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Silicon Dispatch Box - LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS! Coming very soon and now available to order are the following: #7 MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF DON DIAVOLO (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-532-2 $50.00 #10 THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN AMAZON Volume 1 of 3 (Fearn/Harbottle/Colombo) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-554-3 $75.00 MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF DON DIAVOLO are bound and at the bindery waiting for pickup. The dustjacket is in production. The books will be picked up when the dustjackets are ready. The price is U. S. $50.00 plus postage. THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN AMAZON Volume 1 is at the printer and expected soon. Battered Silicon Dispatch Box is about to go to press on THE GREEN GHOST by G.T. Fleming Roberts. Orders can be placed on the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/ Click here for the latest BSDB catalog. Coming in 2005! #8 COMPLEAT GADGET MAN STORIES (Dent/Murray/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 400 pages ISBN 1-55246-536-5 $50.00 Spring 2005 - Available for pre-order! #9 THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF THE GREEN GHOST (Fleming-Roberts/Roberts) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-534-9 $150.00 Spring 2005 - Available for pre-order! #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volumes 2 and 3 Fall 2005 #11 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB (Philips) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 Summer 2005 #12 THE GREAT MERLINI OMNIBUS (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover $80.00 Fall 2005 THE PHILIP M. FISHER PORTFOLIO (Fisher/Garner) Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-530-6 THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK GOTCH (Richard Wetjen/Ellis) Still available! #1 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES PETER THE BRAZEN (Worts/Weinberg/Lai) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 800 pages ISBN 1-55246-412-1 $160.00 plus postage. #2 MINIONS OF THE SHADOW AND OTHER NOVELS (William Gray Beyer/Weinberg) Hard Cover 435 pages ISBN 1-55246-502-0 $55.00 plus postage. #3 MEMOIRS OF HORATIO HUMBERTON (J. Paul Suter/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 386 pages ISBN 1-55246-514-4 $55.00 plus postage. #4 COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE DEAN (Constiner/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 430 pages ISBN 1-55246-515-2 $80.00 plus postage. #5 COMPLETE ADVENTURE OF BILL BRENT (F.C. Davis /Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 370 pages ISBN 1-55246-517-9 $80.00 plus postage. #6 COMPLEAT MOON MAN (F.C. Davis/Roberts&Hoppenstand) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 700 pages ISBN 1-55246-516-0 $160.00 plus postage. Lost Treasures from the Pulps can be
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| Battered
Silicon Dispatch Box - Coming soon! Announcing a work in progress: THE CRIME FICTION MAGAZINE INDEX CRIME, MYSTERY, DETECTIVE, AND ESPIONAGE MAGAZINES [1915-2004] by STEPHEN T. MILLER and WILLIAM G. CONTENTO Here is a bird's-eye view of this mammoth undertaking: This is the most comprehensive index ever published of contributions to magazines in the field of Crime, Mystery, Detective, and Espionage Magazines. The baseline Table of Contents Index has been compiled alphabetically and chronologically for Mystery. Detective and Espionage Fiction, 2 Volumes (1988) by Cook and Miller; Monthly Murders (1982) by Michael Cook; and up to date data from additional periodical publications compiled by Bill Contento. * Over 480 different publications are represented with chronological name changes, mergers and revivals. * [Magazine not found] entries are at a minimum and a Want List of missing data is available upon request. * The Title Index and The Author Index will be generated only after The Table of Contents Index is completed. * The Series Character Index has been compiled by familiarity with the stories listed sequentially in The Table of Contents Index. Suggestions for improvements and additions are most welcome. * Each volume measures 8.5" x 11" and is red, white or blue buckram with gold leaf lettering * Each page is double- or triple-columned and highly readable The number of volumes in this set and the price has not yet been determined. For a look at the impressive Table of Contents for this collection, click here. |  | ||
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Silicon Dispatch Box - Coming in January 2005 - Pre-order now and save! SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY AND WEIRD FICTION (1890-2004) by STEPHEN T. MILLER and WILLIAM G. CONTENTO This is the most comprehensive index ever published of contributions to magazines in the field of fantastic literature (speculative fiction including science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction). "It is so comprehensive that it cannot be surpassed, it can only be supplemented," writes Sam Moskowitz in his Foreword to this "fabulous guide." "Few fields have been more remarkably indexed than science fiction and fantasy," he adds. "This compendium, of course, updates all previous such bibliographies, and prints complete contents in chronological order as well as by author and title. But where it stands utterly unique is, in addition, recording the contents of perhaps hundreds of semi-professional and amateur publications which carried an important regimen of fantasy fiction." This mammoth index - actually, there are five separate indexes - Author, Title, Artist, Series and Contents - is being issued as a set of eight volumes. Indexed are contributions to 1,120 different magazine titles, a total of 15,818 separate issues, with contributions by 25,911 writers. Indexed are 103,171 stories and serial segments, 20,463 poems, and 39,939 articles and columns. Here is a bird's-eye view of this mammoth undertaking: * Each volume measures 8.5" x 11" and is red, white or blue buckram with gold leaf lettering * Each page is double- or triple-columned and highly readable * Set of 8 volumes, to a total of 3950 pages * Total number of words: 4.1 million * Author Index: Volumes 1, 2 and 3 (red buckram) * Title, Artist & Serial Indexes: Volumes 4 and 5 (white buckram) * Content Index: Volumes 6, 7 and 8 (blue buckram) * 276 page Checklist of SF Magazine Index available as paperback edition. "In all of science fiction history there is nothing like this index," co-compiler Stephen T. Miller explains in his Preface. "You will find magazines here that can be found no place else. We give you data on magazines that were never published but that were assembled. We cover the rarest of the rare and the obscurest of the obscure. Ashcan issues do exist and are indexed here. Important rare fanzines are listed. It's all here." The publication of this set of indexes is a landmark occasion. Its appearance marks a milestone in the scholarship and bibliography of science fiction, fantasy, and weird fiction. 8 Volume Set: ISBN 1-55246-602-7 (Pre-Publication postage paid) . U.S. $640.00 Canada $800.00 and after publication January 2005 plus shipping at actual cost . . . U.S. $800.00 Canada $1000.00 The Checklist SF Magazine Index 276 pp. ISBN 1-2246-606-X . . . . . U.S. $28.00 Canada $35.00 All Canadian Orders should add 7% GST to the purchase price Order from: George Vanderburgh, The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario Canada, L0N 1S0. Visit the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/ Click here for the Official Ad and a list of missing issues you might be able to help out with. |  | ||
| BLOOD
'N' THUNDER #8 - Now available! Issue #8, dated Fall 2004, is an extensive tribute to prolific pulpster and novelist Frederick C. Davis, who wrote the adventures of such popular characters as Operator #5 and the Moon Man, plus hundreds of other stories in the detective/mystery, aviation, Western, and weird-menace genres. The issue begins with an overview of the author's career by Davis scholar Garyn Roberts, who co-edited THE NIGHT NEMESIS, a 1985 collection of Moon Man stories plus the newly released THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE MOON MAN. For a look at Davis, the man, there will be a lengthy interview with his son, Rick Davis, and granddaughter, Karen Cunningham. They provide valuable insights into FCD's personality, work habits, and influences. Davis himself reveals some of his writing secrets in an article reprinted from a 1941 issue of WRITER'S DIGEST. Finally, what is believed to be a complete Davis bibliography, listing many hundreds of pulp stories as well as several dozen hardcover novels and non-fiction magazine appearances, will also appear. The Davis tribute is illustrated with candid photos of the author, B&W illustrations that accompanied his pulp stories, and a plethora of pulp covers from issues containing FCD yarns. Filling out the issue will be Rodney Schroeter's in-depth report on this year's Windy City Pulp and Paperback Show, including comments by 2004 Guest-of-Honor and legendary science-fiction author and editor, Frederik Pohl. Click here for a larger cover image. The BLOOD 'N' THUNDER website is located at http://www.geocities.com/poppub/. Each issue of BLOOD 'N THUNDER costs $6. Please make checks or money orders payable to: Ed Hulse, 2467 Route 10 East Mountain Club, Bldg. 15, Apt. 4B, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 bloodnthunder@optonline.net |  | ||
| THE
BLOODY CROWN OF CONAN - A message from Del Rey Books! We're about a month away from the release of the next trade paperback, THE BLOODY CROWN OF CONAN, and I just saw the loose pages last week. They look GREAT! Gary's artwork looks as terrific as ever, and the paintings adapted to black and white brilliantly. Thank Crom for a first-class production department like we have here at Del Rey. Remember the challenge, though. The book hits stores Tuesday, November 23, and all you Howard fans need to lay siege to your local book store. Buy your copies as soon as you can after Nov. 23. If you all hit the stores at once, we have a shot at getting onto the New York Times bestseller list. Won't that freak out the literary types! There are a lot of book stores out there that only sell the bestsellers, so when BLOODY CROWN hits the list, hundreds of new stores will have to carry it. I think it's only actual "brick and mortar" stores--not the online stores--that report to the Times list, but if you've ordered from an online store, don't worry--that'll help, too. The higher we go on the online ratings, the more buzz we'll generate. So it's all good. Steve Saffel Editorial Director Del Rey Books |  | ||
| The
Bronze Gazette - Issue #40 is
now available! This issue features: The Mystery of Raphael DeSoto by Albert J. Manachino Doc Savage comic book reprint: The Man Who Hated Miami in full color. Doc Con 2003 by Glenn Horner Comic by Albert J. Manachino and Kevin Duncan Editor's Corner and News Update The front and rear covers are by Raphael DeSoto Single issues are: U.S. $6.00 each; Canada $6.50 each; Overseas $8.00 each. Back Issues 20 thru 25 and 35 are still available. Subscriptions are now available for THE BRONZE GAZETTE issues 41, 42, and 43. Rates: U.S. $16.50 for three issues; Canada $18.00 for three issues; Overseas $22.00 for three issues. Makes checks and money orders payable to: Green Eagle Publications, 2900 Standiford Ave 16B, PMB #136, Modesto, California 95350. |  | ||
| THE
COMICS BEFORE 1945 - Now available! THE COMICS BEFORE 1945 by Brian Walker is now available. In the five-decades after the Yellow Kid first appeared in 1895, the funnies became an essential element of American life. Comic strip characters - Buster Brown, Tarzan, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Blondie, Li'l Abner - where everywhere. This visually stunning, comprehensive survey - copiously illustrated with rare original art - is the most authoritative history of prewar American newspaper comics currently in print. It documents the major trends in the funnies business, decade-by-decade, and presents in-depth biographies of 21 of the most influential creators of the era. Hard Cover, 9x12, 336 pages, Full Color, $50.00 You can orderTHE COMICS BEFORE 1945 from Bud Plant or Amazon.com. THE COMICS BEFORE 1945 will be available in comic shops on November 3rd. | |||
| Conan
Exclusive PVC Figure Awhile back, Dark Horse Comics announced an exclusive repaint of the Conan figure from the upcoming Frost Giant's Daughter Conan PVC Set that would only be available at two of the Summer's comics conventions. The figure is now available from Things from Another World. It was designed by noted artist Arthur Suydam, stands approximately 4" tall and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Limited to 2,000 pieces. The price is $20. Visit theThings from Another World website to order yours today! Thanks to Terry Allen and the Robert E. Howard Comics Newgroup for the tip. |  | ||
| Conan
Official Website The Conan Official Website has an interview with Conan colorist Dave Stewart. Dave Stewart is an Eisner and Harvey award winning colorist whose work spans the comic industry from books like DC's New Frontier to Mike Mignola's Hellboy for Dark Horse. His unique style has helped define and energize the new Conan comics from Dark Horse. Dave chats about his experiences on Conan at the following link: http://www.conan.com/f_stewart.shtml | |||
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: The Black Circle is reviewed this week. Deception's Masquerade by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! Gun-Whipped! by Carmony Gove from TRIPLE-X WESTERN, January 1932 Leyte Lullaby by Robert Sidney Bowen from AMERICAN EAGLES (UK), Spring 1946 The Crime Devil by A. E. Apple from DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE, July 2, 1927 Shorter Hours, Longer Pay by Thomas Thursday from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, September 1, 1920 | |||
| Men's Adventure Magazines in Postwar
America - Now available! MEN'S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES IN POSTWAR AMERICA is by Max Allan Collins, George Hagenauer, Steven Heller, and Richard Oberg. Publisher: Taschen Press. 512 pages. List price: $39.99. Battling dangerous beasts such as ferocious lions, venomous snakes, or swarms of man-eating weasels, the hunky heroes of men's adventure magazines were frequently depicted struggling to protect themselves and especially their buxom female companions from the gruesome tragic ends that threatened their every waking moment. Whether stranded on desert islands, clashing with motorcycle gangs, or shackled in prison camps, the magazines' male and female protagonists were perpetually fighting their ways out of dangerous predicaments. To pay homage to the American periodicals of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s that "documented" such outrageous exploits, TASCHEN brings you this hefty, comprehensive guide packed full of colorful cover art, sumptuous sample spreads, and enlightening essays. With an in-depth introductory essay describing the history, culture, and artistry of men's adventure-a.k.a. "sweat"-magazines, as well as chapter-by-chapter exploration of various subjects including the role of women and the portrayal of Nazis and Communists, this definitive study of the genre examines not only the popular appeal of the magazines but also their social and political implications. Also included are publisher listings and profiles of artists and writers, as well as an interview with Norm Eastman, one of the genre's most important artists. |  | ||
| Moonstone Books - Kolchak/Sherlock Holmes
teamup! 3-issue KOLCHAK/SHERLOCK HOLMES mini-series is coming soon from Moonstone Books! Story: Joe Gentile; Art: Eddy Newell & Andy Bennett; Colors: Ken Wolak; Covers: Doug Klauba, Eddy Newell & Mike Kaluta! | |||
| Moonstone Books - Kolchak trade paperback
in comic shops November 3rd! The first Kolchak trade paperback will be available in comic shops on November 3rd. This volume contains four complete stories of TV's first paranormal investigator reprinted from the Kolchak comic book plus an all-new, never-before-seen original Kolchak tale. Soft Cover, Full Color, 160 pages, $17.95. | |||
| PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 -
Update! PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 will be held Saturday, November 6, 2004 between 10AM-5PM (Dealers can set up beginning at 8 AM) at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown, NJ (Exit 7 NJ Turnpike). Cost for one six-foot table is $40. Each additional table is $30 each. Contact Rich Harvey for additional information or to reserve your tables. We have 42 tables lined up for this year's show. Dealers with a nice mix of pulps and vintage paperbacks. Among the people visiting us will be illustrator Gil Cohen, best known for his action-packed covers on Don Pendleton's MACK BOLAN and many others. Gil's forte these days is aviation artwork. Also we're expecting a visit from Louis Glanzman, whose credits include Tom Corbett, Pipi Longstocking, and several issues of ARGOSY from the 1960s, and many many others. In the golden age of comics, he illustrated AMAZING MAN (and others). GETTING THERE: By car: This location is JUST OFF exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. A traditional paper map or a site like Mapquest.com will get you there. By train: From the Trenton Rail Station, take the new RIVERLINE light rail (www.riverline.com). Within 10-15 minutes, you will arrive in Bordentown City. Use the payphone to call the Ramada Inn (609-298-3200).We'll run shuttles to and from the Ramada, which is two miles from the Bordentown light rail station. | |||
| Visco
- Version 2.08 was released October 25th 2004! Another round of reprint editions this time, with coverage of British and/or Canadian editions of AMAZING, PLANET STORIES, SF QUARTERLY, STARTLING STORIES, THRILLING WONDER and WEIRD TALES. I'm particularly pleased with the coverage of WT and I have been able to include a lot of the curious Canadian variants. I also have a couple of out-of-the way oddities - the one-shot British magazine S.F. Digest, and AMAZING SCIENCE STORIES, which turns out to be essentially a reprint of the Australian title THROLLS INCORPORATED. That's a total of 16 editions of these eight titles, with 124 new images. Visco can be found at http://www.sfcovers.net | |||
| WESTERN
HEROES OF THE PULP PAGE - New
reprints now available! Return now to those thrilling days of yesteryear as Pulp Western Heroes Ride Again. Follow the exciting adventures of New Pulp Heroes such as FRONTIER G-MAN as well as vintage heroes such as: TEXAS RANGERS, MASKED RIDER, and RIO KID. Read online novels and order additional novels reprinted in crisp easy to read new reprint format. Now available are 3 new PDF files for free download consisting of Two Masked Rider adventures (Guntrap Trail and Land of Big Timber) and Frontier G-man #2- Death Rides the Black Hills. More PDF's will be added later. Also the catalogue will be updated with more issues. Now available: New Pulp Style Fiction Frontier G-Man #1 - King of the Gun Trail Frontier G-man #2- Death Rides the Black Hills Pulp Reprints
Orders of 1 or 2 books are $6.50 per issue plus $2.00 shipping and handling. Orders of 3 or more are $6.00 per issue plus $3.00 shipping and handling for up to 10 books. Send orders to: Franklin D. Lincoln, 78 Falcon Drive, West Henrietta, NY 14586 Visit the Western Heroes of the Pulp Page website at http://thelonetaxman.web.aplus.net/westernheroesofthepulppage/ |   | ||
| WILD
CAT BOOKS - Now available! SAVAGE ADVENTURES by ROBERT E. HOWARD Welcome to the latest collection of classic pulp fiction from Wild Cat Books! This issue features 12 tales by one of the greatest writers that ever lived... It includes 5 complete stories of Howard's most famous creation: CONAN THE CIMMERIAN in "Beyond The Black River", "The Devil In Iron", "Jewels Of Gwahlur", "Rogues In The House", and "Shadows In Zamboula"... along with 5 complete tales of his other popular hero: SOLOMON KANE in "Skulls In The Stars", "The Moon Of Skulls", "The Hills Of The Dead", "Wings In The Night", and "The Footfalls Within"... And to round out this Omnibus edition, I've also included 2 other wonderful tales from this fantastic writer: A JAMES ALLISON story of Sword & Sorcery, "The Valley Of The Worm"... and, probably his most celebrated horror tale, "Pigeons From Hell"... Cover Art by acclaimed artist David Burton! 321 pages, $14.99 Wild Cat Books currently has 26 titles available at our on-line store, please be sure to check them out... there's a little something for every taste in pulp fiction! http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - Reissues of out-of-print
Hugh B. Cave novels! Wildside Press has three new trade paperback reissue versions of three previously out-of-print Hugh B. Cave horror novels from the early '80s. All three should be available to order in the Wildside Press Online Bookstore soon. They are available to order from Shocklines now. Each title is $15.95. The Nebulon Horror A small town, an old house, and an evil legacy that became...The Nebulon Horror. The Evil He lives in the mountains, in the jungles of Haiti: Margal, the bocor, the Legless one. Crippled, unable to move, Margal moves you instead, speaks to your mind, commands you to act. There are no doors you can lock to keep the Evil out, no barriers he cannot breach. He calls to those needs, and they must obey, you must obey the whispers in your mind, and the visions he causes to appear... Shades of Evil The mist rose out of the lake, a slow white swirl stark agains the night. It took shape, changed shape--a bird, a snake, a woman. It floated, searching for something, and not finding, killed randomly. |  | ||
| Wildside
Press - The Slayer and Other Tales from the Pulps The Slayer and Other Tales from the Pulps by H. de Vere Stacpoole is now available from Wildside Press. Stacpoole, author of the classic novel The Blue Lagoon, weaves his special magic throughout this collection of shorter works from the pulp magazines of the early 20th century. Here are tales full of the languor of the tropics, the hypnotism of the "meadows of gold," and the "eternal song" of the Southern Seas -- combined with mystery, romance, adventure, and the lyrical prose of a master storyteller! Price: $15.95 | |||
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| Adventure
House - Coming in January! HIGH ADVENTURE #80 features the Green Lama in Babies for Sale. A gigantic, sinister plot, engineered by a master criminal—a monstrous traffic in human misery, hidden behind the portals of a home for children—brings The Green Lama to Hollywood to combat an evil far greater than any he had faced before Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, black & white, $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #80 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV043147. Coming soon: HIGH ADVENTURE #79 features the Phantom Detective in The Crime of Fu Kee Wong. (November 2004) HIGH ADVENTURE #81 features Kigor in Night of the Wasuli Death & The Monster of Voodoo Isle. (March 2005) |  |
| Adventure
House - Coming in January! G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #15 featuring The Blizzard Staffel. Cut off from Allied lines, the 162nd American division was in a death spot. There was only one way of reaching them—and that was by air. But it was practically impossible to fly through the blizzard even then raging along the front. Yet G-8 and his buddies defied doom to try to work out a suicide plan to rescue thousands of Yanks! Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, black & white, $9.95 G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #15 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV043145. Coming up next: G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #16 featuring The X-Ray Eye (May 2005) |  |
| Alien
vs. Predator 20th Century Fox has officially announced the DVD release of Alien vs. Predator for 1/25/05 (SRP $29.98). The theatrical version of the film will be presented in anamorphic widescreen video, with both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio. Extras will include audio commentary (by Paul W.S. Anderson, Lance Henriksen and Sanaa Lathan), a second commentary (by Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. and John Bruno), the ability to watch the film with an alternate opening, 3 deleted scenes (The Other Mexico, O Sole Mio and Predator Humor), The Making of AVP featurette, "Inside Look" previews of Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Elektra, a Darkhorse Comics AVP cover galley (with 65 stills), a DVD-ROM version of Darkhorse's first edition of the AVP comic book and a preview of the first 16 pages of the up-coming AVP graphic novel. | |
| AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #5
- Coming in January! By Howard Chaykin, Kevin McCarthy, Roy Thomas, Jason Hall, Eric Wight, Paul Grist, Jeffrey Brown, David Hahn, Shawn Martinbrough and more, cover by Matt Wagner. The blue-suited Escapist is back in the limelight. Howard Chaykin and David Hahn team up for "Siren Song," wherein a mesmerizing saxophone player forces her listeners to commit dastardly deeds/ Writer Kevin McCarthy and artist Shawn Martinbrough present "The Death of the Escapist," with our favorite hero caught by a totalitarian despot. The dictator will crush his citizens' aspirations for freedom‹starting with the Escapist! Jason Hall, of Creeper and Pistolwhip fame, writes the polemic "The Final Curtain" -- featuring the return of artist Eric Wight, winner of the 2004 Russ Manning Award! Also in this issue, the Master of Elusion takes on the Physician of Illusion‹Doc Hypnosis!--in a story written and drawn by Paul Grist, and veteran comics scribe Roy Thomas returns with more Escapist lore of the 1960s. Last but not least, a very special story written and drawn by alternative comics wunderkind, Jeffrey Brown. 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on January 12, 2005. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics THE ESCAPIST #5 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040026. |  |
| AMAZING
STORIES AMAZING STORIES, Issue 606, is set for its newsstand appearance on November 1. Look for fiction from Paul Di Filippo, Larry Tritten, Patrick Weekes, Arron, Allston, and Steve Carper. Look for a heated review on the Laurell K. Hamilton Anita Blake series by Dorman T. Shindler as well as a handy-dandy holiday gift guide. http://www.paizo.com/ | |
| Bold
Venture Press - Domino Lady, Spider and Zorro Update! Bold Venture Press reports that COMPLIMENTS OF THE DOMINO LADY is at the printer! COMPLIMENTS OF THE DOMINO LADY will ship in November 2004. THE SPIDER #7: SERPENTS OF DESTRUCTION just left for the printer and will be released in November. An underworld fiend pillages the city — from Macy's to Madison Square Garden. Cover by John Newton Howitt, interior illustrations by John Fleming Gould. Soft cover, black & white, $9.95. Bold Venture Press will publish a new edition of THE MARK OF ZORRO. More news when available. Zorro Volume 4 is being held up because one of the stories which appeared in WEST can not be located. Visit the updated Bold Venture Press website at http://www.boldventurepress.com/ |  |
| Conan
#10 Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of Conan #10. Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord and Thomas Yeates, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Leinil Francis Yu. Conan accused of murder! Burglarizing a lush temple, Conan stumbles across a dead body and is blamed for the crime. But can the city guard even hope to hold him? Part One of our two-part adaptation of Robert E. Howard¹s The God in the Bowl a locked-room mystery with broadswords, evil gods, and more. This also marks the first time Conan runs afoul of Thoth-amon, greatest sorcerer of the Hyborian Age, who will be Conan¹s most deadly and implacable enemy. Find out how their long rivalry begins. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on November 17. |  |
| Conan
#12 - Coming in January! Conan meets Janissa the Widowmaker, deadliest bladeswoman of the Hyborian Age. Down and out in Ophir, Conan is befriended by Kalanthes, Priest of Ibis, the man Thoth-Amon has sworn to kill. But even if Conan is willing to stand between Thoth and his intended victim, he may not get the chance-not if Janissa has her way. Featuring the origin of Janissa, and Conan in over his head in manipulation, murder, and a war of wizardry. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Colorist: Dave Stewart Publication Date: January 19, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics CONAN #12 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040017. |  |
| CONAN:
TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT LITHOGRAPH - Now available! CONAN: TOWER OF THE ELEPHANT LITHOGRAPH is now available in comic shops! Acclaimed Atomic Paintbrush artist Dennis Calero received permission to create an officially sanctioned 12-painting series of Conan illustrations, based on Robert E. Howard's epic hero. This second offering, "Tower of the Elephant," shows a young Conan stealing the fabled jewel, the Heart of the Elephant. Ships flat. Lithograph, 12x18, Full Color, $14.95 |  |
| CONAN
VOLUME 1: THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER AND OTHER STORIES - Coming in March 2005! When the internationally famous barbarian hero returned to comics, with an all-new fresh start by award-winning writer Kurt Busiek (JLA/Avengers, Astro City) and dynamic artists Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates, and Dave Stewart, the result was instant sell-outs and multiple printings to keep up with the demand. Now Conan's earliest adventures are collected in a handsome 176-page collection. Catch all the action and savagery as he wars with the murderous Vanir, meets the Frost Giant's Daughter, and is taken as a slave by the ancient sorcerers of Hyperborea! This top-selling new series faithfully expands on original author Robert E. Howard's literary creation. Collecting issues #1-#6 and fourteen pages from issue #7 of the ongoing series. Copies of the Conan volume 1 Hardcover will be printed only to initial orders in the Direct Market. The Conan volume 1 Hardcover will only available in your local comic shop. Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Cary Nord, Thomas Yeates Colorist: Dave Stewart Publication Date: March 30, 2005 Format: Hard cover, 176 pages, Full color Price: $24.95 ISBN: 1-59307-324-0 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics CONAN VOLUME 1: THE FROST GIANTS DAUGHTER will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040018. |  |
| Dracthulhu - Now available! Dracthulhu Plush Figure (Dracula) is 8" tall and 7 1/2" wide. Now in stock and ready to ship! Sale Price: $9.59 Available from Toyzz.com. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: Tear-drops of Buddha is reviewed this week. Cough of Death by Joe Koomen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Shadows of the Pulps: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! A Lodging for the Knight by Thomas Thursday from TOP-NOTCH MAGAZINE, April 1, 1924 Bradford's P-Luck by Allan Hawkwood from TIPTOP SEMI-MONTHLY, April 25, 1915 Ghost, Ride With Me! by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, June 1951 The Beast-Jewel of Mars by V. E. Thiessen from PLANET STORIES, Spring 1955 | |
| EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Bibliography
- Now available! Compiled by Joe Lukes. Foreword by Richard A. Lupoff. Pre-war Grosset & Dunlap Editions, 1918-1942. A highly detailed, definitive list of all ERB titles published by Grosset & Dunlap, beginning with the 1918 first reprinting of A Princess of Mars, through 1942. Each edition is described in exhaustive detail, including cover colors, number of illustrations, variations to the dustjackets, and more. Includes several photographs of Burroughs, plus abundant b&w images of dustjackets and covers (as well as a special four-page color section). An indispensable guide for the collector and fan. Soft Cover, 5x8, 126 pages, $20 The EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS Bibliography is available from Bud Plant Comic Art. |  |
| Hard
Case Crime - Two new titles will be available in November! Hard Case Crime brings you the best in hardboiled crime fiction, ranging from lost noir masterpieces to new novels by today's most powerful writers, featuring stunning original cover art in the grand pulp style. Authors include award-winning modern masters like Lawrence Block, Max Allan Collins, and Donald E. Westlake, Golden-Age pulp stars like Erle Stanley Gardner, Day Keene, and Wade Miller — and newcomers we predict will be the next generation of hardboiled bestsellers. Coming in two weeks: TWO FOR THE MONEY by Max Allan Collins - Available November 2004! After 16 years on the run, will Nolan bury the hatchet with the Mob — or will they bury him first? THE CONFESSION by Domenic Stansberry - Available November 2004 Forensic psychologist Jake Danser needs to prove himself innocent of strangling his beautiful young mistress. But how can he, when all the evidence says he did it? Still available: TOP OF THE HEAP by Erle Stanley Gardner - Now Available! The client had a perfect alibi for the night Maureen Auburn disappeared — but nothing made private eye Donald Lam suspicious like a perfect alibi. LITTLE GIRL LOST by Richard Aleas - Now Available! Miranda Sugarman was going to become a doctor. So how did she end up shot to death on the roof of New York’s seediest strip club? GRIFTER’S GAME by Lawrence Block - Now Available! Joe Marlin thought he was just stealing the man’s luggage. But what he wound up stealing was 60 cubic inches of raw heroin — and the man’s wife! FADE TO BLONDE by Max Phillips - Now Available! Ray Corson agreed to protect Rebecca from a smut-peddling gangster. He just didn’t count on having to become a gangster himself to do it. Coming Soon: HOME IS THE SAILOR by Day Keene - Available March 2005! Swede Nelson just wanted to meet a nice girl and settle down. So how did he find himself on the run, wanted for murder? KISS HER GOODBYE by Allan Guthrie - Available March 2005! When his daughter is found dead, underworld enforcer Joe Hope will stop at nothing to find the person responsible. 361 by Donald E. Westlake - Available May 2005! The men in the tan-and-cream Chrysler destroyed Ray Kelly’s life. Now it’s his turn. PLUNDER OF THE SUN by David Dodge - Available May 2005! On the trail of the lost treasure of the Incas — with every fortune hunter in South America closing in! Many of you have asked whether there is a way you could "subscribe" to the series so that you'd automatically get mailed each new book as it comes out. Dorchester has agreed to set up a "standing order" program that will do exactly what you want: You place a standing order now and each time a new Hard Case Crime book comes out, you'll receive it automatically. If you'd like to place a standing order, you can do so by calling Dorchester at 1-800-481-9191 (weekdays, between the hours of 10AM and 9PM, eastern standard time). Hard Case Crime titles retail for $6.99 each. Visit the Hard Case Crime website at http://www.hardcasecrime.com/index.shtml for more information. You can also read a sample chapter and place your order from the website. |   |
| Hippocampus Press Newsletter #24 1. Introduction These newsletters are issued when there is new information available from Hippocampus Press. Our official website: http://www.hippocampuspress.com/ The Hippocampus Press Yahoo! Group website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hippocampus-press *We are still offering the following promotions: *Pay half price for the Clark Ashton Smith poetry collection, THE LAST OBLIVION with any other purchase. The shopping cart will automatically calculate the discount. *Receive a free copy of A. Merritt's THE METAL MONSTER with every purchase of INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES by Algernon Blackwood. 2. News *THE EVOLUTION OF THE WEIRD TALE by S. T. Joshi has been released and all advance orders have been filled. *OUT OF THE IMMORTAL NIGHT: Selected Works of Samuel Loveman is going to be released in a few weeks, so now is your last chance to enter the contest to win a copy of the 1926 edition of Samuel Loveman's THE HERMAPHRODITE, by placing an advance order for the upcoming Loveman collection. *TALES OUT OF DUNWICH has developed a bit of uncertainty in the cover art department, but things will be ironed out in the next week, and the book is still on track for a December 2004 release. *THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS: Selected Criticism on Clark Ashton Smith, edited by Scott Connors is now available for pre-order in hardcover and paperback. *The rumours are true: Hippocampus Press will be publishing the complete poetry and translations of Clark Ashton Smith, in three hardcover, Smyth-sewn volumes, commencing in 2006. S. T. Joshi and Davie E. Schultz will edit these volumes. *Looking further ahead, plans are afoot for a multi-volume collection of all Lord Dunsany's short fiction (minus the Jorkens tales, out of respect for our friends at Night Shade Press). Edited by S. T Joshi, this definitive edition would include a large number of uncollected and even unpublished tales! More on this exciting development as the negotiations get underway. * FORTHCOMING IN 2005 THE HOUSE OF SOUNDS AND OTHERS Including the novel "The Purple Cloud" By M. P. Shiel Edited by S. T. Joshi January 2005: ISBN 0-9748789-6-0: $15.00 The first edition of Shiel's stories in thirty years, this volume forms an integral part of the Lovecraft's Library series, and includes all the tales that were an influence upon HPL. Comprises: Xelucha; Tulsah; The Pale Ape; Huguenin's Wife; Many a Tear; The House of Sounds; The Spectre-Ship; The Great King; The Bride; The Purple Cloud LETTERS TO RHEINHART KLEINER By H. P. Lovecraft Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz March 2005: ISBN 0-9748789-5-2: $15.00 "When I write stories, Edgar Allan Poe is my model... Poe was my God of Fiction," wrote H. P. Lovecraft to Rheinhart Kleiner, in early 1916. This annotated volume presents Lovecraft's letters to one of his earliest lifelong friends, along with a selection of Kleiner's own writings, long unavailable, upon which Lovecraft frequently commented. Includes the letters to the Kleicomolo. COLLECTED ESSAYS, VOLUME 3: SCIENCE By H. P. Lovecraft Edited by S. T. Joshi May 2005 Cloth: ISBN 0-9748789-7-9: $40.00 Paper: ISBN 0-9748789-8-7: $20.00 A self-proclaimed "mechanistic materialist," Lovecraft took an unremittingly scientific view of reality. This perspective informed the whole of his literary output, but is nowhere so clearly seen as in this assemblage of his writings on science. Beginning with the scientific journals, treatises and astronomy columns of HPL's early years, and continuing throughout his life, these writings illuminate Lovecraft's thought in a unique, and until now, largely unappreciated way. As a bonus, almost two-dozen of HPL's hand lettered star maps are reproduced. LETTERS OF GEORGE STERLING AND CLARK ASHTON SMITH Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz July 2005: 0-9748789-3-6: $15.00 Affording the rare opportunity to follow both sides of a correspondence between two men of letters, this volume illuminates their relationship as mentor and protégé. As a bonus to readers previously unpublished illustrations, drawn by Smith and sent to Sterling, enhance the volume. THE FREEDOM OF FANTASTIC THINGS Selected Criticism on Clark Ashton Smith Edited by Scott Connors September 2005 Cloth: 0-9761592-4-4: $49.95 Paper: 0-9761592-5-2: $20.00 The world's first full-length collection of critical essays on Clark Ashton Smith! This landmark volume, edited by Smith biographer Scott Connors, includes both classic critiques from Smith's contemporaries and also new, cutting-edge evaluations of the latest developments in Smith studies. THE BOOK OF THE KALEMS Edited by Mara Kirk Hart and S. T. Joshi To Be Announced We have reached an agreement with Mara Kirk Hart, daughter of H. P. Lovecraft's associate George Kirk, to publish a selection of her father's correspondence related to the Kalem Club, the New York literary group centering around Lovecraft and so named because all the members' surnames began either with K, L, or M. Besides George Kirk's correspondence, THE BOOK OF THE KALEMS, co-edited by Mara Kirk Hart and S. T. Joshi, also includes writings by each of the group's members, George Kirk, Rheinhart Kleiner, Arthur Leeds, H. P. Lovecraft, Samuel Loveman, Everett McNeil, and James Morton. This ties in well with our release of the works of Loveman, and next year, the correspondence between Lovecraft and Kleiner. More details will follow soon. 3. Of interest to our customers *Please visit the website of Gavin E. Smith, Bookseller at http://www.gavinicussbooks.com/ . Our friend Gavin sells books by H. P. Lovecraft and related authors, and stocks a full line of Hippocampus Press titles. He can also special-order books. 4. Contact information Hippocampus Press can be contacted at info@hippocampuspress.com Please visit our website for ordering information. Hippocampus Press PO Box 641 New York, NY 10156 212-681-9120 212-681-9126 fax http://www.hippocampuspress.com Thank you for your interest in Hippocampus Press! | |
| How I Discovered Doc Savage In honor of the 40th anniversary of Bantam publishing Doc Savage paperbacks it was decided that a commemorative souvenir book would be created. Notable Doc Savage fans from around the world contributed their stories and it was planned that the book would cut off when it reached 50 pages. Well, the floodgates opened and the stories poured in. Unfortunately, not everyone's story was published when the book began to reach an unwieldy thickness. Volume One turned out to be 92 pages and contains fabulous stories of discover from the following contributors: Ron Wilcoxen, Howard Wright, Arthur Sippo, Rob Smalley, Glenn Horner, Jeff Deischer, Michael Timpani, Lance Curry, Bill Smith, Paul Cook, John P. Peterson, Ron Hill, Courtney Rogers, Pat Lilja, Don White, Joe Koomen, Jay Ryan, Greg Surman, Frank J. Burgett, Miranda Burgett, Juan Herrero, Bob Jenson, Dave Taggart, Rick Brooks, Philip Schweier, Tahir Bhatti, James L Patterson II, Terry Alan Klasek, Elizabeth Degn, Larry Burbridge, Joe Schleyhahn, Charley Albers, John Lebel, Howard Hopkins, Prof Dr. V. Stosic, Joe Thoms, Andrew Henry, Peter Wrobel, John Simpson, David Pettus, Thomas Fortenberry, Will Murray. The project was a remarkable success and I would like to personally thank the forty-two Doc fans that participated. The last of the "How I Discovered Doc Savage" souvenir books have been mailed and by now should have been received by everyone who participated in the project except those people who will be attending Doc Con VII. Now we begin the job of compiling Volume Two of HIDDS and we already have some remarkable contributors including Lohr McKinstry, Ron Ely and a special story published with PJ Farmers permission. If you were not aware or missed out on contributing to volume one, now is your chance to join the fun. Stories are generally half a page to two pages in length. We will cut off taking contirbutions to Volume Two after we receive forty stories, so don't deley. Following Doc Con VII on November 6, 2004 we will reprint just enough copies of Volume One to mail to those people who order copies. Jay Ryan http://members.aol.com/jryands/DocConHome/ | |
| JAMES BOND: CASINO ROYALE
- Coming in January! by Ian Fleming, Anthony Hern, Henry Gammidge & John McClusky Featuring an exclusive introduction by legendary Bond actor Roger Moore, this TP collects Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, and Moonraker, originally published in the Daily Express. These rarely seen classic adventures are adapted from Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels. Soft Cover, 9x12, 96 pages, Black & White, $16.95 JAMES BOND: CASINO ROYALE will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV042893. |  |
| JSA:
STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 - Coming in January! Written by Kevin J. Anderson, art by Barry Kitson and Gary Erskine, cover by John Watson. The climactic finale to the 6-issue mini-series, as the golden age JSA heroes take on Lord Dynamo and his hordes of mechanical minions within the concrete canyons of New York! 40 pages, $3.50, in stores on January 26. JSA: STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040276. |  |
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LOVECRAFT Soft Cover -
Available October 27th! Written by Hans Rodionoff and Keith Giffen, art and cover by Enrique Breccia. A softcover edition of the acclaimed original hardcover graphic novel. When young Howard Phillips Lovecraft becomes the reluctant guardian of the Necronomicon, his life veers into strange territory. Lovecraft maintains a tenuous balance between reality and the bizarre nightmares of his "fictional" horror. 144 pages, $17.95 |  |
| Mike Chomko -
October Newsletter Update! Mike Chomko is an excellent mail order source for pulp related publications. Mike carries most, if not all, of the pulp-related publications mentioned in COMING ATTRACTIONS. Click here for Mike's October 2004 email newsletter. Orders over $20 are discounted 10%. Shipping is $2 to $6 depending on the size of your order. Mike accepts cash payments (but not credit card payments) through Paypal at chomko@enter.net. Checks and money orders can be sent to Michael Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |
| Moonstone Books - Coming
in January! WYATT EARP: DODGE CITY #1 Written by Chuck Dixon, art by Enrique Villagran. Dodge City, 1877: Wyatt Earp's the towns new lawman, and it don't take him more than five minutes to get into a tussle with a couple of cowboys used to doing things the outlaw way. Earp sets out to clean up the town, but some folks don't take too kindly to his tactics. With the odds so stacked against him why does Doc Holiday cover the spread on a mark these desperados put on his head? And what business brings the Masterson boys to Dodge City? 32 pages, black and white, $2.95. Visit the Moonstone Books website at http://www.moonstonebooks.com/ WYATT EARP: DODGE CITY #1 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV042818. |  |
| PLANETARY #21 -
Available October 27th! Written by Warren Ellis, Art and Cover by John Cassaday The acclaimed series continues! Greenwich Village, New York City; the hub of the world. Elijah Snow has come here to take a trip through inner universes, looking for a way to defeat the three remaining members of the Four. 32 pages, $2.95 | |
| PLANETARY #22 -
Coming in January! Written by Warren Ellis, art and cover by John Cassaday, Prepare for "The Torture of William Leather," as only Warren Ellis and John Cassaday can deliver. William Leather, a founding member of the 4, is now in the hands of Elijah Snow. He recounts the history of his family, and we learn that his father had secrets that, once revealed, will open doors -- and lead to many more questions 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on January 26. PLANETARY #22 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040323. | |
| PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 PULP ADVENTURE-CON #4 will be held Saturday, November 6, 2004 between 10AM-5PM (Dealers can set up beginning at 8 AM) at the Ramada Inn, 1083 Route 206 North, Bordentown, NJ (Exit 7 NJ Turnpike). Cost for one six-foot table is $40. Each additional table is $30 each. Contact Rich Harvey for additional information or to reserve your tables. Pulp Adventurecon #4 (as of this writing) boasts 37 dealer tables with a nice mix of pulps and pulp-related, vintage paperbacks. There MAY be a special visitor who will get the honorary 40th table. GETTING THERE: By car: This location is JUST OFF exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. A traditional paper map or a site like Mapquest.com will get you there. By train: From the Trenton Rail Station, take the new RIVERLINE light rail (www.riverline.com). Within 10-15 minutes, you will arrive in Bordentown City. Use the payphone to call the Ramada Inn (609-298-3200).We'll run shuttles to and from the Ramada, which is two miles from the Bordentown light rail station. | |
| REH:
TWO GUN RACONTEUR Issue number 7 of REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR is in the works and will be out the first of December. Here's is what is scheduled so far: "Brothers of the Night" by Ben Szumskyj "A Dark Gray Heritage" by Danny Street "A Woman Looks at Cross Plains" by Linda Melchione "Robert E. Howard's The Four Kings Portfolio" by David Burton. A preliminary sketch of the cover by award winning artist Charles Keegan is now posted on the Black Coast Press Yahoo Group Home page. Visit the REH: TWO GUN RACONTEUR website at http://rehtwogunraconteur.com. |  |
| SECRET
AGENT CTHULHU MINI PLUSH - Coming in February! A 7" version of Toy Vault's most popular Cthulhu variant — Miniature Secret Agent Cthulhu! Comes with sunglasses and finely tailored suit. Sometimes known as Agent 666, he defeats the good guys, steals all the secrets, and gets all the girls. Limited edition. Designed by Ron Spencer. Scheduled to ship in February 2005. SRP: $11.95 SECRET AGENT CTHULHU MINI PLUSH will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV043617. |  |
| Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow Paramount expects to release Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on DVD on 1/25/05. | |
| Star Wars: Episode III -
Revenge of the Sith Lucasfilm has announced that the first teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith will be attached to most prints of Disney and Pixar's The Incredibles when it opens in theaters on 11/5. | |
| Superman
Press Release Warner Bros. Pictures made it official today that Brandon Routh has been cast as Superman. You can read a portion of the press release below. Click here to read the full story. Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Brandon Routh, a 25-year-old native of Iowa with television and film acting experience, has been cast as The Man of Steel in the Studio's upcoming Superman epic, to be directed by Bryan Singer. The announcement was made today by Jeff Robinov, President of Production for Warner Bros. Pictures. The untitled Superman movie is expected to begin principal photography in Australia early next year for release in summer, 2006. It is produced by Jon Peters, Bryan Singer and Gilbert Adler from a screenplay by Michael Dougherty & Dan Harris. No other casting has been announced. Word is that the new Superman film will pickup where the second Christopher Reeve film left off. Superman 3 and 4 will be ignored. Sound like a very good move to me. |  |
| TERRA
OBSCURA VOL 2 #5 - Coming in January! Written by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, art and cover by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story. ABC. Tom Strange and Princess Pantha face dire peril in the depths of space at the hands of The Terror! And on the planet, S.M.A.S.H. must contend with the deadliest time anomaly of all: an atomic bomb headed toward Hiroshima, meant to end World War II! 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on January 19. TERRA OBSCURA VOL 2 #5 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). The Diamond Item Code is NOV040327. | |
| TOM STRONGS TERRIFIC TALES VOLUME 1
Hard Cover - Available October
27th! Written by Alan Moore and Steve Moore, art by Arthur Adams, Paul Rivoche, Alan Weiss, Jerry Ordway, Sergio Aragones, Jason Pearson and Jaime Hernandez, cover by Adams. Alan Moore¹s hero of Millennium City shines in this hardcover collecting Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1-6. This volume features Strong in space-faring action, the debut of sexy heroine Jonni Future, and a tale of Young Tom Strong. 176 pages, $24.95 | |
| 15 October 2004 | |
| Adventure House - Now available! G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #14 featuring The Mad Dog Squadron. "Water -- Water!" As G-8 heard that pitiful cry, he knew that the strange plague had struck again, that more Yanks had been turned into cringing beasts who yelled and begged and killed—for water. Death stalks the Front as G-8 follows the devil's hounds straight into a madman's sky trap. G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #14 will be available in comic shops on October 20th. $9.95 plus $2.50 shipping (Media Mail) for a single copy. Coming soon:HIGH ADVENTURE #79 features the Phantom Detective in The Crime of Fu Kee Wong (November 2004) HIGH ADVENTURE #80 features the Green Lama in Babies for Sale (January 2005) HIGH ADVENTURE #81 features Kigor in Night of the Wasuli Death & The Monster of Voodoo Isle (March 2005) G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #15 featuring The Blizzard Staffel (January 2005) G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #16 featuring The X-Ray Eye (May 2005) |  |
| ADVENTURES
OF THE ESCAPIST #4 - Available
October 20th! MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #4 STUART MOORE (W), KEVIN McCARTHY (W), ROY THOMAS (W), MATT KINDT (W/A), SCOTT MORSE (A), STEVE CONLEY (A), and more. JOHN CASSADAY (Cover) The Champion of Liberation triumphantly reappears at center stage! This classic character and his web of intriguing associates have been foiling diabolical evildoers since 1940, and in dozens of different "captivating" incarnations. The Master of Elusion, empowered by popular interest in Michael Chabon's Pulitzer-winning account of his creators, has evaded the shackles of history! In
our fourth fabulous issue, writer Stuart Moore (Lone) teams up with Astounding
Space Thrills creator Steve Conley to present a glimpse of the future in "Escapist
3966"! Indie favorite Scott Morse beautifully illustrates Kevin McCarthy's story,
"The Boy Who Would Be the Escapist," and Matt Kindt, creator of the critically
celebrated Mephisto and Pistolwhip, shares the find of the decade with faithful
fans: "Chain Reaction," a long-lost Escapist story that should never have existed!
Also included for our lifelong enthusiasts and comics history buffs are the fascinating
reflections of Roy Thomas, veteran comics scribe, on the Silver Age glory days
of the Escapist. |  |
| Christopher Reeve Christopher Reeve, best known for his portrayal of Superman in the four Superman movies spanning the late '70s through early '80s died last Sunday of heart failure after suffering a heart attack and lapsing into a coma on Saturday. The actor was being treated for an infected pressure wound, and complications from the treatment precipitated the heart attack. Reeve was 52 years old. | |
| Clive Cussler - SACRED
STONE by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo - Now available! Clive Cussler debuted his new series, The Oregon Files, with the incredible adventure of Golden Buddha. Now he follows that triumph with Sacred Stone, a rollicking new tale featuring the enigmatic captain of The Oregon, Juan Cabrillo. In the remote wastes of Greenland, an ancient artifact possessing catastrophic radioactive power is unearthed. But the astounding find puts the world at risk. Caught between two militant factions bent on wholesale slaughter, Juan Cabrillo and his network of spies known as The Corporation must fight to protect the stone-and prevent the outbreak of World War III. Berkley Publishing Group, ISBN: 0425198480 416 pages, $15.00 |  |
| CONAN #9 - Available October 20th! KURT BUSIEK (W), CARY NORD (A), THOMAS YEATES (A), DAVID STEWART (C) LEINIL FRANCIS YU (Cover) The second story arc in the monthly Conan begins here, with new cover artist Leinil Francis Yu! In the first arc, Conan discovered the horrible secrets of Hyperborea, a land he imagined to be wondrous and beautiful. Now he ventures into an even more treacherous setting-civilization. The world of bar fights and women opens up to the barbarian, and he realizes that it's possible to thrive even in a world that disgusts you. However, powerful forces take note of Conan, and one of the greatest evils in the ancient world is about to enter his life. On sale October 20, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Click here for the preview on the Dark Horse website. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: The Yellow Door is reviewed this week. Pieces of Eight by John Olsen is this week's Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. ShadowPDF: Nothing new this week. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 500 stories online! The Might That Failed by C. S. Montanye from TOP-NOTCH Magazine, April 1, 1924 Terror Panics the Crime Quiz by David X Manners from 10-STORY DETECTIVE, April 1945 Africa by George Allan England from THE CAVALIER, November 1908 They Died in Vain by George Bruce from SKY FIGHTERS, January 1937 | |
| H. P. Lovecraft: A Life -
Third printing now available! H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) has, in the over sixty years since his death, become both a legend and an enigma. He has come to be regarded as the leading American writer of horror fiction in this century and continues to be a major influence upon the field today; but his life, work, and thought remain poorly understood, and many myths about the man and his work persist. In this, the first full-scale biography in more than twenty years, S. T. Joshi--the leading authority on Lovecraft--has gone back to primary sources to set the record straight on the many-faceted "gentleman from Providence": his early interests in science, mythology, and literature; his involvement in the "amateur journalism" movement; his towering presence in the pulp magazines of the 1920s and the fantasy fandom of the 1930s; and the posthumous rescue of his work by friends and devotees. Along the way, Joshi probes the literary, philosophical, cultural, and historical forces that shaped Lovecraft's work and thought, provides capsule portraits of his close friends and colleagues, and studies the growth and development of all aspects of his creative work. Written from a sympathetic but critical perspective, Joshi's biography dispels many of the myths about Lovecraft the man and win new converts to his distinctive literary work. United States Priority Mail: Priority Mail, zip code begins with 0 or 1, $29.95 + $5 shipping Priority Mail, zip code begins with 2, 3 or 4, $29.95 + $7.50 shipping Priority Mail, zip code begins with 5 or greater, $29.95 + $9 shipping International Airmail Letter Post: Airmail to Canada, $29.95 + $10 shipping Airmail to all other countries, $29.95 + $20 shipping Publisher: Necronomicon Press |  |
| H.P.
LOVECRAFT: THE DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE & OTHER WEIRD STORIES - Now available! Plagued by insane nightmare visions, Walter Gilman seeks help in Miskatonic University’s infamous library of forbidden books, where, in the pages of Abdul Alhazred’s dreaded Neconomicon, he finds terrible hints that seem to connect his own studies in advanced mathematics with the fantastic legends of elder magic. “The Dreams in the Witch House,” gathered together here with more than 20 other tales of terror, exemplifies H. P. Lovecraft’s primacy among twentieth-century American horror writers. Edited by S. T. Joshi. Penguin Classics, ISBN: 0142437956, Soft Cover, 5x7, 496 pages, $15.00 | |
| THE HOWARD REVIEW THE HOWARD REVIEW #13 will be available November 1st. Issue fourteen will be out in January. Both will be 100 pages. | |
| James Bond 21 CommanderBond.Net reports that Pierce Brosnan has confirmed that not only is he not going to return to the role of James Bond, but he was in fact fired from the part. "It's over, it's over, it's absolutely over. They invited me back right before I went to present that film. We're so happy with the success, we want you to come back!' I went on the road as a happy man, you know. I thought we'd get a fifth and no more. That would be it, really." said Brosnan. "Then one day the phone rang - I was here (in Nassau shooting After the Sunset) - and my agents told me that the goal posts had moved and that they had changed their minds. It was disappointing. It was surprising. And I accepted the knowledge (that his run as 007 was over for good) after 24 hours of being in shock" he continued. Brosnan claimed he harbours no bitterness though. "None, none, none! It's not worth having. If I did, it would make all the great decade, the four films, the lovely success, meaningless. Bitterness against whom, and for what reason?". | |
| JSA STRANGE ADVENTURES #3
- Available October 20th! Written by Kevin J. Anderson, art by Barry Kitson and Gary Erskine, cover by John Watson. The mad Lord Dynamo has offered a devil's bargain to mankind: He will cure the world's ills, but only if Green Lantern surrenders his Power Ring and Starman relinquishes his Gravity Rod. Will the rest of the nation turn against the Justice Society of America? 40 pages, $3.50, in stores on October 20. |  |
| King
Conan: Crown of Iron IGN FilmForce has been advised by sources that, while King Conan: Crown of Iron has been stewing in development hell at Conan Properties, Inc. and Warner Brothers, writer-director John Milius is on the move. Milius is currently in Turkey where he has secured full funding for King Conan. If that's the case, that would mean Warner Brothers would only have to distribute the film rather than finance it. IGN FilmForce was also advised that Milius is currently scouting locations in Turkey with some of Conan's private financiers. When filming might begin remains unclear but at least the money is now in place. Furthermore, Arnold Schwarzenegger may still be involved with the project. Everything depends, however, on whether the Governator runs for re-election but the door for his return is apparently still open. | |
| The Legend of Zorro Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have returned to the franchise which helped make their careers - 1998's "The Mask of Zorro" - by shooting the sequel in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, through December. USA Today reveals that in "The Legend of Zorro" directed by Martin Campbell ("Goldeneye", "The Mask of Zorro"), dashing Alejandro and sultry Elena are married and have a 10-year-old son, Joaquin (Adrian Alonso), who knows nothing of his dad's secret swashbuckling identity. Besides, the missus would be thrilled if Mr. Z kept his sword sheathed once and for all. But when greedy villains threaten to halt California's statehood, it's Zorro to the rescue once again. Zeta-Jones insist their character's passion is still flaming - "Being married has only enhanced their feelings for each other". The actress has to retrain a bit for her swordfighting skills. The paper also has the first picture from the movie seen to the right. |  |
| Leigh
Bracket - New collection in 2005! Stephen Jones recently delivered SEA-KINGS OF MARS AND OTHERWORLDLY STORIES by Leigh Brackett to Gollancz for its "Fantasy Masterworks" series. It is scheduled to be published in July 2005. Collected together for the first time are the very best of Leigh Brackett's interplanetary romance stories and novellas from the pulps, including all three adventures featuring her wild and brooding hero, Eric John Stark, and a classic collaboration with Ray Bradbury (with a character named "Conan"!). Introduction by Michael Moorcock and another historical Afterword by Stephen Jones. Thanks to Terry Allen and Stephen Jones for the tip. | |
| MICHAEL CHABON PRESENTS THE AMAZING
ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #5 - Coming in January 2005! By Howard Chaykin, Kevin McCarthy, Roy Thomas, Jason Hall, Eric Wight, Paul Grist, Jeffrey Brown, David Hahn, Shawn Martinbrough and more, cover by Matt Wagner. The blue-suited Escapist is back in the limelight. Howard Chaykin and David Hahn team up for "Siren Song," wherein a mesmerizing saxophone player forces her listeners to commit dastardly deeds/ Writer Kevin McCarthy and artist Shawn Martinbrough present "The Death of the Escapist," with our favorite hero caught by a totalitarian despot. The dictator will crush his citizens' aspirations for freedom‹starting with the Escapist! Jason Hall, of Creeper and Pistolwhip fame, writes the polemic "The Final Curtain" -- featuring the return of artist Eric Wight, winner of the 2004 Russ Manning Award! Also in this issue, the Master of Elusion takes on the Physician of Illusion‹Doc Hypnosis!--in a story written and drawn by Paul Grist, and veteran comics scribe Roy Thomas returns with more Escapist lore of the 1960s. Last but not least, a very special story written and drawn by alternative comics wunderkind, Jeffrey Brown. 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on January 12, 2005. THE ESCAPIST #5 will be solicited in the November PREVIEWS (available October 27th). | |
| Moonstone Books - Coming in February! THE PHANTOM #5 Written by Rafael Nieves, art by Jerry Decaire, colors by Thomas Mason. "Damnation Game," part 1 of 2. The Phantom jets to Chicago to help an old friend who is entombed in a bizarre catatonic stupor. A deposed African dictator who has begun a second life as a high-end drug dealer, seems to be the man behind this. As the Phantom steadies a bead on his assumed target, however, the shadowy hand of a CIA agent knocks him unsteady. What secrets must he keep dark from the Phantom's steely stare? Urban cinema-action from Vampire the Masquerade¹s Rafael Nieves and Wolverine¹s Jerry Decaire! 32 pages, $3.50. KOLCHAK: TALES OF THE NIGHT STALKER #5 Written by Dave Ulanski, art by Kirk Jarvinan and Keith Williams, colors by Ken Wolak, covers by Harry Roland and Dave Ulanski. "Proximity" part one of two. Curse of the mummy? Maybe... but this is no ordinary mummy. Just what makes the dried, hollowed corpse of Imjah Ra so different from the other crusty stiffs from ancient Egypt? That's what Kolchak would like to know... because this ancient evil is slowly draining his life force while he sleeps by feasting on his dreams! Kolchak discovers a local museum employee in the same predicament... but can the two of them together find a way to break the curse before they're driven insane? Features two covers shipping in a 50/50 split, by classic "Famous Monsters" cover artist Harry Roland and Dave Ulanski. 32 pages, $3.50. |   |
| Monster
Legacy Collection - Available October 19th! Universal's second wave of their new Monsters Legacy Collections will be available on 10/19 (SRP $29.98 each). Look for the following 2-disc sets: The Mummy: The Legacy Collection, The Invisible Man: The Legacy Collection and Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Legacy Collection. The Mummy set will include The Mummy (1932), The Mummy's Curse, The Mummy's Ghost, The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb. The Invisible Man set will include The Invisible Man, Invisible Agent, The Invisible Man Returns, The Invisible Man's Revenge and The Invisible Woman. Finally, the Creature set will include Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Creature Walks Among Us and Revenge of the Creature. |  |
| The
Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy By Francis Stevens -
Now available! Edited and with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand Illustrations by Thomas Floyd Slithering from these pages are never-before-collected tales of suspense and wonder by the woman who invented modern-day dark fantasy: A man goes quietly to bed aboard the doomed Lusitania and awakens on a magical South Pacific Island just as the passenger liner is torpedoed. In a future where women rule the world, a sentient island becomes murderously jealous of a shipwrecked couple. Dire consequences await a human swept into the dark, magical world of elves. A deadly labyrinth coils around the dark heart of a picturesque landscape garden. Within an Egyptian sarcophagus lies the horrifying price of infidelity. Swirling unseen around us are loathsome creatures giving form to our basest desires and fears. A beautiful, veiled medium may hold the key to preventing unspeakable evil from slipping through the borderlands between life and death. On a lost island a woman pipe player and her monstrous dancing partner bring death and terror to five adventurers. The stories in this collection have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy, greatly influencing such writers as H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt. University of Nebraska Press, 406 pages, $19.95. |  |
| PIRATES
OF THE CARIBBEAN - Available November 2nd! Disney has announced plans to release a three-disc edition of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN this November. The set will be made up of the standard two-disc set already on the market, along with a bonus disc containing eight new bonus features. These features will include a Becoming Captain Jack feature in which Johnny Depp divulges revelations about fulfilling his boyhood dream of playing a pirate and his unique "take" on Jack Sparrow, a Becoming Barbossa feature on how actor Geoffrey Rush fleshed out his villainous character, a Thar She Blows featurette on the Interceptor ship from building it to blowing it up and a The Monkey's Name Is Jack feature where you meet Levi and Tara, the two tiny masters of mayhem who play the infamous primate pirate. Completing the package will be a Pirates Around The World feature containing a comparison of dubbed versions from across the seven seas, more Fly On The Set featurettes in which you join the filmmakers as they create additional key sequences from the movie, a Spirit of the Ride feature in which cast and crew reflect on their earliest memories of the attraction and how it inspired the film and finally a Sneak Attack Animatic on how the filmmakers visualized the scene. The package will be priced at around $29.99. |  |
| SECRET
SKULL #2 (OF 4) - Available October 20th! Coming on October 20th is the second issue of a new pulp inspired comic, SECRET SKULL by Steve Niles and Chuck BB. A mysterious killer is on the loose in the city, but this killer only kills bad guys...or those about to be bad. This book is described as a new horror pulp, bringing all the fun and action of the classic pulp adventures to a modern audience. This is a 32 page, full color comic for $3.99 from IDW Publishing. | |
| TERRA OBSCURA VOL 2 #3 -
Available October 20th! Written by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, art and cover by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story. The bizarre time distortions worsen as the mysterious craft nears Terra Obscura. Tom Strange, while preparing to leave Earth, comes into contact with some old allies...and one nasty villain. 32 pages, $2.95, in stores on October 20 |  |
| XENA:
WARRIOR PRINCESS SEASON 5 DVD - Available October 19th! From Anchor Bay Entertainment! In a time of ancient gods, ruthless warlords, and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle! Relive the power, the passion, and the wild adventure of international icon Lucy Lawless in this groundbreaking 9-disc DVD set featuring all 22 original episodes from Season Five of Xena: Warrior Princess! Approximate running time: 1,056 minutes. Here's what else you can expect to find on this set: Interviews with Actors, Producers, Writers, Directors and Costume Designers including: Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Michael Hurst, Rob Tapert, Hudson Leick, Ted Raimi, R.J. Stewart, Steven L. Sears, Donald Duncan, Robert Field, Jane Holland, Rick Jacobson and many more! Video & Audio Commentaries with: Lucy Lawless, Renee O'Connor, Rob Tapert and Chris Manheim Director's cuts of: "Between the Lines", "A Good Day" and "Locked Up and Tied Down" Special Featurette - "Adventures in the Sin Trade" An Exploration Special Featurette - Bringing Monsters to Life at K.N.B. EFX Group Special Featurette - Bruce & Ted "Cabin Fever" Bloopers/Outtakes, Photo Gallery, CD-ROM with Actor,Writer and Director Bios, Series Trivia, Chronicles and Extensive Original Production Designs and Sketches |  |
| 08 October 2004 | |
| Captain
Spectre Captain Spectre is a new pulp/serial webcomic created by Thomas Floyd that is now available on the net. The webcomic is in the vein of a Captain Midnight type of character. The website offers a sew-on patch and coin, a free downloadable pdf membership card to the Lightning Legion, Spectre's version of the Secret Squadron, and a coin-seal, similar to the Green Hornet seal. Click on over to http://www.captainspectre.com/index.html to read the great new adventures of Captain Spectre! New strips are typically added every Monday evening. An archive of past strips is also available. | |
| Chronicles of Conan Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 6: THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN SKULL AND OTHER STORIES. Featuring completely remastered color and text corrections, these stories have been unavailable in color since their original publication. On sale November 24, Soft Cover, 160 pages, Full Color, 7" x 10", $15.95 Click here for the preview. |
