{"id":5172,"date":"2016-08-23T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/?p=5172"},"modified":"2021-06-01T17:43:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T21:43:38","slug":"bits-of-pulp-foundation-jedi-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepulp.net\/yellowedperils\/2016\/08\/23\/bits-of-pulp-foundation-jedi-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits of pulp: Foundation, Jedi, & more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bits of pulp<\/a> is an irregular feature of Yellowed Perils<\/em>, and gives me a chance to touch upon a collection of items that popped up on my pulp radar recently.<\/p>\n

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Jedis Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) stand ready for battle in Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

STAR WARS<\/em> BUILT ON ANOTHER FOUNDATION?<\/strong> Here’s an interesting concept: The Jedi Order is the Star Wars<\/em> equivalent to the Second Foundation in Isaac Asimov<\/strong>‘s Foundation series.<\/p>\n

At least that’s what someone writing as Apolon<\/strong> proposes in “Star Wars<\/em> News: The Jedi are the Second Foundation<\/a>” over at iDigitalTimes.<\/p>\n

Apolon writes:<\/p>\n

Although the Foundations arose in the wake of the collapse of the First Galactic Empire and the Old Republic existed since time immemorial, they have great similarities. Hari Seldon<\/strong> and the early Jedi both recognized that a stable political order wasn\u2019t enough; any such organization, over a long enough period of time, would inevitably become unstable, autocratic or corrupt.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s an interesting parallel, which hadn’t crossed my mind. But, you know, it makes sense.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy Star Wars<\/em> as a sweeping epic, then you should consider reading the Foundation series. The first three novels — Foundation<\/em>, Foundation and Empire<\/em>, and Second Foundation<\/em> — were originally serialized in Astounding<\/em> during the 1940s and early ’50s. The series is a bit talky, but entertaining nonetheless.<\/p>\n

SPEAKING OF READING:<\/strong> In addition to the books and pulps that I picked up at PulpFest 2016<\/a>, several new items have appeared on my reading stack lately, so I thought I might mention them.<\/p>\n

• Skelos<\/em> debuts:<\/strong> First off, is a new “Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy” called Skelos<\/em>. Mark Finn<\/strong>, Chris Gruber<\/strong>, and Jeffrey Shanks<\/strong> are editing the journal for Jeff’s Skelos Press<\/a> and are aiming for three issues a year.<\/p>\n

I picked up my copy of the first issue at last week’s gathering of Tallahassee pulpsters (a subset of our Southern Pulpsters<\/a> group on Facebook).<\/p>\n

If you’re a fan of Robert E. Howard<\/strong> or H.P. Lovecraft<\/strong> fiction, then there is plenty to read in this 150-plus page issue. It’s a mix of short fiction, novelettes, poetry, essays, reviews, and more.<\/p>\n

\""The• The Shadow in Review<\/em>:<\/strong> There’s a new reference book on my shelves, and one that, as far as I’m concerned, has been sorely needed.<\/p>\n

John Olsen<\/strong>, who writes the blog That’s Pulp!<\/a><\/em> for ThePulp.Net, has collected into a book the reviews of all 325 novels from The Shadow Magazine<\/em> that he wrote for his former website The Shadow<\/a><\/strong> in Review.<\/p>\n

The 500-page book, similarly named The Shadow in Review: The Ultimate Guide to the Pulp Magazine Series<\/a><\/em>, from John’s Pulplandia Press gathers the reviews in magazine publication order. He has rated them from zero to five based on their quality.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the hefty book are an overview of The Shadow, reviews of additional non-pulp exploits of The Shadow, and indexes of the stories and subjects (characters, locations, and objects).<\/p>\n

I’ve put the book on a handy shelf next to Bookery Fantasy’s, Adventure House’s, and Blood ‘n’ Thunder<\/em>‘s guides to the pulps, The Collector’s Handbook of Bronze<\/em>, and The Shadow Scrapbook<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\""Dare• Brain Wreck!<\/em><\/strong> Not only is PULPlications!<\/a> putting out the new Bronze Gazette<\/a><\/em>, it’s also publishing New Pulp<\/a> books.<\/p>\n

One of its first is Brain Wreck!<\/a><\/em>, a novel by Dafydd Neal Dyar<\/a><\/strong> featuring Dare Devlin<\/a><\/strong>, his homage to Doc Savage<\/a><\/strong>. (There’s also a secondary story, “Mechanized Death!,” included in the hardcover version of the book.)<\/p>\n

Dafydd has been a regular contributor of Doc Savage-related articles to pulp fanzines since the late 1970s, so he’s well prepared for writing a Man of Bronze pastiche. The lead novel pits Dr. Darius Dungannon Devlin and his five “Amazing Associates” against a brain-destroying foe from the Far East who is attacking U.S. troops.<\/p>\n

It’s up to Devlin and gang to stop what may be a Japanese demon dressed in samurai armor who is controlling the Brain-Wrecker weapon.<\/p>\n

• The Pulpster<\/em>:<\/strong> I can’t end without a quick plug for the latest issue of The Pulpster<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Issue number 25<\/a>, which debuted at PulpFest 2016<\/a>, features a collection of essays by past editors of Amazing Stories<\/em> in celebration of the magazines’ 90th anniversary. There’s also a look at Philip Jos\u00e9 Farmer<\/strong>‘s appearances in the magazine, as well.<\/p>\n

The rest of the magazine is filled out with articles on Detective Story Magazine<\/em>, Western Story Magazine<\/em>, Harlem Stories<\/em>, The Whisperer<\/em>, The Skipper<\/em>, and much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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