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Lance Star and the Crown of Genghis Kai- Part 6
Part 6 launches.
www.lance-star.com
Written by Bobby Nash
Art/Colors/Letters by James Burns
Lance Star: Sky Ranger © Bobby Nash
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PRO SE ANNOUNCES SUBMISSION INFORMATION FOR 2013 AND BEYOND!
Pro Se Productions, a leader in Genre and New Pulp Fiction,ÃÂ announcesÃÂ today that as of April 1, 2013, no further unsolicited novel orÃÂ collectionÃÂ submissions will be set for publication in 2013.ÃÂ
âÂÂThe reason is,â Tommy Hancock, Partner in and Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions explained, âÂÂwe simply have more than enough Genreàgoodnessàscheduled to come out this year.àPro Se has truly become a force as an independent press and a large partàofàthat has to do with the writers and staff that have already had workàpublishedàand/or developed with Pro Se.ààààThe quality of work that Pro Se puts outàhasàbrought an unprecedented amount of submissions to our door, many of thoseàfromàauthors, both established and new, who knowàofàPro SeâÂÂs reputationàandàwantàtheir work with us.àWeàdefinitelyàwant the best in Genre Fiction under our banner as well, but thereàcomesàa point to where you have to be fair to everyone involved, including theàcompanyàitself.àSo, Pro Se is notàclosingàsubmissions, but we are not scheduling any other unsolicited works foràpublicationàin 2013.âÂÂ
âÂÂAsàforà2014,â Hancock stated, âÂÂthat calendar is filling upàquicklyàas well, both with new works as well as follow up novels toàexistingàPro Se material.ààWe intendàtoàpublish an unprecedented amount of books this year, but do not intend toàrepeatàthat next year necessarily.àSo, although space is open for 2014, we also already have books on our 2015 schedule as well.âÂÂ
Hancock states that this is not aàtypical closing ofàsubmissions.àâÂÂWeâÂÂve had a lot ofàinquiries,â he stated, âÂÂas many as two a week in the last two months.àAnd itâÂÂs simply come up that we feel itànecessaryàto establish that although weâÂÂre very much interested in reviewingàyourànovel or collection for publication with Pro Se, we also have to be honestàandàup front about when your book will likely see print.âÂÂ
Any projects accepted prior to April 1, 2013, Hancock stated, are still scheduled forÃÂ datesÃÂ provided in private correspondence, if such dates have been set. ÃÂ This announcement does not affect any project that has been accepted by Pro Se prior to April 1, 2013.
Hancock also emphasized that this does not include storiesàforàthe now quarterly PRO SE PRESENTS Magazine.àâÂÂYou can send in stories if youâÂÂre seeking publication inàtheàmagazine and they will, upon acceptance, beàsendàto Lee Houston, Jr., theàmanagingàeditor of the magazine, and then scheduled for inclusion.âÂÂ
âÂÂThis also,â Hancock maintained, âÂÂdoes not include calls foràsubmissionsàmade by Pro Se for anthologies or future works.ààIf we put out the call, mostàdefinitelyàwe seek submissions for that specific work.âÂÂ
All submissions as of April 1, 2013 will need to be sent to Morgan Minor, Director of Corporate Operations for ProÃÂ Se atÃÂ Tommyhancockpulp@yahoo.com. ÃÂ Morgan then will start eachÃÂ proposal/manuscript through the submission process within Pro Se.
Pro Se reminds all potential authors that submissionÃÂ standardsÃÂ are as follows-
StoryÃÂ must be Pulp in Style, regardless of Genre
Single Spaced, Double Between Paragraphs
Times New Roman, 12 point type
No paragraph indentions
Five Asterisks (*****) between scene breaks
Submissions must include Name, Contact information, and Word Count.
For any questions concerning submissions, please email Morgan Minor at Tommyhancockpulp@yahoo.com.
Space Goat signs exclusive provider deal with Motionworks Entertainment
(March 28, 2013- Bellingham, WA) – Motionworks, the new digital comics experience, is proud to announce an exclusive relationship with Space Goat Productions, the premier comic book talent management and production company. Space Goat is now Motionworks’ exclusive service provider of art and animation services. Titles can be viewed at www.Motionworksent.com.
With its worldwide network of top comic book talent and its veteran management team, Space Goat will be the sole art provider and packager for the Motionworks titles.
“We’re thrilled to be a part of this exciting evolution in storytelling,” said Shon Bury of Space Goat Productions. “By matching top talent with these exciting concepts, we can supply strong storytelling that will keep readers surprised and thrilled.”
Motionworks Entertainment recently launched with James O’Barr’s Sundown, a Gothic Western. Combining both motion and music, Motionworks offers an immersive, multilayered experience. Other properties quickly followed, including Octane, The Interactive Ruppie Girls and Katie Greaven. These stories are available via iOS and Android platforms.
It is exciting to get our artists involved with new storytelling technologies,” said Bury. “How people find, buy, read and enjoy comics is changing. Artists with experience in the new formats are going to be more valuable and better prepared for the future.”
“It’s all about telling stories and engagement,” said Alexis Alarcon CEO of Motionworks. “We have great ideas and we have a great platform. And now, thanks to our relationship with Space Goat, we will have a steady stream of strong creators to bring it all to life”.
New Image from Disney’s Planes
Here’s a new image from Disney’s forthcoming Planes feature. Details, for those not yet in the know, below:
Genre: Animation/Adventure
Rating: TBD
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Voice Cast: Dane Cook
Director: Klay Hall
Producer: Traci Balthazor-Flynn
From above the world of “Cars” comes “Disney’s Planes,” an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing—and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar. “Disney’s Planes” takes off in theaters on Aug. 9, 2013.
From above the world of “Cars,” “Disney’s Planes” is an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure about Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane whose high-flying dream gives a spellbound world the inspiration to soar.
OFFICIAL BOILERPLATE:
From above the world of “Cars” comes “Disney’s Planes,” an action-packed 3D animated comedy adventure featuring Dusty (voice of Dane Cook), a plane with dreams of competing as a high-flying air racer. But Dusty’s not exactly built for racing—and he happens to be afraid of heights. So he turns to a seasoned naval aviator who helps Dusty qualify to take on the defending champ of the race circuit. Dusty’s courage is put to the ultimate test as he aims to reach heights he never dreamed possible, giving a spellbound world the inspiration to soar. “Disney’s Planes” takes off in theaters on Aug. 9, 2013. For more information, check out Disney.com/Planes, like us on Facebook: facebook.com/DisneyPlanes and follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/DisneyPictures.
The Point Radio: PROSPECTORS Gets Us Rich – Quick!
This weekend a new indy comedy open is several major U.S. cities. FAMILY WEEKEND stare Kristen Chenoweth, Matthew Modine plus producer/co-star Adam Russo who gives us an exclusive look at the new film. Plus there’s a lot more than gold in those hills! Meet Steve Brancato and Amanda Adkins from PROSPECTORS, a new series on The Weather Channel about digging for real riches – and DC’s Bad Guys get their own documentary.
Take us ANYWHERE! The Point Radio App is now in the iTunes App store – and it’s FREE! Just search under “pop culture The Point”. The Point Radio – 24 hours a day of pop culture fun for FREE. GO HERE and LISTEN FREE on any computer or on any other mobile device with the Tune In Radio app – and follow us on Twitter @ThePointRadio.
White Collar’s Matt Bomer Will be at WonderCon Today
Matt Bomer, star of USA Network’s hit series White Collar, has joined the panel for the World Premiere of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Superman: Unbound this Friday, March 29 at 6:00 p.m. as part of the WonderCon marquee evening event in the Anaheim Convention Center.
As the voice of Superman, Bomer will headline the post-screening panel discussion alongside Castle star Molly Quinn (the voice of Supergirl), producer/director James Tucker (Justice League), screenwriter Bob Goodman (Warehouse 13, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns) and eight-time Emmy Award-winning dialogue director Andrea Romano (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns). Moderator Gary Miereanu will guide the proceedings, offering glimpses into future DC Universe Animated Original Movies, and exclusive prizes for some lucky fans in attendance.
In Superman: Unbound, a destructive force is devastating planets across the galaxy – with Earth next in its sights – and even Superman may not be capable of halting the destruction alone. Based on the Geoff Johns/Gary Frank 2008 DC Comics release “Superman: Brainiac,” the film’s stellar voicecast also includes John Noble (Fringe, The Lord of the Rings films) as Brainiac, and Stana Katic (Castle) as Lois Lane. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Superman: Unbound will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and For Download on May 7, 2013.
Prior to the premiere, the Superman: Unbound panelists Quinn, Tucker, Goodman and Romano will sign WonderCon-exclusive mini-posters from 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the DC Entertainment booth.
Martha Thomases: Not For Kids Anymore
As Blondie says, “Dreaming is free.”
Which is lucky for me, because I have a rather frantic week, and not a lot of original ideas for a column. Sure, I could write about the John Stewart scandal (or non-scandal, depending on which rumor you believe,), but I am late to that party. I could write about some obscure book that deserves more attention, but I am behind in my reading.
My sub-conscious came through for me.
Last night, I had one of my recurring dreams in which I still work for DC. Sometimes in these dreams I no longer work for DC, but sneak into an office and pretend I do. And sometimes, I even wear clothes. I can’t remember which of these scenarios was at play this time, but I remember getting a memo from Jenette Kahn about some new publishing initiative.
In my dream, I ran to my son, the genius writer, about the opportunity this afforded us. We had two ideas worth pursuing.
The first, and more interesting, was a graphic novel about an upper-middle-class teenage white girl in Georgia in the 1980s who is, unbeknownst to her or anyone else, the reincarnation of Mohammed Ali. I don’t think we should let the fact that Ali is still alive get in the way of the fact that this would be awesome.
However, since my subconscious apparently has no literary taste, in my dream I urged we concentrate our attention on an on-going series, The Legion of Jimmy Olsen. It would be like the Legion of Super-Heroes, but set in the present, not the future, and feature all the different characters Jimmy has morphed into over the years. You would have your Turtle Boy, your giant, your caveman Beatle, even your girl.
All at the same time.
I would buy that series in a heartbeat. Wouldn’t you?
The New 52 doesn’t have a lot of Jimmy in it. There isn’t even much Lois Lane. They show up to take pictures or report on some Superman exploit or another, but that’s about it. Grant Morrison had Jimmy doing a bit more, as a friend to Clark.
Even Grant couldn’t work in any Turtle Boy.
As the comics audience has aged, publishers have tried to respond with more mature offerings. They don’t think their readers need a character like Jimmy with whom to identify. Today’s superhero reader, they think, needs stories where the universe is at stake every single issue.
This is a shame, because we could use somewhat less constant cosmic apocalypse, and a bit more whimsy.
And gorillas.
SATURDAY: Marc Alan Fishman
SUNDAY: John Ostrander
PRO SE ANNOUNCES CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR BOLD EXPERIMENT- RAT-A-TAT!
Classic Pulp Fiction was known as a proving ground for not only up and coming writers, but also new takes on genre fiction and experimenting with the style of writing Pulp.ÃÂ New Pulp as a field and style is no different than its ancestor and one of the leading companies focused on pushing the boundaries of genre fiction, in both content and presentation, is Pro Se Productions!ÃÂ To that end, Pro Se announces today a daring new collection is now open for submissions!
RAT-A-TAT!: Short Blasts of Pulp! Is a book that will spotlight extremely short pieces, popularly known as âÂÂflash fictionâ that, regardless of genre, will be Pulp in nature.ààPieces accepted for this collection must be no shorter than 500 words, but no longer than 3,000 words.àAlso, the requirements are that these be complete stories, not scenes or excerpts from larger pieces.àAlso, the pieces must be heretofore unpublished.àEach story will be read and reviewed and acceptance will be determined by the above standards as well as the determination of whether or not the story qualifies as Pulp.
âÂÂFlash Fiction,â Tommy Hancock, Partner in and Pro Se Editor in Chief says, âÂÂis a neatstyle all its own and to apply that to Pulp will be interesting.àThe Classic Pulps, although not filled with them, ran shorts within the lengths weâÂÂll have in this collection, so itâÂÂs not a new ground weâÂÂre breaking.ààBut to take these short pieces, to challenge writers to tell complete tales in a smattering of words, and to then bind all the genres, all the writers, all the stories into one collection, thatâÂÂs a new take on things, a bit of an experiment, and a risk that Pro Se is more than ready to take.âÂÂ
Hancock also stated that due to the fact there could potentially be nearly 100 authors in this collection, each contributor will get 1 print copy and 10 digitalcopies of the book, regardless of how many stories a writer submits.ÃÂ Hancock said that multiple submissions by individual writers are accepted, but the intent is to have as wide a variety of authors as the book will have of stories.
RAT-A-TAT! : Short Blasts of Pulp! Will be open for submissions until June 1stor until the word count of 60,000 words is met.ÃÂ ÃÂ Submissions must be COMPLETE stories, no proposals or queries.ÃÂ Send submissions to Morgan Minor, Pro Se Director of Corporate Operations at Tommyhancockpulp@yahoo.com.ÃÂ Direct any questions to that address as well.
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SENORITA SCORPION AVAILABLE AS EBOOK!
PULP OBSCURA, the imprint from Pro Se Productions in conjunction with Altus Press, announces its latest title now available as an Ebook!
A fearless Avenger for Justice atop a blazing steed!àThe explosive blast of six-guns filling the air, punctuated by the sharp crack of a whip!àA mask protecting the identity of someone fighting for Right in the Old West!àAll the elements to make a fantastic Pulp story came together decades ago in tales crafted by a prolific Pulp Writer.àNow PULP OBSCURA, an imprint of Pro Se Productions in conjunction with Altus Press, proudly presents three new tales of this groundbreaking character from PulpâÂÂs Golden Era!
Pulp ObscuraâÂÂs THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SENORITA SCORPION, featuring Les Savage, Jr.âÂÂs Masked Mistress of the Range is now available, adding another stellar star to the lineup of classic, but often forgotten or underrated heroes now living again in Pro SeâÂÂs exciting imprint!
Created by Savage in 1944 for Action Stories, Senorita Scorpion is in fact Elgera Douglas, a young lady who became a legendary outlaw defending her family’s land and legacy, the fabled Lost Santiago Mine. Beautiful and deadly. A crack shot. A Fast thinking, daring fighter who is ruthless to those who threaten the land and people under her protection!ÃÂ
Nancy A. Hansen sends Senorita Scorpion into action to the ringing of THE BELLS OF ST. FERDINAND!ààAndrea Judy demonstrates that some jail breaks simply need A WOMANâÂÂS TOUCH! And Brad Mengel posts a fantastic bounty with WANTED: SENORITA SCORPION!àThree great writers bring a classic Pulp character galloping back to life in three daring tales of hard riding action and bold adventure!ÃÂ
From out of the Past comes New Tales of Classic Characters from PULP OBSCURA! With editing by Percival Constantine, an amazing cover by Mike Fyles, logos by Sean Ali, and Ebook Formatting by Russ Anderson, ride alongside the mysterious blond bandit of the Old West in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SENORITA SCORPION!ÃÂ
Available for Kindle at http://tinyurl.com/cmaa5q2 and for the Nook at http://tinyurl.com/botfrdw! Also available in multiple formats from Smashwords at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/300003! And only for $2.99!ÃÂ
