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Tag Archives: pulp fiction
Pulp Appeal: Econoclash Review #1
Econoclash Review Editor: J.D. Graves Econcolash Review advertises itself as Quality Cheap Thrills, and much like Broadswords and Blasters, bills itself as a contemporary pulp journal publishing “publish only the best crime/sci-fi/noir/horror/humor/fantasy and everything else in between.” For a first … Continue reading
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Tagged cheap quality thrills, crime, fantasy, horror, new magazine, Pulp Appeal, pulp fiction
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Pulp Consumption: True Detective (Season 1)
True Detective was[1] a short-lived HBO anthology series, with each season covering a different plot, sort of like American Horror Story on FX. That’s where the comparisons with the longer-lived show end. True Detective combines multiple sub-genres within pulp, including … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: A Few Contemporary Anthologies
If you’ve been reading closely, you’ll no doubt have noticed that my posts have all been about older characters and writers, most of which are in the public domain. My experience with pulp has mostly been with the original era. … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Chris Roberson, fantasy, influence, Michael Chabon, pulp fiction, suspense
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Pulp Appeal: Erle Stanley Gardner
You can’t read pulp fiction, particularly gumshoe detective stories, without stumbling across Erle Stanley Gardner. The guy was such a prolific writer that the eighty, yes EIGHTY, novels he wrote featuring his most famous character, Perry Mason, don’t even account … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Zorro
Millionaire playboy whose identity is known to only a few puts on a black costume and mask to parade around at night, ensuring that justice and peace is maintained as well as possible in the face of corruption, political meddling, … Continue reading
Print Proof Copies
We have print proof copies in hand. We appear to be on track for approving the print version for sale by May 1st. We also learned a few lessons by doing this essentially backwards through Amazon (KDP then Createspace) and … Continue reading
Pulp Appeal: Conan the Barbarian
Trying to pin down when I originally was exposed to Conan, the world-travelling barbarian created by Robert E. Howard, is tricky. It might have been watching edited versions of Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer when I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Conan, fantasy, pulp fiction, Robert E. Howard, seminal, sword and sorcery
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