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| Adventure House - Available now
and arriving in comic shops January 4th! SECRET AGENT "X" - August 1934 HAND OF HORROR by Brant House A metropolis writhed in the clutch of horror's hand. The mightiest of the mighty fled in stark terror before its groping fiendish fingers. And the wake was a trail of macabre milestones, marking the way with bloated dead. One man—alone, unaided—followed in that awesome wake. He was that enigma of enigmas, that Man of a Thousand Faces—Secret Agent "X." 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Visit the Adventure House online store to order! |  | ||
| Adventure House - Available now
on the Adventure House website! SPICY-ADVENTURE STORIES - November 1942 WHITE STAR OF EGYPT by Justin Case (Hugh B. Cave) The girl was lovely, but Slode concluded she must be insane. Why would she want to go to Bir Nashn? The more he studied her, the more Slode began to doubt his own astuteness. Using her very loveliness as a tool, couldn't the girl be plotting to...? NERO'S RING by Lew Merrill The Emperor had gazed through that ring to learn the secrets of the future. Now Herman studied it, and saw life and love as they affected him from days of antiquity to the horror under Der Fuehrer. 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Visit the Adventure House online store to order! |  | ||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in April! THE SHADOW Volume
17: "The Fate Joss" and "The Golden Pagoda" "As
you sow evil, so shall you reap evil! Crime does not pay. The Shadow Knows!" The
Dark Avenger known to Asians as Ying Ko confronts deadly Chinatown riddles in
two intriguing pulp novels by Walter B. Gibson. First, the Shadow investigates
the strange disappearances and reappearances of a half-ton golden idol. What are
the incredible secrets of "The Fate Joss" and the mysterious Dr. Roy Tam? Then,
a miniature "Golden Pagoda" leads The Shadow and his agents through a series of
bizarre deathtraps into the realm of the infamous brigand Li Hoang. In supporting
features, Pulp-historian Will Murray examines The Shadow's many forays into the
mysteries of Chinatown, while series editor Anthony Tollin provides a history
of Myra Reldon, The Shadow's first female agent. This classic reprint also
reproduces both color pulp covers by George Rozen and all the interior illustrations
by legendary artists Tom Lovell and Edd Cartier. (Sanctum Productions)
ISBN: 1-932806-92-X 13-DIGIT: 978-1-932806-92-2 Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 These reprints can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |  Click on cover for a larger
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in April! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 16: "The Secret in the Sky" and "The Giggling Ghosts" The 75th birthday of the pulp era's greatest superhero continues
with two more epics from the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction. Doc Savage journeys to
Oklahoma to investigate the murder of a Nobel Prize-winning scientist. What is
"The Secret in the Sky" that can bring ruin to an entire continent? Then, in "The
Giggling Ghosts," the Man of Bronze and his aides investigate a toxic outbreak
of uncontrollable hilarity that is causing New Jersey residents to literally laugh
themselves to death. This collector's item pulp reprint also features the
original 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) ISBN: 1-932806-93-8
13-DIGIT: 978-1-932806-93-9Softcover, 7x10. B&W ........................................$12.95 These reprints can also be ordered directly from: Anthony Tollin (via check, money order, or Paypal). 1 book: $12.95 plus $3 (first class) or $2 (media mail) 2 books: $25.90 (cover price) first class postpaid Subscriptions: Six issues for $72 (first class) or $66 (media mail). Anthony Tollin P.O. Box 761474 San Antonio, TX 78245-1474 sanctumotr@earthlink.net Visit The Shadows Sanctum at: http://www.shadowsanctum.com |  Click on cover
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| ASTONISHING
ADVENTURES MAGAZINE ThePulp Monkeys have done it again! The second issue of ASTONISHING ADVENTURES MAGAZINE, the greatest place for new tales in the old pulp fashion, has finally arrived! And - all modesty aside - it’s the magazine’s best second issue ever! Thrill at the return of the mysterious Auslander! Witness great moments in pulp TV! Marvel at the film adventures of the original Pulp Monkey! Gasp as the Black Spectre strikes again! Wonder about the woman who wants to sleep with Humphrey Bogart! And find out who’s afraid of The Dark! Yes, the second issue has all this, and much, much more! Besides great pulp tales, there are the interviews: prolific comic book and pulp novel author Ron Fortier ex-amines his long career and talks about his new publishing venture; novelist Paul Malmont, author of the critically-acclaimed THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL, explores the book’s pulp roots, and reveals he will be writing a mini-series for DC Comics; and artisan Gregory Edwards explains the process of creating 1/6 scale figures of your favorite pulp heroes. So brace yourself for tales that are ASTONISHING! Prepare yourself for ADVEN-TURES! All conveniently located in one pulp MAGAZINE! That’s ASTONISHING ADVENTURES MAGAZINE! And best of all, the second digital issue is free! Available at www.astonishingadventuresmagazine.com | |||
| The Battered Silicon
Dispatch Box - Now available! THE EXPLOITS OF RILEY DILLON by H. Bedford-Jones The creation of H. Bedford-Jones, Riley Dillon was a gentleman jewel thief and a former student of Houdini whose stories appeared in ARGOSY, DETECTIVE FICTION WEEKLY, MYSTERY, and SHORT STORIES during the early to mid-thirties. Included in this 365-page collection are two novels and seventeen shorter works. $80 (folio-sized, hardbound) You can order direct from The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box by sending an email to gav@battered.com with "ExploitsRileyDillon" in the subject line. BSDB will get back to you with your total amount due including shipping and handling. You can also pre-order these from Mike Chomko, however, Mike probably will not be able to get these until the second quarter of 2008 and will, most likely, be able to offer little or no discount. |  | ||
| The Battered
Silicon Dispatch Box - Coming in 2008, 2009, and beyond! THE LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS #08 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF LUTHER McGAVOCK (Constiner) #13 THE COMPLEAT SAGA OF JOHN SOLOMON (Bedford-Jones) Hardcover 3 volumes #15 THE POLARIS TRILOGY (Stilson/Brown) Hardcover 500 pages #16 THE PALOS TRILOGY (Giesy/Brown) Hardcover 500 pages #17 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE SUICIDE SQUAD (Tepperman/Weinberg) Hardcover 400+ pages #18 THE TONG OF TERROR: ADVENTURES OF JIMMY WENTWORTH (Small) Hardcover 400+ pages #19 THE ADVENTURES OF DON EVERHARD (Gordon Young) Hardcover 400+ pages #21 THE HAKE TALBOT PORTFOLIO (Nelms) Hardcover 400+ pages #22 THE COMPLEAT ZAMBRA THE DETECTIVE (Hill) Hardcover 500+ pages #23 ANOTHER JUDSON PHILIPS’ PULP COLLECTION (Philips) Hardcover Folio 400 pages #24 A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORMAN A. DANIELS (Smith/Schroeter) Trade Paperback 200 pages #25 STRANGE OCEAN VISTAS OF PHILIP M. FISHER (Fisher) Trade Paperback 346 pages #26 THE SATAN HALL OMNIBUS (Daly/Weinberg) Hardcover 1200+ pages #27 STORIES FROM ADVENTURE MAGAZINE (John Considine) Hardcover 400+ pages #28 THREE VOLUME FRED DAVIS ANTHOLOGIES (Davis/Roberts/Pronzini) #29 THE FRANK PACKARD ANTHOLOGY (Packard/Roberts) 3 Volumes #30 MR. CHANG AND RAFFERTY (A.E. Apple) 1 Volume #31 THE OTIS ADELBERT KLINE OMNIBUS (Kline/Weinberg) #32 THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP STRANGE (Kehoe) #33 THE ADVENTURES OF GILLIAN HAZELTINE (Worts) #34 A FIREFIGHTER ANTHOLOGY (Schoeter) #35 A FOREIGN LEGION ANTHOLOGY (Vanderbeek) #36 A PIRATE ANTHOLOGY (Vanderbeek) #37 A SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY (Weinberg) #38 AN ADVENTURE TRILOGY (A.H. Smith) THE POCKETBOOK LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS #3 ADVENTURES OF SHAGBARK JONES (Butler/R. Bleiler) Trade Paperback 221 pages #4 THE ADVENTURES OF PHILO GRUBB (Butler/R. Bleiler) Trade Paperback 221 pages #5 THE VULTURE AND THE VULTURE STRIKES (Ward) Trade Paperback 150 pages #6 THE SPHINX STRIKES AND OTHER SPY STORIES (Bedford-Jones/Vanderburgh) Trade Paperback 200 pages #7 THE STAR OF DREAMS AND OTHER TALES (Bedford-Jones) Trade Paperback 150 pages #8 THE ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR DEATH (Ward) Trade Paperback 200 pages #9 THE TOTEM POLE MURDERS (Ennis) Trade Paperback 80 pages #10 THE HEBREW HERO, OR LADY HELEN’S MISTAKE (Taylor) Trade Paperback 100 pages | |||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Next weeks review is "Atoms of Death" from July 15, 1935. "The Odor of a Crime" 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! "Terror Train" by Richard B. Sale from SECRET AGENT "X", March, 1934 Suddenly and with shrill horrific cadence, a macabre tortured shriek split through the nocturnal silence of the night. In that instant The Crescent Limited, snowbound in the Rockies, became a Terror Train... "Memory Flight" by Arthur J. Burks from THE LONE EAGLE, February 1941 Captain Hogan Storms the Caribbean Skies to Obey His Orders by Breaking Them! | |||
| GIRASOL PULP DOUBLES: THE SPIDER
- Now available
and mailing to subscribers! A 128 page trade paperback reprinting two action packed 1930s & 40s adventures of the pulp-era hero The Spider. The stories are complete including the original pulp black and white illustrations. Color covers. This issue contains the December 1935 story ‘Emperor of the Yellow Death’ and the April 1941 story ‘Slaves of the Burning Blade.’ Softcover, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Girasol Collectables is now taking subscriptions for the 4 Spider Pulp Doubles for 2008, at $50 including s&h (Save $18). They'll be out on the same January, April, July and October schedule. 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 Girasol Collectibles Inc. |  | ||
| Gotham Pulp Collectors Club -
Next meeting is January 12, 2008! 2008 is the year of the hero pulp. Almost each month will be the 75th Anniversary of some hero character getting his own pulp, starting in February with The Phantom Detective, then March for Doc Savage (yes, that's right, the Phantom Detective came out first, making him the second pulp hero to get his own title after the Shadow). There will also be a (double) celebration of the Spider and G-8 who both came in October, and in September for the Lone Eagle. And, 2008 is the 75th anniversary for Stteet & Smith picking up and publishing Astounding! What a year it's going to be! The Gotham Pulp Collectors Club meets the second Saturday every month at the Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Manhattan, NYC, from 1PM to 4PM (and sometimes later). All are invited, and attendance is free.
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| Haffner
Press - Update! Stephen Haffner has announced that LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES by Leigh Brackett left the bindery on December 21st and the finished copies were on their way to the warehouse. Haffner Press expected to be taking their initial delivery of inventory on Thursday, December 27th and will be feverishly packing orders for the next several days. Haffner reports that interest and demand for this title has been the highest of all Haffner Press releases to date, and the initial print run is more than half-committed already. Remember, that until December 31, 2007, all prepaid orders will receive at 2-page broadside reprinted comments solicited by Robert E. Briney back in 1953 wherein Ms. Brackett supplies many biographical details as well as her personal thoughts on the Frank Kelly Freas artwork for that year's reprint of "Lorelei of the Red Mist." For more details, click here or visit the Haffner Press website. |  | ||
| It's A Pulp World It's A Pulp World is Eric Jamborsky's blog has now posted the next installment while taking a detour from STARTLING STORIES. Instead we look at a pair of novels that first appeared on BLUE BOOK. | |||
| Off-Trail Publications -
Now available! FROM GHOULS TO GANGSTERS: THE CAREER OF ARTHUR B. REEVE Edited by John Locke VOLUMES 1 & 2; 7x10" perfect bound; $20 each When journalist Arthur B. Reeve (1880-1936) turned his talents to fiction, he couldn’t have foreseen the results. His "scientific detective," Craig Kennedy, took the world by storm in 1911. Kennedy was labeled "the American Sherlock Holmes" while Reeve quickly became the most popular American detective-story author. For the next quarter-century, Reeve worked tirelessly at the writing game. His stories were published in a variety of magazines, slick and pulp, then turned into bestselling books. His newspaper serials were read in homes across the country. He wrote hit movies; reported on the notorious crimes of the day; hosted a national radio program. He was friend to police chiefs and presidents. Kennedy appeared in print, on stage, in films, comic strips and, eventually, television. By the time of his death, Reeve--and his famous detective--were American institutions. But the astonishing breadth of his career has never been fully explored--until this two-volume set, a major advance in what has previously been known about Reeve and his works. Volume 1 collects stories from all phases of Reeve’s career. Included are tales of Craig Kennedy, and Reeve’s lesser-known detectives. The early stories that made Reeve famous are here, as well as stories written for specialized markets, and obscure works written for pulps and newspapers; all taken from their original appearances. Since Reeve’s early stories were rewritten for book publication, and his later stories were never reprinted, the stories here are freely available for the first time. 255 pages. Volume 2 consists of nonfiction material by and about Reeve. Included is a 40-page narrative describing Reeve’s fascinating career; articles by Reeve on crime solution, detective fiction, and his career; a 75-page guide to Reeve’s work, covering his magazine and newspaper appearances, film credits, stage, radio, books, comic strips, and more; an extensive Art Gallery featuring cover reproductions, interior illustrations, cartoons, ads, and ephemera; and complete bibliography and index. 251 pages. Shipping: $2.50 media mail; $4.50 priority
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| Planetary Stories Issue Number 9 of PLANETARY STORIES is now available. This is a special Xmas issue loaded with Christmas cheer, sf-style; poems, articles, artwork, all for your enjoyment. There's also a PDF available at www.planetarystories.com/PlanetaryStories9.pdf | |||
| Pulp Museum -
New offerings are now available to benefit the museum! A PRINCESS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a true Classic of Science Fiction, and belongs on everyone's bookshelf. This new edition by Pulp Museum Productions features the exploits of John Carter of Virginia, who traveled to Mars (Barsoom to its natives), and fought his way against unknown perils and overwhelming odds to win the hand of the beautiful Dejah Thoris, and eventually become the undisputed Warlord of Mars!... Includes 4 interior art pieces by J. Allen St. John (considered the definitive Burroughs artist)... Cover Art & "The Maps of Barsoom" (meticulously detailed and featuring all the cities, places, and hemispheres of the planet), are by Ver Curtiss. 212 pages, 6"x9" Trade Paperback, $14.95 PDF Download, $4.95 THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer... "Imagine a person, tall, lean, and feline, high-shouldered, with a brow like Shakespeare and a face like Satan, a close-shaven skull, and long, magnetic eyes of the true cat-green: invest him with all the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern race, accumulated in one giant intellect..."... And with those words was created one of the most influential and menacing villains of all time: Fu Manchu!... This first book in the series sets the stage for thrills and chills beyond imagination, with death and torture hiding around every dark corner. The action-packed adventure is a true classic, and Pulp Museum Productions is proud to offer this edition for your reading pleasure. Cover art by Ver Curtiss. 222 pages, 6"x9" Trade Paperback, $14.95 PDF Download, $4.95 SAVAGE GUNS... This beautiful piece of artwork was created by Ver Curtiss for a short story, written by Jim Gould, that featured a classic pulp hero in his younger days. It was the Cover Art for "Lost Sanctum # 3" (published by Wild Cat Books), and is now available, for the first time ever, as a Poster Print for all fans of "the bloody pulps", where Heroes struggled against Villains in a never-ending battle for Justice...And Action & Adventure reached the highest peaks of Literary Fiction. As always, all proceeds benefit THE LESTER DENT MUSEUM OF PULP HISTORY... Hang this excellent piece of artwork on your wall, and your friends will be amazed! Artwork, From $11.20 Image Download, $6.25 http://stores.lulu.com/pulpmuseum |    | ||
| PULP SUNDAY by Francesco
Francavilla - Now available online! Francesco Francavilla is the artist for the new Zorro series from Dynamite Entertainment. Francesco is also a pulp fan and has started a blog called PULP SUNDAY wherein he has posted a five part Shadow comic strip story called "Blood on Christmas." There is also a Pulp Spotlight on The Spider. PULP SUNDAY looks to be a blog that is well worth watching. | |||
| ROBERT E. HOWARD's CONAN: RED NAILS - Redblog 3 is now online! Redblog 3 is now available online with excerpts from the script and a look at the monsters. http://www.conanrednails.com/site/index.html | |||
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| Adventure House - Coming in March! HIGH ADVENTURE #99 features "Days of Creation" from the pages of CAPTAIN FUTURE - Spring 1944 "Days of Creation" by Brett Sterling Four powerful factions work at cosmic cross purposes in a game of system-wide stakes as Curt Newton and his staunch comrades set out to create a brand new planet to add to the family of the sun! 7x10, 112 pages, $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #99 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN084040. |  | ||||
| Adventure House - Coming to comic
shops in March! PHANTOM DETECTIVE - August 1933, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Reprinting "Thirteen Cards of Death," by Robert Wallace! Thrills, action, suspense and mystery in an exciting full book-length novel of the Phantom Detective's daring campaign against a sinister, masked band of fiendish masters of murder and crime! PHANTOM DETECTIVE is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN084041.
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| Age
of Aces Books: THE RED FALCON Volume 2 - Now available! Age of Aces Books announces their newest release - The Red Falcon: The Dare-Devil Aces Years Volume 2. All along the Western Front the Germans curse them "Verdamnt Der Rot Falker!" They were Barry Rand, Yank ace and his giant Senagalese aide, Sika. Their blood-red ship was a patched-up crate of salvaged wreckage-their drome a hidden tarmac in the Vosges Mountains. Yet from Paris to Berlin they were known as the most deadly pair of hellcats that ever blazed a death trail through Boche skies! This exciting second volume of the collected adventures of The Red Falcon by Robert J. Hogan includes the following gripping air-war tales: S.O.S. Patrol, The Falcon Twins, Black Buzzards, The Headless Pilot, and The Invisible Patrol (with guest appearances by Smoke Wade and The Sky Devil). Also included is a very special feature - David Saunders' in-depth look at the life and art of Popular Publication's master aviation artist, Frederick Blakeslee. Also available from Age of Aces: The Red Falcon Volume 1 by Robert J. Hogan Captain Babyface by Steve Fisher The Three Mosquitoes by Ralph Oppenheim All Age of Aces books are available from Amazon.com, Adventure House, and Mike Chomko Visit our Web site for information on these and future releases - http://ageofaces.home.att.net |  | ||||
| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in March! THE SHADOW Volume 16: "City
of Crime" and "Shadow Over Alcatraz" "Who knows what
evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Knows!" The Master of Darkness returns
in two high-voltage pulp thrillers by Walter B. Gibson. First, Lamont Cranston
enters a "City of Crime" to bring the shadow of justice to hidden plotters. Then,
a near-fatal attack on Kent Allard sets The Shadow on the trail of a criminal
Napoleon who plots an assault on Alcatraz to launch a criminal empire. This collectors
item volume reprints both classic pulp covers by George Rozen plus all the original
interior art and a new foreword by legendary illustrator Edd Cartier. Walter Gibson
reveals secrets about The Shadow's true identity to pulp-historian Will Murray,
while series editor Anthony Tollin examines the mystery behind the 1939 disappearance
of cover artist George Rozen. (Sanctum Productions)Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 THE SHADOW Volume 16 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN084043. |  Click on the cover for a larger
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| Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Productions and
Nostalgia Ventures Inc Coming in March! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 15 - ANNIVERSARY TRIPLE NOVEL SPECIAL The
75th birthday of the pulp era's greatest superhero is commemorated with a unique
triple-novel edition. The Man of Bronze penetrates the Iron Curtain in "The Red
Spider," a Cold War thriller that was "lost" until 1978, and showcases for the
first time the unpublished art Edd Cartier created for the story in 1948. Then,
in "Terror Wears No Shoes," Doc Savage journeys to Hong Kong to prevent a deadly
germ warfare attack against the United States. Finally, a scientist is able
to predict the future after his "Return from Cormoral." This collector's item
pulp reprint features Bob Larkin's spectacular cover painting, original color
pulp covers by George Rozen and Walter Swensen, interior illustrations by Edd
Cartier and Paul Orban and historical articles by Will Murray, author of seven
Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum Productions)"Terror Wears No Shoes," "The Red Spider," and "Return from Cormoral" Softcover, 7x10, B&W, $12.95 The Diamond Item Code is JAN084039. |  Click on the cover
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| Audiobook
version of Red Nails by Robert E. Howard is underway! Mark Kalita's latest venture is the audiobook version of Robert E. Howard’s RED NAILS. This is a Conan adventure also featuring a wily she-pirate named Valeria and is one of the titles from the Second Annual SFFaudio Challenge. Mark has already released 4 of the 7 chapters of this novella. RED NAILS first appeared in 1936 as a three part serial in three issues of WEIRD TALES magazine. In it Conan encounters a lost city in which the degenerate inhabitants are pro-actively resigned to their own destruction. Also, of note, there’s a cool-looking animated movie version headed for a DVD-only release in 2008. You can download the first four chapters at http://www.sffaudio.com/?p=1724 |  | ||||
| Between
the Covers with John J. Miller - Otto Penzler on The Black
Lizard Big Book of Pulps! Otto Penzler, editor of The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps, describes “pulps” for John J. Miller as “the primary source of entertainment for the vast number of Americans who read in the 1920s and 30s … They were called pulps because of the paper — cheap pulp paper — and the covers were garishly colored bright. Usually if they were crime pulps … there was usually a woman in jeopardy — you know, half-torn-off blouse and some evil looking character threatening her. And this appealed to a large number of readers — mostly male.” Visit the Behind the Covers website to hear the interview. |  | ||||
| CONAN #47 - Arriving in comic shops December 28th! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Richard Isanove, cover by Cary Nord. Dark Horse Comics and the Conan team introduce new series artist Tomás Giorello! Best known for the powerful fantasy illustrations for Wizards of the Coast and other prominent publishers, Giorello has also made his mark on comics, contributing to a slew of Star Wars titles. Now, he lends his pencils to the barbarian, joining writer Timothy Truman as he takes Conan from the boisterous "Rogues in the House" to an adaptation of the darker Howard fragment "The Hand of Nergal." Conan has escaped the city with his head intact, but little else to show for his labors. Little does he know that a piece of his past still follows him, stalking the Cimmerian with the patience of the grave . . . 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||
| CONAN #50 - Coming in March! Writer: Timothy Truman; Cover Artist: Tony Harris; Penciller: Tomàs Giorello; Colorist: JD Mettler, Tony Shasteen Death has surrounded Conan the Cimmerian since he was a young boy, but he's never had to face it like this. Victim of a vengeful curse, Conan's steadfast companion must be laid to rest again, despite having already suffered a grisly death, but time is short. The Cimmerian must dispatch his old friend before the curse can claim all he has left . . . his very soul. Unfortunately, that isn't even Conan's most immediate concern. Surrounded by a demonic legion controlled by a power-hungry sorcerer, the barbarian and his comrades must stop the madman before he can conjure the very god of death itself and cross the fearsome deity into their realm to wreak havoc on all of Hyboria. It will take everything the warriors have to stop the forces of darkness before it's too late! Be there for the final issue of the adaptation of Robert E. Howard's lost fragment "The Hand of Nergal" and the final issue of the Conan monthly series--a special double-sized issue with over forty pages of story with a very special cover by returning Eisner Award-winning Conan cover artist Tony Harris! But fear not Conan fans, the mighty Cimmerian returns in June with the inaugural issue of Conan the Cimmerian, the NEW ongoing Conan series from Dark Horse, beginning a new chapter in Conan's life! Publication Date: March 19, 2007 Format: Full color, 56 pages Price: $4.99 Dark Horse Comics CONAN #50 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN080050. |  | ||||
| CONAN: THE BLOOD-STAINED CROWN AND OTHER
STORIES - Coming January 30th! Dark Horse has updated their website with the actual cover by Cary Nord! Written by Kurt Busiek and Fabian Nicieza, art by Rafael Kayanan, Cary Nord, Eric Powell, John Severin, Bruce Timm and Timothy Truman, colored by Kayanan, Michelle Madsen and Dave Stewart. Eisner Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek teams up with some of the best artists and writers in this collection of stand-alone stories from Conan. In "Helm," Busiek and Fabian Nicieza write and EC Comics legend John Severin draws the story of Conan's famous horned helm. Renowned comics and animation artist Bruce Timm lends his styling to the darkly comic "Conan's Favorite Joke." Current Conan writer Timothy Truman takes pencil in hand as the Cimmerian's influence crosses generations in "Seeds of Empire" and "The Blood-Stained Crown." Goon creator Eric Powell draws the poignant story of a young and unsung hero in "Storyteller," Dark Horse's centennial tribute to Conan creator Robert E. Howard. And artist Rafael Kayanan returns to the world of Hyboria with "In the Tower of Tara-Teth," a gritty adventure set during the Cimmerian's years as a mercenary and pirate. Collecting issues #18, 26-28 and 39 of the Dark Horse Conan series. 128 pages, $16.95, in stores on January 30. Dark Horse Comics |  | ||||
| Conan:
Born on the Battlefield (Hardcover) - Coming in May! Writer: Kurt Busiek; Artist: Greg Ruth Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Greg Ruth team up to give you the story of Conan's early life, from his birth on a Cimmerian battlefield to his coming-of-age as a warrior in the pivotal Battle of Venarium. Sewing the seeds of the Barbarian's momentous career, this chronicle of Conan's youthful conquests--both martial and carnal--also showcases master storytellers Busiek and Ruth's work at its finest. Publication Date: May 21, 2008 Format: Full color, 160 pages, Hard cover, 7" x 10" Price: $24.95 Dark Horse Comics CONAN: BORN ON THE BATTLEFIELD is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN080052. |  | ||||
| Conan Volume 5: Rogues
in the House (Hardcover) - Coming in March! Writer: Timothy Truman; Artist: Cary Nord, Tomàs Giorello; Cover Artist: Cary Nord; Colorist: Dave Stewart The Cimmerian finds himself ensnared in the dark intrigues of a city-state where the powerful will stoop to any depths to keep what they have stolen. When a young, idealistic noble offers Conan a ticket to freedom in exchange for a favor, Conan leaps at the opportunity--and into a labyrinth where he must fight to keep not only his word, but his very life. This volume collects Conan #37, 38, 41-44. Publication Date: March 26, 2008 Format: Full color, 160 pages, Hard cover, 7" x 10" Price: $24.95 Dark Horse Comics CONAN: ROGUES IN THE HOUSE is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN080051. | 
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| CTHULHU TALES #1 - Coming in March! by Steve Niles, Michael Alan Nelson & Various Cthulhu has called and Steve Niles has answered! Niles and Michael Alan Nelson (Fall Of Cthulhu) kick off the new monthly series readers demanded, based on the fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed anthology. Yes, Cthulhu Tales is back, but this time it's monthly! More great Cthulhu stories from more great writers and artist that you know and love. Heed the call every month! COVER A-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-SC, 24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 CTHULHU TALES #1 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083452 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083453 (Cover B). | |||||
| Dial P For Pulp Podcast - The fourth show is now available for download! Dial P For Pulp is a podcast for anyone interested in any aspect of the pulps. The third (November) podcast is now available online and highly recommended! There is no cost involved. Just download the mp3 file and enjoy! Dial P for Pulp is the brain child of David Drage and David has done an excellent job putting the program together. The fourth (December) podcast features: Paizo Publishing Delay the release of Almuric Peter Haining passes on! James Purfoy to play Simon Templar (The Saint) in the new TV show! Gangster Flash Review: The Devil In Amber Cosmic Hobo Production's The Yule Lads A voice mail line has been set up, so please let David know what you think of the show, the number is 206-600-3121, and that is a United States phone number. All three shows are available for download at: http://www.dialpforpulp.com or you can subscribe to the RSS feed at: http://dpfp.libsyn.com/rss/podcasts You can also join the Dial P for Pulp Yahoo newsgroup at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dial-p-for-pulp/ | |||||
| THE
DOMINO LADY - Coming in April! Written by Nancy Holder, Chuck Dixon and others, edited by Lori Gentile, art by Ver Curtis, covers by Uwe Jarling and Jeff Butler. A mystery hero like no other. With the most dangerous weapon of all... Los Angeles, the 1930's. The city of angels. Attracting beautiful people from all over the world with its glitz and glamour. But just beneath the surface is a city stinking of corruption with criminal bosses and politicians squeezing the life out of the city. Stunned and enraged by the murder of her crusading politician father, beautiful socialite Ellen Patrick becomes determined to bring her father¹s killers to justice...at any cost. A talented Berkley graduate, she knows that to truly fight the men who killed her father she must break all the rules. Donning a distinctive white dress and a black domino mask, she becomes The Domino Lady, one of the sexiest -- and most elusive -- crime fighters of all time.
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| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks review is "The Shadow Meets The Mask" from October 1944. "Master of Doom" 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! "Death Scoops A Columnist" by Joe Archibald from THRILLING DETECTIVE, June 1945 Police Detective Pat Kenna barges into a baffling kidnapping case, and finds that a newspaper columnist seems to have inside information about it. A serious story by humorist Archibald. "Santa Up Against It" by R. N. Wall from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, December 15, 1922 A department store Santa Claus finds himself with a moral dilemma when a pickpocket tries to enlist his aid in theft. | |||||
| EDGAR ALLAN POE ON MARS - Now available! An original fantasy in which the famous American writer meets the hero created by Edwin Arnold in his classic 1905 Martian novel. A legendary warrior from Mars' ancient past. A struggling young writer from 1827 Baltimore. Soon, cosmic events put in motion by the Enchanter Montressor and his ward Ligeia cause the two to meet. Gullivar Jones and Egar Allan Poe must then learn to work together, if they are to stop the machinations of Rodrik-Usher the Damned... or both their worlds will be destroyed! US$20.95/GBP 12.99 5x8 trade paperback, 260 pages Black Coat Press |  | ||||
| FALL
OF CTHULHU #11 - Coming in March! by Michael Alan Nelson The beginning of a brand new story arc and a great place for new readers to jump in. A teenage girl mysteriously appears in the Arkham jail with prophecies of doom. Arkham's Sheriff must decide if she's crazy or a harbinger of the evil that pervades the town. COVER A-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 COVER B-24 pages, Full Color, $3.99 FALL OF CTHULHU #11 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083457 (Cover A). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083458 (Cover B). | |||||
| GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 15: FANTASY CLASSICS
- Coming in March! by Various Fantasy Classics presents Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, adapted by Rod Lott and Skot Olsen, with a prologue illustrated by Mark A. Nelson. Plus, H.P. Lovecraft's epic fantasy, "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath," by Ben Avery and Leong Wan Kok, and L.Frank Baum's "The Glass Dog," by Antonella Caputo and Brad Teare. Also, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Rappaccini's Daughter," adapted by Lance Tooks, and "After the Fire," a poem by Lord Dunsany, illustrated by Rachel Masilamani. Softcover, 7x10, 144 pages, B&W, $11.95 GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOLUME 15 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083598. | |||||
| GREEN LAMA: MAN
OF STRENGTH #0 - Coming in March! by Bill Black, Mark G. Heike & Bob Davis One of the most enduring superheroes of The Golden Age returns in this prequel to a brand-new series! Can an untested student and descendant of the classic Green Lama prevail when villains Lady Luger and Fritz Voltzmann herald a cyberspace attack on civilization by Adolf Hitler himself? Since AC Comics' revival of the Green Lama in 1989, he has been a frequent and popular supporting character in Femforce and other AC titles. With the current renewed interest in reviving Golden Age characters, this re-edited presentation of the Man of Strength's greatest modern-day triumph should prove an excellent lead-in for the all-new series! Contains material originally presented in All Hitler Comics #1. 36pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 GREEN LAMA #0 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083296. |  | ||||
| GREEN LAMA:
MAN OF STRENGTH #1 - Coming in March! by James Ritchey & Loki Dolza An unsuspecting college student falls heir to the powers of the Green Lama, in a darkly contemporary version of the AC Universe! World War III has come and gone, demons run free in the streets- and only the Green Lama can restore order. Guest-starring the Femforce and Golden Lad. Almost seven years in the making, this Elseworlds-style take on the classic Golden Age hero created by Ken Crossen is the product of hot new writer/artist James Ritchey. This intro to the smart new series presents a darker, edgier take on superheroics, and unlike AC's "classic" approach to heroes and storytelling, these characters are more ambiguous, with unknown agendas hidden around every corner! 40pgs, B&W SRP: $6.95 GREEN LAMA #1 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083297. |  | ||||
| Haffner Press
- Release date December 24th! LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES by Leigh Brackett Picking up where MARTIAN QUEST: THE EARLY BRACKETT left off, LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES collects 12 more tales of strange adventures on other worlds from the undisputed "Queen of Space Opera." Drawn from Planet Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazines, this tome revels in the 1946 titular collaboration with Ray Bradbury--who also contributes an original poem about Leigh Brackett as well as an essay about meeting & working with Brackett. Harry Turtledove, the modern master of "alternate history," provides the introduction and the book is adorned with Frank Kelly Freas' vintage illustrations from the 1953 reprint of "Lorelei of the Red Mist." In a review of MARTIAN QUEST: THE EARLY BRACKETT, Paul di Filippo says "Plainly, Brackett was growing with every story she wrote, not yet 30 years old by the volume's end, with the best yet to come." LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES is where some of that "best" can found: The Blue Behemoth (from Planet Stories) Thralls of the Endless Night (from Planet Stories) The Jewel of Bas (from Planet Stories) The Veil of Astellar (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) Terror Out of Space (from Planet Stories) The Vanishing Venusians (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) Lorelei of the Red Mist (with Ray Bradbury) (from Planet Stories) The Moon That Vanished (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Beast-Jewel of Mars (from Planet Stories) Quest of the Starhope (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Lake of the Gone Forever (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Dancing Girl of Ganymede (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) So, in Brackett's own words: "The trailways of space are before you, to blaze as you will . . . I'll be looking for you when I get back. Right now my little Fitts-Sothern is warming up in the launching rack, ready to blast off for Venus. There's a situation developing there, up in the high plateaus north of the Sea of Morning Opals. I've got to see what happens." Ordering information: LORELEI OF THE RED MIST: PLANETARY ROMANCES By Leigh Brackett Foreword by Ray Bradbury, Introduction by Harry Turtledove Illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas 496-page 6.25" x 9.25" Smythe-sewn Archival-quality Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1-893887-24-4 1000-copy trade edition: $40.00 (U.S.) | Early
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| GATEWAY TO PARADISE, THE
COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SIX by Jack Williamson Grand Master Jack Williamson passed away last year at the age of 98, but the ambitious program to collect his short fiction continues. Of the 10 tales in this collection (three of which are full-length novels!) over half have never been reprinted before. GATEWAY TO PARADISE includes ten stories from 1938 to 1940, including the original texts of "The Reign of Wizardry" (later editions were amended by Williamson with the 1953 translation of Minoan Linear B), "Darker Than You Think" (this version is 40,000 words, Jack expanded the manuscript for the 1948 Fantasy Press edition) and "Gateway to Paradise" (reprinted as DOME AROUND AMERICA - Ace Double D-118). Included are two true rarities: two stories that originally appeared in William L. Hamling's 1940 fanzine, Stardust. The author provides an afterword commenting on the genesis of these stories, and reflecting on the economic and cultural mood of the nation during the tail-end of pre-WWII American Science Fiction. Contents include: The Reign of Wizardry (from Unknown) The Sun Maker (from Thrilling Wonder Stories) The Crystal of Death (from Stardust) The Girl in the Bottle (from Super Science Stories) Racketeers in the Sky (from Argosy Weekly) Ashes of Iron (from Stardust) Darker Than You Think (from Unknown) The Star of Dreams (from Comet Stories) The Iron God (from Marvel Tales) Gateway to Paradise (from Startling Stories) As with the previous volumes in THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, GATEWAY TO PARADISE is a smythe-sewn 6" x 9" hardcover typeset in a format designed to honor the Fantasy Press editions of Williamson's first books from the 1940s & 50s. Full-color endpapers reproduce the pulp magazine cover art for each story's first appearance. Ordering information: GATEWAY TO PARADISE, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SIX By Jack Williamson 540+ page 6.25" x 9.25" Smythe-sewn Archival-quality Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1-893887-26-8 500-copy trade edition: $40.00 (U.S.) Release date: Spring 2008 |  Early
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| ILLUSTRATION
MAGAZINE #22 - Coming in March/April! The latest issue of Illustration features the most extensive article ever published concerning the pulp art of Frederick Blakeslee, best-known for his brilliant cover work in the aviation pulps of the 1930's and 40's. Noted pulp historian David Saunders explores Blakeslee's work in depth, with over 100 full-color reproductions from every phase of his long career. Also featured in this issue is the work of magazine illustrator Morton Roberts, a wonderful painter who died tragically long. Rounding out the issue is a feature on The Merrill Company Publishers and the discovery and salvation of their archives containing over 600 original paintings originally made for the covers of childrens books from the 1940's and 50's. Magazine, 112 pages, Full Color, $15.00 Illustration Magazine ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #22 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN084034. | |||||
| INDIANA JONES AND
THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL - Coming in May! Written by George Lucas, David Koepp and John Jackson Miller, penciled by Luke Ross, inked by Fabio Laguna, colored by Dan Jackson. The most anticipated movie event of the summer comes to comics in this adaptation of the fourth Indiana Jones film! The intrepid Doctor Henry Jones Jr. is back in his biggest adventure yet! This time, the world-renowned archaeologist finds himself caught in a series of events that all point to a discovery unlike any other. But will his rivals in pursuit of this priceless treasure seize his quarry from right under his nose? Not if he, and a few unexpected companions, have anything to say about it! The thrill and the humor, the action and the romance, the hat and the whip -- everything you love about Indy is here! 96 pages, $12.95, in stores on May 22. Dark Horse Comics INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN080049. | |||||
| LesterDent.org
- Now online! Mark Lambert has purchased www.LesterDent.org and set up a website. The site is barebones for now, but Mark plans for this to be a one-stop place with its own content and links to other sites about Dent. This is NOT envisioned as a commercial site, i.e., the primary goal is not to sell stuff (that's may be hard to tell by looking at it right now, because Mark has two books for sale), but there will be links to the new Doc Savage books, Lester Dent's Zepplin Tales, any other Dent site on the web, Art Sippo's Speculations in Bronze blog, links to Doc sites, bio info on Dent, photos from the Doc Cons (both Mid-and-South West), links to the Pulp Museum site, bibiliography of Dent's writings, etc. Basically, a one-stop place for info about Dent. You can check it out now at http://www.LesterDent.org, and Mark should have some significant content loaded after Christmas and before New Years. Will keep you posted! | |||||
| Mike Chomko - December 2007 newsletter is now available! Mike's December 2007 newsletter is now available. Click here to view/download it. Orders over $20 are discounted approximately 10%. Shipping is between $2-6, depending on the weight of your order (media mail or bound printed matter). Michael Chomko, 2217W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Please note that Mike Chomko has a new E-mail address. It is listed in his catalog. | |||||
| Moonstone Books:
THE AVENGER CHRONICLES - Coming in March/April! Written by: Max McCoy, Robert Randisi, Ron Goulart, Tom DeFalco, Joe Gentile, Robert Greenberger, Clay and Susan Griffiths, CJ Henderson, Howard Hopkins, Paul Kupperberg, Chris Mills, Will Murray, Mel Odom, Gary Phillips, Martin Powell, James Reasoner, Richard Dean Starr, Win Eckert, and Dan Wickline. Interior Art: Andy Bennett & Dave Aikins Cover Art: Peter Caras, Dave Dorman, Doug Klauba Edited by: Joe Gentile 336 pages, b/w, Squarebound, 6”x9”, $17.95 The Avenger…All-New Stories for the Next Generation! Moonstone Books is
proud to present this original anthology featuring eighteen never before seen
tales of The Avenger, the first new Justice, Inc. fiction in more than thirty
years! The Avenger Chronicles includes incredible, action-packed stories by some
of today’s best writers in comics and fiction including:In addition to this impressive lineup, The Avenger Chronicles includes stunning cover artwork by one of the original Avenger paperback cover artists, Peter Caras (creator of more than 1,700 cover paintings, & a student of Norman Rockwell), and original interior illustrations by Andy Bennett (Vampire: The Masquerade) and Dave Aikins (Zombie, the Board Game). Out of Tragedy, a Hero Is Reborn… In the roaring heart of the crucible, steel is made. In the raging flame of personal tragedy, men are sometimes forged into something more than human. Wealthy and successful at an early age, Richard Benson was preparing to enjoy a long and happy life with his family when crime took away his wife and young daughter. Once he was just a man, but now he is a machine of vengeance dedicated to the extermination of all crime. A figure of ice and steel, but more pitiless than both, Benson has become a symbol to crooks and killers--a terrible, almost impersonal force, masking cold genius and a nearly supernatural power behind a face as white and still as a dead man’s mask. Only pale eyes, like ice in a polar dawn, hint at what awaits criminals when they invoke the rage of millionaire adventurer Richard Benson -- The Avenger! Now, for the first time in over 30 years, the fearless/expressionless crime fighter; the man with the moldable face, the man with the shock white hair and the pale grey eyes, is back in action in a stunning collection of stories featuring all the action, adventure, and revenge Avenger fans have come to expect! From noir adventure and two-fisted action, to emotional tales of inner demons, join The Avenger for an E-ticket thrill ride! Limited Edition Hardcover: (limit of 300) original cover art of the entire Justice Inc crew by Doug Klauba AND ALSO includes an exclusive to this hardcover special Avenger story by Chinese/Indonesian Martial Arts (KunTao Silat) master Joe Judt. SRP: $44.00 You can pre-order the Limited Edition online now. The Avenger Chronicles is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). Book Trade version/Cover A by Peter Caras - The Diamond Item Code is JAN083790. Direct Market Version/Cover B by Dave Dorman - The Diamond Item Code is JAN083789. Limited Hardcover Edition - The Diamond Item Code is JAN083791. |  Dave
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| Moonstone Books: The
Avenger: Justice, Inc. Lithograph - Coming in March/April! Art by Peter Caras. This artist signed and numbered limited edition (limited to 200) fine art lithograph of the justice driven man with the mold-able face is painted by the original cover artist of the Avenger novels, Norman Rockwell taught-master artist Peter Caras. 18 inches by 24 inches, $49 (Remarked edition, $89). Moonstone Books The Avenger Lithograph is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083792. The Diamond Item Code is JAN083793 (Remarked edition). |  | ||||
| Moonstone Books: Doc
Savage: Bronze Adventurer Lithograph -
Coming in March/April! Pulp hero Doc Savage, Man of Bronze and Nemesis of Evil, returns to the public eye in this upcoming limited edition lithograph from Moonstone.
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| Moonstone
Books: KOLCHAK TALES: NIGHT STALKER OF THE LIVING DEAD #1 - Coming in March/April! Written by Christopher Mills, art by Tim Hamilton, covers by Dave Akins. Zombies! Everybody hates them. But that appears to be exactly what Carl Kolchak finds to be stalking among the cornstalks in the small heartland town of Georges Corner, Nebraska. The simple task of covering just another festival pageant takes a dark turn... as it so often does in Kolchak's world... when people start disappearing, and the dead start walking! Watch out... they bite! 32 pages, $3.99. Moonstone Books NIGHT STALKER OF THE LIVING DEAD #1 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083798. | |||||
| Moonstone Books: THE
PHANTOM #23 - Coming in March/April! Written by Mike Bullock, art by Silvestre Szilagyi, colors by Bob Pedroza, Cover by Rick Leonardi, Terry Austin and Bob Pedroza. "Checkmate," part 3 of 5. Bangalla invaded! The biggest arc in Moonstone's Phantom run, culminating in the double-sized issue #25, continues! Warring armies spill over into the Deep Woods while the Phantom tries to uncover an insidious plot to overthrow the Bangallan Government. This issue is sure to end with a bang! Full color, 32 pages, $2.99 Moonstone Books THE PHANTOM #23 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083802. |  | ||||
| Mystery File
Presents: The Compleat Thorne Lee - Now available online! Bill Pronzini, Victor Berch and Steve Lewis have collaborated on a profile and bibliography of Thorne Lee, a little known mystery writer who had about 40 stories published in the pulps in the 1940s, including Dime Detective, Black Mask, Doc Savage and others. Check it out at http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=443. Hopefully when you do, he'll be a little more known. | |||||
| Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills & Painted
Nightmares - Screening December 27th! Screening of "Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills & Painted Nightmares" Documentary Now is your chance to see this film on the big screen and see the Robert Lesser Pulp Art Collection in person. The New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut will have two showings of the film on December 27, 2007 at 4 and 6pm. Admission to the film is free with purchase of ticket to the museum. "Pulp Fiction Art: Cheap Thrills & Painted Nightmares" is an hour long documentary about the art and artists of pulp fiction. Winner of "Best Documentary" at both the 2006 Dragon*Con Film Festival and the International Sci-Fi and Horror Film Festival, the documentary takes an exclusive look at the Robert Lesser Art Collection. The film was also given 3 out of 4 stars by USA Today. Mister Lesser and filmmaker Jamie McDonald will be at the event to discuss the film. The screening is part of a larger retrospective the New Britain museum is currently undertaking on Pulp Art. Currently selections of Mister Lesser's collection are on display at the museum until December 30. Admission:$9 for Adults$8 for Seniors$7 for StudentsChildren under 12: free The New Britain Museum of American Art is located at:56 Lexington StreetNew Britain, CT 06052-1412 Phone: (860) 229-0257 Movie Website: http://www.pulpfictionart.com Museum Website: http://nbmaa.org |  | ||||
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! MR. PRATT by Joseph C. Lincoln This is the story of the absurd but simple doings of two modern gentlemen on Ozone Island. Assisted by Mr. Pratt. It is a strange story--more humorous strange. Illustrated with numerous drawings done for the book and a newspaper reprinting. Published by Pulpville Press. Trade Paperback $14.95 Hardcover $24.95 | |||||
| Pulp Writer and Award-Winning
Theatre Company Revive Forgotten Hero for Internet Radio Audiences Worldwide Bill Cunningham
and Decoder Ring Theatre Partner via the Web to Bring the Radio Adventures of The Knightmare to Life Fans of "old time radio" (OTR) know "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men," (The Shadow) and who "hunts the biggest of all game" (The Green Hornet), but in the Summer of 2008 a long-forgotten hero "Who knows what you fear" will be resurrected courtesy of Los Angeles writer-producer Bill Cunningham and Toronto's Decoder Ring Theatre Company. Audiences worldwide will be tuning in to a radio first: The broadcast of the lost radio adventure of The Knightmare. The Knightmare, a character modeled in the same clay as radio and pulp heroes The Shadow and The Spider, was created in 1941 for Titan Studios, an independent motion picture company as a movie serial. Cunningham, a longtime devotee of old radio and pulp characters, re-discovered and acquired the rights to the character when researching "poverty row" studios of the period. "I was interviewing several behind-the-scenes technicians who had worked at the old Mack Sennett Studios back in the days before it was closed, and they kept mentioning Titan Studios - a studio I had never heard of before," said Cunningham. Digging around further, Cunningham discovered Titan was a first-time production company that was set to launch a serial titled The Knightmare. In a move that was before its time, Titan's head Cameron Tyler - a young entrepreneur from New York - made plans to launch a radio program at the same time to promote the serial. Just as Tyler's plans were coming together, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Tyler's investors backed out. Destitute, Tyler mysteriously disappeared along with all the preproduction work for The Knightmare, never to be heard from again. "When I was finally able to read some of his story ideas for The Knightmare (recovered from one of the technician's basement storage) and look at some of the visuals that he had drawn, I was hooked. I have no doubt that if Tyler had been able to launch The Knightmare he would have changed the face of pulp, radio and serial heroes forever," said Cunningham. Cunningham immediately contacted Gregg Taylor of Toronto's award winning Decoder Ring Theatre Company and suggested they partner to bring Tyler's radio plans to life. "Decoder Ring Theatre is one of the few companies doing original radio dramas for the internet, and has cultivated a strong following amongst fans of OTR. Gregg has a keen story sense of what works for radio having successfully created both The Red Panda and Black Jack Justice serials. Gregg immediately responded to the idea with incredible enthusiasm," laughed Cunningham, "Which, quite frankly is surprising since he had never met me except via the internet. I will write the first draft and together we will polish it." "Gregg will stage it with the rest of his troupe of very talented players there in Toronto. What Cameron Tyler dreamed of as his entry into Hollywood has become an international digital co-production." Taylor commented, "The Pulp Era was a time of adventure, of archetypes and infinite possibilities. In movie serials, dime magazines and classic radio broadcasts, the imaginations of a generation took shape, and a vision of the heroic ideal was created which survives to this day. The Knightmare is an opportunity for us to re-create that world for our listeners, and the chance to work with Bill Cunningham, one of the vanguard of the New Pulp movement, is just too good to pass up. We can't wait to bring our listeners into the weird world of The Knightmare, and we know that they'll find themselves back there time and time again in their own dark dreams." "Gregg and I will be working directly from Tyler's original story notes for The Knightmare radio drama," said Cunningham. "He's a masked man of mystery who fights evil with the supernatural power to literally become what you fear. This echoes The Shadow, but with a terrifying twist which we hope to capture via the theatre of the mind. The Knightmare's blend of heroics and horror is one of the key elements to what makes him unique." Taylor added, "Thanks to the internet, we will be able to realize Tyler's dream and give audiences all over the world a one-of-a-kind radio adventure." Bill Cunningham is a writer-producer who is affectionately referred to in the entertainment community as "the mad pulp bastard." As a screenwriter and producer his credits include: Scarecrow, Scarecrow: Slayer, .Com for Murder, The 2005 DVD Exclusives Awards Show and The 2006 Video Hall of Fame Awards. He is also a regular contributing writer to the Tales of the Shadowmen pulp anthology series from Black Coat Press. He has been a guest speaker at the 2006 Scriptwriter's Showcase on Direct To DVD screenwriting as well as the 2003 American Black Film Festival. As a movie marketer he has designed and launched campaigns for over 60 motion pictures released on DVD. He can be found online at: www.d2dvd.blogspot.com. For more information contact: Bill Cunningham cinexploits@gmail.com "Decoder Ring Theatre" is a Toronto based Theatre and Audio Production company that runs an award-nominated weekly podcast of the same name. It consists primarily of two series, "The Red Panda Adventures" and "Black Jack Justice", both of which are done in the style of old-time radio, and alternate in six-episode runs. For more information log on to: " www.decoderringtheatre.com | |||||
| RED SONJA #32 - Coming in
March!
by Joshua Ortega & Fabiano Neves The next big Red Sonja event continues here! Featuring 5 dynamite all star writers! Beginning with issue #30, Red Sonja is featuring a new, different and special creative team each and every month as we issue #35 approaches! This month, Joshua Ortega (Death Dealer) and artist Fabiano Neves continue to explore the world of the She-Devil as she make her way down the river Styx en route to Hades itself! Ortega spins a dark tale of the path Sonja could have taken, under the guidance of the Dark God! It's the ultimate "what if" tale of Dark Sonja! Also, look for the special Nat Jones (Death Dealer) cover (50%), as well as alternates by Fabiano Neves (25%), and Adriano Batista (25%)! 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA #32 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083509. |  | ||||
| SAVAGE
TALES #7 - Coming in
March!
by Various Dynamite continues to present Dynamite creators' most savage stories ever told! Each issue of the bi-monthly Savage Tales features a rotating cast of characters and creators featuring the savage and brutal worlds of Red Sonja, Thulsa Doom, Hercules, and more! This issue features a Red Sonja debut story by Vito Delsante and Lui Antonio. Also, "Hercules: The Unnamed Task (Part 2)" by Doug Murray and Fabiano Neves. History tells us of the 12 Tasks of Hercules, but writer Doug Murray and artist Fabiano Neves continue to tell us of the very first untold task of the legendary demi-god! Also, "Thulsa Doom: Age of Doom (Part 3)" by Luke Lieberman and Noah Salonga, concluding the explosive origin of Red Sonja villain Thulsa Doom! Plus, the premier of "Quartermain" (Part 1) by Matt Wolpert, and a new adventure featuring the dynamite tales of the legendary adventurer written by Entourage writer, Matt Wolpert! All the action and excitement (and sex and violence) under two "savage" covers, one by Stjepan (The Darkness) Sejic, and the other from artist Fabiano Neves. MATURE THEMES 48 pages, Full Color, $4.99 SAVAGE TALES #7 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083513. | |||||
| SHEENA: THE BEST
OF THE QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE
- Coming in
March!
Author(s), Artist(s): Eisner/Iger Studios and Various Swing into the Golden Age of comics with this spectacular collection of classic SHEENA: QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE! Featuring digitally-remastered classic artwork by Will Eisner/Jerry Iger studios and over 10 of the best SHEENA stories from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, this collection is a must-have for fans of classic comics! Over 144 pages of digitally-re-mastered classic stories of SHEENA from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s - Reprinting stories from JUMBO COMICS and SHEENA COMICS. Featuring an essay by current SHEENA writer Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard, Commando, Tomb Raider)! Format: Trade paperback, approx 144 pages, Full Color, perfect bound Retail Price: $18.99 SHEENA THE BEST OF THE QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083553. | |||||
| SHEENA: QUEEN OF
THE JUNGLE - RETRO STICKER SET - Coming in
March! Swing into action by decorating your locker, folders or even your car with awesome vintage style Sheena: Queen of the Jungle stickers! Featuring golden age art from Eisner/Iger Studios of SHEENA: Queen of the Jungle! Format: Single sticker sheet poly bagged with hang tag, Full Color, approximately 12 stickers Retail Price: $4.99 SHEENA STICKER SET is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN083554. | |||||
| TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN
VOLUME 4: LORDS OF TERROR TP LORDS OF TERROR is edited by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier Fantômas, Countess Cagliostro, Victor Frankenstein, Irma Vep, Count Orlock, Erik, Madame Atomos, the Black Coats, Charles Foster Kane, Captain Nemo, and even Great Cthulhu himself! Dare meet the Lords of Terror in this fourth anthology of all-new stories featuring the most villainous cast to ever grace the pages of popular literature, spreading evil from the foggy underworld of London to the seedy taverns of Mars, and from the flowery banks of the Seine to New York's grimy Hell Kitchen! Softcover, 6x9, 300 pages, $22.95 Black Coat Press TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN VOLUME 4 is solicited in the January PREVIEWS (available December 27th). The Diamond Item Code is JAN084150. | |||||
| Thomas Allen: Uncovered
- Now available! In this darkly delightful first monograph--also a board book--Thomas Allen selects the pulpiest of pulp paperbacks and then lovingly slices out a figure from the cover, gently folds it into position and constructs a witty and oftentimes suggestive scene around it. In "Thirst," a sultry dame reaches from her cover toward a guy with a bottle on a nearby volume; in "Teeter," a man careens toward the edge of a stack of paperbacks, ready to topple. Dogs howl; ships sail; punches fly.Inspired by a love of pop-up books, Hollywood noir, westerns and pulp fiction, Allen revels in the different roles he must play to create his scenarios: "In addition to being a photographer, I play talent scout, casting director, stage manager, lighting supervisor and film editor." Once his original tableaux are perfectly composed, he photographs them in shallow focus, rendering his prints with the dreamy effect of the classic View-Master stereoscopic toy, which has been a long-time inspiration. From femmes fatales to hard-boiled gumshoes, Allen's newly enlivened characters seem to burst from the hefty boards of this almost toylike book, apparently unable to contain themselves. Uncovered includes an introduction by Chip Kidd, one of the most innovative graphic designers working today. Kidd has used Allen's work in many cover designs, including a series of James Ellroy novels. 48 pages, $24.95 Available from Amazon.com for $14.97. Visit the Aperture Foundation website for a better look at this book. Thanks to Paul Herman for the tip! |  | ||||
| Vanguard Productions:
THE PAINTINGS OF J. ALLEN ST. JOHN - Coming in
late February/March!
Vanguard's second volume devoted to the work of J. Allen St. John concentrates on the artist's full-color fantasy, science-fiction and adventure paintings for novels and Pulp-magazines for famous authors, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jack Williamson, Robert E. Howard and more. St. John is the original grand master illustrator of Tarzan, John Carter of Mars (now in major motion picture development by Pixar), and others. His illustrations inspired generations of later fantastic artists including Roy G. Krenkel, Jeffrey Jones and Frank Frazetta. St. John will always be recognized as the first, and most important illustrator of Burroughs' writings and this book is produced with the full endorsement and cooperation of Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. Also featured are essays by renowned science-fiction author Jack Williamson; Danton Burroughs, Lin Carter, and illustrators Vincent Di Fate, and Frank Frazetta.
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