Author: Tommy Hancock

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  • March 9, 2013

Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions and Pulp Ark Coordinator, announces that voting has closed for the open nomination 2013 Pulp Ark Awards.   The Winners of the 2013 Pulp Ark Awards are-

Best Novel-

Die Glocke by Barry Reese in The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2: Die Glocke published by Pro Se Productions
Best Novella-

The Lone Ranger: Vendetta by Howard Hopkins published by Moonstone Books
Best Collection/Anthology-

The Green Hornet: Still at Large by Various published by Moonstone Books
Best Short Story-

Lucky by Tommy Hancock features in Night Beat: Night Stories published by Radio Archives
Best Cover-

The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2 by George Sellas published by Pro Se Productions
Best Interior Art-

The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2 by George Sellas published by Pro Se Productions
Best Pulp Revival-

The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage by Will Murray published by Altus Press
Best New Pulp Character-

Rick Ruby created by Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor as features in The Ruby Files Volume 1 Published by Airship 27 Productions
Best Pulp Comic-

The Shadow published by Dynamite Comics
Best Pulp Magazine-

Pro Se Presents published by Pro Se Productions
Best Author-

Bobby Nash
Best New Author-

Jim Beard
“The voting this year,” Hancock noted, “was exciting since it involved so many different creators, works and publishers.  Six different publishers are represented in the final tally, with both the Best Author and Best New Author winners being writers for various publishers in 2012.”


The Pulp Ark Lifetime Achievement Award, according to Hancock, is still being determined by the select committee chosen to give the honor to an individual who has done considerable work in furthering Pulp in his/her lifetime.
The awards, 8X10 engraved wooden plaques, will be awarded at  Pulp Ark 2013 in Springdale Arkansas , the evening of Saturday, April 27, 2013. Hancock stated that all winners as well as nominees are encouraged to attend, but any winners who could not would receive their awards by mail. Pulp Ark thanks all who nominated, all who voted, and congratulations to all the nominees and especially to the winners of the Pulp Ark 2013 Awards!

For any questions concerning Pulp Ark, contact Hancock at proseproductions@earthlink.net or follow Pulp Ark news at www.pulpark.blogspot.com

PULP ARK 2013 WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

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  • March 9, 2013

Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions and Pulp Ark Coordinator, announces that voting has closed for the open nomination 2013 Pulp Ark Awards.   The Winners of the 2013 Pulp Ark Awards are-

Best Novel-

Die Glocke by Barry Reese in The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2: Die Glocke published by Pro Se Productions
Best Novella-

The Lone Ranger: Vendetta by Howard Hopkins published by Moonstone Books
Best Collection/Anthology-

The Green Hornet: Still at Large by Various, edited by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh, published by Moonstone Books
Best Short Story-

Lucky by Tommy Hancock features in Night Beat: Night Stories published by Radio Archives
Best Cover-

The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2 by George Sellas published by Pro Se Productions
Best Interior Art-

The Adventures of Lazarus Gray Volume 2 by George Sellas published by Pro Se Productions
Best Pulp Revival-

The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage by Will Murray published by Altus Press
Best New Pulp Character-

Rick Ruby created by Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor as features in The Ruby Files Volume 1 Published by Airship 27 Productions
Best Pulp Comic-

The Shadow published by Dynamite Comics
Best Pulp Magazine-

Pro Se Presents published by Pro Se Productions
Best Author-

Bobby Nash
Best New Author-

Jim Beard
“The voting this year,” Hancock noted, “was exciting since it involved so many different creators, works and publishers.  Six different publishers are represented in the final tally, with both the Best Author and Best New Author winners being writers for various publishers in 2012.”


The Pulp Ark Lifetime Achievement Award, according to Hancock, is still being determined by the select committee chosen to give the honor to an individual who has done considerable work in furthering Pulp in his/her lifetime.
The awards, 8X10 engraved wooden plaques, will be awarded at  Pulp Ark 2013 in Springdale Arkansas , the evening of Saturday, April 27, 2013. Hancock stated that all winners as well as nominees are encouraged to attend, but any winners who could not would receive their awards by mail. Pulp Ark thanks all who nominated, all who voted, and congratulations to all thenominees and especially to the winners of the Pulp Ark 2013 Awards!

For any questions concerning Pulp Ark, contact Hancock at proseproductions@earthlink.net or follow Pulp Ark news at www.pulpark.blogspot.com

AUTHOR’S FIRST NOVEL DEBUTS FROM PRO SE- JOURNEY TO ‘CADAVER ISLAND’!

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  • March 9, 2013

A fractured, ruined world where forgotten, legendary creatures live and thrive in towering mountains, magical forests, and barren deserts. Angelique Bosc and her allies will traverse harsh, nightmarish landscapes to discover the secrets of the past, stabilize events in the present day, and unlock the  
mysteries of the future as they journey to CADAVER ISLAND!

Pro Se Productions Proudly Presents CADAVER ISLAND, the debut novel from Author Kevin Rodgers!


In the year 2212, long after the world has been reshaped by seismic cataclysms and polar shifts, Princess Angelique Bosc recovers from a terrible Hovercraft accident, which left her injured and near death. Her friend and physician, Dr. Laurent Stine, used his skills as a robotics engineer to replace her damaged organs with android components. Angelique realizes that her mechanical heart will require a fresh battery pack within 48 hours. However, a loathed and exiled warlock, Xavier Thames, steals all of the battery packs and transports them to his castle, Thames Keep, in order to build a time machine. Angelique, Dr. Stine, and their allies are forced to embark on a long, perilous trek to Thames Keep located on Cadaver Island. Can they reach Thames Keep and replace Angelique’s battery pack before she goes into cardiac arrest?

“Kevin Rodgers,” stated Tommy Hancock, Partner in and Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions, “is one of the strongest new voices in Genre Fiction.   Able to write well in any genre, Kevin has excelled at the sort of cross genre mash up type stories that today’s readers enjoy.   One of our more prolific contributors to Pro Se Presents, our magazine, Kevin can chill, thrill, and excite readers as well as any author.   Pro Se is more than proud to be publishing not only Kevin’s debut novel, but the first in a trilogy guaranteed to Cadaver Island is the first installment of a trilogy by Author Kevin Rodgers, replete with all the horror, action, and adventure Kevin’s work is known for.”

Featuring stunning artwork by Ariadne Soares of Fitztown and mindblowing design and format by Sean Ali, Cadaver Island is a nonstop futuristic horror thriller guaranteed to chill and amaze! From Pro Se Productions, a leader in Genre and New Pulp Fiction!

CADAVER ISLAND is now available at Amazon HERE and via Pro Se’s CreateSpace eStore at https://www.createspace.com/4198141 for $15.00.  And coming soon in Ebook for your Kindle, Nook, and other devices for only $2.99!

DIESELPUNK PULP SHOWCASE DEBUTS!

DIESELPUNK PULP SHOWCASE DEBUTS!

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  • March 7, 2013

Do you need more gritty, hard-boiled noir in your life?  Do you feel the urge to drag on your beaten coat, tip your fedora to just the right angle, and slum it in a smoky speakeasy?  Do the grimy streets of another age call to you from deep within your blood?  If so, read on.


Featuring works by Grant Gardiner, John Picha, Bard Constantine, and Jack Philpott, the writers of Dieselpunks.org would like to present the very first Dieselpunk ePulp Showcase.

These four tales embody the spirit of another age and are absolutely free to download.

For young hoods, the Aether Age streets of mob-plagued Chicago present a world of opportunity. And Mack and Mickey are headed straight for the top in “That Sort of World: a Tale of the Aether Age” by Grant Gardiner.

It’s class-warfare in Citadel City as Pandora Driver and her Car of Tomorrow deliver rough justice to the elites and a douche named the Gooch in “Who are the People in your Neighborhood?” by John Picha.

“The Wise Man Says” by Bard Constantine introduces Mick Trubble: a hard drinking, chain smoking charmer who bites off more than he can chew… then chews like hell. The Troubleshooter takes the grit and slang of a hardboiled detective and drops it in a dystopian setting that mixes Fedoras, trench coats, flying cars and android policemen.

Our last tale is set in the World of Mañana by Jack Philpott…

The dirty streets of Roanoketown were his home and his only family, until he met HER.  Now he’ll follow HER into hell, tamahaak held high, and fight as a proud Indian against the Anglo Oppressors.  He’ll wager his life to be a true “Friend of the Spirits.”

Download them from Dieselpunks.org for free, or pick them up at your favourite online bookstore

Dieselpunks.org

  • MOBI Version – Dieselpunk ePulp Showcase (volume 1)

  • EPUB Version – Dieselpunk ePulp Showcase (volume 1)

  • PDF Version – Dieselpunk ePulp Showcase (volume 1)

iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/dieselpunk-epulp-showcase/id604770…

Kobo
http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Dieselpunk-ePulp-Showcase/book-xDKw0…

Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/287097

DriveThruFiction
http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/111474/Dieselpunk-Epulp-Sho…

Lulu
http://www.lulu.com/shop/john-picha/dieselpunk-epulp-showcase/ebook…

GoodReads
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17382357-dieselpunk-epulp-showcase

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Dieselpunk-Epulp-Showcase-ebook/dp/B00BHK925G

Please note, at the time of writing this release, Amazon still had the price of the book at 99c despite the fact we said it was free. They’ve been notified. In the meantime, feel free to download from Dieselpunks.org and sideload it onto your Kindle.

ED ERDELAC GETS PULPED!

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  • March 6, 2013

This week MERKABAH RIDER Author Ed Erdelac joins Tommy Hancock to discuss his groundbreaking New Pulp Series, religion and Pulp, large monsters, and other projects as well as salient points about the Creature from the Black Lagoon! Listen in as one of New Pulp’s brightest makes his Podcast Debut as Ed Erdelac gets PULPED!  CHECK OUT THE LATEST PULPED HERE!

ERLE STANLEY GARDNER BIOGRAPHER GETS PULPED!

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  • March 6, 2013

PULPED! Returns with a fantastic episode looking at another side of New Pulp- Biographies!


 Tommy Hancock welcomes Mystery and Pulp Biographer Jeffery Marks to this episode of PULPED!  Considering academic works part of New Pulp, Jeffery discusses his work on his upcoming Erle Stanley Gardner biography.  Listen to anecdotes, explanations, and origins of some of the best known Gardner creations, including a certain well known attorney!  Join Jeffery Marks as he gets PULPED!

Check out the latest episode of PULPED! HERE!

THE ESSEX MAN BY GARY PHILLIPS!

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  • March 5, 2013

Part Shaft and part Batman sans the costume, Luke Warfield is an expert in various fighting arts and scientific disciplines.  He’s a brother who gives back to the community in the form of his venture capitalist outfit, Essex Ltd.   Like a digital age Jay Gatsby, rumors abound as to how he made his wealth — from doing wet work as a black ops merc in the Far East and Africa, to ripping off a secret cache of Wall Street insiders ill gotten gains.  What is known is that if there’s trouble, Luke Warfield will engulf himself in the heat of action.

In 10 Seconds to Death, his first outing in a planned series, the Essex Man goes on the trail of the villain who killed his foster father and uncovers not only ghosts from his past, but must stop a deadly plan of mass slaughter in his own backyard.

Available from Over the Edge Books on iTunes, Amazonand Barnes and Noble Books.

ALL PULP’S NEW PULP BEST SELLER LIST – MARCH 4, 2013!

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  • March 4, 2013

Welcome to the March 4, 2013 installment of All Pulp’s New Pulp Best Seller List, originally created by Barry Reese! Before we get to what you’re all waiting for, here are the rules by which this little list comes together.

1) This list only tracks sales through AMAZON. It does not keep track of sales through Barnes and Noble, face-to-face or anything else!

2)   
This list only tracks PRINT sales. Exactly how Amazon calculates these things is mostly a trade secret and they vary wildly from day to day. If we checked this tomorrow, thelist could be very different. This list reflects sales ranks as of Monday morning March 4, 2013.


3) In order to keep the focus on new releases, eligible works must have been published within the last three months. So, since this list is being done on March 4, 2013, we are only looking at books published since December 4, 2012. Please keep that in mind before complaining that Title X is not listed. Also, keep in mind that for the most part, we are tracking sales from smaller and mid level press publishers who actively publish New Pulp material. We won’t generally track sales from Simon and Schuster or places like that — they have the New York Times Bestseller List for that. If one of the major publishers starts doing The Shadow or something, we’ll track that, but some publishers will not be listed here in order to keep the focus on the publishers actively working to produce and promote New Pulp.

4)   
Like the name suggests, we’re tracking “New” pulp —not sales rankings for reprints of classic material. In order for something to qualify for this list, it has to be at least 50% new material that has not been printed in book form before.


5) We are human. If you are aware of a title that should be listed below (keeping in mind all the rules above), please let us know and we will make sure to remedy the situation.


6)    This information is garnered mostly from All Pulp, New Pulp, the Pulp Factory mailing list and a few other sites. If you think we might miss your release, let us know inadvance — drop All Pulp a line and tell us when it’s being released.

Without further ado, here’s the completely and totally unofficial New Pulp bestseller list as of right now (title, then publisher, then release date, then sales rank):

1) Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston: The Deadwood Stage by Mike Hogan (MX Publishing, December 10, 2012) – 130,060

2) Finn’s Golem by Gregg Taylor (Autogyro, January 10, 2013) – 256,806

3) Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective, Volume 4 by Various (Airship 27, January 19, 2012) – 269,344

4) The Detective, The Woman, and the Winking Tree byAmy Thomas (MX Publishing, January 22, 2013) – 296,811

5) Monster Earth by Various (Mechanoid Press, January 18, 2013) -390,625

6) Fourteen Western Stories by Lloyd Fonvielle (Lloyd Fonvielle, January 23, 2013) – 391,536

7) Prohibition by Terrence McCauley (Airship 27 Productions, December 15, 2012) 417,280

8) Sherlock Holmes and Young Winston: The Jubilee Plot by Mike Hogan (MX Publishing, February 18, 2013) – 434,151

9) The City of Smoke and Mirrors by Nick C. Piers (Pro Se Productions, February 22, 2013 ) 514,277

10) Ghost Boy by Various (Airship 27 Productions,) -765265

Although there’s a few changes in positions, no real movement in a list that is a bit softer than last week.  Greg Taylor’s ‘Finn’s Golem’ plants itself firmly back in the top ten at #2 and Monster Earth finds its way back to the list. Holmes still rules with four titles on the list.   There’s rumor of a few new releases coming this week, so we’ll see if things get shaken up at all next week.  


This week MX Publishing and Airship 27 lead the pack with three titles, followed by Lloyd Fonvielle, Pro Se, Autogyro, and Mechanoid Press each with one! Until then, take your list and a grain of salt and we’ll see you next week.

STEAMFUNK, ARMADILLOS, AND HOLMES-OH MY! ALL PULP EBOOK BEST SELLER LIST FOR MARCH 1, 2013

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  • March 1, 2013

Welcome to All Pulp’s New Pulp EBook Best Seller List, inspired by the work of Barry Reese! Before we get to what you’re all waiting for, here are the rules by which this little list comes together.

1) This list only tracks Kindle sales through AMAZON. It does not keep track of sales through Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Smashwords, or anything else!

2) This list only tracks DIGITAL sales. Exactly how Amazon calculates these things is mostly a trade secret and they vary wildly from day to day. If I checked this tomorrow, the list could be very different. This list reflects sales ranks as of Friday morning, March 1, 2013. 


3) In order to keep the focus on new releases, eligible works must have been published within the last three months. So, since this list is being done on March 1, 2013, we are only looking at books published since November 29, 2012 (Yeah, February sort of makes the monthly thing a bit different.). Please keep that in mind before complaining that Title X is not listed. Also, keep in mind that for the most part, we are tracking sales from smaller and mid level press publishers who actively publish New Pulp material. We won’t generally track sales from Simon and Schuster or places like that — they have the New York Times Bestseller List for that. If one of the major publishers starts doing The Shadow or something, we’ll track that, but some publishers will not be listed here in order to keep the focus on the publishers actively working to produce and promote New Pulp.

4)   
Like the name suggests, we’re tracking “New” pulp —not sales rankings for reprints of classic material. In order for something to qualify for this list, it has to be at least 50% new material that has not been printed in book form before.


5) We are human. If you are aware of a title that should be listed below (keeping in mind all the rules above), please let us know and we will make sure to remedy the situation.


6) This information is garnered mostly from All Pulp, New Pulp, the Pulp Factory mailing list and a few other sites. If you think we might miss your release, let us know in advance — drop All Pulp a line and tell us when it’s being released.

Without further ado, here’s the completely and totally unofficial New Pulp Ebook Bestseller List as of right now (title, then publisher, then release date, then sales rank):

1) The Cestus Concern by Mat Nastos (Nifty Entertainment, December 28,2012) 4,328

2) Fourteen Western Stories by Lloyd Fonvielle (Lloyd Fonvielle, December 18, 2012) – 23,982

3) Steamfunk by Various (MVMedia, February 20, 2013) – 51,839

4) Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective, Volume 4 by Various (Airship 27 Productions, January 19, 2013) – 52,161

5) Finn’s Golem by Gregg Taylor (Autogyro, January 10, 2013) -60,014

6) Nefertiti’s Heart by A. W. Exley (Curiosity Quills Press, February 13, 2013) – 66,807

7) The Detective, The Woman and the Winking Tree byAmy Thomas (MX Publishing, January 22, 2013) – 68,731

8) Tier Zero by Henry Brown (Virtual Pulp, January 13, 2013) – 112,275

9) Prohibition by Terrence McCauley (Airship 27 Productions, December 15, 2012) – 112,352

10) City of Smoke and Mirrors by Nick C. Piers (Pro Se Productions, February 21, 2013) – 129,314

Just missing the list were Ghost Boy by Various, (Airship 27 Productions, February 16, 2013) 129,421 and Sherlock  Holmes and Young Winston: The Jubilee Plot by Mike Hogan (MX Publishing, February 18, 2013) – 186,860.

A little bit of flow and motion within this week’s list.  Two titles break into the top ten, while Holmes continues to keep a steady foothold.  The list is a tad softer this week, but not tremendously so.  Upcoming releases from various companies make the next few weeks for this list and the print list as well interesting mysteries of what is to come.

Airship 27 Productions chalks up two in the Best Seller List this week and Nifty Entertainment, Autogyro, MVMedia, Pro Se Productions, MX Publishing, Virtual Pulp, Curiosity Quills Press, and Lloyd Fonvielle all make it with one title each.   Enjoy your weekend and don’t forget that All Pulp recommends you take your weekly dose of this list with a grain of salt!

THE MASK OF THE RED PANDA DEBUTS!

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  • February 28, 2013

THE MASK OF THE RED PANDA #1 the first issue (of 3) of New Pulp Creator and all around Creative Genius Gregg Taylor’s comic based on his Red Panda series is available right now from Comixology.


http://www.comixology.com/Mask-of-Red-Panda-1/digital-comic/DIG003156/?app=1

Racketeers, gangsters, the occasional power-mad supervillain— all have fallen before the iron resolve of the city’s masked protectors. But when forces with powers from beyond this world threaten to bring their war to the streets of Depression-era Toronto, can even the Red Panda prevent disaster? Bringing to life characters from The Red Panda Adventures, Decoder Ring Theatre’s award-winning radio drama series, Mask of the Red Panda is pulse-pounding pulp perfection for all those who love the classic two-fisted adventures of the golden age of radio, classic movie serials and the hero pulps. – See more at: http://www.comixology.com/Mask-of-Red-Panda-1/digital-comic/DIG003156/?app=1#sthash.wWyRkBam.dpuf

32 pages of story for $0.99.  Art by Dean Kotz and published by MonkeyBrain Comics.  

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