Tag - Jeffrey Shanks

Animator Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal series pays homage to Robert E. Howard in the names of its protagonists: Spear and Fang.
Pulp Articles

Before swords, there was stone

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Robert E. Howard’s ‘Spear and Fang’ was a triumph for both writer and fantastic fiction By Jeffrey Shanks One hundred years ago, the July 1925 number of Weird...

Pensacon 2014 panel on pulp magazines
Pulp Conventions

Pensacon 2014

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This panel discussion, titled “From Pulps to Comics,” was recorded on Friday Feb. 21, 2014, at Pensacon, in Pensacola, Fla. The panel was moderated...

Pulp events

Events are subject to change.

Oct. 10, 2026: Doc Fan Gathering, La Plata, Mo.

Feb. 27, 2027: Pulp Adventurecon South, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

April 2-4, 2027: Windy City Pulp & Paper Convention, Lombard, Ill.

Aug. 5-8, 2027: PulpFest 2027, including Doc Con, Edgar Rice Burroughs Chain of Friendship (ECOF), FarmerCon, and The Shadow Con, Pittsburgh, Pa.

On–going:
• Gotham Pulp Collectors Club, 1 p.m. the third Saturday of each month via Zoom. Check its website for location.