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ALL PULP NEWSSTAND BULLDOG EDITION 2/3/11
ALL PULP NEWSSTAND
BULLDOG EDITION
2/3/11
PRO SE WANTS WRITERS FOR ‘THE SHAMUS DIRECTIVE’!
From Pro Se Productions-
A handful of months back, Pro Se announed a line of anthologies it intended to do over the next year. Those anthologies, four in number, are still in play, but a new concept has been added to the pack, one that is an unique take on a couple of genres and will prove to be a fun, exciting playground for writers to work in.
THE SHAMUS DIRECTIVE is a project developed in concept by Tommy Hancock, but is actually founded in historical context. Just prior to and all during World War Two, The United States government via the FBI as well as members of the Armed Forces, developed dossiers on all licensed Private Investigators in the country. A list was then comprised of the ones deemed appropriate and ‘good’ and they were then considered to be ‘cleared’ to be used in espionage missions, mostly on the homefront, or missions that regular forces just could not deal with for various reasons. Several investigators were called on to work on cases due to this list and it even became a popular hook in fiction, especially radio and early television, to have a PI in a show do government work because they were on this list.
THE SHAMUS DIRECTIVE poses the theory that not only was this list compiled, but the people on it were truly the world’s greatest detectives and they were formed into sort of a team to handle major issues in conjunction, even maybe saving major parcels of land and people in the process.
Pro Se’s plan is this-We are doing an open call of writers to submit a minimum of a page proposal for a detective character to be included in THE SHAMUS DIRECTIVE. This must be an homage/pastiche character, the writer’s version of an existing type of character (Nero Wolfe, Phillip Marlowe, Sherlock Holmes, etc) and the stories will be set in the 1930s-40s. If a writer’s proposal is accepted, there will be a two story commitment. The first story will be a case of that writer’s character prior to being put on the Directive list, their greatest case within that time frame. Those will be collected in a sort of SHAMUS DIRECTIVE prologue anthology. Then, immediately following will be THE SHAMUS DIRECTIVE VOLUME ONE which will be a series of interconnected stories, almost chapters, involving all the characters in a team up to save the day. If sales and interest warrant it, we will definitely expand into more volumes.
It must also be noted that six slots are open in this concept. If you are accepted as one of the six, however, and cannot meet deadlines that will be set, then you will be removed from the concept and the remaining writers involved will continue on. This project will have reasonable, but firm deadlines.
Anyone interested in submitting or needing more details, please email Tommy Hancock at proseproductions@earthlink.net
PULPY GOODNESS FROM KPSB!
From Kevin Paul Shawn Broden
“Blood of a Ghost” Chapter 2 of REVENGE OF THE MASKED GHOST
Has been updated, and reposted to the site: http://revengeofthemaskedghost.blogspot.com/2010/10/chapter-2-blood-of-ghost.html
A masked stranger has invaded the Randolph home and died.
What great secret does he hold?
A new chapter of ROTMG will be posted soon.
Page 22 of 24 of Issue 13 of FLYING GLORY AND THE HOUNDS OF GLORY
Love is in the air as the Sweetheart’s Dance is here! Where are all our couples?
Find out in this week’s page of “Looking for a Love Song”
has been posted at: http://www.flying-glory.com/
Twitter Updates for 2011-03-03
- RT @HarveyAwards: Who was the BEST COVER ARTIST for 2011? ComicPros Don’t miss a chance to vote @ http://ow.ly/1s6nA9 balloting is OPEN! #
- RT @billamend: Pretty sure Apple could make a small fortune selling live streams of their events via AppleTV. #
- RT @Perazza: The irony that people vehemently argue on the internet against making entertainment available digitally is…baffling. #comics #
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Review: ‘Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Vol. One’
Could the eleventh time be the charm? I stopped watching Saturday morning cartoons right around the time Scooby-Doo solved his first mystery. To my mind, it was also a show from my younger brother’s era. At the time, I thought it looked and sounded pretty stupid, an opinion I maintained ever since.
Last year, I was forced to re-examine those feelings when I was invited to write a few Scooby-Doo stories for DC Comics’ print incarnation. I talked with longtime fans and other writers in addition to reading a ton of stories. The formula had its charm and the characters diverse enough to hang stories on but I couldn’t imagine things like their family lives or the unlikely coincidence of all four being only children.
I apparently was not the only one with those questions, and Warner Bros. Animation has offered up a new series, Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated which debuted in July. In late January, the first four episodes from the fourteen episode first season were released on DVD by Warner Home Video.
The formula remains the same. People get spooked by something, the kids investigate, wackiness ensues, and the monster is revealed to be someone in disguise who would have gotten away with the scheme du jour “if it wasn’t for those darn kids”. What’s different this time, though, is the introduction of a Big Bad, someone calling himself Mr. E (Mystery, get it? They owe Bob Rozakis a royalty), who is teasing Mystery, Inc. with clues to a some big mystery surrounding Crystal Cove. The mystery relates to the town’s history and involves a quartet of teen sleuths and their pet, and is being slowly unfolded so you don’t get a resolution to this in disc one (or disc two, due in March). Heck, you only get two clues this time around.
ALL PULP NEWSSTAND BULLDOG EDITION 2/2/11
ALL PULP NEWSSTAND
BULLDOG EDITION
2/3/11
ALL PULP WELCOMES THIRD STAFFER
ALL PULP is pleased to announce its third open position for staff reporter/reviewer/interviewer has been filled. Jonathan Jones joins the ranks of ALL PULP and will be a major part of bringing Pulp fans and the world at large All the news that is Pulp from ALL PULP! Be on the lookout for our three new staffers to debut on ALL PULP in the next week or two!
PULP ARK NEEDS ART AND STUFF!!!
Tommy Hancock, Coordinator of Pulp Ark, the new Convention/Creators’ Conference being held May 13-15, 2011 in Batesville, AR, stated today that although things are coming together quite nicely, there are still a couple of areas the Pulp Community, particularly creators and publishers, could help out with.
“Pulp Ark,” Hancock said, “is growing every day and will be a great show and a fantastic first effort. We do have a couple of things, though, that we’re still trying to pull together. We announced a while back that the local art gallery wanted to host a Pulp Art Show during Pulp Ark and they still desperately want to do that. I am meeting with them today as a matter of fact. My problem is, except for pieces from Pro Se’s work (Hancock is Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions), we don’t have any artists who have committed to have works in the gallery! This is a great opportunity and definitely something Batesville has never seen. And we are planning to have an auction on Saturday night wherein if an artist wants to sell a piece in the gallery, they can and 80% of what is made goes directly back to them, in their pockets. Of course, if an artist just wants to display his/her work and not sell it, that’s fine, too. The focus is the gallery showing, not the auction.”
“Also,” Hancock continued, “Pulp Ark put the call out a few weeks ago for goodies, stuff that creators and publishers might have that they would consider donating for fan bags to be given to the first however many fans come through the door. Although we’ve had a couple say they would contribute, we could use several more. This could be postcards, pens, pins, whatever, just something to give to the fans that they will for sure enjoy and leave with.”
Any artists interested in participating in the Gallery showing and/or any publishers or creators interested in contributing to the Pulp Ark Fan Bags, can email Hancock at proseproductions@earthlink.net for further details.
Twitter Updates for 2011-03-02
- Where's The Tardis? BBC Doctor Who Tardis Building Contest http://ow.ly/45dgk #
- Todd Klein Chooses Comics' Greatest Logos! http://ow.ly/45gLN #
- Download New York’s Official Apocalypse Manual! http://ow.ly/45h74 Sadly, no mention of Morlocks, CHUDs, or Snake Plissken. #
- Real-Life Superwomen Solve Crimes and Save Lives – Newsweek http://ow.ly/45gWt #
- SF Writers Advise Homeland Security: http://ow.ly/45kR3 Puts that illegal alien probelm in a whole new light… #
- Congressman From New Jersey to Save Human Race http://ow.ly/45PFH And if you think this gets him any respect in the House… #
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ALL PULP NEWSSTAND NIGHTHAWK EDITION 3/1/11
ALL PULP NEWSSTAND
NIGHTHAWK EDITION
3/1/11
DILLON HITS THE BLOGOSPHERE!
Derrick Ferguson, noted Pulp Author and contributing writer to various publishers, has finally heeded the call of fans of his work and started a blog. Ferguson is not telling the world about his pets, his trips to the grocery store, or his latest thoughts on political doings. No, this is a blog dedicated to a character that Ferguson is known for. Dillon. This is a blog about the heroic pulp actioneer that has appeared thus far in DILLON AND THE VOICE OF ODIN and DILLON AND THE GOLDEN BELL as well as a Dillon short story. A fan favorite, Dillon embodies aspects of various pulp heroes into one finely tuned, well defined expression of adventure, intrigue, and fun. And now, thanks to his creator, Derrick Ferguson, fans new and old alike will always know what Dillon is up to.
RADIO WESTERN ADVENTURES SPECIAL EDITION READY FOR PREORDER!
From Pulp 2.0 Press-
RADIO WESTERN ADVENTURES Volume 1 is now available for signed edition pre-order.
You can own one of the first copies hot off the press, signed by Donald F. Glut and delivered to you via post for only $13.99.
Just go here and click on the paypal button to order your copy today.
http://pulp2ohpress.com/pulp/radio-western-adventures/
You can also see all of the bonus features of the book here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=316374832771&aid=286770
RWA is a unique blend of nostalgia and hard-hitting western pulp action from the pen of DONALD F. GLUT (THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, BROTHER BLOOD, and TV’s TRANSFORMERS) and pulp celebrity LESTER DENT (DOC SAVAGE, THE AVENGER).
The book features the novella “Who Really Was That Masked Man?” — a tall tale about what happens when all of the classic western stars from those thrilling days of yesteryear encounter one another and embark on a six-shooting, whip-cracking adventure. This is the story that fans of western pulp, serials, comics and old time radio have been waiting for years to read!
In addition, the Legendary Lester Dent contributes a never-before-published story “Snare Savvy” featuring Haw Kain, a slow-talkin’, but quick-witted cowboy from Montana who runs afoul of some greedy land grabbers. There’s also a fast talkin’ gal who catches Haw’s eye, and makes his job of stopping the crooks all the tougher.
This one-of-a-kind western pulp features many exclusive extras:
A comprehensive article on the great radio, comic and serial western adventure heroes (GENE AUTRY, HOPALONG CASSIDY, ROY ROGERS, SUNSET CARSON et al) that influenced the creation of “Who Really Was That Masked Man?” This article is lavishly illustrated with stills of young Don in his childhood cowboy outfits roaming the range of boyish imagination in Chicago.
A tribute to Jim Harmon, the man to whom this book is dedicated. Jim Harmon was a good friend, author and ardent western radio fan, historian and wrote of many books on the subject including the definitive THE GREAT RADIO HEROES.
A gallery of RARE STILLS featuring iconic western stars and autographed to Don Glut.
A behind-the-scenes peek at “Snare savvy” by noted author and pulp historian Will Murray.
and much more!!!
BARRY REESE NOMINATED FOR GEORGIA AUTHOR OF THE YEAR!
Barry Reese, recent winner of the PULP ARK 2011 BEST AUTHOR award and Spectacled Seven member at ALL PULP, has been nominated for a Georgia Author of the Year Award. His novel RABBIT HEART (also a nominee for Best Book in the 2011 Pulp Ark Awards) is eligible in the Fiction category. This year’s awards will be handed out on June 11, 2011 at the Kennesaw State University Center.
From the Georgia Writers Association Website:
The Georgia Writers Association recognizes Georgia’s authors of excellence by presenting the Georgia Author of the Year Awards. The GAYA has the distinction of being the oldest literary awards in the Southeastern United States while reflecting the current publishing world. The GAYA honors both independently published authors and those whose books are published by traditional publishing houses. The Awards have grown in prestige and participation since its inception in 1964 by the Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists. The GAYA changed hands in 1990 to Georgia Writers Association and in 2006 GWA began a strong affiliation with Kennesaw State University’s Department of Humanities. In 2006 over 100 books were nominated for Georgia Author of the Year. The GAYA covers the traditional categories of Poetry and Fiction, while accommodating the growing Creative Non-Fiction genre. The guidelines are revised each year to parallel the changing literary marketplace.
Kaboom! announces new Peanuts graphic novel
This March, join Charlie Brown, Linus, Snoopy and all your favorite Peanuts characters as Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, the very first Peanuts graphic novel ever published, is released by newly-launched all-ages imprint kaboom! Based on the work by Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz himself, this graphic novel is sure to delight a whole new generation of Peanuts fans!
“We’re honored to publish such a beloved property,” BOOM! Studios Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ross Richie said. “I can think of no better way to kick-off our new all-ages imprint kaboom! than with the first Peanuts graphic novel ever published!”
Adapted from the brand new animated special from Warner Home Video, Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown features Charlie Brown’s kite-flying woes, Linus’ insecurities, Lucy’s unrequited love for Schroeder and everyone’s favorite beagle, Snoopy, in a lively and colorful spin through Charles Schulz’s imagination. The 80 page, 7×10, hardcover graphic novel ships this March at the suggested retail price of $19.99 in conjunction with the all-new Peanuts animated feature of the same name available on DVD from Warner Home Video March 29, 2011.
Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown is written by original creator Charles M. Schulz and adapted by Craig Schulz and Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) with art by Bob Scott, Vicki Scott and Ron Zorman.
“New original Peanuts comic book content is a tradition that goes pretty far back in comic book publishing,” said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief, Matt Gagnon. “Dell Comics published ‘Tip Top Comics’ which featured new Peanuts comic book content created under the guidance of Charles Schulz. ‘Tip Top’ ran from 1936 until 1961, creating well over 40 original Peanuts stories and countless covers. It’s exciting to be a part of the return of Peanuts to the comic book format.”
The Happiness is a Warm Blanket graphic novel and DVD dovetails into a larger campaign launched in January when Peanuts proclaimed 2011 as “The Year of ‘Happiness Is…”. Throughout the year, the classic Peanuts concept, which cartoonist Charles M. Schulz coined in 1960 with “Happiness is a Warm Puppy,” will be celebrated with special-themed products, cross-branding partnerships, social media campaigns and nationwide activities.
Launched last week, KABOOM! is the brand new name for BOOM! Studios’ three year old all-ages imprint previously known as BOOM Kids!
Review: ‘Tales from Earthsea’
I first visited Ursula K. LeGuin’s Earthsea series in my Fantasy Literature college course. Her books were short and eloquent, wonderfully transporting me to another place and time. The strength of her work is that is has endured through the years and inspired others. In 2006, Japan’s Studio Ghibli ([[[Princess Mononoke]]]) released their animated adaptation, [[[Tales from Earthsea]]], and it stealthily came to the United States last August via Walt Disney Pictures. Opening so late in the summer season hurt it at the box office, so it is welcome that the DVD release is finally here this week.
The movie doesn’t adapt any one novel but takes elements from the first four books in the series: [[[A Wizard of Earthsea]]],[[[ The Tombs of Atuan]]],[[[ The Farthest Shore]]], and [[[Tehanu]]]. With LeGuin’s blessing, the movie told a relatively new story about Earthsea filled with omens, sorcery, deception, destiny, and a love for the land. To be honest, it’s been so long that I couldn’t recall the source material and was treating the story as something entirely new. Apparently, LeGuin herself was less than thrilled and fans of the books were split.
To be sure, there are dragons, sorcerers, Kings, common folk and Arren, the sword-wielding youth who becomes the focal point of the tale. As he ventures into the countryside, Arren is joined by Sparrowhawk the Archmage, and together they take refuge at the home of Tenar, who is an old friend of the Archmage and caretaker to the young Therru, who has just been rescued by the men.
Greg Horn Provides Art for "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark"
Comic book artist Greg Horn is going to be lending his talent to the Broadway extravaganza Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, providing illustrations for the play’s distinctive line of merchandise and also some imagery for the official program guide.
Touted as the most elaborate ever, the play brings Horn onto a star-studded project helmed by industry giant Julie Taymor, with songs by music legends Bono and The Edge of U2. Coming off his latest work for Marvel and ESPN Magazine’s NBA preview issue, the artist has already established his fair share of high profile projects recently. “I’ve worked on some mind-blowing jobs over the past 10 years, but this one might just take the cake. It’s a biggie! They were nice enough to fly me up last month to see the show in person, and that really helped me get a grasp of the show’s scope and look. I’ve never seen anything like it–a visual spectacle!”
Greg is better noted for his years of memorable cover paintings for Marvel Comics. His campaigns in the advertising field with giants including Leo Burnett and WK have helped prepare him for anything the high-pressure world of mainstream illustration can dish out. “My goal with any project – whether we’re talking advertising, video game, or comic book art – is to create the highest quality of illustration. In the case of Turn Off the Dark, the bar is set pretty high by the rest of the production. By focusing on the best qualities of the characters and freeze-framing the action in the perfect place, I can create a marketable image that is epic and inspiring. I’m extremely pleased with the way things are turning out so far with Spidey!”
Greg has upcoming projects with the University of Alabama, Abrams Publishing, Zenescope, and Marvel Comics. His online gallery costs nothing to peruse, showcasing all his illustrations for a variety of industries.
