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Lance Star: Sky Ranger Volume 3 Launch Interview: Rob Davis

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  • August 29, 2011
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With the release of the third volume of Lance Star: Sky Ranger from Airship 27 Productions and Cornerstone Books, we here at Sky Ranger Central talked to the creators, writers, artists, and publishers involved with the latest installment in the Lance Star: Sky Ranger series.

Next up is Airship 27’s Art Director, Rob Davis.

You can read the full interview at
http://www.lance-star.com/.

Lance Star: Sky Ranger Volume 3 Launch Interview: Ron Fortier

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  • August 28, 2011

With the release of the third volume of Lance Star: Sky Ranger from Airship 27 Productions and Cornerstone Books, we here at Sky Ranger Central talked to the creators, writers, artists, and publishers involved with the latest installment in the Lance Star: Sky Ranger series.

First up is Airship 27’s Air Chief, Ron Fortier.

You can read the full interview at http://www.lance-star.com/.

CLASSIC PULP TODAY MAKING THE NEWS!

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  • August 24, 2011

News reported by Joshua Reynolds, All Pulp Staffer

*PULP FICTION ON THE BBC!

bbc-5138172Starting August 20th on BBC Radio 4 Extra, the BBC presented readings of five stories from the classic era of pulp crime fiction, read by Peter Marinker!

Listen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00fy3lh

　

*19 NOCTURNE BOULEVARD PRESENTS…THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP!

19 Nocturne Boulevard: Your Address for Strange Stories

has just released an audio version of Lovecraft
’s pulp-tastic tale of body-swapping , “The Thing on the Doorstep”. Go give it a listen, then maybe cycle through the rest of the episodes…you won’t be disappointed!

Listen here: http://www.19nocturneboulevard.net/Episodes.htm

Direct link: http://traffic.libsyn.com/nineteennocturne/19Noc_Thing_on_the_Doorstep.mp3

　

*REH’S SPICY ADVENTURES UP FOR PRE-ORDER!

The Robert E. Howard Foundation is proud to present their newest collection of hard-to-find REH work, Spicy Adventures! Available now for pre-order, the collection contains eight full-length stories as well as odd bits and bobs of miscellanea as well as a kick-butt cover by Jim & Ruth Keegan! For information:

http://www.rehfoundation.org/2011/08/13/pre-order-spicy-adventures/

The Shadow Returns!

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  • August 17, 2011

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After sixteen years, The Shadow will once again be haunting the comic book shops. The classic character who starred in both pulp magazines and his popular radio show will be returning in the hands of Dynamite Entertainment. Dynamite currently publishes pulp-related properties The Green Hornet, The Phantom and John Carter of Mars. Dynamite’s President and Publisher were quoted in a press release, saying “pursuing The Shadow has been a lifetime quest.”

No creative teams have been announced thus far.

Sequential Pulp Launches New Blog

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  • August 16, 2011

Sequential Pulp Comics, a highly anticipated new graphic-novel line distributed by Dark Horse, launching in September has announced their new company blog to help keep readers in the know on the happenings at Sequential Pulp Comics. You can visit the blog at http://sequentialpulpcomics.blogspot.com/.

Stop by and check out their New Pulp offerings.

Lance Star: Sky Ranger Digital Comic Book Now Available!

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  • August 12, 2011

BEN Books is proud to announce that the Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” comic book by New Pulp Creators Bobby Nash and James Burns is now available in digital format (PDF) at The Illustrated Section. http://theillustratedsection.com/lance-star-sky-ranger-one-shot


Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!”

November, 1941. Ace Air Adventurer Lance Star accepts a dangerous mission into an enemy stronghold to stop the Nazi’s from uncovering plans for a weapon long believed destroyed. Lance flies a solo mission to Kiev where he is to plant explosives and destroy a weapons facility when he runs into an old enemy. Now, Lance is faced with a choice. Complete the mission? Or take down the Sky Ranger’s greatest adversary? He’s only going to get one shot at this. Will he choose the mission or revenge?

Featuring high-flying adventure, aerial dog fights, explosive action, and stunning artwork, Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” is pure New Pulp fun from start to finish.

Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” is now available in digital format (PDF) at http://theillustratedsection.com/lance-star-sky-ranger-one-shot

Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!”
Written by Bobby Nash
Art/Letters/Colors by James Burns
28 page Digital Comic Edition (PDF) $1.50

The print edition of Lance Star: Sky Ranger “One Shot!” is still available at http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4019

For more information about Lance Star: Sky Ranger, visit the official site at http://www.lance-star.com/

HANCOCK TIPS HIS HAT TO ‘THE WAY THEY WERE’!!

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  • July 31, 2011
TIPPIN’ HANCOCK’S HAT-Reviews of All Things Pulp by Tommy Hancock



(I would like to extend a personal apology to Jeff Deischer, author of the book reviewed below.  I intended to have this review posted last week, but due to issues far beyond my control, I could not.  Doesn’t mean it’s right to break a promise, My sincerest apologies, Jeff.)

THE WAY THEY WERE: The Histories of Some of Adventure Fiction’s Most Famous Heroes and Villains

By Jeff Deischer


Published 2011 by Westerntainment





thewaytheywere-6430513One of the many fantastic things about literature in general and about Pulp specifically is the richness and variety woven into the novels, stories, and tales that make up the genre.   Not only are heroes good and larger than life and villains evil and over the top, but there is a depth to these characters and the events creators thrust them into, a depth that over years has been explored in a myriad of ways. 


One of the most fun of these, in my opinion, is the work of creators and scholars to not only establish timelines for these fictitious creations and their marvelous escapades.   Although many people might find actual history boring, there’s something inventive and exciting about taking a literary character and matching their exploits to a particular year or event, tying our fantasy into our reality.  And an even cooler step beyond that is finding connections between one character and others, connections that given the right phrasing and tweaking become familial or uncover possible links that could lead to here to yet untold adventures.   Several works of this type have been written in the last several decades, including chronologies, timelines, or just full on stories bringing characters you’d never imagine being drawn together into the same realm.


Jeff Deischer, author THE WAY THEY WERE, is one of those writers and creators who not only imagines the possibilities, but sets out to establish them, not simply by telling tales, but by providing thought provoking articles and essays.  Drawing first from his own interest as a fan and reader, Deischer adds in research and analysis as he takes on several questions that have plagued Pulp fans for years and, in other articles, he poses brand new theories and brings characters to mind that at least I as a reader hadn’t given much thought to in a while.


Deischer tackles well-traveled ground by covering points various and sundry about Doc Savage and The Avenger.  He also takes on famous characters from horror literature, tying Dracula and Frankenstein and the Phantom of the Opera to timeframes and situations.  Surprises lurk within these pages as well, including a multi article study of the works of Jules Verne and a most excellent essay about the use of Antarctica and Mars in early Pulp fiction.   Regardless of it being James Bond or Gullivar of Mars, Deischer brings new life to old characters, breathing into them questions and theories that show a different light on them.   One of Deischer’s strongest points is his willingness to present ideas that run totally the opposite of established concepts and then go on to back them up.   Add to that a writing skill that is both engaging and entertaining, THE WAY THEY WERE reads as much like a multi chapter pulp tale as it does a collection of essays.


FOUR OUT OF FIVE TIPS OF HANCOCK’S HAT-Insight and detail add to the education into these fantastic characters that THE WAY THEY WERE provides.

STRANGE GODS AND SWEET DISCOUNTS!

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  • July 24, 2011

The newest volume in Joel Jenkins’ sword & planet series, Strange Gods of the Dire Planet, is now available for pre-order from PulpWork Press! Order the book before the August 1st release date by punching in the discount code ZUEEWBQV before completing the order! Note: the discount is only available via the PWP site.  Also, tune into the August 1st Episode of PULPED! (www.pulped.libsyn.com) for an interview with author Joel Jenkins AND a special offer on this book!

Derrick Ferguson Suits Up With THE IMPOSTOR

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  • July 24, 2011
A lot of times I’ll get asked can a superhero be a pulp hero and vice versa.  And I say sure.  Take Batman.  To me, he’s a pulp character who happens to inhabit a superhero universe.  Or the Challengers of The Unknown who to me are also pulp characters.  The lines can get blurry, especially with guys like Thor who is both a legitimate epic fantasy character (or at least he used to be back in the day) and well as being a superhero.  Now guys like Spider-Man, Superman and The Flash, I call them straight up superheroes.
What does all of this have to do with THE IMPOSTOR #0: “Suiting Up” by Richard Lee Byers?  Not much, to be honest with you.  But it was thoughts like that bouncing around in my melon of a head while I read the story.  There’s a lot of New Pulp as well as Classic Pulp for that matter that can also classified as prose superhero fiction.  When it’s done well, it can be just as much fun and as satisfying as a well-drawn or well-written comic book.
The story is as uncomplicated as a glass of milk: Working stiff Matt Brown is on his way home after a hard day of labor when the Earth is invaded by aliens.  But Matt’s Earth is protected by superheroes who valiantly throw themselves into the defense of their planet.  Not all of them survive and Matt himself is captured by the aliens.  He manages to escape and in the process, acquires some of the equipment and powers of the slain superheroes.  Now it’s all up to Matt to take on the invaders.
That’s it.  But considering that it’s an origin story, how much more do you need?  Mr. Byers sets up his character and the premise of the series in a neat, tight bundle that I found highly enjoyable Old School superheroics with a fine Silver Age DC feel to it.  While reading the story I was visualizing the action as if it were drawn by the 60’s Gil Kane.  I dunno if that was the vibe Mr. Byers was going for but that’s the one I got.  And I liked it.
Should you read THE IMPOSTOR #0: “Suiting Up”?  I don’t see why not.  Certainly the price is right.  You can find it here for free.  That’s right, I said, free.  And at 23 pages it makes for a quick, exciting read, just the way all good pulp should go down.  Mr. Byers has promised further adventures of his hero and I’m looking forward to them.

JOHN CARTER TRAILER LIVE!

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  • July 14, 2011
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Long on the list of Pulp classics fans have been waiting to get a proper treatment from Hollywood, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic tale of a soldier from Earth transported to a savage Mars populated with warring tribes and exotic creatures may actually be getting the due it deserves.  Follow the link below to the first trailer from Disney’s upcoming JOHN CARTER!

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/07/14/the-first-trailer-for-john-carter/

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