It’s 2015, and we have another volume of “Tales of the Shadowmen,” now up to volume 11. It’s subtitled “Force Majeure,” a term which means a catastrophic event or force...
Pulp was a hero-pulp fanzine that was published from 1970-81. It basically had two phases. It was first published by Joel Frieman thru his “Pulp Press” in a 8.5×11 size...
There are three books I think every fan of The Shadow should have: “Gangland’s Doom,” Frank Eisgruber Jr. (1973, 1985, 2007) “The Shadow Scrapbook,” Walter Gibson and...
A fanzine that seems to be overlooked is the interesting Zine of Bronze published by Jim Main’s Main Enterprises. It was a 16- to 34-page magazine-size fanzine that...
The Crimson Clown is one of many characters created by Johnston McCulley, better known for Zorro. Over his long career as a pulp writer, McCulley created several...
The Man in Purple is one of many characters created by Johnston McCulley, better known for Zorro. Over his long career as a pulp writer, McCulley created several...
A series of books for Doc Savage fan that I previously reviewed are the (sort of) annual “The Big Book of Bronze.” Now, the latest volume, number 6, is out, and we look...
In 1988, Marvel put out something unusual. While DC Comics was doing its modern take on The Shadow following Howard Chaykin‘s miniseries, Marvel put out an original...
In 2014, Dynamite Comics got the rights to Doc Savage. They had been doing The Shadow comics for a couple of years, so it was expected they might get the rights as well...
An interesting series of techno-thrillers is the Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase novels from British author Andy McDermott. Every techno series has some kind of hook or...