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| CONAN AND THE MIDNIGHT GOD #5 (of
5) - Arriving in comic shops August 1st! 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 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||
| Dark Horse Comic's Conan series to
end and restart as CONAN THE CIMMERIAN! Dark Horse Comics announced at the San Diego Comic Con that CONAN ends with a double-sized issue #50. But kicking off in May 2008 will be a brand-new series based on the Robert E. Howard creation titled CONAN THE CIMMERIAN, written by current series scribe Tim Truman and drawn by new artist Tomas Giorello, that jumps ahead to Conan’s mercenary days. “The idea is that we’re going to re-title the book for each section of his life,” says Dark Horse Publisher Mike Richardson. “[Conan creator Robert E.] Howard had very distinct sections of Conan’s life, and each one for us will run about 50 issues and encompass a running narrative that includes several of the Howard stories and books within each arc. Now we’re going to launch again with the second part of his life.” Adds new series editor Matt Dryer, “It’s going to take things in a new direction. Conan’s grown up a lot in a very short period of time. He’s got more experience now than he did in the original series, which will help him to make stronger decisions and be a better warrior. In the original series, he was exposed to a lot of things for the very first time: treacherous people, sorcery, monsters and even gods. Now that he’s had that exposure, he’s going to be better equipped to handle these things as they crop up. And down the road, he’s going to be getting his first taste of leadership.” A new chapter in the Cimmerian saga isn’t the only new addition to the Conan legacy, as artist Giorello—who finishes off the current title with issues #47-#50, replacing outgoing penciler Cary Nord, who departs following September’s Conan #44—joins the long list of pencilers who have rendered the Cimmerian’s adventures. he 33-year-old Giorello lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and initially hooked up with Dark Horse at the San Diego Con in 2001, after Ron Marz introduced him to editor Dave Land, which led to various Star Wars gigs. According to Richardson, the next step for Dark Horse will be to plan out its 50-issue arc on Conan the Cimmerian. “We’ll have a big Conan summit in [a month or so] and start to outline the story for the next arc. Conan has been doing so well that other publishers are copying it, right down to the marketing campaign and reprint strategy.” |  | ||
| Dark Shadows - New feature film in the works! Johnny Depp will star in a film version of the 60s TV series “Dark Shadows”, according to VARIETY. Depp will be stellar in the role of Collins, the vampire patriarch of the series – a character he’s long wanted to play should a film version of the vampiric series ever happen. Warners are bankrolling the film. | |||
| Del Rey: The Best of Robert E. Howard Volume 1 - Rescheduled for
August 14th! Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble are reporting that THE BEST OF OF ROBERT E. HOWARD Volume 1 has been pushed back to August 14th. Robert E. Howard is one of the most famous and influential pulp authors of the twentieth century. Though largely known as the man who invented the sword-and-sorcery genre–and for his iconic hero Conan the Cimmerian–Howard also wrote horror tales, desert adventures, detective yarns, epic poetry, and more. This spectacular volume, gorgeously illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan, includes some of his best and most popular works. Del Rey Books Contents include:
These thrilling, eerie, compelling, swashbuckling stories and poems have been restored to their original form, presented just as the author intended. There is little doubt that after more than seven decades the voice of Robert E. Howard continues to resonate with readers around the world. The 528 page trade paperback is fully illustrated by Jim and Ruth Keegan. The retail price is $16.95. |  | ||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "Murder Mansion" from December 1, 1941. "Crime Keeps Time" by Jonathan Blade is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Bright Bulb" by Sam Merwin, Jr. from G-MEN DETECTIVE, March 1947 A quick-thinking girl photographer throws some light on the subject when the law is in the dark! "Observation Bus Boys" by Joe Archibald from THE LONE EAGLE, October 1939 Featuring: Ambrose Hooley The Crackpot Pilot, Ambrose Hooley, shows Muley Spink a few pointers on Spadvertising (advertising on Spads). | |||
| Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine The current issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine has a cover by Norman Saunders. The cover originally appeared on the June 1952 issue of NEW DETECTIVE MAGAZINE. Thanks to Eric Jamborsky for the tip!
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| Frazetta-inspired
comics - Five new titles on the way from Image Comics! It was announced at Comic Con International that artist Jay Fotos, is moving forward on expanding the line of Frazetta-inspired comics. Fotos announced a line-up of several one shots and a new mini-series, all based on famous Frazetta paintings and featuring the work of a team of recognized comics creators. "The Silver Warrior" is a four-issue mini-series by Fotos, Nat Jones and Joshua Ortega. One-shots include Rick Remender on Frazetta's "Creatures," "Swamp Demon" written by Joshua Ortega, Steve Niles handling "Dracula Meets The Wolfman," and Mark Kidwell doing the same for "Dark Kingdom." "The Frazettas are so pleased with how 'Death Dealer' is turning out and sales are good, that I approached them about continuing on with the 'Frazetta Comic Universe,'" said Fotos. "They think I'm nuts, but I feel these books will be like the Time-Life books of the comic world. If you're a Frazetta fan you must have these on your shelf!" Fotos explained, "With the new 'Silver Warrior' four-issue mini, we wanted to keep in the same world as 'Death Dealer,' tying them together, but still keeping them at arms length from each other. 'Dark Kingdom' and 'Swamp Demon' tie in with the Death Dealer world. 'Dracula Meets the Wolfman' and 'Creatures' are all on their own and all with room to expand if we wanted." "All titles will bare the name 'Frank Frazetta's...' with logos and layout similar to the 'Death Dealer' series," Fotos continued. "Like I said, we are building a library, kind of a brand name with these books so when you see it on the shelf you know it came from us and can expect the same quality." "We are still in development with most of these books," added Fotos. That's why we have all these titles slated for 2008 releases. Visit the Comic Book Resources website for the full article. |  | ||
| Indiana Jones - Dark Horse Comics to publish new adventures! Lucasfilm's celebrated action/adventure hero, Indiana Jones, the forerunner of popular characters such as Lara Croft, will be making a triumphant return in 2008 with the yet-to-be-titled fourth installment of the Indiana Jones film series. Starring Harrison Ford and directed by Steven Spielberg, the film is slated for release in May 2008. Dark Horse Comics is excited to announce that it has acquired the comic book rights to the world's most famous adventurer and will launch a new series in 2008. Fans can plunge themselves into the adventures of the fedora-wearing archaeologist well before then. In February 2008, Dark Horse Comics will publish the first of two Indiana Jones Omnibuses collecting Dark Horse's previous entries in the saga. Then April sees the release of volume one of Indiana Jones Adventures—a digest-sized graphic novel designed for the enjoyment of young readers as well as adults. The Indiana Jones Adventures volumes and the Omnibuses will continue on a quarterly basis—including Omnibuses for the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and the original Marvel run of Indiana Jones comics. A comics adaptation of the film will be released simultaneously with the motion picture, followed immediately by an all-new Indiana Jones comics series. | |||
| Indiana
Jones IV - Marion
Ravenwood returns! It was announced at Comic Con International that Karen Allen (Marion Ravenwood) is indeed appearing in INDIANA JONES IV. There's a lot of rumors around her returning as her character from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK along with a possible connections between Harrison Ford's "Indy" character and Shia LaBeouf's character. While that connection is just rumor at this point, it is now confirmed that actress Allen will be portraying her Ravenwood character. Source: Mania.com | |||
| Leonaur Press - Now available! Leonaur Press is reprinting the works of Jack London, George Allen England, Talbot Mundy, and Edgar Rice Burroughs in hardcover and trade paperback collections. The 10th Series of Releases features: Tarzan Volume One: Tarzan of the Apes & The Return of Tarzan - Hardcover: $34.99; Softcover: $22.99 Tarzan Volume Two: The Beasts of Tarzan & The Son of Tarzan - Hardcover: $33.99; Softcover: $21.99 All Leonaur Press books are available in Softcover or Hardcover with dustjacket. All books look good on the outside & the inside. The prices speak for themselves! Find Leonaur titles at your local bookshop or from http://www.leonaur.com, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk or many other online suppliers. Leonaur books printed and delivered in the USA. Coming soon: Tarzan Volume Three: Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar & Jungle Tales of Tarzan Tarzan Volume Four: Tarzan the Untamed & Tarzan the Terrible Charlie Chan Volume 1—The House Without a Key & The Chinese Parrot Charlie Chan Volume 2—Behind that Curtain & The Black Camel | |||
| McFarland - Now available! HUGO GERNSBACK AND THE CENTURY OF SCIENCE FICTION by Gary Westfahl Series Editors Donald E. Palumbo and C.W. Sullivan III An examination of science fiction editor and author Hugo Gernsback’s career, this work explores the many ways in which his work influenced the genre. The book summarizes the science fiction theories of Gernsback and his successors, considers his efforts to define science fiction both verbally and visually, and for the first time offers detailed studies of his rarest periodicals, including Technocracy Review, Superworld Comics, and Science-Fiction Plus. An analysis of his ground-breaking novel, Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660, and its influences on a variety of science fiction novels, films and television programs is also offered. $35 softcover |  | ||
| Moonstone Books - TALES OF ZORRO arrives in December! An anthology of new Zorro short stories! Creative Team: Jan Adkins, Isabel Allende, Robin Wayne Bailey, Mike Bullock, Max Allan Collins, Greg Cox, A. C. Crispin, Peter David, Loren D. Estleman, Ed Gorman, Robert Greenberger, Nancy Holder, Wendy Hornsby, Tim Lasiuta, Andy Mangels, Jeff Mariotte, Michael A. Martin, Elizabeth Massie, Robert Morrish, Kathleen O'Malley, Richard Dean Starr, and Guy Williams, Jr. Synopsis: Moonstone Books is proud to present Tales of Zorro, a brand-new anthology featuring eighteen tales of the fox--the first collection of original Zorro short fiction ever published! This landmark compilation, edited by Richard Dean Starr (Hellboy, Kolchak: The Night Stalker), includes all-new stories and essays by some of today's top writers in film and literature. Date of release: 12/10/06 Moonstone Books |  | ||
| PIRATES
OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END - DVD release in December! The DVD and blu-ray release for PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END is now set for December 4, 2007. Visit Mania.com for details on the 2 disc set. | |||
| Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills &
Painted Nightmares - Available
July 31st! The artwork found on pulp fiction magazine covers has rankled American sensibilities since before your grandparents time. Now for the first time on film, PULP FICTION ART: CHEAP THRILLS & PAINTED NIGHTMARES takes an in-depth look at these incredible yet misunderstood works of art; some of which, due to their controversial content, are rarely seen in public today. Pulp fiction art is more than simply an American art form; it is a state of mind. Politically incorrect, shocking, offensive and deliciously fun, it is unforgettable. PULP FICTION ART: CHEAP THRILLS & PAINTED NIGHTMARES takes you behind the scenes of this forgotten art form with interviews of the artists who created these sinfully entertaining paintings and the collectors who have kept it alive. Winner of the 2006 Best Documentary award at both the Dragon*Con Film Festival and The International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, documentary filmmaker Jamie McDonald gained exclusive access to the world's largest pulp art collection - owned by pulp art historian Robert Lesser. Whether you are a true fan of the art form or a curious newcomer, PULP FICTION ART: CHEAP THRILLS & PAINTED NIGHTMARES will leave you thinking differently about what constitutes true art. Visit the Pulp Fiction Art website for a peak at the DVD. DVD Release Date: July 31, 2007, 1disk, $19.99 |  | ||
| ReelArt Studios - Update! Photos of the paintmaster for our Pulp-oriented entry THE SPIDER, as sculpted by William Paquet and painted by Kat Sapene have been received. These are some really nice pictures, folks. They're up on the site now at http://www.reelartstudios.com in the Pulp section of the Art Gallery. This piece is set to debut at the Dark Horse Comics exhibit at San Diego's Comic Con International this weekend and go into production immediately thereafter. Get an advance look now. Also, some new pics have been added to several of the existing Galleries. There's a collage of the SINBAD statue all in full color, another pic of the SNOW GIANTS, six more for EGYPTIAN QUEEN and even a couple for our sold out THE PHANTOM AND WOLF. | |||
| Shadow
Kingdoms, The Weird Works Of Robert E. Howard Volume #1, 5 CD Set - Arriving in comic shops August 1st! Shadow Kingdoms is the first volume of the Weird Works of Robert E. Howard, presenting all of Howard's work for the pulp magazine WEIRD TALES meticulously restored to its original magazine texts. $29.99 This volume contains: The Lost Race The Dream Snake The Hyena Red Shadows Skulls in the Star Rattle of Bones The Mirrors of Tuzun Thune Red Thunder The Voice of El-Lil |  | ||
| Zorro - New comic book series update! Matt Wagner has alerted fans that he will be doing a Zorro series for Dynamite. He will both write and create the covers. He told us that "[Zorro's] more based on the pulp history of the character and inspired by Isabelle Allende's recent Zorro novel." Zorro's going to deal with the origins of the character and the fact that he's the precursor of Batman. | |||
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| The new Coming Attractions logo was designed
by "Robby Reed" (DIAL B FOR BURBANK and THE SHADOW'S SANCTUM). Thanks! | ||||
| Adventure House - Pulp facsimile
reprints coming to comic shops in October! SECRET AGENT X DEC 1936 REPLICA EDITION All Agent X's plans to save millions of lives fell to pieces when his most important confederate, Harvey Bates, rebelled against X's orders. Bates insisted that the dangerous Charlotta, glamorous spy of war days, was incapable of evil. But Bates had miscalculated! Features the story "City of Madness" by Brant House. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 SECRET AGENT X DEC 1936 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074142. SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES DEC 1940 REPLICA EDITION Two classic stories! In Lew Merrill's "The Great God Harris," the Flatland folk make Phil a god and it seems to be his destiny to marry the loveliest of all their women. Back on Earth Phil had been in love with Laura. Here in Flatland he could think of nobody but Naya! Then, in E. Hoffman Price's "Island Tramp," a man who's just a beachcomber resents the intrusion of a trader and his daughter. Then he discovers that a trader's daughter can make a beachcomber forget native girls! NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES DEC 1940 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074144. |  | |||
| Adventure House - Coming to
comic shops in October! PULP ART MASTERS: WALTER M. BAUMHOFER Walter Baumhofer was hailed as "The King of the Pulps" by collectors, authors, artists and publishers. Although his stay in the pulps was barely more than a decade, his work left a lasting impression upon those artists who picked up their paint pallets and tried to duplicate Walter's work and especially young readers who month after month delighted in his four color depictions of action and adventure that graced the magazines of the "Golden Age" of the PULPS! From DOC SAVAGE to FIRE FIGHTERS to DIME WESTERN, Walter Baumhofer's art and style was copied but never equaled. Size: 9X12; Pages: 112; Retail: $20.00 (U.S.) Specifics: Full color softbound book, with full color images of Walter Baumhofer cover paintings. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. PULP ART MASTERS: WALTER M. BAUMHOFER is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074207. |  | |||
| Altus Press - Chronology of Shadows: A Timeline of The Shadow's Exploits! CHRONOLGY OF SHADOWS: A TIMELINE OF THE SHADOW'S EXPLOITS by Rick Lai is now available! For the first time in print, Rick Lai's CHRONOLGY OF SHADOWS (his timeline of the pulp character The Shadow) has been updated & assembled in an easy-to-navigate package. From the introduction: This book is an attempt to create a coherent chronology of the published exploits of The Shadow, the pulp hero who was created by Walter B. Gibson under the pseudonym of Maxwell Grant. Many of my observations were based upon valuable information in these excellent reference books written about The Shadow: Frank Eisgruber's Gangland's Doom (Robert Weinberg, 1974), The Shadow Scrapbook (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1979) by Walter B. Gibson (with additional material by Anthony Tollin), The Duende History of The Shadow Magazine (Odyssey Publications, 1980), by Will Murray (with additional material by Walter B. Gibson, Robert Sampson and Theodore TInsley), and Robert Sampson's The Night Master (Pulp Press, 1982). In preparing this chronology, I re-read all the novels according to the submission order in which they were listed in The Duende History of The Shadow Magazine. Before identifying the chronological factors in this pulp series, it must be established which of The Shadow's published exploits form the true series. Besides Gibson, the alias of Maxwell Grant was used by four other contributors to this series, Theodore Tinsley, Bruce Elliott, Lester Dent and Dennis Lynds. Altus Press, 196 pages, 6x9, $14.95 Order from the Lulu.com bookstore at http://www.lulu.com/content/882621 Coming Soon: HALO OF HORROR, an all-new, 128 page story starring Secret Agent X written by Stephen Payne. This is different from every other "new pulp" story that's ever been done... this is an authentic replica of a ca. 1935 issue of Secret Agent "X" featuring original ads, layout & typography. It's how every new pulp story should be done. |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in October! THE SHADOW Volume 12: "The Magigals Mystery" & "Serpents
of Siva" "Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Dark Avenger explores the worlds of magic and mystery in two of Walter Gibson's most intriguing thrillers. The Shadow is buried alive when he battles Hindu thuggees of an ancient cult as he searches for the strange secrets of the Serpents of Siva (PLUS writer/magician Walter Gibson reveals yogi secrets and the levitation illusion). Then, Lamont Cranston visits a magic convention to investigate The Magigals Mystery (and encounters his raconteur in Walter Gibson's only pulp cameo). This classic pulp collection also features George Rozen's incredible pulp covers, all the original interior art by illustrators Edd Cartier and Paul Orban, plus historical articles on Walter Gibson's magical world by Will Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10. B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 12 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074143. |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in October! DOC SAVAGE Volume 11: "Cold Death" & "The South Pole Terror"
The pulp era's greatest superman battles evil in two exciting 1936 thrillers by Laurence Donovan and Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. First, the Man of Bronze battles Var, a faceless fiend whose sinister pronouncements threaten destruction through the eerie "Cold Death." Then, Doc Savage becomes embroiled in a desperate race to Antarctica to block "The South Pole Terror." This collector's item pulp reprint showcases the classic color pulp cover by Walter Baumhofer, original interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical articles byWill Murray, author of seven Bantom Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 DOC SAVAGE Volume 11 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074139. |  | |||
| The Bronze Gazette -
The spectacular 50th issue is now available! This issue features: Editorial "Bronze to Gold" by Howard Hopkins "What Savage Mother?" by Will Murray News Update "Chinatown Death Cloud" David Pettus "An Extraordinary Artist" by Wooda Nick Carr "A Dark Memory of the Last Doc Savage Pulp" by Tom Johnson Scenes from the "The Land of Terror" by Ron Wilber Wrap-around Cover: Tim Faurote; Interior illustrations: Edd Cartier, Tim Faurote, Tony DeZuniga, Frank Hamilton, Richard Clabaugh, and Ron Wilber. Click here or on the cover for a larger image of the full wraparound cover. 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 orders payable to: Green Eagle Publications, 2900 Standiford Ave 16B, PMB #136, Modesto, California 95350. | 
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| CONAN #45 - Coming in October! Kurt BusiekK (W) and Greg Ruth (A) The rising storm continues to swell in this new chapter of "Born on the Battlefield." As the fist of Aquilonia tightens around Cimmeria's neck, the tribes have laid siege to the fort of Venarium in a desperate bid to protect their homeland from the encroaching empire. Kurt Busiek and Greg Ruth return to Conan, launching the thunderous conclusion to their critically acclaimed saga of the barbarian's youth. Full Color, 40 pages, $2.99, On sale October 17 Dark Horse Comics CONAN #45 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG070122. |  | |||
| CTHULHU THE WICKED PLUSH - Coming in
November! This new 12" Cthulhu is the product of a recent metaphysical experiment at the Toy Vault R&D headquarters in Kentucky. A Cthulhu plush was exposed to a vial of pure evil, and miraculously changed into the scaly horrid creature right before their eyes. Amazed, the R&D team photographed the horrifying entity before it made a rather large hole in the wall and escaped into the night. While its plush copies are guaranteed to be harmless and not evil, we do recommend you douse your Cthulhu the Wicked with some Holy Water every now and then just to be safe. Scheduled to ship in November 2007. Plush SRP: $29.99 CTHULHU THE WICKED PLUSH is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074620. | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Golden Doom" from July 1943 "Flawed Alibi" by Charles W. Johnson II is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Dark Alibi" by Lon Williams from WESTERN ACTION, March 1956 Featuring: Judge Steele The mystery was - why was Val Cadogan so confident he could get away with open murder? "The Man on the Pilot Engine and the Battle at the Switch" by Johnston McCulley from THE RAILROAD MAN'S MAGAZINE, September 1908 Featuring: Richard Hughes, Railroad Detective Richard Hughes, railroad detective, has the job of protecting the U.S. President on a railroad journey. Early McCulley story. | ||||
| Flash Gordon - Premieres on the SciFi Channel August 10! The new Flash Gordon series premieres on the SciFi Channel August 10. Eric Johnson stars as Flash Gordon with Jody Racicot as Dr. Hans Zarkhov, John Ralston as Ming, Gina Holden as Dale Arden, Anna Van Hoof as Princess Aura, and Karen Cliche as Baylin. Click here for a group picture. | ||||
| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES: THE SPIDER
- Coming to
comic shops in October! These 128-page trade paperbacks each reprint two action-packed 1930s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider, complete with the original pulp black and white illustrations! Volume 3 contains the April 1935 story "Slaves of the Crime Master," and the August 1939 story "The Spider and the Fire God." Volume 4 reprints July 1935's "Dragon Lord of the Underworld" and December 1937's "Satan's Switchboard." Features writer Grant Stockbridge, cover artist John Newton Howitt, and interior artist John Fleming Gould. Girasol Collectibles Inc. Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 PULP DOUBLES #3 and #4 are solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074140 (PULP DOUBLES #3). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074141 (PULP DOUBLES #4). |  | |||
| Green Hornet According to VARIETY, Seth Rogen is in talks to write, produce and probably star in the long gestating "Green Hornet" feature. Rogen's frequent writing and producing partner Evan Goldberg will come on board as executive producer. Rogen, who wrote, produced and appears in Columbia's late summer comedy sleeper "Superbad," follows a very different assortment of actors in circling the potential franchise. Before the "Knocked Up" star became involved, other possible leading men included George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee, and Jake Gyllenhaal. | ||||
| Indiana Jones IESB.net is reporting that Shia LaBeouf is not only playing Indiana Jones Jr. in the tentatively titled "Indiana Jones and The City Of The Gods", but his deal also included a further three pictures in the role. The website also reports that Harrison Ford has apparently signed on for a three film deal as well! | ||||
| KULL OF ATLANTIS STATUE - Coming in
November! Robert E Howard's legendary warrior Kull of Atlantis comes to life in this dynamic, limited-edition statue! Clayburn Moore designed the pose, costume, and look entirely from Howard's text, and sculpted the piece with the incredible detail collectors have come to expect. This dramatic statue approximately 16" tall will be limited in production to orders received, so secure yours now! Comes painted and ready to display. Scheduled to ship in November 2007. Statue SRP: $249.00 C.S. Moore Studio KULL OF ATLANTIS STATUE is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074682. |  | |||
| LANKHMAR VOLUME 4: SWORDS AGAINST
WIZARDRY by Fritz Leiber - Coming in December! Sent by a witch on a foolhardy journey, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser return to the icy reaches of the north in search of dubious treasure. There, they are seduced by the glittering attractions of an ice woman, who brings them with her to her shadowy lair. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser-brothers in arms-are overwhelmed by intimations of power and rise to usurp power in Quarmall, a dangerous region of lies, magic, and swords. Trade paperback, 224 pages, $12.95, On sale December 5 Dark Horse Books LANKHMAR VOLUME 4 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG070136. |  | |||
| Moonstone Books - Coming in
October! The Kolchak Papers: The Original Novels In 1972, Jeff Rice’s novel The Night Stalker introduced Carl Kolchak to the world. This spine-tingling novel of supernatural terror became an instant bestseller and served as the basis for the film of the same name, starring Darren McGavin and adapted by legendary Twilight Zone screenwriter Richard Matheson. After The Night Stalker became the one of the highest rated television movies of all time, a sequel, The Night Strangler, was released the following year to great acclaim. Carl Kolchak, as the world’s first paranormal investigator, would prove to be an irresistible draw for viewers and inspire a weekly dramatic television series which debuted in 1974. Now, after more than three decades out of print, Kolchak’s creator Jeff Rice has agreed to release the original novels which sparked a television phenomenon! At last, The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler are together in one volume… Story: Jeff Rice Cover Art: Doug Klauba 272 pages, Squarebound, 6” x 9”, $16.95 Moonstone Books THE KOLCHAK PAPERS is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG073852. The Diamond Item Code is AUG073853. | ||||
| Night Shade Books For those that missed out the first time around, Night Shade Books has announced that they will be reprinting Volume one of the Clark Ashton Smith series in September, Volume one of the William Hope Hodgson series will be reprinted in January, and Volume two of the William Hope Hodgson series will be reprinted in May. | ||||
| Pulpcon 37 - July 31 through
August 3, 2008! The schedule for PulpCon 37 has been finalized. It will be held from July 31 through August 3, 2008 at the Dayton Convention Center. Pulpcon was able to sign an equitable contract and the new management at the Convention Center actually seems to want to work with us. Hotel arrangements are being worked on. Further information will be posted when available. | ||||
| Pulpville Press - Now available! PRIVATE DETECTIVE STORIES #2 I.O.U. MURDER, John Grange (Jim Anthony novel) MURDER ON THE SOUND STAGE, Robert Leslie Bellem (Dan Turner) UNLOVED CORPSE, Wyatt Blassingame BOOMERANG BULLETS, Byrne Horne MURDER FOLLOWS SUICIDE, Roger Torrey BULLET FROM NOWHERE, Robert Leslie Bellem (Dan Turner) BLONDE BANDIT, Robert Marks Published by Pulp Tales Press. Retail price $10.95. Web special $8.95. |  | |||
| RED SONJA #24 - Arriving in comic shops July 25th! by Michael Avon Oeming & Homs Dynamite presents the penultimate issue as Red Sonja heads to her 25th issue (celebrating her 35th Anniversary in comics!) and her next battle with Kulan Gath! In issue #24, Sonja and her companions continue to struggle with the strange forces at play on the other side of the world ? and the ocean and its monsters in-between! ? as the She-Devil races to return to Hyboria and face the new world order of Kulan Gath! Featuring another stunning array of covers from Stephen Segovia, Joe Prado, Homs and Ron Adrian (all shipping in an equal ratio)! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment |  | |||
| RED SONJA #28 - Coming in
October!
by Michael Avon Oeming & Brian Reed, & Homs Stunning sword and sorcery continues featuring the She-Devil with a Sword ? Red Sonja ? from Dynamite Entertainment! This month, writers Michael Avon Oeming and Brian Reed, along with artists Homs and Vinnicius, continue to weave a powerful tale of life under the brutal hand of Kulan Gath, and Sonja and her companions race to raise an army to face the greatest evil the world has ever known! Featuring another amazing line-up of cover artists including: Joe Prado, Homs, Mel Rubi and the Red Sonja return of Liam Sharpe! Plus, don?t miss the original art Ron Adrian foil cover edition! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #28 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG073510. |  | |||
| The Right Hand of Doom & Other
Tales of Solomon Kane - New Robert E. Howard title! Wordsworth Editions Ltd has published a new REH book in the UK. Right Hand of Doom & Other Tales of Solomon Kane ISBN: 978-1-84022-611-9 Author : Robert E. Howard Pages: 208 Price: £2.99 Contents:
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| The Robert E. Howard Foundation -
The Robert E. Howard Foundation Collection The Robert E. Howard Foundation announced the creation of The Robert E. Howard Foundation Collection. This collection will comprise donated copies of the works of Robert E. Howard. "Scholars and researchers are turning to the REH Foundation more and more, and one of our goals is to provide those researchers with the materials they need," said Paul Herman, secretary for the Foundation. "One large class of information is from the actual publications containing REH's works. So it is time to start building that collection." The Foundation is hoping that the Collection one day will have one copy of every edition of every book containing REH material. The collection will be located at the Plano office. A listing of the contents of the REHF Collection will be posted and updated periodically. All donations will be greatly appreciated. The application for tax-exempt status is pending and donations are therefore not yet tax deductible. http://www.rehfoundation.org/070719.php | ||||
| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN - Coming in
December! Roy Thomas (W), Barry Windsor-Smith (A), John Buscema (A) , Alfredo Alcala (A), Pablo Marcos (A), and others In the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E. Howard's most popular character, are available in this, the first in a series of massive trade paperbacks, collecting all Savage Sword Conan stories beginning with issue one. Included in this volume are tales by Roy Thomas, featuring the breathtaking art of such legends as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson, and more. But that's not all. Also included in this tome are Conan's few appearances in the title Savage Tales - for the complete Conan collection! Reprinting Savage Sword of Conan for the first time since its original publication. This is the first volume in the series. Launching Dark Horse's black-and-white Dark Horse Presents omnibus format. Trade paperback, 7" x 10", B&W, 542 pages, $17.95, On sale December 19 Dark Horse Comics THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG070123. |  | |||
| SHEENA #2 (OF 5)
- Arriving in comic
shops July 25th! Author: Robert Rodi; Artist: Matt Merhoff ; Cover Artists: Mike Huddleston, Fiona Staples, and Tim Seeley Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza The steamy jungle adventure continues! What is it about the snarling, ferocious, wild girl that's being held captive in Val Verde's hospital that attracts the attention of a huge corporation like Cardwell Industries? Why is Cardwell's CEO so threatened by this girl? Why is she so blessedly sexy? All this plus Sheena vs... a doorknob?! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Devil's Due Publishing |  | |||
| SHEENA #5 - Coming in
October! Author: Robert Rodi; Artist: Matt Merhoff Based on a concept by Stephen E. De Souza Who is Sheena? Is she really who everyone thinks she is, or are those claims full of hot water? One thing's for sure: Val Verde will never be the same once the truth comes out - and it happens here! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 Devil's Due Publishing SHEENA #5 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG073555. | ||||
| SPECTRUM PRESENTS: THE COMIC ART
OF FRANK FRAZETTA - Coming in
November! Frank Frazetta's creative skill has been showcased in dozens of volumes of published work, but never before have his seminal comic book stories been collected into a retrospective volume. Whether thrilling, frightening, heartbreaking, or funny, the one constant in Frazetta's all-too-brief career in comics was that they were gorgeously drawn. Offering a rare glimpse of the master's creative process, The Comic Art of Frank Frazetta includes Thun'da, the only full-length comic Frazetta ever illustrated, all of his romance stories, and the last story he drew before embarking on a painting career. Hardcover, 7x9, 128 pages, $39.95 Deluxe Hardcover, Signed, Limited, 7x9, 128 pages, $59.95 THE COMIC ART OF FRANK FRAZETTA is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074223 (Regular edition). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074224 (Deluxe Edition). | 
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| THE SPIDER STRIKES AT COMIC-CON! The Spider Returns With Three New Projects In San Diego San Diego, CA (July 19, 2007) — 2008 marks The Spider's 75th Anniversary, and the celebration begins at the San Diego Comic-Con, July 26-29, 2007. The Spider -- pulp fiction's darkest avenger -- emerges from the shadows with the first all-new merchandise in over 60 years! The Spider® Ring FREE giveaway. The famed pulp premium has been revamped to celebrate THE SPIDER: ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM, Baen Books' recently released trade paperback reprinting three smashing Norvell W. Page novels and featuring a new cover by the legendary Jim Steranko. The Spider Ring will be offered FREE at Bud Plant Comic Art, Booth #1500, just inside the entrance to Hall B. The Spider ReelArt Statue. The prototype of ReelArt Studio's forthcoming resin statue has just been finalized and will be making it's debut at Comic-Con. The pulp-inspired piece has been beautifully designed and sculpted by William Paquet, and painted by Kat Sapene. All of ReelArt's creations can be found at Dark Horse Comics, Booth #2615. The Spider at Moonstone. Following up on their action-packed original fiction anthology THE SPIDER CHRONICLES, Moonstone Books has plans to take The Spider into comics. In the works are a 10-page tale in Moonstone's Holiday Special, a "wide-vision" graphic novel adaptation of THE DEVIL'S PAYMASTER, and more to be announced. Drop by Booth #2042 to pick up the special limited edition of THE SPIDER CHRONICLES and talk to president and Spider-author Joe Gentile about The Master of Men. For more information about The Spider Ring or The Spider, or for high resolution images, contact Chris Kalb at cdkalb@mac.com. 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.
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| THE SWORD OF RED SONJA: DOOM OF THE
GODS #1 - Coming in
October! by Luke Lieberman & Lui Antonio Dynamite Entertainment presents the follow-Up to last years? smash Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom mini-series! Doom of the Gods features the return of Red Sonja writer Luke Lieberman and the debut of Lui Antonio and featuring the stunning colors of Will (Savage Red Sonja: Queen of the Frozen Wastes) Murai as they present a tale of old gods, new gods, madness and death! Featuring cover art by Paul (Red Sonja: Vacant Shell) Renaud (50%), Aaron (Incredible Hulk) Lopresti (25%) and Mel (Red Sonja/Spider-Man) Rubi (25%)! This debut issue is also available in a limited Foil Cover edition! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 DOOM OF THE GODS #1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG073495. | 
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| To the Mysteries of India, Tibet,
and Beyond: The Worlds of Talbot Mundy - July 25, 2007! The LCPA What If ... Science Fiction &
Fantasy Forum and the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, & Recorded Sound Division
present: "To the Mysteries of India, Tibet, and Beyond: The Worlds
of Talbot Mundy" A presentation by Brian Taves, author, Talbot
Mundy: Philosopher of Adventure, editor, Winds From the East: An Anthology of
Stories, Articles, and Poems by Talbot Mundy. A book signing will follow and copies will be available for purchase. An excerpt from the 1953 movie, KING OF THE KHYBER RIFLES, adapted from one of Mundy's best-known novels, will be included in the presentation, as well as a portion of one of Mundy's 1940 radio shows. In 1895, 16-year-old Talbot Mundy fled the Victorian upbringing of his native England for a life of adventure. He crossed the entire northern frontier of India, into Tibet, spent four years in Africa, and traveled the Middle East in the wake of World War I. Colonial odysseys of the time led most writers to echo Rudyard Kipling's support of British imperialism, Sax Rohmer's "yellow peril," or Joseph Conrad's bleak "heart of darkness." Not Mundy. His fantasy-adventure books challenged assumptions of Western cultural superiority in favor of Eastern religious teaching and feminism. His ground-breaking fiction in the 1910s through the 1930s was influential in his own time and is still widely read. Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 12:10 pm Mary Pickford Theater, James Madison Bldg, Library of Congress Thanks to Duane Spurlock for the tip! | ||||
| WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #347 - Coming in
October! Changing Of The Guard! It's another historic issue as WEIRD TALES introduces its first new editor in 20 years, the uncanny Ann VanderMeer (Best American Fantasy, The Silver Web). Think you know it all about zombies? You'll think again, thanks to a shocking tale by horror author and television star Michael Boatman (Law & Order: SVU, Spin City). Plus, ungodly pirates, tormented fallen angels, bizarre art by Jesse Bransford, and a Lovecraftian sneak peek at the Necronomicon Tarot, as the world's first fantasy magazine marks the next milestone in its 21st-century renaissance! Wildside Press Magazine, 88 pages, B&W, $5.95 WEIRD TALES MAGAZINE #347 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 25th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG074145. | ||||
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| Adventure House - Now available
and arriving in comic shops July 18th! 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. |  | ||||
| Adventure House - November, December,
and January pulp facsimile reprints announced! Coming in November: Spicy Detective Stories - November 1940, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Phantom Detective - January 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Detective Yarns - April 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 Coming in December: Spicy-Adventure Stories - November 1942, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Secret Agent X - August 1934, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Ka-Zar - January 1937, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Coming in January: Spicy Detective Stories - ????, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Phantom Detective - December 1936, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Jungle Stories - Fall 1939, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95
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| Anthony Tollin's new website - The Shadow's Sanctum Anthony Tollin has established a new website for The Shadow/Doc Savage and the Nostalgia Ventures reprints. The site was designed by"Robby Reed" (of DIAL B FOR BLOG fame) and is now up, with more features to be added soon. There are are a number of short video interview clips of Walter Gibson on the site. Plus, there is an audio clip of the 1940s Brazilian SHADOW radio opening, for all those eager to know what "Who knows what evil" sounds like in Portuguese. Doc Savage and Shadows fans definately need to visit and bookmark this website! The website is located at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com Anthony Tollin will be appearing at Comic-Con International in San Diego July 26 through July 29. If you are interested in attending, I strongly suggest you purchase your tickets in advance online. Comic-Con International has grown so much that it fills the capacity of the convention center and people have to be turned away each year. They have announced that 4-day tickets to the show are now sold out. Three day and single day tickets are still available. If you plan to wait until the day of the show to buy your ticket at the door, you may not get in at all. | |||||
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Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Shipped from
the printer to Anthony Tollin and some retailers on Wednesday! THE SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL VOLUME 9: "FORESHADOWING" - THE BATMAN
SPECIAL The "Knight of Darkness" returns in two
historic novels that gave birth to Batman. First, a powerful new underworld kingpin
crosses swords with The Shadow in "Lingo," one of Walter Gibson's all-time masterpieces
which inspired the 'Batarang.' In "Partners of Peril," by Theodore Tinsley, Lamont
Cranston investigates chemical syndicate murders in the crime thriller that serves
as the model for Batman's debut adventure in Detective Comics #27. This extra-long
volume also reprints Tinsley's "The Grim Joker," a 1936 tale featuring a clown-faced
crime boss called 'The Joker'! PLUS: Will Murray documents the "Shadowy" origins
of The Batman, and Anthony Tollin chonicles how "Partners in Peril" was adapted
as the first Batman story. Cover by George Rozen; illustrations by Tom Lovell.
(Sanctum Productions) Softcover, 144 pages, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 Anthony Tollin will be appearing at Comic-Con International
in San Diego July 26 - 29. Don't miss the review of "Partners of Peril" and a Two-Minute Shadow Mystery written by Theodore Tinsley himself. |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming later this
month, possibly early August! DOC SAVAGE Volume 8: "The Sea Magician" and "The Living-Fire
Menace" The pulps' greatest superman returns in
two of his most fantastic adventures. In The Sea Magician, the ghost of the legendary
King John is terrorizing the English marsh country in an epic 1934 adventure by
Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. Then, in a 1937 thriller by Harold A.
Davis, the blazing death of government agent Z-2 sets Doc Savage and his Iron
Crew on the trail of The Living-Fire Menace, a terrifying threat that transforms
men into living human torches. These thrilling pulp adventures are reproduced
with the classic color pulp covers by Emery Clarke and Walter Baumhofer, interior
illustrations by Paul Orban and new historical articles by Will Murray (author
of seven Bantam Doc Savage novels). (Sanctum Productions)Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in November! THE SHADOW Volume
13: "Six Men of Evil" & "The Devil Monsters" "The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime
does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness combats bizarre
menaces in two of Walter Gibson's strangest thrillers. A torturous Aztec transformation
gives "Six Men of Evil" an unexpected advantage in their criminal pursuits. Then,
Lamont Cranston and Margo Lane encounter their most infamous foe?Monstodamous,
master of menace?in "The Devil Monsters." This classic pulp collection also showcases
George Rozen's breathtaking pulp cover, all the original interior art by illustrators
Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, historical commentary by Will Murray and an article
on the Golden Age Shadow Comics by Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Productions)
Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in November! DOC SAVAGE Volume 12: "The Squeaking Goblin"
and "The Evil Gnome" The pulp era's greatest superhero battles
evil in two newly-restored novels by Lester Dent writing as Kenneth Robeson. First,
Doc Savage and his Iron Crew journey to Kentucky to investigate the mystery of
a ghostly skeletal sharpshooter and his "disappearing bullets." Can they stop
the mountain feud orchestrated by "The Squeaking Goblin"? Then, serial killings
by a unstoppable foe set the Man of Bronze on the trail of "The Evil Gnome." This
collector's item pulp reprint showcases the classic color pulp covers by Emery
Clarke and Walter Baumhofer, interior illustrations by Paul Orban and historical
articles by Will Murray, author of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)Softcover, 7x10, B&W................................ $12.95 |  | ||||
| BAT MAN: PULP AVENGER The Yellowed Perils website reports that Andy Fish, Veronica Hebard, and Mike Warshaw are collaborating on a graphic novel for DC Comics that puts the pulp back into Batman. The graphic novel is called BAT MAN: PULP AVENGER and plans are to have it finished this fall. BAT MAN: PULP AVENGER may also have a real pulp magazine that goes along with it called THE BAT MAN. It’s an integral part of our story — Bruce Wayne secretly funds a publishing house to put out a new pulp featuring Bat Man to add to the whole mystique of his existence. Read the full article on the Yellowed Perils website. Click here for a preview of the graphic novel. Thanks to William Lampkin for breaking this story! | |||||
| Beb Books - Now available! Summer Reading from Beb Books The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley - $8.00 The first adventure of Zorro! As published in the pages of All-Story Weekly. Complete and unedited. Fang Tung, Magician by H. Bedford-Jones - $5.00 Espionage and adventure in 1920s China as an American Newspaperman tries to get to the bottom of the bizarre story of Fang Tung, a Chinese revolutionary armed with the power of magic. The Labyrinth by Francis Stevens - $7.00 An heiress is kidnaped leading his cousin and his fiancee on a quest for her rescue only to end with kidnapers, rescuers and victim trapped in an underground labyrinth created by a madman bent on revenge against a hated rival. As they tried to find their way out they are forced to confront their own varied and conflicting emotions. Secret Agent "X" #1: The Torture Trust - $6.00 Men with skulls for faces — these were the victims of that terrible trio who met in a hidden room. And Secret Agent "Z" went against them, daring the bottled torment of their deaf-mute slaves. In a desperate battle of wits at the gateway of destruction. Secret Agent "X" #5: City of the Living Dead - $7.00 Behind the white fangs of escaped jungle beasts lurked an unseen but hideous menace. A menace that made cravens of men and women — sending them cringing to their shuttered home under the brutal lash of Fear in the City of the Sleeping Death. And back of the terror of a dread epidemic, Secret Agent "X" glimpsed the shadow of a criminal plot more horrible than any he had ever known. Secret Agent "X" #7: Octopus of Crime - $8.00 Tentacles of terror reached over the country, spreading like a hideous blight through the cities of America. The underworld, welded together under the secret symbol of a monster of crime, was organized as never before. And Secret Agent "X", master man-hunter, went up against a genius of crime who stooped even to the ghastly horrors of medieval torture. All Beb Books are 8.5"x11," side stapled, printed by inkjet. Text is set in new type at an easy to read size. All illustrations from the original publication are involved, and when available, the cover illustration is reproduced as well. Still available!
Pay via check or money order made payable to Brian Brown. Send money to: Brian Earl Brown 11675 Beaconsfield Detroit, MI 48224 beb01@sprynet.com |      | ||||
| BLACK GATE Magazine - Website update! BLACK GATE has posted an excellent article on C L Moore's Jirel of Joiry on their website. You may also want to checkout the following articles: The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART I: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey The Fantasy Cycles of Clark Ashton Smith PART II: The Averoigne Chronicles by Ryan Harvey You may also be interested in reading an interview with Sword & Sorcery writer David C. Smith. While you are there, check out the latest issue of BLACK GATE magazine. BLACK GATE returns with a bang - and an extra 16 pages - with a jam-packed issue filled with the very best in adventure fantasy. Martha Wells graces our pages for the first time with a chilling tale of pursuit into a deadly wood in "Reflections," the first in a series of new Giliead and Ilias stories. Morlock the Maker returns to investigate a deadly tome in a new adventure from fan favorite James Enge, and Iain Rowan's Dao Shi the exorcist continues his escape from the forces of empire in "Welcome to the Underworld." Judith Berman brings us a mini-epic of dark necromancy, haunted ruins, centuries-spanning intrigue, and unquiet dead in "Awakening," the sequel to "The Poison Well" (BG7), and Mark Sumner kicks off a new series of chilling monster tales with "The Naturalist: Going to Applewash." All this plus Harry James Connolly, a Dabir & Asim story from Howard Andrew Jones, a lengthy feature on 70s SF from Rich Horton, and much more. For a complete contents listing and a look at the interior art, visit the BLACK GATE website. Howard Andrew Jones has recently assumed the reins as managing editor of BLACK GATE which will only make an already great magazine even better! Edited by John O'Neill with cover art by Denis Rodier 224 pages, $9.95 BLACK GATE is available in better bookstores or by subscription. Subscribe now to make sure you don't miss out! |  | ||||
| CONAN #42 - Arriving in comic
shops July 18th! Timothy Truman (W), Cary Nord (A), and Richard Isanove (C) Red House, Red Priest: The second part of Timothy Truman and Cary Nord’s adaptation of the Robert E. Howard classic “Rogues in the House”! A favorite of fans and critics alike, the seminal Conan story “Rogues in the House” first appeared in Weird Tales. Now, writer Timothy Truman and artist Cary Nord bring you the tale of the Red Priest, as you’ve never seen it before. Free once again, Conan heads out to settle his debts, with the nobleman who engineered his escape and the wench who arranged for his capture! Full of fearsome foes, political double crosses, and horror in the best tradition of Robert E. Howard, “Rogues in the House” is sure to delight seasoned Conan fans and newcomers alike. Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||
| CONAN #45 - Coming in October! Kurt BusiekK (W) and Greg Ruth (A) The rising storm continues to swell in this new chapter of "Born on the Battlefield." As the fist of Aquilonia tightens around Cimmeria's neck, the tribes have laid siege to the fort of Venarium in a desperate bid to protect their homeland from the encroaching empire. Kurt Busiek and Greg Ruth return to Conan, launching the thunderous conclusion to their critically acclaimed saga of the barbarian's youth. Full Color, 40 pages, $2.99, On sale October 17 Dark Horse Comics | | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: It's "Theodore Tinsley" week here at The Shadow In Review. Tinsley wrote twenty-seven of the original Shadow pulp novels, acting as relief for regular author Walter Gibson. And this week, it's Tinsley times two. You not only get a review of Theodore Tinsley's first Shadow novel, but you also get a special Two-Minute Shadow Mystery written by Tinsley himself. "Partners of Peril" was originally published in the November 1, 1936. You can read the review of this historical pulp adventure at: http://www.spaceports.com/~deshadow/reviews/shadow113.html And our very special Two-Minute Shadow Mystery comes from the pen of Ted Tinsley as well. It's an excerpt from "Partners of Peril," in which Tinsley inadvertently created a very satisfying solve-it-yourself mystery, even keeping to within the 500 word limit. I'm proud to present this mini-mystery in Tinsley's very own words, which I've entitled "Prey of Peril." You can read it at: http://www.spaceports.com/~deshadow/tmsm/ Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "Fixing Up Five Pines" by Lydia M. D. O'Neil from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 26, 1919 Willis Dangerfield wants to sell his ranch and start a grocery business. However, he has to fix up the ranch to appeal to a woman. Complications ensue. "The Day of Debts" by Will Garth from THRILLING MYSTERY, May 1941 When the Spirit of Old China demanded its New Year's toll, Chung Lee paid in full! | |||||
| THE FALL OF CTHULHU #4 - Arriving in comic
shops July 18th! 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 |  | ||||
| Fu Manchu - New feature film in the works! On the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, President of Distant Horizon, Anant Singh announced a slate of forthcoming projects that include a retirn of Fu Manchu to the big screen. The revival of the world’s first and most notorious super-villain, Fu Manchu in a new film heads the list of exciting new projects. Fu Manchu has been mostly a forgotten figure, except for the Peter Sellers’ starrer, “The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu” in 1980, and a brief appearance by Nicholas Cage essaying the role in Rob Zombie’s faux-trailer “Werewolf Women of the S.S.” in “Grindhouse.” The film will be produced by Distant Horizon’s Anant Singh and Brian Cox along with Harry Alan Towers and Maria Rohm who were key figures in the popular 1960s series of Fu Manchu feature films starring Christopher Lee – “The Face of Fu Manhcu” (1965), “The Brides of Fu Manchu” (1966), “The Vengeance of Fu Manchu” (1967), “The Blood of Fu Manchu” (1968), and “The Castle of Fu Manchu” (1969). Distant Horizon is currently in discussion with potential writers and directors. Singh said that the project will address the xenophobia of the original material head-on with the possible collaboration with Chinese filmmakers in a bold effort to turn Sax Rohmer’s underlying sentiments on its head. “We will re-invent Fu Manchu as an anti-hero who fits in with a more socially conscious world and that addresses the very complex multi-polar world we all live in today. We have already begun to discuss Fu’s rebirth with a number of exciting talents in Hong Kong and mainland China. If you look at the enduring popularity of films like “The Mummy,” or even “Wolfman” or “Dracula,” It is clear that the old film serial villains still offer an enormous entertainment value that works across a broad, worldwide audience, so reinvention and modern updates always make sense. We can’t wait to re-introduce this character to worldwide movie audiences. Fu Manchu is an icon and a part of cinema’s aristocracy as demonstrated by Quentin Tarantino’s use of the character in “Grindhouse”,” continued Singh. | |||||
| H. P. Lovecraft Marvel Comics MAX imprint will be publishing HAUNT OF HORROR: LOVECRAFT by Richard Corben. | |||||
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #19 - Now available and arriving in comic shops
July 18th! Featured on the cover and inside are the works of Louis Glanzman, known for his hundreds of paperback covers and magazine illustrations. The issue also includes an extensive feature on pulp artist Ed Emshwiller (EMSH), and the great magazine illustrator Arthur Sarnoff. Also included are book reviews, a guide to events and exhibitions, and much more! Magazine, 96 pages, Full Color, $10.00 Illustration Magazine | 
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| James Bond - New book in 2008! A new James Bond book has been announced as coming out in 2008 from British author Sebastian Faulks. The book has been approved by the Ian Fleming estate (the original author died in 1964) and it will be released in what would have been Fleming's 100th year had he lived to see it. The title for the new 007 tale is DEVIL MAY CARE. | |||||
| LANKHMAR VOLUME 4: SWORDS AGAINST
WIZARDRY by Fritz Leiber - Coming in December! Sent by a witch on a foolhardy journey, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser return to the icy reaches of the north in search of dubious treasure. There, they are seduced by the glittering attractions of an ice woman, who brings them with her to her shadowy lair. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser-brothers in arms-are overwhelmed by intimations of power and rise to usurp power in Quarmall, a dangerous region of lies, magic, and swords. Trade paperback, 224 pages, $12.95, On sale December 5 Dark Horse Books | | ||||
| Leon Nielsen - April 26, 1937 - July 6, 2007 Robert E. Howard scholar Leon Nielsen passed away last Friday after a valiant fight with cancer. The Black Coast Press blog has a tribute to Leon as well as a link to his obituary and his most recent article in REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR. | |||||
| THE LONE RANGER #7 - Arriving in comic
shops July 18th! by Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello, Dean White & John Cassaday The Lone Ranger continues from Dynamite with issue #7 of the ongoing series beginning a brand new storyline and debuting after the extra special story from The Lone Ranger Free Comic Book Day edition read by the hundreds of thousands of fans on Free Comic Book Day! That's right: The Lone Ranger is back with the creative team that has forever left their mark on the most famous of lawmen, John Reid, as he continues his quest for justice in the Old West. Aided by Tonto, The Lone Ranger #7 opens a new chapter for the famous duo and, to help launch this dynamite new story John Cassaday is creating two connecting covers! Find out what everyone?s been talking about this June as The Lone Ranger rides again! Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment 32 pages, Full Colorm, SRP: $2.99 |  | ||||
| Oregon Literary Review - Manly Wade Wellman articles in the Summer issue! Jeremiah Rickert has a long article on Manly Wade Wellman in the Summer issue of the Oregon Literary Review. It includes a couple essays, "Why Wellman?" and "The William Faulkner Incident" (a chronicle of the 1946 Ellery Queen Mystery Award won by Wellman over Faulkner), interviews with David Drake, Wellman's friend and owner of the Wellman literary estate, and Jeremy Lassen of Night Shade Books...an essay on writing by Wellman, and two stories, one a John story and one space opera. Visit the Oregon Literary Review website at http://www.oregonlitrev.org Thanks to Jeremiah Rickert for the tip! | |||||
| PHILIP MARLOWE, PRIVATE EYE - Returning to TV this August! American Public Television is offering a six-episode season of the HBO series PHILIP MARLOWE, PRIVATE EYE starring Powers Boothe. Episodes will begin appearing on US public tv stations in August. Thanks to Todd Mason for the tip! | |||||
| PULPCON 36 -
July 5-8, 2007 The Pulpcon website has been updated with a very nice report on Pulpcon 36, including pictures. http://www.pulpcon.org/ | |||||
| Pulpville Press -
Coming mid-July! PRIVATE DETECTIVE STORIES #2 I.O.U. MURDER, John Grange (Jim Anthony novel) MURDER ON THE SOUND STAGE, Robert Leslie Bellem (Dan Turner) UNLOVED CORPSE, Wyatt Blassingame BOOMERANG BULLETS, Byrne Horne MURDER FOLLOWS SUICIDE, Roger Torrey BULLET FROM NOWHERE, Robert Leslie Bellem (Dan Turner) BLONDE BANDIT, Robert Marks Published by Pulp Tales Press. Retail price $10.95. Web special $8.95. | | ||||
| The Pulp Rack - New additions! Georges Dodds provides this newspaper clipping about ADVENTURE writer Mundy's views on providing assistance to Armenia as that country struggled for its independence and democratic rule following World War 1. These columns of type provide a look at Mundy's life after he had settled down to being a popular author of adventure fiction. Here we see that his writing about exotic lands has led to his being considered something of an expert on foreign relations. It is very interesting to read Mundy's views on the Islamic world and on America's place in the international community from nearly 100 years later. You'll find the article at this URL at The Pulp Rack: http://pulprack.com/arch/2007/07/talbot_mundy_am.html This week's Put a Penny in the Pulp Rack's Pocket spiel: Use the link below to purchase Talbot Mundy's "Jimgrim and a Secret Society" -- or any other item during the same Amazon session -- and you'll contribute some sheckels to The Pulp Rack's coffers, for which we thank you kindly. This title is published by Wildside Books, and features a tale that originally appeared in the pulp magazine ADVENTURE, in the August 10, 1922 issue. It is part of Mundy's series featuring James Schuyler Grimm, better known as Jimgrim, a British agent. You can visit Amazon and learn more about the book by using this URL: http://www.amazon.com/Jimgrim-Secret-Society-Talbot-Mundy/dp/1434499952/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/pulprack-20 As always, thanks for your patronage. Duane Spurlock proprietor The Pulp Rack http://www.pulprack.com Sign up for the Pulp Rack email list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pulprack/ | |||||
| ReelArt Studios - Frank Frazetta's Egyptian Queen and Moon
Maid ready for pre-order! The long-awaited statue of Frank Frazetta's Egyptian Queen is finally a reality and soon headed into production. Michael Hudson of ReelArt Studios has released photos of the freshly-painted prototype sculpture, one of ReelArt's most ambitious projects yet. Meticulously sculpted by Gabriel Marquez and painted in painstaking detail by Alex Castro, the Egyptian Queen is a stunning three-dimensional translation of Frazetta's original masterpiece. Like ReelArts's previously released Frazetta-based sculpture Snow Giants, Egyptian Queen is no dainty little piece. It will be produced in large 1:8 scale, ensuring that every fine detail of the Master's re-created imagery can be presented. Read what Diamond Distributors says about our EGYPTIAN QUEEN by clicking http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=15800&si=121. EGYPTIAN QUEEN is shipping in January 2008. $350 plus $30 shipping and handling. Limited to 2000 units worldwide. Sculpted by Gabriel Marquez. Prototype Painted by Alex Castro. Paintmaster Dimensions: 1/8 scale — 12 1/8” tall overall. MOON MAID is shipping in October 2007. $175 plus $20 shipping and handling. Limited to 2000 units worldwide. Sculpted by Tim Bruckner. Prototype Painted by Tim Bruckner. Estimated Dimensions: 1/12 scale — 10” tall. Visit the ReelArt Studios website for additional details.
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| THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN - Coming in
December! Roy Thomas (W), Barry Windsor-Smith (A), John Buscema (A) , Alfredo Alcala (A), Pablo Marcos (A), and others In the mid 1970s following the colossal success of Conan the Barbarian, Roy Thomas helped expand the universe of Conan to showcase further stories and the talents of some of the comics industry's best with the equally popular Savage Sword of Conan magazine. Now, for the first time in over thirty years, these primal tales, featuring Robert E. Howard's most popular character, are available in this, the first in a series of massive trade paperbacks, collecting all Savage Sword Conan stories beginning with issue one. Included in this volume are tales by Roy Thomas, featuring the breathtaking art of such legends as Barry Windsor-Smith, John Buscema, Alfredo Alcala, Jim Starlin, Al Milgrom, Pablo Marcos, Walter Simonson, and more. But that's not all. Also included in this tome are Conan's few appearances in the title Savage Tales - for the complete Conan collection! Reprinting Savage Sword of Conan for the first time since its original publication. This is the first volume in the series. Launching Dark Horse's black-and-white Dark Horse Presents omnibus format. Trade paperback, 7" x 10", B&W, 542 pages, $17.95, On sale December 19 Dark Horse Comics | | ||||
| THE SPIDER® RING at COMIC-CON! Pulp fans travelling to Comic-Con in San Diego July 26-29 are invited to pick up their FREE SPIDER RING at Bud Plant Comic Art, Booth #1500, just inside the door of Hall B! 1,500 Spider Rings will be distributed during fandom's biggest weekend to help commemorate the publication of Baen Books' THE SPIDER: ROBOT TITANS OF GOTHAM. (Spider fans be advised that Baen Books is not sponsoring a booth at the event.) Thanks to Chris Kalb for the tip! |
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| Adventure House - The July facsimile reprints are now available! DETECTIVE DRAGNET - January 1932, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 PHANTOM DETECTIVE - December 1935, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 MYSTERY NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES - September 1939, 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95
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| Adventure House - Now available
and arriving in comic shops July 11th! G-8 and His Battle Aces #25 - "Claws of the Sky Monster" - Originally published - October 1935 "To the driver of the Geier who kills G-8, I will personally give one hundred thousand marks." Deep in Germany Herr Doktor Krueger made this offer . . . And now G-8 was taking off into war skies. He hadn't yet seen the giant geiers—didn't know that he was soon to pit his wings against the most horrible menace that ever patroled scarlet cloud lanes. Retail: $9.95 (U.S.) Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. | 
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Now available! THE SHADOW Volume 8: "The London Crimes" & "Castle of Doom"
"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 historian Anthony 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 |  | |||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc 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)
Now available! DOC SAVAGE Volume 7: "The Lost Oasis" and "The Sargasso Ogre" Softcover, 7x10. B&W...................................$12.95 |  | |||
| Beb Books - Now available! Beb Books is bringing new titles to the Pulpcon. The new books are: The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley Fang Tung, Magician by H. Bedford-Jones The Labyrinth by Francis Stevens Judith of babylon by Perley Poore Sheehan Secret Agent X: The Torture Trust Secret Agent X: City of the Living Dead Secret Agent X: Octopus of Crime Unfortunately, I do not have the prices for these titles at this time. Contact Brian Earl Brown to inquire at beb01@sprynet.com Still available!
All books are postpaid. Pay via check or money order made payable to Brian Brown. Send money to: Brian Earl Brown 11675 Beaconsfield Detroit, MI 48224 beb01@sprynet.com | ||||
| Black Dog Books - Copies will be available at Pulp
Con! New in the Black Dog Books Signature Series SOUTH OF SULU by George F. Worts - FIRST TIME IN BOOK FORM! Cover art by George J. Rozen Trade paperback / 174 pp. / $19.95 US Meet Singapore Sammy. Samuel Larkin Shay, United States citizen from Cairo, Illinois, but for the past six years a restless rover of the Asiatic tropics. For six hard, weary years, Singapore Sammy has been hunting for a man. For six years, in every manner of conveyance, from ox cart to lady liner, from Malay proa to airplane, he has followed the tortuous trail; losing it, picking it up again. It has taken him from Pekin to the Punjab, from Ceylon to the Celebes and far beyond. The man in question is Singapore Sammy¹s father, Bill Shay, whom Sammy has several accounts to settle with. The old rascal deserted Sammy and his mother when Sammy was but an infant of two. Upon departing, Bill Shay took Sammy's grandfather's will, which leaves a fortune to Sammy. The estate cannot be claimed without the will and Sammy wants that will! Follow Singapore Sammy on a string of five thrilling adventures in pursuit of his evasive father.
Recent Bestsellers still available! MARCHING SANDS by Harold Lamb A Lost City in the Gobi Desert and the Religious Conspiracy to Keep it Lost! Gray was silent while the scientist placed his finger on a wall map of Asia. He drew his finger inland from the coast of China, past the rivers and cities, past the northern border of Tibet to a blank space under the mountains of Turkestan where there was no writing. "This is the blind spot of Asia," Balch said. "It has grown smaller, as Europeans journeyed through its borders. Tibet we know. The interior of China we know, except for this blind spot. It is" "In the Desert of Gobi." "The one place explorers have been prevented from visiting. And it is here we have heard the Wusun are." "We want you to start right off. We know that our dearest foes, the BritishAsiatic Society, have wind of the Wusun. They are fitting out an expedition. It will have the edge on yours because theirs will start from India, which is nearer the Gobi." "Then it¹s to be a race?" Gray asked. "A race it is," nodded Balch. Robert Gray, ex-Army officer turned soldier of fortune, is hired by the American Exploration Society to find the Wusun, a fabled lost race. In a race against time, taking the path traveled by Marco Polo centuries before Gray uncovers a religious plot to keep the Wusun hidden a plot which if revealed would rewrite the course of Eastern religious history forever! Trade paperback / 176 pages / $19.95 US ZENITH RAND, PLANET VIGILANTE by Richard Tooker Previously uncollected come these tales of laser beams and lust ripped from the pages of MYSTERY ADVENTURE MAGAZINE! With the Universe as his battlefield, Zenith Rand pilots the Venus-77 on an endless vigil through the reaches of outer space. Aided by the voluptuous spacewoman Sandra Yates, queen of the Valkyr, the pair wage a never-ending battle against the encroaching hoards of deepest space. Front and back cover art by Norman Saunders Trade paperback / 94 pages / $12.95 US THE SILVER MENACE and A THOUSAND DEGREES BELOW ZERO by Murray Leinster Two early, never-reprinted tales by an all-time Master of Science Fiction! A Thousand Degrees Below Zero - A mad genius threatens to freeze earth's waterways unless he is acclaimed emperor of the planet. Only a clever young scientist, Teddy Gerrod, and a brash aviator, Lt. Richard Davis, dare to defy his deadly "cold bombs" in a brave battle to preserve the world's freedom. The Silver Menace - An ecological disaster turns the oceans into masses of muck and unleashes a creeping doom on all mankind. Once again the team of Gerrod and Davis becomes the world's last hope as these heroes strive desperately to defeat the Silver Menace. Cover art by Tom Roberts Trade paperback / 120 pages / $14.95 US THE DRAGOMAN'S REVENGE by Otis A. 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 Please include $4.50 for shipping and handling for one title. Add $1.50 for each additional title. Check or money order may be sent to: Black Dog Books 1115 Pine Meadows Ct. Normal, IL 61761 tom.roberts2@insightbb.com www.blackdogbooks.net (under construction) Credit cards accepted through Paypal. Send payment to tom.roberts2@insightbb.com Black Dog Books titles are also available through Amazon, Adventure House, Vintage New Media and Mike Chomko. | 
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| Dial B for Burbank: "The Shadow Knows"
- A ten-chapter, two-hour long video history! "The Shadow Knows" is a ten-chapter, two-hour long video documenting the history of the original Master of Darkness. For TEN DAYS in a row, a new chapter of this documentary was presented! All ten chapters are now available for viewing! Plus, the website contains lots of other information of interest to Shadow fans. Visit Dial B for Burbank at http://www.dialbforburbank.com/ Thanks to Duane Spurlock for the tip! | ||||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Crime Ray" from September 1, 1939. "Buried Crime" by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 850 stories online! "The Line is Dead" by E. Hoffmann Price from SMASHING DETECTIVE STORIES, December 1951 Jeff Carver tore over to Lowry's place, determined to give the louse the beating of his life. But someone had beaten Jeff to it, and Lowry had had his beating - was thoroughly dead, in fact. And Carver knew then that he had a new client in this case - himself. "Grim Reaper's Handicap" by Fergus Truslow from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, April 1945 Though the little jockey had shattered his nerves in a twelve-horse spill, he had to capture the cup in a two-crook contest or win the urn in the . . . Grim Reaper's Handicap | ||||
| ELRIC: MAKING OF A SORCERER Trade
Paperback - In comic shops
July 11th! Written by Michael Moorcock; Art and cover by Walter Simonson Acclaimed science-fiction/fantasy icon Michael Moorcock teams with comics legend Walter Simonson for this stunning collection that reveals an untold chapter in the life of the classic sword-and-sorcery character Elric. Witness the ascension of Elric to the throne of Melniboné! 208 pages, Full Color, $19.99 DC Comics | 
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| Flesk Publications: Mark Schultz:
Various Drawings Volume 3 Introduction by Michael Ryan Flesk Publications announces Mark Schultz: Various Drawings Volume Three. It is now available for pre-order. All pre-orders received by August 1 enter you in a drawing to win an original Mark Schultz pencil drawing of a sultry beauty. Flesk Publications will announce the winner on August 5. This third volume of the ongoing Various Drawings series focuses on Mark Schultz’s most recent works and unpublished art. Showcasing only his best in this annual collection, he demonstrates a continued ability to refine his craft through a variety of formats: private commissions, illustrations, comics material, and rare sketchbook art. New this year is a sixteen-page color section, featuring color roughs for his paintings and tinted experiments. The drawings include new pieces featuring Xenozoic Tales favorites Jack Tenrec and Hannah Dundee, plus a selection of recent comic book covers. Also included are preliminaries for his upcoming Storms at Sea storybook, unpublished brush and ink roughs for book illustration assignments, and more—65 pieces of art rendered variously in pencil, Wolff pencil, and brush and ink. The Various Drawings series continues to present Schultz’s otherwise unseen privately commissioned works, and, as usual, includes a spectacular gatefold centerpiece. The hardbound edition is limited to 1000 copies. Exclusive to this edition is a bound in plate reproducing an unpublished illustration. Each copy is numbered and signed. Flesk Publications 48 pages, 8.5”x 11” 65 illustrations in black and white and partial color on premium matt stock $19.95 softbound trade edition ISBN-13: 978-1-933865-02-7 $29.95 hardbound limited signed edition ISBN-13: 978-1-933865-03-4 |  | |||
| Gateways to Forever: The Story of
the Science-Fiction Magazines, 1970-1980 - Now available! In the 1970s science fiction exploded into the popular consciousness, appearing everywhere along the cultural spectrum—from David Bowie’s alien stage persona to the massively successful global juggernaut that was Star Wars. With the American involvement in Vietnam reaching its bitter conclusion, the Apollo moon program ending, and awareness of humanity’s destructive impact on the environment increasing, our planet began to seem a smaller, lonelier, more fragile place—and the escapist appeal of science fiction grew. Corresponding with these tumultuous events was a period of significant American economic decline, and, as Mike Ashley shows in GATEWAYS TO FOREVER, the once-enormously-popular science fiction magazines struggled to survive. The third volume of this award-winning series chronicles the publications’ most difficult period so far. The decade began with the death of John Campbell Jr., the man who launched the magazine Astonishing, and with it science fiction’s prominence as a genre. The widespread popularization of sci-fi imagery reflected a newly diversified market—new anthologies, fanzines, role-playing games, comics, and blockbuster films all fought for the attention and money of sci-fi fans. Ashley shows how the traditional magazines coped with these setbacks but also how they, as always, looked to the future, as the decade closed and the earliest precursors to the Internet emerged. Mike Ashley’s groundbreaking history is a monument to science fiction’s evolution. As the genre continues to infiltrate mainstream literature, GATEWAYS TO FOREVER is essential reading for anyone interested in seeing how it all began. Liverpool University Press, 422 pages The University of Chicago Press Amazon.com Hardcover, $75 Trade paperback, $27.50 |  | |||
| Girasol Collectables -
The Complete ORIENTAL STORIES! Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce the newest addition to our hardcover series of facsimile pulp reprint volumes. Due for release in late Fall 2007 will be a massive 3 volume set totaling more than 1200 pages completing ALL 9 issues of ORIENTAL STORIES MAGAZINE, scanned from the original pulp pages! No editing, no reset text, plus all the original illustrations. The back of the dust jacket will show the original covers in color. The books will be similar in style to our 'Weird Writings of Robert E. Howard' and 'Exotic Writings of Robert E. Howard' volumes. At present, we haven't set the quantity, but the Limited Edition will be a small, numbered run. Pre-release price $210/set of 3 + $10 ($15 off regular price) s&h within North America, valid to October 1st. 2007.
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| Girasol Collectables - July Pulp
Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. 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 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is Operator #5 in "The League of War Monsters" from OPERATOR #5 (#11) Feb. 1935. $35 Our second Replica this month is MAGIC CARPET #3 from July 1933. $25 This issue features Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, E. Hoffmann Price, H. Bedford-Jones, and more. Our third Replica is TERROR TALES #13 from September 1935. $35 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate
method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before
ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to
our 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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| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -
Next meeting is July 14, 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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| Hard Case Crime -
Coming in July and beyond! July 2007 SONGS OF INNOCENCE by Richard Aleas, Cover art by Glen Orbik Three years ago, detective John Blake solved a mystery that changed his life forever—and left a woman he loved dead. Now Blake is back, to investigate the apparent suicide of Dorothy Louise Burke, a beautiful college student with a double life. The secrets Blake uncovers could blow the lid off New York City’s sex trade...if they don’t kill him first. August 2007 FRIGHT by Cornell Woolrich, Cover art by Arthur Suydam A man. A woman. A kiss in the dark. That is how it begins. But before his nightmare ends, Prescott Marshall will learn that kisses and darkness can both hide evil intent—and that the worst darkness of all may be lurking inside him. Lost for more than half a century and never before published under Cornell Woolrich’s real name, FRIGHT is a breathtaking noir crime novel worthy of the writer who has been called "one of the giants of mystery fiction" and “the Hitchcock of the written word.” September 2007 KILL NOW, PAY LATER by Robert Terrall, Cover art by Robert McGinnis When Ben Gates took the job guarding the presents at a ritzy upper-class wedding, he thought it would be a simple assignment: stand around, look tough, and make sure none of the bridesmaids walk off with the jewelry. But that was before someone slipped sleeping pills into Ben’s coffee and a bizarre robbery attempt left two people dead. Now Ben’s reputation is on the line—and if he doesn’t figure out which of three beautiful women is hiding a murderous secret, his life may be as well… |   | |||
| It's A Pulp World It's A Pulp World is Eric Jamborsky's blog that has now posted the next installment of his look at Startling Stories Magazine. This time we look at the September 1940 issue. | ||||
| Kull of Atlantis Statue Clayburn Moore of C.S. Moore Studio has released advance photos of his upcoming Kull of Atlantis statue, based on the character created by legendary pulp writer Robert E. Howard. Since these are just prototype images, the paint work may vary on the finished production piece. Sculpted by Clayburn Moore, Kull of Atlantis is a breathtaking work of art. Kull of Atlantis will be opened for preorder from C.S. Moore Studio at 10:00 am EST on July 25th, with a tentative release date of January 2008. http://www.csmoorestudio.com/Moore_Kull_of_Atlantis_Statue_p/csms1028.htm |
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| Pulp Newsgroups - Now online! There are numerous pulp newsgroups that are of potential interest to pulp fans. Information on several of these groups and a link to sign up is posted below. PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ 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 byRobert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Edgar RiceBurroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the greatmasters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ Wild Cat Books: Here we share a mutual love of the great, thrilling literature from the early to late 20th Century, and focus on Discussion, Promotion, and any topic related to the "Bloody Pulps" and Classic Heroes such as TARZAN... JOHN CARTER OF MARS... SECRET AGENT X... KI-GOR... DOMINO LADY... THE MOON MAN... THE LENSMEN... and many more... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildcatbooks_pulps | ||||
| Pulpville Press -
Now available! FANTASTIC ADVENTURE STORIES #2 THE PEOPLE THAT TIME FORGOT, Edgar Rice Burroughs THE SHORT WAVE SUPERMAN, Robert Leslie Bellem THE RETURN OF CAPTAIN FUTURE, Edmond Hamilton AND ALL THE GIRLS WERE NUDE, Richard Magruder SEA CURSE, Robert E. Howard THE FAMILIARS, H. P. Lovecraft Published by Pulp Tales Press. Retail price $10.95. Web special $8.95. |  | |||
| Robert E. Howard Foundation Membership - Support the
Foundation by becoming a member! The Foundation will use annual membership fees to reach its missions and goals. The different levels of membership are:
NOTE: The Robert E. Howard Foundation is completing its paperwork 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 Robert E. Howard Foundation | ||||
| Speculations in Bronze - New Doc Savage website! Arthur Sippo has started a Doc Savage blog whose mission statement is "Elaborations, explanations, and speculations on the Doc Savage Saga as it fits within the Wold Newton Universe." Visit the site at http://speculations-in-bronze.blogspot.com/ | ||||
| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Soon I Will Be Invincible, Austin Grossman, Pantheon, $22.95, June 05, 2007 - Now available! Leaper: The Misadventures of a Not-Necessarily-Superhero by Geoffrey Wood, WaterBrook Press, $13.99, June 19, 2007 - Now available! Fantastic Four: What Lies Between, Peter David, Pocket Star, $7.99, June 26, 2007 - Now available! 52 - The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 3, 2007 - Now available! The City of the Living Dead (Scorpion #2), Warren Stockholm, Black Death Books, $9.99, July 2007 The Darkness, Volume 1 by Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow,$14.99, July 25, 2007 Baltimore: Or the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden,Spectra, $25, Aug. 28, 2007 The Ultimates: Against All Enemies, Alex Irvine, Pocket Star, $7.99, August 28, 2007 The Last Days of Krypton, Kevin J. Anderson, Harper Entertainment, $24.95, October 01, 2007 Wolverine: Violent Tendencies, Marc Cerasini, Pocket Star, $7.99, October 30, 2007 The Blue-Haired Bombshell, John Zakour, DAW, $7.99, December 04, 2007 Spider-Man: Drowned in Thunder, Christopher L. Bennett, Pocket Star, $7.99, December 26, 2007 WildCards XVIII: Inside Straight, George R.R. Martin, ed., Tor, $24.95, January 22, 2008 Wolverine: The Nature of the Beast, Dave Stern, Pocket Star, $7.99, April 29, 2008 | 
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