{"id":17013,"date":"2023-12-29T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/?p=17013"},"modified":"2025-09-07T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:27:37","slug":"anvil-iron-age-magazine-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/pulpsuperfan\/2023\/12\/29\/anvil-iron-age-magazine-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Anvil: Iron Age Magazine’ #1 & 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently received the first two issues of a new magazine: Anvil: Iron Age Magazine<\/a><\/em>, dated Summer and Fall of 2023.<\/p>\n

\"Anvil:<\/a>“Iron Age” is a term I’ve seen recently for a loose group of authors and artists doing more traditional stories but through independent means now possible through print-on-demand and crowdsourcing. Many of these I would consider New Pulp<\/a>, as I see references to original pulp works, such as sword-and-sorcery stories in the style of Robert E. Howard<\/a><\/strong> and the like.<\/p>\n

This first issue is very nice. It’s 8.5- by 11-inches, square bound, 110 pages on thick glossy paper with artwork in both color and black and white. The second is similar and both where done as crowdsourcing campaigns.<\/p>\n

#1 (Summer 2023)<\/strong> has eight short stories, a solo role-playing game<\/a>, plus a preview of an upcoming comic, along with reviews and letters.<\/p>\n

The cover story is “Fleet of Theseus” by Daniel J. Snow<\/a><\/strong>. It’s a future war story. The others are a variety of styles and setting, such as fantasy\/sword-and-sorcery, sf, and more.<\/p>\n

The comic preview is a 10-page selection from the upcoming Ghost of the Badlands<\/em> by Raz\u00f6rfist<\/a><\/strong> and George Alexopoulos<\/a><\/strong>, which was recently crowdfunded and should be coming out soon. This is a vengeance\/divine-retribution western (or gothic western) with a mysterious figure known only as “The Ghost<\/strong>” who, like The Shadow<\/a><\/strong>, has a cadre of agents called his “missionaries,” set in the area of Canyon Diablo, Arizona. If you’re not aware, the gun he uses is real, a Bergmann 1896 #3 semi-auto pistol. I’m looking forward to getting my copy of the comic.<\/p>\n

\"Anvil:<\/a>#2 (Fall 2023)<\/strong> has 11 short stories, and three comics, along with reviews.<\/p>\n

The cover story is “The Prowler of Blagh Square” by Micah Murray<\/a><\/strong>. It is about a monster hunter set in a Victorian-era world. The other stories run the gamut. There are some fantasy\/sword-and-sorcery ones, Victorian-era monster stories, and science fiction.<\/p>\n

The comics are also a mixed bag. One looks to be the first of a series, but seems more manga-style, set in a fantasy world of monsters. The other two are science fiction. One may be the first of a series, as it stars a detective hero.<\/p>\n

They have a website store<\/a> where you can subscribe to the four issues planned for 2024, either print or digital, and you can also get issues 1 and 2. There are still some print copies available. I’m not sure yet if I’ll subscribe to the next issues yet, but do check them out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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