There have been a lot of Sherlock Holmes pastiches over the years. One particular recent series that is interesting is “The Further Adventures of Sherlock...
“Tales of the Shadowmen: Danse Macabre” (2006) is the third volume of this eclectic anthology series from Black Coat Press. It makes use of a concept of...
Cap Fury, the Skipper was part of Street & Smith‘s attempt to repeat the success of The Shadow and Doc Savage. After the success of those two characters, they...
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?), all in...
In the next in this series of articles, I take an overview of one of the major pulp publishers and their pulp heroes: Dell Magazines. Kind of. Established in 1921 by...
Let’s take a look at the fifth collection of The Rook stories by Barry Reese, “The Rook, Vol. 5.” For those who are familiar with the character (i.e...
One of the more unusual pulp heroes is the short-lived Captain Satan from Popular Publications. Lasting five issues of his own series in 1938, the magazine was really a...
Judex is an interesting old proto-pulp character that has returned to prominence in recent years. I’ve previously posted on this character, looking at the...
“Grottos of Chinatown: The Dorus Noel Stories” is an interesting collection of short stories by Arthur J. Burks. Burks was, during his time, very prolific...
Today I’m taking a look at “The Rook, Vol. 4” by Barry Reese. For those who are familiar with the character (i.e., you’ve read the previous...