Here is another review of one of the “Big Book of” volumes edited by Otto Penzler of Mysterious Bookstores and published by Vintage Crime/Black...
Tag - Lester Dent
While I am not big on most biographies, I did have a couple on my want list tied to Walter B. Gibson (1897-1985), best known as the author of The Shadow, and...
We now have the annual issue of Blood ‘n’ Thunder, the Blood ‘n’ Thunder 2025 Special Edition, from Murania Press, but instead of...
So after too long, I take a look at the adventures of Zana O’Savin works by Craig McDonald, which at first glance seems to be a Pat Savage pastiche...
New for 2024 is the third edition of the excellent reference guide to the world of pulps: The Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction, written by...
As previously noted, the fanzine Echoes ran from 1982 to 2002. Published by the late Tom and Ginger Johnson, it is probably the longest-running pulp fanzine...
A topic I’ve only hinted at is what I’ll call “pulp-hero backup series.” Many of the character-pulp/pulp-hero magazines, such as The Shadow, Doc...
Some time back I did a posting on all four of Lester Dent‘s “gadget heroes,” the final one being Clickell “Click” Rush. But at the time only a handful of the...
I recently obtained a complete set of the Fantasy Mongers fanzine. This fanzine lasted from 1979 to 1989 (with a short hiatus which I’ll explain) and had 28...
For 2022, we got two issues of The Bronze Gazette: #91 and #92. This is the premier Doc Savage fanzine, which is offered in subscription sets of two to three...