Some pulp hero fans make the mistake of lumping all the pulp heroes together into one group, as if they comprise a genre all their own. Sometimes it leads to...
Category - Pastiche
There have been a lot of Sherlock Holmes pastiches over the years. One particular recent series that is interesting is “The Further Adventures of...
One of the most interesting recent Doc Savage pastiches is William Preston‘s The Old Man. At this time he has appeared in three short stories (novellas...
Among original pulp heroes, Capt. Hazzard is sadly a one-hit wonder, and is one of the most blatant Doc Savage clones. Published by Ace Magazines, he got only...
The Scarlet Shroud is a New Pulp hero done in the style of The Shadow by Chris and William Carney, a brother writer/artist team who add in elements of...
Philip José Farmer (1918-2009) is a Grand Master of Science Fiction. For most science fiction fans, he is probably best known for his series “The World...
Doc Atlas was created by Michael A. Black and Ray Lovato as a clear homage to Doc Savage. While it’s easy to spot the similarities, it’s clear...
Previously, I wrote a posting on Doc Savage pastiches and imitations created during the original pulp era. This time I look at some (note: some) of the modern...
The Silver Manticore is an interesting New Pulp hero. “The Sting of the Silver Manticore” is an obvious homage to many fictional characters from...
The two pulp heroes that kicked off the original “hero pulp” (or character pulp or single character magazines) movement are The Shadow and Doc...