10 TARZAN FACTS THAT DON’T MENTION PULP: Matthew Baugh over at ListVerse has “10 Facts About Tarzan That Will Surprise You.”
Well, it’s actually only nine facts. No. 10 — “The Origin of Tarzan‘s Name” — is incorrect, as pointed out (and agreed with by Baugh) in the comments. It’s just not corrected in the post. (I guess that would make it only nine facts.)
What surprised me most was no mention of the Tarzan stories ever appearing in the pulp magazines.
With The Legend of Tarzan, starring Alexander Skarsgard as the Ape Man and Margot Robbie as Jane, coming out July 1, we’ll probably be hearing a lot more about Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ creation. [inlinetweet tweeter=”yellowedperils” suffix=” #pulpmags”]Hopefully folks will remember that Tarzan first appeared in the pages of the pulps.[/inlinetweet]
KICKSTARTING A NEW PULP MAGAZINE: Illustrator Robert Jimenez has already met his Kickstarter goal of $1,200 to publish a 70-page, soft-cover, pulp-like book called Strangewise No. 9. He’s writing the stories and drawing the whole thing, complete with “vintage” advertising and a letters column.
Jimenez has written two short stories (“Benny Got Bit,” about a vampire bellhop; and a fantasy, “Jungle King Is Our Specialty”), and a sequential art story (“Professor’s Got a Crush”) for it.
Kickstarter rewards include a Strangewise bookmark, trading card set, tin signs, original sketch cards, and t-shirts. With over 20 days left in the campaign, there’s still time to pick your level of reward and corresponding pledge. (The big reward — a signed copy of Strangewise No. 9, bookmark, and the original cover painting — has already been claimed for $500.)
8MM DOC This has been making the rounds in the various Doc Savage-related forums, so you may have already seen it. It’s a 54-minute adaptation of Fear Cay filmed in silent 8mm (or Super8) — but with new narration, music, and sound effects.
Having made short Super8 movies back in the ’70s, I find this a pretty entertaining flick. And well done for a bunch of teen-agers, too.
It’s actually rather impressive, particularly when you think that the typical 8mm film spool could capture only about three-and-a-half minutes worth of action. That’s 15-and-a-half spools of film (not counting any footage that didn’t make it into the final cut).
Fear Cay opens with introductions of Doc and the five aides, like Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze would do eight years later. But there’s no camp here, just honest amateur filmmaking.
Cook up some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy…
(By the way, it’s pronounced “Fear Key.”)
