TIPPIN’ HANCOCK’S HAT-Reviews by Tommy Hancock“Voices-A Captain Future Story”Written by Mike BullockArt by Norm LantingFrom Moonstone Books I am probably a moderate fan of science fiction pulp compared to most pulp fans. I cut my teeth on the hero and detective stories of the age, so that is where my interests lie most, but I…
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CASING THE CON-Convention Reports and Reviews by Bobby Nash
Convention Review: Memphis Comic And Fantasy Convention On November 5 – 6, 2010 I was proud to be one of the guests on hand for the first Memphis Comic And Fantasy Convention in Memphis Tennessee. First year conventions are always a mystery when deciding whether to do the show as a guest. Like most first…
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PULP ARTIST’S WEEKEND-Rob Davis, Comic/Pulp Artist/Designer
ROB DAVIS, Comic/Pulp Artist, Designer, Co-Publisher AP –Thanks for stopping by All Pulp HQ, Rob. Let’s start with some biographical data. At the present, who is Rob Davis? Where do you live and what is you current occupation? Etc. RD – I live in central Missouri near Columbia, home of the University of Missouri. When…
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National Graphic Novel Writing Month Day 29: It’s NOT A Novel, by Keith R.A. DeCandido
My biggest problem with the term “graphic novel” is that it’s wrong. Graphic, yes. Novel, not so much. A novel is generally defined as a work of prose that is 50,000 words or more, and most novels are much more than that. Yet the average item that is referred to as a “graphic novel” rarely…
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INTERVIEW WITH PULP WRITER AARON SMITH!!!
AARON SMITH -Author AP – First of all, thanks for dropping by All Pulp HQ, Aaron and agreeing to sit in the hot seat for us. Let’s get cracking with some personal information. Who exactly is Aaron Smith, where do you reside and what’s your day job? AS –Well, I’m 33 years old, so I…
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REMO WILLIAMS playing at THE LONG MATINEE!!!
THE LONG MATINEE-Movie Reviews by Derrick Ferguson REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS 1985 Orion Pictures Directed by Guy Hamilton Produced by Larry Spiegel and Dick Clark Screenplay by Christopher Wood Based on “The Destroyer” created by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir In the 1970’s there was a tremendous revival of pulp adventure heroes of the…
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Review: ‘Pretty Maids all in a Row’
Before he was canonized as a futurist, Gene Roddenberry was a failed Hollywood producer, having watched two series crash and burn after short-runs on prime time television. He began shifting his focus from[[[Star Trek]]] during the series’ third season, working for his buddy Herb Solow at MGM. In 1970, Solow asked Roddenberry to take on…
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PULP ARTIST’S WEEKEND-TIM SALBER INTERVIEW
AP: Hi, Tim! Please take a seat. I want to thank you so much for permitting ALL PULP and myself the opportunity to interview you. Would you care for a cup of coffee or tea, a tall, ice-cold glass of lemonade, loganberry or sweet tea? I’d offer you an espresso but the diminutive alien that…
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Review: ‘DC Comics Year by Year’
DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle By Alan Cowsill, Alex Irvine, Matthew K. Manning, Michael McAvennie, Daniel Wallace 352 pages, DK Publishing, $50 This is a tough book to review given growing up reading the majority of titles covered here in addition to working on staff for twenty years plus continuing to contribute…
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National Graphic Novel Writing Month, Day 15: Plotting Your Way Out Of A Paper Bag
Let me give you an example of a bad plot that you’re already familiar with– the story of William Tell. The legend has it that William Tell was known as an expert shot with the crossbow. In his time, the new ruler of his land raised a pole in the village’s central square, hung his…
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National Graphic Novel Writing Month, Day 12: Comic Scripts AREN’T Screenplays, by David Alan Mack
Day twelve of NaGraNoWriMo, and we’re bringing in some fresh voices to add their expertise. First up is David Alan Mack, the national bestselling author of nearly twenty books, including Wildfire, Harbinger, Reap the Whirlwind, Road of Bones, and the Star Trek Destiny trilogy (Gods of Night, Mere Mortals, and Lost Souls) as well as…
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Monday Mix-Up: Klingons Are A Superstitious, Cowardly Lot…
That’s it! An omen! I shall become a Bat’leth! (Hat tip: Irene Gallo and the other fine people at tor.com.)
