) Â Doc Savage: Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent Moonstone Books is proud to announce the first printing of new Doc Savage tales in more than thirty-five years! Written in the late 1940âs by Doc Savageâs creator, Lester Dent, many of these radio scripts have never been seen before. 352 pgs, squarebound, b/w Cover by Bob Larkin! |
Moonstone Entertainment, Inc., Captain Action Enterprises, and Runemaster Studios, the forces behind Moonstone’s latest comic title SAVAGE BEAUTY, have been saying for months just how spectacular this new series would be. An updating of the Jungle Girl genre tale, SAVAGE BEAUTY uses two very strong female leads to not only introduce pulp like heroics into the jungles of today’s world, but also tackles real life issues.  The comic is a tool of vital partnership between its creators and agencies and organizations dedicated to making life better and even saving lives in Kenya, Africa, and other ravaged lands.  Moonstone, CAE, and Runemaster have been shouting the praises of SAVAGE BEAUTY and rightfully so.
And now, so are other people.  The reviews are in and it seems others have jumped on the SAVAGE BEAUTY bandwagon.
Eric J., www.thepullbox.com, summed up the origins and appeal of SAVAGE BEAUTY wonderfully-
I am a huge pulp fan, always have been. A childhood constant of mine was watching old B&Wâs with my mom on Sunday afternoons. The adventure, thrill and danger of an altruistic hero risking life and limb to take down a dastardly villain was almost too much for my little 7-year heart to handle. Well, what I know (as most of you do too) is that when creative teams try to âmodernizeâ the genre something is lost in the translation and they fail more often than they succeed. And the less-than-stellar-results are usually something off-center, overly cheesy and perhaps way dark.
Running counter to that sad norm, the folks over at Moonstone have been lighting the way for years and showing fans that pulp can still be done and done well. Savage Beauty, as a title, just continues to add to their testimony.
In his review at www.playeraffinity.com, Dustin Cabeal points out what makes SAVAGE BEAUTY a modern and relevant title in his ‘Short Version’-
If youâre looking for a sexy jungle story about two women fighting the crimes of Africa then youâll only be half right. This story is anything but goofy and uses the comic to look at a very realistic problem in the world, while presenting it in a very accessible way. Simply put this isnât a kidâs comic, but itâs still really good.
Cabeal also goes on to point out specific strong points of the debut issue-
Mike Bullock (The Phantom: Generations) does an impressive job of taking a book with a name that seems unserious and making it anything but. With this first issue, Bullock has tackled an issue that is still a problem in Africa today….Thereâs a balance thatâs struck between the message and the fictional world of the comic and Bullock manages to walk the line between the two.
The art is very good and maintains a âpulpâ look to it which really fits the book. Artist Jose Massaroli draws a wide variety of people, animals, settings and objects and exceeds at doing all of them well.
Ray Tate with www.comicsbulletin.com sees SAVAGE BEAUTY as…
 a welcome addition to the jungle girls category of books. The writers and artists direct their talents to raise awareness about real world vermin while creating satisfying escapism in a twist on legacy heroism.
SAVAGE BEAUTY is a comic that appeals to the masses because it tackles real world issues and does so in an entertaining, captivating way utilizing well known staples of heroic fiction and the jungle girl genre. Christopher with www.jonja.net states-
With roots deep in Edgar Rice Borroughs’ romanticized version of Africa and his hero ‘Tarzan’, Savage Beauty mixes the mythos of jungle warriors with real world drama and adds in a splash of dual identities…Don’t let the cover fool you, this is more than just an excuse to draw pretty girls in fur bikinis. This new spin on the jungle heroine looks like it will be a serious and at times dark journey to, at least in the literary world, bring justice to the criminals that deserve it most.
The reviews are definitely in.  And SAVAGE BEAUTY will be in as well this month from Moonstone!
In the Golden Age of Adventure…
Dodge Dalton and his team of heroes are back and this time, the stakes are even higher. When a faceless madman seeks out the secrets of the Outpost, created thousands of years ago by a mysterious civilization, he has one thing on his mind: the complete destruction of the entire world. Only Dodge and his friends, along with a master thief and a brilliant scientist can stop the villain from unleashing hell on earth!
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Think of it. It’s a tradition that dates back even farther, to the mid 1800s. They have given readers enjoyment and escapism during the darkest times of the 1900s, and enjoyed a renaissance in the 1960s and ‘70s. Even now, care of publishers such as DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics, new readers are getting exposed to some of these great characters. It’s not enough. As good as these characters are, they are, as I said, a small contingent. Unfortunately, most people have never heard of the vast majority of characters that were published on the cheap wood-pulp paper that was the only commercial option for some of these publishers.
Part of the problem is that most people only think of characters like The Shadow or Doc Savage as pulp characters. Yet, The Phantom, The Lone Ranger, and Zorro are all pulp hero characters. Tarzan, Sheena and Hopalong Cassidy are as well. To me, everything that was published in that time, on that paper, are pulp stories.
I’ve been told that I’m being overly broad with this definition. I suppose I understand that, but my goal here is to celebrate the glorious history of an, in my opinion, under-appreciated meta-genre of stories that deserve to be shared with as many people as possible.
Fantastic Pulp is dedicated to those wonderful and sometimes cheesy stories of old, but also the newer generation of stories that have started to appear. Both my co-publisher and myself have written stories inspired by these great stories, we have a Doctor Who enthusiast who is eager to share his appreciation of the character, who I feel is the embodiment of the newer pulp tradition. We also have a pulp researcher, a comics enthusiast and more.
In short, enjoy this ongoing tour through the pulp tradition. If you would like to join in, feel free to email us at editor@fantasticpulp.com or join us on our forums. Have your own pulp related website? Let’s talk about advertising or link exchanges. We want people to contribute and talk, be able to meet other enthusiasts. Please, join us and have fun!
 Growing Up With Monsters: My Times at Universal Studios in Rhymes
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It’s been a while, but the ALL PULP Panel is back! And this time around we’re asking a simply phrased question that is really quite a complicated conundrum. We are all pulp fans, writers, artists, creators, etc. here at ALL PULP and with what many are calling the Pulp Renaissance in full swing, one question begs to be asked…Just what qualifies a story as pulp? What things have to be in a tale for it to be considered pulp fiction?
Now, here are some rules-You can only list three things that you believe make a story a pulp story. They can be the same three things as someone else, they can be different, but only three. Now, it may take more than three things to make a tale pulp, but you can only list three.
You can discuss your three, argue for or against someone else’s choices, and just tear loose-AS LONG AS YOU ARE RESPECTFUL. ALL PULP reserves the right not to post replies or comments that are rude or disrespectful to individuals.
OK, so there it is…What three aspects need to be in a story to make it pulp?
If you want to join in, send your comments to allpulp@yahoo.com and your response will be posted! Comment as many times as you like….so without further ado, let the Panel procede-
From Luis Guillermo Del Corral
Well, in my humble opinion, there are the 3 aspects that make a pulp story:
-Plot driven. A solid charismatic plot. Pulp is about things happening. Even when the characters are talking between them, the dialogue must flow in a way that makes flow the plot and story.
-Adventure!: This can be space opera, or a mystery story. A PI doing his job, a hero battling evildoers. An expedition searching a lost city in the Arabic desert… must be something larger than life.
-Fun!.Ok, this is very subjective, but pulp is evasion, entertainment. get away from anxieties and problems for a moment, allowing us to relax and believe in other, more appealing worlds.
Oh, and thanks for this chance of being on the Panel ^^
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Dateline: Dallas. The ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting. Improving comic stores and growing the market were the themes at this year’s ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting. Comic book retails descended upon Texas to meet with over 20 sponsors… including top comic publishers and distributors. This year’s topic? “Ideas for marketing and metrics to improve efficiency in comic book store sales.” Simply put: How do we get our asses out of the fire, just a little bit longer?
Many notable names and faces spoke, including Spawn’s creator (you do remember Spawn, don’t you?) Todd MacFarlane, IDW’s CEO Ted Adams, as well as DC big-wigs, Dan Didio and Jim Lee. While we won’t bore you with all the details… suffice to say? We’re not holding our breath for a revolution. As tablets become prevalent with hipsters and the Beiber-clan, so will digital comic distribution. And while the big boys have made a few comments regarding integration of digital comic purchasing THROUGH comic stores… face it. If you can buy comics in your underwear in mom’s basement, or have to actually put on pants… we’re betting at least SOME people will choose to stay home. That’s less business for the stores. With 2010 comic sale’s down from the year before, and many stores facing diminishing returns… it was DC’s marketing initiative that caught our eye.
So, what did DC bring to the table to help the local comic store drive the unwashed masses to their brick and mortars? Buttons! Glorious Flashpoint buttons! Less plastic then those Blackest Night rings you all died to get… But perhaps with a pointy end, allowing you to proclaim to the world your love of Cyborg, or Casino-Batman via your trendy messenger bag.
This is supposed to drive us back to the stores in droves? This is what will save a dying comic store from shutting it’s doors? 2 cents of plastic and tin, with nifty logo celebrating yet-another-crossover we’ll likely mock and or forget by next year? Well ComicMixers… what do YOU think?
We, the fair and proud gentlemen of mirth, aka Comic Book Enthusiasts, have a new reason to celebrate forthwith! The mighty gods from the House of Ideas has given birth to a new trailer for their forthcoming magical visage of the thunder god himself. Yay, my brethren, Marvel hath beseech-ed unto us several minutes of the mighty Thor in action. Behold, through the power of the interwebsphere… and the arcane magicks of “embedded code”… THOR! (Cue the lightning. Wait. We don’t have lightning? Come on! I’m trying to set the mood here. What do you mean the mic is still on? I don’t believe you. Wait. Oh crap. Just play the danged video now, OK?)
Publishing is an exciting and wonderful business to be in. Not only do we have the opportunity to work with some of the biggest and brightest stars in the business, but we have the opportunity to discover rising stars as well! And that’s just exactly what Nicholas Tanguma represents for Seven Realms. He is one author that you will be hearing a lot about in the future, we guarantee it and are just absolutely excited to introduce him to you and all of Readerdom!
In the tradition of Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti, Nicholas is bringing to Seven Realms his dark and imaginatively adventurous Sci-Fi Thriller tentatively entitled “SONS OF GOD AND DAUGHTERS OF MEN“!
Here’s a synopsis of the novel:
There is a door to Hell, and it’s about to be opened.
In the not too distant future, the earth is in absolute chaos. Israel and Persia volley nukes after inflation of the Iranian economy hits one million percent. Japan of the Republic of Greater East Asia invades the Arab pipeline fields. The Mullahs of the Middle East are directing chemical jihad for their countries’ dwindling oil reserves. And the United States of North America and the fundamentalist Nation of God are in economic crises after splitting during the Second Civil War.
In the midst of it all is the enigmatic Phaelon, the world’s most secretive and murderous religious synod. But they have discovered something even more terrifying than hydrogen missiles or dirty bombs…something even more diabolical than economic espionage. They have stumbled upon their greatest enemy to date…an undying and demonically invincible woman who has found the doors to Hell itself and isn’t afraid to open them.
The synod, seeking to prevent this from happening, assigns three of their best employees to stop Hell-on-Earth: Jeremiah Nicholas, a wet work asset specializing in linguistics and untraceable weaponry; Sayo Tomo, a scholar whose entire career with the Phaelon has been to hunt their occultic arch enemy; and Tamara St. James, a woman trained in espionage and assignation by Jeremiah Nicholas himself, who was once his lover before her growing skills turned her into a competitor.
To keep mankind from falling prey to a prematurely triggered Judgment Day, the three charge after their target into the world’s international deadzones, where a preternatural weapon has macrobiotically frozen the Balkan States of Europe and nuclear fallout has ravaged the once fearsome mujihadeen of the Turkic Shari’a Nation into mutagenic cannibals.
Sons of God and Daughters of Men combines the neon cyberpunk grit of techno-noir, the pertinence of a smart political thriller, and the rich language textures of beautifully surrealistic weird fiction into a dreamscape that’s never been seen before!
Sounds great, doesn’t it? Well, wait until you read it! In the next few weeks, I’ll be releasing a few excerpts for you to get a taste of this incredibly rich science fiction thriller!
BIO:
Nicholas Tanguma attended university to learn to write novels. He then dropped out of university to write novels. This is his first book.
SONS OF GOD AND DAUGHTERS OF MEN will be released early 2012!
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