PULP NOW: EXCITING PULP TALES!

PULP NOW: EXCITING PULP TALES!

TOM JOHNSON

The exciting sequel to Tom Johnson's 2010 anthology, PULP DETECTIVES, EXCITING PULP TALES brings you ten more all-new stories featuring classic pulp heroes such as The Angel, The Green Ghost, The Cobra, The Crimson Mask, Gentle Jones, The Purple Scar, Funny Face, Mr. Death, The Jungle Queen, and Ki-Gor.

The Angel Detective returns in “A Devil of A Case”
The Green Ghost returns in “The Case of The Blind Soldier”
The Cobra returns in “Curse of The Viper”
The Crimson Mask returns in “The Mask of Anubis”
Gentle Jones in “Nazis Over Washington”
The Purple Scar in “The Skull Killer”
Funny Face in “The Star of Africa”
Alias Mr. Death in “Coffins of Death”.
Jungle Queen in “Jungle Terror”
Ki-Gor returns in “Lost Valley of Ja Far”

384 PAGES ~ $24.95 SOFTCOVER ~ $34.95 HARDCOVER

ALTUS PRESS

2011 WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER CONVENTION!

2011 WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPER CONVENTION!

APRIL 15TH-17TH, 2011

CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIME DETECTIVE AND POPULAR PUBLICATIONS.

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VINTAGE COVERS: .44 WESTERN MAGAZINE!

 

PULP NOW: PULPFEST 2011!

LOST IN PARADISE PODCAST: SREAM IN THE NIGHT!

LOST IN PARADISE PODCAST: SREAM IN THE NIGHT!

Back-to-business Angel Baby and ready-for-more-recess Doctor Nod kick start 2011 with a sextuple clutch of coolness, including boss mellow late hour tunes, real gone scatting jazzy grooves, jubilant Jamaican jump ups, lowdown wails from jails and, for all you cover lovers, a trio of great gal goodies plus a plea to listen closely to lyrics.

PLAYLIST:

Half Past Midnight – Tommy Love & The Deadbeats / Scream In The Night – Julia Lee & Her Boy Friends / Midnight Rain – Gary Warren / Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You – Gloria Smythe with The Leroy Vinnegar Orchestra / Bill’s Five Count – Bill-Beau Trio / June Christy – June Christy with Stan Kenton / Stop, Look And Listen – Al T. Joe / Ay-Ay-Ay (My Mammy Has Told Me) – Owen Grey & The Rudies / Gun Fever – Baba Brooks Band / My Dues Have Been Paid – The Enemys / County Jail Blues – Gary Williams / Jailbreak – The Galdeans / Earth Angel – Yvonne Carroll / He Taught Me To Yodel – Jackie Johnson with The Sneed Family / Air Travel – The Jillettes / Darling, Listen To This Song – Wilbert Harrison / Darling, Listen To The Words Of This Song – Ruth McFadden & The Supremes.

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KNUCKLES AND GLOVES: 'LIGHTS OUT' ON FX!

KNUCKLES AND GLOVES: 'LIGHTS OUT' ON FX!

Lights Out is new dramatic boxing series set to premier on FX the coming Tuesday. The storyline focuses on Patrick ‘Lights Out’ Leary (Holt McCallany), a down and out fighter who retired from the ring at his wife’s behest after a disastrous fight against ‘Death Row’ Reynolds. Now, several years later, Leary is trying to support his wife and daughters with his failing boxing gym – all the while struggling with his desire to return to the ring for one last shot.

I'll certainly be there for the premier episode as I’m a sucker for this type of stuff no matter how clichéd it all might be . . .

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KNUCKLES AND GLOVES: SMOKER ~ A BOXING FABLE!

KNUCKLES AND GLOVES: SMOKER ~ A BOXING FABLE!

MEL ODOM

I’M NOT LISTING THIS TITLE UNDER ONE OF MY TAKE A CHANCE POSTS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHANCE INVOLVED IN DOWNLOADING A COPY OF THIS HARD-HITTING PULP–STYLE BOXING TALE TO YOUR KINDLE – THIS ONE IS A WINNER . . . AND AT $.99 IT’S A STEAL . . .

SMOKER ~ A BOXING FABLE

1952:

Merchant seaman Terry Farrell's dad has been murdered in an illegal boxing ring in LA. Returning home, Terry straps on his old man's gloves and demands a shot at the title. But he doesn't know that he's stepping into the ring with a true monster.

Count 10 and DIE!

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THE TROUBLE WITH BLONDES!

VINTAGE COVERS: TERROR OVER LONDON!

PULP NOW: THE DANMED THING!

PULP NOW: THE DANMED THING!

BARRY REESE

PULPMEISTER BARRY REESE, CREATOR OF THE ROOK, HAS HIS NEW ‘PUKLSE POUNDING’ NOVEL, THE DAMNED THING, COMING FROM WILD CAT BOOKS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE . . .

THE CAT'S MEOW!

TAKE A CHANCE E-BOOKS!

TAKE A CHANCE E-BOOKS!

AN ONGOING SERIES HIGHLIGHTING POSSIBLY DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH E-BOOKS BY RELATIVELY UNKNOWN AUTHORS, FOUND WHILE CRUISING THE E-BOOK SHELVES ON AMAZON WITH PRICES THAT MAKE THEM WORTH TAKING A CHANCE ON . . . SOME MAY BE CRAP, SOME COULD SHOW POTENTIAL, OTHERS (I SUSPECT VERY, VERY, FEW) MIGHT BE GREAT – TAKE A CHANCE . . .

TODAY’S FIND . . . MYSTERY/ADVENTURE!

THE DONOVAN CREED NOVELS

JOHN LOCKE

LETHAL PEOPLE: A DONOVAN CREED NOVEL ~ $.99

Donovan Creed, a former CIA assassin, is a very tough man with a weakness for very easy women. Meet him in LETHAL PEOPLE a relentlessly entertaining crime novel that's often LOL - bizarre funny! The action is fast and furious, the dialogue smart, savvy and sexy. The story is filled with quirky characters and clever surprises.

LETHAL EXPERIMENT: A DONOVAN CREED NOVEL ~ $.99

What if someone offered you $100,000 with the only stipulation being that a murderer would be killed if you accept the money? Would you take it? The people who choose to take it are about to find out the ramifications of their decisions to be part of this Lethal Experiment!

Donovan Creed, former CIA assassin, is a smart-aleck tough guy who can't resist a noble cause. Despite a ton of baggage and a penchant for call girls, he always finds a way to beat the bad guys. In this sequel to Lethal People, Creed is forced to choose between his thriving contract-killer business, his part in the Lethal Experiment, and his desire to live a normal life with the beautiful Kathleen Gray and her newly-adopted daughter, Addie. Before that can happen, he has to take care of some lethal business involving a former lover.

Lethal Experiment is a breezy and fun page-turner, featuring grisly humor, outrageous characters, and sexy dialogue.

NOW AND THEN: A DONOVAN CREED NOVEL ~ $.99

When we last encountered Donovan Creed, former CIA assassin and freelance killer, he had successfully stolen billions of dollars from the world's most lethal criminals. Now all he wants is a romantic Florida vacation with the very sexy Rachel -- no fire ants, bi-polar girlfriends, rabid squirrels, accident prone homicidal maniacs, hailstorms, hairless cats, gangs, faith healers, or pirates.

TO VISIT AUTHOR JOHN LOCKE’S WEB SITE CLICK HERE

FORGOTTEN BOOKS: DREAMSICLE!

FORGOTTEN BOOKS: DREAMSICLE!

W. L. RIPLEY

W. L. Ripley’s Wyatt Storme is a character who appears to have fallen into the abyss between Robert B. Parker’s Spenser and Robert Crais’ Elvis Cole after rebounding off John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee. Falling into the same abyss is Storme’s psychotic sidekick, Chick Easton – who could just as easily be named Hawk or Joe Pike.

All of this is to say this series from the early ‘90s is very derivative, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily second rate. In fact, I enjoyed all three books featuring tough guy Wyatt Storme, who divides his time between Colorado and Paradise, Missouri, because it features many of the same wise-cracking, mucho-thumping satisfactions found in the series author Ripley emulates.

DREAMSICLE

Wyatt Storme quit the NFL at the peak of his game, because the continuous attention of the fans left him no private life. Wyatt, a fugitive from society's fast lane, is vacationing in Paradise County, Missouri, amid the beautiful Ozark Mountains, when he stumbles into a drug ring - one in which powerful local residents are implicated. It becomes clear that plans are under way to make a new extremely addictive narcotic, "dreamsicle," and somebody in Paradise County is hatching the plans.

Storme, when curiosity gets the best of him, finds himself in the center of the action along with an ad-hoc partner, the puzzling former Vietnam hero Chick Easton. More perceptive than the local police, courageous (and foolhardy) enough to stand up to an assortment of hardened underworld criminals, Wyatt and Chick strike into dangerous territory searching for the heart of the trouble.

Copies of the Strome novels can still be easily found and picked up inexpensively. If this sounds like your kind of thing, then they are worth checking out.

Ripley started a new series a couple of years ago featuring similarly themed character Cole Springer, who brings the additional trappings of Vegas gambling and con games to the table. Both books in this new series, Springer’s Gambit and Pressing The Bet are also worth tracking down.

WYATT STORME NOVELS

DREAMSICLE (1993)
STORME FRONT (1994)
ELECTRIC COUNTRY ROULETTE (1996)

VINTAGE COVERS: FIGHTING WESTERN!

HARDBOILED CORNER: BLACKSAD!

HARDBOILED CORNER: BLACKSAD!

JUAN DÍAZ CANALES AND JUANJO GUARNIDO

BRUCE GROSSMAN’S LATEST BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL AND BOMBS COLUMN FOR BOOKGASM GIVES RAVES TO THIS FELINE DETECTIVE CAPER . . .

If you are any sort of fan of mystery/crime reading, this 2010 book is a must. Don’t let the fact that all the characters are animals dissuade you; they are fully developed characters just in the shape of walking and talking animals.

Its three stories inside will make you feel as though you stepped into a time machine, since all harken back to Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in their prime. And if an introduction by Jim Steranko and praise from the likes of Neal Adams and Stan Lee aren’t enough, then keep reading. The book reprints three Blacksad stories, with the first two re-lettered to the author’s precise notes, and the third never been translated to English until now.

BLACKSAD

Private investigator John Blacksad is up to his feline ears in mystery, digging into the backstories behind murders, child abductions, and nuclear secrets. Guarnido's sumptuously painted pages and rich cinematic style bring the world of 1950s America to vibrant life, with Canales weaving in fascinating tales of conspiracy, racial tension, and the "red scare" Communist witch hunts of the time. Guarnido reinvents anthropomorphism in these pages, and industry colleagues no less than Will Eisner, Jim Steranko, and Tim Sale are fans! Whether John Blacksad is falling for dangerous women or getting beaten to within an inch of his life, his stories are, simply put, unforgettable.

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VINTAGE COVERS: FRENZY!

FAUX COVERS: 24 NUDES A SECOND!

FAUX COVERS: 24 NUDES A SECOND!

ANOTHER GREAT CREATION FROM ILLUSTRATOR ROB KELLY . . .

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VINTAGE COVERS: HONEY WEST!

RADIO DRAMA CORNER: THE BLACK BOX CLUB!

RADIO DRAMA CORNER: THE BLACK BOX CLUB!


THE BLACK BOX CLUB IS AN ONLINE HORROR RADIO SHOW THAT JUST WENT LIVE ON JANUARY 1ST!


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FANTASY CORNER: THE DEATH WORKS SERIES!

TRENT JAMIESON

DEATH MOST DEFINITE

Steven de Selby has a hangover. Bright lights, loud noise, and lots of exercise are the last thing he wants. But that's exactly what he gets when someone starts shooting at him.

Steven is no stranger to death – Mr. D's his boss after all – but when a dead girl saves him from sharing her fate, he finds himself on the wrong end of the barrel. His job is to guide the restless dead to the underworld but now his clients are his own colleagues, friends, and family.

Mr. D's gone missing and with no one in charge, the dead start to rise, the living are hunted, and the whole city teeters on the brink of a regional apocalypse-unless Steven can shake his hangover, not fall for the dead girl, and find out what happened to his boss – that is, Death himself.

MANAGING DEATH

It's not easy being Death. For starters, people keep dying. And then, they keep getting up again.

Steven de Selby got promoted. This makes the increasing number of stirrers (and the disturbing rumors of a zombie god rising sometime soon) his problem. That time management seminar he keeps meaning to take would also remind him that he's got a Death Moot to plan, a Christmas party to organize, and an end-of-the-world thing to avert.

Steven must start managing Death, before Death starts managing him, or this time the Apocalypse will be more than Regional.

THE MECHANIC: JANUARY 29TH!

ESPIONAGE CENTRAL: ARCHER SEASON ONE!

ESPIONAGE CENTRAL: ARCHER SEASON ONE!

PER C.O.B.R.A.S. AGENT TANNER OVER AT THE DOUBLE O SECTION BLOG . . .

[Archer is a] workplace comedy about a Bond-like (or, more accurately, Eurospy-like) superspy who's also a huge jerk and his dysfunctional family (some of them literally, some only figuratively) who all work at the spy agency, Archer is a show that lends itself to rewatching. It's not for all tastes, though. While the amazing Bond-inspired retro look of the FX series will appeal to Sixties spy fans, the sense of humor is more appropriate for fans of South Park or people not easily offended by the ribald.

LIKE AGENT TANNER, I THINK ARCHER IS HILARIOUS AND IN VERY, VERY BAD TASTE . . .

DISC ONE

Original Unaired Pilot
The League Pilot Episode

DISC TWO

Unaired Network Promo
The Making Of Archer: 3D
The Making Of Archer: Animation
The Making Of Archer: Art Direction
The Making Of Archer: Backgrounds
The Making Of Archer: Illustration
The Making Of Archer: Storyboards
Deleted Scenes
Louie Pilot Episode

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THE TROUBLE WITH BLONDES!

VINTAGE COVERS: PAINT ON THEIR FACES!

TAKE A CHANCE E-BOOKS!

TAKE A CHANCE E-BOOKS!

AN ONGOING SERIES HIGHLIGHTING POSSIBLY DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH E-BOOKS BY RELATIVELY UNKNOWN AUTHORS, FOUND WHILE CRUISING THE E-BOOK SHELVES ON AMAZON WITH PRICES THAT MAKE THEM WORTH TAKING A CHANCE ON . . . SOME MAY BE CRAP, SOME COULD SHOW POTENTIAL, OTHERS (I SUSPECT VERY, VERY, FEW) MIGHT BE GREAT – TAKE A CHANCE . . .

TODAY’S FIND . . . HARDBOILED SCI-FI!

DEAD DWARVES DON’T DANCE ~ $2.99

DEREK J. CANYON

Noose, a genetically engineered dwarf mercenary, is caught in an explosive terrorist attack on a neohuman dance club in Atlanta.

Stumbling alone and injured out of the flaming carnage, he embarks on a relentless and violent pursuit of the perpetrators, determined to exact his own brand of 22nd-century vengeance.

DEAD DWARVES DON’T DANCE

An action-packed, hard-boiled science fiction novel of redemption and revenge.

The year is 2134. The nations of previous centuries are gone, consumed by the United Globe government. Citizens are confined to vast metroplexes while the rest of Earth is restored to wilderness.

Neohumans are grown in vats, each type genetically engineered to serve humanity – flawless pleasers for gratification and ecstasy, hulking goons for war and violence, accidental psykers wreaking havoc, and more of any shape and size imaginable.

Across the squalid underbelly of the Regional Atlanta Metroplex, through the desert wasteland of the not-so-pristine wilderness, and to the peerless towers of elite society, Noose’s brutal quest for vengeance leaves a wake of destruction and death.

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ALSO BY DEREK J. CANYON

DEAD DWARVES, DIRTY DEEDS ~ $.99

Three hard-boiled short stories of crime and violence set in the technological excess of the 22nd century.

Angel: Ross Drake is a cybernetic hit-man who stole millions from his corporation masters. Imprisoned for mass-murder, he escapes with the help of two strange men and a mysterious benefactor. Unfortunately for Drake, they don’t just want a piece of the action. They want it all.

Gift Horse: Mutilated by rival convicts, Marco Vance is brought back from the brink of death. Outfitted with the latest cybernetic enhancements, he returns to the Regional Atlanta Metroplex as the conquering criminal kingpin. But, his savior demands that he deliver a message to repay his debt. A message that no one will forget.

Money Is Everything: Street gangs hunt a deposed crime boss carrying a case of cash. Pursued and friendless, he can trust no one. Except someone he can buy. Luckily, Noose the genetically engineered dwarf mercenary is always for hire. But, what is his price?

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TAKE A CHANCE E-BOOKS!

TAKE A CHANCE E-BOOKS!

AN ONGOING SERIES HIGHLIGHTING POSSIBLY DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH E-BOOKS BY RELATIVELY UNKNOWN AUTHORS, FOUND WHILE CRUISING THE E-BOOK SHELVES ON AMAZON WITH PRICES THAT MAKE THEM WORTH TAKING A CHANCE ON . . . SOME MAY BE CRAP, SOME COULD SHOW POTENTIAL, OTHERS (I SUSPECT VERY, VERY, FEW) MIGHT BE GREAT – TAKE A CHANCE . . .

TODAY’S FIND . . . STEAMPUNK MYSTERY

THE MYSTERIOUS LADY LAW ~ $3.19

ROBERT APPELTON

In a time of grand airships and steam-powered cars, the death of a penniless young maid will hardly make the front page. But part-time airship waitress and music hall dancer Julia Bairstow is shattered by her sister's murder. When Lady Law, the most notorious private detective in Britain, offers to investigate the case pro bono, Julia jumps at the chance—even against the advice of Constable Al Grant, who takes her protection surprisingly to heart.

Lady Law puts Scotland Yard to shame. She's apprehended Jack the Ripper and solved countless other cold-case crimes. No one knows how she does it, but it's brought her fortune, renown and even a title. But is she really what she claims to be—a genius at deducing? Or is Al right and she is not be trusted?

Julia is determined to find out the truth, even if it means turning sleuth herself—and turning the tables on Lady Law...

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PULP NOW: PECULIAR ADVENTURES #3!

PULP NOW: PECULIAR ADVENTURES #3!

Ready for Adventure? Like it Peculiar? Then PRO SE PRESENTS PECULIAR ADVENTURES #3 from Pro Se Press is for you!

This issue sports a painted cover by pulp artist David Burton and spotlights SOVEREIGN CITY, Pro Se's very own pulp universe! Join Doc Daye and Lazarus Gray for over the top action and adventure!

Also along for the ride are monkeys from the future, pirates from the past, The Cerebus Clan, Wylde World, and so many others.

Pro Se's Best Selling Title brings even more this time around, including the first part of a Peculiar Oddfellow Novel!

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VINTAGE COVERS: FOUR DAYS IN A LIFETIME!

LOUNGE CENTRAL: SPACED OUT!

LOUNGE CENTRAL: SPACED OUT!

OKAY, SO THIS COLLECTION HAS TO BE THE WORST/WEIRDEST I’VE COME ACROSS IN A WHILE . . . AND IT COMES COURTESY OF MR. CRAIG AND HIS FUNKY FROLIC BLOG . . .

SPACED OUT - THE VERY BEST OF LEONARD NIMOY AND WILLIAM SHATNER

Some might question me labelling this "Easy Listening" as you may have difficulty getting through the whole thing, but having said that there are a few quirky treats amongst the space junk.

TRACK LIST:

1 - King Henry The Fifth / William Shatner
2 - Elegy For The Brave / William Shatner
3 - Highly Illogical / Leonard Nimoy
4 - If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song) / Leonard Nimoy
5 - Mr. Tambourine Man / William Shatner
6 - Where Is Love / Leonard Nimoy
7 - Music To Watch Space Girls By / Leonard Nimoy
8 - It Was A Very Good Year / William Shatner
9 - Ruby Don't Take Your Love Town / Leonard Nimoy
10 - Hamlet / William Shatner
11 - A Visit To A Sad Planet / Leonard Nimoy
12 - Abraham, Martin And John / Leonard Nimoy
13 - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds / William Shatner
14 - If I Was A Carpenter / Leonard Nimoy
15 - How Insensitive / William Shatner
16 - I'd Love Making Love To You / Leonard Nimoy
17 - Put A Little Love In Your Heart / Leonard Nimoy
18 - Sunny / Leonard Nimoy
19 - Gentle On My Mind / Leonard Nimoy
20 - I Walk The Line / Leonard Nimoy
21 - Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins / Leonard Nimoy
22 - Everybody's Talkin' / Leonard Nimoy
23 - Both Sides Now / Leonard Nimoy
24 - Spock Thoughts / Leonard Nimoy

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