The Shadow Fan podcast returns for his 17th episode! This time, New Pulp Author Barry Reese takes a look at The Shadow Strikes — the 1937 feature film, the Belmont novel of the same name and the 1989 DC Comics’ series! Which Shadow Strikes is the one that’s stood the test of time? Listen to find out! Also: Doc Savage’s crossover novel is announced, Chris Roberson’s interview on The Word Balloon is discussed and we look at three predecessors to The Shadow!
If you love pulp and/or The Shadow, then this podcast is for you!
The Pulp Factory’s annual award nominations were announced today and some of New Pulp’s finest received nominations.
The 2012 Pulp Factory Award categories include Best Pulp Novel, Best Pulp Short Story, Best Pulp Cover, and Best Pulp Interior Illustrations. Nominations and voting is conducted by members on The Pulp Factory, but you do not have to be a member to be nominated or to win. Award winners are announced and presented at the Windy City Paper & Pulp convention in Lombard, IL April 12 – 14, 2013.
Congratulations to all nominated and best of luck, pulpsters.
Here are the nominees:
BEST PULP NOVEL
( ) Dynasty of Mars by Ian Watson – White Rocket Books. ( ) Blood of the Centipede by Chuck Miller – Pro Se Productions ( ) The Lone Ranger : Vendetta by Howard Hopkins – Moonstone Books
BEST PULP SHORT STORY
( ) The Ghoul by Ron Fortier (Monster Aces – Pro Se Productions) ( ) Wounds by Andrew Salmon (The Ruby Files – Airship 27 Productions) ( ) Die Giftig Lilie by Sean Taylor (The Ruby Files – Airship 27 Productions) ( ) Case of the Wayward Brother by Bobby Nash (The Ruby Files – Airship 27) ( ) Sinbad and the Sapphire of the Djinn by Ian Watson (Sinbad The New Adventures – Airship 27 Productions)
BEST PULP COVER
( ) Blackthorn – Dynasty of Mars by Adam Diller (White Rocket Books) ( ) The Infernal Buddha by Joe Devito (Altus Press) ( ) The Ruby Files by Mark Wheatley (Airship 27 Productions)
BEST INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
( ) Rob Davis – Secret Agent X Vol IV (Airship 27 Productions) ( ) George Sellas – Tales of the Rook (Pro Se Productions) ( ) Rob Moran – The Ruby Files (Airship 27 Productions) ( ) Ralf van der Hoeven – Sinbad The New Voyages (Airship 27 Productions)
These 12 companies were represented in the nominations: Airship 27 Productions Pro Se Productions White Rocket Books Moonstone Books MV Media LLC Altus Press Uchronic Press Pulp Obscura Putnam Hard Case Crime Black Library Q & W Publishers
Forged in the fires of Conan, Beowulf and Braveheart,
steeped in Norse legendry and baptized in the blood of those who would oppose him comes the
Born during the Last Great War, Skarl Kirwall was destined to lead his clan as the next Runemaster. Betrayed by a clansman, Skarl is banished from his village, only to learn of its destruction at the hands of their bitter enemies, the Ysling clan. Mourning his father’s death, he discovers his beloved Lacina is still alive, but taken by the bloodthirsty Yslings as a sacrifice to their god, Ysfang, the world serpent. Now, Skarl must pursue his lost love across the frozen wastes of Njordica and save her from the slathering jaws of the serpent god and in the process, take his rightful place as the next Runemaster.
PRESS RELEASE: CAPTAIN HAZZARD The Citadel of Fear By Ron Fortier & Martin Powell NEW AIRSHIP 27 EDITION Airship 27 Productions is happy to once again announce the availability of its second Captain Hazzard adventure; Citadel of Fear by Ron Fortier & Martin Powell. In 2011 Airship 27 Productions parted ways with their former publisher and many of their titles soon sold out at distributors such as Amazon etc. Eventually copies could only be found at various independent bookstores selling for exorbitant prices. “It was always our intention to get all our titles back out in these new Airship 27 editions,” explains Managing Editor & Co-author Fortier. “Of course we have to juggle doing these reprint editions around our schedule for releasing new titles. It’s not always an easy task. Over the past year, many Captain Hazzard fans have written us complaining of the book’s unavailability at a fair and reasonable price.” Fortier also notes that the remaining two Captain Hazzard novels that he has written; Curse of the Red Maggot and Cavemen of New York will also be offered in new editions as time allows. “Obviously it’s our goal to have all of them up soon and we thank our loyal fans for their patience in this process.” When scientists from all studies begin disappearing, Captain Hazzard and his team of adventures take up the mystery which leads them to a secluded city of wonders deep within Rocky Mountains ruled by the daughter of a would-be world conqueror. The book is the first co-writing venture between Fortier and Powell, long time friends and features interior illustrations by Art Director Rob Davis with a stunning cover by Laura Givens. Fortier is currently writing a fifth Captain Hazzard novel he hopes to have completed soon. CAPTAIN HAZZARD – CITADEL OF FEAR Now available at – Create Space (https://www.createspace.com/4148616_) Soon at Amazon and Kindle. Currently still available at their website – (http://robmdavis.com/Airship27Hangar/index.airshipHangar.html)
New Pulp Author Van Allen Plexico visits The Book Cave to talk about the latest installment in his Sentinels series of books as well as his new Lords of Fire sci fi novel with Art Sippo, Bruce Rosenberger, and Ric Croxton.
Episode 32 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.
On this week’s show, The Drunken Odyssey host John King interviews New Pulp Novelist Terry Cronin, author of The Skinvestigator series.
New Pulp Publisher Black Coat Press has released two new books featuring the world’s greatest consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of Eternity by Brian Stableford and Sherlock Holmes and the Circle of Blood by Steve Leadley are now available in paperback and ebook editions.
Cover Art: Daniele Serra
Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of Eternity by Brian Stableford- From 1895, when the means of visiting the future through drug-induced “timeshadowing” is discovered by Professor Copplestone, to 12 million years AD, when the Universal Engine seeks to determine the cosmos’ ultimate fate, the vast tapestry of time is the theater of a time war between the Overmen, descendents of the vampires, Humanity, and the shadowy intelligence that waits at the End of Time. Sherlock Holmes, the great detective, Count Dracula, the reluctant vampire, the mercurial Oscar Wilde, William Hope Hodgson, freshly returned from the Night Land of the Great War, the visionary H. G. Wells, Alfred Jarry, Camille Flammarion, and many other figures from the literary firmament, become pawns and players in a conflict that spans the entire course of universal history.
Now available as paperback and ebook. Learn more here.
Cover Art: Daylon
Sherlock Holmes and the Circle of Blood by Steve Leadley- Three all-new Sherlock Holmes adventures : The Circle of Blood: One of Cape May’s most prominent citizens has been the victim of a brutal and mysterious murder. A bizarre and cryptic message lies adjacent to the body: a bust of Socrates circled in blood. The police are baffled since nothing appears to be missing from the house, and the man is reported to have had no enemies. Holmes and Watson agree to go to the nation’s oldest resort to investigate. The Highland Intrigue: Watson receives a letter from an old comrade asking for assistance. His uncle, the Duke of Montrose, has died in an “indelicate” manner. Holmes and Watson journey to Fintry Castle in Scotland to investigate. The problem turns out to be much deeper than first expected and not only involves murder, but a historical mystery seeped in Scottish folklore. The Medium Problem: Watson learns that a medium and a confederate are conducting séances in London. She is gaining a following, capitalizing on the Spiritualist movement that has taken root. Watson sees the séances as fraud and implore Holmes to expose the pair, but the detective remains disinterested until the medium recovers a stolen diamond through her alleged supernatural powers…
January 16, 2013, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Dynamite proudly announces the April debut of Miss Fury #1, written by the acclaimed Rob Williams (Venom, Uncanny X-Force), drawn by Jack Herbert, and featuring covers by J. Scott Campbell, Alex Ross, Paul Renaud, and Will Conrad! Also, as a special “thank you” to dedicated fans, Dynamite is making a gorgeous Miss Fury #1 Exclusive Alex Ross Advance Order Subscription Variant cover, limited to retailer initial orders. Miss Fury sees the heroine of World War II revived for the 21st Century!
“It’s the kickass action of La Femme Nikita meets the political intrigue of Homeland,” says writer Rob Williams. ”We’re bringing the original super-heroine from the 1940s into 2013 and the future in a time-travel adventure like no other.”
“We’re absolutely thrilled to bring back Miss Fury,” says Nick Barrucci, CEO and Publisher at Dynamite. ”It’s a project we’ve been looking forward to for some time, waiting for just the right voice, coupled with the right artist. Rob’s phenomenal script rips Miss Fury out of the past and throws her into the modern era, providing an epic landscape for a tumultuous personal story. Plus, the interior artwork by Jack Herbert speaks for itself – we’re revealing several pages here in our announcement, and our heroine has never looked so gorgeous… and vicious! This will be one of our biggest launches for the first half of 2013.”
In Miss Fury #1, the pulp heroine returns! When Miss Fury foils a wartime plot by Nazi secret agents, she is catapulted through time… or so it seems. Is she really careening from past to future and back, or has she lost her mind? And if her sanity remains intact, can one lone heroine possibly hope to end World War II by herself, a conflict still waged into the year 2013? As witness to generations of bloodshed and violence, Miss Fury has lots of righteous rage… and anger is her fearsome power!
Altus Press has announced that The Black Bat Omnibus Volume 2 will be available Spring 2013.
From Altus Press: Thanks for your patience on this one… it’ been partially done since late 2009!
The Black Bat Omnibus Volume 2 By Norman A. Daniels Contains the next three Black Bat adventures: “The Black Bat’s Challenge,” “The Black Bat’s Spy Trail,” and “”The Black Bat’s Crusade.” 400 pages, $29.95. Coming later this spring.
The Shadow Fan podcast returns for Episode 15 and this time around, Barry Reese reviews “The White Legion” (radio episode 03/20/38) and “The Devil’s Paymaster,” which wraps up Theodore Tinsley’s epic Prince of Evil series. Barry then talks about the Prince of Evil storyline as a whole and why he thinks it ranks among the greatest Shadow stories of all time.
If you love the greatest pulp hero of all time, then this is the show for you! Proudly sponsored by Blue Coal Anthracite!
