Tag Archives: Pulp

Awards Eligiblity Post 2018

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Matthew X. Gomez

Because all the cool kids are doing it, here’s the list of work Broadswords and Blasters published in 2018. This doesn’t include the blog posts, twitter rants, or other nonsense we may have engaged in. We would love to hear … Continue reading →

Posted in Eligiblity | Tagged 2018 recap, awards, eligibility post, new pulp, Pulp, short stories, what we published | 2 Comments

Issue 5 of Broadswords and Blasters Available Now!

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Matthew X. Gomez

That’s right, year two of the indie magazine officially started last week with the release of issue 5. And, while we love all of our little mutant babies, we feel especially proud of this issue. So what will you find … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged ballads, broadswords and blasters, fantasy, horror, indie mag, indie publishing, magazine, new pulp, Pulp, sci-fi, short reads, small press, wuxia | 1 Comment

Pulp Appeal : Storyhack #1

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Matthew X. Gomez

It would be wrong and naïve of us to state that we are the only magazine out there publishing stories with a focus on high stakes, adrenaline fueled action, and an eye toward having stories that are flat out fun. … Continue reading →

Posted in Pulp Appeal | Tagged action/adventure, horror, magazine, Pulp, retro, review, science-fiction, storyhack, thrilling heroics | Leave a comment

Issue 4 Is Officially Released

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Cameron Mount

Issue 4 came out in print last week, but the Kindle release goes live today, which means we’re officially live. We love these stories (as we loved all the stories in the first three issues), but this issue is momentous … Continue reading →

Posted in Pulp | Tagged action, adventure, contents, fantasy, horror, magazine, Pulp, science-fiction | 3 Comments

Pulp Consumption: Justified

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Matthew X. Gomez

Long Hard Times to Come JUSTIFIED was a law-and-crime show that ran for six seasons on FX, and starred Timothy Olyphant as US Marshall Raylan Givens and Walton Goggins as the criminal Boyd Crowder. The show was based off characters … Continue reading →

Posted in Pulp Consumption | Tagged action, detective, Elmore Leonard, hard-boiled, hillbilly, Kentucky, Pulp, television | 1 Comment

Pulp Consumption: El Borak

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Matthew X. Gomez

Another one of Robert E. Howard’s creations, Francis Xavier Gordon, better known as El Borak (Arabic for “The Swift”), is a Texan gunfighter and adventurer… only instead of his adventures taking place in the Old West, our hero finds himself … Continue reading →

Posted in Pulp Consumption | Tagged Adventure Stories, Afghanistan, El Borak, Great Game, Middle East, Pulp, Robert E. Howard | 3 Comments

Issue 2 Now Available!

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Matthew X. Gomez

That’s right folks, the second issue of Broadswords and Blasters is now live and ready for purchase. Grab your hard copy here, or if you’d rather get your pulp dead tree free, well, that’s available too. And while we are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Pulp | Tagged broadswords and blasters, horror, issue 2, Pulp, retro sci-fi, science-fiction, sword and sorcery | Leave a comment