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“Moth City” Brings Thrillbent Up To Five Days A Week
We’ve been lax in telling you about the new stuff coming from Thrillbent, and with Tim Gibson bringing his stunning comic Moth City to Thrillbent starting today, we have our story hook.
Moth City is a compact manufacturing island given to an American tycoon, Governor McCaw, by the Chinese Nationalist government. In exchange, McCaw is to outfit the government’s vast army as it attempts to destroy the Communists and unite the world’s greatest nation. Now, after a brazen and brutal murder, McCaw must unravel the island’s secrets before everything he has built is wiped out by the warring factions. New issues will be posted on Thrillbent.com for free, every Tuesday. Here’s a video preview:
And here’s the first chapter:
Tim spent three years illustrating worlds, characters and monsters for Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, with film credits including Tintin, District 9 and Avatar to his name. Moth City is the project he’s been secretly working on along the way. Tim lives with his fiancée in Wellington, NZ.
Moth City will be joining Thrillbent’s other continuing series, including:
Arcanum, written by John Rogers with art and colors by Todd Harris:
Insufferable, written by Mark Waid with art by Peter Krause and colors by Nolan Woodard:
The Endling, written by Jonathan Larsen, illustrated by Cecilia Latella, and coloring by Paul Mounts and Jenn Manley Lee:
The Eighth Seal, written by James Tynion IV, illustrated by Jeremy Rock, and colored by Nolan Woodard
The Damnation of Charlie Wormwood, written by Christina Blanch and Chris Carr, artwork by Chee:
All strips are lettered by Troy Peteri.
Pretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life
I won’t lie — I usually find it cute when my sons and my husband geek out over Superman or Batman. But there are times when the antics wear thin. Like when my 3-year-old refuses to wear his glasses because “Wolverine doesn’t wear glasses.” Or when he chases our cat around the house, fists flying, screaming, “BATMAN!”
Now the journal PLoS One has published a study to inspire hope in mothers like me: Scientists said Wednesday that experiencing a Superman-like power of flight, in a virtual reality simulation, made people more helpful. In real life!
via Pretend superhero powers boost helpfulness in real life – latimes.com.
Monday Mix-Up: Spock meets Spock and Carol Burnett
In preparation for Star Trek Into Darkness, we present you with these dark moments…
Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?
The image supposedly is from a first season episode of The Carol Burnett Show. Surprisingly, little seems to be known about the details of why Leonard Nimoy is there in full Spock regalia. Some sources indicate that the skit uses Spock as a punchline for Burnett wanting baby advice from “Dr. Spock,” though is both supported and refuted, depending on what source you want to go with. Other sites say that the sketch is titled “Mrs. Invisible Man,” though no details about the it or why Nimoy is there are offered.
Pretty funny, though.
via Your moment of TrekZen*. | The Fog of Ward.
And we would be remiss if we didn’t point you to this meeting of the Spocks…
THE ROOK VOLUME 2-SPECIAL EDITION DEBUTS FROM REESE UNLIMITED AND PRO SE PRODUCTIONS!
Reese Unlimited, an author centered imprint of Pro Se Productions, proudly announces the release of the special edition second volume collection of one of New Pulp’s best known and loved heroes! THE ROOK VOLUME 2 SPECIAL EDITION by multiple award winning author Barry Reese is now available in print and ebook format!
THE ROOK VOLUME 2-SPECIAL EDITION is a newly edited, newly formatted Pro Se edition of the second volume of Reese’s Rook Series. The adventures of Max Davies, tortured masked hero and defender against evil of all kinds, continue intypical Reese two fisted, double barreled action in this collection of stories. Continuing his battle against the supernatural, The Rook discovers more about his own tragic destiny while battling darknesses vile and ancient! He also discovers he is not alone in his fight, teaming up with Classic Pulp heroine, The Domino Lady, and the Russian near superman Leonid Kaslov, another one of Reese’s wonderful New Pulp Heroes.
Even with companions, though, The Rook continues a solitary war, striking out at villains because he has been given no other choice!
“The Rook,” Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief and Partner in Pro Se stated, “is one of the first names people bring up when a discussion of New Pulp heroes starts. Barry struck such a necessary chord with the creation of Max and company, combining classic Pulp sensibilities with his love for the expansiveness comic books allowed with cast and such, and adding his own very unique twist to the mix. Pro Se is proud to be able to put its own unique touch on the early adventures of The Rook in these Special Edition collections from Reese Unlimited.”
THE ROOK VOLUME 2-SPECIAL EDITION features the six originalstories of the collection, all newly edited by David White, as well as an updated timeline of Reese’s shared universe in which he writes! The edition also includes a stunning new cover and accompanying brand new illustrations by award winning Pulp Artist George Sellas! With logo and cover design and print formatting by Sean Ali and ebook formatting by Russ Anderson, THE ROOK VOLUME 2-SPECIAL EDITION is the second from Pro Se in the SPECIAL EDITION series collecting the classic tales of Reese’s seminal creation!
THE ROOK VOLUME 2 – SPECIAL EDITION is now available at Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/d3ctcus, at Barnes and Noble at http://tinyurl.com/bq4ns9q and through Pro Se’s own store at http://tinyurl.com/bpmtega for $18.00. Available via Kindle WITH INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDED at http://tinyurl.com/cxxoblr and available at www.smashwords.com and via the Nook at http://tinyurl.com/bq4ns9q for $4.99!
New Who Review: “Nightmare in Silver”
Not since Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park has the an amusement park been made the center of a thriller so perfectly. The return (and re-threatening) of a classic villain, a heck of a guest cast and a script by Neil Gaiman. Seems like a dream, but mix it all together and it’s a…
NIGHTMARE IN SILVER
by Neil Gaiman
Directed by Stephen Woolfenden
After last week’s last-minute extortion, Clara’s charges Angie and Artie are granted a trip on the TARDIS to Hedgewick’s World, the greatest amusement park ever. But hidden beneath it is a dangerous secret – A vast sleeping army of Cybermen, under repair and improvement for a thousand years…and they are ready to return.
GUEST STAR REPORT
Warwick Davis (Porridge) has a list of genre longer than … OK, it’s long. Starting off with Wicket in Return of the Jedi and Willow Ufgood in the film of the same name, he’s been the star of an amazing list of sci-fi and horro films. He’s been featured in the Harry Potter films, and was Marvin in the film adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Most recently he was the star of Ricky Gervais’ latest project Life’s Too Short, where he played an over the to version of himself.
Jason Watkins (Webley) is a very busy comedic actor in Britain with quite a resume in genre work. He played Herrick on the British version of Being Human and DI Gilks in Dirk Gently. He was featured in Psychoville, the latest production of Sheersmith and Pemberton from The League of Gentlemen, and just worked twice with the delightful Miranda hart on Call the Midwife and her own show Miranda.
Since Neil Gaiman (writer) last wrote a Doctor Who script (last year’s The Doctor’s Wife, he’s written four of five new books (including children’s books [[[Chu’s Day]]] and [[[Fortunately, the Milk]]]), his novel [[[Neverwhere]]] was adapted for BBC Radio, and he’s probably won a few more awards (including the Hugo for the aforementioned Doctor Who script). He’s in the middle of what he calls his last book signing tour, and is still quite happily married with the musician and internet-enrager Amanda Palmer.
THE MONSTER FILES – The Cybermen are certainly The Doctor’s greatest enemy after The Daleks. Originally from the tenth planet in our solar system, Mondas, the planet left the sun’s orbit, and to survive, the denizens of the planet began to replace their body parts with mechanical replacements, eventually becoming more machine than humanoid. They fought The Doctor though many eras, taking many forms as their systems adapted and improved.
In the parallel universe known as “Pete’s world”, the Cybermen were created on Earth, by over-reaching scientist John Lumic as an improvement to the human race. Things went bad quickly, and soon the world faced a global war with the Cybermen, one they believed they won. They eventually crossed over to our world a few times, presumably meeting and allying (alloying?) with their Mondasian counterparts, eventually forming the version we see in this episode.
BACKGROUND BITS AND BOBS – Trivia and production details
This episode owes a debt to several past Cybermen adventures. Neil Gaiman noted that he found the Troughton episode Tomb of the Cybermen to be the most scary of the cyber-adventures, and this story parallels it in many ways. Both are set many years after the Cybermen were believed destroyed forever, and both feature a massive armory of Cybermen in suspension, awaiting awakening.
A chess-playing Cyberman was the center of one of Mark Platt’s Big Finish Audio adventures, The Silver Turk. Both Platt and Gaiman’s reference the original (fake) chess-playing automaton, also known as The Turk, run by a chess master hidden within, as Porridge did here. One of Platt’s plots was used as the base of the first new series adventure, Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel. Russell T. Davies made sure Platt was paid in full as if he’d written the TV script, and he received a “Thanks to” line in the credits. The Turk was also the inspiration for the Clockwork Droids in The Girl in the Fireplace.
“Or don’t you have the processing power?” Even the last trick is a classic Sci-Fi move – give the computer an impossible problem to solve and it applies more and more power to solve it. Spock told the ship’s computer to solve for Pi on Star Trek, and Arthur Dent almost killed everyone on the Heart of Gold when it asked the Nutrimatic machine if it knew why he wanted to drink dried leaves in a cup, boiled. As is true of all literature, it’s not what tools you choose to use, but how well you use them, and Neil uses them expertly.
UPGRADE COMPLETE – More than a few science-fiction fans have drawn parallels between the Cybermen and the Borg from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The similarity was brought into te light in the recent Doctor Who / ST:TNG crossover in IDW comics, where the Borg and the Cybermen formed a brief alliance. Here, we see the Cybermen take a bit more of a page from the Borg playbook, with the rapid adaptation and instantaneous assimilation of human beings.
TAKE MY ARMS, I’LL NEVER USE THEM… – Matt Smith’s portrayal of the battle in his head was dramatic and well-done, but the ever so slightly over the top portrayal of the Cyber-planner made me think of Steve Martin playing half of Lily Tomlin in All of Me. And comic fans will note a parallel evolution in Dan Slott’s current run of Superior Spider-Man, with Peter Parker fighting for control of his mind and body, right down to trying to write messages on nearby pads.
JUST GIVE US ALL YOUR… – Gold has been a steadily growing threat to the Cybermen even since first mention of it as a weakness in the Tom Baker adventure Revenge of the Cybermen. Originally it coated their respiration systems, causing asphyxiation. As time passed, gold seemed to affect them as badly as silver did a werewolf. Here, even in this advanced form, the weakness to gold survived, still in a physical fashion, allowing The Doctor to use it on the exposed circuitry to short out the Cyber-Planner’s control of his mind.
“The Biggest and best Amusement park there will ever be” – Considering the amusement parks that have been mentioned on the series, that’s saying quite a bit. Disneyland Clom featured the Warpspeed Death Ride, as mentioned in The Girl Who Waited. There’s been more than a few mentions of Disneyland in the series – a bunch of alien tourists were trying to go to Disneyland and ended up in Wales in Delta and the Bannermen. The seventh Doctor and Ace visited The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.
“Let me show you my collection” – They raided the prop closet to fill the sets of Hedgewick’s world – there’s a slightly refitted version of the Doctor’s spacesuit from The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe, a ventriloquist dummy from The God Complex, and various aliens from Rings of Akhaten. There’s a few Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood alumni as well, including a Shansheeth, a Uvdoni, and a Blowfish.
“Do any of you play Chess?” – The Doctor certainly does. He claims the Time Lords invented Chess; it’s not impossible as one of the traps in The Five Doctors resembled a giant chessboard. He’s played regular games with K-9, and a high-stakes (and voltage) game against Gantok, an agent of The Silence in The Wedding of River Song.
“You are beautiful” – The Doctor has made a bit of a habit of complimenting particularly well-built enemies. He similarly admired the Clockwork Droids in Girl in the Fireplace, and the werewolves in Tooth and Claw.
“See You Next Wednesday” – Fans of John Landis perked up at that line – it’s a running gag from his films. Originally a line from the video call in 2001: A Space Odyssey, it’s been a movie poster, a film shown in Feelaround, dialogue in a horror movie, and more than a few other things in his various films.
“The Cyberiad” – As well as having a lovely Roman sound, mimicking several other terms the Cybermen use like Legion, it’s also a deliberate tip of the hat to the classic Stanislaw Lem novel.
“You’re deleting yourself from history. You realize you can be reconstructed from the holes you left?” – Somewhat verifying the theme that’s been coming up most of the season, following up from The Doctor’s desire to “step back into the shadows”. But it’s important to note that the first place that was done was in the Dalek database, and it was done by…Oswin Oswald.
BIG BAD REPORT / CLEVER THEORY DEPARTMENT –
“I feel like a monster sometimes” – Warwick Davis delivers a solid performance in this episode, referring to the actions of The Emperor in the third person, and really getting across the heaviness of the crown. And once again we get a reference to the term “Monster”, that we’ve heard in several episodes. And once again, his actions could easily parallel the way The Doctor feels about himself.
“She’s not our mother” – I can’t help but notice somewhat of a similarity between Angie and young Mels, as played by Maya Glace-Green in Let’s Kill Hitler. The sass, the overuse of the word “stupid”, but yet the interest in seeing the TARDIS. And when Clara describes her as being “full of surprises” one has to wonder if there’s not one more coming…
“You’re the boss” – And in this episode…she is. She’s given charge of the Imperial platoon, and does a VERY good job of taking charge.
“You’re the impossible girl” – While it’s not the first time she learned about The Doctor’s fascination with her, it’s the first one she remembers, presuming she indeed doesn’t recall the events of Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS. And with the finale only days away, we clearly haven’t got long to wait to learn more.
NEXT TIME ON DOCTOR WHO – The Question is asked. Who will hear the answer? The Name of the Doctor, this weekend.
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Comic Book Writer Seth Meyers to Succeed Fallon on ‘Late Night’
In yet more proof that Hollywood is looking for comic book properties and talent, Seth Meyers will be the next host of NBC’s “Late Night,” the network announced Sunday. Mr. Meyers will succeed Jimmy Fallon, who is moving up one hour to take over NBC’s “Tonight Show.”
Meyers is best known for writing 2009’s Spider-Man: The Short Halloween, co-written with Neil Gaiman impersonator Bill Hader and Justice League and Worlds Finest artist Kevin Maguire. Meyers also currently has a job as the head writer on “Saturday Night Live” and host of its “Weekend Update” segment.
This is not the first Spider-Man/Saturday Night Live crossover, as Spidey first met the Not Ready For Prime Time Players in Marvel Team-Up #75, featuring a climactic katana battle between the Silver Samurai and John Belushi, and (of course) the inevitable Stan Lee cameo.
Ant Man, who was also considered for the hosting gig, was unavailable for comment.
via Seth Meyers to Succeed Fallon on ‘Late Night’ – NYTimes.com.
Happy Mother’s Day From Monsters University!
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal) was a little monster, he has dreamed of becoming a Scarer—and he knows better than anyone that the best Scarers come from Monsters University (MU). But during his first semester at MU, Mike’s plans are derailed when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. The pair’s out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program. To make matters worse, they realize they will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misfit monsters, if they ever hope to make things right.
Screaming with laughter and oozing with heart, Disney•Pixar’s Monsters University is directed by Dan Scanlon (Cars, Mater and the Ghostlight, Tracy), produced by Kori Rae (Up, The Incredibles, Monsters, Inc.) and features music from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and award-winning composer Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 3). The film opens in U.S. theaters on June 21, 2013, and will be shown in 3D in select theaters.
Mike Wazowski’s (voice of Billy Crystal) lifelong dreams of becoming a Scarer are derailed during his first semester at Monsters University when he crosses paths with hotshot James P. Sullivan, “Sulley” (voice of John Goodman), and their out-of-control competitive spirit gets them both kicked out of the University’s elite Scare Program.l 2013.
Van Allen Plexico Docks the White Rocket at the Book Cave
White Rocket 022: The Book Cave Guys Interview Van!
This week, the tables are turned as new pulp author Van Allen Plexico himself is interviewed by Dr Art Sippo, Ric Croxton, and Bruce Rosenberger of the Book Cave Podcast. This episode presents excerpts from that interview, discussing Van’s latest SENTINELS novel, METALGOD, as well as his new Military SF novel series, “The Shattering.”
The White Rocket episode is available via iTunes (subscribe and don’t miss an episode!) or you can visit the podcast site at http://whiterocket.podbean.com/
The White Rocket Books page at http://www.whiterocketbooks.com/
The Book Cave can be found at http://thebookcave.libsyn.com
Many thanks to Art, Ric, and Bruce for making this audio available to White Rocket.
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ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂMay 10, 2013ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÓYeah, danger is my assignment. I get sent to a lot of places I can’t even pronounce. They all spell the same thing, though. Trouble.”ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂIn this opening line heard on various episodes, Steve Mitchell, special agent for an unnamed agency charged with protecting America from foreign threats, describesÃÂÃÂÃÂàDangerous AssignmentÃÂÃÂÃÂàperfectly. Focused on Mitchell’s adventures around the world,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàDangerous AssignmentÃÂÃÂÃÂàcapitalized on the desire of Americans at the time for patriotic, stalwart heroes to stand up for them. Mitchell, as portrayed by Brian Donlevy definitely fits that bill.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂA multitalented actor, Donlevy had a thirst in his own life for adventure and patriotism. At age 14, Donlevy lied about his age and joined the local Army National Guard in Wisconsin as they became a part of the expedition to capture Pancho Villa. Serving as a bugler then, he also later enlisted and fought in World War I in France.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂAlthough he had some initial success in theater and silent films, Donlevy came to prominence as a player of tough guys and villains. Such roles inÃÂÃÂÃÂàBarbary Coast, Destry Rides Again,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàandÃÂÃÂÃÂàBeau Geste,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàassured Donlevy a career in Hollywood and led to other fantastic roles, including that of Steve Mitchell inÃÂÃÂÃÂàDangerous Assignment.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂBrian Donlevy shines as Steve Mitchell inÃÂÃÂÃÂàDangerous Assignment,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàVolume 3. Hard boiled delivery and two fisted intensity make Mitchell a fun hero to follow and fight beside! Restored to sparkling audio quality, the episodes in this collection are a great example of 1950s radio adventure!ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂà10ÃÂÃÂÃÂàhours $29.98 Audio CDs / $14.99 Download.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂIt was the largest, most ambitious, and most successfulÃÂÃÂÃÂàmilitary operation ever attempted — and radio was there to cover it.D-Day, the invasion ofÃÂÃÂÃÂàNormandy. It was the turning point of the war in Europe, the beginning of theÃÂÃÂÃÂàend for the Axis as the Allies started their drive towardsÃÂÃÂÃÂàGermany. It was a momentous event that would change not only the course ofÃÂÃÂÃÂàWorld War II, but the history of the world. Radio Archives is pleased and proud toÃÂÃÂÃÂàoffer the complete andÃÂÃÂÃÂàcontinuous NBC network coverage of the events of June 6 and 7, 1944.
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These short stories are not included in any of our other eBooks.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWhat would you do if you knew the ones you loved were doomed to die horribly in your defense?ÃÂÃÂÃÂàIn 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàthe shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàweird menace is the sub-genre term that has survived today. Terror Tales magazine was one of the most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a classic story from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, reissued for todayÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs readers in electronic format.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$0.99.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂLester Emery feared that his body remained in the laboratory, while his disembodied spirit was driven forth to murder ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàslave to the grim genius of a madman…ÃÂÃÂÃÂàIn 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàthe shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàweird me most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a classic story from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, reissued for todayÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs readers in electronic format.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$0.99.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂFrom nowhere came the hand ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàbringing with it a lingering death…ÃÂÃÂÃÂàIn 1934 a new type of magazine was born. Known by various names ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàthe shudder pulps, mystery-terror magazines, horror-terror magazines ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàweird me most popular. It came from Popular Publications, whose publisher Harry Steeger was inspired by the Grand Guignol theater of Paris. This breed of pulp story survived less than ten years, but in that time, they became infamous, even to this day. This ebook contains a classic story from the pages of Terror Tales magazine, reissued for todayÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs readers in electronic format.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$0.99.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWarm and lovely was Vangie… but coolly wise. For she wanted no part of BartÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs beautiful, empty dreams that might come true ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàsome day.ÃÂÃÂÃÂàOne of the most popular settings for romance stories was the old west, where men were men and women were women. As many a swooning damsel could attest, “There’s something about a cowboy.” The western romance became one of the most popular types of magazines sold during the early and mid-twentieth century.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$0.99.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂBeth didnÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂt mind being an empty-headed flirt ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàif her arms were full of Jimmy. JimmyÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs intoxicatinÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàcaressinÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàhad her dizzy in the head ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàuntil she learned the luscious reason why he was practicinÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàhis technique.ÃÂÃÂÃÂàOne of the most popular settings for romance stories was the old west, where men were men and women were women. As many a swooning damsel could attest, “There’s something about a cowboy.” The western romance became one of the most popular types of magazines sold during the early and mid-twentieth century.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$0.99.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂAll eBooks produced by Radio Archives are available in ePub, Mobi, and PDF formats for the ultimate in compatibility. When you upgrade to a new eReader, you can transfer your eBook to your new device without the need to purchase anything new.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂFind these legendary Pulp tales and more inÃÂÃÂÃÂàWill Murray’s Pulp Classics, now available at:ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂSearch forÃÂÃÂÃÂàRadioArchives.comÃÂÃÂÃÂàin iTunes.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂReceive an exciting original Spider adventureÃÂÃÂÃÂàFREE!ÃÂÃÂÃÂàPart of theÃÂÃÂÃÂàWill Murray Pulp ClassicsÃÂÃÂÃÂàline, The Spider #11,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàPrince of the Red LootersÃÂÃÂÃÂàfirst saw print in 1934 and features his momentous battle with The Fly and his armies of crazed criminal killers.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂFor those who have been unsure about digging into the wonderful world of pulps, this is a perfect chance to give one of these fantastic yarns a real test run. With a full introduction to the Spider written by famed pulp historian and author Will Murray, The Spider #11 was written by one of pulp’s most respected authors, Norvell W. Page. Writing as Grant Stockbridge, Page’s stories included some of the most bizarre and fun takes on heroes and crime fighting in the history of escapist fiction.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂEven today Page’s scenarios and his edge-of-the-seat writing style are still thrilling both new and old fans everywhere. For those who have never read one of these rollercoaster adventures, you are in for a thrill. If you already know how much fun a classic pulp is, make sure you get a copy of this classic.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂSee what the Total Pulp Experience is for yourself.ÃÂÃÂÃÂàThese exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂSend an eMail toÃÂÃÂÃÂàeBooks@RadioArchives.comÃÂÃÂÃÂàand start reading your FREE copy of ÃÂÃÂÃÂàthe Spider #11 within seconds!ÃÂÃÂÃÂàExperience The Best Pulps the Past has to offer in the most modern way possible!ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
The legendary Master of Men returns in two classic stories first released in 1934 and 1942. First, in “The Corpse Cargo” (1934), modern day pirates are hijacking passenger trains instead of shipa. Lead by the self-proclaimed Captain Kidd, as heartless a murderess as ever rode the seven seas, Kidd and her ruthless gang engage in robbery, murder, and mass destruction – and only The Spider dares defy them! Then, in “Slaves of the Ring” (1942), freedom teeters on the bring of extinction as a dictatorship threatens America. Richard Wentworth gathers together a ragtag assortment of men and women to wage the ultimate battle for life and liberty. With every hand against them, the tiny army risks life and limb to preserve the idea of justice and freedom – but can they alone triumph over tyranny? These two exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading and feature both of the original full color covers as well as interior illustrations that accompany each story.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ On sale for $12.95, save $2.00ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
The Dark Avenger wages war on organized super-crime in two classic pulp mysteries by Walter B. Gibson writing as “Maxwell Grant.” First, a city’s financial system is threatened by the murderous machinations ofÃÂÃÂÃÂà“Intimidation, Inc.,”ÃÂÃÂÃÂàuntil The Shadow beats them at their own game! Then, the Knight of Darkness strives to unmask theÃÂÃÂÃÂà“Wizard of Crime,”ÃÂÃÂÃÂàthe hidden financial genius behind Intimidation, Inc., in a rare shadowy sequel. This instant collector’s item showcases the classic color pulp covers by George Rozen and the original interior illustrations by Tom Lovell and Paul Orban, with commentary by popular culture historian Will Murray.$14.95.
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The original “Man of Steel” returns in three action-packed pulp thrillers by Paul Ernst and Emile Tepperman writing as “Kenneth Robeson.” First, The Avenger is blamed when massive power outages black out North America. Can Dick Benson locate the mastermind calledÃÂÃÂÃÂàNevloÃÂÃÂÃÂàin time to prevent a deadly final blackout? Then,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàDeath in Slow MotionÃÂÃÂÃÂàcripples an American industry, and Justice, Inc. must find an antidote in time to save hundreds from the deadly paralysis plague! Finally, a defeated crook returns to plotÃÂÃÂÃÂàVengeance on The AvengerÃÂÃÂÃÂàin an exciting novelette by Spider-wordsmith Emile Tepperman. This classic pulp reprint includes both color covers by Graves Gladney, Paul Orban’s dynamic interior illustrations and commentary by pulp historian Will Murray.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$14.95.80th Anniversary Commemorative Special.ÃÂÃÂÃÂàCommemorating the Man of Bronze’s anniversary with two expanded novels, restored from Lester Dent’s original manuscripts with never-before-published text! First, a Wall Street scandal sets the Man of Bronze on the golden trail ofÃÂÃÂÃÂà“The Midas Man,”who plots to control the global financial system. Then, while recovering from a serious head wound, a disoriented Doc Savage battles modern-day pirates and murderous zombies inÃÂÃÂÃÂà“The Derelict of Skull Shoal.”ÃÂÃÂÃÂàPLUS: “80 Years of Doc Savage”: a Pictorial History of the Pulps’ Greatest Superman! This landmark collector’s edition features the original color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Modest Stein, Paul Orban’s original interior illustrations and new historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of eleven Doc Savage novels.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$14.95.
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ80th Anniversary Commemorative Special. Commemorating the Man of Bronze’s anniversary with two expanded novels, restored from Lester Dent’s original manuscripts with never-before-published text! First, a Wall Street scandal sets the Man of Bronze on the golden trail ofÃÂÃÂÃÂà“The Midas Man,”ÃÂÃÂÃÂàwho plots to control the global financial system. Then, while recovering from a serious head wound, a disoriented Doc Savage battles modern-day pirates and murderous zombies inÃÂÃÂÃÂà“The Derelict of Skull Shoal.”ÃÂÃÂÃÂàPLUS: “80 Years of Doc Savage”: a Pictorial History of the Pulps’ Greatest Superman! This landmark collector’s edition features the original color pulp covers by Walter M. Baumhofer and Modest Stein, Paul Orban’s original interior illustrations and new historical commentary by Will Murray, writer of eleven Doc Savage novels.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$14.95.
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThis is an authentic replica of an original pulp magazine published by Girasol Collectables. This edition is designed to give the reader an authentic taste of what a typical pulp magazine was like when it was first issued – but without the frailty or expense of trying to find a decades-old collectable to enjoy. The outer covers, the interior pages, and the advertisements are reprinted just as they appeared in the original magazine, left intact to give the reader the true feel of the original as well as an appreciation for the way in which these publications were first offered to their avid readers.ÃÂÃÂÃÂàTo further enhance the ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂpulp experienceÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ, this edition is printed on off-white bond paper intended to simulate the original look while, at the same time, assuring that this edition will last far longer than the original upon which it is based. The overall construction and appearance of this reprint is designed to be as faithful to the original magazine as is reasonably possible, given the unavoidable changes in production methods and materials. $35.00ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWill Murray’s Monumental New NovelÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂDoc Savage vs. King Kong!ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂEighty years ago in February, 1933 the Street & Smith company released theÃÂÃÂÃÂàfirst issue ofÃÂÃÂÃÂàDoc Savage Magazine, introducing one of the most popular and influential pulp superheroes ever to hit the American scene. Doc Savage was the greatest adventurer and scientist of his era, and while his magazine ended in 1949, he influenced the creators of Superman, Batman, Star Trek, The Man from UNCLE and the Marvel UniverseÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂto name only a few.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWhile that first issue ofÃÂÃÂÃÂàDoc SavageÃÂÃÂÃÂàwas fresh on Depression newsstands, RKO Radio Pictures released one of the most important fantasy films of all time. Everyone knows the story of how King Kong was discovered on Skull Island and hauled back to New York in chains, only to perish tragically atop the worldÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs tallest skyscraper, the Empire State Building.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂAs it happened, that was where Doc Savage had his world headquarters. For decades, fans have wondered: Where was Doc the day Kong fell?ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂOn the eightieth anniversary of these fictional giants, Altus Press is proud to release the first authorized clash between The Man of Bronze and the Eighth Wonder of the WorldÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂDoc Savage: Skull Island. Written by Will Murray in collaboration with Joe DeVito, creator ofÃÂÃÂÃÂàKONG: King of Skull Island,ÃÂÃÂÃÂàDoc Savage: Skull IslandÃÂÃÂÃÂàis a new pulp epic.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThe story opens when Doc returns from his secret retreat in the NorthÃÂÃÂÃÂàPole to discover the cold corpse of Kong lying on his doorstep.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂI know this creature,ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàDoc tells his dumbfounded men.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂTasked to dispose of the remains, the Man of Bronze then relates the untold story of his epic encounter with Kong back in 1920, after Doc returns from service in World War I, long before Kong became known to the civilized world as ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂKingÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàKong.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂDoc Savage: Skull IslandÃÂÃÂÃÂàis a multi-generational story in which Doc and his fatherÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂthe man who placed him in the hands of scientists who made him into a supermanÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂsail to the Indian Ocean in search of DocÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs grandfather, the legendary Stormalong Savage, whose famous clipper ship has been discovered floating, deserted, her masts snapped by some incredible force.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThe quest for Stormalong Savage leads to the fog-shrouded Indian OceanÃÂÃÂÃÂàandÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂSkull Island! There, Doc Savage faces his first great test as he encounters its prehistoric dangers and tangles with the towering, unstoppable Kong.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWhen Joe DeVito brought this idea to me,ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàsays Will Murray, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂI knew it had to be written with reverence for both of these immortal characters. So I used the locale of Skull Island to tell a larger story, an untold origin for Doc Savage. It all started back on Skull IslandÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂæ.ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂPulling off the first ever face-off between Doc Savage and King KongÃÂÃÂÃÂàwas both challenging and exhilarating,ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàadds DeVito. ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWillÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂs unique take on the taleÃÂÃÂÃÂàscatters the primordial mists surrounding Skull Island long enough to reveal secrets of both classic characters hidden since their creation.ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂDoc Savage: Skull IslandÃÂÃÂÃÂàhas already been hailed as ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThe Doc Savage novel that Doc fans have been waiting on for 80 years!ÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂDoc Savage: Skull IslandÃÂÃÂÃÂàis the fifth entry in Altus PressÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂàpopular Wild Adventures of Doc Savage series. Cover by Joe DeVito.ÃÂÃÂÃÂà$24.95.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
By John OlsenÃÂÃÂÃÂÓThe Red Blot” was originally published in the June 1, 1933 issue of The Shadow Magazine. Crime has struck New York. Strange, unexplainable crime. All orchestrated by the master criminal who leaves behind a red blot. The Shadow must uncover his hidden hoard of mobsters before he can confront the mastermind known as the Red Blot!ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThe Shadow is on the case. As our story opens, The Shadow is in his sanctum, reviewing the crimes that have left men of wealth in terror. A bank messenger had been shot down in broad daylight. The assailants mysteriously disappeared after a police chase. Upon the sidewalk where the man had been slain was a huge blot of crimson. That was how it all began. But it didn’t stop there.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂA gambling club was the next target of the strange band. Police had arrived at the club as the crooks were escaping with a large amount of cash. Again, the perpetrators escaped by some strange unknown method. And on the green felt of the central card table in the club was a huge dab of dulled crimson. The Red Blot had struck again.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThen there was the theft of a painting valued at many thousands. Left behind, a large red blot. Once again the criminals departed with impunity, disappearing before the police could gather them up. And most recently, a big-time fight promoter was strangled in his apartment. His bankroll of a hundred thousand dollars was stolen; on his white starched shirt front was the familiar dread sign of spattered crimson.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂThe police were baffled. They had not gathered a single clue. As we view The Shadow in his sanctum, he begins piecing together what few meager clues his agents have accumulated. The report sheets and clippings seem to point The Shadow in the right direction: old Timothy Baruch’s pawnshop.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂTimothy Baruch is one of the oddest characters on the East Side. He’s been a pawnbroker for years and rumor has it that his safe contains jewels and other wealth of great enough value to tempt the Red Blot. The Shadow decides a visit to the pawnshop is in order. Word from the underworld, via his secret agents, is that the pawnshop will be struck at 11 PM. The Shadow decides to show up early.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂWith plenty of time to spare, The Shadow appears at Baruch’s pawnshopÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂDouble Novel reprint $12.95ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂComments From Our Customers!ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂRodger Johnson writes:
Just finished listening to “KONG King of Skull Island” You outdid yourself on this one, best audio book I have ever heard…Perfect story.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂChristopher Southworth writes:
Thank you once again for providing quality downloads of classic pulps. I’m very interested in acquiring eBooks of some of the various “G-man” series, if they are available.ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂIf you’d like to share a comment with us or if you have a question or a suggestion send an email toÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Service@RadioArchives.com. We’d love to hear from you!ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
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Featured Girasol Replica:ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ Operator #5 #25 April 1936 [Pulp Replica]
