OF HONOR: KEN KELLY & GARY GIANNI In keeping with our Conan theme, artists Ken Kelly and Gary Gianni will be our Guests of Honor this year. Among the many paperback and magazine covers Ken Kelly has painted are numerous portrayals of Conan, beginning with the Berkley paperbacks of the 1970's, while Gary Gianni has brought Conan to life in the recent Wandering Star volumes. Both have depicted numerous other REH heroes as well. ART SHOW: We will once again be hosting an art show displaying original pulp and paperback art. For the third year in a row, the art show is sponsored by Dan Zimmer and the finefolks at Illustration magazine (www.illustrationmagazine. 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.We will also be showing episodes of the classic TV series, Thriller, based on stories that had originally appeared in WEIRD TALES. 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 advertisein the program book, rates are: full page ads $70 (4 1/8'' x 6.75''), half page $40 (4 1/8'' x 3 3/8''), business card size $25 (3.25” x 2''). The deadline for submitting and paying for ads is March 1, 2007. 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. HOTEL: For our seventh show, we’ll be in the NW suburbs of Chicago. The Sheraton is 15-20 minutes NW of O’Hare Airport. Room rates are $97/night; parking is free. For thosebringing families, the Sheraton’s indoor waterpark is opening this fall,and the Sheraton is also located two miles from Woodfield Mall, which is the Chicago area’s largest mall. The hotel is 1/2 mile fromthe Chicago Metra train line, which runs to downtown Chicago. The hotel is also located next to Arlington Park Racecourse, the premier horse racing venue in Illinois. The con coincides with opening weekend, and on the Saturday, in addition to the regular slate of races they’ll be simulcasting the Kentucky Derby. So if you still have any money left after buying stuff at the con, you can put a few dollars down on the Derby. The hotel has complimentary transportation to and from WoodfieldMall, the train station and the track. MEMBERSHIPS: Memberships are $35 forall three days, $25 for Friday only,$25 for Saturday only, and $15 for Sunday only. At the request of several attendees at past cons, we are, for the first time, experimenting with and offering the option of buying an Early Bird Admission for non-dealers for $60, which is a three day membership which allows entry to the dealer room on Friday at 10 a.m. (which is one hour after dealer setup begins and two hours before the con generally opens to the public). Please note that we can now accept payments online through Paypal (account pulpvault@msn.com). DEALER INFO: Dealer setup begins Friday at 9 a.m. – the dealer room is open to the public from noon - 6 p.m. Friday (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Early Bid Admission), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday. For dealers, tables are 6’ long. Each table includes: 1 tablecloth and 2 chairs. Wall tables are $90 and island tables are $80. The dealer room will helper must also buy a regular 3 day membership ($35). 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. The registration form is now posted on the website with complete details. http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com/ The bulletin board section of the website is also active, so members can join and post things of general interest regarding the convention, including sharing rides, rooms, etc. IMPORTANT SCHEDULING CHANGE! FRIDAY NIGHT PULP PARTY! Despite having booked our hotel dates and times nearly a year in advance, we've just been informed by the hotel that they've double-booked the dealer room for Friday, May 4, and we will not have access to this room until Friday evening. But would something like this deter Conan the Cimmerian? No, by Crom! And it won't deter us either! Accordingly, our Friday schedule has changed for the dealer room. We will now begin dealer set-up as soon as we can on Friday, which we currently anticipate will be between 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. It's possible that dealer set-up may be able to begin a little earlier than that; as the situation becomes clearer, we will post updates to the website. The dealer room will open to the public at 7:00 p.m. and will remain open until midnight for our Friday Night Pulp Party. We will begin our Pulp Filmfest on Friday afternoon for those arriving prior to the opening of the dealer room, and will no longer be selling Early Bird Admissions. The flier is still accurate for Saturday's and Sunday's schedules. We apologize for the late change but hope you'll still join us for a fun Friday night filled with buying and selling pulps (and telling tall tales of the ones that got away)! | |||
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Michigan Antiquarian Book & Paper Show - April 01, 2007! The Midwest's largest book show will feature about 90 dealers from around the countryoffering over a million old, rare, and collectible book & paper items for sale! For more information, visit http://www.curiousbooks.com/show/abf.html Sunday, April 1, 2007 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM Admission $4.50; free for children 13 and under Lansing Center: 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI | |||
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Press: Talbot Mundy- Now available! The following titles by Talbot Mundy are now available from Ariel Press. Caves of Terror An attempt to overthrow India leads agents AthelstanKing and Greg Ramsden to pursue a powerful mahatma--and the Princess Yasmini! In the course of the investigations, they are led through an intricate series of underground caves, where they witness all kinds of supernatural experiments--and must face murderous crocodiles, panthers, and much more. In the end, they realize that they have come under the judgement of the Nine Unknown, a group of powerful adepts who control the wealthof the world and possess the key to the secrets of life. Caves of Terroris another excellent piece of inspired fiction from the pen of Talbot Mundy. $14.99 Black Light, A Story of Karma Joe Beddington is heir to an enormous fortune, but must kowtow to the whims of his mother. They are living a while in India, attempting to find the lost daughter of a friend of Mrs. Beddington. Joe falls in love with Rita, a girl who is a devotee in a secret temple. Like a spider, Mrs. Beddington weaves a complex web that will advance her goals but frustrate Joe's. This web draws in several others, including a local Maharajah, who delights in cruetly. But it is not Mrs. Beddington's web at all--it is the unfolding of the wheel of karma. At the proper moment, the head of the temple calls on divine justice in a stunning Hindu ritual called "the black light," and each character must confront the consequences of his or her deeds--or die from the bite of the cobra of justice. This is the only complete version of this great novel ever publishedin the United States. Price: $19.99. The Thunder DragonGate The Thunder Dragon Gate is the name of a monastery in Tibet, thought to be the portal to Shambala, and therefore revered as a symbol for the threshold to higher levels of spiritual consciousness. American secret agent Tom Grayne and his wife Elsa are trying to smuggle the keeper of the gate, Thö-pa-ga, back into Tibet to resume his ordained duty-and to learn what they can about the path to Shambala. Only a few things stand in their way--a power-mad rajah named Dowlah, an array of Chinese and Japanese agents, the Tibetan government, the Indian government, and a huge man-eating spider called a shang-shang. This ferocious spider--the female eats its mate after copulating-is the source of many common Tibetan superstitions which are most effective in keeping the ignorant and the fanatical away from the Thunder Dragon Gate. It is said that the gate itself is guarded by a shang-shang! This fast-paced adventure novel by Talbot Mundy illuminates the power of the mind to defeat superstitions-and the need to do so before one can tread the path to enlightenment. $18.99 Winds from the East A collection of stories, articles, and poems by Talbot Mundy, edited by Brian Taves Talbot Mundy was one of the most popular writers of adventure fiction in America during the first half of the 20th century. His stories and novels brought to life the customs and lifestyles of India, Tibet, and the Middle East more vividly than any other writer. Beyond that, Mundy was one of the most inspired esoteric writers of the time. His novels are filled with insights into not only the mystic traditions of India and Tibet, but also the basic spiritual principles of reincarnation, karma, destiny, duty, and beauty. While many Mundy novels are still widely read today, most of his stories, poems, and essays have been unknown for more than fifty years. This anthology corrects this omission. It reprints many of his key "shorter" writings in a single "reader," edited by Mundy biographer Brian Taves. It is an excellent introduction to the work of this seminal author-and the wondrous world of his wisdom and imagination. $21.99 | |||
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Black Coast Press - REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #11 is coming
in June! The official website of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur has been updated, with new pages added. Here is some early information on the next issue: Issue No. 11 of The Definitive Howard Fanzine will make its debut at the 2007 Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas (June 8 - 9). LIMITED EDITION of 300 numbered copies. Contents Include:
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| Black Dog Books - Available
mid-February! The Dragoman’sRevenge by OtisA. Kline First book publication. Ho! Come and sit with me in the coffeeshop of Silat and listen as I, Hamed the Dragoman recount for you my many adventures: of loves won and lost; of fortunes made and spent; of how I tempted the hand of fate many times and incurred the wrath of Sultans to live and tell my tales. Come and listen my friend. You will not be disappointed. Enjoy these never-before-collected stories from the pages of Farnsworth Wright's ORIENTAL STORIES. Accompanying the stories are the original 1930s illustrations by Joseph Doolin and Rudy Napoli. 6" x 9" trade paperback, $19.95 Front cover art by J. Allen St. John With an introduction by Doug Ellis Peter the Brazen by George F. Worts First time in paperback! Peter Moore, wireless operator of the Vandalia, noticesstrange happenings onboardship. What do these strange radio messages mean? Who is it thatcries for help? In tryingto find out the answers suddenly Peter finds himself thrust into the underworld clutches of a Chinese crime lord as he travels into “The City of Stolen Lives,” tastes from “The BitterFountain” and barely escapes “The Green Death,” all in the pursuit of a beautiful woman! 6" x 9" trade paperback / 204 pages $19.95 Front cover art by Laurence Herndon. Order both of the above titles together and receive free shipping! (US destinations only. Offer good untilFebruary 1, 2007.) Christmas 2006
Special Order our previous titles “Empire” and “Skull”together and receive25% off! The Empirein the Air by George Allan England First book publication! 1914: Alien Marauders Invade the Earth.Strange flying globes—unfathomable aliens from the Fourth Dimension—appear suddenly over major cities,raining destruction and death on defenseless millions! When all hope seems lost,a small team of scientists and airmen—and a daredevil flyer captured by the invaders—rally the planet’s primitive air forces for a last, desperate battle to preserve mankind and its civilization.George Allan England’s The Empire in the Air, a nearly forgotten landmark in science fiction, is now available for the first time in book form—more than 90 years after its initial publication! 6" x 9" trade paperback 206 pages $24.95 ISBN 1-928619-40-1 Fiction/ScienceFiction/Adventure Cover art by Joel Naprstek The Skull of Shirzad Mir by Harold Lamb Read the writer who influenced RobertE. Howard! Adventurein the hills of Uzbekistan in 1608. Abdul Dost, the Moslem warrior, teams up with EnglishmanSir Ralph Weyand to free the imprisoned rightful ruler Shirzad Mir and restore his lands to him from the tyranny of the evil Uzbek lord, Jani Beg. 6" x 9" trade paperback 182 pages $19.95 ISBN 1-928619-41-X Fiction/Historical/Adventure Cover art by Tom Roberts Shipping is via USPS media mail unless otherwise requested. Add $4.50 for one book or $5.50 for 2 books. Also in production—Spring 2007 Trade paperback releases from Black Dog Books • FLAMEHAIR by H. Bedford-Jones • A THOUSAND DEGREES BELOW ZERO by MurrayLeinster • PUZZLE IN PERIL—The Collected Cases of Nick Ransom by Robert Leslie Bellem Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, IL 61761 tom.roberts2@insightbb.com www.blackdogbooks.net (under construction) Check or Money order. Credit cards accepted through Paypal. |     | ||
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Spectre and the Lightning
Legion - Chapter 21 is now online! Captain Spectre Chapter 1: "The Mark of Death" and Chapter 2: "The Electric Soldier" are posted in their entirety on line. Chapter 3: "Secret Worlds" of Captain Spectre is in progress and this is great time to jump on board! Pages 1 through 21 of "Secret Worlds" are now posted online for your reading pleasure. It is a great time tojumpon board, withthe opening of this new thrilling chapter in the life of Captain Spectre. This chapter is ofthe jungle/lost world serial genre,complete with jungle princess,dinosaurs, ancient science, and cannibals. Join the Lightning Legion and get in on the adventures. It's Free!! http://www.captainspectre.com The Pulse has an illustrated interview with Tom Floyd which features some of his artwork for Moonstone Books prose anthology THE SPIDER CHRONICLES (due later this month). Click here to read it. You can preview the Spider illustrations on the Captain Spectre website! |   | ||
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TALES: "THE RISING"ONE-SHOT - Arriving in comic
shops February 7th! A sequel to the sold-out Cthulhu Tales one-shot, featuring the same roster of writers: Eureka TV series creator Andrew Cosby; Eureka show writer JohannaStokes; Second Wave writer Michael Alan Nelson; Transformers screenwriter John Rogers; Ninja Tales writer Chris Ward, and a new creative voice in the mix: Hans Rodionoff, the writer of Marvel's Werewolf By Night movie and the upcoming Tekken film! Featuring the best of the best of a brilliant roster of artists, Cthulhu Tales: The Rising is a primal journey into a dark arena of horror. 48 pages, Full Color, SRP: $6.99, Publisher: BOOM Studios | |||
| Darkside
Press: The Collected Storiesof Clifford D. Simak Volume 2 - Now available! The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak Volume Two: Physician to the Universe Edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne; Introductionby Barry N. Malzberg Voted a Grand Master Award by SFWA, Clifford D. Simak was also honored with the Life Achievement Award from HWA and won numerous other awards during his distinguished career. While his novels have seen numerous reprints, a comprehensive collection of his short fiction has never been offered before. This is the second of a projected twelve-volume series which will at long last gather all of the short fiction of Clifford D. Simak into book form. Physician to the Universe provides the same delightful blend of old favoritesand rare, previously unreprinted pieces that made Eternity Lost such a hit with fans. Noted author Barry N. Malzberg has provided the introduction. $45.00, Casebound Included in this volume are:
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Press/Midnight House- Coming soon! DarksidePress has several forthcoming volumes of interest to pulp (and pre-pulp) fans: Next up from Midnight House is Uel Key's collection of the adventures of supernaturalsleuth Arnold Rhymer taken from the pages of PEARSON'S MAGAZINE 1917-1922. From Jess Nevin's The Pulp Heroes: ProfessorArnold Rhymer, M.D.,a doctor and lecturer who works closely with Scotland Yard on casesthat are unusual or exotic. Rhymer, though, for all his education, is actually on the youngish side. He's tall, lean and agile, although he is not superhumanly strong. Nor does he have psychic abilities or occult powers; if his opponent won't be brought down with cold steel or hot lead, as (for example) a vampire he confronts will not, Rhymer is in trouble. Of course, he's sly and persistent, and what he lacks in extraordinary physicality he makes up for in erudition and cunning. (He also relies, Holmes-like, on logic; "guessing is always destructive to logic. Far better observe small facts upon which large impressions may depend.") His stories also give hints of his being widely traveled; he's intimately acquainted, for example, with the appearance of a Gurkha's kukri knife, and that's knowledge that no ordinary English doctor would have. He is, of course, a very effective occult detective. Darkside Press is putting the finishing touches on THE CHILDLESS ONES, the first volume collecting all of Daniel F. Galouye's short fiction. Daniel Francis Galouye published his first novelette "Rebirth" in William L. Hamling's IMAGINATION, a magazine famous for its intergalactic-set space operas. Later novelettes and stories appeared in IMAGINATION, GALAXY, and FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION. His first novel, DARK UNIVERSE, was published in 1961 and was short listed for the Hugo Award. Thanks to John Pelan for the information! | |||
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on the net this week The Shadow in Review: "House of Silence" from July15, 1937 is reviewed this week. "Jewels of Doom" by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: 800 stories online! "Blue Coat Gamble" by Neil Moran from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, June 1947 When the wrong kind of cops raid a gambling joint, the odds may not always ride with the blue coats. "Smoke Scream" by Joe Archibaldfrom 10-STORY DETECTIVE, February 1945 Featuring: Alvin Hinkey Hambone Noonan, Hinkey's flatfoot chief, usually hooked for free anything he wanted, such as pushcart bananas. But when Hambone lit up a black market stogie he'd lifted from a cadaver's cigar case, it was up to Hinkey to pay the murder-written tobacco bill. "Luck of the Damned" by John Scott Douglas from SKY FIGHTERS, July 1937 Jerry Randolph defies the jinx of his June 13 birthday in a slashing winged attack on an enemy squadron! | |||
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Collectables - New Spider reprint series, PULP DOUBLES #2
is now available! PULP DOUBLES #1 and #2 are now available! Girasol is pleased to introducetheirnew series of Spider reprints. The 'Pulp Doubles'line features2 action-packed Spider stories per issue. These 7" x 10" trade paperbackshave re-set text, but featurethe original illustrations from the pulps. Unlike the Pulp Replica line, these are NOT facsimile editions, nor do they include the backup stories or the original ads. But for those of you who want action the way onlythe Spider can provide it, these are for you! This new product line is IN ADDITION to our Pulp Replicas... the Replicas will continue exactly as before. #2 - Spider #14 & #64: "Death's Crimson Juggernaut" (Nov. 1934)and"Claws of the Golden Dragon" (Jan. 1939) The second issuein our new trade paperback style pulp reprint series. 128 pages with 2 action-packed Spider stories: 'Death's Crimson Juggernaut'issue #14, Nov/34 and 'Claws of the Golden Dragon' issue #64 Jan/39. Reset text, but includes the original illustrations. #1 - Spider#11 1: "Prince of the Red Looters" (Aug. 1934) and "The City That DaredNot Eat" (Oct. 1937) The Spider battles a daring gentlemankiller who has dubbed himself 'TheFly' in issue#11, August 1934. So confident is The Fly of his ability, that he dareschallenge the Spider himself to a duel... to the death! In issue #49, October 1937, Richard Wentworth matches wits against a master criminal who is impersonating the Spider and turning the city against their champion. By seizing control of the very food supply through mass poisonings and murder, this criminal fiend plans to loot all of New York! The price per issue is $14.95 + $2.05 s&h for a totalof $17 per issue (within North America). There will be 4 new issues in 2007,and Girasol is accepting subscriptions now for the full year's worth. Subscriptions are available by calendar year only (nopart-year subs) and the price for a full year will be $50/year (Save $18!) including s&h within North America. Payments by check, international money order. All payments must be made in $US payableto Girasol Collectablesand mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o GirasolCollectables 3501 Glen Erin Drive, Apt.1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 Visit the Girasol Collectableswebsite athttp://www.girasolcollectables.com/ |  
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Collectables - February Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing seriesof Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. The SPIDER/OPERATOR #5 rotation continues in 2007 with eight new issues of SPIDER and four new issues of OPERATOR #5. Also coming in 2007 are the 5 issues of MAGIC CARPET! Monthly Special:All three for $85 ($10off) Ourfirst Replica this month is "Overlord of the Damned" featuring THE SPIDER (#25) from October 1935. $35 Our second Replica this month is WEIRD TALES #6 from Sept. 1923. $35 (ALL of 1923 and 1924 are now out!) Our third Replica is SAUCY MOVIE TALES #5 from March 1936. $25 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate
method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before
ordering items such as pulpmagazines or other books. Payments can bemade to our
regularinfo@girasolcollectables.com
email address. Any of you with the oldgirasol@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. Email
Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. All
payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Here is a complete listing of the Pulp Replicas currently $available for 25, $35, or $50 each postpaid within North America. Overseas will be a few dollars more. |    | ||
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Club - Next meeting is February 10, 2007! Gotham Pulp Collectors Club is a club for pulp collectors to meet in the NYC/Metro area. It meets the 2nd Saturday of every month.
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| GRAPHIC
CLASSICS: H. P. LOVECRAFT - Now available! Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of the revised second edition of GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.P. LOVECRAFT, the fourth volume in the GRAPHIC CLASSICS series of comics adaptations of great literature. GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.P. LOVECRAFT is completely revised, with 75 pages of new material. New to this edition are adaptations of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," illustrated by Simon Gane and "Dreams in the Witch House," by Pedro Lopez. Plus "Sweet Ermengarde," a rare comedy by Lovecraft. Returning from the previous edition are "Reanimator," "The Shadow Out of Time," The Terrible Old Man" and "The Cats of Ulthar." With a stunning cover painting by Giorgio Comolo. GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.P. LOVECRAFT is available in bookstores, comics shops, or direct from the publisher at http://www.graphicclassics.com. 144 pages, 7 x 10", paperback, b&w, 4c cover, $11.95 The Graphic Classics series: GRAPHIC CLASSICS: EDGAR ALLAN POE (ISBN 0-9746648-7-1) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE (ISBN 0-9746648-5-5) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.G. WELLS (ISBN 0-9746648-3-9) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: H.P. LOVECRAFT (ISBN 0-9746648-9-8) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: JACK LONDON (ISBN 0-9746648-8-X) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: AMBROSE BIERCE (ISBN 0-9712464-6-7) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: BRAM STOKER (ISBN 0-9712464-7-5) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: MARK TWAIN (ISBN 0-9712464-8-3) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (ISBN 0-9746648-0-4) HORROR CLASSICS: Graphic Classics Volume Ten (ISBN 0-9746648-1-2) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: O. HENRY (ISBN 0-9746648-2-0) ADVENTURE CLASSICS: Graphic Classics Volume Twelve (ISBN 0-9746648-4-7) GRAPHIC CLASSICS: RAFAEL SABATINI (ISBN 0-9746648-6-3) |  | ||
| HardCase
Crime- Coming in February and beyond! February 2007 LUCKY AT CARDS by Lawrence Block, Cover art by Chuck Pyle On the mend after getting run out of Chicago, professional cardsharp Bill Maynardis hungry for some action—but not nearly as hungry as Joyce Rogers, the tantalizing wife of Bill’s latest mark. Together they hatch an ingenious scheme to get rid of her husband. But in life as in poker, the otherplayer sometimes has an ace up his sleeve. March 2007 ROBBIE'S WIFE by Russell Hill, Cover art by Richard B. Farrell Jack Stone fled Los Angeles, a failed marriage, anda failing career as a screenwriterto spend six months in the remote English countryside, hammering out the new script that would put himback on top. But what he found wasn’t solitude and peace—it was temptation. Because Maggie Barlow, the wife of the man putting him up, had something irresistible about her.Something that could drive a man to kill... April 2007 THE VENGEFUL VIRGIN by Gil Brewer, Cover art by Gregory Manchess HER WEALTHY STEPFATHER WAS DYING—BUT NOTQUICKLY ENOUGH... What beautiful 18-year-old would wantto spend her lifetaking care of an invalid? Not Shirley Angela. But that’s the life she was trapped in—until she met Jack. Now Shirley and Jack have a plan to put the oldman out of his miseryand walk away with a suitcase full of cash.But there’s nothing like money to come between lovers—money, and other women... |   | ||
| H.P.
LOVECRAFT'S SERIES 1 PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE BLACK CTHULHU ACTION FIGURE - Now available! H.P. Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, but his works have become highly important and influential among writers and fans of modern horror fiction. In the Southeast Pacific lies the sunken city of R'Leyth. C'thulhu, a hideous creature of enormous size and alien power, waits to returnto our world with the other Great Old Ones. Cthulhu has been featured in numerous toys, games, t-shirts, and related merchandise. This 6" Previews Exclusive black version features the same articulated wings and poseable tentacles as the regular green edition, but is limited to 1,200 pieces worldwide. Order from Entertainment Earth. SRP: $24.99 |  | ||
| THE
LONE RANGER #4 - Arriving in comic shops February 7th! by Matthews, Cassaday, & Cariello The Lone Ranger continues from creators Brett Matthews, John Cassaday, SergioCariello, and colorist Dean White! John Reid and Tonto return home... and from its ashes unearth a hidden piece of inheritance. Will what they find amidst the hills it leads them to be enough to convince John to stop running, and to face the legacy thrust upon him? Will it even matter as Black Bart's murderous rampage continues, drawing ever-closer to the only family Reid has left in the world? 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 | |||
| MARLOW
- New drama pilot for ABC! MARLOW, from Touchstone TV, is a procedural crime drama featuring Raymond Chandler's noir private eye.Jason O'Mara is in final negotiations for the lead role in this ABC pilot production according to "The Hollywood Reporter." O'Mara is also expectedto serve as a producer on the show. O'Mara's series credits include ABC's "In Justice" and CBS' "The Agency." | |||
| Mike Chomko -
February 2007 newsletter is now available! Mike's February 2007 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). MichaelChomko, 2217W. Fairview Street, Allentown,PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |||
| MOONSTONE
BOOKS - Coming in May! THE PHANTOM CHRONICLES Written by Craig Shaw Gardner, Jim Alexander, David Bishop, Mike Bullock, Ron Fortier, Steven Grant, Clay and Susan Griffith, CJ Henderson, Nancy Kilpatrick, Len Kody, Howard Mackie, David Michelinie, Will Murray, Mike Oliveri, Martin Powell, Ed Rhoades, Trina Robbins and Dan Wickline, cover by Doug Klauba. 17 new prose short stories of the Phantom! High adventureand intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the city! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it's in the present...or the past. Nearly five centuries ago, during a daring raid at sea, pirates took the life of merchant ship captain Christopher Standish. In the heat of the pitched battle aboard the ship, Standish¹s son was knocked overboard to wash ashore on a remote beach where he was found by a friendly pygmy tribe. After stumbling upon the body of his father¹s killer, young Standish swore an oath on the murderer¹s skull to devote his life, and the lives of his sons and their sons, to the destruction of piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became The Phantom. Interior illustrations by Disney sculptor extraordinaireRuben Procopio!And an introduction by The Phantom creator Lee Falk's daughter Valerie! Moonstone Books, 240 pages, $15.95 (Limited edition hardcover, $36.95). | | ||
| MOONSTONE
BOOKS - Coming in May! KOLCHAK THENIGHT STALKER: A BLACK & EVIL TRUTH Written by CJ Henderson, cover art by Bob Larkin. Moonstone's first novel is here! The first Kolchak original novel in over a decade! Carl Kolchak was just your average reporter until one day he put two and two together and came up with evil. A reluctant paranormal investigator, Kolchak couldn't stop tripping over the unusual even if he wanted to. And for all of his efforts of seeking the truth...unemployment and ridicule have followed him like the plague. Someone, or something, is tearing people up into little pieces in small town West Virginia. It's up to Kolchak to wade through the bloody-science jigsaw puzzle, while watching his back against an unseen foe! It's a cat-and-mouse game, as he battles a maelstrom of terror that everyone around him gets sucked into. No one is safe, not the police, the FBI, or that very attractive new woman in his life... There is a dark and sinister truth that will be revealed to Kolchak as to why him -- if he can only live long enough to put the last horrifying clues together! Moonstone Books, 192 pages, $14.95. | | ||
| The
Nostalgia League - Now available
online! New E-texts now available onThe Nostalgia League website include: "A Chapparal Christmas Gift" by O. Henry with a biography of O. Henry "Dudley Jones, Bore-Hunter," a Sherlock Holmes parody by P. G. Wodehousewith a historical notes in the introduction. Visit The Nostalgia League website at http://thenostalgialeague.com/ | |||
| The
Pulp Factory - Catch an advance look at upcoming projects! The Pulp Factory has an advance look at The Griffon in FLYING ACES Volume #1 coming soon from Wildcat Books. | |||
| Pulp
Newsgroups - Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that areof potential interestto pulp fans. Information on several of thesegroupsand a link to sign up is posted below. PulpMags: If you're interested inthe old pulp magazines, this forum is the place tobe. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you'relooking for somethingdealing withmodern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ REH ComicsGroup: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howardthat have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of DocSavage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Edgar RiceBurroughsGroup: This group is dedicated to the studyand appreciation ofone of the greatmastersof 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! THE OAKDALE AFFAIR by Edgar Rice Burroughs The original, unedited text from the very first magazine appearance of the story! Abigail Prim, daughter of Oakdale banker, Jonas Prim, has disappeared and her bedroom has been burglarized of jewelry and cash; The Oskaloosa Kid has killed Old Man Briggs; Bridge, first seen in The Mucker, rescues the burglar from a gang of tramps as well as rescuing a girl who is almost killed. These are just a few of the intrigues found in this mystery-adventure story. The text used for our edition is the original magazine text. The introduction of the book details the history of the story and can be found in the book preview on the lulu website. Hardcover with Dust Jacket $24.95 Trade Paperback $14.95 Special February 2007 discount -- $2.00 off: $22.95 for the hardcover and $12.95 for the paperback. |  | ||
| The
Pulp Rack - New updates! This week wehave numerous new additions for The Pulp Rack: An addition to the Ryerson Johnson appreciation page: "'Wood on the Snow' -- a Review" looks at a story originally appearing in Street & Smith's WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE (November 11, 1933) and reprinted in THE BEST WESTERN STORIES OF RYERSON JOHNSON (Thorndike, Maine: GK Hall & Co., 1990), edited by Bill Pronzini and Martin H. Greenberg). You'll find it at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/01/wood_on_the_sno.html "Adventure! -- New Pulp with a Genuine Retro Heart." You'll find it at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/01/adventure_new_p.html "Manly Wade Wellman's Sergeant Jaeger Stories." Contrary to how the Black Mask style as practiced by Dashiell Hammett and his hard-boiled confreres seemed to influence so pervasively popular fiction writing in the United States — Hammett's staccato, fast-moving style became common in the hero pulps, among some western and science fiction writers, and nearly the de facto style of Gold Medal authors and others during the paperback original novel boom — the horror tale and weird tale typically kept a more lush style because of the Weird Tales genre's reliance on atmosphere and building up of sensation. Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery tales were something of a hybrid; but by the time Karl Edward Wagner was writing his Kane stories he had a style that was recognizably influenced by the hard-boiled and mainstream fiction styles. In reading what editor John Pelan calls the Sergeant Jaeger stories — "Fearful Rock" (Weird Tales issues for February, March, and April 1939); "Coven" (Weird Tales July 1942); and "Toad's Foot" (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1979) — Manly Wade Wellman clearly did not follow the laconic Black Mask style. If anything, Wellman's southern-influencedstorytelling here almost seems leisurely, if I can go so far, and the horrific details he relates are all the more frightening because of the controlled manner he uses to relate these tales. You can read this essay at this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/01/manly_wade_well.html "Joe Kubert's Ape Man: From Newsprint to Glossy Stock Hardcover." This little essay looks at Tarzan — The Joe Kubert Years vol. 1 (Milwaukie, Oregon: Dark Horse Books. 2005). Dark Horse has done Edgar Rice Burroughs' fans and Joe Kubert's fans a great service by collecting these stories from the beginning of National Periodicals' (DC Comics) run of Tarzan comics (issues 207 through 214, published in 1972). (A trip to the comic shop turns up volume 2 as recently published.) Russ Manning was a wonderful comic book artist, but Kubert's storytelling and artwork elevated the character from the kiddie-safe presentation of Dell/Gold Key comics to better reflect the raw savagery and iconic grandeur of ERB's most famous creation. You can read the article by visiting this URL: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/02/joe_kuberts_ape.html Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up forthe Pulp Rack email list athttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||
| RED
SONJA #19- Arriving in comic shops February 7th! by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs "Animals," the ultimate tale of the She-Devilwith a Sword, begins here, as we kick off the start of the 35th Anniversary celebration!Featuringregular Sonja writer Michael Avon Oeming, and new story artistHoms - fresh from the pages of Savage Red Sonja! After the shatteringevents of last issue, Kulan Gath is in control of the land, with Sonja and her companions sent to the other side of the globe. There, as they encounter strange new lands and beasts, they must decide whether to continue the quest against Gath, or cast their fates to this strange new world... a world of the "Animals!" Featuring a stunning new cover by Sean (Wolverine) Chen, along with Kevin ("52") Nowlan, and Dynamite artists Adriano (New Battlestar Galactica: Zarek) Batista and Homs (Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes), all shipping in an equal ratio! Plus, don't miss the foil cover featuring all-new art from the legendary Frank Brunner! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamic Entertainment |  | ||
| Robert
E. Howard Foundation: RHYMES OF SALEM TOWN - To be
printed February 7th! The first project of the new REH Foundation is the publication of a new edition of the rarest Howard poetrybook, with over one hundred poems not found in any other collection.The book, entitled RHYMES OF SALEM TOWN AND OTHER POEMS, will be printed February 7th and should be available soon thereafter. Pre-orders can be placed on the REH Foundationwebsite. For a look at the first extremely limited edition of RHYMES OF SALEM TOWN, click here. The Robert E Howard Foundation website is located at http://www.rehfoundation.org Cover shown is minus the backcover copy.
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| Robert
E. Howard Foundation Membership - Support the
Foundation by becoming a member! The Foundationwill use annual membershipfees to reach its missions and goals. The different levels of membership are:
NOTE: The Robert E. Howard Foundation is completing its paper work and governmental review process to receive its 501(c)(3) status, and this should be completed sometime in 2007, hopefully by summer. At the current time, we do NOT have this status, and so membership fees will NOT be tax-deductible donations if made prior to our achieving the 501(c)(3) status. The RobertE. Howard Foundation | |||
| Solomon
Kane - Production to start in May on feature film! Davis Film expects to start production in May on the previously announced epic adventure "Solomon Kane" adapted from the Robert E. Howard classic about a 16th century Puritan who wanders the world to vanquish evil. The movie, co-produced with Wandering Star, is directed by Michael Bassett ("Deathwatch"). "Casting is on-going and we're scouting for locations, probably in Prague," Hadida said. Source: The Hollywood Reporter | |||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Ghost Rider (movie novelization), Greg Cox, Pocket Star, $7.99, January 23, 2006 - Now Available! Anderson PSI Division: Sins of the Father, Mitchell Scanlon, Black Flame, $7.99, February 27, 2007 Wolverine: Lifeblood, Hugh Matthews, Pocket Star, $7.99, February 27,2007 Batman: Fear Itself, Michael Reaves, Del Rey, $7.99, February 27, 2007 From Russia with Lust: The Nikolai Dante Omnibus, David Bishop, BlackFlame, $11.99, March 27, 2007 Spider-Man 3 (movie novelization), Peter David, Pocket Star,$7.99,March27, 2007 Hellboy: The Dragon Pool, Christopher Golden, PocketStar, $7.99, March 27,2007 Caballistics, Inc.: Better the Devil, Mike Wild, Black Flame, $7.99, March 27, 2007 X-Men: The Return, Chris Roberson, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 24, 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (movie novelization), Pocket Star, $7.99, April 24, 2007 TheCity of the Living Dead (Scorpion #2), Warren Stockholm, Black Death Books,$9.99,June 2006 Fantastic Four: What Lies Between, Peter David, Pocket Star, $6.99, June 24, 2007 52 - The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 3, 2007 WildCardsXVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, August 1 2007 The Ultimates: Against All Enemies, Alex Irvine, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 28, 2007 The Last Days of Krypton, KevinJ. Anderson, Harper Collins, $24.95, October15, 2007 Wolverine: Violent Tendencies, Marc Cerasini, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 30, 2007 Delayed - No new publication date available. Wild Cards:Deuces Down (softcover), George R. R. Martin, ed., ibooks, $6.99 WildCards 4: AcesAbroad, George R.R. Martin editor, ibooks, $7.99 Rising Stars: Book 3; Changethe World, Arthur Byron Cover, ibooks, $6.99 The Science of Superman, Mark Wolverton & Howard Zimmerman, ibooks,$7.99 Fathom: Book2: Tides of Destiny, Kevin Andrew Murphy, ibooks, $6.99 Justice Society of America:Book 1, Geoff Johns & Paul Kupperberg, ibooks, $6.99 Crisis on Infinite Earths (softcover), Marv Wolfman, ibooks, $12.95 |  
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| Wildside
Press- Now Available! The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard Volume 4: Wings in the Night, TradePaperback, $12.95 Available from Amazon.com or order through your local comic shop. The Diamond Item Code is: OCT063955 |  | ||
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