Showing 49–64 of 78 resultsSorted by popularity
Demi-Monde… A group of people on the fringes of respectable society, considered to be of doubtful social standing and morality… Among these are Harry Dickson, the so-called American Sherlock Holmes, gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin, spymaster Richard Hannay, Robur, the future Master of the World, the eccentric Doctor Omega, Fantômas, the Lord of Terror, the indomitable Maciste…
This book covers the entire history of French genre television & radio from its early days to 2022. WHAT THE CRITICS SAID: JOHN CLUTE (Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Science Fiction Encyclopedia) “I just now (finally) gotten my copy of French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction and am immediately finding it enthralling.” LOCUS “The most…
Deeply rooted in popular culture, the world of piracy has given rise to many familiar characters. From Captain Hook to Long John Silver, Captain Nemo to Jack Sparrow, the adventures of pirates have graced the pages of many novels and seen a multitude of film and television adaptations. Now welcome into these hallowed ranks Bearcub…
In the 53rd century on the planet Venus, Baby Cyanide and her younger brother have just escaped from the orphanage where they lived when they find themselves involved in a strange quest for a mysterious treasure chest pitting rival space clans against each other… Baby Cyanide was the second major character created by Jean-Claude Forest,…
The mad scientist is a stereotypical, archetypal scientist who is often a cliché or commonplace in popular fiction. He can be absent-minded and harmless, or wicked and dangerous. French science fiction, in particular, features a remarkable number of novels and stories on this theme, enough to justify the three volumes that we intend to devote…
stories by Jason Scott Aiken, Tim Newton Anderson, Jean-Michel Archaimbault, Matthew Baugh, Atom Mudman Bezecny, Thom Brannan, Nathan Cabaniss, Bill Cunningham, Matthew Dennion, Paul Di Filippo, Brian Gallagher, John Gallagher, Martin Gately, Lex Gil, Micah S. Harris, Travis Hiltz, Riley Hogan, Matthew Ilseman, Rick Lai, Roman Leary, Sean Lee Levin, Jean-Marc Lofficier, David McDonald, Rod…
The theme of the resurrection from the dead takes multiple aspects, that of ghosts, zombies and vampires, but nothing is more frightening and seductive as the latter. Whereas a ghost is nothing more than a dead person who persists in wanting to continue living, it is in a form that ranges from the ineffably ethereal…
In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places–some that have existed, or might have existed, and others that can’t, couldn’t or shouldn’t exist. The result: heroes you know…in worlds you don’t. This collection includes a dystopian tale of Metropolis in the throes of a revolution at the…
Tibet, 1927. Intrepid explorer Doctor Ardan is taken prisoner by the diabolical Natas, who has discovered the secret of making gold through nuclear fusion, and rules over a city of slaves whom he controls with an unholy brand of leprosy. Can Doc Ardan, with the aid of beautiful Louise Ducharme, thwart the Oriental Mastermind’s evil…
ROBONOCCHIO is the classic Collodi tale recast in modern terms: a robot boy, built for an amusement park owned by the evil conglomerate AMALGAMATED BEHEMOTH, is brought to life by a whimsical blue alien. He and his designer must escape from the villains’ evil clutches. J.-M. & Randy Lofficier are the award-winning writers of numerous…
In film and television, thousands of fine scripts by established writers are never produced. The Black Coat Script Library is dedicated to presenting some of those scripts. A man survives a car crash only to find himself trapped in a private clinic at the mercy of its lunatic owner, the terrifying DOCTOR DESPAIR. The Doctor…
A comic-book fan finds a financial windfall, which in turn leads him to assume the role of a pseudo-billionaire. But his new lifestyle, and more importantly, his friends, are threatened by a ruthless conglomerate, forcing him to choose between loyalty and financial security. ROYAL FLUSH is a story about ordinary people who prove themselves under…
Maurice Leblanc’s classic 1906 thriller pits France’s notorious Gentleman Burglar against England’s Great Detective in a deadly duel over the legendary BLUE DIAMOND, stolen by Lupin with the help of the mysterious “Blonde Phantom” and which Holmes has sworn to recover at all costs. This new edition has been entirely retranslated for the first time…
ROBONOCCHIO is the classic Collodi tale recast in modern terms: a robot boy, built for an amusement park owned by the evil conglomerate AMALGAMATED BEHEMOTH, is brought to life by a whimsical blue alien. He and his designer must escape from the villains’ evil clutches. J.-M. & Randy Lofficier are the award-winning writers of numerous…
In the Paris sewers, Judex and a young Maigret battle the Frankenstein Monster. Meanwhile in Tibet, Alexander Whateley’s plans to bring about the return of Yog-Sothoth are thwarted by the combined efforts of JimGrim and Robur the Conqueror. C. Auguste Dupin tackles the Black Coats with the help of Count of Monte-Cristo, and the mysterious…
On the rooftops of the Louvre, Fantômas duels with Zenith the Albino… Meanwhile, in Surrey, the Sâr Dubnotal and Harry Dickson team up to destroy the Werewolf of Rutherford Grange… Arsène Lupin joins forces with Kogoro Akechi to thwart the Vampires, and with Lady Diana Wyndham to outwit Baron Karl von Hessel… The Countess Cagliostro…
