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| Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon, Part Seven
– "The Undersea Kingdom of Mongo" - Now online! Part 7 of William Patrick Maynard's Flash Gordon blog is now online at the Blackgate website and at William Patrick Maynard's blogsite. | |||||
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Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available! DOC SAVAGE Volume
43: "Spook Hole" & "Three Times a Corpse" Thrill to the original pulp exploits
of the newest DC Comics superstar as the Supreme Adventurer returns in two thrill-packed
novels by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, Doc's investigation
of a mysterious whaling ship brings the Man of Bronze and Pat Savage to South
America in search of the strange secret that lies in Spook Hole. Then, Doc, Monk
and Ham's Miami vacation is interrupted by a failed attempt on Doc's life which
lures them into a sinister sea snare. This historic pulp reprint features the
original color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Charles J. Ravel, Paul Orban's
classic interior illustrations and historical commentary by Will Murray. (Sanctum
Books)Softcover,
7x10, 128 pages, b&w, $14.95  1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging 2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now available! THE SHADOW Volume
44: "Atoms of Death" & "Buried Evidence"
The Shadow's alter egos of Lamont
Cranston and Henry Arnaud take center stage in two thrillers from the Golden Age
of Pulp Fiction. First, The Shadow is captured by the inventor of a deadly atomic
disintegrator ray, in a novel that reintroduces the real Lamont Cranston. Then,
the truth behind a fatal automobile accident is concealed by Buried Evidence.
Can The Shadow unearth the million-dollar secret and prevent more murder? This
instant collector's item showcases both color pulp covers by George Rozen, the
classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier and commentary by
popular-culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-040-3
Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $14.95  1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now at the printer and coming in January! DOC SAVAGE
Volume 44: "The Roar Devil" and "Satan Black" Thrill
to the legendary pulp exploits of DC Comics' "First Wave" crimebuster as the Man
of Bronze returns in two action-packed adventures by Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth
Robeson." First, when mysterious earth tremors endanger New York's hydroelectric
dams, Doc must unearth the strange secret of The Roar Devil. Then, Doc Savage
is jailed and charged with murder while investigating oil pipeline sabotage in
Arkansas. This classic pulp reprint features the original color pulp covers by
Walter Baumhofer and Modest Stein, Paul Orban's classic interior illustrations
and historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-045-8 Softcover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W, $14.95  1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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Tollin's Sanctum Books
Now at the printer and coming in January! THE SHADOW
Volume 45: "Terror Island" and "City of Ghosts" "Crime
does not pay Š The Shadow knows! The Master of Darkness journeys to the sunny
South to unmask hidden plotters in two mystery classics by Maxwell Grant. First,
The Shadow confronts a European mastermind of evil to end the murderous menace
that lurks on Terror Island. Then, Lamont Cranston seeks the strange secret behind
the deadly "accidents" that have caused a once-thriving community to become a
City of Ghosts. BONUS: "The Green Light" by Walter B. Gibson, reprinted for the
first time from the ultra-rare first issue of The Shadow Magazine. This instant
collector's item showcases the original color pulp covers by George Rozen and
Graves Gladney, classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier and
commentary by popular-culture historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-044-1
Softcover, 7x10. 128 pages, B&W, $14.95 1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price) First Class
postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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| The Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 107: The End of the Year - New! Ric and Art review and wrap up 2010 with their thoughts, reviews, and comments on a year of THE BOOK CAVE! Episode 106: Mystery Men (and Women) Episode 105: Crossovers of Wold Newton Episode 104: Tom Johnson takes a Tunnel Through Space Episode 103: Bobby Nash's Evil Ways Episode 102: The Sea Witch | |||||
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week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Broken Napoleons" from July 15, 1936. Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West Nothing new Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Call From Hell" by Emile C. Tepperman from SECRET AGENT "X", November, 1934 That low eerie moan coming out of the darkness was driving Jerry Taylor crazy. It seemed to come from nowhere, yet he knew it was the anguished call of a woman in agony. "No Story in It" by Arthur J. Burks from THRILLING DETECTIVE, September, 1942 Mixing Literature and sleuthing intrigues Jaben Coxe, but getting the low-down on the underworld has its drawbacks when blackjacks and bullets fly! | |||||
| EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS' THE LOST CONTINENT
- Arriving in comic shops January 5th! Writer: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Anne Odell, Art: Ricardo Arreola In the 22nd-century, the world has been divided into the western hemisphere and the forbidden lands of the eastern hemisphere. No one knows better than Jefferson Turck, a lieutenant in the Pan-American Navy, that entering the eastern hemisphere is against the law. However, during a terrible storm at sea, Turck is forced to take refuge in a land located within the forbidden zone. Turck is shocked by the unforgiving lands he finds himself in, and by the fearsome beasts that inhabit them. Softcover, 7x10, 72 pages, SRP: $9.99 |
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| Flesk Publications: JIM SILKE'S JUNGLE
GIRLS - Now available! Writer/Artist: Jim Silke Here they are, the most fabulous and provocative creatures in the world of fiction — Jungle Girls, from H. Rider Haggard's She and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Jane to modern, bold, daring and dangerous beauties that prowl his imagination. They're all here, the Jungle Goddesses, Queens, and Slaves as well as Tropic Tramps, Dragon Ladies, Harem Damsels, and semi-clad Barbarians. It's not a history, but a celebration of that impossible, looney, glorious nonsense that Silke somehow finds essential. The book includes 52 original pieces of artwork and an extensive selection of movie stills and images from private collections. Available in Softcover, as well as a Deluxe Hardcover edition, signed by the artist (with dust jacket) and limited to 500 copies. Softcover, 8x11, 84 pages, Full Color, $24.95 Limeted Signed Hardcover, 8x11, 84 pages, Full Color, $44.95 |
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| GREEN
HORNET #12 - Arriving in comic
shops January 5th! Writer: Phil Hester; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (Main), Phil Hester (1-in-10), Jonathan Lau (1-in-15) Green Hornet and Kato's battle with the deadly Santa Muerte gang takes a turn for the bizarre when the Saint of Death itself takes a hand. When Britt is captured by police, a detective discovers the truth about Green Hornet's cover as a crime lord, leaving Mulan alone to face the maniacal cult. Plus, the original Kato and Clutch are caught in the coils of the remnants of the Juuma clan in Japan. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 |  | ||||
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GREEN HORNET BLOOD TIES #3 - Arriving in comic
shops January 5th! Writer: Ande parks; Artist: Johnny Desjardins; Cover: Johnny Desjardins The gangland intrigue gets even more intense in this prequel to Kevin Smith's Green Hornet series. The heat is on in Century City as two crime lords launch a full out assault on rival gangs. As the pressure from the original Green Hornet and Kato increases, Oni Juuma and Don Fannelli move to grab power on the streets. Our heroes will have to step up their war on crime, as their personal lives are forced to the back burner… again. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||
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| The Illustration
Gallery - Now online! The Illustration Gallery is an online gallery featuring fine works of illustration art. Our listings change on a regular basis, and we have some amazing pictures for you to see and buy! We are not an auction house, but a fairly priced gallery. Prices shown are non-negotiable. If you like something, contact us to buy. ARTISTS in INVENTORY
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| The James Bond Omnibus 002 by Ian Fleming & Yaraslav
Horak - Coming in February! The daring James Bond is back in this definitive bumper edition collecting Ian Fleming's earliest literary adventures in comic strip form! Seven of Bond's most thrilling and dangerous missions appear in a single volume: "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "You Only Live Twice", "The Man With the Golden Gun", "The Living Daylights", "Octopussy", "The Hildebrand Rarity" and "The Spy Who Loved Me". ISBN 978-1848564329 344 pages £14.99 |  | ||||
| Lester
Dent - Pulp Master - Now airing on PBS in some locations! The one-hour documentary, "Lester Dent - Pulp Master", was recently broadcast on PBS in southern Missouri. A two-minute preview is available online at YouTube. Keep an eye out on your local PBS station. Thanks to Mike Taylor for the tip! | |||||
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| The
Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 106: Mystery Men (and Women) - New! Ron Fortier and David Boop join Art and Ric to discuss their book, Mystery Men (and Women). Episode 105: Crossovers of Wold Newton Episode 104: Tom Johnson takes a Tunnel Through Space Episode 103: Bobby Nash's Evil Ways Episode 102: The Sea Witch Episode 101: Diamondback Episode 100: Barry Reese The Rook Vol. 5 | |||||||||
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| Centipede
Press: Masters of the Weird Tale - Frank Belknap Long - Now available! Introduction by John Pelan With over 60 stories, this 1,000+ page collection of tales by Frank Belknap Long is the largest collection of his work ever published. Many stories are reprinted for the first time ever since their publication in the pulps over 50 years ago. With original illustrations by Allen Koszowski, Randy Broecker, and others, and an illuminating introduction by John Pelan. We also include a gallery of old paperback and hardcover covers of previous editions of Frank Belknap Long books, and photographs of the author. The essential collection of Long’s work, with the complete short novel "The Horror from the Hills," and heavily illustrated in both color and black & white. In addition, some classic illustrations from Lee Brown Coye and others are reprinted herein. The edition is limited to 200 signed and numbered copies, and the book is signed by Randy Broecker, Swiss artist Gwabryel, Allen Koszowski, and editor John Pelan. If you would like to see a table of contents, send us an email! The book is bound in cloth with a printed front panel with a ribbon marker, translucent overlay on the title page, gorgeous spine and back cover cloth, and comes wrapped in a two-tone cloth slipcase. The list price is $250. At only 200 copies, it is selling very well. It is shipping now, although any orders placed now will not arrive in time for Christmas. | |||||||||
| Charles Saunders - New pulp novel coming in Spring 2011! Charles Saunders, author of the Imaro series, has finished writing a new novel which is an African American take on the pulp heroes of the 1930s. The title of the book is DAMBALLA. Cast in the mold of the classic pulp heroes, the author describes his new character as the 30s version of a well known cinema tough guy. “Damballa, like John Shaft, ‘will risk his neck for his fellow man,’” says Saunders. “The difference is, Damballa wears a cloak instead of leather jacket, and uses both ancient African wisdom and modern science in his battle against injustice.” Airship 27 Productions plans to release this ground breaking pulp thriller in the Spring of 2011. To learn more about the character and book, visit Charles Saunders' blog. When you arrive, click on BLOG and then DAMBALLA. | |||||||||
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on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West Nothing new Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Whirlwind Squadron" by Robert W. Nealey from SHORT STORIES, July 25, 1943 A World War II aviation story. A Squadron Leader's responsible for the whole squadron; the rear bloke is only responsible for one man. "The Transient Corpse" by Robert Turner from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, September, 1941 Dade Collins' first guest at his tourist camp was . . . .The Transient Corpse | |||||||||
| ELRIC: SWORDS AND ROSES - Arriving in bookstores December 28th! Writer: Michael Moorcock, Artist: John Picacio The tragic antihero Elric of Melniboné is one of the best-known characters in the history of fantasy literature. This final volume in Del Rey's definitive reprinting of the series features classic Elric stories and essays by Michael Moorcock, black-and-white art throughout by John Picacio, the full text of the novel The Revenge of the Rose, a screenplay for the novel Stormbringer, a selection of classic Elric artwork, and much more. Softcover, 6x9, 528 pages, $16.00 ISBN-10: 0345498674 ISBN-13: 978-0345498670 |
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| FLASH GORDON: INVASION OF THE RED SWORD #5
- Coming in March! Writer: Brendan Deneen; Artist: Eduardo Garcia The Invasion Continues! As Flash finally reunites with Zarkov, Barin and Thun, Prince Vultan and Dale Arden realize that they aren't so much guests of the Power Men of Mongo as much as prisoners! Vultan's reunion with someone from his past leads to a deadly confrontation with the leader of the Power Men. Meanwhile, the Red Sword continues its dominance of Mongo, leading Flash and his team to come up with a desperate last-minute plan to defeat them before all hope for the planet is lost! 22 pages, Full Color, $3.99 INVASION OF THE RED SWORD #5 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN110964. | |||||||||
| Fred Foy, announcer
for 'The Lone Ranger,' dies at 89 Fred Foy, a radio and television announcer best known for conjuring up "those thrilling days of yesteryear" in the late 1940s and '50s as the announcer-narrator of "The Lone Ranger" on radio and television, has died. He was 89. | |||||||||
| The
Ghost: GHOST OF A CHANCE by Howard Hopkins - Now serialized
online! Howard Hopkins wrote a Ghost short story for an aborted anthology a couple years back. That story is now serialized on his blog. GHOST OF A CHANCE Part 1 GHOST OF A CHANCE Part 2 GHOST OF A CHANCE Part 3 | |||||||||
| GREEN
HORNET #14 - Coming in March! Writer: Phil Hester; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (Main), Phil Hester (1-in-10), Jonathan Lau (1-in-15) In this shocking conclusion to this multi-part epic Green Hornet stands alone against the unholy power of Santa Muerte. With Mulan Kato on death's door, will the training of the Kato clan be enough to keep The Green Hornet alive in his first solo showdown? Meanwhile, the original Kato and his nephew Clutch become a target for the Yakuza's deadliest assassin, a man known only as Red Hand. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GREEN HORNET #14 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111126. |  | ||||||||
| THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES! #8
- Coming in March! Writer: Brett Matthews; Artist: Ariel Padilla; Cover: Érica Awano Luke's journey toward becoming Chicago's newest defender continues! With help from Kato's new and old, The Green Hornet calls upon the resources of Hornets past to forge his new identity. But can one man make a difference in a city built upon thousands of lies? Or will the would-be hero be forced to become what he hates the most... 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES #8 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111133. | |||||||||
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GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE #12 - Coming in March! Writter: Matt Wagner; Art: Aaron Campbell; Covers: Matt Wagner; Francesco Francavilla Brace yourself for the exciting conclusion of the second story arc of Green Hornet: Year One! Green Hornet finally manages to infiltrate the fortress-like Imperial Hotel and comes face-to-face with the undisputed king of organized crime in Chicago, Vincent "Skid" Caruso. Alone in a hive of his enemies, how will the Hornet manage to nab Caruso and get out alive? 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #12 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111130. | |||||||||
| HARDBOILED
#42 - Now available! This is the hard-hitting crime fiction magazine you've been looking for, the toughest little magazine in the world, with 100+ digest-size pages full of the best hard crime and noir fiction by big name pros and new stars. This issue includes work by G.D. McFedridge, John Sunseri, Terrill Lee Lankford, Dan Tracy, Cindy Rosmus, Larry Moskowitz, Gerald A. Winter, Ron Capshaw, Arlette Lees, Lonni Lees, Will Hoyle and Jeff Kerr. Each issue of HARDBOILED also features full-color covers, reader letters, news, ads and book reviews of the best new stuff out there along with intense stories you'll never forget. Out now at $10 + postage. Why not try an issue or subscription today? HARDBOILED #41- SOLD OUT! HARDBOILED #40 Great new hard crime fiction by Terrill Lee Lankford, Morris Hershman, Ed Doherty, Brenda Joziatis, David Henry Moss, "At The End of The Orchard" by John D. Nesbitt [the WWA SPUR AWARD WINNER, Best Short Story, 2010], Bob Strother, "The Black Hand" true crime by Gregory Peduto, Patty Templeton, Marc Igler and Tina Casey. Out now at $10 + postage.
For more information and a list of contents in back issues check the "Catalog" link at the Gryphon Books website: www.gryphonbooks.com and put in "Hardboiled magazine". Order from: GRYPHON BOOKS PO Box 209 BROOKLYN, NY 11228-0209 You can also order using VISA or Mastercard to GryphonBooks@att.net. | |||||||||
| Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM:
THE COMPLETE DAILIES VOLUME 3: 1939-1941 -
Coming in April! Writen by Lee Falk, Art by Ray Moore The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns in the third volume of Hermes Press' complete reprint of The Phantom. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips. Included in this volume are four complete Phantom adventures utilizing original King Features syndicate press proofs. Hardcover, 9x12, 288 pages, SRP: $49.99 THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE DAILIES VOLUME 3 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111228. | |||||||||
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| JOHN CARTER OF MARS: WEIRD WORLDS -
Arriving in comic shops December 29th! Written by Marv Wolfman, art by Howard Chaykin, Murphy Anderson, Gray Morrow and Sal Amendola, cover by Joe Orlando. Since his serialized debut in All-Story magazine in 1912, the spacefaring adventurer John Carter of Mars has become one of Edgar Rice Burroughs' most beloved characters. The star of decades worth of novels and comic books, he's soon to be immortalized on the silver screen as well, in the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures major film release John Carter of Mars! In this volume, John Carter, an ex-soldier turned prospector, is transported to Mars--"Barsoom," as it is known to its natives--under mysterious circumstances, and becomes a champion dedicated to protecting his new home and newly found love, the princess Dejah Thoris, from warring alien civilizations and a host of deadly Barsoomian beasts! Collecting stories originally published in Tarzan 207-209 and Weird Worlds 1-7. 112 pages, $14.99 |
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| KATO
#12 - Coming in March! Writer: Ande Parks; Art: Diego Bernard; Main Cover: Alé Garza, Carlos Rafael (1-in-10) Now a full-fledged crime fighter in her own right, the daughter of the original Kato carries on her father's legacy. Mulan finds life in Century City a bigger challenge than she imagined. The new Kato has to deal with a league of local kung fu killers intent on revenge, complex relationships with the new Green Hornet and her father, as well as a new friend who is actually intent on destroying her. She may become the crime fighter her legendary father was... if she can survive her first month on the job. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 KATO #12 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111140. | |||||||||
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ORIGINS #11: THE HELLFIRE CLUB - Coming in March! Written by Jai Nitz; Art by Colton Worley Covers: Colton Worley (main) & Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) The conclusion of the whodunit murder mystery comes to a shocking end. Everyone is disguised and everyone is hiding something, even Kato! Can the masked master of martial arts bring justice to society’s elite? Or will it get pinned on the butler? Final issue of the series!! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 KATO ORIGINS #11 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111142. | |||||||||
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| THE LAST
PHANTOM #8 - Coming in March! Writer: Scott Beatty, Art: Eduardo Ferigato Cover: Alex Ross, Stephen Sadowski (1-in-10), Fabiano Neves (1-in-15) As the violence in Bengali escalates, Kit Walker realizes that it's time for The Phantom to return to his fated role as protector of the Deep Woods! But getting back to Africa is the hardest part! First, The Ghost Who Walks has to escape from New York! On the road and on the run, Kit, Hero, and Devil make for the border with hired assassins in hot pursuit! And in the shadows of a legendary natural wonder, someone will find out that it just might not be the Falls that kill you! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 THE LAST PHANTOM #8 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111102. |  | ||||||||
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SONJA #18 - Coming in March! Writer: Arvid Nelson; Artist: Chris Bolson; Covers: Fabiano Neves (50%), Carlos Rafael (50%) Sonja's taken enough poison to kill a wooly Rhinoceros. But she's no wooly Rhino, she's Sonja! She awakens from her poison-induced coma into a very new reality: Thulsa Doom has destroyed her capital, and with the help of his evil god, Set, he is rounding up Sonja's subjects, for an unknown but surely extremely unpleasant purpose. Thulsa hires the very mercenary band whom Sonja fielded against the Emorans to hunt the refugee Queen down. Not all of the mercenaries are feeling good about their new assignment, but don't they have much say in the matter — Thulsa will kill them if they don't succeed! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 QUEEN SONJA #18 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111148. | |||||||||
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SONJA #59 - Coming in March! Writer: Eric Trautman; Art: Walter Geovanni; Covers: Fabiano Neves, Walter Geovanni Trapped between rival factions eager to seize the throne of Koth, Sonja discovers that there's more than shifting allegiances and court intrigues at work. Ancient alchemy and forgotten sciences may be more powerful than even Red Sonja's blades. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 RED SONJA #59 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111147. | |||||||||
| RED SONJA: REVENGE
OF THE GODS #2 (OF 5) - Coming in March! Writer: Luke Lieberman; Art: Daniel Sampere; Cover: Lucio Parillo Loki just loves it when a plan comes together, this usually means bad news for, well, everyone else. Red Sonja struggles to defend her friend's kingdom from destruction and stop Loki from unleashing an even greater danger on the Hyborian world. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 RED SONJA: REVENGE OF THE GODS #2 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111145. | |||||||||
| Robert
E. Howard - More new Kindle Editions from ADB Publishing!
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| Robert E. Howard: THRILLING MYSTERY
June 1936 pulp facsimile - Now available! Adventure House has published a facsimile pulp reprint of THRILLING MYSTERY from June 1936 featuring "Black Wind Blowing" by Robert E. Howard. Other contents include: "Dead Hands on the Moon" by John H. Knox "Bamboo Death" by Henry Kuttner "Daughters of Darkness" by Richard Tooker "Horror Has Blind Eyes" by O.M. Cabral "The Death Kiss" by Arthur J. Burks "I Killed Them" by Wayne Rogers "Blood In the House" by Hugh B. Cave "Mine Host the Hangman" by G.T. Fleming-Roberts |
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| SHERLOCK HOLMES: YEAR ONE
#3 (OF 6) - Coming in March! Writer: Scott Beatty; Art: Daniel Indro Covers: Francesco Francavilla (50%), Aaron Campbell (50%) and Daniel Lindro. (1-in-10) "The Twelve Caesars" Killer strikes again… and again… and AGAIN! With a dozen ways to die, intrepid sleuths Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson race to solve a murder mystery that brings out the very worst in fearful Londoners fascinated by the terrible serial slayer! But as Holmes begins to unravel the method to the Killer's madness, Watson deduces that his eccentric partner-incrimestopping might be part of the problem! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 SHERLOCK HOLMES: YEAR ONE #3 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111151. | |||||||||
| WARLORD OF MARS #6
- Coming in March! Written by Arvid Nelson; Art: Lui Antonio Covers by Lucio Parrillo (50%), Joe Jusko (50%), Stephen Sadowski (1-in-10), Patrick Berkenkotter (1-in-15) Dejah Thoris and John Carter travel to the dreaded city of Thark, where the green Martian warlord awaits. Unfortunately for them, the big, slobbery green monster has a "thing" for red Martian girls. Fortunately, John Carter has super-human strength, and a super-human will to go along with it! Carter realizes he and Dejah cannot remain captives of the green Martians any longer. But the green Martians aren't giving up without a fight. And if they do escape, what terrors await them in the harsh and desolate wilderness of Mars? Find out in Warlord of Mars #6: A Desperate Flight! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 WARLORD OF MARS #6 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (Available December 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN111098. | |||||||||
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Heroes of the Pulp Page For pulp western fiction, there is no finer website than Western Heroes of the Pulp Page. The site has some free PDF downloads of Frontier G-Man, Texas Rangers, The Lone Ranger, Masked Rider, and Rio Kid. There are also pulp reprints of these titles available for $6 each. Click here for the full catalogue of pulp reprints. Check it out today. | |||||||||
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| Adrienne
Roy, 57 (1953-2010), 22-year Batman/DC Comics color artist Adrienne Roy, whose colorful storytelling was a fixture throughout two decades of Batman and other best-selling DC comic books, lost a year-long battle with cancer on December 14th. The premier DC Comics colorist during the "Bronze Age of Comics" provided dramatic coloring and storytelling for nearly all of the company's top titles, but is best remembered for her 15-year, 189-issue run on Batman, her 16-year, 202-issue run on the company's flagship Detective Comics, and a 14-year tenure on The New Teen Titans, plus many years coloring other Bat-titles including Brave and the Bold, Robin, Batman and the Outsiders, Gotham Knights and Shadow of the Bat. Though her initial Bat assignments were for legendary editor Julius Schwartz, she was recruited to color the entire Batman line by editor (later DC president) Paul Levitz, who explains, "Adrienne combined the ability of a set designer to create beauty with the ability of a lighting designer to create drama and storytelling focus, and wrapped it in a sweet professionalism. No wonder we editors chose her again and again, keeping her on favorite titles like Batman literally for decades." Adrienne Roy's coloring enhanced the artwork of comicdom's top artists, from Golden and Silver Age legends like Jack Kirby, Irv Novick, Gene Colan and Superman's Curt Swan to modern greats like George Peréz, Jim Aparo, Don Newton, Keith Giffen and Todd McFarlane. The Verona, NJ native was a veteran of science fiction, comics, Star Trek and horror film conventions, and was one of the first female comics fans to break into the ranks of New York comics professionals. After marrying and moving to Manhattan, she briefly assisted her husband, DC Comics staffer Anthony Tollin, on his own freelance work before being recruited for solo assignments by vice president/production manager Jack Adler, who recognized by her third story that she would soon be "DC's best colorist." Under the tutelage of Adler and DC president Sol Harrison, Roy quickly moved into the ranks of DC's top freelancers, with continuing assignments on a variety of titles including Superman, Green Lantern, All-Star Comics (featuring the Justice Society), G.I. Combat, House of Mystery and Batman Family. She was also the regular colorist on DC's World's Greatest Super-Heroes and Batman syndicated newspaper strips. "For more than a decade, it seemed like Adrienne Roy was coloring virtually every DC comic," recalls inker and comics historian Jim Amash, "but in truth she was only coloring most of the top sellers, the titles that everyone was reading!" Adrienne was the only DC freelancer with her own desk in the company's Manhattan offices, and was the first colorist signed by DC to exclusive, multi-year employment contracts. Equally adept at superhero, humor, war and mystery/horror storytelling, Adrienne Roy was a fixture on Mike Grell's Warlord and Marv Wolfman and George Peréz's New Teen Titans, the first "Bronze Age" DC publications to make major inroads against the Marvel Comics sales juggernaut. However, she quickly developed a special affinity for Batman after becoming regular colorist of Detective Comics in 1978. Later, as a new wave of Batmania swept the world with the release of Tim Burton's blockbuster Batman films and an animated TV series, the single constant fixture on the Batman comic titles was Adrienne Roy, whose tenure as regular Bat-colorist continued through six editors and dozens of creative Bat-teams, totaling more than 600 Batman family comics including the blockbuster "Death of Robin" and "Knightfall" storylines. Her byline has appeared on more Batman credits than anyone except creator Bob Kane, a record that is unlikely to ever be equaled. "Adrienne made it easy to take her for granted because she was quiet, pleasant, reliable--never any fuss with her--and her work was always exemplary," former Batman editor Dennis O'Neil recalls. "It¹s only in retrospect that I realize what a blessing she was to my editing." In addition to her own DC assignments, Adrienne co-colored many more DC series including Crisis on Infinite Earths, Justice League of America, Infinity, Inc., Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Doc Savage, The Shadow Strikes and Ragman with her husband, along with the U.S. Army's P.S. Magazine ("the Preventive Maintenance Monthly") and National Lampoon comic strips. She also painted several LP album covers. A Magna Cum Laude fine art graduate of William Patterson University, Adrienne Roy was an early female pioneer in world of tattooing and body art, voted "Most Beautifully Tattooed Female" at the 1982 National Tattoo Convention and featured as the centerfold in the debut issue of Tattoo magazine. "Adrienne was the personification of color, professionally and personally," recalls former Batman assistant editor Jordan B. Gorfinkel. "She was talented. She was ebullient. Even her hair color and of course her tattoos were colorful. And there was her smile, so generous and genuine that I can picture it in my memory as if she were in front of me right now. In every way, she made four colors into an infinite rainbow." Adrienne lived her final years in Austin, TX, and is survived by her daughter Katrina Tollin of Austin, Texas; brother Normand Roy of Montclair, NJ; former husband and art partner Anthony Tollin of San Antonio, TX; and more than 50,000 pages of colorful comic book storytelling featuring the World's Greatest Super-Heroes. Donations may be made to the Hero Initiative (www.heroinitiative.org/), a tax-deductible charity supporting veteran comics professionals through hard times. Written by Anthony Tollin Illustrated Obituary at http://www.comicsbeat.com/2010/12/17/rip-adrienne-roy/ | |||||||||
| Adventure House - Arriving in comic
shops December 22nd! Killer Round-Up Another thrilling episode in the lives of the Lone Ranger, Masked Rider of Justice, his marvelous horse, Silver, and Tonto, the Faithful Indian. Once more these three inseparable companions ride the danger trails of yesteryear, tracking down the lawless, and helping the weak. 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 H.J. Ward cover artist ISBN: 1-59798-305-5 |
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Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 105: Crossovers of Wold Newton - New! Art and Ric discuss both the books Crossovers and the Wold Newton universe. After the show is Tommy Hancock with the All Pulp news. Episode 104: Tom Johnson takes a Tunnel Through Space Episode 103: Bobby Nash's Evil Ways Episode 102: The Sea Witch Episode 101: Diamondback Episode 100: Barry Reese The Rook Vol. 5 | |||||||||
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on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "The Rackets King" from June 15, 1938. Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West Nothing new Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Christmas Tree Detail" by Johnston McCulley from GIANT WESTERN MAGAZINE, February, 1949 When Sergeant Willard lets Johnny Bight show his holiday spirit, hostile Cheyennes are put to rout. "Klump a la Carte" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, July, 1948 Featuring: Willie Klump Willie becomes a moocher at Finnerty's Homelike Cafe just so he can help wash the dishes - and uncovers a sink of iniquity! | |||||||||
| GREEN HORNET GOLDEN AGE RE-MASTERED
#5 - Arriving in comic shops December 22nd! Writer: Based on stories by Fran Striker; Artist: Bert Whitman Associates; Cover: Joe Rubenstein Whether you are a recent or long-time Green Hornet fan, this series of classic Green Hornet reprints will be enjoyed by fans of all ages! Featuring stories written by Fran Striker, these 40 page issues are re-mastered for the first time! Featuring a new cover by artist, Joe Rubenstein! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||||||
| THE GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE #7 -
Arriving in comic shops December 22nd! Writter: Matt Wagner; Art: Aaron Campbell Covers: Matt Wagner; Francesco Francavilla Act two of the first year of the original team of crime-fighters begins! Set in the golden age of comics and history, writer Matt Wagner weaves a tale of action and adventure unlike anything else seen on the comic racks! Add in the exquisite art of Aaron Campbell and Francesco Francavilla, and you have the perfect companion to the modern day adventures of the Green Hornet from Kevin Smith and Dynamite! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 |  | ||||||||
| Haffner Press - News updates! Lots of news and updates to share, so hang on . . . TERROR IN THE HOUSE: THE EARLY KUTTNER, VOLUME ONE has been in circulation for just over a month and is our fastest-selling title ever. Thanks to everyone who ordered. Our new distribution deal with Diamond Comics has lifted sales of recent titles, and we may sell out of this book sooner-than-usual. Here are some bloggers who have commented: Ed Gorman's Blog George Kelly With the good news comes the bad news, and we humbly apologize for the numbering errors that plague the Table of Contents page of TERROR IN THE HOUSE. A .pdf errata sheet with the corrected page numbers may be downloaded here. In our last update, we announced that the following titles would slip into 2011: THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN FUTURE, VOLUME TWO THE UNIVERSE WRECKERS: THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON, VOLUME THREE SHANNACH---THE LAST: FAREWELL TO MARS Here's the latest on those titles: We are still waiting for the prefatory matter for SHANNACH, so no firm date for release at this time UNIVERSE WRECKERS lost two stories due to the massive amount of uncovered material for the ephemera-filled appendix UNIVERSE WRECKERS and CAPT. FUTURE #2 will go to the printer together and the plan is to have them ready to ship by February 20th. The awesome "early-bird" special at Haffner Press for AN INSIDE LOOK (an exclusive chapbook for customers who pre-pay for TERROR, SHANNACH, UNIVERSE WRECKERS, and CAPT. FUTURE #2) will be active until January 20th (or end sooner, if TERROR IN THE HOUSE sells out). While waiting for delivery of UNIVERSE WRECKERS and CAPT. FUTURE #2, we will be getting the lead out on our line of Limited Editions: DETOUR TO OTHERNESS - Updated with new cover art and final contents. It's got *that* "Hogben" story, yeah! THE VAMPIRE MASTER STARK AND THE STAR KINGS TERROR IN THE HOUSE (no webpage yet, but expect more stories, interior illos, and some real rarities) We want to say thanks to those of you who are taking advantage of the "_Super_ early-bird" special for advance orders of: TALES FROM SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION edited by Robert Silverberg THUNDER IN THE VOID by Henry Kuttner AT THE HUMAN LIMIT, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME EIGHT This special is still active and we'll announce the contents of the BONUS chapbook for this offer later this month. Meanwhile, we are now taking orders for individual copies of these titles.We've made a webpage for Williamson's AT THE HUMAN LIMIT here: http://www.haffnerpress.com/jw8.html and we'll have a longer press release on this title next week. We're close to locking the contents of THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE JACK WILLIAMSON LECTURESHIP. This is shaping up to be an amazing book. Contents to follow next week. WOLVES OF DARKNESS, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME TWO is now out of print (trade and limited). WOLVES joins Volumes One, Five and Six of the series as unavailable. And stock is low (ie less than 100 copies) on Volumes Three, Four, and Seven (there are a handful of copies of the Limited Editions of Volumes 3, 4, 6, and 7). You have been warned. Later this month we be making the first donation to the Kinsman Historical Society from sales of the chapbook EDMOND HAMILTON / LEIGH BRACKETT DAY 2010. This $10 chapbook will remain for sale until the 2011 EH-LB day (and they make great holiday gifts!). That's all for now. We'll have another update soon with more details on upcoming titles, as well as info on the coming year's trade shows and events. Until then . . . Keep Watching the Skies! Stephen Haffner Big Poobah | |||||||||
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| James Bama
interview: Drawn to the West - Now online! A new interview with Doc Savage cover artist James Bama is now available online. Thanks to Tom Barnett for the tip! | |||||||||
| KATO ORIGINS #6: WAY OF THE NINJA
- Arriving in comic shops December 22nd! Writer: Jia Nitz; Artist: Colton Worley; Cover: Colton Worley, Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) From the pages of GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE comes the solo adventures of KATO! In this stand-alone issue, Kato comes face to face with honor among thieves in the Chicago underworld. The Green Hornet is seen as a master criminal to the general population and crooks alike. Who do the criminals turn to when they become the victim of a crime? Kato finds out in a tale of Chicago jazz and drugs. Perfect jumping on point for new readers! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||||||
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| KULL: THE HATE WITCH #2 (of 4)
- Arriving in comic
shops December 22nd! Writer: David Lapham, Pencils: Gabriel Guzman, Inks: Mariano Taibo, Colors: Dan Jackson Covers: Tom Fleming and Fabio Cobiaco A series of murders has brought Valusia to the verge of rebellion! If King Kull cannot defend the people of the Purple Kingdom from the awesome arcane powers of the evil witch Heka-La, then they’ll take his crown, and maybe his head in the process! With none of his allies to accompany him in his hunt for the witch, Kull must brave the one nation that hates him more than his own—Atlantis, whose memory is long and unforgiving. Kull must come face to face with his past and battle foes he once called friends if he is to find and destroy Heka-La and restore order to his kingdom! Full Color, 32 pages, $3.50, On sale December 29 |
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| THE LONE RANGER & TONTO #4
- Arriving in comic
shops December 22nd! Writer: Brett Matthews; Art: Sergio Cariello; Cover: John Cassaday Who was that Masked Man? A bandit? A hero? A daring and resourceful rider of the plains...? As the reporter who sets out to uncover the truth behind the growing 'rural legend' of The Lone Ranger discovers, it all depends on who you ask. 40 pages, Full Color, $4.99 | |||||||||
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Raymond’s Flash Gordon, Part Five – “The Witch Queen of Mongo” - Now online! Part 5 of William Patrick Maynard's Flash Gordon blog is now online at the Blackgate website and at William Patrick Maynard's blogsite. | |||||||||||
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| The
Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 104: Tom Johnson takes a Tunnel Through Space - New! Ric is joined by Tom and Ginger Johnson and their publisher, Barbara Custer. Art is out this week due to a meeting with fellow witchdoctors. Art joins Ric after the show to talk about the award they recently won. Episode 103: Bobby Nash's Evil Ways Episode 102: The Sea Witch Episode 101: Diamondback Episode 100: Barry Reese The Rook Vol. 5 | |||||||||||
| Centipede
Press: Masters of the Weird Tale - Frank Belknap Long - Should begin shipping next week! Introduction by John Pelan The largest collection of Frank Belknap Long stories ever collected in one volume, including many stories here reprinted for the first time ever since their publication in the pulps over 50 years ago. With original illustrations by Allen Koszowski, Randy Broecker, and others, and an illuminating introduction by John Pelan. We also include a gallery of old paperback and hardcover covers of previous editions of Frank Belknap Long books, and photographs of the author. The essential collection of Long’s work, with the complete short novel The Horror from the Hills, and heavily illustrated in both color and black & white. Bound in cloth with a full cloth slipcase. The edition is limited to 200 signed and numbered copies, and the book is signed by Randy Broecker, Swiss artist Gwabryel, Allen Koszowski, and editor John Pelan. If you would like to see a table of contents, send us an email! The publication price will be $295. Cloth in slipcase, pre-order special, $225 | |||||||||||
| Collecting
Fantasy Art by Robert Weinberg - Now online! Collecting Fantasy Art is a series of articles by Bob Weinberg who owns one of the finest collections of original science fiction and fantasy art in the world. Checkout the first two installments in the series at the Tangent Online website. Collecting Fantasy Art #1: Starting at Zero Collecting Fantasy Art #2: Aces and Earls | |||||||||||
| Collecting
Pulps - Now online! Steve Lewis' website Mystery File blog is running a series on "Collecting Pulps" by Walker Martin The following segments are now posted online. Part One - BLACK MASK Part Two - DIME DETECTIVE Part Three - DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY Part Four - DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE Part Five - REMEMBERING MIKE AVALLONE Part Six - ARE PULP COLLECTORS CRAZY? | |||||||||||
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on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West Nothing new Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "A Feat of Love" by Harry M. East, Jr. from ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 5, 1919 This is a rural romance, where Bessie Bean searches for the ideal husband. "Death Ends the Scene" by Robert Leslie Bellem from HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE, May, 1948 Featuring: Dan Turner That washed-up movie-director was going to knock himself off in order to give his no-good bride a double-indemnity payoff - and, Dan Turner, trying to do a couple of good deeds, found himself facing a murder rap with some very hard gunsels making it tough! | |||||||||||
| Earl
Kemp's fanzine eI - The latest issue is now available! The latest issue (#53) of Earl Kemp's fanzine eI is now online at http://efanzines.com/EK/eI53/index.htm The issue is once again devoted largely to the Earl Terry Kemp's "Anthem Series" of detailed annotations of sf/f small press publishers. | |||||||||||
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| GREEN HORNET #11 - Arriving in comic
shops December 15th! Writer: Phil Hester; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (Main), Phil Hester (1-in-10), Jonathan Lau (1-in-15) The Black Hornet is history, but a new, even deadlier threat has grown right in the heart of Century City, and it may already be too late for The Green Hornet and Kato to stop it. How can Green Hornet scare a street gang out of business when the gang members themselves have no fear of anything, even death? Is the horrifying power behind their fearless ferocity truly supernatural? And just who is Saint Death? 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||||||||
| H.
P. Lovecraft: AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS - Feature film
in the works! Director Guillermo del Toro announced that he is ready to make the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's novel. "In fact, just last week Del Toro met with studio Universal for the so-called summit meeting in which he walked executives through his concepts and models for the movie. The script is also ready, he said," writes the LA Times Steve Zeitchik. Source: Comic Book Resources | |||||||||||
| James Bond - Coming June 14, 2011! Bestselling thriller superstar Jeffery Deaver delivers a summer blockbuster: JAMES BOND. Bond is back and better than ever, updated for the new millenium. Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN-10: 1451620691 ISBN-13: 978-1451620696 |  | ||||||||||
| The Lion of Cairo by Scott Oden
- Now available! On the banks of the ageless Nile, from a palace of gold and lapis lazuli, the young Fatimid Caliph Rashid al-Hasan rules as a figurehead over a crumbling empire. Cairo is awash in intrigues. In the shadow of the Gray Mosque, generals and emirs jockey for position under the scheming eyes of the powerful grand vizier, Jalal; in the crowded Souk, these factions use murder and terror to silence their opposition. Egypt bleeds and the scent draws her enemies in like sharks: Shirkuh, the swaggering Kurd who serves the pious and severe Sultan of Damascus, and Amalric, the Christian king of Jerusalem whose insatiable greed knows no bounds. Yet, the Caliph of Cairo has an unexpected ally—an old man who lives on a remote Asian mountaintop, a place where eagles fear to tread. This benefactor, the Shaykh al-Jabal, the Old Man of the Mountain, holds the ultimate power of life and death over the warring factions of the Moslem world, and he sends his greatest weapon into Egypt. He sends Caliph Rashid al-Hasan, a single man. An Assassin. The one they call the Emir of the Knife . . . Dedication page: To Robert E. Howard whose tales of swordplay and sorcery gave inspiration to a kid from Alabama and caused him to take up the pen in his own time Review by Annis Review by Morgan Holmes Review by Brian Murphy Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-10: 0312372930 ISBN-13: 978-0312372934 $24.99 |
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| Ramble
House / Dancing Tuatara Press - Now available! THE CURSE OF CANTIRE by Walter S. Masterman A novel featuring Walter S. Masterman’s Sir Arthur Sinclair, a cross between Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, as he investigates a series of grisly murders on a decayed estate replete with secret passages and a family curse featuring a sinister figure who has haunted the family for generations. $20 (softcover) or $40 (hardbound) KELLER MEMENTO by Dr. David H. Keller Dr. David H. Keller was a physician who worked with “abnormals” in various state mental institutions before he became a full-time author in the twenties. In 1928, “The Revolt of the Pedestrians” was published in Amazing Stories. In the succeeding 25 years, Keller had dozens more stories featured in pulps like Weird Tales and Ten Story Book. He retired from writing short stories in 1952. $16 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound) LEAGUE OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD by Day Keene Day Keene made his debut under his real name of Gunard Hjerstedt in 1931 with “Pure and Simple” in Detective Fiction Weekly. He followed with a handful of detective tales and a couple of western yarns in 1932 and continued to write for the pulps until 1935, when he turned to radio to earn his living. With the advent of World War II, Keene returned to the pulps and launched into a frenzy of production that would not only get him cover billing, but would make him a household name among aficionados of the detective story. For the next dozen years Keene would seemingly have a story a month appearing somewhere. His mainstay was Popular Publications where he featured frequently in Dime Mystery and Detective Tales. Keene also branched out into other publications such as Ace G-Men, Short Stories, Strange Detective, and even Weird Tales. Here is the first volume of a new series that will collect all of Keene’s detective pulp fiction. $20 (softcover) or $40 (hardbound) WE ARE THE DEAD by Day Keene Second volume of Day Keene in the Detective Pulps features six novellas, all published in the pulps of the forties. Includes the title story, “Corpses Come In Pairs,” “Thirteen Must Dies,” “If the Coffin Fits,” and two more. $20 (softcover) or $45 (hardbound) REUNION IN HELL by John H. Knox First volume of The Selected Stories of John H. Knox, a prolific writer for the weird menace pulps of the pulp era. John Pelan has collected seven stories from the shudder pulps for this inaugural volume including “Children of the Black God,” “The Sea of Fear,” “The Thing that Dined on Death,” and the title story. $20 (softcover) or $40 (hardbound) THE CRIMSON QUERY by Arlton Eadie By the author of TRAIL OF THE CLOVEN HOOF, this 1929 classic is about a supervillain who leaves, Zorro-like, a bright red question mark at the scene of his crimes. $18 (softcover) or $30 (hardbound) |  | ||||||||||
| Robert E. Howard: New Sailor Steve
Costigan Radio Plays - Coming soon! From Mark Finn comes word that the Violet Crown Radio Players are returning to the stage. They plan to do some live shows and then go into the studio to finish the Sailor Steve Costigan series. If all goes as planned, new CDs featuring the radio plays will be available in June 2011 at Howard Days. Thanks to Damon Sasser and the REH: Two-Gun Raconteur blog for the tip! | |||||||||||
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Press - New website updates! Wildside Press is revamping all of their websites. Here's the master plan: www.wildsidebooks.com is for printed books. (Revamp finished in January.) www.wildsidemagazines.com is for magazines. (It's already finished -- check it out!) www.wildsidepress.com is for ebooks. (Revamp finished by March.) | |||||||||||
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Adventure House
- Coming in 2011! The
Frank M. Robinson Collection This large high-end run of great Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction and scarce miscelleanous magazines is without equal. Especially the run of Weird Tales that is without a doubt the finest ever assembled. Watch the Adventure House website for more details! | |||||||||||||
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| Age of Aces
Presents - Downloadable PDF Air War pulp stories! Age of Aces Books is now offering a new feature on their Web site called "Age of Aces Presents". You can now download free PDF versions of some great Air War pulp stories. Visit them at http://www.ageofaces.net/category/age-of-aces-presents/ New this week: Nothing new this week. | |||||||||||||
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 42: "The Men Who Smiled No More" and "The Pink Lady" Thrill to the legendary pulp exploits of DC Comics' newest superstar
as the Man of Bronze returns in two thrill-packed novels by Laurence Donovan and
Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a brain-deadening epidemic
lures Doc and his aides into a zombie trap as they become The Men Who Smiled No
More. Then, the arson death of the weirdly pigmented Pink Lady sets Doc Savage
and his Iron Men on one of their strangest quests. EXTRA: Will Murray examines
Doc Savage's long publishing history at Bantam Books. This classic pulp reprint
features the color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, Paul Orban's
original interior illustrations, historical commentary by Will Murray and a foreword
by Tony Isabella. (Sanctum Books)978-1-60877-038-0 Softcover, 7x10, 128
pages, B&W, $14.95 1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price)
First Class postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available! DOC SAVAGE Volume 42: "The
Men Who Smiled No More" and "The Pink Lady" - James Bama Variant Edition Thrill to the legendary pulp exploits of DC Comics' newest superstar
as the Man of Bronze returns in two thrill-packed novels by Laurence Donovan and
Lester Dent writing as "Kenneth Robeson." First, a brain-deadening epidemic
lures Doc and his aides into a zombie trap as they become The Men Who Smiled No
More. Then, the arson death of the weirdly pigmented Pink Lady sets Doc Savage
and his Iron Men on one of their strangest quests. This classic pulp reprint showcases
Jame Bama's horrifying cover art (reproduced directly from the original painting),
the color pulp covers by Walter Baumhofer and Emery Clarke, Paul Orban's original
interior illustrations, historical commentary by Will Murray and a foreword by
Tony Isabella. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-039-7 Softcover, 7x10, 128
pages, B&W, $14.95  1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price)
First Class postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Now available! THE SHADOW Volume 43: "The
Key" and "The Case of Congressman Coyd" "Who knows
what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Knight of Darkness
investigates supercrime in two unusual thrillers that showcase The Shadow's enigmatic
agent, Burbank! First, The Key to a mysteriously empty safe deposit box sets up
a winding trail of treachery and murder that leads The Shadow to Rio de Janeiro
in search of a million-dollar secret. Then, Lamont Cranston is called in to investigate
The Case of Congressman Coyd. What is behind the bizarre turnaround of a veteran
lawmaker whose new deregulation proposals will profit unscrupulous business interests?
This instant collector's item showcases both color pulp covers by George Rozen,
the classic interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and commentary by popular-culture
historian Will Murray. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-037-3 Softcover, 7x10.
128 pages, B&W, $14.95 1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
2 books: $29.90 (cover price)
First Class postpaid Twelve issues for $167 (first class) or $155 (media mail) [postpaid] (includes bonus variant and ring premium) Six issues for $84 (first class) or $78 (media mail) [postpaid]
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| Black Coat Press
- The December releases are now available! THE GARDENS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Richard Bessière, adapted by Brian Stableford It was then the something emerged from a deeper pool and suddenly loomed up in front of them. At the tip of a vegetable stem, formed of little scaly protuberances with yellow and black spots, an almost-human head was swaying feverishly. It was unthinkable, astounding, at the very limits of possibility and horror. The humans froze, as if fascinated by that atrocious, bloated head bristling with long, dull, flowing hair. It was half-way between human and animal, to judge by the expression in its large, almond-shaped eyes, and the powerful fangs that bordered a lipless mouth in the form of a sucker. US$ 20.95 /GBP 12.99 5x8 trade paperback, 260 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-935558-68-2 TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN VOLUME 7: FEMMES FATALES edited by J-M. & R. Lofficier This seventh volume of the only international anthology devoted to paying homage to the world's most fantastic heroes from popular literature spotlights the females of the species: beautiful, deadly, tragic, accursed, enticing… all gathered here for an amazing collection of new adventures... Tremble as Christine Daae meets Herbert West the Reanimator and Dr. Loveless Nurse Ratched! Experience thrills as Milady tries to outwit Captain Blood and Lady Blakeney the Black Coats! Watch in awe as Becky Sharp foils the designs of Sâr Dubnotal and Amelia Peabody those of mad King Tut! Wonder as the Bride of Frankenstein challenges the power of Dr. Omega and the vampire countess Marcian Gregoryi that of Victor Frankenstein and the Illuminati! Also starring Carmilla! Catherine Levendeur! Rosa Klebb! Fah Lo Suee! And the Eyes Without A Face! With a foreword by Xavier Mauméjean and a portfolio by Matt Haley. US$22.95/GBP 14.99 - 6x9 trade paperback, 324 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-935558-44-6 |   | ||||||||||||
| The Book Cave
- New podcast now available online! Episode 103: Bobby Nash's Evil Ways - New! Bobby Nash joins Ric to talk about his Evil Ways. Episode 102: The Sea Witch Episode 101: Diamondback Episode 100: Barry Reese The Rook Vol. 5 Episode 99: Adventures of Doc Savage CD Episode 98: Dracula Lives! Episode 97: St. Louis Doc Savage Convention Episode 96: Before They were Giants Episode 95: The Return of Joel Jenkins | |||||||||||||
| DOC SAVAGE #9 - Arriving in comic
shops December 12! Written by Ivan Brandon & Brian Azzarello, Art by Nic Klein Co-feature written by Jason Starr, Co-feature art by Scott Hampton Cover by J.G. Jones Doc’s adventure in the war-torn Middle East takes a nasty turn when he realizes that the people who sent him into the Zone don’t necessarily want him coming back out. Meanwhile, the threat he came to neutralize is not what it seems! And in the JUSTICE, INC. co-feature, there’s nothing standing between Smitty and his quarry, the murdering scum he plans to pay back in kind – but what will become of him if he breaks Benson’s cardinal rule? “Murder and Vengeance” concludes here! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99, On sale December 8 |
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| THE DREAM WORLD OF H.P. LOVECRAFT by Donald Tyson
- Now available! Occult scholar Donald Tyson plumbs the depths of H. P. Lovecraft's cosmic visions and horrific dream world to examine the strange life of the man who created the Necronomicon and the Cthulhu Mythos. Tyson concludes that Lovecraft was a man in fundamental conflict with himself, and reveals Lovecraft for what he truly was — a dreamer, an astral traveler, and the prophet of a new age. NOTE: This item may be available through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops. Softcover, 6x9, 336 pages, $18.95 ISBN-10: 0738722847 ISBN-13: 978-0738722849 |
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| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "Vengeance Bay" from March 1, 1942. Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure, and the Wild West Nothing new Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "One Trial Less" by Ted Coughlan from THRILLING DETECTIVE, February, 1945 Old criminal Judge Wright was forgetful - but he still remembered how to pin down a killer. "Tomb of Torment" by Emile C. Tepperman from SECRET AGENT "X", May, 1935 Featuring: Don Manton After three days of chasing around town as bodyguard to a beautiful girl - at a hundred bucks a day and all expenses paid - Don Manton was beginning to feel that life had its moments after all. But it wasn't long after he looked into the gaunt, parchment-like face of a man named Borchard that he realized how few these moments can be. | |||||||||||||
| ELRIC: SWORDS AND ROSES -
Coming December 28th! Writer: Michael Moorcock, Artist: John Picacio The tragic antihero Elric of Melniboné is one of the best-known characters in the history of fantasy literature. This final volume in Del Rey's definitive reprinting of the series features classic Elric stories and essays by Michael Moorcock, black-and-white art throughout by John Picacio, the full text of the novel The Revenge of the Rose, a screenplay for the novel Stormbringer, a selection of classic Elric artwork, and much more. Softcover, 6x9, 528 pages, $16.00 ISBN-10: 0345498674 ISBN-13: 978-0345498670 |
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| F. Paul Wilson -
More Repairman Jack titles announced! F. Paul Wilson announced some time ago that the Repairman Jack series would be ending soon. Fall 2011 will see the publication of THE DARK AT THE END - the last Repairman Jack novel. In 2012, a heavily revised reworking of the 1992 novel NIGHTWORLD will be revised. Repairman Jack plays an important part in this novel. F. Paul Wilson has now announced:
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| FIRST WAVE #5 - Arriving in comic shops December 12! Written by Brian Azzarella, Art by Rags Morales & Rick Bryant Cover by J.G. Jones, 1:10 Variant cover by Eduardo Risso The Bat Man, Doc Savage and The Spirit are all on the scene in Hidalgo uncovering the secrets of Anton Colossi and his floating city. But Colossi still has a secret weapon that could put them all in their graves...along with nearly everyone else on Earth! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99 |
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| FLASH GORDON COMIC BOOK ARCHIVES VOLUME
2 Arriving in comic shops December 12! Written by Al Williamson and Archie Goodwin, art by Al Williamson, Gil Kane, Mac Raboy and others. Launch into a new era of classic comics storytelling with the second volume of Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives! When the Flash Gordon title made its move to King Comics in 1966, it was the start of a brilliant new look and a giant leap forward in storytelling and character. Flash, his beautiful companion Dale, and impulsive scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov face all-new perils and all-new villains in these space-age stories. Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Volume Two contains over twenty thrilling, gorgeously illustrated stories, planetary maps, original ads, and more. Collects Flash Gordon #1 - #11 (King Comics), and selections from The Phantom #18, #19, and #20, and features work by Al Williamson, Archie Goodwin, Mac Raboy, and more! 312 pages, $49.99, in stores on December 29. |
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| Frank Hamilton - Pulpdom's
greatest artist celebrated online! The Golden Age Comic Book Stories Blog has posted a collection of art by Frank Hamilton online. If you are not familiar with Frank's work, check it out and see why he is considered to be Pulpdom's greatest artist. | |||||||||||||
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| Girasol
Collectables - December Pulp Replicas! Girasol Collectables is pleased to announce three more issues in its ongoing series of Pulp Replicas. Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger Pulp Replica cover images. Monthly Special: All three for $85 ($10 off) Our first Replica this month is THE SPIDER #63 featuring "The Withering Death" from December 1938. $35 Our second Replica this month is WEIRD TALES #19 from April 1925. $35 Our third Replica is SPICY-ADVENTURE #10 from July 1935 - $25 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our regular info@girasolcollectables.com email address. As always, these reprints are exact copies including the illustrations, ads, and back-up stories and have been printed on off-white paper, staple-bound and finished off with a high quality reproduction of the original cover. The only thing missing is the smell (alas) and the flaking newsprint. Email Girasol Collectables at: info@girasolcollectables.com. A complete listing, along with other items such as books, fanzines and of course pulps, can be found on the Girasol Collectables website at http://www.girasolcollectables.com/ All payments must be made in $US payable to Girasol Collectables and mailed to: Neil Mechem c/o Girasol Collectables 3501 GlenErin Drive, Apt. 1409, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5L 2E9 |    | ||||||||||||
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| Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE
NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 2: 1937-1939 Now available and arriving in comic shops December 12! Writer: Lee Falk; Artist: Ray Moore Referred to by historian Maurice Horn as the "granddaddy of all costumed superheroes," The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk with artwork by Ray Moore, long before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery” since. Volume Two presents six complete stories, reprinted for the first time in their entirety, “Little Toma,” “ The Prisoner of the Himalayas,” “Adventure in Algiers,” “The Shark’s Nest,” “Fishers of Pearls,” and “The Slave Traders.” Hardcover, 288 pages, $39.99 | |||||||||||||
| Leonaur Books
- Now available! Philo Vance by S. S. Van Dine S. S. Van Dine was reckoned to be the favourite crime fiction writer of two United States Presidents. Certainly, novels about his famous character, the erudite Philo Vance, topped the best seller lists for months and broke all records in their day for sales of detective fiction. Leonaur have gathered together all of these classic crime novels into one collection to bring them together for existing fans and new enthusiasts to enjoy anew. The Philo Vance Murder Cases: 1 The Philo Vance Murder Cases: 2 The Philo Vance Murder Cases: 3 The Philo Vance Murder Cases: 4 The Philo Vance Murder Cases: 5 The Philo Vance Murder Cases: 6 Guy de Maupassant Guy de Maupassant is recognised as a giant of nineteenth century French literature, a protégé of Flaubert, an inspiration to H. P Lovecraft, among others, and an acknowledged master of the short story—a form in which he was very prolific. Indeed, this special Leonaur three volume collection of his excursions into the supernatural and strange contains almost 140 stories. The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant Volume 1 The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant Volume 2 The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Guy de Maupassant Volume 3 M. R. James There has been much written about Montague Rhodes James. To those who know anything of the literature of the supernatural his name and work stands on the highest tier in the Pantheon of the greatest writers of the genre. James brought his horrors to his readers genteelly wrapped in the fine prose of an academic often describing the apparently logical lives and worlds of fictional nondescript academics and antiquarians. Brilliantly, his menaces creep into the safe lives of unsuspecting, undynamic personalities—into the very fabric of the ordinary in notably commonplace scenarios. In this lies the James genius, for he understood well that it is the subtle menace of approaching horror that builds the most terror and that what we all fear most, born out of our primeval fear of darkness, is the unknown and the unfathomable. The Collected Supernatural & Weird Fiction of M. R. James | |||||||||||||
| The Lion of Cairo by Scott Oden
- Arriving in bookstores December 7! On the banks of the ageless Nile, from a palace of gold and lapis lazuli, the young Fatimid Caliph Rashid al-Hasan rules as a figurehead over a crumbling empire. Cairo is awash in intrigues. In the shadow of the Gray Mosque, generals and emirs jockey for position under the scheming eyes of the powerful grand vizier, Jalal; in the crowded Souk, these factions use murder and terror to silence their opposition. Egypt bleeds and the scent draws her enemies in like sharks: Shirkuh, the swaggering Kurd who serves the pious and severe Sultan of Damascus, and Amalric, the Christian king of Jerusalem whose insatiable greed knows no bounds. Yet, the Caliph of Cairo has an unexpected ally—an old man who lives on a remote Asian mountaintop, a place where eagles fear to tread. This benefactor, the Shaykh al-Jabal, the Old Man of the Mountain, holds the ultimate power of life and death over the warring factions of the Moslem world, and he sends his greatest weapon into Egypt. He sends Caliph Rashid al-Hasan, a single man. An Assassin. The one they call the Emir of the Knife . . . Dedication page: To Robert E. Howard whose tales of swordplay and sorcery gave inspiration to a kid from Alabama and caused him to take up the pen in his own time Review by Annis Review by Morgan Holmes Review by Brian Murphy Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-10: 0312372930 ISBN-13: 978-0312372934 $24.99 |
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| Mike Chomko - December 2010 newsletter
is now available! Mike's October 2010 newsletter is now available. Click here to view/download it. Orders over $20 are discounted approximately 10%. Shipping is between $2-6, depending on the weight of your order (media mail or bound printed matter). Michael Chomko, 2217W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Mike has also establish a website where you can download his current and past newsletters. The website is located at http://sites.google.com/site/mikechomkobooks/ You can also visit Mike's storefront at Amazon.com. | |||||||||||||
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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. Abraham Merritt: This group is dedicated to all of the fiction of ABRAHAM MERRITT. Merritt's novels, short stories, paperbacks, hardcovers, pulps, reprints, and any movies based on these works can all be discussed here. Also, any artwork from any of the above pertaining to Merritt's writing can be discussed and displayed. If interested, questions and statements about other authors that copied or imitated Merritt's style can be posted. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABEMERRITTFANS/ to join! CoverUps: Sharing and trading of Pulp Fiction covers. Discussion not only allowed, but encouraged! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cover_Ups/ Doc Con: The annual Doc Savage Convention gathered together for the first time on October 24, 1998. The convention also known as Doc Con is the brainchild of Rob Smalley who together with Jay Ryan, Paul Cook and Courtney Rogers have hosted the event each year in Arizona. Traditionally held the second Saturday of each November, Doc Con attracts residents from around the country, for a weekend of planned Doc Savage events as well as discussions and camaraderie. Follow along with the planning each year by participating in this group. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Doc_Con/ Edgar Rice Burroughs Group: This group is dedicated to the study and appreciation of one of the greatmasters of literary adventure, Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950). Creator of numerous famous characters, such as Tarzan, Carson Napier, and John Carter of Mars, and exciting worlds, such as Venus, Barsoom, and Pellucidar, Burroughs is widely recognized as one of the fathers of the Pulp Era and modern heroic fiction. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ FictionMags: The purpose of this mailing list is to discuss the history of fiction magazines, and to exchange information about magazines which have carried fiction, past or present. Particular emphases are on the "Gaslight" magazines of circa 1880-1914, the pulp magazines of the first half of the 20th century, the "Big Slick" magazines of the mid-20th century, the digest-sized magazines of the 1950s and 1960s -- and any other areas of magazine publishing which have been important for fiction. Discussion may cover aspects of the publishing history of the magazines concerned, their editors and editorial policies, the authors they published, and so on. http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/fictionmags/ Flearun: This group is for fans of all the incarnations of Doc Savage. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flearun/ Otis Adelbert Kline: This group is devoted to Otis Adelbert Kline. His works in the science fiction, weird and historical fiction genre and his general biography can also be discussed here. Visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OTISKLINE/ to join! Pulp Fiction Uncensored: is for all fans of Pulp Fiction! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pulp_Fiction_Uncensored/?yguid=321995096 PulpMags: If you're interested in the old pulp magazines, this forum is the place to be. We deal with OLD pulps only! If you're looking for something dealing with modern "pulp fiction" style writing, you'd be bored here.This moderated list is setup along the lines of PEAPS, the Pulp Era Amateur Press Society, and all pulp fans across the world are welcome. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpMags/ Pulp Swap Group: Place your swappable pulps and digest, plus wants, in the file section or individual messages. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PulpSwap/ REH Comics Group: This group is dedicated to the characters created by Robert E Howard that have appeared in comic book form from Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Cross Plains Comics, Dynamite Entertainment etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheREHcomicsgroup/ Vintage Paperbacks: A forum for readers and collectors of classic paperback books, primarily from the "vintage era" of 1939 to 1960 (roughly speaking). Ace Doubles, Dell Mapbacks, L.A. Bantams, Gold Medal, Avon, Handibooks, and many more - we cover them all. Discussion of all genres is welcome and we particularly want to hear about any rare and unusual paperbacks or stories *about* paperbacks that you might be able to share. We discuss the cover artists, the writers, the publishers, and anyone and everyone connected with the great world of vintage paperback books. Read a great old book lately? Come on in and tell us about it! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VintagePaperbacks/ Western Pulps: This list is dedicated to the discussion of Western pulp magazines -- the characters, the authors, the stories, the paperback reprints, and anything else connected with Western pulps. Though the primary emphasis is on pulps, we also discuss non-pulp Western novels, movies, comics, etc. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternPulps/ Wild Cat Books: Here we share a mutual love of the great, thrilling literature from the early to late 20th Century, and focus on Discussion, Promotion, and any topic related to the "Bloody Pulps" and Classic Heroes such as TARZAN... JOHN CARTER OF MARS... SECRET AGENT X... KI-GOR... DOMINO LADY... THE MOON MAN... THE LENSMEN... and many more. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wildcatbooks_pulps | |||||||||||||
| QUEEN SONJA #12 -
Arriving in comic shops December 12! Writer: Luke Lieberman; Artist: Mel Rubi; Covers: Fabiano Neves (75%), Carlos Rafael (25%) Before she was a queen or a warrior, before she was Red Sonja, she was a thief known only as 'Red'. Her pride and skill are put to the test by a new partner in crime. Together they discover corruption deep in the heart of Dah-Disha and in the gamble find each other. 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 | |||||||||||||
| Ramble
House / Dancing Tuatara Press - Coming soon! THE CURSE OF CANTIRE A novel featuring Walter S. Masterman’s Sir Arthur Sinclair, a cross between Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, as he investigates a series of grisly murders on a decayed estate replete with secret passages and a family curse featuring a sinister figure who has haunted the family for generations. $20 (softcover) or $40 (hardbound) KELLER MEMENTO Dr. David H. Keller was a physician who worked with “abnormals” in various state mental institutions before he became a full-time author in the twenties. In 1928, “The Revolt of the Pedestrians” was published in Amazing Stories. In the succeeding 25 years, Keller had dozens more stories featured in pulps like Weird Tales and Ten Story Book. He retired from writing short stories in 1952. $16 (softcover) or $35 (hardbound) LEAGUE OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD Day Keene made his debut under his real name of Gunard Hjerstedt in 1931 with “Pure and Simple” in Detective Fiction Weekly. He followed with a handful of detective tales and a couple of western yarns in 1932 and continued to write for the pulps until 1935, when he turned to radio to earn his living. With the advent of World War II, Keene returned to the pulps and launched into a frenzy of production that would not only get him cover billing, but would make him a household name among aficionados of the detective story. For the next dozen years Keene would seemingly have a story a month appearing somewhere. His mainstay was Popular Publications where he featured frequently in Dime Mystery and Detective Tales. Keene also branched out into other publications such as Ace G-Men, Short Stories, Strange Detective, and even Weird Tales. Here is the first volume of a new series that will collect all of Keene’s detective pulp fiction. $20 (softcover) or $40 (hardbound) WE ARE THE DEAD Second volume of Day Keene in the Detective Pulps features six novellas, all published in the pulps of the forties. Includes the title story, “Corpses Come In Pairs,” “Thirteen Must Dies,” “If the Coffin Fits,” and two more. $20 (softcover) or $45 (hardbound) REUNION IN HELL First volume of The Selected Stories of John H. Knox, a prolific writer for the weird menace pulps of the pulp era. John Pelan has collected seven stories from the shudder pulps for this inaugural volume including “Children of the Black God,” “The Sea of Fear,” “The Thing that Dined on Death,” and the title story. $20 (softcover) or $40 (hardbound) These titles and more can
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| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Pax Britannia: The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus, Jonathan Green, Abaddon Books, $12.99, Nov. 9, 2010 - Now available! Wild Cards 1, editor George R.R. Martin, Tor, $15.99, November 23, 2010 - Now available! Pax Britannia: Dark Side, Jonathan Green, Abaddon Books, $9.99, November 30, 2010 - Now available! The Long Man, Steve Englehart, Tor, $7.99, November 30, 2010 - Now available! Chicks in Capes, Editor: Lori Gentile & Karen O’Brien, Moonstone, $14.99, December 7, 2010 Wild Cards: Suicide Kings, editor George R.R. Martin, Tor, $7.99, December 28, 2010 52: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $7.99, January 25, 2011 Pax Britannia: Anno Frankenstein, Jonathan Green, Abaddon Books, $9.99, May 17, 2011 Solomon Kane [Movie novelization], Ramsey Campbell, Titan Books, $7.99, June 14, 2011 Wild Cards XXI: Fort Freak, edited by George R.R. Martin, Tor, $25.99, June 21, 2011 The Plain Man [Max August], Steve Englehart, Tor, $25.99, June 21, 2011 Hunt Through Napoleon’s Web, Raymond Benson, Leisure Books, $14.99, August 8, 2011 |  | ||||||||||||
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