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House: High Adventure #112 -
Now available! Black Bat Double Issue MURDER AMONG THE DYING - Fall 1945 A body hurtles through the air from a skyscraper window—and before it hits the ground the Black Bat is plunged into a baffling mystery of greed and gore! Follow the trail of Tony Quinn as he speeds into the most perilous criminal chase of his career! THE SKELETON'S SECRET - Winter 1945 Scheming crews of corrupt politicians plan a foolproof big haul—but they're in for some unexpected opposition when Tony Quinn, the Nemesis of Crime, takes a hand in Haverford's tangled affairs! Follow the Black Bat as he pits himself against a might machine of murder and plunder..... 7x10, 112 pages, $9.95 Rudolph Belarski cover artist |
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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: “The Sky Devil’s Son” by Harold F. Cruickshank from the July 1931 BATTLE STORIES Lieutenant Dan Marsh was a flying hellion, but he had a problem to solve that demanded more than flaming victories over master pilots of the Hun. He was the son of the Sky Devil, the famous Hellcat from number 10 Squadron, and the old man had made it clear that the Sky Devil’s son was not welcome there. While this story features a character named "Sky Devil" by Harold F. Cruickshank, it has no connection to Cruickshank’s stories published in our Age of Aces book “The Sky Devil: Hell’s Skipper”. “They Had What It Takes – Part 4: Captain Frank Hawks” by Alden McWilliams from the May 1937 FLYING ACES Alden McWilliams’ illustrated tribute to the pioneer fliers of the early days of aviation was called “They Had What it Takes”, and this week we bring you the fourth installment, which appeared in the May 1937 Flying Aces. It features the record smashing exploits of Captain Frank Hawks. Next week’s part five is McWilliams’ piece on Howard Hughes, who he called “The Scientist of Speed”. | |||||||
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| Anthony
Tollin's Sanctum Books DOC
SAVAGE Volume 37: "Mystery on the Snow"
& "Peril in the North"Now available! Thrill to the
original pulp adventures of DC Comics' newest superstar as the heroic
Man of Bronze returns in two action-packed novels by Lester Dent writing
as "Kenneth Robeson." First, an attempt to kidnap Monk and Ham brings
the Man of Bronze to Canada in search of a rare treasure. Then, Doc and
Pat Savage journey to the Arctic Circle to rescue wartime refugees stranded
on the icepack. BONUS: "Snow Tricks," a never-reprinted Lester Dent chiller
from the super-rare first issue of Doc Savage Magazine! This classic pulp
reprint features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Emery
Clarke, Paul Orban's original interior illustrations and historical
commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-026-7 Softcover, 7x10,
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! THE SHADOW Volume 38: "Dead
Men Live" & "Dictator of Crime"
"Who
knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows! The Dark Avenger
crushes criminal conspiracies in two pulse-pounding pulp thrillers by Walter Gibson
writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, Lamont Cranston discovers that strange scientific
secrets lurk behind a series of prominent murders when "Dead Men Live." Then,
Kent Allard and Margo Lane journey to a Caribbean nation to confront a "Dictator
of Crime," but "La Sombra" is soon captured and sentenced to death by firing squad.
This instant collector's item leads off with one of George Rozen's greatest pulp
covers (later featured on Shadow Comics #1), and also showcases the original interior
illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban and commentary by pulp historians Will
Murray and Anthony Tollin. (Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-028-1 Softcover,
7x10. 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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| Arkham House
- New titles on the horizon! George Vanderburgh and Robert Weinberg, as co-editors, have plans to resurrect Arkham House and publish some nice volumes. This will be an interesting mix of revised and expanded classic favorites and well as interesting, outré and provocative new authors. Two books a year are presently planned – one new and one old. Coming in 2010 Baker Street Irregular by Jon Lellenberg - A hardcover
edition limited to 1000. ISBN 978-1-55246-922-4 … $39.95The Arkham Sampler (1948-1949) 2 Volumes A facsimile reprint in hardcover of the extremely rare Arkham House magazine that ran four issues a year for 1948 & 1949. A subscription edition limited to 250 sets ISBN 978-1-55246-927-9 … $149.95 Coming
in 2011 Deadly
Dimensions and Other BlasphemiesA Novel and Short Weird Fiction by Lois H. Gresh A hardcover edition limited to 1000. ISBN 978-1-55246-923-1 … $39.95 The Gargoyle and Others: A Quarto of Horror by Greye La Spina. Four short horror novels from the early pages of Weird Tales magazine. Includes the classic werewolf novel “Invaders from the Dark,” along with “The Gargoyle,” “Fettered,” and “The Portal to Power.” An edition size has not been, order by subscription. ISBN 978-1-55246-910-1 … $39.95 The Arkham House H.P. Lovecraft The digital edition in 13 volumes Multiple pirated copies of this definitive text as well as corrupted text are available elsewhere. In addition this text is essentially in the public domain in other parts of the world since the author died in 1937. However this is the first authorized edition, and should not be missed. These volumes are suitable for all forms of e-book readers. The entire set of volumes will be available individually for downloading, or all on one CD. Reasonable but not set as yet Coming
in 2014 Seventy-Five
Years of Arkham House - ISBN 978-1-55246-924-8 - Not set as yetReserve your book(s) today by e-mailing: George A. Vanderburgh, Editor gav@cablerocket.com magicJack: (608) 621-721-2166 or writing: P.O. Box 50, R.R. #4 Eugenia, Ontario, CANADA N0C 1E0 | |||||||
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| The Book Cave - New podcast now available
online! Episode 76: The Casebook of Seekay - New! Our April Book of the Month Art and Ric are joined with Will Murray and Matt Moring. Episode 75: Weird Heroes Episode 74: Public Domain Episode 73: Ron Fortier and Windy City Episode 72: PulpArk Episode 71: Book of the Month: Domestic Villainy Episode 70: Bill Preston Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||
| Clive Cussler:
THE SPY - Available in bookstores June 1st! Set in 1908, bestseller Cussler and Scott's action-packed third adventure featuring Isaac Bell, head operative of the Van Dorn Detective Agency, leaves behind the railroad theme of the first two books (The Chase and The Wrecker), focusing instead on the espionage-riddled world of warship and armament manufacturing in the buildup to WWI. It is 1908, and international tensions are mounting as the world plunges toward war. When a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide, the man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point not to suicide but to murder. And when more suspicious deaths follow, it becomes clear that someone-an elusive spy-is orchestrating the destruction of America's brightest technological minds... and the murders all connect to a top- secret project called Hull 44. But that is just the beginning. As the intrigue deepens, Bell will find himself pitted against German, Japanese, and British spies, in a mission that encompasses dreadnought battleships, Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, Chinatown, Hell's Kitchen, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Isaac Bell has certainly faced perilous situations before, but this time it is more than the future of his country that's at stake- it's the fate of the world. Hardcover: 448 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult ISBN-10: 0399156437 ISBN-13: 978-0399156434 $27.95 |
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| Clive Cussler: LOST EMPIRE - Coming August 31st! Sam and Remi Fargo, heroes of Spartan Gold, return in this extraordinary new adventure from the number-one New York Times- bestselling author. While scuba diving in Tanzania, Sam and Remi Fargo come upon a relic belonging to a long-lost Confederate ship. An anomaly about the relic sets them off chasing a mystery-but unknown to them, a much more powerful force is engaged in the same chase. Mexico's ruling party, the ultranationalist Mexica Tenochca, is intent on finding that artifact as well, because it contains a secret that could destroy the party utterly. Through Tanzania and Zanzibar, into the rainforests of Madagascar, and across the Indian Ocean to Indonesia and the legendary site of the 1883 Krakatoa explosion, the Fargos and their ruthless opponents pursue the hunt-but only one can win. And the penalty for failure is death. Filled with the dazzling suspense and breathtaking action that are Cussler's trademarks, Lost Empire is a stunning new novel from the grand master of adventure. Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult Language: English ISBN-10: 0399156763 ISBN-13: 978-0399156762 $27.95 |
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| Clive Cussler:
CRESCENT DAWN - Coming November 16th! Dirk Pitt returns, in the extraordinary new novel from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. In A.D. 327, a Roman galley barely escapes a pirate attack with its extraordinary cargo. In 1916, a British warship mysteriously explodes in the middle of the North Sea. In the present day, a cluster of important mosques in Turkey and Egypt are wracked by explosions. Does anything tie them together? NUMA director Dirk Pitt is about to find out, as Roman artifacts discovered in Turkey and Israel unnervingly connect to the rise of a fundamentalist movement determined to restore the glory of the Ottoman Empire, and to the existence of a mysterious "manifest," lost long ago, which if discovered again...just may change the history of the world as we know it. Hardcover: 544 pages Publisher: Putnam Adult Language: English ISBN-10: 039915714X ISBN-13: 978-0399157141 $27.95 | |||||||
| CONAN
THE CIMMERIAN #21 - Arriving in comic shops June 2nd! Written by Timothy Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia, cover by Cary Nord. In the final episode of "Kozaki," Conan realizes just how far he's fallen‹and how a seemingly small incident can impact entire nations and thousands of lives! Sick, surviving on swamp vermin, wounded, and weary, Conan confronts Shah Amurath's soldiers, grave robbers, and ghosts from his past. We find out exactly how he came to be in the precarious position he's now in‹and if Iniri the sorceress's eerie predictions come true. 40 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |
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| Dancing Tuatara
Press - Titles now available and coming soon! Dancing Tuatara Press has been formed as a subsidiary of Ramble House to bring you a whole new series of books that range from mysteries to weird menace to lost race to out and out supernatural horror! Since this line has a very well defined editorial identity, we’re numbering them all as a series and here’s your opportunity to get in on the ground floor, with book #1 being the lost race classic "Beast or Man?" by Sean M’Guire. Now here’s some great news for collectors: You have three options! We have Trade paperbacks (retail $20) Regular edition hardcovers (retail $35) The Special Edition hardcovers (retail $45) The Special Edition hardcovers are limited to only 100 copies. The books have a bookplate tipped in to the front endpaper signed by the editor or in the case of the Day Keene series (more on that later) signed by the series editor and the guest introducer. You order the books from Fender (fender@ramblehouse.com and John pelan (Jpelan13@gmail.com) and the books ship directly to you from the printer and the signed bookplates will be sent from John Pelan. And just so that you can enjoy being part of the process, you get to tip them in yourself on the inside front board. A bit unusual, but this was the only way we could figure how to make it work... Here are the titles currently available: "Beast or Man?" by Sean M'Guire "The 'Whistling Ancestors" by Richard Goddard "The Shadow on the House" by Mark Hansom "Sorcerer's Chessmen" by Mark Hansom "The Wizard of Berner's Abbey" by Mark Hansom "The Trail of the Cloven Hoof" by Arlton Eadie Coming real soon (mid-June): "Reunion in Hell" - John H. Knox (classics from the weird menace pulps! The first of five volumes!) "The Border Line" - Walter S. Masterman (his scarce third supernatural novel!) "The Tongueless Horror" - Wyatt Blassingame (classics from the weird menace pulps! The first of at least four volumes) And for fans of the hardboiled mystery: *Day Keene in the Detective Pulps*! Projected as a fourteen to sixteen volume series, we will be collecting the vast majority of Keene's short fiction from *Weird Tales*, *Dime* *Mystery*, *Strange Detective*, *Ace G-Men*, *Detective Tales*, Short Stories and more! John Pelan edits the series and each volume will feature a guest introduction by a modern master of mystery or authority on pulp fiction. On board so far are Bill Pronzini, Ed Gorman, Bill Crider, Max Allan Collins, and more! While Keene is best known for his novels from Gold Medal, Lion Library, and Graphic Books, during the 1940s not a month went by without a novella or short story headlining one of the detective pulps. This is the most ambitious single-author project since Dennis McMillan's Fredric Brown project in the 1980s. The first volume will be shipping in June: League of the Grateful Dead - Day Keene in the Detective Pulps Volume #1 Contents: Introduction by John Pelan League of the Grateful Dead As Deep as the Grave Fry Away, Kentucky Babe Crawl out of that Coffin Marry the Sixth for Murder Dance with the Death-House Doll Dead, as in Mackerel |
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| Davy
Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West Dave Lewis is posting scans of pulp stories online. Now available are: 1) Robert Leslie Bellem: Shakedown Sham (Dan Turner) 2) Robert Leslie Bellem: Lust of the Lawless (Spicy Western) 3) Paul Cain: Chinaman's Chance (Black Mask) and 555 (DFW) 4) Richard Sale: A Dirge for Pagliaccio (Daffy Dill) 5) Cleve F. Adams: Jigsaw (Detective Fiction Weekly) 6) Norvell Page: Death Plays Knock-Knock (Spicy Detective) 7) Norbert Davis: Never Say Die (Detective Fiction Weekly) 8) Cary Moran: Lottery of Death (Spicy Detective) 9) Richard Sale: 10 O'Clock (Nickel Detective) 10) Walter Gibson: The Living Shadow (1st Shadow novel) 11) Norbert Davis: Their Guardian from Hell (Star Western) 12) Richard Sale: Long Shot (Detective Fiction Weekly) Visit Dave's website at http://davycrockettsalmanack.blogspot.com/ | |||||||
| Dynamite Entertainment
- Rights to Flash Gordon and Mandrake the Magician acquired!
Dynamite Entertainment has acquired the rights to Flash Gordon and Mandrake the Magician. Dynamite already acquired the rights to the Phantom and will debut the first issue of their new Phantom series in August 2010. The last time these three iconic heroes were under one publisher was 43 years ago, during the period between 1966 and 1967 under the King Comics imprint. | |||||||
| E-texts 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 "Long Shot" - The FIRST Candid Jones story by Richard Sale Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "The Phantom Witness" by Clark Frost from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, February, 1941 D. A. Mathew Sturgeon was all primed to step into the governor's shoes. But Fate suddenly made him prosecute for murder the only witness to his own gun-laden youth. "Black John Invokes the Gods" by James B. Hendryx from SHORT STORIES, July 25, 1944 Featuring: Corporal Downey & Black John Smith Saying that your name is John Smith is an error that can be rectified. Another mystery story set on Halfaday Creek. | |||||||
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| Hermes Press: BUCK ROGERS IN 25TH CENTURY: THE
NEWSPAPER SUNDAYS VOLUME 1 (1930-1935) Arriving in comic shops June 2nd! Hermes Press' reprints of the original sci-fi newspaper strip, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, continues with this first volume of reprints of the full-color Sunday tabloid strips. This volume collects the first five years in all their glorious color in their original vertical format. The Sunday strips presented entirely different stories than the daily strip. These strips have it all: space ships, anti-gravity belts, damsels in distress, nefarious villains, and true heroes. Hardcover, 11x14, 256 pages, Full Color, $60.00 HERMES PRESS | |||||||
| Hermes Press: THE PHANTOM COMPLETE DAILIES
1936-1938 - Arriving in comic
shops June 2nd! Writer: Lee Falk; Artist: Ray Moore The first, original, and best masked hero to ever grace the pages of comic strips and comic books returns with Hermes Press' new complete reprint of The Phantom! Debuting in newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances, The Phantom has been acknowledged as an influence on every "masked man of mystery" since. Hermes Press will offer the entire run of the comic strip, which will span over seventy years of The Phantom legend, ending with artist Sy Barry's run on the strip in 1994, giving a whole new generation of readers and fans of the "Ghost Who Walks" a chance to revisit the series all over again. Hardcover, 9x12, 320 pages, $39.99 Hermes Press | |||||||
| James Bond -
New novel due May 28, 2011! A new novel featuring the world's most famous secret agent is set to be published on May 28, 20111 according to the family company of Bond creator Ian Fleming. The as-yet untitled book carries the top-secret code name "Project X," and will be written by American novelist Jeffery Deaver, best known for his series of thrillers featuring forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme. It's scheduled to be published May 28, 2011 -- which would have been Fleming's 103rd birthday. It comes nearly 60 years after the publication of "Casino Royale," the first novel to feature 007. Unlike Sebastian Faulks' centenary novel, Devil May Care, Project X will be set in the present day. It will be published by Hodder & Stoughton in Britain and Simon & Schuster in the United States. Deaver has sold more than 20 million copies of novels worldwide. "The Bone Collector," was made into a film in 1999, with Denzel Washington playing Rhyme and Angelina Jolie. His latest novel, "The Burning Wire," will be released in the USA and Canada on June 1, and in the UK and Ireland on July 22. Visit Jeffery Deaver's website at http://www.jefferydeaver.com/ | |||||||
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| QUEEN
SONJA #7 - Arriving in comic shops June 2nd! Writter: Arvid Nelson; Art: Jackson Herbert; Cover: Lucio Parrillo (50%) Variant covers: Mel Rubi (25%) and Jackson Herbert (25%) Queen Sonja craves adventures and she’s found it in writer Arvid Nelson’s thrilling “Red Queen” story arc! Throw in the beautiful art of artist Jackson Herbert and you’ll see just why Queen Sonja is the best fantasy book on the racks! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 Dynamite Entertainment |
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| Robert E. Howard -
New audio stories available for free download! There is a little non-profit radio station in Portland, Oregon producing radio plays adapting Howard’s stories under the direction of longtime Howard fan Matthew Clark. The plays are part of a program called Gremlin Time, featured on KBOO radio, which regularly presents plays based on horror, adventure and science fiction classics. Among the authors adapted are several of Howard’s favorite writers. Thus far, two Howard stories have appeared: “Wild Water” and “Pigeons From Hell.” For complete details and a link to download the audio plays, visit the REH: Two-Gun Raconteur website. | |||||||
| Sherlock Holmes (1964-1965) - Coming September 14th! The classic BBC run of Sherlock Holmes starring Douglas Wilmer is finally available on DVD! Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective has enthralled generations since his first appearance in 1887. In 1964 BBC commissioned a series with Douglas Wilmer as Holmes and Nigel Stock as his faithful friend Dr. Watson. After thirteen episodes, Wilmer quit due to the rigors of a tight shooting schedule. This DVD, never before released, includes some of the best stories from the canon. Whether it's the horrifying case of The Speckled Band or the fascinating story behind The Red Headed League, this is a DVD must have for all Sherlock and mystery fans. Pilot: The Speckled Band Episode 1 - The Illustrious Client Episode 2 - The Devil's Foot Episode 3 - The Copper Beeches Episode 4 - The Red-Headed League Episode 6 - The Six Napoleons Episode 7 - The Man with the Twisted Lip Episode 8 - The Beryl Coronet Episode 10 - Charles Augustus Milverton Epsiode 11 - The Retired Colourman Episode 12 - The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax This 2-DVD set will retail for $19.98. It can now be pre-ordered from BBC America for $15.98. |
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| THE WORLDS OF PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER
1: PROTEAN DIMENSIONS - Coming June 26th! PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY NOW All new fiction set in the World of Tiers, the origin of the Wold
Newton Family, Khokarsa (from Farmer's novels HADON OF ANCIENT OPAR and FLIGHT
TO OPAR), and the worlds of FLESH, GREATHEART SILVER and THE LOVERS. Parallel universe and time travel stories about Philip José Farmer himself. A classic story, never-before-published stories, and a speech by Philip José Farmer! Contents: Foreword by Paul Malmont The Bite of the Asp by Randall Garrett Newly Born, Newly Dead by Philip José Farmer It Could Make a Great Fantasy by Laura Wilkes Carey My Summer Husband by Philip José Farmer Sail On! Sail On! by Philip José Farmer Read On! Read On! by James Gunn Comment on “Sail On! Sail On!” by Philip José Farmer The Legend of Mishiwapo by Philip José Farmer Philip José Farmer’s Adventures in Hollywood by Jack Mertes Bordering on the Absurd by Danny Adams Infamy by Edward Morris Le Maréchal by Paul Spiteri The Pollinators by Rhys Hughes Is He in Hell? by Win Scott Eckert The Blakeney Family Tree by Win Scott Eckert No Trees of Earth by David Bischoff A Kick in the Side by Christopher Paul Carey Flesh Endures by Dennis E Power The Final Flight of Greatheart Silver by Chris Roberson A Writer’s Prayer by Philip José Farmer The book, which is a Numbered Limited Edition trade paperback, will be 264 pages and will cost $20 (plus shipping). Here are some good reasons why you need to order a copy of the book now: 1) You don't have to pay now. 2) Reserve your number. I'll actually tell you the numbered copy you will receive. 3) Pre-order now and, if you want (be sure to say so in your email), your copy of the book will be signed at FarmerCon V by those on hand, which should include: Laura Wilkes Carey, Win Scott Eckert, Paul Spiteri, Christopher Paul Carey, Edward Morris, Michael Croteau and maybe we'll get lucky and others will be there. 4) Getting your number now guarantees that you can get the same number for future volumes of THE WORLDS OF PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER. 5) If you pre-order, your book will be mailed from Seattle right after FarmerCon V. Otherwise, because of travelling, it will be close to mid-July before we'll be able to ship any more copies. To be sure you get a copy of this book, send an email to mike@pjfarmer.com and reserve your copy today. |
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| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - New feature films in the works! Director David Fincher is negotiating to come aboard Disney's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," with screenwriter Scott Z. Burns in talks to pen the adaptation. Fox is prepping its own version of the classic Jules Verne tale. Producers Ridley and Tony Scott and their Scott Free Prods. are developing a "Leagues" project for the studio with a script by "Clash of the Titans" co-writer Travis Beacham. They have been talking with director Timur Bekmambetov ("Wanted") about helming the big-budget adaptation, though there's no deal for Timur yet. Source: The Hollywood Reporter | |||||||||||
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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: “They Had What It Takes – Part 3: Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith” by Alden McWilliams from the April 1937 Flying Aces This week we bring you the third installment of Alden McWilliams’ illustrated tribute to the pioneer fliers of the early days of aviation. It features Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, the Australian pilot renowned for his trans-Pacific exploits. Look for part 4 next week which chronicles the record smashing speed flying of Captain Frank Hawks. | |||||||||||
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| The
Big Book of Bronze #3 - Article contributions! This is my annual offer for article and picture contributions to The Big Book of Bronze. Several members of Flearun contributed last year to the BBoB2 and I would like to thank everyone who did or even contemplated contributing. BBoB2 was a huge success and an unbelievable source for new Doc information. The Big Book of Bronze #3 will be published in November 2010 and contributions need to be made by August. That still leaves you plenty of time to develop an idea and flesh an article out if you are interested in being a part of this Doc Savage project. Many of our group members are writers and are quit verbose. Here is your chance to show off your writing talents on some of the Doc subjects that you like best. Many of you contributed to the "How I Discovered Doc Savage" book project of a few years ago and your Doc article submissions would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to extend the offer to our outside-the-USA members. Your perspective on Doc would be a welcome addition. Let's make the BBoB3 representative of the Doc community and Flearunners are just the people to do it! I can be contacted at JRyanDS@aol.com with any questions or with your submission. | |||||||||||
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| The Book Cave - New podcast now
available online! Episode 75: Weird Heroes - New! Art and Ric talk about the Weird heroes series from the 1970s among other items as they drift off topic from time to time. Episode 74: Public Domain Episode 73: Ron Fortier and Windy City Episode 72: PulpArk Episode 71: Book of the Month: Domestic Villainy Episode 70: Bill Preston Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||||||
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| BOOM! STUDIOS: THE CALLING:
CTHULHU CHRONICLES #2 - Coming in August! Writter: Michael Alan Nelson, Joanna Stokes; Artist: Christopher Possenti The Lovecraft-inspired event of the year continues! Darkness is rising and soon all will hear the Calling! Clayton Diggs teeters on the brink of madness as he struggles to identify the first piece in this bizarre, paralyzing puzzle — all before a great one awakes and the world changes forever! An all-new ongoing supernatural horror series with a decidedly modern spin. Cover by Federico Piatti. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 THE CALLING: CTHULHU CHRONICLES #2 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100835. | |||||||||||
| THE CHRONICLES
OF CONAN VOLUME 20: NIGHT OF THE WOLF AND OTHER STORIES Coming in October! Written by Michael Fleisher, art by John Buscema, Gary Kwapisz, Ernie Chan, Steve Leialoha, Bob Camp and Rudy Nebres. Conan confronts some of his most difficult challenges yet when he faces down a werewolf who is being protected by the same tribe that it aims to destroy in "Night of the Wolf," and he finds a hidden Cimmerian valley filled with the vestiges of an ancient war in "Vale of Death." The wandering barbarian will also have to keep his wits about him if he is to keep from becoming a statue in a madwoman's collection in "The Cauldron of Doom!" This volume collects Conan the Barbarian issues #151-#159, now with new colors, all of the original series covers, and a foreword by Ernie Chan complete with a brand new pinup! 200 pages, $18.99, in stores on October 13. CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 20 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100020. |
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| CLASSIC RED SONJA “RE-MASTERED” #3
- Coming in August! Writer: Roy Thomas; Artist: Esteban Maroto; Cover: Esteban Maroto Classic Sword and Sorcery action! An all new series reprinting classic Red Sonja tales! Continuing the incredible story (“The Ring of Ikribu” from Savage Sword of Conan) by the legendary Roy Thomas, joined by artist Esteban Maroto. Remastered in color for the first time ever! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment CLASSIC RED SONJA #3 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100952. | |||||||||||
| CONAN (1 FOR
$1) - Coming in August! Written by Kurt Busiek, penciled by Cary Nord, colroed by Dave Stewart. Drawing on the original Robert E. Howard stories, the legend of Conan is brought to vivid life for the modern audience. Decades ahead of its time, Howard's stories can finally get the graphic treatment they deserve in this on going series. 28 pages, $1, in stores on August 25. CONAN (1 FOR $1) is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100013. |
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| Conan's
Brethren: The Complete Collection
- Coming soon? It was announced that Paradox Entertainment and Orion have settled their rights dispute. Hopefully that means this title will be placed on the fast track for publication. Malcolm Edwards, Deputy CEO and Publisher of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd, said: “I am pleased that we are working together with Paradox Entertainment going into the future, and look forward to many exciting publications.” Robert E. Howard was a pulpwriter who turned his hand to everything from historical adventure and detective stories to Western and boxing fiction - and invented the genre now known as sword-and-sorcery: it is for these tales of heroic fantasy and horror that he is best remembered. In the pages of WEIRD TALES and other pulp magazines his mighty heroes - the vengeful Puritan swashbuckler Solomon Kane, Kull, King of Atlantis, Bran Mak Morn, the last chieftain of the Picts, followed later by Conan the Cimmerian and many others. Following on from the success of THE COMPLETE CONAN, this companion volume will contain Robert E. Howard stories featuring Conan's brothers-in-arms, collected together in chronological order, as fresh and atmospheric today as when they were first published in the pulp magazines of more than eighty years ago. Compiled by and with an Afterword by award-winning writer and editor Stephen Jones, and with cover image, frontispiece and internal pictures by the award-winning artist Les Edwards. Paperback: 750 pages Publisher: Gollancz ISBN-10: 0575089873 ISBN-13: 978-0575089877 |
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| CONAN THE
CIMMERIAN #24 - Coming in August! Written by Tim Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia and Dave Stewart, cover by Cary Nord. Conan and Olivia have escaped the terrible wrath of the armies of Turan by fleeing to a small island in the vast Vilayet Sea, but it seems that Conan cannot avoid all the enemies that he made as leader of the Kozaki raiders. The small island that he and Olivia have used to put some distance between them and the Turanian military has turned out to be an appealing hiding place for another group of outlaws -- the Red Brotherhood! Traveling only with the beautiful Olivia, and without an army of mercenaries at his back, Conan is no longer protected from their rage. However, they may not be the most dangerous adversaries Conan will have to face if he and Olivia are to get off the island in one piece! Large predators stalk the forest, and there is something much, much worse lurking within the ruins of an ancient civilization. Tim Truman, Tomas Giorello, and Jose Villarrubia continue their adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Iron Shadows in the Moon." 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 18. CONAN THE CIMMERIAN #24 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100019. |
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| CONAN VOLUME
9: FREE COMPANIONS - Coming in October! Written by Timothy Truman, art by Truman, Tomas Giorello and Joe Kubert, colored by Jose Villarrubia. Kubert's very first sequential Conan work and illustrations by Cary Nord, Justin Sweet, and Joseph Michael Linsner highlight this latest collection of stories from Dark Horse's ongoing Conan the Cimmerian comic-book series. In his short career as a mercenary, young Conan has impressed both Princess Yasmela and military leader Lord Amalric, but an ambitious rogue prince arrives in Khoraja and blindsides Conan out of the comfortable, courtly situation he's found himself in. Not only is Conan's love affair with Yasmela going south, but rebel Prince Julion immediately challenges Conan's headstrong impulses and military plans, causing a rift between the battered-but-proud forces of Khoraja and Amalric's army of colorful mercs. Collects Conan the Cimmerian #14 and #16-#21. 184 pages, $24.99, in stores on October 20. CONAN VOLUME 9: FREE COMPANIONS is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100021. |
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| DOC SAVAGE
#5 - Coming in August! Written by Paul Malmont, co-feature written by Jason Starr, art by Howard Porter and Art Thibert, co-feature art by Scott Hampton; Cover by J.G. Jones, variant cover by John Cassaday. Doc Savage’s father had many secrets, and the darkest one just might be the existence of the Crime College! Unfortunately, in Savage Senior’s absence, the students have surpassed the teacher – and now Doc must clean up the mess! And in the JUSTICE INC. co-feature, “Worst Nightmare” reaches its shattering conclusion, as Benson stares down the barrel of the kidnapper’s gun – and sees a shocking face on the other side! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99 DOC SAVAGE #5 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100183. |
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| Douglas
Preston / Lincoln Child: FEVER DREAM - Now available! At the old family manse in Louisiana, Special Agent Pendergast is putting to rest long-ignored possessions reminiscent of his wife Helen's tragic death, only to make a stunning-and dreadful-discovery. Helen had been mauled by an unusually large and vicious lion while they were big game hunting in Africa. But now, Pendergast learns that her rifle-her only protection from the beast-had been deliberately loaded with blanks. Who could have wanted Helen dead...and why? With Lieutenant Vincent D'Agosta's assistance, Pendergast embarks on a quest to uncover the mystery of his wife's murder. It is a journey that sends him deep into her past where he learns much that Helen herself had wished to keep hidden. Helen Pendergast had nursed a secret obsession with the famed naturalist-painter John James Audubon, in particular a long-lost painting of his known as the Black Frame. As Pendergast probes more deeply into the riddle-the answer to which is revealed in a night of shocking violence, deep in the Louisiana bayou-he finds himself faced with an even greater question: who was the woman he married? Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Grand Central Publishing ISBN-10: 0446554960 ISBN-13: 978-0446554961 $26.99 |
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| E-texts on
the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks new Shadow review is "The Television Murders" from February-March 1948. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Dames, Diamonds and Daggers" by Lawrence Treat from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, December, 1939 Featuring: Baxter When Baxter's sidekick was murdered, he was next on the rub-out register. And Baxter couldn't get to first base on this mysterious hunt until he'd got himself a brunette to join his morgue party. "Give the Guy a Chance" by Thomas Thursday from MAMMOTH DETECTIVE, March, 1943 An ex-con has a hard time getting a job. Jimmy Gaylor found it out. So he went into his own business. Then he needed help . . . | |||||||||||
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| Fire and Ice - Feature film in
the works! Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez told Ain't It Cool News that he's acquired remake rights to Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta's 1983 animated feature "Fire and Ice". Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas penned the original, a Conan-esque fantasy adventure in which a villager and the princess of the land of Firekeep team to stop the evil Queen of Icepeak from destroying the world with glaciers. | |||||||||||
| GREEN
HORNET #4 - Arriving in comic shops May 26th! Writer: Kevin Smith; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (50%), John Cassaday (50%), Joe Benitez (1-in-10), Stephen Segovia (1-in-25) After the incredible events of the last issue, the legacy of the Green Hornet and its future are forever altered! There’s not too much more we can say without giving away the thrilling events, but this issue features the aftermath of the battle with the Black Hornet, the original Hornet, Kato, his daughter and young Britt Reid! A hero will have died and the Hornet universe will have been changed forever! Featuring another awesome line-up of covers from Ross, Cassaday, Benitez and Segovia! Ask your local retailer for the incredible line-up of incentive covers to complete your collection! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||||||||
| GREEN HORNET #6 -
Coming in August! Writer: Kevin Smith; Artist: Jonathan Lau Cover: Alex Ross (50%), John Cassaday (50%), Joe Benitez (1-in-10) We’re in the home stretch of the biggest superhero launch of the year as Dynamite continues to proudly present Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet! The dark forces that took the life of the original Green Hornet now set their sights on young Britt Reid Jr as he takes up his father's war on crime. With the help of the Kato family Britt begins to grow into his role as hero. But a larger, more sinister game is afoot, one that could cost our new Green Hornet not only his life, but the lives of everyone in Century City.From the unproduced screenplay by fan-favorite Kevin Smith, featuring the careful had of Phil Hester and artist Jonathan Lau! And check out that strong of all-star covers! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GREEN HORNET #6 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100924. | |||||||||||
| GREEN HORNET
ANNUAL #1 - Coming in August! Writer: Phil Hester; Artist: Mike Netzer, Joe Rubenstein, Carlos Rafael Cover: Michael Netzer (50%), Mike Netzer (1-in-10), Carlos Rafael (50%) Young Britt Reid has just lost his father at the hands of the mysterious Black Hornet. As blinding rage threatens to overwhelm him he encounters a long lost enemy of the original Green Hornet: A man who may hold the key to Britt's salvation, or his destruction. This Green Hornet Annual reveals an untold tale from Kevin Smith's Green Hornet series and sets the stage for future Green Hornet sagas. 40 pages, Full Color, $5.99 GREEN HORNET ANNUAL #1 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100929. | |||||||||||
| THE GREEN
HORNET: PARALLEL LIVES #2 - Coming in August! Writer: Jai Nitz; Artist: Nigel Raynor; Cover: Paul Renaud This time around, Dynamite is the only place to read the story before the story of The Green Hornet! Only, this is an official prelude to the upcoming movie starring Seth Rogen and Jay Chou as the Green Hornet and Kato! The official tie-in to the upcoming feature film — just announced as a 3-D release! — continues! Learn how the lives of Kato and the Green Hornet were intertwined before they ever met. Kato wasn’t always a martial arts master, and he had to learn somewhere. In this chapter we learn how and where Kato found the secret to fighting. The answer will shock you! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GREEN HORNET:PARALLEL LIVES #2 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100935. | |||||||||||
| THE GREEN
HORNET STRIKES! #4 - Coming in August! Writer: Brett Matthews; Artist: Ariel Padilla; Cover: John Cassaday In the future, Chicago is a city that runs on secrets and lies. These cons and half-truths make life difficult for Detective Joe Shek, doing his best day by day to sift through the corruption and uncover what little truth remains. But Shek has secrets of his own... Shek and Luke continue their journey to becoming Chicago's only hope! THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES! Featuring covers by John Cassaday! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES #4 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100933. | |||||||||||
| THE
GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE #3 - Arriving in comic shops May
26th! Writter: Matt Wagner; Art: Aaron Campbell Covers: John Cassaday; Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) The Golden Age adventures of the fabulous Green Hornet continue! Told partially in their present day as well as filling in the story detailing the meeting of the Hornet and Kato, these new adventures are classics in the making! Ask your local retailer for the incredible line-up of incentive covers to complete your collection! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 | |||||||||||
| THE GREEN HORNET: YEAR ONE #5 -
Coming in August! Writter: Matt Wagner; Art: Aaron Campbell Covers: John Cassaday; Francesco Francavilla (1-in-10) The penultimate issue to the first story arc is here! Delve deeper into the origin of the original Green hornet as Britt Reed returns home in the aftermath of his father’s death and inherits not only the Daily Sentinal and his dad’s fortune, but also his thirst for justice. In the mist of this upheaval in his life, the seeds for his secret crusade as The Green Hornet are sown! Meanwhile in “present day,” The Hornet and Kato continue to sting the criminal operation of mob-boss “Skid” Caruso, who’s still running illegal booze, even AFTER the repeal of Prohibition. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GREEN HORNET YEAR ONE #5 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100937. |
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| GREEN
HORNET GOLDEN AGE RE-MASTERED #2 - Coming
in August! Writer: Based on stories by Fran Striker; Artist: Bert Whitman Associates; Cover: Joe Rubenstein A new series of Golden Age reprints featuring the classic adventures of the original Green Hornet! Each issue in this new series of classic Hornet material is 40 big pages, featuring stories all inspired by the man who started it all, Fran Striker! Completely re-mastered for today’s discerning reader and collector, Dynamite has also commissioned Joe Rubenstein to create brand-new covers, inspired by the golden Age comics of yesteryear! 40 pages, Full Color, $3.99 GREEN HORNET GOLDEN AGE RE-MASTERED #2 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100943. | |||||||||||
| Hermes
Press: THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 2: 1937-1939 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 THE PHANTOM: THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 2: 1937-1939 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN101034. | |||||||||||
| IDW Publishing: YOURS TRULY, JACK THE
RIPPER #3 - Coming in August! Writer: Robert Bloch, Joe R. Lansdale & John L. Lansdale, Artist/Colors: Kevin Colden In this concluding issue, even as Hollis and Jenny close in on the Ripper, he’s preparing to make a final, lethal move to shake their pursuit once and for all! Robert Bloch’s harrowing tale reaches its inevitable, horrifying finale! 32 pages, 2-Colors, $3.99 YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER #3 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100371. |
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| ILLUSTRATION
MAGAZINE #31 - Coming in August! This issue of Illustration features the spectacular art of J. Frederick Smith, best known for his sexy editorial illustrations for Esquire, Collier's, and many more fiction magazines of the 40s and 50s. Smith later became a noted glamour photographer, shooting many Playboy centerfolds and other fashion oriented subjects. Also featured is illustrator J. Fleming Gould, known best for his black-and-white interior illustrations for numerous pulp and men's adventure magazines, and an overview of the history of Schoonover Studios, filled with unpublished photographs, as well as gorgeous illustrations from many Schoonover studio artists. Plus, numerous book reviews, exhibitions, and events round out the issue. Magazine, 96 pages, Full Color $15.00 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #30 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100371. | |||||||||||
| KATO #5
- Coming in August! Writter: Ande Parks; Art: Diego Bernard; Main Cover: Joe Benitez, Alé Garza (1-in-10), Johnny D (1-in-25)! From the pages of KEVIN SMITH’S GREEN HORNET! He killed one Kato's wife, and the other Kato's mother. Now, both Katos face off against Black Hornet in this action-packed climax. Father and daughter fight together for their family honor, and their lives. This epic battle issue ties directly into the hit Kevin Smith's Green Hornet series. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 KATO #5 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100931. | |||||||||||
| KATO ORIGINS
#4: WAY OF THE NINJA - Coming in August! 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! Kato tracks the Japanese spies and their secret cargo to San Francisco. There Kato finds Chinatown has been turned upside down and even American Japanese have been moved to internment camps. Kato has to choose between stopping the secret cargo from making it off shore and into enemy hands, or finding the men who know about his hidden past. Either way, expect a fight! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 KATO ORIGINS #4 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100942. | |||||||||||
| THE
LAST PHANTOM #1 - Coming in August! Writer: Scott Beatty, Artist: Eduardo Ferigato Covers: Alex Ross (2 Main 50/50 Covers), Joe Prado (1-In-10 Chase Cover), Fabiano Neves (1-In-15 Chase Cover) Forget everything you know about the Phantom as Dynamite, Alex Ross and Scott (Buck Rogers) Beatty present the ultimate tale of loss, redemption and revenge! This is THE LAST PHANTOM! Redesigned with the utmost care by Alex Ross — who also provides incredible covers for the series (along with variants by Blackest Night artist Joe Prado and Fabiano Neves), the visuals of the Phantom pay homage to the old, while presenting the Ghost Who Walks for a whole new audience! And what better writer than Scott Beatty to enhance the vision as designed by Alex Ross?! Featuring the Dynamite debut of Eduardo Ferigato, The Last Phantom is the next must-read title from Dynamite! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 THE LAST PHANTOM #1 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100899. |
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| Loki
House - New pulp reprint publisher! This
is to announce the existence of Loki House, a new publishing venture specializing
in pulp-type fiction, ranging from dime novels through the end of the pulp era.
Although much of our initial output will be science fiction or fantasy (and their
various sub-genres), we will also be publishing adventure, horror and occult fiction,
westerns and other genres. At the present time, we have no plans to attempt the
hero genre (such as Doc Savage, the Shadow, the Spider, etc.), as they are very
well represented already by other publishing houses. For the next two months, we will be issuing pulp "replica" editions. These are far different than what we will concentrate on, but are a logical progression. Under the Munin Press imprint, we will issue over the next month to two months a series of "replicas" of pulp novels, quite a few unavailable previously. These are comb-bound (some call it spiral, although this is plastic, not metal), which allows for easy reading of the two-column pulp text and flat opening with no damage--a superior step over those editions which, essentially, just copy the pages, then staple them. The cover or covers are printed on high-quality photo paper, stiffened front and back with card stock sheets for more durability beneath the covers. The front covers are full-color reproductions of pulp covers or the art therefrom, the rear covers being either other applicable full-color covers, black and white line drawings, or blank sheets of cardstock. The interiors are very clear black & white reproductions of the pulp pages--the clearest anyone who has been shown them has ever seen. Anywhere from two to twenty titles will be made available per week, most orders shipping within 24 to 48 hours of receipt of payment, the exceptions being weekends and holidays, which may stretch to 3 to 4 days from payment reception to shipment. We will accept PayPal, plus postal or bank-issued money orders for payment; no personal checks. Ordering info appears at the end of this release. Media Mail shipping is $3.00. All books will be packaged very securely. Priority Mail shipping is available for those who wish to spend the money (the cost of Priority Mail shipment will be based on weight, and cannot be nailed down until we receive the order). Insurance, tracking, and so on are available at standard Post Office prices--check with your local office, or online. At least some of these "replicas" will contain extras. For example, our edition of THE RADIO WAR by Ralph Milne Farley, contains the "missing" first chapter--cut by the editors of ARGOSY, and our release of THE RADIO FLYERS by the same author (interior finished, but held up waiting on the full color cover art) features an article by the author from a November 1939 fanzine which not only connects the idea of the "inner world" concept of both Farley and Edgar Rice Burroughs to one particular non-fiction book, but also contains the text of a letter from Burroughs to Farley confirming the fact. In most cases, however, only the covers and the stories are included. Loki House's first trade paperbacks and hardcovers are due in time for Pulpfest in Columbus. At the end of July, production on the pulp "replica" editions will cease, which means that only those who order before then will have copies. As stripped down as these "replicas" are, the trade paper and hardcovers will each contain many extras, including missing text, author biographies and their relations (at least thematically) to other contemporary authors, even short stories or short novels, and will not be "replicas", except that they will exactly follow the text of either the magazine versions or the earliest book versions available--and in cases where there are significant differences between the two texts, both will be included in the same volume, along with an article which compares them. Some series will be issued two and three novels per volume (an example is the first three Miles Cabot novels by Ralph Milne Farley, which will be issued in one volume). Where possible, the original magazine or dust jacket art will be adapted, but we also have artists ready. At the beginning, there will be no interior illustrations, primarily to keep down costs to the consumer, although special "Collector's Hardcovers" (in the same size and similar type point as McClurg first editions, Grossett and Dunlap reprints and so on) with ALL the bells and whistles will eventually be available, but probably not before 2011. These may be as limited as 100 sales of each title. Our website should be up within two weeks. The following are the "replica" titles available this week for immediate order and shipping: THE RADIO WAR by Ralph Milne Farley (includes the "missing" first chapter)/$22.50 THE IMMORTALS by Ralph Milne Farley/$25.00 THE RADIO MAN by Ralph Milne Farley/$20.00 THE RADIO BEASTS by Ralph Milne Farley/$25.00 THE RADIO PLANET by Ralph Milne Farley/$25.00 PALOS OF THE DOG STAR PACK by J. U. Giesy/$25.00 THE MOUTHPIECE OF ZITU by J. U. Giesy/$25.00 JASON SON OF JASON by J. U. Giesy/$25.00 THE MOON POOL (contains the magazine versions of "The Moon Pool" and THE CONQUEST OF THE MOON POOL)/$25.00 THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM by Ray Cummings (contains the magazine versions of "The Girl In the Golden Aton" and THE PEOPLE OF THE GOLDEN ATOM)/$25.00 PRINCESS OF THE ATOM (sequel to the above) by Ray Cummings/$25.00 All of these use the earliest sources we have available--in almost all cases, ALL-STORY, ARGOSY ALL-STORY, and ARGOSY serial versions and covers. If the exact source matters, please inquire, and we will let you know the source. Orders of three titles or more will receive discounts, escalating with the number of titles ordered. All orders of five or more will receive free Media Mail shipping. Shipping is $3.00 for the first title, plus $1.00 for each additional title up to the point an order is eligible for free shipping. Please contact us at the email below if you wish Priority Mail or Express Mail (overnight) shipping for prices. All other options offered by the Post Office (insurance, tracking, etc.) are charged at the exact rate used by the Post Office. Non-U.S. orders should contact our email for costs of international shipping. INFO AND QUESTIONS: lokihousepubs@gmail.com PAYPAL PAYMENT EMAIL: thskemp@msn.com MONEY ORDER ADDRESS: Tom Skemp P. O. Box 185 Greensburg, PA. 15601 |
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| Moonstone Books: AIRFIGHTERS
#2 - Coming in August!
Written by Chuck Dixon and Martin Powell, art by Oscar Celestini and Fernando Peniche, cover by Tom Grindberg. A great collection of new dare-devil espionage stories of those hard-hitting aerial aces: Airboy, Iron Ace, Flying Dutchman, Sky Wolf, Black Angel, Bald Eagle, Flying Fool, and Captain Midnight! 72 pages, black and white, $5.99. AIRFIGHTERS #2 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN101049 (Tom Gringberg Cover). The Diamond Item Code is JUN101050 (Valkyrie Cover). |
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| Moonstone
Books: THE PHANTOM CHRONICLES Volume 2 Now available and arriving in comic shops May 26th!! The Phantom Chronicles 2, a collection of prose short stories by noted authors including Harlan Ellison. Edited by Moonstone head honcho Joe Gentile and regular Phantom comic book scribe Mike Bullock, the book will also feature 14 other stories by Ed Gorman, Robin Wayne Bailey, Mike Bullock, Tom DeFalco, Win Scott Eckert, Joe Gentile, Mark Justice, Jeff Mariotte, Joe McKinney, Nate Meyer, Will Murray, Mel Odom, Martin Powell, and Aaron Shaps, as well as spot illustrations by Ruben Procopio. Ellison’s tale – a brand new story fragment from the master wordsmith – will feature the first team-up ever of the Phantom and the Green Hornet. With an introduction by Lee Falk’s (Phantom creator) daughter Diane Falk! 256-page trade paperback, $16.95 256-page hardcover, $37.99 |
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| MYSPACE DARK
HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 5 - Coming
in August! MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 5 continues to exhibit the greatest comics creators in the biz alongside the newest newbies trying to break in: Conan brings bloodshed and barbarism as only he can with writer and artist Darick Robertson . . . Another Robert E. Howard character, Solomon Kane, gives Eisner Award winning artist Guy Davis a chance to show us his take on the Puritan warrior . . . Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight makes another appearance with newly popular vampire Harmony in a tale from one of the series writers, Jane Espenson . . .Dean Motter's Mister X presents a mystery . . . Matt Kindt's Giant Man continues his saga . . . And then we have the newbies: A sweet story with sweet birdies . . . A scary story with scary birdies . . . Jekyll and Hyde meet Sherlock Holmes mystery . . . A tragic tale that makes you really feel for all those mythical horrors . . . A crossdimensional superhero anecdote that will make you laugh . . . 168 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 4. MYSPACE DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 5 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100034. Dark Horse Comics |
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| Pulpville
Press - Sale! Edgar Rice Burroughs paperbacks are $2 off. http://www.angelfire.com/film/locationbooks/discounterb.htm Otis Adelbert Kline hardcovers are $10 off. http://www.angelfire.com/film/locationbooks/discountoak.htm | |||||||||||
| Quatermain - New feature film in the works! Sam Worthington has recently taken on Terminators, survived on Pandora and battled mythical gods. Now, he's ready to become another literal hero in DreamWorks' sci-fi take of Quatermain, based on the hero from Haggard's King's Solomon's Mines. Heat Vision reports the actor has been set to star in the production which is being led by producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Mark Verheiden was the writer behind the first script. No director has been attached but expect that to change very soon. Plot Concept: Allan Quatermain was the hero of “King’s Solomon’s Mines,” a Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its sequel, “Allan Quatermain.” In the first book, Quatermain leads an expedition into an unexplored region of Africa to find the brother of a friend as well as a fabled treasure of the lost mines. DreamWorks’ version is set in a time in which humans have left Earth and sees Quatermain return to the planet from a sojourn in space, embarking on another “King Solomon’s Mines”-style adventure but on a planetwide scale. Source: The Hollywood Reporter | |||||||||||
| QUEEN SONJA #11 - Coming in August! Writer: Luke Lieberman; Artist: Mel Rubi; Covers: Lucio Parrillo (75%), Mel Rubi (25%) “Roots” explores a time before Sonja was a queen, before she was a legend, a time when she was just a girl lost in a big brutal world. An orphan whose parents were butchered in front of her, and whose innocence was stolen. A girl with something to prove, running from the past into the great unknown 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 QUEEN SONJA #11 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100950. | |||||||||||
| RED SONJA
#52 - Coming in August! Writter: Peter Brett; Art: Walter Geovani; Covers: Paul Renaud, Mike Wolfe The original adventures of the She-Devil with a Sword continues! Writer Peter Brett is back to the basics with a story open and accessible for all readers! Featuring the art of Walter Geovanni! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 RED SONJA #52 is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100949. | |||||||||||
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E. Howard Days - June 11 and 12! REHupa and the REH Foundation are working with Project Pride and gearing up for Robert E. Howard Days 2010. Set aside June 11th and 12th, check your ammo and point your pony in the direction of Cross Plains, Texas, for at least two (and usually four) days chock full of Howard Mania. The 2010 version of HD is geared towards The Illustrators of Robert E. Howard, and to that end we’ve invited Jim & Ruth Keegan to be our Guests of Honor. Jim & Ruth, in additon to being the fantastic Art Duo responsible for illustrating the Del Rey two-volume set of THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD and the upcoming EL BORAK The Desert Adventures, are the creators of The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob, the wonderful biographical graphic comic strip that appears in every edition of a REH title from Dark Horse Comics. There is much more planned on the art side of programming, including an REH art display, at least one book, original drawings from pros like the Keegans, Gary Gianni, Mark Schultz (et al) to be auctioned off at the Banquet and sold at the Swap Meet – all for the benefit of the Howard House and Project Pride. All the regular Howard activities are there as well: The REH House is open to all (as is the Gift Shop), there’ll be Walking and Bus Tours, Celebration Banquet & Silent Auction, Swap Meet, Caddo Peak BBQ, plus the great fellowship we afford each other in gathering and Talking ’bout Bob. The Poetry Throwdown is coming back in a revised, insect-free fashion, and this year we will present the First Annual Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards. Also, not all the panels are slanted to REH art, so there’ll be plenty of things going on to satisfy your Howard cravings. The Robert E. Howard Days 2010 Information Page will be updated soon, and we’ll keep you posted as we revise it along the way. I wanted to get y’all to be thinking about the warmer days coming, filled with that good REH Fellowship we partake of every year. In the meantime, most of the basic information is still on the ‘09 version (like hotels & such), so check that out. (A heads up: the folks who run the 36 West Motel in Cross Plains asked us this past HD to not contact them until March 1st for reservations, so be sure to mark that on your calendar – don’t everyone call at once!) So start making your plans, check flight info, gather items to send to the Silent Auction and get ready for the Best Two Days in Howard Fandom. Visit
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| SOLOMON KANE VOLUME 2: DEATH'S BLACK
RIDERS - Coming in October! Written by Scott Allie, penciled by Mario Guevara, colored by Juan Ferreyra, cover by Mike Mignola. Taking place after the events in Solomon Kane: The Castle of the Devil -- but written to stand on its own -- this new tale delves deep into the horrors scattered throughout Germany's Black Forest and adapts two of Robert E. Howard's most beloved Solomon Kane pieces. When Kane comes across gypsies being terrorized by roving bandits, he's not sure what's worse -- the bandits who wish to rob and rape innocent travelers or the evils that spew forth from the forest, intent on killing every man and woman around! 136 pages, $15.99, in stores on October 20. SOLOMON KANE: DEATH'S BLACK RIDERS is solicited in the June PREVIEWS (Available May 26th). The Diamond Item Code is JUN100022. |
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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. | |||
| Black Coat Press: THE TERROR
OF FU MANCHU - Still available and recommended! The first Fu Manchu thriller to be authorized by the Sax Rohmer Literary Estate in 22 years is now available. THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU brings back Sax Rohmer's insidious criminal mastermind, Dr. Fu Manchu along with Rohmer's intrepid protagonists Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie and teams them with Rohmer's brilliant French detective, Gaston Max in a new adventure set in London and Paris in 1913. THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU is published by Black Coat Press and is available in both hardcover and trade paperback editions. William Patrick Maynard has announced that he has fully-executed agreement from The Sax Rohmer Literary Estate to write THE DESTINY OF FU MANCHU! |
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| The Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 74: Public Domain - New! Art and Ric are joined by Tommy Hancock to talk about Public Domain characters and how they can be used now. At the end of the show Tommy gives us more PulpArk news. Episode 73: Ron Fortier and Windy City Episode 72: PulpArk Episode 71: Book of the Month: Domestic Villainy Episode 70: Bill Preston Episode 69: A Chat With Art And Ric Episode 68: Pro Se Productions Episode 67: Joel Jenkins Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||
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| THE CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 20: NIGHT OF THE WOLF
AND OTHER STORIES Coming in October! Written by Michael Fleisher, art by John Buscema, Gary Kwapisz, Ernie Chan, Steve Leialoha, Bob Camp and Rudy Nebres. Conan confronts some of his most difficult challenges yet when he faces down a werewolf who is being protected by the same tribe that it aims to destroy in "Night of the Wolf," and he finds a hidden Cimmerian valley filled with the vestiges of an ancient war in "Vale of Death." The wandering barbarian will also have to keep his wits about him if he is to keep from becoming a statue in a madwoman's collection in "The Cauldron of Doom!" This volume collects Conan the Barbarian issues #151-#159, now with new colors, all of the original series covers, and a foreword by Ernie Chan complete with a brand new pinup! 200 pages, $18.99, in stores on October 13. |
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| CONAN (1 FOR
$1) - Coming in August! Written by Kurt Busiek, penciled by Cary Nord, colroed by Dave Stewart. Drawing on the original Robert E. Howard stories, the legend of Conan is brought to vivid life for the modern audience. Decades ahead of its time, Howard's stories can finally get the graphic treatment they deserve in this on going series. 28 pages, $1, in stores on August 25. |
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| CONAN THE
CIMMERIAN #24 - Coming in August! Written by Tim Truman, penciled by Tomas Giorello, colored by Jose Villarrubia and Dave Stewart, cover by Cary Nord. Conan and Olivia have escaped the terrible wrath of the armies of Turan by fleeing to a small island in the vast Vilayet Sea, but it seems that Conan cannot avoid all the enemies that he made as leader of the Kozaki raiders. The small island that he and Olivia have used to put some distance between them and the Turanian military has turned out to be an appealing hiding place for another group of outlaws -- the Red Brotherhood! Traveling only with the beautiful Olivia, and without an army of mercenaries at his back, Conan is no longer protected from their rage. However, they may not be the most dangerous adversaries Conan will have to face if he and Olivia are to get off the island in one piece! Large predators stalk the forest, and there is something much, much worse lurking within the ruins of an ancient civilization. Tim Truman, Tomas Giorello, and Jose Villarrubia continue their adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "Iron Shadows in the Moon." 40 pages, $2.99, in stores on August 18. |
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| CONAN VOLUME
9: FREE COMPANIONS - Coming in October! Written by Timothy Truman, art by Truman, Tomas Giorello and Joe Kubert, colored by Jose Villarrubia. Kubert's very first sequential Conan work and illustrations by Cary Nord, Justin Sweet, and Joseph Michael Linsner highlight this latest collection of stories from Dark Horse's ongoing Conan the Cimmerian comic-book series. In his short career as a mercenary, young Conan has impressed both Princess Yasmela and military leader Lord Amalric, but an ambitious rogue prince arrives in Khoraja and blindsides Conan out of the comfortable, courtly situation he's found himself in. Not only is Conan's love affair with Yasmela going south, but rebel Prince Julion immediately challenges Conan's headstrong impulses and military plans, causing a rift between the battered-but-proud forces of Khoraja and Amalric's army of colorful mercs. Collects Conan the Cimmerian #14 and #16-#21. 184 pages, $24.99, in stores on October 20. |
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| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow in Review: There is no new Shadow review this week. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Shoe Treed" by Joe Archibald from POPULAR DETECTIVE, February, 1941 Featuring: Willie Klump The Hawkeye Hawkshaw Tries to Pick Up a Frill - and Is Bounced into the Midst of Murder and Robbery! "In the Devil's Wigwam" by George Bruce Marquis from SHORT STORIES, September 25, 1944 Featuring: Bat Jennison Bat Jennison and Pegleg Found Themselves Hard Put to It To Carry Out Their Pledge to a Dead Man. | |||
| Frank Frazetta
R. I. P. Frank Frazetta, one of the most renowned fantasy illustrators of the 20th century, died on May 10th at a hospital near his home in Boca Grande, Fla. He was 82. Frazetta had been out to dinner with his daughters Sunday, but suffered a stroke at his Boca Grande home later that night and was taken to Lee Memorial Hospital. Frank's body work places him at the upper echelon of fine art alongside such legends as Alex Raymond, Howard Pyle, J. Allen St. John, Joseph Clement Coll, and N.C. Wyeth. | |||
| H.P. LOVECRAFT'S CALL OF CTHULHU GN
- Arriving in comic shops May 19th! Writer: H.P. Lovecraft; Writer/Artist: Michael Zigerlig Staying true to Lovecraft's original work, Swiss writer/artist Michael Zigerlig narrates the tale with the original prose of three points of view describing the horror of Cthulhu. Generally regarded as Lovecraft's masterpiece, this tale influenced generations to come. H.R. Giger, famed biomechanical artist and creator of the look of Alien, provides the introduction. Softcover, 72 pages, B&W, $9.99 | |||
| JAMES
BOND: NIGHTBIRD TP - Arriving in comic shops
May 19th! Writer: Ian Fleming, Jim Lawrence; Artist: Yaroslav Horak Stand by for more adventures with the world's most famous secret agent, James Bond, as some of his most thrilling missions are collected for the first time! This action-packed volume collects ultra rare Bond stories that have been reproduced from the original artwork, and not seen since their original syndication between 1976-77: "Hot-Shot," "Nightbird," and "Ape of Diamonds," plus an exclusive introduction by Bond Girl Maryam d'Abo, and exclusive bonus material. The Nightbird collection marks the complete publication of all 52 James Bond comic strips listed in the Titan checklist. Softcover, 9x12, 112 pages, B&W, $19.95 | |||
| Moonstone
Books: THE SPIDER: THE CHAOS MAKER - Arriving in comic shops May 19th! Writer: Robin Wayne Bailey; Artist: Cortney Skinner; Cover: Gary Carbon Double length stand alone story by Sci-Fi/Fantasy novelist Robin Wayne Bailey! No one is safe from the monster city newspapers call The Chaos-Maker, as a bomb destroys the state capitol! Outnumbered and wounded, The Spider must mow down an army before they can get to the President…and disarm the ticking bombs that will blow the city to smithereens…but which Spider is which? 54 pages, B&W, $4.99 |
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Books: HONEY WEST #2 - Coming in September!
Written by Trina Robbins, art by Cynthia Martin, colored by Mark Simmons, cover by Malcolm McClinton and photos. The return of the world's first female private eye in fiction and on TV! As tough as Mike Hammer and as sultry as Marilyn Monroe! Topless piano player Mimi Malloy walks into Honey West's office saying there's been a double homicide at her nightclub, the Purple Pussy. Join us as our favorite girl detective goes undercover as a go-go dancer and mixes it up with Hollywood hippies to uncover the "Killer on the Keys." 32 pages, $3.99. |
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Books: BLACK BAT DOUBLE SHOT: BLACK DEATH #1 - Coming in September! Written by Mike Bullock, art by Michael Metcalf colored by Jason Jensen, cover by Tom Grindberg. Before the caped crusader patrolled the streets, before horn head prowled the back alleys, the original dark avenger hunted evil men. The Black Bat is back, and hell's coming with him! A "Return of the Originals" event! DA Anthony Quinn is sick of watching criminals slip through his fingers due to legal technicalities. When a mobster's attempt to destroy evidence goes horribly wrong, Quinn finds himself blinded by acid and hopelessly broken. Now sightless, Quinn sharpens his other four senses to near superhuman levels and develops a sixth Ôradar' sense. He vows to work outside the law to do whatever it takes to bring criminals to justice. The second feature stars Death Angel, the avenging hand of justice. The critically acclaimed new pulp character co-stars in this gritty, noir battle of good versus evil on the mean streets and in the darkest recesses of the human mind. 32 pages, $3.50. |
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Books: FROM THE VAULT: THE PULP FILES -
Coming in September! A "Return of the Originals" event! Facts, stats, and pics! Here is all the low down on all of the characters that inspired all of the heroes you know today! Before horn-head, before the crusader with a cape, before the guy who wears a skull on his chest, before the crawler of walls, there was...The Originals! The Spider, The Green Lama, Operator 5, G-8, The Black Bat, The Phantom Detective, Secret Agent X, and many more! By various creators. 40 pages, black and white, $1.99. |
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| MYSPACE
DARK HORSE PRESENTS VOLUME 5 - Coming
in August! MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 5 continues to exhibit the greatest comics creators in the biz alongside the newest newbies trying to break in: Conan brings bloodshed and barbarism as only he can with writer and artist Darick Robertson . . . Another Robert E. Howard character, Solomon Kane, gives Eisner Award winning artist Guy Davis a chance to show us his take on the Puritan warrior . . . Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight makes another appearance with newly popular vampire Harmony in a tale from one of the series writers, Jane Espenson . . .Dean Motter's Mister X presents a mystery . . . Matt Kindt's Giant Man continues his saga . . . And then we have the newbies: A sweet story with sweet birdies . . . A scary story with scary birdies . . . Jekyll and Hyde meet Sherlock Holmes mystery . . . A tragic tale that makes you really feel for all those mythical horrors . . . A crossdimensional superhero anecdote that will make you laugh . . . 168 pages, $19.99, in stores on August 4. Dark
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| PULPDOM
59 - Now available! PULPDOM #59 (April 2010) The contents include: "Munsey Pulps that Didn't Make the Grade" by Caz 'Epic Pulps: The All-Story Magazine, 1910-1911" by Mike Taylor "The Sky Police" by John A. Heffernan [Reprint from The All-Story dated December 1910] "A Place of Monsters" by Thomas P. Byron [Reprint from The All-Story dated January 1911] This issue has a full color front cover and is profusely illustrated with full color and black & white illustrations. Back issues are available as print on demand: $10 (color) and $6 (black & white) each (postpaid) anywhere in USA. Five issue subscriptions are $30. Contact C. E. Cazedessus II, P.O. Box 2340, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147 Email: moonfire@frontier.net Visit the new PULPDOM website at http://pulpdom.com Next issue: Pulpdom begins the serialization of E. L. Bacon's "The City of Gold," a story about an ancient lost race in Africa from The All-Story dated August 1911. |
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| Pulp Empire: PULP EMPIRE
Volume 1 - Now available! Twelve new pulp fiction stories covering a wide range of genres from science fiction to Lovecraftian monster. Featured authors include Richard Bowness, Arno Hurter, Brockton McKinney, Tom McLaughlin, James Pinard, Shea Hennum, David Herbert, C.J. Hurtt, Michael Penncavage, Nicholas Ahlhelm, Dino Caruso, and Buster Willoughby. Trade paperback, 231 pages, $15.95 Visit
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| Radio Spirits:
The Story of the Shadow - Now available! For eighty years, fans of radio mystery have thrilled to the mocking tones of The Shadow's sinister laughter and to the daring adventures of radio's greatest crime-fighter. In this sound portrait of The Shadow, his mysterious origins are recalled in recorded interviews by Walter Gibson, who created Lamont Cranston and wrote 283 Shadow novels, and by Ken Roberts, the announcer who introduced The Shadow broadcasts for more than a decade. Bret Morrison remembers how he won the title role, while Grace Matthews and Gertrude Warner discuss the trials and tribulations of portraying Cranston's friend and companion, Margot Lane. The recollections of scriptwriter Sydney Slon, announcer Andre Baruch, organist Rosa Rio and program syndicator Charles Michelson are also heard, bringing to life memories of the great performers who cast a long "shadow" over the golden age of radio drama. More than two hours of a behind the scenes audio documentary about this classic series is presented here, followed by four complete Shadow radio broadcasts starring Orson Welles, Bret Morrison, Bill Johnstone, Agnes Moorehead, Gertrude Warner, and Lesley Woods. This four hour set, originally offered as Radiola release # 4MR-3 on 4 LP vinyl records in 1985, is available again on these digitally remastered compact discs. Price: $18.95 CD 1: The Story of the Shadow Documentary Interviews - Part 1 CD 2: The Story of the Shadow Documentary Interviews - Part 2 CD 3: The Story of the Shadow Documentary Interviews - Part 3; The Shadow: Bret Morrison: The Vengeance of Angela Nolan 06-27-54; Orson Welles: The White Legion 03-20-38 CD 4: Bill Johnstone: Friend of Darkness 02-19-39; Bret Morrison: They Kill with a Silver Hatchet 05-26-46 |
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| Raffles: The Complete Collection on
DVD - Coming June 6th! Meet A.J. Raffles, a gentleman of leisure and a first-class cricketer. But when he’s not dining at his club or taking wickets for England, he’s often engaged in his other favorite activity--relieving the wealthy of their riches. A master of accents and disguise, Raffles is assisted by his old school chum "Bunny" Manders. Always eager but often bewildered, Bunny follows his friend into the most complex of predicaments and deadliest of situations, likely as not pursued by the dogged Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard. Anthony Valentine and a stellar cast of British actors deliver superb performances in these beautifully crafted adaptations of the work of E.W. Hornung, brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In each episode, the roguish Raffles and his intrepid companion set out to plunder the wealth of the aristocracy, stay out of the reach of the law, and revel in the thrill of the game. The 14 episodes begin with the PILOT, exclusively DVD available here. Actors: Anthony Valentine, Christopher Strauli Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC Number of discs: 4 Studio: Acorn Media DVD Release Date: June 15, 2010 $59.99 |
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| Robert E. Howard: Cormac Mac Art and Other
Northern Adventures Damon Sasser reports that Dutch artist Paul Bonner has been approached about doing the illustrations for the subject collection on the REHTGR Blog. | |||
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E. Howard: The Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures -
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| SOLOMON KANE VOLUME 2: DEATH'S BLACK RIDERS
- Coming in October! Written by Scott Allie, penciled by Mario Guevara, colored by Juan Ferreyra, cover by Mike Mignola. Taking place after the events in Solomon Kane: The Castle of the Devil -- but written to stand on its own -- this new tale delves deep into the horrors scattered throughout Germany's Black Forest and adapts two of Robert E. Howard's most beloved Solomon Kane pieces. When Kane comes across gypsies being terrorized by roving bandits, he's not sure what's worse -- the bandits who wish to rob and rape innocent travelers or the evils that spew forth from the forest, intent on killing every man and woman around! 136 pages, $15.99, in stores on October 20. |
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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: "They Had What It Takes - Part 2: Wiley Post" by Alden McWilliams from the March 1937 FLYING ACES. Alden McWilliams continues his illustrated tribute to the aviators of that fantastic era of pioneers and aces. He called it “They Had What it Takes”. It appeared in each issue of Flying Aces until June 1940. Each week we will make a new installment available for download. From March ‘37, part 2 features Wiley Post, a proponent of stratospheric flight who went around the world solo. | |||||||
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming later this month! DOC
SAVAGE Volume 37: "Mystery on the Snow"
& "Peril in the North"
Thrill to the
original pulp adventures of DC Comics' newest superstar as the heroic
Man of Bronze returns in two action-packed novels by Lester Dent writing
as "Kenneth Robeson." First, an attempt to kidnap Monk and Ham brings
the Man of Bronze to Canada in search of a rare treasure. Then, Doc and
Pat Savage journey to the Arctic Circle to rescue wartime refugees stranded
on the icepack. BONUS: "Snow Tricks," a never-reprinted Lester Dent chiller
from the super-rare first issue of Doc Savage Magazine! This classic pulp
reprint features the color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Emery
Clarke, Paul Orban's original interior illustrations and historical
commentary by Will Murray, writer of seven Doc Savage novels. (Sanctum
Books) 978-1-60877-026-7 Softcover, 7x10,
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
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Tollin's Sanctum Books Coming later this month! THE
SHADOW Volume 38: "Dead Men Live" & "Dictator of Crime"
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The
Shadow knows! The Dark Avenger crushes criminal conspiracies in two pulse-pounding
pulp thrillers by Walter Gibson writing as "Maxwell Grant." First, Lamont Cranston
discovers that strange scientific secrets lurk behind a series of prominent murders
when "Dead Men Live." Then, Kent Allard and Margo Lane journey to a Caribbean
nation to confront a "Dictator of Crime," but "La Sombra" is soon captured and
sentenced to death by firing squad. This instant collector's item leads off with
one of George Rozen's greatest pulp covers (later featured on Shadow Comics #1),
and also showcases the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul
Orban and commentary by pulp historians Will Murray and Anthony Tollin.
(Sanctum Books) 978-1-60877-028-1 Softcover, 7x10. B&W,
$14.95 1 book: $14.95 plus $3.00 (First Class) or
$2 (Media Mail) for postage and packaging
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| Beb Books - Coming soon! Beb Books has announced that they are working on reprinting two of Gordon Young's "Hurricane" Williams novels from ADVENTURE, "Savages" and "Storm Rovers." Beb Books expects to have them available for Pulpfest. | |||||||
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| The Book Cave - New podcast now available online! Episode 73: Ron Fortier and Windy City - New! Ron Fortier of Airship 27 tells Art and Ric about the Pulp Factory awards that were given out at the Windy City Conventions. Episode 72: PulpArk Episode 71: Book of the Month: Domestic Villainy Episode 70: Bill Preston Episode 69: A Chat With Art And Ric Episode 68: Pro Se Productions Episode 67: Joel Jenkins Episode 66: Jeff Deischer Episode 65: The Return of Derrick Ferguson Visit The Book Cave website at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/ | |||||||
| Boris
Karoff's Thriller:
The Complete Series on DVD - Available August 31st! Available for the first time, experience the complete series hailed as the most frightening ever created for television. Horror legend Boris Karoff guides you through 67 unforgettable episodes of suspense, murder and relentless terror from the minds of such masterful writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Bloch, Robert E. Howard, Jack Vance, and Cornel! Woolrich. Featuring an incredible cast of stars, including William Shatner, Leslie Niefsen, Mary Tyier Moore, Elizabeth Montgomery, Rip Torn, Richard Chamberlain, Cloris Leachman, Robert Vaughn, John Carradine, Ursula Andress and many more! SEASON 1: The Twisted fmage, Child's Play, Worse Than Murder, The Mark of the Hand, Rose's Last Summer, The Guilty Men, The Purple Room, The Watcher, Girl with a Secret, The Prediction, The Fatal Impulse, The Big Blackout, Knock Three-One-Two, Man in the Middle, The Cheaters, The Hungry Glass, The Poisoner, Man in the Cage, Choose a Victim, Hay-Fork and Bill-hook, The Merriweather File, The Fingers of Fear, Well of Doom, The Ordeal of Dr. Cordeli, Trio for Terror, Papa Benjamin, Late Date, Yours Truly Jack the Ripper, The Devil's Ticket. Parasite Mansion, A Good Pagination, Mr. George, Terror in Teakwood, The Prisoner in the Mirror, Dark Legacy, Pigeons from Hell, The Grim Reaper SEASON 2: What Beckoning Ghost?, Guillotine, The Premature Burial, The Weird Tailor, God Grante that She Lye Stilie, Masquerade, The Last of the Sommervilies, Letter to a Lover, A Third for Pinochle, The Closed Cabinet, Dialogues with Death, The Return of Andrew Bentley, The Remarkable Mrs. Hawks, Portrait without a Face, An Attractive Family, Waxworks, La Strega, The Storm, A Wig for Miss DeVore, The Hollow Watcher, Cousin Tundifer, The Incredible Dr. Markesan, Flowers of Evil, Till Death Do Us Part, The Bride Who Died Twice, Kill My Love, Man of Mystery, The Innocent Bystanders, The Lethal Ladies, The Specialists The 14-DVD set will run 3354 minutes long, with 67 episodes presented in full screen black-and-white video, and English mono sound. Extras include a Series Promo and Still Galleries. The cost is $149.98 SRP. Visit the THRILLER website for a complete episode guide. |
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| CLASSICON 37 - Pulp, Paperback and
Glamour Art Show - June 19, 2010! CLASSICON 37, a Pulp, Paperback and Glamour Art Show will take place June 19, 2010! Stay tuned for the exact date. More information is available at our website: http://www.curiousbooks.com/shows.html Please feel free to call Ray Walsh if you have any questions at Curious Book Shop, (517) 332-0112 | |||||||
| Dagon's Disciples: A Scarlet Shroud Adventure
- Now available! Tentacles of fear hold New York in a crushing grip. In the darkness of night, people are vanishing from the streets. Wild rumors are spreading about horrors rising from the water. And a gigantic beast is terrorizing the harbor, pulling ships down into the depths. THE SCARLET SHROUD leaps into action to unravel the mystery of Dagon's disciples, facing overwhelming odds and a devilish foe, but can he stop the fiend before it's too late? 196 pages, 6x9, $12.99 ISBN-10: 0984476512 ISBN-13: 978-0984476510 Available from Amazon.com |
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| Dynamite Entertainment:
THE LAST PHANTOM - Coming in August! Dynamite Entertainment, under license from King Features syndicate, returns The Phantom to comic books this August with Alex Ross at the creative helm, Scott Beatty scripting and Eduardo Ferigato on art in the ongoing series. As we begin the series, there is no Phantom. The historic line stops at Kit Walker the 21st, who has forsaken the mantle of The Ghost Who Walks and is enjoying a life with a growing family, while handling the day-to-day affairs of the Walkabout Foundation, a philanthropy created by one of the previous Walkers/Phantoms to help support charities benefiting Bengala, and the surrounding nations of continental Africa. The Walkabout Foundation was funded initially by pirate treasure from the very first Phantom's origins. The organization is symbolic of every young Walker's world-spanning journey from the Skull Cave to the "outside world," becoming educated and awaiting his destiny to one day take up the costume and crusade of the Phantom. Except that this Kit refused to take up the domino mask, rings, and Colt .45s of his father upon Kit Sr.'s death. Alex Ross' beautiful and dynamic vision promises to bring the concept of the Phantom to the 21st century, and it could not be in better hands. |
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the net this week The Shadow in Review: This weeks Shadow review is "Gray Fist" from February 15, 1934. Pulpgen-Online Pulps: Now with over 1000 stories online! "Funny Business" by Thomas McMorrow from All-Story Weekly, July 20, 1918 There's funny business indeed in the transaction - is it a sale or something else? - of a large case of brand cigars. "Feature Snatch" by Robert Leslie Bellem from Dan Turner-Hollywood Detective, February, 1943 Featuring: Dan Turner The idea was new - and was tops! Whoever thought of stealing a million dollar production before it was released? And behind it was the ransom angle, and there was blackmail, too. Sometimes a detective likes to get his teeth into a case like that. It's like matching your wits with a genius. | |||||||
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| FIRST WAVE #2 (of 6) - Arriving in comic shops May 12th! Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO; Art by RAGS MORALES; Cover by J.G. JONES 1:10 Variant cover by TONY HARRIS (Shown) The Golden Tree bears bitter fruit! The Blackhawks are after The Spirit. Doc Savage is after the Blackhawks. Anton Colossi is after William “Johnny” Littlejohn. And only Rima, the eyes of the jungle, knows what the heroes do not: something glorious and terrible has risen in the darkest corner of Hidalgo! Full Color, 40 pages, $3.99 DC Comics |
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Collectables - May 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 #56 featuring "When Thousands Slept in Hell" from May 1938. $35 Our second Replica this month is SPICY MYSTERY #26 from June 1937. $25 Our third Replica is THE MYSTERIOUS WU FANG #2 featuring "The Case of the Scarlet Feather" from Oct. 1935 - $35 Girasol also accepts Paypal as an alternate method of payment. Other than Replicas, please confirm availability first before ordering items such as pulp magazines or other books. Payments can be made to our 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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| THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES! #1
- Arriving in comic shops May 12th! Writer: Brett Matthews; Artist: Ariel Padilla; Cover: John Cassaday WHO IS THE GREEN HORNET? A hero? A criminal? He doesn't even know, himself... In a near future where the financial crisis never resolved, Chicago is more corrupt than ever. The rich are few and wield unimaginable power and influence. The poor are countless and live without hope. Gangs vie for control of the streets. Heroes have long been forgotten...Until now. Witness the birth of a new Green Hornet in THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES! #1! An ultimate tale in the making, THE GREEN HORNET STRIKES! Features the writing of acclaimed Lone Ranger scribe Brett Matthews, cover artist John Cassaday and interior artist Ariel Padilla! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment | |||||||
| Haffner Press - Updates! (1) WITH FOLDED HANDS . . . AND SEARCHING MIND, THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON, VOLUME SEVEN. The book looks magnificent and we're starting to fill single-copy orders and wholesale orders as fast as possible. Does the above mean that all copies of WITH FOLDED HANDS are shipping right-away? Well, no. We're still waiting for finished copies of DETOUR TO OTHERNESS, and it looks like another few weeks. Recall that we offer free domestic shipping on all our titles. So, we're aiming to keep things as simple (read: cheap) as possible and plan to fulfill orders for the WITH FOLDED HANDS / DETOUR TO OTHERNESS / "1951" combo as a single shipment. Please bear with us. That said, if you want your copy of WITH FOLDED HANDS shipped *now*, send us $3.00 via check or paypal to info@haffnerpress.com and we'll scoot your copy out to you. (2) The delay in receiving DETOUR TO OTHERNESS means that we will keep the "1951" combo active for the near future. Details are on the HP homepage. (3) We have closed the poll for the Haffner Press presentation at Pulpfest 2010 in Columbus this summer. After discounting some electronic ballot-box stuffing from over-zealous (but well-meaning) fans, the declared winner is . . . Leigh Brackett! Be on the lookout for an update on our multimedia presentation: LEIGH BRACKETT: The Queen of Space Opera. (4) TALES OF SUPER-SCIENCE FICTION (edited by Grand Master Robert Silverberg) ambles its way through production, and we can announce some of the authors whose stories are set to appear: Don Berry, Robert Bloch, J. F. Bone, A. Bertram Chandler (as George Whitely), Daniel F. Galouye, Tom Godwin, James E. Gunn, Alan E. Nourse, Charles W. Runyon, Robert Silverberg, Jack Vance, Robert Moore Williams. The cover art is by Frank Kelly Freas, and we are still securing rights to additional texts. |
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| KATO
#1 - Arriving
in comic shops May 12th! Writter: Ande Parks; Art: Alé Garza; Main Cover: Joe Benitez More Green Hornet excitement from Dynamite as they present an incredible spin-off featuring the all-new Kato and the mysterious Black Hornet! Featuring elements direct from Kevin Smith’s unproduced screenplay, writer Ande Parks –joined by the sensational Alé Garza! – fills in the blanks on the new Kato, the old Kato and the mystery of the Black Hornet! “Not my Father’s Daughter” is filled with excitement, action, intrigue and more – 5 issues of Fury as the world of Kato old and new is rocked forever and sets a course that intertwines with the destiny and legend of the Green Hornet! 32 pages, Full Color, $3.99 Dynamite Entertainment |
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| Leonaur
Books - Now available! Craig Kennedy—Scientific Detective In Craig Kennedy the American nation might justifiably lay claim to their own Sherlock Holmes, for here is a detective whose activities projected him into the modern age. Where Conan Doyle’s famous character of a more gentle era relied on his superb powers of analysis, Kennedy is able to combine his own intellectual powers with the technological marvels of a new age. Arthur B. Reeve’s classic ‘Craig Kennedy’ stories began appearing in 1910, ensuring him of a place as a dominant crime fighter for the emerging 20th century. Kennedy is perhaps the natural evolution of the ‘great detective’ and the reader cannot but imagine that Holmes would have embraced his newly created techniques with equal enthusiasm. Here the reader will discover the application of lie detectors, gyroscopes, seismographs and an arsenal of other equipment, both real and imagined, to the solving of crimes and the bringing of criminals to justice. This special Leonaur collection of the ‘scientific’ detective of Columbia University comprises seven substantial volumes, each in a colour coordinated cover. Leonaur hard backs are cloth bound, have fabric head and tail bands and feature gold foil lettering on their spines, so this may be the ideal way to collect and own the marvellous Craig Kennedy detective story series. Craig Kennedy—Scientific Detective Volume 3 by Arthur B. Reeve The Gold of the Gods & The War Terror In the third volume, the reader will find two more complete books of intriguing detective stories to enjoy—The Gold of the Gods and The War Terror, both originally published in 1915. Within its pages enthusiasts can puzzle over many a dastardly crime and, of course, an equal number of brilliantly deduced solutions. Craig Kennedy—Scientific Detective Volume 4 by Arthur B. Reeve The Ear in the Wall & The Romance of Elaine In the fourth volume, the reader will find two more complete books of intriguing detective stories to enjoy—The Ear in the Wall and The Romance of Elaine, both originally published in 1916. Within its pages enthusiasts can puzzle over many a dastardly crime and, of course, an equal number of brilliantly deduced solutions. Craig Kennedy—Scientific Detective Volume 5 by Arthur B. Reeve The Social Gangster & The Treasure-Train In the fifth volume, the reader will find two more complete books of intriguing detective stories to enjoy—The Social Gangster and The Treasure-Train, both originally published in 1916 and 1917 respectively. Within its pages enthusiasts can puzzle over many a dastardly crime and, of course, an equal number of brilliantly deduced solutions. | |||||||
 Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention - Sunday, September 23 - 25, 2010! COME SPEND A WEEKEND WITH CLASSIC
MOVIE AND TV STARS, OLD-TIME RADIO, OLD-TIME TV SHOWS AND MOVIES! The Mariott Hotel, Hunt Valley, Maryland Pulp vendors will be set up in the vendor room. Events Scheduled: THE HISTORY OF THE LONE RANGER -- presented by Fran Striker Jr. His father created The Lone Ranger as well as numerous blood n' thunder characters such as Ned Jordan, Secret Agent; Peter Value, Soldier of Fortune; and Warner Lester, Manhunter. THE HISTORY OF ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE -- a look back at the magazine's origin and evolution over the decades. THE PULP ART OF H.J. WARD -- Well-researched by David Saunders, who wrote an extensive article about Ward, with co-operation from Ward's family, which appears in the latest issue of ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE. THE HISTORY OF RADIO'S "THE SHADOW" -- a presentation about the radio program and it's shadowy origins. | |||||||
| Modesty Blaise creator Peter O'Donnell
dies at age 90 Peter O'Donnell, creator of Modesty Blaise, Romeo Brown, and Tug Transom died at the age of 90. O'Donnell was also the author of a series of romantic gothic novels published under the pseudonym Madeleine Brent Modesty Blaise, who fought a host of villains with her sidekick Willie Garvin, first appeared as a daily strip in the Evening Standard in 1963. The strips ran for almost 40 years. O'Donnell also wrote a series of novels starring his heroine. | |||||||
| More than Human: The Evolutionary Heroes
of Robert E. Howard - Coming late 2010! Approximately 350 pages, approximately $150.00 hardcover A critical work by Justin Everett, Ph.D. and Deirdre Pettipiece, Ph.D. Abstract: Known best for the sword and sorcery stories he produced for the pulp fiction magazines of the 1930s, Robert E. Howard created a huge body of work that consisted of “around 3.5 million words” (Robert E. Howard Foundation, The Last of the Trunk), most of which focused on the creation of fantastic heroes of a depth and breadth unmatched by any writer before or since. Conan, King Kull, Solomon Kane and other complex characters populate civilizations Howard constructed and reconstructed in a wide-array of alternative worlds governed by competing principles of combat, survival, loyalty, and revenge. Tracing these heroes and the texts they occupy over the course of Howard’s interactions with evolutionary theories of human origin and behavior, Everett and Pettipiece reveal his dynamic and often conflicted engagement with ideas that changed the world. Howard’s interaction with the ideas of Darwin, Spencer, Freud and others who articulated fundamental principles of human behavior and social organization can be seen not only in the developing identities of his heroes, but also in the critical discussions he undertook with H.P. Lovecraft and other contemporaries. His intellectual engagement with some of the most important theories and philosophies of the 19th and 20th centuries demonstrates that Howard and his body of work are sufficiently representative of important themes and tropes to recognize him as part of the American canon. This volume therefore addresses the gap in the critical discussion of American literary production of the first half of the 20th century by presenting Howard and his heroes and the evolution they both undertook over the course of his active career. Brief table of contents: 1. Preface 2. Forward by Terence McVicker 3. Introduction: Why American Literary Studies Need Robert E. Howard 4. Chapter one: Early Influences and the Little Blue Books 5. Chapter two: Engaging with Ideas: What Howard Read and Its Impact on Howard’s Emerging Philosophy 6. Chapter three: Sex and Sinews: Sexual Selection, Secondary Sex Characteristics and Howard 7. Chapter four: Howard’s Men and Women and Their Potential Sources in Literature and Life 8. Chapter five: Isolation and Community, Civilization and Barbarism: Binary Forces in Howard’s fiction 9. Chapter seven: Conclusions and Continuing Questions | |||||||
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Thousands
of Pulp Magazines in One Hall! William F. Nolan will be the Guest of Honor at this year's convention! Robert
J. Randisi to Attend PulpFest! Joining
us at the 2010 PulpFest to help celebrate the 90th anniversaries of Black Mask’s
debut and Max Brand’s first appearance in Western Story Magazine will be
prolific author Robert J. Randisi, whom the publishing-industry trade journal
Booklist has called "one of the last true pulp writers."Randisi, who has for many years been active in both fan and pro circles, is the author of over 540 books, more than 50 short stories, and one screenplay. He has also edited 30 anthologies. A professional since 1982, when he began writing full time, Randisi has penned Westerns, mysteries, and stories in the horror, science fiction, and men’s-adventure genres. He has written yarns published under 15 different pseudonyms; as "J. R. Roberts" he created—and still writes—the long-running Gunsmith series, which currently numbers some 340 novels. Randisi’s activities in the crime-fiction field have been many and varied. He edited a Writer’s Digest how-to book, Writing the Private Eye Novel, and for seven years was the mystery reviewer for the Orlando Sentinel. In 1982 he founded the Private Eye Writers of America and created the Shamus Award. In 1985 he co-founded Mystery Scene Magazine and the short-lived American Mystery Award; a couple years later he co-founded the American Crime Writer’s League. In 1993 he was awarded a Life Achievement Award at the Southwest Mystery Convention. Just last year he received the Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. We look forward to having Bob Randisi join us in Columbus this July, and we trust that PulpFest attendees will be delighted to have him participate in our celebration of vintage pulp fiction. PulpFest plans are coming together rapidly and dealers tables are going fast. Print advertising for the convention will be rolling out shortly, and we’re already distributing flyers and promotional postcards by the thousands at targeted conventions and book fairs in the Northeast and Midwest. We’ll
be making additional updates to this site in the weeks and months to come, so
check back regularly for news about programming, auctions, and special events. Join Bob
Randisi, William F. Nolan, and hundreds of other fans at this summer's celebration of the pulps, July 30 - August 1, in Columbus, Ohio. Help
to Promote PulpFest 2010 Pulpfest
would like pulp fans to download their Pulpfest 2010 flyers, print them out, and leave stacks at collectibles shows, conventions, bookstores and comic shops, or maybe post one on the bulletin board at their local college or library. Pulpfest
also hopes that dealers and eBay sellers will enclose the flyers with their mail-order
shipments. Any help that you provide will be thoroughly appreciated! The Pulpfest 2010 flyers
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| Pulp Adventurecon 2010 - November 6, 2010! The date for Pulp Adventurecon 2010 is November 6, 2010. Same location as always: Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206, Bordentown, NJ 08505. Visit the Bold Venture Press website for the latest details. | |||||||
| 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! The Black Bat: Tom Johnson has started a new Yahoo Group for The Black Bat. Altus Press has released the first volume of THE BLACK BAT OMNIBUS containing the first three stories in the series, plus will soon release Tom's research book on the character. The Group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Black_Bat/ 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/ The Green Ghost: Tom Johnson has started a new Yahoo Group for The Green Ghost. The Group is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/The_Green_Ghost/ 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 | |||||||
| Robert E. Howard:
The Sword Woman and Other Historical Adventures -
Coming January 25th! Jim & Ruth Keegan (Illustrators) Paperback: 544 pages Publisher: Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345505468 ISBN-13: 978-0345505460 | |||||||
| Robert E. Howard Days 2010 -
June 11 and 12! REHupa and the REH Foundation are working with Project Pride and gearing up for Robert E. Howard Days 2010. Set aside June 11th and 12th, check your ammo and point your pony in the direction of Cross Plains, Texas, for at least two (and usually four) days chock full of Howard Mania. The 2010 version of HD is geared towards The Illustrators of Robert E. Howard, and to that end we’ve invited Jim & Ruth Keegan to be our Guests of Honor. Jim & Ruth, in additon to being the fantastic Art Duo responsible for illustrating the Del Rey two-volume set of THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD and the upcoming EL BORAK The Desert Adventures, are the creators of The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob, the wonderful biographical graphic comic strip that appears in every edition of a REH title from Dark Horse Comics. There is much more planned on the art side of programming, including an REH art display, at least one book, original drawings from pros like the Keegans, Gary Gianni, Mark Schultz (et al) to be auctioned off at the Banquet and sold at the Swap Meet – all for the benefit of the Howard House and Project Pride. All the regular Howard activities are there as well: The REH House is open to all (as is the Gift Shop), there’ll be Walking and Bus Tours, Celebration Banquet & Silent Auction, Swap Meet, Caddo Peak BBQ, plus the great fellowship we afford each other in gathering and Talking ’bout Bob. The Poetry Throwdown is coming back in a revised, insect-free fashion, and this year we will present the First Annual Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards. Also, not all the panels are slanted to REH art, so there’ll be plenty of things going on to satisfy your Howard cravings. The Robert E. Howard Days 2010 Information Page will be updated soon, and we’ll keep you posted as we revise it along the way. I wanted to get y’all to be thinking about the warmer days coming, filled with that good REH Fellowship we partake of every year. In the meantime, most of the basic information is still on the ‘09 version (like hotels & such), so check that out. (A heads up: the folks who run the 36 West Motel in Cross Plains asked us this past HD to not contact them until March 1st for reservations, so be sure to mark that on your calendar – don’t everyone call at once!) So start making your plans, check flight info, gather items to send to the Silent Auction and get ready for the Best Two Days in Howard Fandom. Visit the
REHUPA website
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| Strange
Wonders: A Collection of Rare Fritz Leiber Works - Coming
in October! By Fritz Leiber; Edited by Benjamin Szumskyj In regards to Fritz Leiber, I believe that publication of such unpublished and uncollected works only strengthens his literary greatness. Through fragments, drafts and practice writings, we can clearly see the evolution from Leiber, the amateur, to Leiber, the professional. We are exposed to the clear way in which he dedicated his life to the written word and trained his abilities to produce the award-winning masterpieces that we read even today. While some may object to such a volume, I ask them this—is not the dream just as important as the empire that had been built from it? Are not the blueprints and sketches as impressive as the buildings and the artwork? We must place all this into perspective, and see that publishing such works is not a smear upon Leiber’s legacy. Rather, it completes a full circle. If we are asked to be thorough in the biography of an individual, then we must also do so for their bibliography. Limited: $60 Trade: $40 ISBN: 978-1-59606-324-2 Length: 280 pages (Trade Edition); 344 pages (Limited Edition) | |||||||
| ThrillerFest 10 -
July 7 to 10, 2010! ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals. For 2010, we’ll be back in the heart of New York in July with the ThrillerFest conference including CraftFest and AgentFest. ThrillerFest V will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The dates will be July 7-10, 2010. You must register for the conference prior to making hotel reservations. Call the Hyatt at 1-800-233-1234 or 212-883-1234. Ask for the ThrillerFest or International Thriller Writers rate of $199. If you prefer, use the direct online reservation link by clicking here. Conference rates apply July 6-11, 2010. If your stay is longer, please call the hotel to make your reservations. | |||||||
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| Upcoming Modern Hero-Pulp Novels
by Christopher
R. Yates Ghosts of Manhatten, George Mann, Pyr, $16, April 27, 2010 - Now Available! Shades of Gray, Jackie Kessler & Caitlin Kittredge, Bantam/Spectra, $15, June 22, 2010 Hunt Among the Killers of Men, David J. Schow, Leisure Books, $6.99, June 29, 2010 Infinite Crisis: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $7.99, June 29, 2010 The Darkness: Volume 2, Kerri Hawkins, Top Cow, $6.99, July 1, 2010 Final Crisis: The Novel, Greg Cox, Ace, $15.00, July 6, 2010 With Great Power..., editor: Lou Anders, Pocket, $15, July 20, 2010 Enemies & Allies [Superman & Batman], Kevin J. Anderson, Harper, $7.99, September 28, 2010 Hunt Through Napoleon's Web, Raymond Benson, Leisure Books, $6.99, October 2010 |
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| ZOMBIES
IN TIME AND SPACE (Various Authors) - Now Available! In the far flung future of planet Earth, the perfectly round orb of a satellite hovered like a gleaming beacon in the sky. It was a new dawn of mankind, when the great scientists had finally harnessed the intricate mysteries of quantum physics as well as tachyon time travel. The breed of beings called "human" had eventually discovered a means to travel throughout time and space. However, there was a minor glitch in the system. After many eons, the greatest minds had conquered the apparent impossibility of time travel without borders. They could transmit matter to any time or place, but there was one border that they could never get beyond... No living organic matter could pass between the realms that make up the endless universe. And thus began the Zombie Institute of Time and Space. And so begins the chronicles of an exciting new concept in "undead" fiction. Seven thrilling tales of terror from some of today's most talented pulp fictioneers, including Robert Morganbesser, John L. French, S. Clayton Rhodes, David Burton and Ver Curtiss. Take a terrifying journey through time and space with the most hideous soldiers ever conceived by science! Cover Art by Nick Neocleous. Digest-size, 160 pages, $9.95 Available from Amazon.com | |||||||
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