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| 28 January 2005 |  |
| The
17th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo The 17th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo will be held on Sunday, October 2, 2005. Guests and info will be listed in the future. Visit the Gryphon Books website for the latest information. | |
| Adventure House - Coming Soon! Adventure House has announced three more titles in the new Adventure House Presents series! This is a new series of complete pulp replica/reprints. Except these are printed on acid-free paper and guaranteed not to crumble into dust while you read them. Adventure House will bring you some of the scarcest pulps imaginable in this great new series, reprinting them as the reading public saw them on the newsstands, at a fraction of their current collectors prices. Click here for information of the first three titles announced in the Adventure House Presents series. SAUCY MOVIE TALES - September 1936 Cover Artist: Norman Saunders Size: 7x10 Pages: 96 Pulp replica - full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Price: $14.95 Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY - May 1937 Cover Artist: Unknown Size: 7x10 Pages: 96 Pulp replica - full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Price: $14.95 Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. SAUCY MOVIE TALES - June 1936 Cover Artist: Norman Saunders Size: 7x10 Pages: 96 Pulp replica - full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Price: $14.95 Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. FIRE FIGHTERS - March 1929 No publication dates have been announced. |    |
| ARGOSY
QUARTERLY ARGOSY #3, now ARGOSY QUARTERLY - Spring 2005, Designed and Edited by JAMES A. OWEN, will be 144 pages, with a 112 page second volume. It will be printed in Sepia ink on heavy Ivory stock, to better present the line art of our feature illustrator, BILL SIENKIEWICZ. The cover and slipcase art will be by noted illustrator MARK SUMMERS. Featured fiction is by JIM FUSILLI, RICHARD A. LUPOFF, ZORAN ZIVKOVIC, STEVE RASNIC TEM, MARLY YOUMANS, CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS, CHRIS NAKASHIMA-BROWN, and CHARLES COLEMAN FINLAY. The nonfiction feature is a long piece by WILLIAM F. NOLAN on the death of JOHN DILLINGER. The novella is actually the first part of JOHN GRANT'S massive, brilliant satirical novel, THE DRAGONS OF MANHATTAN. Part Two will be published in ARGOSY QUARTERLY'S Summer issue, and Part Three in the Fall issue. Upcoming issues will be featuring novellas by Zoran Zivkovic, Alan Dean Foster, Allan Gross (with Frank Cho illustrating), Marly Youmans, and others. Visit the ARGOSY QUARTERLY website at http://www.argosymag.com/index.html. | |
| ART
& HISTORY of AMERICAN POPULAR FICTION SERIES Volume 1A -
Now available! Only slightly removed from Pulps is my first of a series of books titled ART & HISTORY of AMERICAN POPULAR FICTION SERIES. This is Volume 1A and is about Frank Reade (Jr.). All the cover and interior art from the dime novel series THE FIVE CENT WIDE AWAKE LIBRARY is inside. Plus many more where Frank Reade Jr. first appeared. All toll there are more than 120 images! Also, there is to read a "lost" short story, reprinted here, titled "Frank Reade's Christmas in the Air." Remember, Frank Reade was the first in American fiction to get his own series, he was a forerunner of the early Science Fiction that was to come, in great waves, around the turn of the century. There is also some history and background on the character and the players. Full Color cover. Black & white inside on glossy paper for better quality and resolution of these rare items. This volume is in black & white as this series was in black & white. Perfect bound, 8.5 X 11. A great reference book. This volume is reasonably priced at $20 plus $2 postage. Send orders to: Joe Rainone c/o Almond Press 1631 Kenneth Ave. Baldwin, NY 11510 | |
| ART & HISTORY of AMERICAN POPULAR
FICTION SERIES Volume 1B - Coming soon!! The next book, due out late April/May, will be in color with all the FRANK READE WEEKLY appearances with many more images and much more in depth on the inventor (what happened to him) of the Steam man, the original patent and a photo of the "real" steam-man ("He" was the inspiration for the fictional character.) and his first appearance anywhere from 1868. There is only one known copy to exist! Compiling these issues and images would be near impossible today! But I have saved you the time and effort! FR is the forerunner to much of the Pulp Science Fiction that was to come. I hope you will help me get started with a purchase. A larger cover image is available at http://www.popularfiction.us/ The 3rd intended issue will be the dime novels of, and about, the Civil War. |  |
| BRAN
MAK MORN - Del Rey addition to feature additional Gianni sketch
art! The trade paperback edition of BRAN MAK MORN by Robert E. Howard (May 2005) will feature the added bonus of a series of sketches by artist Gary Gianni. These sketches didn't appear in the Wandering Star limited edition hardcover, but were published separately by Wandering Star in ROBERT E. HOWARD'S BRAN MAK MORN: A SKETCHBOOK BY GARY GIANNI. The final contents haven't yet been chosen, but these are the sort of think that will be included. Click here to view. http://info.randomhouse.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/eidW0DH1Pu0WM0cfx0Es These sketches join a previously-unpublished, untitled Robert E. Howard story, also scheduled for the Del Rey trade paperback, as added bonuses for Robert E. Howard fans everywhere. This information first appeared in the monthly Del Rey Newsletter for January 2005. | |
| DARK
HORSE BOOK OF THE DEAD - Coming in May! Mike Mignola (W/A), Jill Thompson (W/A), Kelley Jones (W/A), Eric Powell (W/A), Gary Gianni (W/A), and others Mike Mignola presents a Hellboy yarn combining Shakespeare and graverobbing in this followup to Dark Horse's Eisner-nominated Books of Hauntings and Witchcraft. Also returning this volume are Jill Thompson, who won a 2004 Eisner for her painted work in Hauntings, and her collaborator Evan Dorkin, with another occult canine adventure. New additions for this volume include Goon creator Eric Powell, celebrated B.P.R.D. artist Guy Davis, and the artist who spent the last twenty years making superhero comics more scary—Kelley Jones. Cover artist Gary Gianni also returns, mixing prose with comics, with a tale by Conan creator Robert E. Howard. The tale is REH's great zombie-western, "Old Garfield's Heart." On sale May 25, Hard Cover, 96 page, Full Color, 6" x 9", $14.95 BOOK OF THE DEAD is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (now available). The Diamond Item Code is FEB050079. |  |
| Doc
Savage Reprints - Three more books (6 more stories) are now available! The Blackmask Online Store has more Doc Savage reprints available. Each volume is 6x9, perfectbound, and features two stories for $11.85. 01 The Man of Bronze and The Land of Terror 02 Quest of the Spider and The Polar Treasure 03 Pirate of the Pacific and The Red Skull 04 The Lost Oasis and The Sargasso Ogre 05 The Czar of Fear and The Phantom City 06 Brand of the Werewolf and The Man Who Shook the Earth 07 Meteor Menace and The Monsters 08 The Mystery on the Snow and The King Maker 09 The Thousand-Headed Man and The Squeaking Goblin 10 Fear Cay and Death in Silver 11 The Sea Magician and The Annhilist 12 The Mystic Mullah and Red Snow 13 Land of Always-Night and The Spook Legion 14 The Secret in the Sky and The Roar Devil 15 Quest of Qui and Spook Hole 16 The Majii and Dust of Death 17 Murder Melody and The Fantastic Island 18 Murder Mirage and Mystery Under the Sea - NEW! 19 The Metal Master and The Men Who Smiled No More - NEW! 20 The Seven Agate Devils and Haunted Ocean - NEW! |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is The Cobra from April 1, 1934. The Fatal Will by John Olsen is this weeks Shadow Two-Minute Shadow Mystery. Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 550 stories online! Take 'Im Alive by Walter C. Scott from THE UNDERWORLD MAGAZINE, May 1933 Black of the Moon by Merle Constiner from MAMMOTH DETECTIVE, May 1946 The Banshee Singer by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, April 1957 Featuring: Lee Winters Breed of the Frontier by Ernest Haycox from WEST, August 17, 1932 Horseshoes Aren't Always Lucky by Sam Brant from TEXAS RANGERS, April 1946 | |
| Gryphon Books
- Now available! Gryphon Books is proud to release the latest 3 books in our ongoing historic publishing program which will bring out the entire 26 book series of Golden Amazon SF novels by John Russell Fearn. These classic science fiction pulp adventures feature a female Doc Savage-type hero in spine-tingling sense-of-wonder exciting pulp SF thrillers. Out now are books: #21: World In Duplicate #22: Lords of Creation #23: Duel With Colossus NOTE: BOOKS #22 & 23 are ORIGINAL NOVELS They have Never before been Published in ANY form!! All 3 books are available now in attractive trade paperbacks at $15 each + postage. (All 23 Golden Amazon books are currently in stock, $15 per copy + postage) Media Mail is $2.00 for 1st book and 50 cents each additional
book. | |
| H.
P. LOVECRAFT'S BOOK OF THE SUPERNATURAL According to Publishers Weekly, Stephen Jones will see H. P. LOVECRAFT'S BOOK OF THE SUPERNATURAL, published by Carroll & Graf. The anthology will present twenty classic tales Lovecraft deemed to be among the most influential suspense stories ever written. Contributors include Edgar Allen Poe, Bram Stoker, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Rudyard Kipling, Washington Irving, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, and others. | |
| The Hyborian Review Ed Waterman at The Barbarian Keep has Garret and John Romaine's e-zine THE HYBORIAN REVIEW archived online at http://www.barbariankeep.com/hyborev.html. THE HYBORIAN REVIEW was at one time the only internet-magazine dedicated to the yarns of the classic American writer Robert E. Howard. The free e-zine was published irregularly by Garret and John Romaine between May 15th, 1996 and May 30th, 2000. Thanks to Terry Allen and the The Robert E Howard Comics Group for the tip. | |
| IRON GHOST #1 -
New pulpy six issue mini-series to debut in April! Written by Chuck Dixon with art by Sergio Cariello. Cover by Flint Henry & Sergio Cariello IRON GHOST is a six issue mini-series published by Across The Pond Comics and distributed by Image Comics. With the Third Reich on the brink of collapse, someone is killing German officers and foot soldiers guilty of crimes that would go unpunished. Inspectors Tannhauser and Volz are assigned to find and capture the mysterious vigilante known as the Iron Ghost. With no clues besides a tattered piece of paper with a single word, Tannhauser and Volz are forced to look at every possible suspect—including one of their own. A blistering action mystery written by Chuck Dixon (Nightwing, El Cazador, Robin) with art by Sergio Cariello (Sojourn, Azrael). Click here for more information and a look at the artwork. April 20, 2005, 32 pages, Full Color, $2.95 IRON GHOST #1 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (now available). The Diamond Item Code is FEB051573. |  |
| Jack
Williamson The first part of the serialization of the next Jack Williamson novel, THE STONEHENGE GATE, is now available in the January/February issue of ANALOG. THE STONEHENGE GATE offers a heady blend of old-fashioned sense of wonder and cutting-edge science, ably illustrated by Vincent Di Fate. SRP: $5.99 THE STONEHENGE GATE will be published by TOR Boks in April 2005 NOTE: Jack's editor at Tor Books requested some agreeable editorial changes, so you obviously need to get both the hardcover and magazine versions! The second part of the serialization of Jack Williamson's novel, THE STONEHENGE GATE, is also now available in the March issue of ANALOG. |  |
| Midnight
House - Robert
Arthur Collection John Pelan of Midnight House is working to put together three collections of Robert Arthur's stories. John is having a devil of a time tracking down copies of the following tales: Death Has a Cold Breath – POCKET DETECTIVE (date unknown) Sing a Song for Murder - DETECTIVE TALES 5/38 Case of the Feline Mummy – DETECTIVE TALES 4/42 If anyone can help out, please contact John Pelan at jpelan@qwest.net or darksidepress@qwest.net | |
| PEARLS
FROM PEORIA - Philip Jose Farmer Philip Jose Farmer's PEARLS FROM PEORIA will be published in late February 2005 by The Rose Press. PEARLS FROM PEORIA assembles over sixty previously uncollected pieces of fiction, faction, poetry and autobiography that demonstrate the extraordinary range and vitality of Philip Jose Farmer’s imagination. Many of the pieces appear for the first time anywhere, while others have previously appeared only briefly in small run press (Scintillation, Gegenschein, the Baker Street Journal, and the Burroughs Bulletin to name a few) and have remained ellusive and avidly sought after by Farmer afficionados. These tales provide the reader with a grand tour of the literary pocket universes that make up Philip Jose Farmer's private cosmos: myths and paramyths, sex and science fiction, Tarzan and Edgar Rice Burroughs, Doc Savage and Sir Richard Burton, Riverworld and Oz, Sherlock Holmes and Ralph von Wau Wau. DOC SAVAGE: Writing Doc’s Biography Savage Shadow Doc Savage and the Cult of the Blue God The Monster On Hold TARZAN AND ERB: The Princess Of Terra The Golden Age And The Brass An Appreciation of Edgar Rice Burroughs The Arms Of Tarzan The Two Lord Ruftons A Reply To "The Red Herring" The Great Korak Time Discrepancy The Lord Mountford Mystery From Erb To Ygg A Language For Opar The Purple Distance PEARLS FROM PEORIA will be limited to 550 individually numbered copies with quality hardcover binding and quality endpapers. The book retails for $69.95. The complete contents are listed on The Rose Press website. Thanks to Henry Peace for the tip. | |
| PULP THRILLERS
- Now available! A wonderful Anthology collection of classic pulp fiction detective tales by ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM, ARTHUR J. BURKS, and THEODORE TINSLEY! Features 10 Short Stories of 3 famous pulp heroes! DAN TURNER, the Hollywood Detective, starring in "LATIN BLOOD", "BEYOND JUSTICE", and "DEATH'S BRIGHT HALO"... Next up is DORUS NOEL, the adventurer of Chinatown, with "THE BELLS OF PELL STREET", "DEATH OF THE FLUTE", and "THE WHITE WASP"... and finally we have THE SCARLET ACE, with John Tattersall Lacy and Amusement, Inc. in "THE SCARLET ACE", "HELL HOUSE", "THE HOUSE OF CRIME", and "CANDIDATE FOR DEATH"... Thrilling pulp fiction by some of the greatest writers of the Golden Age! 6"x9" Trade Paperback, 230 pages. $12.00 Available now at http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  |
| Racing
the Monsoon - Romancing the Stone Sequel! Oscar-winner Michael Douglas has signed up Indian film producers to shoot a sequel to the films that helped make him a big-screen star two decades ago reports Reuters & Star TV. Douglas will produce and star in "Racing the Monsoon," which will revolve around a diamond robbery in India and follow up on the pair of 1980s hits, "Romancing the Stone" and "Jewel of the Nile." Aishwarya Rai, a successful Bollywood actress who is now trying to crack Hollywood, is likely to play the female lead (and potential villainess). Douglas says the film "gives him opportunity to revisit a character he loves so much. wanting to do for a long time, but wanted to get the story right before doing". Will any of the old cast or crew be back? "It would be great if they did". "This will be a Hollywood film, inspired by India, which will be shot here with a mostly Indian cast," said Shailendra Singh, managing director of India's Percept Picture Company. "I got the idea for this film after I read short story in the Wall Street Journal about angadias in India who travel on trains carrying diamonds" said Douglas. The film will be directed by Steven Carr, who shot "Daddy Daycare" and "Doctor Doolittle 2." Production is due to start by the end of 2005. Douglas told press "Four to six months will go in pre production aspects of filming following. After that we will begin shooting the film in India in Amby Valley Sahara Lake City. It will be the first American co-production to happen in India. | |
| Red Sonja #0 - Coming in April! She lived in a savage world in an uncivilized age - a world ruled by men and governed by the sword. They call her Red Sonja - for her flame-red hair, and for the smoldering fire of her pride which gave her swordarm a strength that few men could match and none had ever defeated. Dynamite Entertainment launches with the crimson haired warrior goddess, Red Sonja! In this introductory issue - featuring 15 pages of original story and art, all for a quarter - Sonja enters a town with no name and a red storm enters with her! Perhaps best known from the Marvel comic book series (running off and on from 1979 until 1986), the character first appeared in comics in Conan the Barbarian #23 as the two characters share the same creator – Robert E. Howard. The #0 issue will feature a cover by Greg Land, is written by Michael Avon Oeming and Mike Carey and illustrated by Mel Rubi. Completing the art team will be Caesar Rodriguez and Richard Isanove. The Official Red Sonja website is at http://www.redsonja.net. RED SONJA #0 is solicited in the February PREVIEWS (now available). The Diamond Item Code is FEB052705. |  |
| Transformations:
Volume 2 in the History of the Science Fiction Magazine by Mike Ashley TRANSFORMATIONS: Volume 2 in the History of the Science Fiction Magazine, 1950-1970 will be available in Spring 2005. In TRANSFORMATIONS, the second volume in his acclaimed three-volume history of science fiction magazines, science fiction historian Mike Ashley brings his unparalleled knowledge to bear on the period from the beginning of the Cold War through the end of the 1960s, an era of tremendous change in the writing of and the marketplace for science fiction. Ashley begins his story with the decline of the pulp magazines at the end of the 1940s and their replacement by new digest-sized and glossy magazines. That switch, and the increased respectability that came with it, coincided with a true golden age of science fiction writing in the early 1950s, with such giants of the genre as Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert, and Harlan Ellison all publishing regularly in a wide range of such magazines. As Ashley shows, by the end of the decade, sales had slumped, all but six of the science fiction magazines had folded, and the future looked bleak--until the surprising rebirth of the genre through the work of British writers Michael Moorcock and J. G. Ballard. Ashley also considers how the popularity of Star Trek and the movie version of 2001: A Space Odyssey influenced the future of the science fiction magazine. Cloth $85.00 Paper For sale in North America only $28.00 TRANSFORMATIONS will be available from The University of Chicago Press. |  |
| 21 January 2005 | |
| AMAZING
ADVENTURES OF THE ESCAPIST #6 -
Coming in April! By Will Eisner, Thomas Yeast, Chris Offutt, Steven Grant, Howard Chaykin, Jason, Dan Best, Eddie Campbell and Norm Breyfogle. In these pages, the Spirit meets the Escapist! That¹s right‹legendary comics godfather Will Eisner returns to his world-famous creation for a meeting that neither WWII-era hero will soon forget. This is the first new Spirit story both written and drawn by Eisner to see print in decades! Also in this issue is the comics writing debut of Lannan and Whiting award winner Chris Offutt! Thomas Yeates (Conan) lushly illustrates this celebrated author¹s tale of the Escapist in Vietnam. Dan Best and Eddie Campbell (From Hell) present a fully-painted story of the Empire City 1939 World¹s Fair, and Howard Chaykin (American Flagg!) returns to concoct "Liberators," a fact-based tale of art looted by the Nazis, set in 1945 Paris! Norwegian indy cartoonist JASON contributes an Escapist spoof, and Steven Grant and Norm Breyfogle proffer the first Weird Date story of the anthology! One of the myriad classic titles created by Kavalier & Clay, Weird Date featured mixes of classic Alex Toth romance comics and outrageous Jack Cole crime comics of the sort that put Dr. Freddie Wertham's undies in a twist. 80 pages, $8.95, in stores on April 13. THE ESCAPIST #6 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB050069. |  |
| Bold
Venture Press - Spider update! Bold Venture Press shipped SPIDER #7 to subscribers on Tuesday of this week. If you ordered SPIDER #7 through your local comic shop, you should inquire about your order. Diamond Comics Distribution cancelled my retail order for SPIDER #7 today. I expect all comic shops serviced by Diamond had their orders cancelled as well. SPIDER #7 will probably be resolicited to comic shops, but why wait? Wouldn't this be a great time to send a mere ten bucks (postage included) for your copy? You will get the issue within a week or so and if 250 people send ten bucks, the next issue will be out in a couple of months. Bold Venture Press is rolling up its collective sleeves to encourage more direct-sales. You need not "subscribe", just send the money for each issue as they appear. BOLD VENTURE PRESS, P.O. Box 64, Bordentown, NJ 08505 Bold Venture Press plans to have SPIDER #8 at the Windy City Pulp & Paperback Show in April. |  |
| The
Burroughs Newsbeat The Burroughs Newsbeat is an 8-page newsletter dedicated to the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Burroughs Newsbeat is published bi-monthly. The contents of the last few issues include: #55 (December 2003): 12 pages. Page one has a J. Allen St. John illo from The Son of Tarzan. "Tarzan-and Other Censored Tales" by John Crosby (LA. Times 12-29-68), Two reviews from 1914 of Tarzan of the Apes. "ERB Fans Not Surprised Mariner 4 Showed No Life. Saw Wrong Spot" (July 22, 1965), pulp title pages illos from The Outlaw of Torn and The Moon Maid, "A Place to Play In" (August 1931 Better Homes & Gardens}, Jack Davis cartoon from HUMBUG #10, Seein' Stars cartoon from August 6, 1950, promo for ERB stories from the January 1941 FANTASTIC ADVENTURES, and more. #56 (February 2004): 8 pages. Page one by Roy Krenkel. Promo for Thuvia, Maid of Mars from the April 1, 1916 ARGOSY ALL-STORY WEEKLY. Photo from opening of 1969 Tarzana exhibit. "Little Known Works of a Well Known Author" by Darrell Richardson (Dec. 1945). "The Martian" (2 pages) from Jan. 31, 1959. "African Belies Tarzan Myth" (April 11, 1977). #57 (April 2004): 8 pages. Page one by Roy Krenkel. John Carter by Alex Nino. 1934 article about ERB imposter in Australia. "Librarians Fight Back at the Censors" (1964). "The Martian" (2 pages) from Feb. 28, 1959. Drawing and book dedicated by ERB. #58 (June 2004): 8 pages. Page one by J. Allen St. John. 1938 letter written by ERB. 1949 article about Tarzan's Magic Fountain. "The Martian" (2 pages) from March 21, 1959. John Carter of Mars illo by Alex Nino. #59 (August 2004): 8 pages. Page one by Russ Manning. Plot synopsis of original Tarzan comic book stories by James Van Hise. #60 (October 2004): 8 pages. Page one by Roy Krenkel. "Land That Time Forgot" illo by Frank R. Paul. "Son of Tarzan" chapter in BOY'S CINEMA from March 19, 1921. Ray Palmer news piece on Tarzan On Mars from a 1955 issue of FANTASY TIMES. #61 (December 2004): 8 pages. Editorial by James Van Hise. 2 versions of a Murphy Anderson John Carter illo from 1974. Centerspread of John Carter of Mars comic by Alex Nino. 1960s article on Tarzan books by Leslie A. Fiedler. 1932 letter written by ERB. Subscription rates $2 per issue, six issues for $10 (North America), $20 (overseas) from James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Payment by check, money order or Paypal to Jimvanhise@aol.com. | |
| Conan #12 - In comic shops January 26th! 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
#15 - Coming in April! Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Greg Ruth Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Colorist: Dave Stewart Kurt Busiek reunites with artist Greg Ruth, whose art "is gorgeous to look at, conveying a different but equally lush vision of Cimmeria" according to The Fourth Rail. This story looks deeper into Conan's earliest adventures. Having crippled a bullying playmate, young Conan's become a solitary figure. Born on the battlefield and destined for greatness, the boy's shown a fierce independence and bravery. The adults don't know what to do with such a formidable child and the other boys are afraid of him. When he discovers an Aquilonian wizard and daughter living in the woods outside his village, Conan is torn between his respect for their rogue existence and his chance to become a real Cimmerian warrior by exposing the foreign spies. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Publication Date: April 20, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99 CONAN #15 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB050063. |  |
| CONAN
AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1 (of 3) - Coming in April! P. Craig Russell (Writer/Artist) and Lovern Kindzierski (Colorist) On sale April 6, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics She's made a string of bad choices, and now a young woman has let herself become the pawn of mercenaries-and one of those mercenaries is Conan of Cimmeria. As the former dancing girl poses as the dead oracle of a primitive cult, Conan puts his military and thieving experience together in one of his last adventures before becoming King. P. Craig Russell, the award-winning artist who's made his reputation adapting literature to comics, takes the greatest hero to ever make the leap from books to comics in this dazzling adaptation. With stories like The Jewels of Gwahlur, Robert E. Howard invented the genre of sword and sorcery fiction, and no matter how many times the master has been imitated, stories like this one have not been surpassed. P. Craig Russell, Eisner Award-winner, is known for tales like Elric: Stormbringer and Ring of the Nibelung and his collaboration with Neil Gaiman on Murder Mysteries. JEWELS OF GWAHLUR is a direct adaptation of a Howard Conan story. CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB050064. |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: Sorry, there's no new review this week. Next week's review will be The Cobra from April 1, 1934. There is a special Shadow Two-Minute Shadow Mystery available this week. It's based on the characters and situations originally created by Walter Gibson in his 1936 pulp novel The Sledge-Hammer Crimes as well as the 1940 mystery Xitli, God of Fire. It's The Fire-God Murder by John Olsen Blackmask Online: Nothing new this week. Larry Estep-Online Pulps: Now with over 550 stories online! The Squealer by William Allen Ward from THE UNDERWORLD, April 1928 Golden City by Lon Williams from REAL WESTERN STORIES, December 1954 Featuring: Lee Winters Cross Words For Crooks by Paul Chadwick from DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE, July 16, 1932 Slender Clue by E. D. Gardner from STIRRING DETECTIVE & WESTERN STORIES, February 1941 A Half Interest in Hell by Emile Tepperman from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, May 1941 Featuring: Marty Quade | |
| JAMES BOND: DR. NO
- Coming in May! by Ian Fleming, Henry Gammidge & John McLusky Collects Dr. No, Diamonds are Forever and From Russia, With Love. When two MI5 agents disappear in Jamaica, Bond is sent to investigate - but a mysterious assailant attempts to dispatch him! When Bond links his attack to Dr. No's island, things go from bad to worse! Features a brand-new introduction by Eunice Gayson (Sylvia Trench), one of the few Bond Girls to appear in two movies! Soft Cover, 9x12, B&W, $16.95 JAMES BOND: DR. NO will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB053044. | |
| Jeff Doten's Illustration Studio ERBville Press recently announced the upcoming publication of UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS in the Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Uniform Edition Hardcover Series. This is the original magazine version for the first time in hardcover with all new illustrations! The
new artwork is by Jeff Doten. You
can order UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS
online at the ERBville Press website at
http://www.angelfire.com/film/locationbooks/erb19.htm |  |
| JSA:
STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 - In comic shops January 26th! 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 |  |
| KOLCHAK:
TALES OF NIGHT STALKER #6 -
Coming in April - May! by Dave Ulanski, Kirk Jarvinen, Keith Williams "Proximity," Part 2 of 2-Is he mummy, is he vampire, or is he... both? The spirit of Imjah Ra continues to plague Carl Kolchak and an L.A. Museum employee. Now, they must travel around the world to Egypt to find a tomb about to be forever buried, and replace some stolen artifacts in hopes of lifting a terrible curse. Failure means that the creature will drain enough of their life force to return to life, and walk the earth again! Hey, Carl... how do you stake a vampire that's had its heart removed centuries ago? Features two covers, one by classic Famous Monsters cover painter Harry Roland; and the other by Dave Ulanski. 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 KOLCHAK #6 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB052973. |  |
| LEGEND
#3 - Coming in April! Written by Howard Chaykin, Art and cover by Russ Heath Torn by tragedy, Hugo questions his powers and wonders what his true purpose really is. As a way of atoning, he enlists in the Army to help his country during the Vietnam War. What will happen when he realizes that he cannot help resolve the conflict even with all his powers? On sale April 27, 3 of 4, 48 pages, Full Color, $5.99 LEGEND #3 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB050334. |  |
| The
Lensman Saga Triplanetary: The Lensman Saga, Book 1 by E. E. "Doc" Smith will be available in February. From the atomic age in Atlantis to the far-flung future, here is a story of interstellar war with Earth as the prize for the victor. The elder race of our galaxy, the Arisians, using advanced mental science, has foreseen the invasion of our universe by the evil Eddorians. The Arisians begin a breeding program on every world that can produce intelligent life, the goal to produce super warriors who can repel the Eddorians. Triplanetary is the early history of that breeding program on Earth, illustrated with the lives of several warriors and soldiers. It ends with the discovery of the interstellar space drive, formation of the Galactic Patrol, and the first Lens-an Arisian device that provides its wearer with mind-reading and telepathic abilities-given to the first Lensman on Earth. 240 pages, $6.99 First Lensman: The Lensman Saga, Book 2 will be available in May. |  |
| Moonstone
Books - In comic shops January 26th! THE PHANTOM: THE GRAHAM NOLAN SUNDAY VOL. 1 By Graham Nolan, cover by Nolan. This TPB will collect for the first time the Graham Nolan Sunday Phantom comic strips. This volume contains four complete stories: "The War Mongers," "The Briefcase," "Terror in Mawitaan" and "The Sinbad Stone." These strips are from 2002, 2003, and 2004. 112 pages, $13.95. The Moonstone Books website is at http://www.moonstonebooks.com/ |  |
| Nemesis
Magazine Nemesis Magazine is an e-publication presenting new stories in the style of the Golden Age pulps. Free sample chapters are available for download from http://www.geocities.com/solitary_bird/nemesis.html. Nemesis Magazine is available from Renaissance E-books. Nemesis Magazine #1: Featuring Gun Moll, Undercover Nemesis of Crime Stephen Adams Nemesis Magazine #2: Featuring Rachel Rocket in "Hell Wings over Manhattan" Stephen Adams Nemesis Magazine #3: Featuring Victory Rose in "The Fuhrer's Final Trumpet" Stephen Adams Nemesis Magazine #4: Femme Noir in "Hell's Hungry Darlings" Stephen Adams Nemesis Magazine #5: Featuring Gun Moll in "Angel with No Hands" Stephen Adams |  |
| The
Night Stalker ABC has ordered a pilot be made for a 21st century NIGHT STALKER TV show. The proposed new STALKER series will be executive produced by ex-X-FILES producer/writer Frank Spotnitz. In a strange twist of fate, it was the original 1970s NIGHT STALKER show which inspired Chris Carter to make THE X-FILES in the 1990s. | |
| PLANETARY #22 - In comic shops January 26th! 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 | |
| RGK: THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL
- Coming in April - Resolicitation! RGK: THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL will be published by Vanguard Productions. This volume is Edited by J. David Spurlock & Barry Klugerman Influenced by early masters J. Allen St. John, J.C. Coll, and Franklin Booth, Roy G. Krenkel has in turn inspired generations of fantasy artists with his portrayals of futuristic cities, prehistoric beasts, Mongol hordes, jungle men, and bodacious beauties. From pulp-styled drawings of the late '40s to early work on EC Comics' Weird Science, and defining art on Tarzan, Conan, and Wizard of Oz, RGK: The Art of Roy G. Krenkel will enthrall anyone whose imagination has been inspired by the stories of Edgar Rice Burroughs or Robert E. Howard! Profusely illustrated with over 250 illustrations (many never-before-published ) and photos that provide a rich overview of the artist's life and works. Featuring commentary by Krenkel's associates, including Star Wars illustrator Al Williamson. The Deluxe Hardcover Edition includes an additional 16-page color gallery, and comes packaged in a handsome slipcase. Hard Cover, 8x11, 132 pages, $34.95 Deluxe Hard Cover, 8x11, 150 pages, $49.95 RGK: THE ART OF ROY G. KRENKEL will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB053102 for the Regular Hard Cover. The Diamond Item Code is FEB053103 for the Deluxe Hard Cover. |  |
| Robert
E. Howard's Strange Tales - Now available! ROBERT E. HOWARD'S STRANGE TALES is now available. Collection of weird yarns by Robert E. Howard. First book publication of "The Touch Of Death" from WEIRD TALES, first book publication of original version of "The Voice Of El-Lil" from ORIENTAL STORIES magazine. It also contains versions of stories that first appeared in early fanzines including "Gods Of The North" from the 1934 fanzine THE FANTASY FAN. This was an alternate version of a Conan story which was turned down by WEIRD TALES. It also contains "The Garden Of Fear" from the 1934 fanzine MARVEL TALES. Contains the 2 stories which appeared in STRANGE TALES, "The Cairn On The Headland" and "The People Of The Dark" which features a guy named Conan as the main character. Predates the first WEIRD TALES appearance of Conan the Cimmerian by several months. This volume also contains "A Thunder Of Trumpets" by Howard and Frank Thurston Torbett, a rarity from WEIRD TALES, and the classic "Black Canaan". Also included is a letters column Strange Tales. Intro by Dennis McHaney. Illustrated. 176 pages. $13.95 Visit Lulu.com at http://www.lulu.com/content/98782 to order a copy. |  |
| Sky
Captain and the World of Tomorrow DVD - Available January 25th! Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow DVD will be released on 01/25/05. The film will be released in separate anamorphic widescreen and full frame versions, each with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. Extras will include 5 behind-the-scenes featurettes (on the production, the film's special effects, the vision behind the film's animation and more), the original short that inspired the film, deleted scenes, and a gag reel. SRP: $27.95 |  |
| Sword
& Fantasy #1 - Now available! Robert E. Howard fandom is on the rebound. Not since the 1970s have there been this many new magazines devoted to the adventurous realms of Robert E. Howard. The new magazine SWORD & FANTASY builds on this tradition to cover not only Robert E. Howard and his works, but related fantasy realms as well in the eighty page first issue. Issue #1 has a detailed guide to the contents of past Howard fanzines, as well as to the revived ROBERT E. HOWARD TWO- GUN RACONTEUR. There are also articles examining the Howard stories "Valley of the Worm" and "The Scarlet Citadel." Plus the complete text of a convention panel on WEIRD TALES is presented from the 1998 San Diego Comicon. I also look at the Gil Kane sword and sorcery comic BLACKMARK. Plus the article "Stepsons of Cimmeria" examines modern sword and sorcery writers who were clearly inspired by Howard. One of these is Karl Edward Wagner and an 8,000 word article takes an in-depth look at every one of his Kane stories. Plus a full color cover by Roy Krenkel of Conan, which has an interesting story behind it! 80 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 (side-stapled) Order single issues for $10.00 plus $6.00 priority mail or $2.00 media mail, or 3 issues for $30.00 (postpaid) from James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. Payment by check, money order or Paypal to Jimvanhise@aol.com. |  |
| Swordandsorcery.org -
Harold Lamb pulp reprint online! There is a new Sword and Sorcery website online at http://www.swordandsorcery.org. The site is updated two to four times EVERY month. The first issue of the E-zine Flashing Swords is now online at the site for your reading pleasure. The contents include a pulp reprint by Harold Lamb plus new fiction: The Guardian of the Dawn, by William King He was on the run, but he’d made a vow, and Kormak was a man of his word. He’d stand against the children of the night or die in the venture. The Whore’s Fool, by Joseph A. McCullough V He hadn’t meant to rescue anybody, and he never meant to lose his heart. . . A Stevan the Targeteer story. The Golden Empress, by Harold Lamb A veteran warrior and peerless navigator, was even Harald the Viking a match for the keen wits of the world’s mightiest woman? The Burning River, by S.C. Bryce The Gray Mist found the river that had burned in his dreams. He just hadn’t imagined the horror that lurked along its banks. . . The High Tower, by D.K. Latta He’d dared the tower and rescued the damsel. But the only way out was up, where even his enemies feared to go. . The website also features interviews with writers and publishers working in sword and sorcery and related genres as well as a growing library of articles about sword and sorcery and related topics. Articles on line now are: Defining Sword and Sorcery, by Howard Andrew Jones What distinguishes sword and sorcery from other fantasy? Jones examines the topic in light of what other fantasy writers and editors have said on the topic. The Demarcation of Sword and Sorcery, by Joseph A. McCullough V McCullough compares sword and sorcery to heroic fantasy in a thoroughly researched and entertaining look at both fantasy genres. Robert E. Howard, Christianity, and the Saga of Bran Mak Morn, by Joseph A. McCullough V A fascinating look at Robert E. Howard's King of the Picts as a window into Howard's religious outlook. Swords of The Old Ones: The Early Fantastic, by Howard Andrew Jones A look at the early writers of fantastic literature who had the most influence upon sword and sorcery. Swords of the Old Ones: Historical Swasbucklers, by Howard Andrew Jones COMING SOON! A look at the historical writers of the old pulps whose work had the most influence upon sword and sorcery. | |
| Tarzan's
Revenge DVD - Available January 25th! C. Henry Gordon, Eleanor Holm, George Barbier, George Meeker, Glenn Morris, Hedda Hopper, Joe Sawyer Tarzan fights to keep a young woman out of trouble as she accompanies her parents and cowardly fianc? on a trek through the dangerous African jungle. Eleanor Reed's father is out to capture exotic animals for an exhibit, and while the Reeds and their guides hunt for suitable specimens, local despot Ben Ali Bey plots to capture Eleanor and add her to his harem of trophy wives. SRP: $9.99 |  |
| TOM
STRONG #32 - Coming in April! Written by Michael Moorcock, Art and cover by Jerry Ordway The conclusion of a thrilling 2-part story by legendary author Michael Moorcock and artist Jerry Ordway! Tom Strong and Solomon are recruited on a mission to save the multiverse. But has their information been tainted?. Are they really working on the side of the angels? And who is the mysterious Count Zodiac? On sale April 13, 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 TOM STRONG #32 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). The Diamond Item Code is FEB050344. |  |
| War
of the Worlds Pendragon Pictures has announced that they have completed principal photography on their film version of War of the Worlds. Their film reportedly remains faithful to the original H. G. Wells novel. The website is located at http://www.waroftheworldsmovienews.com/ | |
| Wildside
Press John Betancourt has confirmed that softcover editions of THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD will be following about a year after each hardcover edition. | |
| Wildside Press Keep watching the Pulp Classics series of single-author collections from Wildside Press. Coming up are: H. Bedford Jones, J. Allan Dunn, Arthur O. Friel, Anthony M. Rud, Robert Leslie Bellem, George Allen England, Achmed Abdullah, Christopher Booth, Ray Cummings, Max Brand, and Murray Leinster. The Arthur O. Friel collection is titled AMAZON DAYS: CLASSIC ADVENTURE TALES FROM THE PULPS. The contents include: “The Spider” (ADVENTURE, December 3, 1919) "The Peccaries" (ADVENTURE, First March 1920) “The Firefly” (ADVENTURE, Nov. 3, 1920) “The Tailed Men” (ADVENTURE, February 18, 1921) “The Trumpeter” (ADVENTURE, May 3, 1921) “The Barrigudo” (ADVENTURE, June 3, 1921) “The Bouto” (ADVENTURE, Mid-July, 1921) "The Ant-Eater" (ADVENTURE, July 18, 1921) "The Jararaca" (ADVENTURE, Dec. 30, 1921) All stories feature Pedro and Lourenco and slightly tall tales of the Amazon. | |
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| Adventure House -
Now available! HIGH ADVENTURE #80 featuring 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 plus $2.50 shipping (Media Mail) for a single copy. HIGH ADVENTURE #80 will be available in comic shops on January 19th! |  |
| Adventure
House - Now available! 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! $9.95 plus $2.50 shipping (Media Mail) for a single copy. G-8 #15 will be available in comic shops on January 19th! |  |
| Adventure House -
Coming in March! HIGH ADVENTURE #81 - March 2005 In "Night Of The Wasuli Death," Africa is arming for war! From the land of the Zulu plains to the heart of the perilous Congo, bewitched tribesmen flocked to the blood-red banner of Iban Byzof, ruthless, self-made jungle emperor. And first to be trapped in that fierce tide of revolt was Ki-Gor, son of the jungle, and his flamed-haired mate, Helene! Then, in "The Monster Of Voodoo Isle," power-mad M'membo had united the fifty tribes of the fierce Bantu bowmen. Bewitching, raven-haired Tabitha, pagan goddess, was spurring them to battle pitch. But how could Ki-Gor, great white lord of all the jungles, move against them when his very first step meant death to his golden mate, Helene, a fated prisoner of his jackal-like twosome? Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 |  |
| Adventure House -
Coming in May! HIGH ADVENTURE #82 - May 2005 THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA Is America Doomed? Will the Asian Hordes of Wu Fang descend upon a helpless America and claim United States soil as their own? Has America gone too far in disarming after the Great War? Find out in the pages of the stunning novel The Conquest of America by Frederick Painton, as reprinted from the pages of the late 20s era pulp BATTLE STORIES. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 |  |
| Adventure House -
Coming in July! HIGH ADVENTURE #83 - July 2005 SNATCH - featuring Dan Fowler is his first great adventure in the pages of G-MEN. G-Man Dan Fowler takes the trail of the grey gang— that band of masked killers who laugh at law while committing every heinous crime known to humanity! Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 |  |
| Adventure
House - Coming in May! G-8 AND HIS BATTLE ACES #16 featuring The X-Ray Eye - May 2005 "Scientist murdered in Berlin." It was that headline in a German newspaper that sent G-8 on the trail of one of the most ghastly war schemes that ever blasted fighting skies. Intelligence was not impressed by the news story; but G-8 suspected the motive behind the crime, knew that it promised a horror campaign that might destroy the world— and grimly he set out to combat it! SRP: $9.95 |  |
| Adventure House
- Coming Soon! A new series of complete pulp replica/reprints. Except these are printed on acid-free paper and guaranteed not to crumble into dust while you read them. Adventure House will bring you some of the scarcest pulps imaginable in this great new series, reprinting them as the reading public saw them on the newsstands, at a fraction of their current collectors prices. SAUCY MOVIE TALES July 1936 Cover Artist: Norman Saunders Size: 7x10 Pages: 96 Pulp replica - full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Price: $14.95 Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. SPICY MYSTERY STORIES February 1938 Cover Artist: H. Parkhurst Size: 7x10 Pages: 128 Pulp replica - full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Price: $14.95 Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1936 Cover Artist: H.J. Ward Size: 7x10 Pages: 128 Pulp replica - full color cover, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Price: $14.95 Media Mail Shipping $2.50 for a single copy. |    |
| Bronze
Icon Bronz Icon is a new Doc Savage website by Tom Barnett. Tom's old web page, Doc Savage Headquarters is gone and is replaced by Bronze Icon. Most all of the older pages are still there although most have been revamped. New material has been added with articles on Nikola Tesla, DC Comics, Edgar Cayce, and The Crime College with more to follow. Visit the new website at http://www.bronzeicon.com/. | |
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME
7 - Preview now available! CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 7: THE DWELLER IN THE POOL AND OTHER STORIES TPB ROY THOMAS (W) and JOHN BUSCEMA (A) Dark Horse Comics now has a preview of this title available online. Throughout his adventures across the mythic Hyperborean world, the barbarian called Conan crosses swords with many colorful and dangerous characters, somehow always finding himself on the wrong end of a wizard's wrath, or staring down the hungry jaws of a nightmarish beast. Proving himself more than a match for whatever comes his way, Conan has become one of the most enduring and strangely endearing characters in all of popular culture. The stories in this edition feature more tales of thrilling adventure and chilling betrayal as only writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema could deliver. On sale March 30, Soft Cover, 160 pages, Full Color, 7"x 10", $15.95 |  |
| Classic
Comic Book Characters #2: Conan - Rescheduled for May! The Classic Comic Book Characters #2: Conan release date has now been pushed back to May 18th. 5" tall, fully-painted, packaged in a litho-printed full-color tin box and included is a vintage-style pinback button, and booklet about the character and his creator, limited to 750 pieces Price: $49.95 |  |
| Conan
the Barbarian on HD-DVD Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on HD-DVD At the HD-DVD presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Toshiba, NEC and Sanyo Electric all said that HD-DVD players will be available to consumers in the U.S. starting as early as September. What's more, Warner, Universal and Paramount together announced some 89 titles that will be available on HD-DVD in time for the format's 4th Quarter launch. Conan the Barbarian was one of the HD-DVD titles announced by Universal. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was one of the HD-DVD titles announced by Paramount. | |
| Conan #12 -
Preview now available online! Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of CONAN #12 (on sale January 19th)! 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
#15 - Coming in April! Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Greg Ruth Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Colorist: Dave Stewart Kurt Busiek reunites with artist Greg Ruth, whose art "is gorgeous to look at, conveying a different but equally lush vision of Cimmeria" according to The Fourth Rail. This story looks deeper into Conan's earliest adventures. Having crippled a bullying playmate, young Conan's become a solitary figure. Born on the battlefield and destined for greatness, the boy's shown a fierce independence and bravery. The adults don't know what to do with such a formidable child and the other boys are afraid of him. When he discovers an Aquilonian wizard and daughter living in the woods outside his village, Conan is torn between his respect for their rogue existence and his chance to become a real Cimmerian warrior by exposing the foreign spies. Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Publication Date: April 20, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99 CONAN #15 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). | |
| CONAN
AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1 (of 3) - Coming in April! P. Craig Russell (Writer/Artist) and Lovern Kindzierski (Colorist) On sale April 6, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics She's made a string of bad choices, and now a young woman has let herself become the pawn of mercenaries-and one of those mercenaries is Conan of Cimmeria. As the former dancing girl poses as the dead oracle of a primitive cult, Conan puts his military and thieving experience together in one of his last adventures before becoming King. P. Craig Russell, the award-winning artist who's made his reputation adapting literature to comics, takes the greatest hero to ever make the leap from books to comics in this dazzling adaptation. With stories like The Jewels of Gwahlur, Robert E. Howard invented the genre of sword and sorcery fiction, and no matter how many times the master has been imitated, stories like this one have not been surpassed. P. Craig Russell, Eisner Award-winner, is known for tales like Elric: Stormbringer and Ring of the Nibelung and his collaboration with Neil Gaiman on Murder Mysteries. JEWELS OF GWAHLUR is a direct adaptation of a Howard Conan story. CONAN AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #1 will be solicited in the February PREVIEWS (available January 26th). | |
| Conan
by Alex Ross Dynamic Forces has announced that it will produce a litho and statue based on a new Alex Ross painting of Conan. These will be the first items produced under a new license to produce lithographs and limited edition resin statues featuring images of Conan. Ross says he will be "channeling all of my inner Buscema" to produce his painting. "It's no secret that John Buscema is one of my all-time favorite artists and the work he did on Conan remains the definitive version to me," Ross said. | |
| CthulhuCon 2005 Chaosium announced that they will be co-hosting a CthulhuCon at GhengisCon this coming February. The Denver Gamers Association has invited Chaosium to attend their show February 17th-20th 2005. Charlie Krank and Dustin Wright will both be there. There will be a big Chaosium booth and plenty of COC gaming. This is a great way for Chaosium to kick off our 30th anniversary. The event will take place at the Four Points Sheraton in Denver Colorado. If you would like to run some Call of Cthulhu events there, please contact dustin@chaosium.com. We'll need plenty of GM's! For more information about GhengisCon check out http://www.denvergamers.com/genghis/generalinfo.asp | |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's no new pulp review of an old Shadow mystery this week. The Shadow Helps by James A. Stewart 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 550 stories online! The Ghost of Towneley Towers (Professor Forrester #8) by Seabury Quinn from REAL DETECTIVE TALES, Unknown, 1928 Too Late by Rose La Plante from LOVE STORY MAGAZINE, July 20, 1929 Black Murder by Carl Moore from SPICY ADVENTURE, April, 1935 The Death Club by George Harmon Coxe from COMPLETE STORIES, December 15, 1933 | |
| Red Sonja -
Coming soon! Dynamic Forces Inc. announced a deal that includes the production of limited edition and collectible merchandise featuring THE She-Devil with a Sword -- fan favorite Red Sonja. Perhaps best known from the Marvel comic book series (running off and on from 1979 until 1986), the character first appeared in comics in Conan the Barbarian #23 as the two characters share the same creator – Robert E. Howard. “We have big plans for Sonja in 2005,” explained Nick Barrucci, President of Dynamic Forces. “When Sonja first appeared in Conan #23, it was a great and classic issue, and one which Sonja really shined. We’re going to take the same strength of character to place Sonja back on top in all categories! We feel very lucky, as we not only get to draw upon Red Sonja’s solo comics, but the entire history of her comics to create cool collectibles. This is a great follow up in addition to the Conan license that we acquired and announced on Monday!” The license allows for Dynamic Forces to produce trading cards, lithographs, giclees, acetate lithos, wall scrolls, limited edition resin items -- including statues, busts, bookends, snowglobes -- featuring images and characters from both the film and classic comics. Look for more information on the release of DF Red Sonja Product in the coming weeks. The new Red Sonja comic launches in April. | |
| Renaissance E-Books - Now available! Professor Jameson's Interstellar Adventures #1: The Jameson Satellite & Planet of the Double Sun After spending forty million years in suspended animation while his one-man ship circles twenty thousand miles from earth, Professor Jameson awakes to discover humanity has perished and he is the only one left alive. Then he meets the Zoromes, highly advanced intellects, who have transferred their minds into near immortal metal bodies, roaming the universe in search of strange worlds and high adventure. Soon the Professor has been persuaded to accompany them in a metal body of his own. What should be the series weakness turns out to be its strength, for with trivial human passions off-screen, the author is free to focus on creating and painting wonder after wonder: planets with double suns, societies of intelligent fish, hollow planets, metal moons, cat people, twin worlds, mausoleums of vanished races... In fact, the Jameson series is one of the seminal sf works that gave birth to the term "sense of wonder." THE INTERSTELLAR ADVENTURES OF PROFESSOR JAMESON #1 presents the first two short novels in this classic series: The Jameson Satellite and The Planet of the Double Sun." In the second short novel, Jameson and the Zoromes encounter a planet of two suns whose tripod inhabitants pose a problem in space exploration that threatens to end the professor's career before it has started! 254 pages for $4 |  |
| SPECTRUM
SUPER SPECIAL #3 - Delayed until February! This squarebound, giant-size issue (over 100 pages!), a follow-up to the Conan-themed #2, features all-new interviews with writers and artists talking about their work over the years on Robert E. Howard projects: Frank Brunner (Bran Mak Morn), Dave Sim (REH, Cerebus), Roy Thomas (Marvel's REH), and Alan Weiss (Solomon Kane); plus interviews with Gary Gianni (Bran Mak Morn, Solomon Kane) and Kevin Sorbo (Kull, Hercules) from previous sold-out issues of Spectrum. Win-Mill Productions, Magazine, 100 pages, B&W, $14.95 |  |
| TERRA
OBSCURA VOL 2 #5 - In comic shops January 19th! Written by Alan Moore and Peter Hogan, art and cover by Yanick Paquette and Karl Story. 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 | |
| War of the Worlds WOTW Films reports "A new trailer is being planned for Superbowl half time. This will feature Tom Cruise (aka Ray Ferrier) and his family escaping the Martian attack as the gas station in bayonne and the Bayonne bridge are blown up in the background, along with the whole of block of houses that were used for the filming in Bayonne". | |
| Wildside
Press - A new issue of STRANGE TALES is coming
soon! The next issue of STRANGE TALES (#9) is due in August 2005. A few will be printed early on book paper and MAY be ready as early as March. STRANGE TALES will now be a newsstand distribution magazine that will be coming out quarterly (hopefully). The magazine price will likely be $5.95. The book paper edition price will likely be $12.50. Wildside Press also plans to reprint the entire run of the original STRANGE TALES (#1 through #7). | |
| Wildside Press
- Now available! SINISTER STORIES #1 (February 1940) A facsimile reprint of the February 1940 issue of SINISTER STORIES -- the first issue of a classic "weird menage" pulp magazine. SINISTER STORIES was a short-lived (only 3 issues) "weird menace" magazine, designed to thrill and titillate through a mix of suspense, science fiction, bondage, nudity, and grisly horror. Stories such as "Brides of the Half-Men," "Satan's Studio of Sin," and "White Flesh Must Rot" are surely masterpieces of over-the-top pulp writing! Price: $19.95 CONAN'S WORLD AND ROBERT E. HOWARD by Darrell Schweitzer Darrell Schweitzer outlines all of Conan's career, from his early beginnings as a mercenery, to the epic battles which resulted in his conquest of Aquilonia. Price: $10.00 |  |
| 07 January 2005 | |
| 2005
WINDY CITY PULP & PAPERBACK CONVENTION (#5) April 22 (Friday) through April 24 (Sunday), 2005 http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com Now at a New Hotel: THE RAMADA PLAZA HOTEL O'HARE 6600 North Mannheim Rd. Rosemont, IL 60018 Hotel Phone # (847) 827-5131 http://www.ramadaplazaohare.com (Please mention the con when booking rooms!) For our fifth anniversary, we're trying to put on our best show yet. The most obvious change is that we've moved to a new hotel, with larger exhibit space. And moved one month later, for better spring weather! MEMBERSHIPS: Memberships are $25 for all three days (increasing to $30 after April 1, 2005), $20 for Friday only, $20 for Saturday only, and $10 for Sunday only. Please note that we can now accept payments online through paypal (account pulpvault@msn.com). If you register before April 1, 2005, your membership badge will be mailed to you, allowing you to by-pass the registration line and pick up your program book and other materials at your convenience. ALL ATTENDEES WHO PURCHASE THREE DAY MEMBERSHIPS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A FREE CONVENTION CANVAS BAG, CONTAINING FREE BOOKS AND OTHER GOODIES FROM OUR DEALERS. DEALER INFO: Dealer setup begins Friday at 10am - the dealer room is open to the public from 2-6 pm Friday, 9 am-5 pm Saturday and 9 am-4pm Sunday. For dealers, tables are now 8' long, instead of the 6' tables we had at our old hotel. Each table includes: 1 tablecloth and 2 chairs. WALL TABLES ARE SOLD OUT! (If you want to be added to the waitlist for wall tables, let us know, but we don't expect any to open up at this time.) Until April 1, 2005, full island tables are $55 and half island tables are $35; after April 1, 2005, rates increase to $65 for full and $40 for half. There is no access to the room on Thursday. IMPORTANT NOTE: Each dealer and dealer's helper must also buy a membership. GUEST OF HONOR: ERNEST "DARCY" CHIRIACKA CONFIRMED AS GUEST OF HONOR! Chiriacka began his pulp career in 1940 and by the time it was over in the 1950s, he had painted over 500 covers for Ace, Dell, Popular, Street & Smith, and Thrilling Publications. His paperback cover career, which began in 1948 and ran until 1966, found him painting covers for Avon Books, Cardinal Editions, Pocket Books, Century Publications, Dell Paperbacks, Gold Medal, Hillman Publications, Perma Books, and Popular Library. In 1950 he broke into the slicks and became a prolific contributor there as well, in addition to calendar pin-up work for Esquire in the early 1950s. Ultimately he moved into the fine art field. The GoH presentation will be at 7 pm Saturday evening, and several of his original paintings will be on display in our art show on Saturday and Sunday. There will also be an autograph session at 3 pm on Saturday afternoon, which will include other attending authors and artists signing. See our website for details as they develop of other professionals who'll be signing. AUCTION: The auction will kick off Saturday at 8 pm. In addition to pulps, paperbacks and other material submitted by attendees, this year's auction will feature part two of The Incredible, Once-in-a-Lifetime Munsey/Popular Publications Auction - an incredible assortment of one-of-a-kind items from the Munsey and Popular files. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE a 4 page hand written letter by Cornell Woolrich, a near 1" thick file concerned with George Allan England (including a number of long letters from England and signed by him), a nearly 4" thick file of letters regarding THE COURT OF LAST RESORT (teaming author, Erle Stanley Gardner; publisher, Harry Steeger; and detective, Raymond Schindler to investigate men wrongfully imprisoned and their efforts to correct such mistakes, made into a book and later a TV show - the file includes many long letters, some signed "Erle"), other material by or about Robert Bloch, Albert Payson Terhune, Clarence Mulford, T.S. Stribling, "Cap" Shaw, and many others, and loads of signed checks (including Rex Stout, Ray Cummings, Harold Lamb, Talbot Mundy, Rudolph Belarksi, Ralph Milne Farley, Frederick Davis and many more). A much more complete list of items can be found on our website. A unique opportunity not to be missed! PULP FILM FEST: Our Pulp Film Fest shows old movies based on pulp stories, on 16 mm film. There will be 2 sessions Friday (beginning at 2 pm & 8 pm) and 2 sessions Saturday (beginning at 2 pm and following the auction). More info will be posted on the website closer to the con; the tentative schedule includes THE BLACK DOLL (1938; from the novel of the same name, published in a 1936 issue of ACE-HIGH DETECTIVE) and THE PRESCOTT KID (1934; from Claude Rister's novelette "Wolves of Catclaw," published in a 1933 issue of RANGELAND LOVE STORIES). The Pulp Film Fest is organized by Ed Hulse and sponsored by Blood 'N' Thunder magazine (http://www.geocities.com/poppub/). ART SHOW: We will once again be hosting an art show displaying original pulp and paperback art. This year's art show will include a MAJOR DISPLAY OF HAROLD MCCAULEY ART! Chicago-based artist Harold McCauley was one of the top sf artists of the 1940s and 1950s, working first for the Ziff-Davis chain of magazines before following Ray Palmer and contributing to his stable. Few could draw women like McCauley, and he's still perhaps best remembered today for his Mac Girl. We're pleased to announce that his wife and daughters will be attending the convention in connection with a major display of over 20 McCauley originals being planned for the art show. We anticipate that originals by many other artists will also be on display at the show, including by George Rozen, Walter Baumhofer, J. Allen St. John, Tom Lovell, Modest Stein, Peter Driben, Frank Kelly Freas, Ed Emshwiller, Virgil Finlay, Edd Cartier and Laurence Herndon. This year, the art show is sponsored by Dan Zimmer and the fine folks at Illustration magazine (www.illustration-magazine.com). If you have any art you'd like to make available for display in the art show, please contact us. The art show will be open Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons. PROGRAM BOOK: All attendees will receive a program book, containing pulp articles and reprints. To advertise in the program book, rates are: full page ads $60 (4 1/8" x 6.75"), half page $35 (4 1/8" x 3 3/8"), business card size $20 (3.25" x 2"). The deadline for submitting and paying for ads is February 1, 2005. Please contact Tom Roberts at tom.roberts2@verizon.net for ad matters (other than payment). CON SUITE: Our con suite will operate from Friday afternoon until late Saturday night/early Sunday morning - stop by and grab a drink and some munchies, while chatting about our favorite hobby. WEBSITE: The con's website is www.windycitypulpandpaper.com. We'll be posting updates to it periodically up until the time of the show, so please check it for the most recent information. HOTEL INFO: We're moving to a new hotel, with larger exhibit space. Advantages of the new hotel include being only minutes from O'Hare airport (the hotel operates a free shuttle service which runs approximately every 20 minutes - and from the east, you can now circle around the city, rather than go through; from other directions you don't have to go through the city) and some cheaper hotel rates. The new Hotel has two types of rooms: Tower rooms ($92/night plus tax, which is the same as the rate at our old hotel), and Inn rooms ($65/night plus tax). The Tower rooms were newly remodeled at the end of last year. One car per room parks free of charge; otherwise there's a parking charge of $5.50 for less than 7 hours, $9 for 7-24 hours. Please make sure to mention the convention when booking hotel rooms. Thanks! For more info on the con, please contact: Doug Ellis 13 Spring Lane Barrington Hills, IL 60010 847-217-4241 info@windycitypulpandpaper.com http://www.windycitypulpandpaper.com We hope to see you in the Windy City in late April! | |
| Bold Venture Press -
Spider update! Bold Venture Press will be mailing copies out of SPIDER #7 at the end of next week. Wouldn't this be a great time to send a mere ten bucks (postage included) for your copy? If 250 people send ten bucks, they'll get the issue within a week or so ... and see the next issue in a couple of months. BVP is rolling up its collective sleeves to encourage more direct-sales ... You need not "subscribe", just send the money for each issue as they appear. BVP plans to have SPIDER #8 at Windy City Pulp & Paperback Show. | |
| Bran
Mak Morn: The Last King BRAN MAK MORN: THE LAST KING will be available May 31st from Del Rey Books. This is a 336 page trade paperback for $15.95. You can pre-order this title now at Amazon.com. |  |
| Cliffhanger
Productions - TALES OF
THE DARK AVENGER TALES OF THE DARK AVENGER magazine will be a 10 1/4" by 6 1/4" size 52 page pulp style magazine in the tradition of THE SPIDER MASTER OF MEN and THE SHADOW. Each bi-monthly issue will feature a Dark Avenger short story and back up stories. Cliffhanger Productions is currently looking for artwork and short stories for the magazine. Stories should be of the pulp variety. We're particularly looking for action/adventure, suspense, mystery/detective stories, and masked hero tales. Being a very small press, we can only pay in contributor's copies. The Cliffhanger Productions Homepage is now updated with the information on the forthcoming Tales of the Dark Avenger Magazine, including Writer's Guidelines. The specific address for information on the magazine is: http://home.comcast.net/~darkavenger1989 The Cliffhanger Productions Homepage is at: http://cliffhangerproductions.8m.com | |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: Jibaro Death is reviewed this week. Death Rides the High Sea 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 550 stories online! Mummies to Order by E. Hoffmann Price from THRILLING MYSTERY, January 1940 Romeo's Juliet by Thomas Thursday from SPORTS FICTION, Fall 1943 Frozen Stiff by C. S. Montanye from POPULAR DETECTIVE, March 1947 Picture Pilots by Robert Sidney Bowen from THE LONE EAGLE, May 1936 | |
| Frank
Kelly Freas Artist Frank Kelly Freas, born 1922, died January 2nd at his suburban Los Angeles home. Kelly was an eleven time Hugo Award winning illustrator of cover and interior art for science fiction, fantasy, advertising, and MAD Magazine from the 1950s to 2001. | |
| H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine
of Horror #2 H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror #2 goes to press in early January. The contents include: The Outsider’s Desk (editorial), by Marvin Kaye Book reviews, by Craig Shaw Gardner Arkham Film Vault, Greg Lamberson Innsmouthbane, by John Glasby Richard Matheson interview, conducted by Mike McCarty He Wanted to Live, by Richard Matheson Richard Matheson filmography, by Mike McCarty The Dark, by RJ Lewis A Ghost Can Be Born, by Ray Russell Sweet as This, by Joel McRennary The Pride is Back, by Jean Paiva The cover shown is for the book paper edition ($15) -- the regular edition will still be $5.95. The extra content in the book paper edition will probably be an Achmed Abdullah novella called "The Charmed Life." Visit the Wildside Press website to subscribe. |  |
| Harold
Lamb - The Golden Empress The Golden Empress by Howard Lamb is now available |
