Answering our latest round of “3 pulp questions” is Jason Aiken.
Jason is host of “Pulp Crazy,” a video podcast devoted to the pulp magazines. He introduced “Pulp Crazy” in May 2013.
He’s covered pulp basics — such as what is a pulp magazine? And he’s provided overviews of pulp characters and authors, as well as reviews of pulp stories and books.
Jason has also provided audio recordings from PulpFest, with particular coverage of FarmerCon, which has taken place at the same time.
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3 Pulp Questions
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Let’s learn more about Jason:
1. How were you introduced to the pulps?
I was watching some behind the scenes footage on the “Batman: The Animated Series” Volume 1 DVD when it was first released. Bruce Timm was talking about how he plastered his wall with a bunch of old pulp covers for inspiration when creating the look of the show. I wasn’t sure what pulp was, but a search brought me to ThePulp.Net where I found the answer.
I became more familiar with pulp magazines after I discovered Robert E. Howard‘s Conan tales and the pulp influenced works of Philip José Farmer.
2. What is your most prized pulp possession?
I don’t own many pulp magazines, I’m more of a reader than a collector. I do have a handful though.
It’s a toss up between the September 1951 issue of Weird Tales and the August 1952 issue of Startling Stories.
The Weird Tales issue is special to me because it’s an actual issue of Weird Tales with fiction by Seabury Quinn and Clark Ashton Smith. Weird Tales is my favorite pulp magazine.
The Startling Stories issue is important to me due to this particular issue launching the career of Philip José Farmer with “The Lovers.”
3. What overlooked (pulp magazine, story, author, character, or series) would you recommend to pulp fans and why?
“Roads” by Seabury Quinn. It first appeared in the January 1938 issue of Weird Tales, and is essentially an origin of Santa Claus.
It was later published by Arkham House in book form, and is currently available in an eBook from Amazon. It’s a great story to read around Christmas time.
3. What overlooked (pulp magazine, story, author, character, or series) would you recommend to pulp fans and why?
