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11/11/10
THIS WEEK ON THE BOOK CAVE!! Barry Reese joins Art and Ric for their 100th episode to discuss the October Book of the Month; The Rook Vol. 5.
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11/11/10
THIS WEEK ON THE BOOK CAVE!! Barry Reese joins Art and Ric for their 100th episode to discuss the October Book of the Month; The Rook Vol. 5.
Check out ALL PULP’S official podcast, THE BOOK CAVE here-http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/
AND AVAILABLE SOON FROM ALTUS PRESS!!
Dime Detective Magazine was second only to Black Mask as the dean of detective/P.I./hard boiled pulp magazines, and was the home of Carroll John Daly, Frederick Nebel, John D. MacDonald, Cornell Woolrich, Erle Stanley Gardner, and many other top-notch scribes. This book indexes all 274 issues of Dime Detective, contains several articles on the series and its writers, and as a bonus, the fifth anniversary round-robin story from the November 1936 issue, “The Tonguess Men,” by William E. Barrett, Carroll John Daly, Frederick C. Davis, T. T. Flynn, and John Lawrence.
The Secret 6 Classics: League of the Grateful Dead: Featuring The Suicide Squad
Authored by Emile C. Tepperman
Not only did we get a brand new Doctor for the fifth season of the BBC revival of [[[Doctor Who]]] but we also were treated to a changing of the creative guard as Russell T. Davies gave way to Steven Moffat. Obviously, any sort of substantive change means the finished product will have a different look and feel and this new season feels exactly like that.
The fifth season, out on DVD this week from Warner Home Video/BBC Video, looked a little spiffier with a revamped TARDIS interior and exterior along with reimagined DALEKS and Silurian’s. But it all works or fails with the Doctor and Matt Smith, the youngest to play the part, nicely grew into the role. Tall and a little gangly with an unruly shock of hair, Smith’s Doctor is a little more flustered and a little slower to grasp the depth of the problem but once he’s found the problem, he finds the solution as quickly as his previous incarnations.
In Moffat’s hands, the stories were epic and in addition to the enigmatic crack in reality that haunted the Time Lord, there was also the matter of Amy Pond. The latest in his long line of companions, Amy was equally overwhelmed and delighted to find the Doctor was not the figment of her earlier self’s imagination. His very existence would send her life in new and unimagined ways and watching her journey proved incredibly satisfying. Much as David Tenant’s Doctor was all about his relationship with Rose Tyler, this season it was Amy and her fiancé Rory’s romance that carried us along.
Karen Gillan is fresh-faced and adorable as Amy, well matched with Smith’s Doctor and they make an appealing duo. The recurring presence of Dr. River Song (Alex Kingston),who will one day marry the Doctor, added layers of complications that enriched the status quo.
Where Moffat seemed to struggle, though, was coming up with stories that honored the past and presented us with fresh worlds and problems. Obviously, the new producer and actor had to deal with the Daleks and this time we got them in rainbow colors, although setting them up in Churchill’s England was interesting. We also saw the Weeping Angels, the creepiest villains in the Doctor’s rich history, but the two-parter fell flat, spoiling their impact from “Blink”. The Silurians’ return, though, was most welcome with great makeup and performances. Instead, Moffat should have given us more stories such as Amy’s encounter with Vincent Van Gogh (Tony Curran) or when the Doctor was “The Lodger”.
The show improved with each installment so the two-part finale was especially satisfying leaving us eagerly awaiting the forthcoming Christmas special.
NUMBERS BY NEVINS!!!!
This tidbit of Pulp News was courtesy of two or three interested readers who are members of mailing lists along with noted pulp historian/fact gatherer/etc., Jess Nevins!!
According to the email sent to at least one of these groups by Nevins,
“On the off-chance that someone here might find the following
entertaining or useful….
I’ve been compiling statistics on the pulps for a while now, and
have begun posting them on my blog (http://ratmmjess.livejournal.com)
under the tag Pulp data (so http://ratmmjess.livejournal.com/tag/pulp%20data).
So far I’ve done an overall breakdown of number of titles in individual
genres (including detective/mystery, of course) as a percentage of the
whole, an analysis of the German pulps, a couple of spreadsheets listing
the titles of all European pulps and all European detective pulps,
and most recently an analysis of the market share of all American
pulps by genre for 1936, 1921, 1922, and 1923–I intend to
eventually cover 1921-1949.
Jess Nevins”
Continuing writer Garth Ennis’ successful longstanding working relationship with Dynamite Entertainment, the publisher today announcde the newest hard-hitting series from Garth entitled Jennifer Blood.
The title character is a suburban wife and mom by day, and a ruthless vigilante by night! Every day she makes breakfast, takes the kids to school, cleans the house, naps for an hour or two, makes dinner, puts the kids to bed, and kisses her husband goodnight. At night she goes down to the secret compartment in the basement, tools up with all manner of high-powered weaponry, goes downtown and kills bad guys by the dozen- then comes home to her family.
The story is told in the form of her diary, a little pink one with a rabbit on the front. This suburban punisher is ready to be unleashed in a story that can only be told by the legendary Garth Ennis. The company has withheld the name of the series artist but did confirm that painter Tim Bradstreet will provide the covers when the series arrives in Febraury.
“I’ve been writing such grim, serious stuff for so long now that I fancied having some fun again,” says writer Garth Ennis. “Pitch-black fun, yes, but fun all the same. Hence Jennifer Blood.”
“Garth has an uncanny ability to create compelling characters from scratch,” Dynamite President Nick Barrucci said in a press release. “From The Boys to Preacher – as well as re-defining an iconic character like The Punisher – we’re proud to be working with Garth on Jennifer Blood! Tim Bradstreet painting the main covers is icing on the cake!”
Airship 27 Productions & Cornerstone Book Publishers are thrilled to present the next wave in all out action pulp avengers as created by today’s finest pulp writers. During the golden days of American pulps hundreds of masked avengers were created to battle evildoers around the globe. The Black Bat, Moon Man, Domino Lady, and the Purple Scar to name only a few of these amazing pulp heroes. Now Airship 27 Productions introduces pulp readers to brand new pulp heroes cast in the mold of their 1930s counterparts. Get ready for high octane thrills and adventure with…
THE BAGMAN by B.C. Bell – A former street thug, Frank “Mac” MaCullough now fights the very gang bosses her grew up admiring in defense of the poor and helpless in his Chicago neighborhood. RED VEIL by Aaron Smith – When her beloved cop husband is gunned down and the police refuse to investigate, Irish immigrant Alice Carter downs red widow’s garb and dishes out her own brand of justice. GRIDIRON by David Boop – Crippled by the mob for not throwing a game, star football player Gordon “Gory” Burrell is tragically transformed into a bizarre metal man. Accepting his fate, he vows to destroy those who prey on the weak. DUSK by Barry Reese – Haunted by a brutal past, Sue Timlin dons a mask and becomes judge, jury and executioner to those villains the law cannot touch, all the while maintaining a unique secret that gives her the upper hand in her war on crime.
Here are four brand new action-packed pulp thrillers starring bizarre, original heroes to thrill and excite pulps fans everywhere. Features a cover by the amazing Ingrid Hardy, with interior illos and design by Rob Davis and edited by Ron Fortier. All brought to you by Airship 27 Productions – Pulps for a new generation!
ISBN: 1-934935-79-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-934935-79-8
Produced by Airship 27
Published by Cornerstone Book Publishers
Release date: 11-12-10
Retail Price: $21.95
Available at on-line store (http://www.airship27.com/)
ALL PULP tips all of its hats to the Veterans of our Armed Forces on this Day of Veterans.
No greater sacrifice does a man or woman make than the chance they may die for countless faces they’ll never see.
No greater mission is there to undertake than the protection of the freedom and democracy the many have because of the few who fight for it.
No greater honor do the Spectacle Seven and ALL PULP have than to be able to say…Thank you for wearing the uniform. Thank you for picking up the gun. Thank you for standing between them and us and keeping us safe.
If you have memories, comments, images, stories (fiction or true life) that you would like to share, please email them throughout today to allpulp@yahoo.com and they will be posted on our main page in honor of our Veterans. Of course, the pulpier the better, but even if it’s just a comment or a single sentence…send it on, won’t you?
FROM TOM JOHNSON-
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| Tom Johnson (knelt on right) |
No war story, but sooner or later someone always asks the question, “Where were you when President Kennedy was assassinated?” For me, that’s an easy answer. I was working the evening shift on patrol (MPs) in France when we heard that he had been assassinated. As people are want to do, the enlisted clubs became violent with pro and anti Kennedy arguments, and we were kept busy that night breaking up fights. It is a night that I will never forget. A time when the world should have been in mourning, the soldier still found something to fight about.
Tom Johnson (1958 to 1971)
FROM TOMMY HANCOCK
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| The wall my Dad guarded |
I’m not a veteran, but I’m the son of one. I used to ask my father what he did in the Army and all he ever said was, “I was a guard.” When asked what he guarded, his response was always, “One side of a wall.” My response as a kid was always, “Just a wall?? One wall?” And he would say, “Not even the whole thing. Just one side.”
It was years later when we watched President Ronald Reagan talking about tearing that wall down that I looked at my father and saw the tears in his eyes and the smile on his face.
We don’t get along most of the time, but that is one of the many moments I love him for.
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