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| ARTHUR
SUYDAM POSTER BOOK -
Coming in October! From renowned artist, Arthur Suydam, 10 plates ready for framing featuring his illustrative work on Death Dealer, the Swamp Witch and the landscape of a brutal age. Large 11x17 sheets housed in their own slipcase envelope showcase this vibrant and evocative art as never before, while giving insight into the persona of one of Suydam's most popular barbarian subjects. The art practically jumps off the page. The first plate is signed and numbered by the artist, making this the perfect compliment to your barbarian in literature displays. 10 plates, black and white, $38.99, in stores on October 12. ARTHUR SUYDAM POSTER BOOK is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (now available). The Diamond Item Code is AUG051649. |  |
| Charlie
Chan - New feature film in the works! Charlie Chan's No. 1 granddaughter will soon be taking up the family business. A long gestating project will star Lucy Liu as the Chinese-American detective's granddaughter in an update of the popular series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The "Charlie's Angels" actress will also executive produce. "It's a reinvention of the franchise that credibly passes on the baton to Lucy Liu as the lead character and lead of the franchise," says TV executive-turned-screenwriter Dan McDermott who will write the screenplay for Fox. | |
| CTHULHU: NIGHT GAUNT PLUSH
- Available in comic shops August 3rd! Ripped painfully from the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft, is yet another of those 12" tall awful otherworld beasties, a Night Gaunt. Eyeless, it is a mindless, winged blasphemy of outer space, a horned and faceless steed. Limited edition. SRP: $29.95 CTHULHU: NIGHT GAUNT PLUSH can also be ordered from Entertainment Earth. http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TYV12509 |  |
| Dum-Dum
2005 - August 10 - 14, 2005 Dum-Dum 2005 is one of the annual gatherings of the Burroughs Bibliophiles to celebrate the life and works of the Master of Fantasy Adventure: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dum-Dum 2005 will be held in Chicago/Oak Park on August 10 - 14, 2005. The 2005 Dum-Dum is hosted by Jerry Spannraft at the Write Inn in Oak Park across the street from the Hemingway Museum, a block from Hemingway's birthplace and near the Burroughs homes and the Historical Society with its ERB museum. | |
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is "Castle of Doom" from January 15, 1936. Dying for the Promotion 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! Devil's Cargo by Captain Frank H. Shaw from ACTION NOVELS, December, 1930 Hangman's Coin by Thorp McCluskey from GOLDEN FLEECE, November, 1938 The Man Without a Head by D. L. Champion from THRILLING DETECTIVE, August 1949 Death By Telephone by James W. Marvin from SPICY DETECTIVE, September, 1934 | |
| Edgar Rice Burroughs -
New Yahoo Newsgroup! A new Yahoo Newsgroup dedicated to Edgar Rice Burroughs has been formed. All are welcome. Carson of Venus, John Carter of Mars, Tarzan of the Apes! Just a few of numerous magnificent creations. Come explore the many heroes and worlds of ERB. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/edgarriceburroughs/ | |
| Elder
Signs Press - TERRORS, a new Richard Lupoff collection! Note: This is a signed and numbered limited edition hardcover that will be in stock in October 2005. Orders for this item will be shipped in October 2005. There will only be 75 copies available. Richard A. Lupoff is one of the most versatile writers in the trade, having written fiction in science fiction, mystery, and horror. He is a master of the Lovecraftian and Mythos style tale. This 348-page volume brings together some of his best stories in the Lovecraftian and horror genre, as well as previously unpublished works. Also featuring an introduction and by Fred Chapell, the author of Dagon, and an afterword by Richard A. Lupoff. Visit the Elder Signs Press website to order. Table of Contents: The Crimson Wizard The Crimson Wizard and the Jewels of Lemuria The Golden Saint Meets Madame Medusa The Whisperers At Vega’s Taqueria The Doom that Came to Dunwich The Horror South of Red Hook The Adventure of the Voorish Sign The Secret of the Sahara Treasure of the Red Robe Men The Devil’s Hop Yard Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley Lights! Camera!! Shub-Niggurath!!! The Turret The Heyworth Fragment Streamliner Thanks to Don Herron for the tip. |  |
| EVERETT
RAYMOND KINSTLER - THE ARTIST'S JOURNEY THROUGH POPULAR CULTURE 1942-1962 by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. & Everett Raymond Kinstler Today, Everett Raymond Kinstler paints portraits, but he spent 20 years drawing comic books, pulp magazines, and paperback covers. From Zorro to The Shadow, George Bernard Shaw and Salvador Dali, this book features over 350 illustrations, many from original drawings and paintings, complemented with a biography enlivened by Kinstler's memories of those fascinating years. MATURE THEMES Hard Cover, 8.5x11, 240 pages, SRP: $44.95 Hard Cover edition now available from JVJ Publishing. Trade paperback, 8.5x11, 240 pages, SRP: $24.95 Trade paperback edition available October 10th. Publisher: Underwood Books (October 10, 2005) |  |
| FIRSTS,
The Book Collectors Magazine - Coming in October! FIRSTS has established itself as the premier publication in its field. Now in its fifteenth year, FIRSTS is an invaluable resource, providing information, entertainment, and an entry into the delightful world of book collecting. The July/August, 2000 issue (shown at the right) of FIRSTS featured Collecting Robert E. Howard by Don Herron. The October 2005 issue of FIRSTS will contain the update to the Collecting Robert E. Howard article by Don Herron. Checkout the FIRSTS website for other authors of interest such as Clark Ashton Smith, Fritz Leiber, Clive Cussler, Ray Bradbury, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and more. FIRSTS, The Book Collector’s Magazine is published 10 times a year (monthly except for July and August.) Subscriptions are: $40 (US); $60 (Canada); $95 (All other Countries). Back issues are available for $6 after publication. Thanks to Don Herron for the tip. |  |
| Flesk
Publications - Mark Schultz: Various Drawings is now available! Finally, and with great anticipation, a selection of Mark Schultz’s artwork has been collected into Mark Schultz: Various Drawings! The majority of these pieces have never been published. Over 45 preliminaries, sketches, and finished brush and ink pieces are showcased. Most are full page, to reveal the various magical stages of Marks’ imaginative approach. Fans of Hannah Dundee and Schultz’s gorgeous women will be delighted, as new pieces were created especially for this book! Stunning new images from Xenozoic Tales fill much of the volume as well, along with private commissions, a previously unpublished cover for SubHuman, an oversized gatefold of a breathtaking dinosaur scene, and amazing pieces from recent projects! Mark Schultz is one of the fine illustrators who worked on Wandering Star's (and now, Del Rey's) Robert E. Howard volumes. 48 pages, 8.5”x 11”, 49 illustrations in black and white on premium matt stock paper $19.95 softbound trade edition $29.95 hardbound limited signed edition You can order from the publisher, Flesk Publications. You can also order from Bud Plant (hardcover - softcover) and Mike Chomko. |  |
| Jack
Williamson - Scheduled for August release! THE STONEHENGE GATE by Jack Williamson will be published by TOR Books in August 2005. A dark mystery has been buried beneath the sands of the Sahara desert since the beginning of time. In a basement in New Mexico, four poker buddies find reason to believe that a startling secret is out there. . . These four amateur adventurers are about to uncover the key that could unlock the vast reaches of the universe. A sudden burst of curiosity propels mild-mannered English professor Will and his three friends to the Sahara to excavate a site where radar has evidently detected trilithic stones hidden beneath the sand. There they stumble upon an ancient artifact that will change their lives, and the world, forever...a gateway between planets, linking Earth to distant worlds where they will discover wonders and terrors beyond imagining. Jack Williamson, the dean of science fiction writers, weaves an exciting tale that takes the friends to the far corners of the universe. One leads an oppressed people to freedom. Another uncovers clues that could identify a long-dormant civilization of immortal beings. Now each traveler must play a crucial role in unraveling an ancient mystery, the solution to which may reveal the true origins of the human race. If they can just survive their journeys back to Earth . . . Hardcover, 320 pages, ISBN: 0765308975, $24.95 |  |
| KOLCHAK
TALES: BLACK & WHITE & RED ALL OVER - Available in comic shops August 3rd! by Peter David, Kirk Jarvinen, & Various Sit in with Carl Kolchak during his visit to a psychiatrist, and learn of the fashion model mysteriously turned into stone; of a young boy's apparent abduction by a cult being more than it seemed; and the revelation that Tony Vincenzo may have run into supernatural horrors back when he was a reporter. 48 pages, B&W, SRP: $4.95 | |
| Moonstone Books: THE PHANTOM #8 -
Available in comic shops August 3rd! High tech SKY PIRATES have THE PHANTOM and several of the world's wealthiest men prisoner in their lair. Time is running out for THE SKY QUEEN'S hostages! Will their employers pay the impossibly-high ransom before it’s too late? And how can the shackled PHANTOM shake loose both his chains and the horrible secret of the Sky Queen before he is buried beneath the bodies of the dead? Story: Ben Raab; Art: Pat Quinn; Inks: Ken Wheaton; Colors: Joe Bucco; Cover: Doug Klauba Part 2 of 2, 32 pages,color, $3.50 | |
| PULP ADVENTURECON #5 -
November 5, 2005! Bold Venture Press has announced that PULPADVENTURECON #5 is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th. The show is at the same location as last time -- the Ramada Inn, Bordentown NJ ... just off Exit 7 of the New Jersey Turnpike. BVP has room for 48 tables, and has already sold 24. BVP just spoke with illustrator EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER on the telephone, and he's accepted our invitation to be our Guest of Honor -- along with illustrator LOUIS GLANZMAN, who claims that he's always wanted to meet fellow artist Kinstler. EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER is a native New Yorker who began his career at age 16, drawing comic books and hundreds of book and magazine illustrations, as well as covers for paper back books. As one of the "golden age" era of comic book artists, his illustrations for magazines, including The Shadow and Doc Savage, have influenced the pop art school. He studied at the Art Students League, where he later taught from 1969 to 1974. Kinstler ultimately made the transition to portraitist, and soon established himself as one of the nation's foremost portrait painters. For over four decades, Kinstler also has devoted time to painting landscapes and watercolors. Kinstler's life and artwork are the subjects of two recently published books. LOUIS GLANZMAN was born in 1922, raised in the farmlands of Virginia, he is a self educated artist. He began his career at the age of sixteen as a comic book illustrator. In the 40's he served as an illustrator on the Air Force magazine for the US Air Forces. During the 50's he illustrated numerous children's books, including the popular 'Pippi Longstocking' series. He is listed in 'Illustrators of Children Books.' Always working as a free-lance illustrator, his paintings have appeared in Readers Digest, True, Argosey, Colliers, Boys Life, New Yorker, National Lampoon, Saturday Evening Post, etc. His career led him for a short sojourn as a court reporter for Life magazine. The covers for Time magazine enhanced his career as a portrait painter, and he is a member of the 'American Portrait Society.' Check the Bold Venture Press website for more updates as the show approaches. For more information e-mail Rich Harvey, publisher at boldventurepress@aol.com | |
| Pulpville
Press - Now available! DAN TURNER, HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE #2 by Robert Leslie Bellem Written and created by Robert Leslie Bellem, the hardnosed, feisty, Hollywood Detective, Dan Turner, is featured in nine stories in this compilation. Read Death Begins At Forty, Corpse On Ice, Homicide Highball, King-Size Kill, Murder Off the Record, Dead Man's Code, Cat Act, Death's Dress Rehearsal, and The Lake of the Left-Hand Moon. All stories are from HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE and are fully illustrated with the original artwork which accompanied their publication in the pulps. Note: When I was assembling this compilation, I had not planned on including Cat Act because I thought it was the same story which appeared in the first compilation. However, upon looking through it, I realized that Bellem rewrote the Spicy version into a tamer one, including a new cast of characters and new text (as well as new illustrations). However, the storyline is identical. 380 pages, 6x9 trade paperback, $15.95 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! Operator #5: The Dawn That Shook the World by Curtis Steele Operator #5, America's Secret Service Ace, appeared in 48 novels in the classic pulp magazine bearing his name. From April 1934 to November 1939, Jimmy Christopher fought villains from inside the United States and invaders from without. With World War II looming on the horizon, the Operator #5 novels became a reflection of the times, showcasing American fears of technology and oppression. In The Dawn that Shook the World, Jimmy Christopher leads a band of agents into Europe, battlling a dictator with plans for world dominations (shades of Adolph Hitler!) One of the bloodiest pulp magazines ever produced, Operator #5 has a well-deserved reputation for thrill-a-minute action and peril. If you like pulp fiction, you'll love Operator #5. Price: $13.95 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! Operator #5: Invasion of the Crimson Death Cult by Curtis Steele In Invasion of the Crimson Death Cult, Kasma, a baleful divinity from the wastes of Asia, has laid his blighting curse upon America. All who oppose him come to ghastly ends: amnesia, madness, and screaming, agonizing death-for the cult of Kasma enforces its dread dictates with a new, deadly weapon, unseen, unheard, which razed the mightiest buildings, which lay wide regions barren -- without man or bird or beast! One man, Jimmy Christopher -- known in the Secret Service as Operator #5 - understood the grim purpose behind that crafty plan. And Operator #5, hampered by a superior's short-sightedness, beset on every side by peril and treachery, takes the greatest gamble in his career to keep an army of religion-crazed zealots from delivering America into the bondage of an Asiatic Moloch! Price: $13.95 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! Operator #5: Liberty's Suicide Legions by Curtis Steele In Liberty's Suicide Legions, after America has been invaded and nearly destroyed, Jimmy Christopher battles the forces of the insidious Purple Emperor, with the fate of the United States hanging in the balance! Price: $13.95 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! The Phantom Detective: Tycoon of Crime by Robert Wallace A diabolical fiend uses the weapons of modern science to threaten humanity! Follow the Phantom as he embarks on one of the most exciting manhunts of his entire career -- and answers fire with fire! Ripped from the pages of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the lead novel from the February, 1938 issue! Price: $15 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! The Phantom Detective: Fangs of Murder by Robert Wallace Mysterious doom hovers menacingly over the members of the Gargoyle Club! Follow the world's greatest sleuth as he pits brain and brawn against a vicious criminal! Ripped from the pages of "The Phantom Detective" magazine, here is the lead novel from the January, 1938 issue! Price: $15 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! The Spider: Slaves of the Laughing Death by Grant Stockbridge An unseen weapon that drives men mad . . . A green gas which turns smiling faces into leering skulls . . . A master criminal who can assume at will any known identity . . . Add to these separate menaces three big-game hunters sworn to destroy the Spider -- and you have a situation in which the brilliance and courage of Dick Wentworth will thrill you as never before! Price: $19.95 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Coming soon! FEAR And Other Tales, by Achmed Abdullah THE SUPREME GETAWAY And Other Tales, by George Allan England THE ADVENTURES OF MR. CLACKWORTHY, by Christopher B. Booth THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN, by J. Allan Dunn BAREHANDED CASTAWAYS, by J. Allan Dunn THE MOON-CALVES And Other Tales, by John D. Swain | |
| Wildside Press
- Coming in late August! Volume 4 of THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD: WINGS OF THE NIGHT is in preparation. Stories include: Wings in the Night, Arkham, An Open Window, Worms of the Earth, The Phoenix on the Sword, Scarlet Citadel, Cairn on the Headland, Tower of the Elephant, Autumn, and Moonlight on a Skull. List price: $35.00. Order before publication and save $5.00! The expected publication date is late August. |  |
| ZORRO
#3 - Available in comic shops August 3rd! Written by Don Mcgregor with art by Sidney Lima SCARS: Part Three (of 3)—The action-packed conclusion to "Scars" features the swashbuckling swordsman on skis! But this ain't no vacation! If that isn't enough, Zorro also has to contend with an angry wolfpack, a duel-to-the death on a cracking ice bridge with Ripklaw, and a deadly avalanche! 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.95 | |
| 22 July 2005 | |
| ADVENTURE
VOLUME 1 TP - Coming in November! edited by Chris Roberson In the spirit of early twentieth-century pulp fiction, ADVENTURE features an anthology of short stories promising both literary sophistication and pulse-pounding action from the likes of Michael Moorcock, John Edward Ames, Lou Anders, Neal Asher, John Meaney, Kim Newman, and Marc Singer. Soft Cover, 6x9, 400 pages, B&W, SRP: $14.95 ADVENTURE VOLUME 1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053444. ADVENTURE is published by Monkeybrain Books |  |
| 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! HOODED DETECTIVE January 1942, 7x10, 98 pages, $14.95 Now available: MYSTERY TALES December 1939, Cover Artist: J. W. Scott, , 7x10, 112 pages, $14.95 SAUCY MOVIE TALES August 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 SPICY DETECTIVE STORIES June 1938, Cover Artist: H.J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 At the printer! SAUCY MOVIE TALES - September 1936, Cover Artist: Norman Saunders, 7x10, 96 pages, $14.95 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). RED MASK DETECTIVE STORIES March 1941, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 Previously announced and coming soon! 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 SPICY ADVENTURE STORIES September 1941, Cover Artist: H. J. Ward, 7x10, 128 pages, $14.95 |    |
| AGE
OF CONAN: ANOK, HERETIC OF STYGIA VOLUME 2 MMPB - Coming in October! by J. Steven York Seeking his father's murderer, the warrior Anok has joined the Cult of Set. Tainted by dark sorcery, he begins a perilous journey across the desert to a city of outlaw sorcerers in order to control his magic before it consumes his soul! 272 pages, SRP: $6.99 AGE OF CONAN: ANOK #2 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053445. |  |
| THE
AGE OF CONAN VOLUME 3: SONGS OF VICTORY MMPB - Available July
26th! by Loren Coleman It's a dark time for the land of Cimmeria. The army of Kern has been scattered, and the barbarian tribes have been routed by the giant, Torgvall. Now, Kern must seek out the House of Crom, where rest a weapon of legend that can kill any man, beast, or god. For in his heart he know that not all glory lies on the battlefield, and that there is not sacrifice too great to the survival of his people. List Price: $6.99 |  |
| BACK
ISSUE! #11 - Available in
comic shops July 27th! BACK ISSUE! #11 is a "Gods and Warriors" issue featuring, among others, Conan! Roy Thomas, Kurt Busiek, and Joe Jusko spill their guts in a meaty retrospective of Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian series, with tons of rare and classic art by John Buscema, Barry Windsor-Smith, Neal Adams, Jusko, and others. Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier chew the fat about Groo the Wanderer in a “Pro2Pro” interview, and Heavy Metal artist extraordinaire Arthur Suydam shares his insights and illustrations in an exclusive interview. Plus: “The Greatest Stories Never Told” investigates DC’s never-published King Arthur series by Gerry Conway and Nestor Redondo, unveiling for the first time several of Redondo’s glorious pages from the series; a Gods and Warriors “Rough Stuff” art gallery by Jack Kirby, Moebius, George Pérez, José Luis Garcia-Lopez, Don Heck, and others; the scoop on the secret artist who contributed to the 1976 clash of titans Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man; and a spotlight on Brian Bolland’s covers for 1980s British Annuals! With a striking painted Conan cover by Joe Jusko, recreating John Buscema’s frontispiece to Savage Sword of Conan #17! 100 pages - Ships July 2005 TwoMorrows Publishing |  |
| BATTERED
SILICON DISPATCH BOX -
LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS! Now available! #9 THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF THE GREEN GHOST (Fleming-Roberts/Roberts) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover, ISBN 1-55246-534-9 $160.00 Coming up next! #12 THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT MERLINI (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover $80.00 It will appear at next year's Windy City convention. #11 THE COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE PARK AVENUE HUNT CLUB (Philips) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-593-4 $150.00 . It will appear at next year's Pulpcon. Available for pre-order! #8 COMPLEAT GADGET MAN STORIES (Dent/Murray/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 400 pages ISBN 1-55246-536-5 $45.00 - A significant un-advertised bonus will accompany each prepublication order! This title has been delayed. A new publication date has not been announced. Coming soon! #10 THE GOLDEN AMAZON (Fearn/Harbottle) Volumes 2 and 3 THE PHILIP M. FISHER PORTFOLIO (Fisher/Garner) Folio Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-530-6 THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK GOTCH (Richard Wetjen/Ellis) Still available! #1 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES PETER THE BRAZEN (Worts/Weinberg/Lai) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 800 pages ISBN 1-55246-412-1 $160.00 plus postage. #2 MINIONS OF THE SHADOW AND OTHER NOVELS (William Gray Beyer/Weinberg) Hard Cover 435 pages ISBN 1-55246-502-0 $55.00 plus postage. #3 MEMOIRS OF HORATIO HUMBERTON (J. Paul Suter/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 386 pages ISBN 1-55246-514-4 $55.00 plus postage. #4 COMPLEAT ADVENTURES OF THE DEAN (Constiner/Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 430 pages ISBN 1-55246-515-2 $75.00 plus postage. #5 COMPLEAT ADVENTURE OF BILL BRENT (F.C. Davis /Weinberg) Folio Hard Cover 370 pages ISBN 1-55246-517-9 $75.00 plus postage. #6 COMPLEAT MOON MAN (F.C. Davis/Roberts&Hoppenstand) 2 Volume Folio Hard Cover 700 pages ISBN 1-55246-516-0 $160.00 plus postage. #7 MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF DON DIAVOLO (Rawson/Roberts/Weinberg) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-532-2 $50.00 #10 THE ADVENTURES OF THE GOLDEN AMAZON Volume 1 of 3 (Fearn/Harbottle/Colombo) Hard Cover ISBN 1-55246-554-3 $75.00 Lost Treasures from the Pulps can be ordered from: The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 204, Shelburne, Ontario Canada L0N 1S0. For inquiries and orders, contact George A. Vanderburgh, Publisher email: gav@bmts.com FAX: 519-925-3482 Visit the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box website at http://www.batteredbox.com/ to order. LOST TREASURES FROM THE PULPS are also available from Mike Chomko |   |
| Black
Dog Books - Now available! FORCED LUCK by J. Allan Dunn - New! Staple-spined, Full color cover, $10 FORCED LUCK, "a tale of buccaneer days," is a short novel by J. Allan Dunn that originally appeared in the February 10,1922 issue of ADVENTURE. The twenties were the heyday of ADVENTURE when its publisher could pay top rates for the best pulp fiction money could buy. Dunn's story is the tale of "Lucky Bart," a fortunate pirate whose marriage to Lady Luck had won him fame, fortune, and a ferociously loyal crew. But now, Bart had forced his luck once too often. Captured by the Spanish, his ship seized, his crew in irons, Bart was facing the gallows. Could he once more lore Lady Luck to dance with him and "force his luck" one more time? GODS GUARD THE BRAVE by H. Bedford-Jones - New! Staple-spined, Full color cover, $10 GODS GUARD THE BRAVE is the fifth of Black Dog's "Pathways to Adventure" series that reprints the work of H. Bedford-Jones. This volume brings back into print "The Pearl of Price" and the title story, both originally published in BLUE BOOK during 1933. The former is an action-crammed novelette set in the Pacific islands while the second is a "desperate adventure on strange tropic seas." H. Bedford-Jones was one of the more prolific writers for the pulps. Through a long association with BLUE BOOK and many other magazines, he acquired the title, "King of the Pulps." These two short novels are proof of this sobriquet. Still available: THE CRIMSON BLIGHT by Arthur J. Burks Staple-spined, Full color cover. 64 pages, $10 What can account for the strange happenings on the Arahona cane plantation? Cro-magnon men? Dinosaurs, here in the Caribbean? See man battle ancient brute strength for the outcome of the world in this complete novel originally serialized in THRILLING ADVENTURES. TALES OF THE JUNGLE by L. Patrick Greene Staple-spined, Full color cover. 64 pages, $10 Three jungle-set works of retribution, "Cobwebs," "Yellow" and "Jungle Fate" collected from the rare pulp, MAN STORIES. Black Dog Books has moved! All BDB orders should be sent to the new address: Black Dog Books Tom Roberts 1115 Pine Meadows Court Normal, IL 61761 blackdogbooks_tomroberts@yahoo.com Black Dog Books are also available from Mike Chomko |   |
| BOOKERY'S GUIDE TO PULPS - Now available! 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/. The book is $39.95 + $3.00 media mail shipping in USA. BOOKERY'S GUIDE TO PULPS is also available from Mike Chomko |  |
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 9: RIDERS OF THE RIVER-DRAGONS AND OTHER STORIES TPB - Coming in November! Written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Val Mayerik. From the turbulent seas to the deepest, darkest jungles, the barbarian Conan moves ever closer to his destiny as king and conqueror. Allied with the deadly she-pirate Bêlit, Conan journeys further into the most savage and untamed Hyborian lands, and into his own heart of darkness. Collecting Conan the Barbarian #60-63, #65, #69-71. 160 pages, $16.95, in stores on November 30. CHRONICLES OF CONAN #9 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG050017. |  |
| CONAN
#21 - Coming in October! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Ladronn. The award-winning team of Busiek and Nord continue their adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan stories, with the second part of "The Tower of the Elephant." Conan, at the side of Taurus, Prince of Thieves, assaults the dreaded Elephant Tower‹but deadly peril awaits at every turn, from hungry lions to giant spiders, and it'll take all his barbarian skill merely to stay alive long enough to make it inside. Yet, once inside, the tower holds secrets far stranger and darker than anything Conan could have prepared for. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 19. CONAN #21 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG050016. |  |
| CONAN
AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #1 -
Coming in October! Written by Akira Yoshida, art by Paul Lee, cover by Pat Lee. King Conan travels to the exotic land of Khitai, only to run afoul of an evil sorcerer and his demonic retainers in this tale of silent shadow warriors and ghastly monsters in the Far East. When Conan receives an invitation from the Eastern Kingdom of Khitai to open trade in precious jewels and spices, he decides that he will travel into this long-mysterious land. Yet, to do so is perilous, as those who have requested his company may have far more devious intentions, and beasts unseen by Western eyes lurk amidst the shadows. Set many years in the future from the award-winning on-going series, Conan and the Demons of Khitai marks Conan's first appearance as King in Dark Horse's best-selling comics revival of the legendary fantasy hero. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 5. CONAN AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #1 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG050015. |  |
| CTHULHU
GIANT 28-INCH PLUSH -
Coming in November! After making a Small Cthulhu plush, a Medium Cthulhu plush, a Large Cthulhu plush, plush Cthulhu Slippers, and 432 other cthulhu plush items, how could Toy Vault really expect you to buy this limited edition, 28" tall monstrous Cthulhu Plush?! Refuse! Turn it down! Let someone else collect this limited edition, largest cthulhu plush ever made! Let someone else waste their hard-earned money! You can instead buy dinner for a week at a McCthulhu's restaurant instead of owning this wonderful toy for the next 50 years! Scheduled to ship in November 2005. Plush SRP: $79.95 CTHULHU GIANT 28-INCH PLUSH is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053783. | |
| 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 $9.87. 36 Mad Mesa and The Yellow Cloud 37 The Freckled Shark and World's Fair Goblin 38 The Gold Ogre and The Flaming Falcons 39 Merchants of Disaster and The Crimson Serpent 40 Poison Island and The Stone Man Three reprints featuring The Shadow are also now available. Click here for more info. | |
| E-texts on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: There's no new review this week. Next week's review will be "Castle of Doom" from January 15, 1936. The Impossible Murder 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 Pin-up Girl Murders by Laurence Donovan from SUPER-DETECTIVE, April, 1944 Smuggler's Island by Atwater Culpepper from SPICY ADVENTURE, April, 1935 Captains Venomous by Arthur J. Burks from ARMY-NAVY FLYING STORIES, Winter, 1943 Tenderfoot Killers by R. Morton from FIGHTING WESTERN, August, 1949 Featuring: Lariat Lucy Tattooed Blonde by Ellery Watson Calder from Spicy Adventure, April, 1935 Close Call by Robert Leslie Bellem from Snappy Stories, May, 1935 The Purple Goldfish by Thomas Thursday from Top-Notch Magazine, February 15, 1921 Murder at Lake Iroquois by Charles Maxwell from Spicy Detective, September, 1934 | |
| THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC
VICTORIANA HC - Coming in November! by Jess Nevins From detective fiction to historical novels, from well-known authors like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells, to Russian newspaper serials and Chinese martial arts novels, the Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana offers an exhaustive look at every aspect of fantastic literature in the days of Queen Victoria. Hard Cover, 8x10, 1200 pages, B&W, SRP: $50.00 THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053451. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is published by Monkeybrain Books |  |
| Fred
Davis' aviation fiction Edward Agnew has interested a publisher in a book of Fred Davis' aviation fiction. Agnew is currently looking for any air stories by Davis. Many of Fred's air yarns appeared in the Fiction House pulps. If you can help him out at all, Ed's email address is edagnew@hotmail.com | |
| H.P.
LOVECRAFT: SHADOWS OF DEATH MMPB -
Coming in October! by H.P. Lovecraft; with an introduction by Harlan Ellison Descend into the nerve-shattering, spine-tingling realm of America's master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft — to a dank place where gloomy maelstroms await the unwary, where the unnatural is surpassed only by the unspeakable, and where all pleasure is perverse. This collection of classic macabre tales by the celebrated master of the form includes "The Tomb That Came to Sarnath," "The Shunned House," "The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath," and "The Shadow Out of Time." Take a chance... all you can lose is your sanity! Soft Cover, 384 pages, SRP: $6.99 | |
| ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #15 - Coming in
October! This issue features James Bama, noted illustrator of the Doc Savage paperbacks, Aurora monster model kit boxes, and men's adventure magazines. This article features a thorough checklist of Bama's published works, as well as scores of beautiful reproductions taken directly from his classic original paintings. The second feature is on master illustrator and famed pin-up artist, Charles Showalter. This eye-opening feature is filled with breathtaking original advertising pieces drawn from the Coca-Cola archives and Showalter's personal files from over 60 years of work. The final feature concerns the work of Jack Potter, a slick magazine illustrator of the 50s and 60s whose Coca-Cola advertisements are widely collected today, and features reproductions of most of his extant original paintings. (Illustration Magazine) Magazine, 80 pages, Full Color SRP: $9.00 ILLUSTRATION MAGAZINE #15 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053344. | |
| IRON GHOST #4 (of 6)
- Coming in
October! written by Chuck Dixon, art by Sergio Cariello, cover by Flint Henry Rammsteiger and Meier are brought in for questioning as the SS steps up the investigation following the devastation at Tempelhof Airfield, but Tannhauser and Vols are determined to discover the identity and arrest the Iron Ghost before the SS can get their hands on him. The story continues to heat up as both Berlin and the Iron Ghost are attacked on two different fronts. October 5, 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 IRON GHOST #4 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG051687. | |
| James Bond The Telegraph and Commander Bond are reporting that the 007 contenders have been whittled down to four. "The list has been whittled down to four," says a source. "The auditions have reached their most important stage: how the actors fare in the sack. So stand-in Bond girls have been hired to act out select love scenes from past Bond films with the final four actors." Commander Bond say the report sounds pretty spot-on, because Casino Royale director Martin Campbell has just arrived in London for two weeks. No doubt, he's checking out the final four contenders. Those rumoured to be up for the gig include Ioan Gruffudd, Julian McMahon, Alex O'Lachlan, and Daniel Craig. Source: Moviehole | |
| KOLCHAK:
TALES OF NIGHT STALKER #7 -
Coming in October! by Dave Ulanski, Kirk Jarvinen, Keith Williams, & Wally Lowe The Man-Eating Shadow has returned to the streets of New Orleans, and Carl Kolchak was happy to get out of Louisiana with the meat still on his bones after his last visit. But when the Skeleton Murders begin again, and there is an apparent connection between them, the shadow, and the growing number of plant-monsters turning up... Kolchak is willing to put his job on the line to learn what it is. But a terrible fate awaits our under-appreciated reporter, and you will not believe the shocking conclusion! Ships with two covers, one by Dave Dorman and the other by Dave Ulanski, in a 50/50 split 32 pages, Full Color, $3.50 | |
| Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume 2:
Inverted Kingdom edited by Ken Asamatsu and translated by Robert M. Price This massive collection of original stories and articles inspired by the 'Cthulhu Mythos' created by H.P. Lovecraft was published in Japan in 2002 as a two-volume set under the name Hishinkai. The list of contributing authors is a who's-who of Japanese horror fiction, featuring some of the finest writers in Japan today. In cooperation with Tokyo Sogensha, the Japanese publishers, and the anthology editor, Mr. ASAMATSU Ken, we are proud to present these dark visions of the Mythos as interpreted by Japanese authors. You will find some stories that return like old friends, carrying on the Lovecraft tradition, while others will shock you with totally new and unexpected vistas of horror. Each story is accompanied by a thought-provoking introduction by Robert M. PRICE, the recognized master of the Mythos. This is the second volume of the 4-volume English translation. Publisher: Kurodahan Press Format: Trade Paperback Length: 372 pages Retail price: $20.00 This title is available from Shocklines. Volume 1 is still available for $20. | |
| Mike Chomko - Mid-July 2005 newsletter
is now available! Mike's Mid-July 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 | |
| MYTHS
FOR THE MODERN AGE TP -
Coming in November! edited by Win Scott Eckert In his classic “biographies” of fictional characters (Tarzan Alive and Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life), Hugo- and Nebula-award winning author Philip José Farmer introduced the Wold Newton family, a collection of heroes and villains whose family-tree includes Sherlock Holmes, Fu Manchu, Philip Marlowe, and James Bond. In books, stories, and essays he expanded the concept even further, adding more branches to the Wold Newton family-tree. MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE: PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER’S WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE collects for the first time those rarely-seen essays. Expanding the family even farther are contributions from Farmer’s successors—scholars, writers, and pop-culture historians—who bring even more fictional characters into the fold. Soft Cover, 6x9, 400 pages, B&W, SRP: $14.95 MYTHS FOR THE MODERN AGE is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053462. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASTIC VICTORIANA is published by Monkeybrain Books |  |
| POLAR
SHIFT - Available August
30th! Polar shift: It is the name for a phenomenon that may have occurred many times in the past. At the very least, it disorients birds and animals and damages electrical equipment. At its worst, it causes massive eruptions, earthquakes, and climatic changes. At its very worst, it would mean the obliteration of all living matter, and if that happens-exit Earth. Sixty years ago, an eccentric Hungarian genius discovered how to artificially trigger such a shift, but then his work was lost, or so it was thought. Now, the charismatic leader of an anti-globalization group plans to use the work to give the world's industrialized nations a small jolt, then reverse the shift back again. The only problem is, it cannot be reversed. Once the shift starts, there is nothing anyone can do about it. Austin, Zavala, and the rest of the NUMA Special Assignments Team certainly have faced dire situations before, but never have they encountered anything like this. This time . . . even they may be too late. Putnam Hardcover ISBN: 0399152717 $26.95 |  |
| PULP
ART by Robert Lesser - Coming in August! Pulp Art is the groundbreaking book of one of America's most important and spectacular forms of illustration art. Preserved herein are most of the still-existing originals created for the pulp covers, never-before-seen in all their sharply focused, vibrantly colored brilliance, and featuring work by such renowned visionaries as Virgil Finlay, J. Allen St. John, Rafael de Soto, Hannes Bok, Frank R. Paul, and many others. Hard Cover, 9x12, 192 pages, Full Color, SRP: $12.95 PULP ART is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053431. |  |
| The
Pulp Rack - New additions! Bibliographer and Friend of The Pulp Rack John Lock went through a run of ADVENTURE to document Arthur O. Friel's character series. In so doing, he put together the following checklist, which includes some non-ADVENTURE appearances. John's list, because he was primarily working with ADVENTURE, is arranged by magazine appearance. For those who prefer chronological listings, I posted a re-sorted, by-date list after the first listing. The chronological list doesn't vary too much from the first list, because most of the appearances here are in ADVENTURE magazine. A third listing is arranged by character(s). You'll find it here: http://pulprack.com/arch/2005/07/arthur_o_friel.html A new article by frequent contributor Jim Griffin, The Pulp Rack's resident equine expert: "Texas Rangers Magazine Collection Goes To New Home At Texas Ranger Hall Of Fame And Museum In Waco, Texas." This article is about Jim's collecting TEXAS RANGERS magazine and his subsequent donation of the collection to a special museum. The editorial We thank Jim for his contribution! You'll find the article here: http://pulprack.com/arch/2005/07/texas_rangers_m_1.html Duane Spurlock, proprietor, The Pulp Rack | |
| RED SONJA #5
- Coming in
October! by Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey, Mel Rubi, Ceasar Rodriguez, & Richard IsanoveAs the journey nears its end, we are coming full circle to the beginning. Osin and Sonja battle their way into the tower as they encounter unspeakable horror and evil, while the Dark Lord behind the scenes makes a final play at victory, and immortality! While the battle reaches its ultimate conclusion, one hero makes the ultimate sacrifice. Featuring covers by Mel Rubi (bonus wraparound cover), Richard (Origin/1602) Isonove, Nick (Danger Girl/AOD) Bradshaw, and Eduardo (100 Bullets) Risso. Shipping in equal ratio. 32 pages, Full Color, $2.99 RED SONJA #5 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG052845. RED SONJA #5 — FIERY RED FOIL HIGH-END EDITION Dynamite's fifth issue of Red Sonja features another exclusive Fiery Foil Enhanced Edition! Featuring all new art by Mel Rubi, these Fiery Foil Editions have been instant sell-outs (Fiery Foil Editions of 1-4 no longer available) and instant collector's items! Strictly limited get yours today! 32 pages, Full Color RED SONJA #5 FIERY RED FOIL EDITION is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG052846. | |
| RED SONJA: CASSADAY "DANGEROUS"
LITHOGRAPH - Coming in
October! This beautiful lithograph by artist extrordinare, John Cassaday showcases the She-devil with a Sword perfectly. Measuring 18" x 24" and printed on archival, high quality 80lb. Gallerie Art Silk Stock paper, it is perfect for framing. Also available signed by Cassaday. REGULAR—Lithograph, 18 x 24, FC SRP: $19.99 SIGNED—Lithograph, 18 x 24, FC SRP: $49.99 RED SONJA LITHOGRAPH is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG052850 (Regular). The Diamond Item Code is AUG052851 (Signed). | |
| The Shadow Reprints -
Three books are now available! The Blackmask Online Store has three Shadow reprints available. Each volume is 6x9, perfectbound. The Black Hush $8.96 The Living Shadow $9.87 The Shadow's Shadow $8.96 | |
| TOM STRONG #35
- Coming in
October! Written by Peter Hogan, art and cover by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story. ABC. A sequel to the Snow Queen story from Tom Strong #24. Ice people are on the loose in Millennium, and they're robbing banks! Could Greta Gabriel's heart have grown so cold? 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 12. TOM STRONG #35 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG050273. |  |
| WALTER
B. GIBSON AND THE SHADOW by Thomas J. Shimeld - Coming Summer
2005! Foreword by Robert W. Gibson Hardcover edition published in 2003. Softcover edition available Summer 2005. “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? . . . The Shadow knows!” And who knew The Shadow better than his creator, Walter B. Gibson. Relatively few people have heard of Gibson, but many more are familiar with The Shadow having heard the program on the Blue Coal Radio Program in the 1930s and read the Street & Smith Shadow novels. Walter B. Gibson’s life and career come out from behind The Shadow in this biography. It covers his youth in Philadelphia, his development as a writer and magician, his wives, including the third, (Litzka, who was a harpist and magician in her own right), his time living in Maine and upstate New York, and his later years and death. In addition to being credited with creating The Shadow (he used the pseudonym Maxwell Grant), Gibson wrote 187 books, contributed 668 articles to periodicals, created 283 stories for The Shadow Magazine, wrote 48 separate syndicated feature columns, reported the adventures of The Shadow and Blackstone the magician in 394 comic books and newspaper strips, and helped develop 147 radio scripts and many other works under numerous pseudonyms. Gibson has invented many widely used magic tricks and traveled with and befriended Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, Harry Blackstone, Sr., and Joseph Dunninger. Publisher: McFarland photographs, appendices, notes, bibliography, index, 200 pages softcover (7 x 10), $29.95 |  |
| Wildside
Press - Now available! THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD, Volume 3, is now shipping. Volume 3 has an Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale and includes: The Black Stone, Children of the Night, The Dark Man, The Footfalls Within, Gods of Bal-Sagoth, Horror from the Mound, Kings of the Night, The Last Day, People of the Dark, The Song of the Mad Minstrel, and The Thing on the Roof Volume 4 of THE WEIRD WORKS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD: WINGS OF THE NIGHT is in preparation. Stories include: Wings in the Night, Arkham, An Open Window, Worms of the Earth, The Phoenix on the Sword, Scarlet Citadel, Cairn on the Headland, Tower of the Elephant, Autumn, and Moonlight on a Skull. List price: $35.00. Order before publication and save $5.00! The expected publication date is late August. |  |
| Wildside
Press - Coming soon! Wildside Press announced that they have completed their move to Rockville, Maryland! Although they hoped to make the transition to their new offices as painless and invisible to customers as possible, they are a bit backlocked on orders placed in the last month. Everything will be shipped as soon as possible. THE TARZAN TWINS, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, goes to the printer in late July. New issues of WEIRD TALES, ADVENTURE TALES, and STRANGE TALES will appear in August 2005. | |
| ZORRO
#6 - Coming in
October! by Don McGregor & Sidney Lima Dennis Scorched is determined to get his true love back, and no one, not even Zorro or Red Lightning will stop him. The object of his sick affections, Malena Fellini, has run off with another man, would-be artist Burt Douglas, but how can he protect her from the savage fury of the Scorched Brothers? It all comes to a head in a climactic confrontation aboard a runaway raft on the Yellowstone River's white water rapids. With Zorro beaten, and being drowned by Rudy Scorched, Red Lightning shot and wounded, what chance will Burt have alone against the towering might of Dennis Scorched? Not to mention... the waterfall? 32 pages, Full Color, $2.95 ZORRO #6 is solicited in the August PREVIEWS (available July 27th). The Diamond Item Code is AUG053053. | |
| The Zorro Television Companion - A Critical
Appreciation by Gerry Dooley - Coming Fall/Winter 2005 The legendary Zorro, the masked renegade who rode through the night defending justice in late 18th century Spanish California, became in 1957 the topic for Walt Disney Studios’ first continuing live-action series and the name of a new American icon. Based on the stories of Johnston McCulley, the legend of Zorro gave birth to the archetypal dual-identity crime fighter, inspiring the creation of such future pop icons as Batman and the Lone Ranger. This book documents the conception and success of a television legend that has endured for over 40 years. The opening chapter discusses the growth of Zorro, from Johnston McCulley’s creation of the character in 1919 to Walt Disney’s adaptation of the story and its 1957 ABC premier, and provides an introduction to the star actor behind the mask, Guy Williams. Subsequent chapters reveal behind-the-scenes aspects of the action show, discussing the secrets of Zorro’s fencing technique and daredevil stunts and giving insight into the cast, costumes, sets, crew and music of the episodes. Chapters Four through Nine deal exclusively with the content of the first, second and Walt Disney Presents seasons and provide plot summaries for each episode. The Zorro legend continued to enjoy worldwide popularity long after the filming of the final episode, and concluding chapters discuss the cultural significance of the legend outside of America, particularly in Argentina, where Guy Williams continued his career as the famous pop-culture hero off the screen. 50 photographs, notes, index, 240 pages, softcover (7 x 10), $45 Publisher: McFarland |  |
| 15 July 2005 | |
| ADVENTURE CLASSICS -
Now available! Eureka Productions is pleased to announce the publication of ADVENTURE CLASSICS, the twelfth volume in the GRAPHIC CLASSICS series. ADVENTURE CLASSICS is the second multi-author anthology in the GRAPHIC CLASSICS series. The book presents thirteen stories and poems of danger, horror, comedy and romance; all told in new comics adaptations. Included are "The Valley of the Sorceress" by "Fu Manchu" author Sax Rohmer, "The Masked Ball" by Alexandre Dumas, and "Tigre" by Zane Grey. Plus a classic war story by Damon Runyon, a saga of Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, and a noir crime tale by "Zorro" author Johnston McCulley. Also more stories from O. Henry, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert W. Service, Edith Nesbit, Robert Louis Stevenson and Fitz-James O'Brien, as illustrated by Hunt Emerson, Michael Manning, Mary Fleener, Don Marquez, Mark A. Nelson and more great contemporary artists. With a dramatic cover painting by Chris Moore. ADVENTURE CLASSICS is available in bookstores, comics shops, or direct from the publisher at http://www.graphicclassics.com. 144 pgs, 7 x 10", paperback, b&w, 4c cover, $11.95 retail Special direct price — now only $10! |  |
| Bran
Mak Morn - Official Movie Press Release from Universal Pictures! Universal City, CA – July 14 , 2005 – Working Title Films has teamed with Film 44 for the feature film adaptation of Bran Mak Morn; Peter Berg will direct the film from a screenplay adaptation by John Romano. Universal Pictures, where both production entities are housed, will distribute the film. Working Title optioned the rights to the early twentieth century classic fantasy adventure tales Bran Mak Morn by Robert E. Howard from Wandering Star Pictures. Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan of Working Title Films will produce the film along with Wandering Star’s Paul Berrow, and John Cameron of Film 44. Sarah Aubrey of Film 44 will serve as an executive producer for the project. Bran Mak Morn fuses history with epic fantasy in the story of a mythical King of Ancient Britain, who forges an unholy alliance with the supernatural forces of his homeland to confront the mighty onslaught of the Roman Empire. “Bran Mak Morn is one of our most exciting and ambitious projects to date,” said Fellner. “Robert E. Howard’s writing brilliantly combines epic fantasy with heroic historical drama and we are delighted to partner with John Romano and the highly talented teams at Wandering Star and Film 44 to bring his stories to life.” Added Berg, “I look forward to working with Eric and Tim, producers whose successful track record speaks for itself. It is thrilling to be able to name Bran Mak Morn as one of Film 44’s first projects since joining the Universal family. Personally, I am excited as a filmmaker to bring to life this classic tale by Howard.” In regards to the project, Universal Picture’s President of Production Donna Langley noted, “It is always great news when an adaptation such as this can be undertaken. And it is even better news when those steering this film are production entities that we call part of the Universal Family” Eric, Tim, Pete, John and Sarah, along with their teams are sure to bring the magic and fantasy of Robert E. Howard’s words to life in spectacular fashion.” Universal’s Senior Vice President of Production, Dylan Clark will oversee the project for the studio. Chris Clark, senior vice president of development at Working Title, will oversee for the banner, with Cameron and Aubrey overseeing for Film 44. Berg’s longtime associate Maria Williams will also work with the Film 44 team on the project.” Working Title is currently preparing to release Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley, Dame Judi Dench, Donald Sutherland, and Brenda Blethyn on September 23, 2005 for Focus Features. They are in post production on Nanny McPhee, starring Emma Thompson, Colin Firth and Angela Lansbury for Universal Pictures. Other projects include Hot Stuff, currently in preproduction, starring Tim Robbins and Derek Luke for director Phillip Noyce. Film 44, the newly formed production entity of Peter Berg, John Cameron and Sarah Aubrey, is currently in development on Kingdom with producer Michael Mann, which Berg will also direct. Berg recently directed Universal’s Friday Night Lights, which Cameron and Aubrey produced. Other directorial credits include The Rundown and Very Bad Things. Berg’s agency representative is Endeavor and his lawyer is Barry Hirsch. Wandering Star currently has three Robert E. Howard related feature projects in development, Solomon Kane in co-production with Davis Film Paris, Kull and Bran Mak Morn. Wandering Star is also producing the Modesty Blaise franchise with Miramax Films. Romano’s is currently writing the feature film adaptations of American Pastoral, from the novel by Philip Roth, to star Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany and Evan Rachel Wood; and Moral Hazard for directory Philip Noyce. Other feature credits include Intolerable Cruelty and The Third Miracle. Romano has also written for such critically acclaimed television series as American Dreams, 24, Monk and Third Watch. He is repped by William Morris Agency. Working Title Films is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NBC Universal and produces exclusively for Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios. Universal Pictures is a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is part of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates the No. 1 television network, the fastest-growing Spanish-language network, a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal. Thanks to Leigh Godfrey of New Media Marketing for providing the press release. |    |
| CHRONICLES OF CONAN VOLUME 9: RIDERS OF THE RIVER-DRAGONS AND OTHER STORIES TPB - Coming in November! Written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Val Mayerik. From the turbulent seas to the deepest, darkest jungles, the barbarian Conan moves ever closer to his destiny as king and conqueror. Allied with the deadly she-pirate Bêlit, Conan journeys further into the most savage and untamed Hyborian lands, and into his own heart of darkness. Collecting Conan the Barbarian #60-63, #65, #69-71. 160 pages, $16.95, in stores on November 30. | |
| Conan
#18 - In comic shops July 20th! Writer: Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza Cover Artist: Cary Nord Penciller: Bruce Timm, John Severin Colorist: Dave Stewart Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Bruce Timm, the innovator whose work has changed the face of American animation as well as American comics, and John Severin, the legendary artist of EC's Two-Fisted Tales, Image's Desperados, and Vertigo's Caper, team up to give fan-favorite Cary Nord a month off. Busiek and Timm join forces on a brief, sadistic little adventure involving a girl, a wizard, a monster, and Conan's very morbid sense of humor. Busiek teams with sometimes writing partner Fabian Nicieza (Avengers/Thunderbolts) and the great John Severin to pick up a loose end from Conan #3, as Conan's destiny is misinterpreted by a series of luckless warriors and shameless opportunists, leading to nothing but misery. Dark Horse Comics has posted a preview of Conan #18. |  |
| CONAN
#21 - Coming in October! Written by Kurt Busiek, art by Cary Nord, colored by Dave Stewart, cover by Ladronn. The award-winning team of Busiek and Nord continue their adaptation of one of Robert E. Howard's greatest Conan stories, with the second part of "The Tower of the Elephant." Conan, at the side of Taurus, Prince of Thieves, assaults the dreaded Elephant Tower‹but deadly peril awaits at every turn, from hungry lions to giant spiders, and it'll take all his barbarian skill merely to stay alive long enough to make it inside. Yet, once inside, the tower holds secrets far stranger and darker than anything Conan could have prepared for. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 19. | |
| CONAN
AND THE DEMONS OF KHITAI #1 -
Coming in October! Written by Akira Yoshida, art by Paul Lee, cover by Pat Lee. King Conan travels to the exotic land of Khitai, only to run afoul of an evil sorcerer and his demonic retainers in this tale of silent shadow warriors and ghastly monsters in the Far East. When Conan receives an invitation from the Eastern Kingdom of Khitai to open trade in precious jewels and spices, he decides that he will travel into this long-mysterious land. Yet, to do so is perilous, as those who have requested his company may have far more devious intentions, and beasts unseen by Western eyes lurk amidst the shadows. Set many years in the future from the award-winning on-going series, Conan and the Demons of Khitai marks Conan's first appearance as King in Dark Horse's best-selling comics revival of the legendary fantasy hero. 32 pages, $2.99, in stores on October 5. | |
| Conan
movie - Warners production president
Jeff Robinov comments Talking to The Hollywood Reporter, Warners production president Jeff Robinov, who with director Chris Nolan has successfully reinvented the "Batman" franchise, says he's hoping to do the same with the "Conan" franchise. Waiting for a "Conan" script from an unnamed action writer-director (rumoured to be Robert Rodriguez), Robinov is committed to producing the film within the next year. "I love the character," says Robinov, who is going back to two of the original stories. "It all depends on how the character is realized and the execution of the movie. You hope to satisfy the fan base and the broader audience. There has always been a fan base for the Conan character. So many years have gone by. You have to get to the core of who the Conan character was. It's like catching mercury." Before that though, the character - originated by Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Conan the Barbarian" (1982) - will be inked for the home video market. The first animated "Conan" movie, Swordplay Entertainment's $4.5 million 2-D/3-D "Conan: Red Nails," is in production and set for summer 2006 release by New Line Home Entertainment. Source: Moviehole | |
| E-texts
on the net this week The Shadow Magazine: This week's review is The Killer from November 1, 1933. Slithering Surprise by Brandon Aldinger 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! Clancy, Detective by H. Bedford-Jones from THE BLUE BOOK MAGAZINE, April 1926 The first story of Peter J. Clancy, the dentist-detective of Paris. Clancy appeared in six consecutive issues of BLUE BOOK. White Meat by Don King from SPICY ADVENTURE, April, 1935 Mistress of the Undead by Lazar Levi from MYSTERY NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES, July 1940 | |
| Red Sonja - In comic shops July 20th! RED SONJA #1 by Oeming & Carey, Rubi, Rodriguez & Isanove D.E. presents the ULTIMATE Red Sonja! The opening issue of this new, ongoing series finds Sonja on an epic quest; a quest to rid the world of an ancient evil. And a quest that places her in battle between the Zeddas and the Kingdom of Gathia. The legend of Red Sonja begins here! This story re-introduces Red Sonja to the world of comics, and is a classic in the making! All-Star covers by Micahel Turner, John Cassaday, Paolo Rivera, Joseph Michael Linser, and Alex Ross. Also available in a Mel Rubi Red Foil cover edition, featuring cover art available nowhere else! REGULAR—7x10, 32 pages, Full Color, SRP: $2.99 |  |
| Leigh
Bracket - SEA-KINGS OF MARS AND OTHERWORLDLY STORIES SEA KINGS OF MARS AND OTHER WORDLY STORIES (Fantasy Masterworks) is now available. A collection of the best stories by one of fantasy and science fiction's most evocative writers, including Sea Kings of Mars, which combines high adventure with a strongly romantic vision of an ancient, sea-girt Martian civilization. Gollancz, 672 pages, £9.99 |  |
| Lost
in Space Season # Volume 2 DVD Boxd Set - Available July 19th! LOST IN SPACE - Season 3, Volume 2 will be available on July 19th. It’s the third and final season of the far-out tales of TV’s most lovable space crew! Complete your mission with these intergalactic adventures! Join in as the Jupiter 2 crew attempts to finally return home to Earth, with more help from the wily Robot B-9, more antics from master meddler Dr. Zachary Smith, and of course, more “Danger, Will Robinson!” Along with out-of-this-world extras not available anywhere else, this collectable DVD installment of Irwin Allen’s LOST IN SPACE presents the final 9 episodes of America’s favorite space family. Retail Price: $29.95 |  |
| PREHISTORIC TIMES - ERB article! PREHISTORIC TIMES magazine #72 (June/July 2005) features the first of four articles entitled "Life Through Time: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Odd Evolutionary Ideas" written by Allen A. Debus. Copies retail for $7. http://www.prehistorictimes.com | |
| A Princess of Mars
- Available July
22nd! In this landmark of science fiction, Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to a dying planet, where he must elude capture by giant green barbarians to rescue a Martian princess from certain doom. Author Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of Tarzan, published this novel in 1911 and introduced a new style of writing that combined the genres of fantasy, adventure, and science fiction. His imaginative setting--an advanced but decaying civilization, where Olympian heroics play out against malevolent forces and ever-changing fortunes--endures as a timeless world, in which love, honor, and loyalty form the basis for fast-paced romantic adventures. Dover Publications, 160 pages, List Price: $4.95 This title is available from Amazon.com. |  |
| Pulpcon
- Lamont Award! Girasol Collectables Leigh & Neil Mechem were this year's Lamont Award winners. For the award, each received their own framed reproduction of the Rosen "Partners of Peril" cover for the 11/1/36 issue of The Shadow. Congratulations! | |
| Robert E. Howard Films in development! Wandering Star currently has three Robert E. Howard related feature projects in development, Solomon Kane in co-production with Davis Film Paris, Kull and Bran Mak Morn. Wandering Star is also producing the Modesty Blaise franchise with Miramax Films. | |
| Tarzan - The Musical
- Coming in 2006! "Tarzan the Musical" will debut on Broadway next spring. A lavish stage version with a cast of 34 will open on a date to be announced in 2006. The musical has a score by Phil Collins and is based on the 1999 Disney animated film. No cassting has been announced for the Broadway version. "Tarzan the Musical" will be directed by Bob Crowley, who will also design the show's sets and costumes. Crowley is best known for his sets and costume designs for Disney's "Aida" and the 1994 Lincoln center Theater revival of "Carousel." David Henry Hwang, author of "M. Butterfly," will adapt the movie screenplay. Coreography will be by Australian coreographer Mryl Tankard and the show's flying and climbing design by Pichon Baldinu. | |
| 08 July 2005 |
