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ALL PULP NEWSSTAND BULLDOG EDITION 4/22/11

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  • April 22, 2011
ALL PULP NEWSSTAND
BULLDOG EDITION
4/22/11
COMING SOON FROM ALTUS PRESS!
From Matt Moring, http://www.altuspress.com/
The Crimes of The Scarlet Ace: The Complete Stories of Major Lacy & Amusement, Inc.
by Theodore A. Tinsley, covers by Frank Tinsley & Eugene Fradzen, Introduction by Will Murray
Major John Tattersall Lacy, once of the U.S. Marines–and now field leader of the Emergency Council for Crime Control with orders to meet the racketeers at their own game, to fight terror with terror and death with death…. Backed with tremendous resources, and the power of the six foremost men in the metropolis, Lacy and his ex-marine mates have broadcast their challenge–“Run, rat, or die!” And underworld war-lords ready an answer.
From the author of THE SHADOW! Reprinted in its entirety for the first time, the entire saga of Lacy’s battle with the underworld army of the Scarlet Ace from the pages of BLACK ACES and ALL DETECTIVE. And it features an all-new introduction by Will Murray.
approx. 390 pages | $29.95 softcover | $39.95 hardcover

Dan Fowler: G-Man Companion
by Tom Johnson, Will Murray, Robert Sidney Bowen, Charles Greenberg, & Norvell W. Page
For nearly 20 years, Dan Fowler and his G-men battled crimedom in the pages of G-Men Detective. Now, author Tom Johnson has indexed each issue, listing everything you need to know about the series. Also included are complete reprints of the two best Dan Fowler stories as chosen by Johnson and pulp historian Will Murray: “Give ‘Em Hell” by Norvell W. Page and “Bullet Justice” by Charles Greenberg. And reprinted in its entirety for the first time: “I Cover the Murder Front,” the lost, rejected Dan Fowler story.
Featuring additional articles by Johnson and Murray, this is the ultimate history of the series.
414 pages | $34.95 softcover | $44.95 hardcover

The Green Lama: The Complete Pulp Adventures Volume 1
by Kendell Foster Crossen, Illustrated by V.E. Pyles, Introduction by Will Murray
Om! Ma-ni pad-me Hum! The first of its kind, the complete adventures of the Green Lama follows the adventures of Buddhist Jethro Dumont and his aides as the battle the forces of evil in the western world.
Written by Kendell Foster Crossen, it’s non-stop action in the vein of The Shadow!
Never completely reprinted before, the series is collected in three volumes. Each volume contains an all-new introduction, focusing on a different aspect of the character’s life across several forms of
popular media. Volume 1 contains in introduction by Will Murray and features the first five stories: “The Case of the Crimson Hand,” “The Case of the Croesus of Murder,” “The Case of Babies for Sale,” “The Case of the Wave of Death,” and “The Case of the Man Who Wasn’t There.”
524 pages | $34.95 softcover | $44.95 hardcover

NOTE: Volumes 2 and 3 will follow immediately after the release of Volume 1.

Riding the Pulp Trail
by Paul S. Powers, Edited by Laurie Powers
Most fans of Western fiction know Paul S. Powers as one of the foundation authors of the famous pulp magazine of the 1930s and 1940s, Wild West Weekly. Now, for the first time, are twelve Paul Powers stories written in the years after Wild West Weekly stopped publication. Six of these stories were published in magazines such as Exciting Western, Thrilling Western, The Rio Kid Western and Thrilling Ranch Stories. The other six are brand new stories – never before published – that were discovered in 2009. Altogether they make for an outstanding collection of western stories that represent the glory years of the Western short story and the best of Powers’ prolific pulp Western career.
350 pages | $29.95 softcover | $39.95 hardcover

Alias The Whirlwind
by Johnston McCulley and Tom Johnson
Written in the depths of The Depression, this collects the entire saga of The Whirlwind, Johnston (Zorro) McCulley’s other Southwestern hero of the Old West!
Never before reprinted, this omnibus includes an all-new Whirlwind adventure by novelist Tom Johnson.
228 pages | $19.95 softcover | $29.95 hardcover

Secret Agent “X” – The Complete Series Volume 5
by Paul Chadwick & G.T. Fleming-Roberts, Introduction by Tom Johnson
For 41 issues from 1934 to 1939, SECRET AGENT “X” battled the forces of evil in the pages of his own pulp magazine. Now, for the first time… the complete pulp series is being reprinted in nine deluxe omnibus editions! The text has been reset and all the original interior illustrations have been remastered. This volume contains the next five stories, by Paul Chadwick and G.T. Fleming-Roberts: “MONARCH OF MURDER,” “LEGION OF THE LIVING DEAD,” “HORDE OF THE DAMNED,” “RINGMASTER OF DOOM” and “KINGDOM OF BLUE CORPSES.” This is THE Secret Agent “X” reprint series to own!
576 pages | $34.95 softcover | $44.95 hardcover

Secret Agent “X” – The Complete Series Volume 6
Authored by G.T. Fleming-Roberts & Paul Chadwick, Introduction by Tom Johnson
For 41 issues from 1934 to 1939, SECRET AGENT “X” battled the forces of evil in the pages of his own pulp magazine. Now, for the first time… the complete pulp series is being reprinted in nine deluxe omnibus editions! The text has been reset and all the original interior illustrations have been remastered. This volume contains the next five stories, by G.T. Fleming-Roberts and Paul Chadwick: “BRAND OF THE METAL MAIDEN,” “DIVIDENDS OF DOOM,” “THE FEAR MERCHANTS,” “FACELESS FURY” and “SUBTERRANEAN SCOURGE.” This is THE Secret Agent
“X” reprint series to own!
492 pages | $34.95 softcover | $44.95 hardcover

The Complete Adventures of Senorita Scorpion Volume 1
by Les Savage Jr, Introduction by Will Murray
Saddle up! Taken from their original appearances ACTION STORIES from 1944-45, this book collects the first four adventures of Senorita Scorpion: “Senorita Scorpion,” “The Brand of Senorita Scorpion,” “Secret of Santiago” and “The Curse of Montezuma.” Volume 1 also includes an all-new introduction by pulp historian Will Murray.
308 pages | $29.95 softcover | $39.95 hardcover


HONEY WEST BACK IN ACTION!
From Howard Hopkins, http://networkedblogs.com/gXwWB

honeywest-7865428I’m pleased to announce I will be editing and contributing to a brand new anthology of short stories dedicated to the ’60s sexy PI chick Honey West.

Honey West began as a series of paperbacks in 1957 with This Girl For Hire, written by the husband and wife team of Gloria and Forest Fickling under the penname G.G. Fickling. The novels were a tad risque for their time and ran 10 novels through the ’60s, with two more in an early ’70s comeback. They became a cult favorite TV series in 1965-66, starring Anne Francis and running some 30 episodes, and while the toplessness might have been toned down for prime time, Anne was still allowed to be a slinky sexy investigator with a big pus–um, ocelot, named Bruce, at her side. She was one of the first female private eyes on television, given to quips and leopard print outfits, though the series made her a bit more like The Avengers’ Emma Peel, with Judo expertise, exploding compacts and other gadgets. Unfortunately, that very tact helped contribute to her demise on TV because it was cheaper for the network to import The Avengers than to continue with the series.

Recently Moonstone began a new series of Honey West comic books, written by the much talented Trina Robbins, who is slated to pen a brand new tale for this anthology. A number of other talented scribes have been brought aboard as well, such as Elaine Lee, Will Murray, Mark Ellis, CJ Henderson and Mel Odom, along with some surprises.

It promises to to be a Honey of a book.

MOONSTONE ANNOUNCES AVENGER: JUSTICE, INC. TABLE OF CONTENTS!
TOC: ‘The Avenger: The Justice Inc Files’ Edited by Joe Gentile & Howard Hopkins
1933076909-01-_sclzzzzzzz_sl200_-9684506Here’s the table of contents for the upcoming The Avenger: The Justice Inc Files edited by Joe Gentile & Howard Hopkins, available next month from Moonstone Books:

  1. “East Wind, Rain” by Paul Kupperberg
  2. “Invisible Empire” by Matthew Baugh
  3. “Vengeance, Inc.” by Howard Hopkins
  4. “Whiteout” by Robyn Wayne Bailey
  5. “Happy Death Men” by Win Scott Eckert
  6. “Vengeance is Mine” by Ron Fortier
  7. “The Devil’s Workmen” by Barry Reese
  8. “Dead Man’s Vengeance” by Eric Fein
  9. “The Breath of Destruction” by Frank Schildiner
  10. “Devil’s Dark Harvest” by Christopher Paul Carey
  11. “Snow Blind” by Mark Ellis
  12. “The Changeling” by Will Murray
  13. “The Medicine Murders” by B. Chris Bell
  14. “The Blood Moons” by David Michelinie

‘Rex Mundi’ Finds New Screenwriters from ‘Tron’ Debris

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  • April 21, 2011

Heat Vision reports that the percolating film adaptation of  Rex Mundi, which is being produced by Johnny Depp‘s  Infinitum Nihil for Warner Bros. Pictures, has hired screenwriters. Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, who were among the credited writers for last year’s Tron: Legacy, have signed on.

The series, from Arvid Nelson and Argentinian artist Juan Ferreyra, has run a total of 38 issues, evenly split between Image Comics and Dark Horse Comics. The story is all about the quest for the Holy Grail, in Europe’s dark days just before the outbreak of World War II. The difference is that this alternate reality of 1933 presumes magic is real and feudalism reigns supreme. The Protestant Reformation was crushed long before and the Catholic Church has a stranglehold over Europe.

The character’s name means King of the World when translated from the Latin and the acclaimed storyline and came about when Nelson visited Europe and the dry history lessons came to life for him. He then imagined the ancient cities and their beliefs co-existing in a more modern setting. He also applied his personal Bahá’í faith to the religious subtext making the characters unique and memorable.

At first, Nelson worked with artist Eric J. when the series debuted in 1993 but they split over creative differences and after a break, the series resumed in 2005 with Ferreyra providing the artwork. The entire run can be found in six trade editions from Dark Horse.

A movie version has been kicking around for years with Depp attached. Fight Club‘s Jim Uhls write a script five years ago but the project stalled despite talk surfacing every few years. Klugman and Sternthal share story credit on the critically reviled Tron sequel but to be fair, neither are experienced writers with Klugman better known as an actor. IMDB lists the film as coming in 2014 so there’s plenty of time to see what happens next.

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‘Mortal Kombat’ is now a Download and YOU Can Win a Copy

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  • April 21, 2011

mortal_kombat_i-300x363-1490372In 1992, there may have been nothing bigger and more exciting than the video game [[[Mortal Kombat]]].  Wisely, Midway Games created their own universe with six realms which have unique backstories, all created by the Elder Gods. Players could manipulate their favorite surviving warrior — Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, Liu Kang, and Jax, — and fight for survival in do-or-die tournaments.

The phenomenon was huge, spawning follow-up games, merchandise, and, of course, movies. Now available for download this week is the first Mortal Kombat film from 1995. The movie can be downloaded from iTunes and played on your iPod, phone, or tablet.

Released on August 18, it grossed $23 million and was proven critic proof. After earning over $70 million, it gave birth to 1997’s [[[Mortal Kombat: Annihilation]]]. The first film had the benefit of Paul W. S. Anderson’s early work, showing us what the director can do with action and other realities.

Warner Digital describes the movie this way: For nine generations an evil sorcerer has been victorious in hand-to-hand battle against his mortal enemies. If he wins a tenth Mortal Kombat tournament, desolation and evil will reign over the multiverse forever. To save Earth, three warriors must overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, their own inner demons, and superhuman foes in this action/adventure movie based on one of the most popular video games of all time. Starring Christopher Lambert (Highlander, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan), Bridgette Wilson (Shopgirl, The Wedding Planner), Linden Ashby (Prom Night, Resident Evil: Extinction), Robin Shou (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, Death Race) and Talisa Soto (Don Juan DeMarco, License to Kill). Directed by Paul Anderson (AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Death Race).

Here’s <a href=”

target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>a link to see the film’s trailer and remind yourself of the fun and excitement.

Meantime, ComicMix has one free digital download to give away. Tell us who your favorite character from the film is and why. The best answer received by Sunday at 11:59 p.m., as determined by our esteemed panel of judges, will win the download. Good luck.

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Ben McKenzie, Bryan Cranston, Katee Sackhoff, and Eliza Dushku cast in animated ‘Batman: Year One’

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  • April 21, 2011

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The voice cast has been revealed for the animated version of Frank Miller’s [[[Batman: Year One]]], which premieres in July at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. Heat Vision reports that Ben McKenzie (The O.C.) will provide the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman, with [[[Breaking Bad]]] star Bryan Cranston portraying Lt. James Gordon. Katee Sackhoff ([[[Battlestar Galactica]]]) is voicing Detective Sarah Essen, and Eliza Dushku ([[[Dollhouse]]]) will voice Selina Kyle/Catwoman, and Alex Rocco (Moe Greene from The Godfather) will be the voice of Carmine Falcone.

 

Tab Murphy ([[[Superman/Batman:Apocalypse]]]) adapted the script, and Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery ([[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]]) are directing. Miller’s original novel lends itself nicely to a film adaptation, and large hunks of the story were used in Christopher Nolan’s [[[Batman Begins]]]. Executive producer Bruce Timm points out:

“The source material is surprisingly cinematic; it’s a pretty straight forward literal retelling. [David] Mazzucchelli’s artwork is beautifully composed and we were able to refer to the comic for about 80 percent of the camera setups.”

Miller’s Year One storyline– along with Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, which is also being adapted into an animated version– were both pivotal in restoring a dark and gritty style to the Caped Crusader.

To refresh your memory on Miller’s original 1987 four-issue story arc, “Batman: Year One”:

A young Bruce Wayne spent his adolescence and early adulthood traveling the world so he could hone his body and mind into the perfect fighting and investigative machine. But now as he returns to Gotham City, he must find a way to focus his passion and bring justice to his city.

Retracing Batman’s first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses the guise of a giant bat, creates an early bond with a young Lieutenant James Gordon, inadvertently plays a role in the birth of Catwoman, and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham.

Batman: Year One comes out on Blu-ray and DVD on September 27th.

Reviews from the 86th Floor: Barry Reese reviews Gideon’s Sword

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  • April 21, 2011

Gideon’s Sword by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
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Preston & Child are the authors of the much-loved Special Agent Pendergast series, the most recent of which (FEVER DREAM) introduced several layers to the series that further cement it as one of the best New Pulps out there. Pendergast is the Shadow, Doc Savage and The Spider, all rounded into one. It’s a tremendous tour-de-force and is highly recommended by this reviewer.

GIDEON’S SWORD is a new series, introducing Gideon Crew, who witnessed his father die in a suspicious manner. Gideon grew up believing his father was a traitor to his country and mentally unbalanced… but the truth is that his father was the fall-guy in a government conspiracy. Armed with this knowledge, Gideon sets out to get revenge — he does so (surprisingly easily) and is then recruited into a shadowy organization (one that was featured in other Preston & Child books, most notably ICE LIMIT). Gideon is also informed that he’s dying and has less than a year to live. He elects to live his life to the fullest and along the way has romantic relationships with both a prostitute with a heart of gold and a lovely CIA agent.

This felt like two books — the story of Gideon’s hunt for his father’s killer and then the story of his becoming a secret agent. The first part was simply awful and almost prompted me to give up on the book. It was trite, silly and at times, just stupid. The way people just gave up sensitive information or engaged in info-dumps for the benefit of the reader was very frustrating. Thankfully, once Gideon is recruited for his later work, things do improve, though they never come close to approaching the quality of every other Preston & Child book that I’ve read. As much as I enjoyed the character of Orchid, how many hookers-with-a-heart-of-gold have we seen in fiction? And while Gideon’s master-of-disguise talents appeal to the pulp lover in me, I didn’t get a clear indication of how Gideon mastered these skills and thus it felt convenient to me. The entire story was utterly predictable, which is not something I would usually say about these authors. Until this book, I would say that their worst work was still better than most authors’ best… but this was a disappointment, from page one.

There are enough signs of hope here that makes me think they could still salvage the series (the authors say they’ve already sold the film rights to (shudder) Michael Bay) but to be honest, I’d prefer to simply pretend this book didn’t happen and go back to enjoying the Pendergast books and the various one-offs that the authors have done (like the excellent ICE LIMIT or RIPTIDE).

I give it 2 out of 5 stars.

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Wake Up, It’s Judgment Day!

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  • April 21, 2011

the_sarah_connor_chronicles_poster-150x222-4429079Forget your troubles, come on, get happy…You better chase all you cares away… Shout hallelujah, come on, get happy… Get ready for the Judgment Day.

According to [[[Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]], Skynet went fully live two days ago on April 19, 2011 and will begin its attack against humanity sometime today, in an attack the few survivors will call Judgment Day.

Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon figure it’s a reaction to yesterday’s announcement of Apple’s earning statement, or it’s a Facebook game that went horribly, horribly wrong.

Here’s a highlight reel of what to expect:

With #Skynet a trending topic worldwide the last few days on Twitter, we fear the worst. Since the series was canceled prematurely by Fox, we won’t actually know until later today if Sarah Connor, John Connor, Cameron, and Reese were able to stop the machines until it&^%$JKiuyfgg

***NO CARRIER***
***SKYNET ACTIVE***
***MISSILE LAUNCH***

More MGM Limited Edition Movies Released

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  • April 21, 2011

1000clowns-4911020Given the success of Warner’s Archive program, we’re thrilled to see other studios scouring their vaults for content aimed at the discerning cinephile. Here’s a release showcasing the latest coming from MGM via Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment:

LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2011) – Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is bringing even more classics to DVD in April through its unique “manufacturing on demand” (“MOD”). The newest group of films will be part of the MGM Limited Edition Collection and available through online retailers. The vast catalog ranges from 1980’s DEFIANCE to 1965’s four-time Academy Award® nominated A THOUSAND CLOWNS.

Enjoy your favorite movies from across the decades including:

1950’s
●    DAVEY CROCKETT, SCOUT (1950): A U.S. military scout is assigned to stop Indian attacks on a defenseless group of wagon trains making their way West. Stars George Montgomery, Ellen Drew, Noah Beery Jr. Directed by Lew Landers.
●    CLOUDBURST (1951): A World War II veteran, working in the British Foreign Office, avenges his wife’s murder. Stars Robert Preston, Elizabeth Sellars, Noel Howlett, Harold Lang. Directed by Francis Searle.
●    FORT DEFIANCE (1951): The story of a young blind man, the brother he worships and a Civil War veteran who intends to kill the latter. Stars Dane Clark, Peter Graves. Directed by John Rawlins.
●    CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL (1957): Brian Keith stars as Jim Fremont, an Illinois States Attorney fighting corrupt unions in Chicago. The union crooks in collaboration with a gambling syndicate try to pin a murder rap on an uncooperative union leader Blane (Dick Foran). Fremont and his co-worker fiancee Laura (Beverly Garland), work to prove Blane’s innocence and to punish the true villains. Directed by Sidney Salkow.
●    FOUR BOYS AND A GUN (1957): The moving story of four young men struggling against overwhelming odds to stay honest. When a crooked employer shorts their earnings they turn to crime, with their first theft ending in tragedy. Stars Frank Sutton, Tarry Green, James Franciscus, William Hinant. Directed by William Berke.
●    FORT BOWIE (1958): Attempting to affect peace between his men and the Apaches, the commander of a fort unwittingly inspires an Indian massacre. Stars Ben Johnson, Kent Taylor, Jan Harrison, Jana Davi. Directed by Howard W. Koch.
●    THE GUN RUNNERS (1958): The owner of a cabin cruiser in Florida innocently rents it to a ruthless gun merchant who sells arms to a revolutionary group in Cuba. Stars Audie Murphy, Eddie Albert. Directed by Don Siegel. (more…)

Review: Empire State: A Love Story (or Not)

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  • April 20, 2011

empire_state_shiga-2246029[[[Empire State: A Love Story (or Not)]]]
By Jason Shiga, color by John Pham
144 pages, Abrams ComicArts, $17.95

Jason Shiga is an acclaimed artist, currently best known for his previous offering [[[Meanwhile]]]. Now he has a brand new semi-autobiographical graphic novel, Empire State. Told in either red or blue monochrome to differentiate timelines, it tells the story of a sad sack slacker, Jimmy, who finally screws up the courage to visit his best friend and object of affection, Sara, in New York City. Thinking he could see America, he buys a bus ticket where his companions and the sights are far from the idealized trip he envisioned.

The story is all about expectations, reality versus fantasy and growing up. The subtitle, A Love Story (or Not) has everything to do with Jimmy and Sara and nothing about the world either inhabits. Sara has gone to New York to work in publishing and live a glamorous life but winds up in a tiny Brooklyn apartment, unhappily reading slush. On the other hand, she has found a boyfriend, Mark, an older graphic designer she found via J-Date. When Jimmy arrives, unexpectedly as it turns out, he has to rapidly adjust his expectations.

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HANCOCK TIPS HIS HAT TO NEW WESTERN PULP AT ITS BEST!

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  • April 20, 2011

TIPPIN’ HANCOCK’S HAT-Reviews of All Things Pulp by Tommy Hancock

TRAIL OF THE BURNED MAN
by Thomas McNulty
Linford Western Library, 2009
270 Pages

It’s always interesting to me to look at genres of fiction that were and still are staples within the realm of Pulp, but have somehow drifted away from those roots.  None of these is more apparent than the Western.  What once was fast paced, dead aimed storytelling full of heroes, villains, guns, horses, shootouts and standoffs has, at least in the hands of some authors, become more about exposition, analysis, and the human condition.   Many authors, well known ones even, have simply adapted a post modern take on literature to the western and by virtue of that have watered down an almost distinctly American form of storytelling.  Fortunately, there are some notable exceptions, men and women who still wear their six guns proudly and know that all a good man needs in the Old West is a woman better than he is and a villain badder than he is.

Add author Thomas McNulty to that latter group.

TRAIL OF THE BURNED MAN is definitely a New Pulp western written with the distinct flavor of the classics as well as liberally laced with the bravado and rapidity of a modern tale.  The characters are full and rich, complete portraits on a canvas of hard living, hair trigger decisions, and six gun action and adventure!  The story opens with Rafe Morgan, a man with a reputation, riding into a Wyoming town looking to make a new start for himself.  Almost immediately that gets complicated when Morgan gets into a fight with known badman Dutch Williams.  Scarred horribly by fire during the fight with Morgan, Williams vows revenge.  Morgan ends up staying on, working on Amy O’Hara’s ranch, even after her father, Ethan, also a Deputy U.S. Marshall, encourages Morgan to move on.   Soon, Williams enacts his plan for vengeance and involves Amy, Ethan, Rafe, an African American blacksmith, a Shoshone Indian, a young orphan, and an old ranch hand!  Oh, and did I mention the Sioux war party and a- no, I’ll let you find that one out yourself.

McNulty fires characters off like bullets from a hogleg.  This story is flowing with fully realized images of men and women, good and bad, lost and found.   The villain is grotesque and insane as any good Pulp villain would and should be.  What stands out for me most, however, are three characters.   I say three, but like many classic trios in the past, these men function as one, a sort of Trinity within McNulty’s story.  There’s Ethan O’Hara, the Marshall, Adam Washington, the blacksmith, and Black Wolf. the Shoshone Indian.  These three men have a connection that goes back beyond the start of this book and one that resonates loudly throughout the whole tale.  I’m not sure if McNulty plans to or not, but I would highly encourage him to consider more stories with these three larger than life heroically inspiring characters as the focus.

The only part of TRAIL OF THE BURNED MAN that bothered me in the slightest initially was some of the phrasing.  It just didn’t flow like most modern westerns I’d read in the last few years.  Then, about page six or so, it hit me.  It didn’t flow like most modern westerns because it’s not written like a modern western!  This is true old wild west Pulp at its best, full of descriptive phrasing, interesting, tight, concise exposition, and imagery and scene setting that doesn’t get in the way of the blockbuster narrative being told.   This is truly a New Pulp classic.

FIVE OF FIVE TIPS OF HANCOCK’S HAT-You won’t find a better New Pulp Western than McNulty’s TRAIL OF THE BURNED MAN.  Some will equal it for sure, but there aren’t any better.

MORE WINDY CITY GOODNESS! ON VIDEO!

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  • April 20, 2011

Continuing the coverage of the Windy City Con, held April 15-17 in Chicago, find for your viewing pleasure below videos done at the con by Mark Halegua, pulp enthusiast, historian, columnist, and writer (http://www.pulps1st.com/)

Walking into the Windy City Dealer Room

Tommy Hancock and Fuller Bumpers, Pro Se Press
Wayne Reinagel, Knightraven Studios
Thomas McNulty, Author and Historian

Will Murray, Author and Historian

John Gunnison, Adventure House Windy City Producer
MORE VIDEO GOODNESS TO COME!

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