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| THE
2005 CIMMERIAN AWARDS The 2005 Cimmerian Awards are awarded for outstanding achievements in Robert E. Howard studies over the past year. The winners of the first annual Cimmerian Awards were announced on the evening of Friday June 10th 2005, live at Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains. And the winners are: THE ATLANTEAN (Outstanding Achievement — Book By a Single Author) Dale Rippke, for The Hyborian Heresies THE VALUSIAN (Outstanding Achievement — Anthology) Don Herron, for The Barbaric Triumph THE HYRKANIAN (Outstanding Achievement — Essay) First Place: Mark Finn, for "Fists of Robert E. Howard" from The Barbaric Triumph Second Place: Rusty Burke, for "Travels With Robert E. Howard" from The REH Companion #1 Third Place: Steven Tompkins, for "The Past is Dead, the Past is Deadly: Three Dragons in One Hour" from The Dark Man #7 THE AQUILONIAN (Outstanding Achievement — Periodical) Leo Grin, for The Cimmerian THE STYGIAN (Outstanding Achievement — Website) Paul Herman, for Howard Works THE VENARIUM AWARD (Emerging Scholar) Mark Finn THE BLACK RIVER AWARD (Special Achievement) Jim and Ruth Keegan, for The Illustrated World of Robert E. Howard and The Adventures of Two-Gun Bob THE BLACK CIRCLE AWARD (Lifetime Achievement) Glenn Lord Full details will be provided in a jam-packed Awards issue of THE CIMMERIAN within a few months, available in a Deluxe edition. Visit The Cimmerian website for a complete list of all the nominees. | |
| Adventure House - Coming in January 2006! HIGH ADVENTURE #86 featuring Kigor in The Devil's Death Trap and Blood Priestess of Vig N'Ga. Into the soulless domain of the gray apes; into the jungle city of Dargh-Abar—where man was slave and beast was king—stormed a wrathful Ki-Gor to pit muscle and guile against the brute strength and simian cunning of a power-mad ape army. Soft Cover, 7x10, 112 pages, B&W SRP: $7.95 HIGH ADVENTURE #86 will be available in January 2006. Coming Soon: HIGH ADVENTURE #83 featuring Dan Fowler is his first great adventure in the pages of G-MEN. (July 2005) HIGH ADVENTURE #84 featuring The Green Lama in The Wave of Death by Richard Foster. (September 2005) HIGH ADVENTURE #85 featuring The Black Bat in The Maniac Murders. (November 2005) |  |
| AGE
OF CONAN: ANOK, HERETIC OF STYGIA MMPB by J. Steven York It has been six years since Anok Wati, young warrior of the streets, witnessed his father's murder. Orphaned, pursued by his father's unknown killers, and forced to forsake his birth name, he has made a new life in the Stygian slums. But, to unravel the mysteries of the past and avenge his father's death, Anok must join the sinister cult of the snake-god Set and destroy them from within! Soft Cover, 288 pages SRP: $6.99 Publisher: Ace Street date: September 27, 2005 ANOK, HERETIC OF STYGIA is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL053396. |  |
| ARTHUR
SUYDAM: THE ART OF THE BARBARIAN VOLUME TWO - Coming in September!
written by ARTHUR SUYDAM, art & cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM introduction by ROY THOMAS The second in the two book series featuring the stunning work of renowned artist, Arthur Suydam, showcased in a large magazine-sized format. A rare chance to own copies of both obscure and celebrated masterpieces by this genius of painting and rendering, leading up to his creator-owned “barbarian” project to debut in 2005. Without repeating any of the art from Volume One, in Volume Two, we once again explore the mythos of the barbarian in literature and revisit some of the famous he-men brought to life by Suydam, including Tarzan, Death Dealer, Thor and Loki, among others, while looking into Suydam’s mind to see the process he employs to give these characters substance. A must see and a must read! Complete the set. September 7 • 64 pg • BW • $14.99 THE ART OF THE BARBARIAN VOL. TWO is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL051613. | |
| Bold Venture Press - THE
SPIDER #9: SATAN'S DEATH BLAST - Coming in September! by Norvell Page The Spider clashes with a devil-faced terrorist, whose dirty bombs rock upstate New York — leaving Albany and Buffalo open to wide-scale looting! Soft Cover, $10.00 THE SPIDER #9 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL053456. This title MAY be available earlier direct from Bold Venture Press. |  |
| BRAN
MAK MORN - Now available from the Science
Fiction Book Club! The Science Fiction Book Club has published an exclusive members only hardcover edition of Del Rey's BRAN MAK MORN for $12.99. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. |  |
| CONAN
#20 - Coming in September! Writer: Kurt Busiek, Cover Artist: Jose Ladronn, Penciller: Cary Nord, Colorist: Dave Stewart The critically acclaimed, best-selling Conan series begins its highly anticipated adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Tower of the Elephant," one of the most popular Conan tales of all time. A bar fight in the City of Thieves yields far more than expected when Conan learns of the fabled and impregnable Tower of the Elephant. Determined to rob it, Conan sets out on a quest that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men. On sale September 21, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages, Price: $2.99 CONAN #20 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL050034. |  |
| CONAN:
THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES TPB - Coming in September! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, inked by Thomas Yeates, colored by Dave Stewart. The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's best-known tales. Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits--Janissa, the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan. 176 pages, $15.95, in stores on September 28 THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL050035. | |
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's no new review this week. Next week's review will be "Q" from June 15, 1940. The Shanghai Dragon 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 600 stories online! Hot Blood by Arthur Wallace from SPICY ADVENTURE, April, 1935 Desert Judgement by E. Hoffmann Price from SIX-GUN WESTERN, October, 1950 Featuring: Saul Epstein Finger of the Beast by Lon Williams from WESTERN ACTION, April 1955 Featuring: Judge Steele Frozen Ground by Thomas Jeffries Betts from ALL STORY, March 10, 1917 | |
| James Van Hise
- Giant ERB newsbeat Special #1 is now available! This is completely different from the NEWSBEAT OMNIBUS published in Feb. 2005. This reprints the first ten issues of THE BURROUGHS NEWSBEAT from the 1970s as well as a variety of material from other sources including many articles from the 1930s to the 1960s on Tarzan movies and on the actors who appeared in them. Also articles on the 1960s Tarzan paperbacks, the old ERB estate in Tarzana and more including art by Reed Crandall, Kerry Gammill and others. Plus there's a reprint of the 1982 obit on Hal Foster and much more! Two versions. Interiors are identical and include two color interior pages. TARZAN VERSION (Front cover is from UK Tarzan At The Earth's Core paperback, back cover is cover of 1920 ALL STORY with Tarzan in the Valley of Luna). MARS VERSION (Front cover by J. Alien St. John from AMAZING STORIES of The Invisible Men of Mars, and back cover is 1960s UK paperback cover of The Warlord of Mars). Your choice. 8 1/2 x 11, 130 pages, side-staped. Order for $20.00 plus $8.00 priority mail or $2.00 media mail from James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284 Paypal to Jimvanhise@aol.com | |
| Jules Verne’s THE
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Jules Verne’s THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND premieres Saturday and Sunday, July 2-3, from Hallmark Entertainment. It stars Kyle MacLachlan (“Twin Peaks”), Patrick Stewart (“The Lion in Winter,” “Moby Dick”), Gabrielle Anwar (“Scent of a Woman,” “Body Snatchers”), Omar Gooding (“Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper,” “Smart Guy”), and the UK’s Empire Award-winner Vinnie Jones (“Two Smoking Barrels”) and follows the adventures of a group of castaways who use their survivalist savvy to build a functional community on an uncharted island. Based on Jules Verne’s classic novel, THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND chronicles a hot air balloon that is blown far off course and crash lands with all of its passengers on an uncharted island. One of the marooned voyagers nearly dies after a skirmish with bloodthirsty buccaneers, but is saved by mysterious medicine. The group discovers their secret helper is Captain Nemo (Stewart) who later dies and is buried at sea in his beloved submarine. | |
| KOLCHAK: The NIGHT STALKER
CHRONICLES -
Coming in October! FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! A MONSTER collection of 26 new original Kolchak short fiction stories by noted authors from comics, horror fiction, and film! With the advent of the new Kolchak ABC TV show, Moonstone proudly announces NEW contemporary prose adventures of the original Kolchak, TV's first and foremost paranormal investigator! You want KOLCHAK vs Dark Shadows' BARNABAS COLLINS? You got it! You want KOLCHAK embroiled in the LOVECRAFT Mythos? You got it! How about KOLCHAK written by one of the SIMPSONS' creative forces? You got it! Plus all kinds of other cool stuff, like tales form Kolchak's untold past, monster huntings, noir thrillers, and even horror stories of more cerebral type! Look at who has written an original (not seen anywhere else) Kolchak story: (From the book& film field) Max Allan Collins, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Ed Gorman, Elaine Bergstrom, PN Elrod, Robert Weinberg, Brett Matthews, CJ Henderson, Mark Dawidziak, Richard Valley, James Bates. (From the comics field): Peter David, Chuck Dixon, Steven Grant, Mike W. Barr, Gary Phillips,Fred Van Lente, Adi Tantimedh, Martin Powell, Clay & Susan Griffith, James Kuhoric, Jason Henderson, plus more! 320 pages of text w/ spot illustrations, 6" x 9", $18.95 The NIGHT STALKER CHRONICLES is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL052984. |  Cover: Doug Klauba |
| Pulpville Press - SPICY WESTERN STORIES From the pages of SPICY WESTERN and FIGHTING WESTERN come this collection of stories. Thrill to "Back to the Wall", "Fargo's Bitter Drink", "Whipped", "Hermit of Hell's Hump", "Butcher of the Range", "Law of the Coyote", "Gamble on Death", "Next Door to Hell", and "Long Rope Justice". Authors included in this collection are Tim Carey, Walter Cook, Peter Grant, R. T. Maynard, C. Compton McMillen, John Phillips, Jesse Platt, Luke Terry, and John Wayne. Fully illustrated with the original artwork from the pulps. 240 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.50 SPICY WESTERN STORIES is available from the Lulu.com bookstore. |  |
| Pulpville
Press - THE MARK OF ZORRO THE MARK OF ZORRO by Johnston McCulley Originally published in 1919 as The Curse of Capistrano, THE MARK OF ZORRO by Johnston McCulley is the first story in the Zorro series of books. This reprint is from the hardcover version published by Grosset & Dunlap. 258 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $12.50 THE MARK OF ZORRO is available from the Lulu.com bookstore. | |
| RED SONJA #4
- Coming in September! by Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey, Mel Rubi, Caesar Rodriguez, & Richard Isanove REGULAR EDITION The new and continuing adventures of the ultimate She-Devil with a sword continues. Sonja barely escapes the treachery that nearly ended her quest… and works with the mischievous Fa to raise up an army of Zedda’s to destroy the King. Just one problem, during their infiltration of the King’s stronghold, Sonja faces the one foe with which she cannot do battle! Featuring the continuing team of Carey, Oeming, Rubi, Rodriguez and Isanove along with cover artists Marc (X-Men, Hunter/Killer) Silvestri, Mel (Red Sonia) Rubi, Billy (X-23) Tan and Cully (Gaijin Studios) Hamner (shipping in equal ratio). 32 pages, Full Color SRP: $2.99 RED SONJA #4 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL052765. FIERY RED FOIL HIGH-END EDITION Don’t miss out on the Mel Rubi Fiery Red Cover for issue #4 featuring original exclusive caver art. Don’t take too long in ordering, as the first issue’s Fiery Red Foil Cover sold out, and the second and third issue follow-ups are selling out on advance orders! 32 pages, Full Color RED SONJA #4 FIERY RED FOIL EDITION is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL052766. | |
| TARZAN: KING OF THE JUNGLE
DVD SET -
Coming in September! From Koch Entertainment! Buster Crabbe, Glenn Morris, Herman Brix, and Gordon Scott star as Edgar Rice Burrough’s strapping “King of the Jungle” in this collection of five classic Tarzan films. Approximate running time: 300 minutes. Scheduled to ship in September 2005. DVD (x5) $29.98 | |
| TARZAN:
THE JOE KUBERT YEARS VOLUME 1 Hard Cover - Coming in
October! Joe Kubert (Writer/Artist) Few artists can capture visceral action sequences and the dynamic human form like Joe Kubert, and his expressive talents are fully realized in his 1970s Tarzan comics. This beautiful archive collection—with an introduction by Kubert and color restoration based off of Tatjana Wood’s original colors—is a must-have for fans of timeless adventure tales and Joe Kubert’s undeniable intensity and skill. Beginning with this first volume, Dark Horse’s hardcover series reprints Kubert’s entire Tarzan work. Join us on these primal adventures, as Tarzan discovers the pleasures and perils of the African wilds … and the many dangers posed by both man and beast! Joe Kubert’s Tarzan, Volume One, reprints issues 207 through 214 of the 1970s run, featuring "Origin of the Ape Man" (a bold adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ first Tarzan novel), "Jungle Tales of Tarzan," and other stories inspired by Burroughs’ books—all written and drawn by the legendary Joe Kubert!• Introduction by Joe Kubert! On sale October 26, Hard Cover, 200 pages, Full Color, 6 1/4" x 10 1/4", $49.95 TARZAN: THE JOE KUBERT YEARS VOLUME 1 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL050042. | |
| Wildside Press
- Now available! Wildside Press is in the middle of moving, so these aren't in the Wildside Press online store yet, but they are available at Amazon.com. The Spider: Slaves of the Laughing Death by Grant Stockbridge (facsimile of the complete issue) ISBN: 155742327X - $19.95 The Phantom Detective: Tycoon of Crime by Robert Wallace (retypeset with all artwork included) ISBN: 1557423261 - $15.00 The Phantom Detective: Fangs of Murder by Robert Wallace (retypeset with all artwork included) ISBN: 1557423253 - $15.00 |  |
| ZORRO
#5 - Coming in September! by Don McGregor & Sidney Lima Papercutz presents — Zorro unmasked! Eulalia Bandini has been on the run with Zorro for some time, how could she not learn his greatest secret or fall in love with Zorro? Yet there are furious events along the Yellowstone River, as Zorro and Eulalia ride headlong into a violent conflict between two young lovers on the run, Malena Fellini and Burt Douglas, and Dennis Scorched, the violent, wealthy man who caused Malena to flee from New Orleans. Plus our heroes encounter a shocking act of racism toward Red Lightning, a Shoshone Indian, and risk their lives down a deadly waterfall! 32 pages, Full Color, $2.95 ZORRO #5 is solicited in the July PREVIEWS (available June 29th). The Diamond Item Code is JUL053008. | |
| 17 June 2005 | |
| 24
Movie in the Works The Calgary Sun reports that a movie based on popular Fox series 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, is in the works. Canadian director/producer Jon Cassar said, "The last I heard, the first hour will not be in real-time, but then something big will happen and real time will kick in. It still has to be worked out -- it's at a stage where they need to write it." Cassar will not predict a storyline for the big screen version of the show. He says the script will likely depend on what's happening on the series prior to the movie coming out. "It could still be two years from now, so it's far too early to say," he says, adding even if he did know, he wouldn't give it away. | |
| Adventure House -
Pulp facsimile edition update! 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. Pulp replica - full color covers, complete with all ads, illustrations and facsimile pages. Just announced! Jack Dempsey's Fight Magazine May 1934, Cover Artist: Earle Bergey, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 This is the 1st issue of this magazine and it features a story by Robert E. Howard (The Slugger's Game). Now available: MYSTERY TALES December 1939, Cover Artist: J. W. Scott, , 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES September 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 At the printer! SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES June 1938, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Previously announced and coming soon! SAUCY MOVIE TALES August 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - September 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES December 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 HIGH SEAS ADVENTURES February 1935, Cover Artist: Sidney Riesenberg, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Still available: SAUCY MOVIE TALES July 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES February 1938, Cover Artist: H. Parkhurst, 7x10, 128pages, $14.95 SPICY MYSTERY STORIES May 1936, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY - May 1937, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES - June 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 |   |
| Arkham
House - Other Worlds Than Ours by Nelson Bond Other Worlds Than Ours is Nelson Bond’s 3rd book for Arkham House. It follows 1968’s Nightmares and Daydreams and 2002’s The Far Side of Nowhere. Both rank among Arkham House’s fastest sellers, proving once again that Nelson Bond’s reputation as a writer of fantasy fiction continues long after he ceased writing for publication. This collection draws upon previously uncollected SF tales from the 1940s. The majority are hard to find novelettes originally published in BLUE BOOK, ASTOUNDING, THRILLING WONDER STORIES, PLANET STORIES and AMAZING STORIES. There is also a complete novel, the exciting “Gods of the Jungle,” which appeared in the June and July 1942 issues of AMAZING STORIES. An American pilot during World War II is forced to land in the jungle where he discovers an ancient temple that leads him to an ancient civilization founded by visitors to Earth. The remaining 12 stories are grouped according to their subjects and cover travel to remote and distant planets in the universe, where travelers meet unusual adventures and sometimes terrifying creatures who inhabit remote planets and moons. “Martian Caravan” and “Wanderers of the Wolf Moon” are two rare and hard-to-find tales that will haunt you for a long time. Arkham House has already contracted for another Nelson Bond book, Probability Zero, It will appear in the next few years and will publish many of his previously forgotten fantasy tales, and another long-lost novel. Jacket Art by Alan Fore Cover Design by JenGraph. Price: $35.95 Visit the Arkham House website to pre-order this title. |  |
| BOOKERY'S GUIDE TO PULPS - Coming in July! BOOKERY'S GUIDE TO PULPS (AND RELATED MAGAZINES 1888-1969) will be available in early July. This is an all new guide (somewhat different format than 2001's Ultimate Guide to the Pulps), with numerous additions, updates, and changes. If you only buy one pulp price guide, this is the guide to buy! It has: more authors, more artists, updated values (now in three columns), a color section, new listings through 1969, scarcity evaluations, more digests, "girly" pulps and other related publications, and a title cross-reference for hundreds of authors and cover artists. This guide contains loads of information: 1st appearances of authors and characters, descriptions of significant cover art, pseudonyms, title variations, "key" stories, and more! More information plus scans can be found on the Bookery Fantasy web site at http://www.bookeryfantasy.com/. BOOKERY'S GUIDE TO PULPS will be available at Pulpcon. |  |
| Clark
Ashton Smith The University of Nebraska's Bison Books will be reprinting Clark Ashton Smith collections LOST WORLDS and OUT OF SPACE AND TIME. No publication dates have been announced. | |
| CONAN #17
- Available in comic shops June 22nd! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (P), Thomas Yeates (P), and Dave Stewart (C) Conan's travels take him to the most dangerous place in Zamoria-the infamous City of Thieves! Bruised, angry, and fed up with both men and mysticism, Conan's ready to start handing out a few lessons in ass-kicking-and he finds plenty of contenders willing to take him on. And that's only the beginning of an adventure ranging from bloody back-alleys to the secrets of the universe-with a few sultry, seductive dangers in-between. Cary Nord continues his stirring run of covers, showing one and all why Conan has been a smash success for Dark Horse, and one of Wizard magazine's picks for biggest events of 2004. Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99, Dark Horse Comics |  |
| Doc
Savage Reprints - Five more books (10 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. 31 Devil on the Moon and The Pirate's Ghost 32 The Motion Menace and The Submarine Mystery 33 Fortress of Solitude and The Devil Genghis 34 The Giggling Ghosts and The Munitions Master 35 The Red Terrors and The Green Death |  |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is "The Chinese Tapestry" from November 1, 1935. Who Knows What Evil by Donn Peppler 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 600 stories online! The Mindoon Maneater by C. M. Cross from ALL-STORY, March 10, 1917 Stronger Than Iron by William Merriam Rouse from ARGOSY, March 27, 1920 Adventure's End by Robert Leslie Bellem from SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES, April, 1935 Featuring: Tate Shevlin Faith o' Men by Laurence J. Cahill from MAN STORIES, May, 1931 | |
| FIRE & ICE -
Coming in August! It began as a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between two of the greatest icons of the fantasy genre: Controversial animator Ralph Bakshi (director of FRITZ THE CAT, WIZARDS and the original LORD OF THE RINGS) and legendary illustrator Frank Frazetta (creator of the iconic CONAN THE BARBARIAN, VAMPIRELLA and Edgar Rice Burroughs book covers). It became - and remains - one of the most startling animation epics of all time. Now experience a world unlike any ever seen, where savage warriors, horrific monsters and luscious maidens battle for the soul of civilization in a time of good and evil, pleasure and pain, and FIRE & ICE. This long-unavailable cult favorite has been remastered in High Definition from original vault materials, remixed in stunning 6.1 DTS-ES and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround EX, and loaded with exclusive new Extras. Widescreen 1.78:1. Disc 1: Audio Commentary with Producer/Director Ralph Bakshi. The Making of FIRE & ICE. Bakshi on Frazetta. Sean Hannon's Diary Notes. Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery. Theatrical Trailer. Disc 2: Disc 2 contains FRAZETTA: PAINTING WITH FIRE, the acclaimed feature-length documentary that explores the remarkable life and career of the man who changed fantasy art forever. Audio Commentary with Director Lance Laspina and Producer Jeremy J. DiFiore. Ralph Bakshi's FIRE & ICE: Limited Edition is scheduled for release on 08/30/2005, with a retail price of $34.95. http://www.dvdtoons.com/news/783 |  |
| Hippocampus Press - Two new books released! Hippocampus Press has released its first two books of the year, and advance orders are shipping now. H. P. LOVECRAFT: LETTERS TO RHEINHART KLEINER Edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz Paperback: $20.00 Rheinhart Kleiner (1892-1949) was one of H. P. Lovecraft's earliest correspondents. The recipient of the first issue of Lovecraft's amateur paper, the Conservative, in 1915, Kleiner challenged Lovecraft to reconsider his dogmatic views on race, literature, and society. A poet of exquisite skill and sensitivity, Kleiner inspired Lovecraft to write a number of poems directly addressed to him or inspired by his own poems. This volume prints, for the first time, the complete surviving letters of Lovecraft to Kleiner, showing how Lovecraft gradually transformed himself from an eighteenth-century fossil to a participant in the society and culture of his time. The letters address such wide-ranging subjects as erotic love, racial prejudice, the art of poetry, Lovecraft's boyhood and upbringing, and much else. Also included are the three surviving letters of the Kleicomolo, the round-robin correspondence group whose members included Kleiner, Lovecraft, Ira A. Cole, and Maurice W. Moe. Richly philosophical, these letters display the fundamentals of Lovecraft's distinctive cosmic vision. In an extensive appendix are found all of Lovecraft's and Kleiner's poems addressed to each other, along with Kleiner's several provocative essays on Lovecraft. Meticulously edited and annotated by David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi, this volume continues Hippocampus Press's series of unabridged Lovecraft letters, with detailed notes and commentary. THE HOUSE OF SOUNDS AND OTHERS Including the novel "The Purple Cloud" By M. P. Shiel Edited and with an Introduction by S. T. Joshi Paperback: $20.00 M. P. Shiel (1865-1947) was a British author of many novels and tales, all written in a distinctively rich and mellifluous prose, and H. P. Lovecraft's discovery of the work of Shiel in 1923 was electrifying. Overwhelmed with the brilliance of "The House of Sounds," Lovecraft wrote an enthusiastic letter to WEIRD TALES, calling it "the most haunting thing I have read in a decade." Lovecraft also relished several other stories from Shiel's story collections, Shapes in the Fire (1896) and The Pale Ape (1911), including such tales as "Xélucha," "Huguenin's Wife," and "The Bride." In 1927 Lovecraft was engulfed by THE PURPLE CLOUD, rhapsodizing over its breathtaking vision of a world bereft of nearly all human and animal life. This volume, part of the Lovecraft's Library series, presents the first major selection of Shiel's work in thirty years. Reprinting the works that Lovecraft prized most highly among Shiel's bountiful output, it allows the modern reader to imbibe of that "high level of horrific magic" which Lovecraft himself found so rapturous. Visit the Hippocampus Press website at http://www.hippocampuspress.com | |
| Howard
Days - A report! Big plans are being made for next year's Howard Days where not one, but two guests of honor will appear - Glenn Lord and Roy Thomas! The event will be so big, it will have to be held in two cities - Cross Plains and Brownwood (which is 30 miles south of Cross Plains). The big news came from Marcelo Anciano of Wandering Star - a Bran Mak Morn movie is being fast-tracked. He couldn't give too many details due to a write up that's coming in VARIETY magazine. But he did say the plot would be based on "Worms of the Earth" and "Kings of the Night." Also, there will be a Del Rey KULL book and like the third Conan book, it will arrive before the hardcover (Marcelo needs to sell 1000 more copies of the first two Conan volumes to help finance these books, hence the delay). AND, something else on the fast-track from Marcelo is THE BEST OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, a BIG collection of Howard that will include a broad spectrum of his works, including fight stores and humorous westerns. Thanks to Damon C. Sasser and the REH Comics Newsgroup for the above information. | |
| IRON GHOST #2
- Available in comic shops June 22nd! 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. In the second issue, the number of suspects continues to narrow as Tannhauser and Volz close in on the identity of The Iron Ghost. But what will happen to their investigation when one of their leads is killed by The Iron Ghost himself, and why did he leave a witness to the killing behind? 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 from the first issue. 32 pages, Full Color, $2.95 | |
| Johnston McCulley/Zorro
Yahoo Group A new Johnston McCulley/Zorro Yahoo Group has been created! Unlike other web Zorro groups, this group was created to Focus MORE on Johnston McCulley, and less on Zorro. Zorro pulp stories (which ones he appeared in) are well-documented. For the most part, this group was created to focus on Johnston McCulleys' non-Zorro Pulp stories, both series characters EG: Crimson Clown, The Black Star, and numerous other McCulley series Pulp characters, in addition to all of McCulley's non series fiction stories, an attempt to research the author's own background, and so forth. Here is the link for anyone interested: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/johnstonmcculleyzorro/ | |
| "King Kong" Trailer Premiere Details Universal will present an unprecedented motion picture preview "roadblock" as all nine of its networks simultaneously telecast the world premiere of the first trailer for Universal Pictures' "King Kong," the dramatic adventure helmed by Oscar(R)-winning director Peter Jackson, on Monday, June 27, from 8:59:30-9:02 PM ET. As part of the ambitious, multi-pronged effort, the two-minute, 30-second teaser trailer will be broadcast at the same time on NBC, SCI FI, USA Network, Bravo, MSNBC, CNBC, Telemundo, Mun2 and Universal HD. The trailer will be offered in high-definition on NBC and Universal HD. The estimated potential audience of the combined networks would exceed 109 million viewers, surpassing the total distribution of any previous promotional broadcast. The specific schedule for the airing of the teaser trailer on each of the NBC networks is as follows: NBC -- immediately following "Fear Factor" USA Network -- immediately following "Law & Order: SVU SCI FI Channel -- immediately following "Stargate-SG1" Bravo -- immediately following "West Wing" Universal HD -- immediately following "Airport '77" MSNBC -- immediately following "Countdown with Keith Olberman" CNBC -- immediately following "Cover to Cover" Telemundo -- immediately following "La Mujer en el Espejo" Mun2 -- premiere during the two-hour block of "The Roof." "King Kong," which tells the classic tale of the gigantic ape captured on a remote island and brought to 1930s Manhattan where he meets his tragic fate, stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Jamie Bell and Adrien Brody and will open in theaters worldwide on December 14, 2005. The teaser trailer for "King Kong" will make its on-screen debut in movie theaters worldwide on Wednesday, June 29th. Also on Monday, June 27, in concert with the NBC Universal roadblock, the "King Kong" teaser trailer will debut online, on multimedia-enabled personal wireless communication devices and at several high profile out-of-home locations. Volkswagen, the exclusive automotive promotional partner of "King Kong," has been granted the exclusive online debut window for the teaser trailer. Beginning at 8:44 PM ET (15 minutes prior to the NBC Universal primetime roadblock), the teaser trailer may be viewed exclusively on the Volkswagen website (www.volkswagen.com), encoded in Apple's QuickTime technology, which offers the highest quality visual image available online. This Volkswagen online exclusive will continue for 48 hours. Also at this time, Universal Pictures' official movie site for "King Kong" will go live at www.kingkongmovie.com Included on the site will be the official logo for the film, cast and filmmaker biographies and downloadable photos. This online destination for the film will expand over time and enable fans to immerse themselves in the rich history of the Kong character in our culture, and to explore the world Peter Jackson has created for his new film version of the classic adventure. Source: Dark Horizons | |
| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM #7 -
Available in comic shops June 22nd! Written by Ben Raab with art by Pat Quinn, & Ken Wheaton The deadly Sky Bandits hijack a plane carrying four millionaires in a daring caper that must be seen to be believed! The Phantom sets a trap for them that they all too eagerly step into. But when the lights go on it's The Phantomwho is caught by the beautiful Sky Queen! Cover by Doug Klauba. Moonstone Books 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $3.50 |  |
| Pulpville
Press - Another new
Robert Leslie Bellem title is now available! Killer's Ruse From the pages of PRIVATE DETECTIVE, SUPER-DETECTIVE, and FIFTH COLUMN STORIES come six stories from the mighty pen of Robert Leslie Bellem. The stories in this collection include "Killer's Ruse", "Murder on Furlough", "Wire Trap", "Dead Mike", "A Corpse Can't Croon", and "Enough Glory". Fully illustrated with all of the original interior artwork from the original pulp magazines. $11.00 |  |
| Pulpville
Press - SPICY WESTERN COMICS From the pages of SPICY WESTERN STORIES and FIGHTING WESTERN come this collection of comic stories of "Polly of the Plains", "Fighting Bob Dale", and "Lariat Lucy". SPICY WESTERN COMICS is available from the Lulu.com bookstore. 56 pages, 8.5x11 trade paperback, $7.95 |  |
| Pulpville Press - Culture Publications
titles are now available! Pulpville Press has added a new section to their website, Culture Publications, which will reprint magazines and booklets originally published by the same people who brought us the pulps, especially the Spicy line. The first booklet, available in both color and black/white versions, is now ready: French Art Classics. French Art Classics is one of a series of art booklets published by Culture Publications. This is a reproduction of the actual contents of the booklet, each page printed full sized on a slightly larger size page. It was originally printed with a different color on each page. While not full color, it did add to the product. We are offering it in both a color version and a black and white version. 32 pages, 6x9 inches Color Edition: $11.00 Black/White Edition: $7.25 Also available is: Pictorial French Follies Fiction was published by Follywood Publications (co-owned by Frank Armer of Spicy fame). This is a reproduction of the actual contents of the booklet, each page printed slightly oversized. The fiction section was originally printed on pulp-type paper while the photograph section was on glossy white paper. This reprint is all printed on white paper. 54 pages, 8.5x11 inches, $9.95 | |
| REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #8
- Now available! A Preview of REH: Two-Gun Raconteur #8 is now available at http://www.rehtwogunraconteur.com Don't miss out – order your copy of the eighth issue of The Definitive Robert E. Howard Fanzine now! Number 8 made its debut at Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas on June 10th. Issues 5 is sold out and issues 6 and 7 are nearly sold out. This issue is sure to be a bestseller as well! Contents Include: • Conan cover by Gene Day • Inside front and back covers featuring Sailor Steve Costigan and Breckenridge Elkins by Bill Cavalier • Back cover of King Kull by Esteban Maroto • "Black Country" by Robert E. Howard, Illustration by Greg Ruth • "Herbert Klatt: The Fourth Musketeer" by Glenn Lord • "Robert E. Howard's Heroes & Heroines: A Portfolio" by Stephen Fabian • "Restless Hercules, Wild Planet" by Morgan Holmes, Illustration by David Burton • "A Dark Gray Heritage, Part 2" by Danny Street • Plus news, additional artwork, features and more! Price is $13.00 ($10.50 + 2.50 for US postage and handling). Order from and make checks and money orders payable to: Damon C. Sasser 905 Littleport Lane Channelview, Texas 77530 Payment also accepted via PayPal through orders@rehtwogunraconteur |  |
| Supernatural Crime The FEMME NOIR online comic strip by Christopher Mills and Joe Staton, is updating weekly again on Fridays at http://www.supernaturalcrime.com, with the concluding episodes of "Chambers of Horror." Also available on the Supernatural Crime website are the following fine comic strip adventures: FEMME NOIR: An Eye for a Spy by Christopher Mills and Joe Staton FEMME NOIR: Cold Dead Fingers by Christopher Mills and Joe Staton FEMME NOIR: The Dingus by Christopher Mills and Joe Staton BROTHER GRIM: Lord of the Rats by Ron Fortier, Christopher Mills & Delfin Barral NIGHTMARK: Children of the Night by Christopher Mills and Darren Goodheart FEMME NOIR & BROTHER GRIMM: Crossover by Christopher Mills and Dario Carrasco The following prose "pulp style" adventures are also available on the Supernatural Crime website: BROTHER GRIM: The Bloody Brothers Grim by Ron Fortier BROTHER GRIM: Shield and Claw by Ron Fortier NIGHTMARK: The Devil in her Eyes by Christopher Mills NIGHTMARK: Kill Me in the Morning by Christopher Mills Additionally, if you enjoy the above material, you may also be interested in Ron Fortier's Brother Grim novel and Moon Man/ Doctor Satan novel, The Hounds of Hell, published by Wild Cat Books. |   |
| THE
PULP HERO COMIC INDEX by Ron Hanna -
Now available! This is a Reference Guide to Pulp Fiction in the Comic Books. With a listing of 50 different titles of pulp heroes, and pulp-inspired heroes, from Adam Strange to Zorro, The Phantom to The Shadow, G-8 and his Battle Aces to The Rat Patrol, Doc Savage to Jonny Quest, and many more. In addition to single-hero titles, there are also listings for anthologies in Science Fiction, Horror, and Weird Menace. This edition is also lavishly illustrated with more than 100 comic covers depicting classic pulp influences from the Golden Age, through the Silver Age, to today. Packed with Publishing Data and Commentary, this is a book that all Pulp and Comic fans should have in their library! The Introduction is by Ron Fortier, comic writer of "The Green Hornet", "Terminator", and more... 80 pages, 8.5"x11" Perfect Bound, $12.99 Available at: http://www.lulu.com/wildcatbooks |  |
| 10 June 2005 | |
| The
17th Annual NYC Collectable Paperback & Pulp Fiction Expo The 17th big annual show will be held: Sunday, October 2, 2005, at the Holiday Inn on 57th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, NYC. Confirmed guests include: CHARLES ARDAI, Hard Case Crime publisher and author of Little Girl Lost DAVID BISCHOFF, science fiction and fantasy author JULIE ELLIS (aka Joan Ellis and Linda Michaels), the author of over 100+ classic sleaze and soft-core novels for Midwood Books in the 1960s! JULIUS FAST, mystery legend and first-ever Edgar winner; RON GOULART, science fiction, mystery and pulp author CHARLES N. HECKELMANN, founder of Monarch Books and the author of many fine western novels for Lion Books, Graphic, Signet, etc. MORRIS HERSHMAN (aka Arnold English) Manhunt and crime author; JACK KETCHUM, horror and thriller author; JOHN NORMAN, Gor books creator; F. PAUL WILSON Science fiction & Horror author and creator of the Repairman Jack series of books; KEN WISHNIA, author of many fine crime novels. --- and many more! A limited number of 6’ and 8’ tables available! Visit the Gryphon Books website at http://www.gryphonbooks.com/ for the latest updates. | |
| Adventure House Adventure House Catalog #36 was created in PDF format for Adobe Acrobat Reader and can be downloaded on Saturday June 11th, at 8:00 AM. Catalog #36 has some 3,000 plus new pulps and is nearly 50 pages. In addition to Catalog #36, you can download several other special catalogs featuring ARGOSY, Heroes, Science Fiction and more also directly from the Adventure House website. Adventure House will be taking orders for the material starting on Monday June 13th. | |
| THE
CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 8: THE TOWER OF BLOOD AND OTHER STORIES Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of CONAN #17 on their website. Please note that this title has been delayed until September 7th. Roy Thomas (W) and John Buscema (A) In a fantastic world filled with malevolent magicians and dangerous doppelgangers, one man pits his flesh, blood, and steel against an endless tide of enemies-natural and supernatural-that would seek to destroy him. That man is Conan! Whether he's going toe-to-toe against a lumbering beast or taking on a shipload of cut-throats and pirates, Conan's strength, cunning and iron will know no equal. Collecting issues #52 - #60 of the original series. On sale September 7, Soft Cover, 168 pages, Full Color, 7" x 10", $16.95 |  |
| CONAN
#17 - A preview is now available! Kurt Busiek (W), Cary Nord (P), Thomas Yeates (P), and Dave Stewart (C) Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of CONAN #17 on their website. Conan's travels take him to the most dangerous place in Zamoria-the infamous City of Thieves! Bruised, angry, and fed up with both men and mysticism, Conan's ready to start handing out a few lessons in ass-kicking-and he finds plenty of contenders willing to take him on. And that's only the beginning of an adventure ranging from bloody back-alleys to the secrets of the universe-with a few sultry, seductive dangers in-between. Cary Nord continues his stirring run of covers, showing one and all why Conan has been a smash success for Dark Horse, and one of Wizard magazine's picks for biggest events of 2004. On sale June 22 Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 | |
| CONAN
#20 - Coming in September! Writer: Kurt Busiek Cover Artist: Jose Ladronn Penciller: Cary Nord Colorist: Dave Stewart The critically acclaimed, best-selling Conan series begins its highly anticipated adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Tower of the Elephant," one of the most popular Conan tales of all time. A bar fight in the City of Thieves yields far more than expected when Conan learns of the fabled and impregnable Tower of the Elephant. Determined to rob it, Conan sets out on a quest that will involve new comrades, sudden death, horrifying creatures, and gruesome unsettling fates for both gods and men. On sale September 21, 2005 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99 | |
| CONAN:
THE GOD IN THE BOWL AND OTHER STORIES TPB - Coming in September! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, inked by Thomas Yeates, colored by Dave Stewart. The critically acclaimed and award-winning creative team behind the runaway hit revival are back with a brand new adaptation of one of Conan creator Robert E. Howard's best-known tales. Award-winning writer Kurt Busiek and artists Cary Nord and Dave Stewart render the glorious suspense of Howard's beloved "The God in the Bowl" in all its terrifying detail, as well as introducing not only Conan's most famed adversary, Thoth-amon, but a new female foil to Conan's exploits--Janissa, the Widowmaker, bound by a pact to a witch who has sinister plans for Conan. 124 pages, $15.95, in stores on Sept. 28 | |
| CONAN
AND THE JEWELS OF GWAHLUR #3 (of 3) - In comic shops June 15th! P. Craig Russell (W/A) and Lovern Kindzierski (C) Full Color , 32 pages, $2.99 Preview at http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=10-596 In a story written by Conan creator Robert E. Howard and set later in the character's life, the barbarian must unravel the treacheries of a false goddess and an imposter oracle in a haunted temple where for once it's not Conan doing the decapitations. P. Craig Russell, one of the most celebrated fantasy artists in the history of comics, makes an indelible mark on the greatest fantasy hero of all time, as this most opulent of Conan's original adventures concludes. On sale June 15, Full Color, 32 pages, $2.99 Dark Horse Comics |  |
| Conan:
Red Nails 2D/3D Animated Film Sherman Oaks, California-based Swordplay Entertainment Inc., has begun principal production on the animated feature film, CONAN: RED NAILS, based on the classic story by the best-selling fantasy author Robert E. Howard, a new 2D/3D animated feature film, targeting a fall 2006 release on video/DVD, with a theatrical release pending test screening. New Line Home Entertainment has acquired all North American distribution rights to the animated feature film. Movie poster art is now up on the website at http://www.conanrednails.com/ |  |
| DANCE
OF DEATH - New Agent Pendergast novel available June 14th! DANCE OF DEATH by Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child will be available June 14th. Agent Pendergast has become one of crime fiction’s most endearing characters. His greatest enemy is one who has stalked him all of his life, his cunning and diabolical brother Diogenes. And Diogenes has thrown down the gauntlet. Now, several of the people closest to Pendergast are viciously murdered, and Pendergast is framed for the deeds. On the run from federal authorities, with only the help of his old friend NYPD Lieutenant Vincent D’Agosta, Pendergast must stop his brother. But how can he stop a man that is his intellectual equal--one who has had 20 years to plan the world’s most horrendous crime? Hardcover: 464 pages Publisher: Warner Books ISBN: 0446576972 $25.95 |  |
| Doc
Phoenix Weird Heroes Volume 5 contained a Doc Phoenix tale The Oz Encounter by Marv Wolfman/ Ted White. In this story, pulp hero, Doc Phoenix, enters the mind of a young girl, and encounters the Land of Oz. Hungry Tiger Press is reprinting this story in a new hardcover edition that is scheduled to ship at the end of June. The new edition is illustrated by Stephen Fabian and retails for $24.95. Visit the Hungry Tiger Press website to order. Thanks to Greg Gick for the tip! | |
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's no new review this week. Next week's review will be "The Chinese Tapestry" from November 1, 1935. A Simple Case of Suicide by Jim Mennella 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 600 stories online! The Raid From Mars by Miles J. Breuer from AMAZING STORIES, March, 1939 The Rose Marie by Owen Wilson from OVER THE TOP, February 1929 Death Mates for the Lust-Lost by Hugh J. Gallagher from MYSTERY NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES, July 1940 | |
| Gryphon Books -
Now available! Gryphon Books has released the last 3 books in their ongoing historic publishing program, which now makes the entire 26 book series of Golden Amazon Science Fiction novels by John Russell Fearn available for the first time ever! 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: #24: Standstill Planet #25: Ghostworld #26: Earth Divided All books are available now in attractive trade paperbacks at $15 each + postage. All books are First American Editions! (All 26 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. | |
| James
Van Hise -
Now available! THE RADIO WAR by Ralph Milne Farley All the pulp serial chapters as they originally appeared in the issues of ARGOSY from July 02. 1932 to July 30, 1932. This facsimile photocopy has the pages enlarged 20% from their pulp size and is 8.5 by 11 with a full color cover from the pulp featuring Chapter one of this serial. THE RADIO GUN-RUNNERS by Ralph Milne Farley All the pulp serial chapters as they originally appeared in the issues of ARGOSY beginning February 22. 1930. This facsimile photocopy has the pages enlarged 20% from their pulp size and is 8.5 by 11 with a full color cover from the pulp featuring Chapter one of this serial. Each volume is $25.00 plus $7.00 priority mail or $3.00 media mail. Paypal to Jimvanhise@aol.com or send to James Van Hise, 57754 Onaga Trail, Yucca Valley, CA 92284. | |
| King Kong The first trailer for KING KONG will premiere with "War of the Worlds" on June 29th. | |
| The
Lensman Saga - Now available! First Lensman: The Lensman Saga, Book 2 will be available in May. In First Lensman, we find the benevolent super-beings of Arisia ready to bestow the first "lens" on a human being (which, among other things, will give humans telepathic powers). The honor goes to Virgil Samms, who will ever after be known as the "First Lensman." But it's a title that he'll have to earn by establishing the Galactic Patrol, a group that is at once powerful and incorruptible, and will protect the universe from the evil and almost-unstoppable Eddorians. If that weren't tough enough, Samms must also dodge assassination attempts at home and help his second-in-command, Rod "The Rock" Kinnison, win the presidency of North America. And that's just the beginning of his troubles. ibooks, 320 pages, $6.99 |  |
| Mike
Chomko - June
2005 newsletter is now available! Mike's June 2005 newsletter is now available. Click here to view/download it. Orders over $20 are discounted 10%. Shipping is between $2-6, depending on the weight of your order (media mail or bound printed matter). Michael Chomko, 2217 W. Fairview Street, Allentown, PA 18104-6542 Contact Mike by email at chomko@enter.net | |
| Night
Shade Books Night Shade Books has announced the following: The Ghost Pirates - Hodgson Volume 3 is at the printer and should ship in about four weeks. The Night Land - Hodgson Volume 4 is just waiting on the final round of proofing, and then it goes off to the printer. | |
| Pulpville Press - Another new title is now available! Knife in the Dark and Other Stories by Robert Leslie Bellem Thirteen stories by Robert Leslie Bellem from a variety of magazines such as GAY PARISIENNE, SNAPPY, SPICY DETECTIVE, and more. This collection includes "Blood for the Vampire Dead", "Shanghai Jester", "The Cock Crows Murder", the title story "Knife in the Dark", "Fatal Allure", "Paulette Poses", "Grappling Trilby", "Badgering Bickford", "Never Say Dice!", "The Fall of Frisco Eddie", "Night Scene", "Too Many Diamonds", and "Live Bait". Fully illustrated with the original artwork from their magazine appearances. 218 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 Still available: DAN TURNER, HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE by Robert Leslie Bellem - 208 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 THRILLING DETECTIVE STORIES - 182 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 KWA OF THE JUNGLE by Paul Regard Book 2: Kwa and the Ape People - 144 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $9.95 Book 3: Kwa, King of Ophir and Kwa and the Beast Men - 148 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $9.95 Book 4: Kwa and the Walking Moon and Kwa and the Swamp Demon - 116 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $9.95 KA-ZAR: KING OF FANG AND CLAW by Bob Byrd - 204 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 SHEENA: KILLER'S KRAAL by James Anson Buck - 109 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $8.50 VICE SQUAD DETECTIVE - 174 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 OTIS ADELBERT KLINE COLLECTION BOOK 1 by Otis Adelbert Kline - 180 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 THE RADIO MAN RETURNS by Ralph Milne Farley - 126 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $9.95 THE RALPH MILNE FARLEY COLLECTION BOOK 1 by Ralph Milne Farley -174 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 THE RALPH MILNE FARLEY COLLECTION BOOK 2 by Ralph Milne Farley - 182 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 THE VACANT WORLD by George Allan England - 184 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $11.00 |  |
| Renaissance E-Books -
Now available! The Old Faithful Saga: The Classic SF Trilogy by Raymond Z. Gallun When Nebula Nominee Ray Gallun's short novel "Old Faithful" was first published in the December 1934 Astounding Stories, it was instantly recognized as a classic. Gallun's sympathetic portrayal of a very alien being since become one of the most beloved and reprinted science fiction stories of all time, and has appeared in such anthologies as Imagination Unlimited, Science Fiction: The Great Years, Before the Golden Age), The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun, The Analog Anthology #2: Readers' Choice, Gosh!Wow! (Sense of Wonder) Science Fiction, and in dozens of others around the world. Reader reaction at the time was so strong, sequels were demanded of "Old Faithful's" author, and he was finally forced to pen two further short novels, which together with the first constituted a tightly-plotted trilogy. The first had told the story of a strange, tentacled, but sympathetically conceived," alien, Old Faithful, who was supported in his rebellion against a rigid society by friends from Earth. The sequel (1935) featured "The Son of Old Faithful," who races to our world to help his father's friends forestall imminent invasion by his world's autocratic regime. In 1936's "Child of the Stars," the concluding installment of the trilogy, Old Faithful's son and the young daughter of his Earth friends work against impossible odds to prevent a clash between their two planets. Price: $4.99 | |
| "TARZAN YELL" Action Figure
- Now available! New from Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. is the "TARZAN YELL" action figure! This is a brand new (2005) "TARZAN YELL" Action Figure, produced in a limited elegant gold foil bordered/maroon boxed series of 500, by Hero Builders for ERB, Inc. This TARZAN Action Figure is 12 inches tall, posable with 20 moveable joints, quality-crafted of high impact space age plastic, and has a superb sound track of the famous 1932 Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan yell that we have all come to know and love. Just press the button on Tarzan's back! (batteries not required). LIMITED TO A SERIES OF 500! Certificate of Authenticity signed by Danton Burroughs! ERB, INC. designed this quality-made Tarzan action figure (sparing no expense) with the serious collector in mind, to survive the ravages of time, and as a means for renewing their registered trademark "Tarzan Yell". The names of the first 50 purchasers will be submitted by Golden Age Galleries to Danton Burroughs for permanent trademark roster entry with ERB, INC. To hear the Tarzan Yell, visit the ERBZine website, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click on the link. Each "TARZAN YELL" Action Figure is permanently numbered (001/500 -- 500/500) and will come with an ERB, INC. COA signed by Danton Burroughs, and Jerry O'Hara (Golden Age Galleries): e-mail: EvesEzrah@aol.com exclusive agent for this collection. The "TARZAN YELL" Action Figure is available at eBay. Enter the key words "Tarzan, yell" into the Search Box. You can also order the "TARZAN YELL" Action Figure for $49.95 plus $6.95 shipping and handling by calling Jerry O'Hara at 909-875-3296. |  |
| 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 is now available. 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. |  |
| Western
Heroes of the Pulp Page - Website update! The Western Heroes of the Pulp Page website has been updated to include individual webpages for Frontier G-Man, Texas Rangers, The Lone Ranger, Masked Rider, and the Rio Kid. New pulp reprints in PDF format have been posted for Texas Rangers, Masked Rider,and the Lone Ranger. Frontier G-Man #3 Riders of the Silver Trail is also posted. If you enjoy the western pulps, this is one website that you simply must visit and bookmark. Visit the site at http://thelonetaxman.web.aplus.net/westernheroesofthepulppage/index.html | |
| Wildside
Press - News bites! Wildside Press will be producing book paper editions of WEIRD TALES in the 7 by 10 inch pulp size, starting with #337 scheduled for July 2005. WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD #3 is due in from the printer on July 7. | |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! Heavy Planet and Other Science Fiction Stories by Milton A. Rothman Milton A. Rothman was best known to generations of science-fiction readers for a single classic story written at age 19: "Heavy Planet," published under the byline of "Lee Gregor" in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1939 at the beginning of the Golden Age and kept in print for decades in the classic anthology Adventures in Time and Space. He was also a pioneer of early fandom, a founder of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, a fanzine publisher, and a World Science Fiction Convention chairman. After World War II, he became one of the country's leading nuclear physicists, but continued to write science fiction throughout his life. Here, for the first time, all his science fiction stories are collected in one volume, giving a clear picture of the author's development from youth to old age, reflecting lifelong preoccupations with physics, mathematics, music, the futility of war, and, of course, science fiction itself. Here is an authentic voice from the early years of the modern science fiction field. Features an introduction by science fiction master Frederik Pohl. Price: $19.95 | |
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| BRAN
MAK MORN - Available this Summer from
the Science Fiction Book Club! The Science Fiction Book Club will be publishing a hardcover edition of Del Rey's BRAN MAK MORN sometime this summer. It will be featured in their Summer 2005 mailing. In ages past, the Picts ruled all of Europe. But the descendants of those proud conquerors have sunk into barbarism . . . all save one, Bran Mak Morn, whose bloodline remains unbroken. Threatened by the Celts and the Romans, the Pictish tribes rally under his banner to fight for their very survival, while Bran fights to restore the glory of his race. Lavishly illustrated by award-winning artist Gary Gianni, this collection gathers together all of Howard’s published stories and poems featuring Bran Mak Morn–including the eerie masterpiece “Worms of the Earth” and “Kings of the Night,” in which sorcery summons Kull the conqueror from out of the depths of time to stand with Bran against the Roman invaders. Also included are previously unpublished stories and fragments, reproductions of manuscripts bearing Howard’s handwritten revisions, and much, much more. | | ||
| The
Bronze Gazette - Issue #43 is
now available! This issue features: Old Jude's Secret by Will Murray Doc Savage comic book reprint: The "Egg" Centric Mr. Dumtee Editor's Corner, Letters to the Editor, and News Update The front cover is The Squeaking Goblin from DOC SAVAGE MAGAZINE. Single issues are: U.S. $6.00 each; Canada $6.50 each; Overseas $8.00 each. Back Issues - please inquire. Subscriptions are now available for THE BRONZE GAZETTE issues 44, 45, and 46. 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. |  | ||
| Captain
Spectre and the Lightning Legion -
Update! The Captain Spectre online pulp/serial comic, by Tom Floyd, has reached the end of Chapter 1, 'The Mark of Death', consisting of 24 episodes complete with the thrilling cliffhanger. Read the complete Chapter from start to finish for free at http://www.captainspectre.com. The next exciting Chapter "The Electric Soldier" has begun and the first two strips are now available online. Join the Lightning Legion....it's free, just download your free Legionnaire Membership Card and you are in! | |||
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's a brand new review of Death's Premium from January 1, 1940. The Ghost Message 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 600 stories online! Cave of the Criss-Cross Knives by C. C. Spruce from SPICY ADVENTURE, April, 1935 Twenty Clocks For Death by Cyril Plunkett from TEN DETECTIVE ACES, February, 1937 | |||
| ERBville Press - Framed Prints and Greeting Cards of pulp magazine
covers! ERBville Press has added framed prints and greeting cards of pulp magazine covers to their line of products. Twelve (12) framed prints featuring covers from SPICY DETECTIVE; SPICY ADVENTURE; SPICY WESTERN; DAN TURNER, HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE; JUNGLE STORIES; various western pulps; and science fiction pulps are now available. All prints are custom manufactured using archival inks and acid-free paper. Framed prints are matted and framed in a stylish black frame with plexiglass cover. Frames include complete backing. Frame size: 13" x 16". Each framed print is $39.99. Click here to visit the ERBville Press website to take a look. Twelve (12) greeting cards featuring covers from SPICY DETECTIVE; SPICY ADVENTURE; SPICY WESTERN; DAN TURNER, HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE; JUNGLE STORIES; various western pulps; and science fiction pulps are now available. Find the right card for any mood or occasion, hilarious, serious, to artful beauty - these unique cards are great for announcements, catching up, well wishes - whatever. Experience the lost art of letter writing and give ‘em a momento to hold on to. Full bleed dynamic color. 12 point one side coated glossy paper. Package of six cards for $13.99. Envelopes are included. Click here to visit the ERBville Press website to take a look. |  | ||
| Fading Shadows -
Now Available! The titles listed below are the final publications from Fading Shadows, Inc. Back issues of Fading Shadows publications will remain available until the supply is exhausted. Use the link below to visit the Fading Shadows website. ACTION ADVENTURE STORIES #144 and #145 featuring: 144: The Phantom Detective in Merchant For Murder by Robert Wallace 145: The Phantom Detective in Death Rides the Winner by Robert Wallace BEHIND THE MASK #71 featuring: DETECTIVE MYSTERY STORIES #55 featuring Marriage Gone Bad by W. S. Bachman; Eykiltimac Stump Acres by Jeffrey B. Burton; Seatbelts by Kenneth M. Austin; Prairie Justice by Eric Wilder; The Tiger’s Tale by Sheila Sowder; The Eye Witness by Gerald Browning; Rub-a-Dub-Dub by Branley Allan Branson; The Ringmaster by Larry K. Wellman; It Can Never Be Easy by Bryan Schingle; Seven for Thirty by Keith Bodayla; and Too Many Suspects (part 3 of 3) by A. J. Mason Click here or on the images to the right for a look at larger cover images. Each
issue is 5.5 by 8.5 inches in size and runs approximately 80 pages. Order
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| Girasol
Collectables - New Robert E. Howard collection is now
available! Blood of the Gods and Other Stories by Robert E. Howard, edited by Paul Herman Girasol Collectables Inc. is pleased to announce the release of a collection of 5 of Robert E. Howard's great adventure stories. These tales, long out of print, are collected together for the first time in a handsome new 220 page softcover edition limited to 1,000 copies. Great care and attention has been given to keep this edition faithful to the original text. Included are: The Country of the Knife, Hawk of the Hills, The Daughter of Erlik Khan, Blood of the Gods, and Swords of Shahrazar These stories all take place in the desert or the Himalayas, and offer the kind of heroic action-adventure only Howard could muster. Due to differences in Canadian copyright laws, these stories are public domain in Canada, but not in the USA. This means that Girasol will be the EXCLUSIVE distributor of the bo |
