COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME 1 DEBUTS FROM PRO SE AS FIRST VOLUME OF NEW IMPRINT!




I have opinions about superhero comics that have no basis in anything other than my observations. There are no studies, no data, no proof whatsoever. But I have these opinions, and, quite often, reality supports them. Then again, quite often reality disproves them, but this column isn’t about that. One of my core beliefs is…
PRESS RELEASE Pro Se Press and Reese Unlimited are proud to announce TALES OF THE ROOK, a special anthology project that will bring together many of New Pulp’s finest! The Rook has become one of New Pulp’s most popular characters and has starred in six volumes so far, with more on the way. Tales of…
When I was a kid, I met Al Williamson on the cover of the King Comics first issue of their Flash Gordon comic book. The elegant romance of the drawing simply stood out from every other comic book cover I had seen. The entire comic book, drawn by Al was a masterpiece that made an…
PORTERA’S P.O.P. QUIZ CENTRAL: PULPS IN GENERAL I was inspired to trundle out my testmaking skills when I was interviewing wonderful Wayne Reinagel, the author of the PULP HEROES Trilogy. I know, I know it looks like something teenage girls have monopolized over the last century but it’s a valid testing technique that beats multiple…
Dr. Hermes takes the guest review spot once more! http://dr-hermes.livejournal.com/837632.html THE GLASS MOUNTAIN From May 1940, this is a good, solid Avenger story in the classic tradition. If the solution to the weird Rain God murders seems a bit obvious, it’s probably because we’ve read so darn many pulp thrillers. To an imaginative young reader…
Guillermo del Toro, director of the critically praised Pan’s Labyrinth and the comic adaptations Hellboy and Blade II, is in talks to helm a pair of films based on author J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings precursor, The Hobbit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, del Toro is on a short list of directors who studios…