These days, it’s all about the pop — movies, TV and comics, but particularly the movies — when it comes to Marvel. But in 1933, it was pulp...
Category - Pulp History
I’ve mentioned before that — while there are a number of black-and-white photos of pulps on newsstands — I would love to see a vintage color...
Last month I read about the controversy surrounding the statuette of H.P. Lovecraft given to winners of the World Fantasy Awards. At issue is racism in...
In addition to the pulp magazines themselves, I want to remember the men and women who produced those all-fiction magazines that we love. They wrote. They...
THE BOOK CAVE SHUTS ITS COVERS: The final episode of “The Book Cave” hit the interwaves last Thursday. Ric Croxton and Art Sippo wrapped up their...
The first episode of Jeff Shanks‘Pop Culture Archaeology video blog debuted on Sept. 1. Though the title, “Origin of the Comic Con,” may not...
I get jealous when folks mention in newsgroups or on blogs that they stopped by a flea market or an antique store and picked up a half-dozen pulp magazines...
The PulpFest 2014 dealers’ room opened this morning at 9, but I didn’t straggle in until 10. Saturday was a long, full day. Like Sunday, the...
Friday, the first full day of PulpFest 2014, turned out pretty busy. The dealers’ room reopened at 10 a.m. All the dealers were set up by opening time. I...
Thanks for heavy traffic in a couple of areas along the way, PulpFest 2014 started with a bit of a disappointment for me on Thursday. I’d hoped to make...