September 27, 2002
Texas Rangers Magazine
Texas Rangers Magazine was published monthly from October 1936 to April 1938, with the exception of January 1937, when no issue was published...Posted by ds at 11:58 AM | Comments (17)
September 26, 2002
Hawk's Reference Works
If you've ever read a pulp story and thought that its style reminded you of another author's writing, you may have later discovered that the two writers were actually the same person. Prolific writers like Frederick Faust, H. Bedford-Jones, and...Posted by ds at 05:42 PM | Comments (0)
The Illustrator in America
Compiled and edited by Walt Reed, and published by the Society of Illustrators, The Illustrator in America: 1860 - 2000 is quite an impressive and a valuable tome. The third edition goes back to examine the illustrators at work during...Posted by ds at 03:30 PM | Comments (2)
Western Pulp Links
Find out more about Western pulps by visiting these sites. And check back regularly for updates.Posted by ds at 01:58 PM | Comments (4)
September 20, 2002
Western Trios
Most of Frederick Faust's popularity has grown because of his novels. But it's likely that during his career he wrote more stories of novelette length than he did full-length novels. Many of his novelettes featured series characters, such as Bull...Posted by ds at 01:06 PM | Comments (0)
September 18, 2002
Mike Mignola's Hellboy
Mike Mignola's Hellboy manages to capture the flavor, the fun, and the atmosphere of the pulps in its four-color, comic-paneled world.Posted by ds at 03:38 PM | Comments (0)
Meet Max Brand
Max Brand, the most famous pseudonym of Frederick Faust, made his fictional Wild West an arena for the characters of myth and legend to live and battle again.Posted by ds at 02:07 PM | Comments (0)
September 17, 2002
Pulp Culture
Frank M. Robinson and Lawrence Davidson have performed a tremendous job of introducing the pulp magazines to potential new fans and delighting existing pulp fans by presenting the marvelous art of the pulp cover in this coffee-table book.Posted by ds at 04:38 PM | Comments (0)
Happy Birthday, Mr. Faust!
Frederick Faust was born in May 29, 1892. So 2002 marks the 110th birthday of the "King of the Pulps!"Posted by ds at 03:12 PM | Comments (1)
F. Paul Wilson's The Keep
"The message is received from a Nazi commander stationed in a remote castle high in the Transylvanian alps: Something is murdering my men.Posted by ds at 02:32 PM | Comments (0)
FEATURED LINK
Pulp and Adventure Heroes of the Pre-War Years Jess Nevins has a marvelously encyclopedic site -- in fact, it is an encyclopedia, all about pulp characters and other adventurous sorts of fictional creations. An informative introduction is followed by a search engine link that lets you search the site. Or you can browse through the A-to-Z listings and serendipitously learn all sorts of fascinating stuff. Click here to check out this super-informative site.Posted by ds at 02:08 PM | Comments (0)
HERO PULP LINKS
There are quite a few sites devoted to pulp heroes, but here are some of our favorites. Check back regularly for updates.Posted by ds at 01:53 PM | Comments (0)
Links to e-Texts
The Internet has become a great source for researchers and readers interested in public domain and hard-to-find books. Here, we'll provide some links that are of interest to the pulp fan. Check back regularly for updates.Posted by ds at 01:44 PM | Comments (0)
CONTEMPORARY PULP LINKS
The world of the pulps is past, but the elements that made them great still survive in much of today's pop culture entertainment. Check back regularly for updates.Posted by ds at 01:37 PM | Comments (0)
GENERAL PULP LINKS & NEWS
There are lots of places on the Internet to begin your search for info on the pulps. We'll list some here. Check back regularly for updates.Posted by ds at 01:30 PM | Comments (1)
September 13, 2002
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September 11, 2002
Credit Where Credit Is Due
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September 10, 2002
The Pulp World Today
Pop culture continues to be influenced by the world of pulps. Movies, television, novels, comics -- we're surrounded by the offspring of pulp culture. So the pulps aren't dead -- they're just different.Posted by ds at 11:53 AM | Comments (2)
September 09, 2002
Faust Reviews
Is Destry your favorite? Reata? Bull Hunter? Dr. Kildare? Share with us a review of your recent reading in the Frederick Faust canon. Was the story great, or did it not measure up to the usual Faust standard? Feel free to review a single story, novel, or series about a particular character.Posted by ds at 07:53 PM | Comments (1)
Pulp Reviews
Do you devour pulp fiction with an insatiable appetite? Share with us a review of your recent pulp reading. Was it great, or should the editors have devoted those pulp pages to another laxative ad? Feel free to review a single story, novel, or an entire issue of a particular magazine. (Max Brand fans, you can do the same in our Reviews: Recent Faust Reading section.)Posted by ds at 07:53 PM | Comments (1)
Your Favorite Cover
Let us know about your favorite pulp (or pulp reprint) cover. What is it that you like about it? What makes it stand out from the rest of the crowd on the newsstand? Or, who is your favorite pulp artist? What makes him or her great? And if you have scads of favorites, simply pick out one illustration by a particular artist and tell us what makes it appeal to you.Posted by ds at 07:44 PM | Comments (2)
September 04, 2002
Each Issue a Feast for the Eyes
The art of the pulp magazine is a many-splendored thing. Early pulp covers were in most cases merely decorative, and only occasionally depicted a scene described on the pages within. As the 20th century wore on, painting styles similar to those of the great book illustrators -- Howard Pyle and N.C. Wyeth, among others -- gave way to more flamboyant styles with garish colors: the point of the cover was to SELL the magazine it wrapped.Posted by ds at 02:44 PM | Comments (0)
The Exotic Wild West
Western stories probably covered more pulp pages with ink than any other sort of story. There were many, many pulps devoted solely to western fiction -- some general western magazines, such as Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine and Dime Western, and others that took a cue from the hero pulps, like Pete Rice Western, Rio Kid Western, and Texas Rangers magazine. And westerns also appeared in magazines like All-Story, Adventure, Argosy, and Blue Book. In fact, one of the longest-lasting pulps was a western: Ranch Romances, which finally ended its run in 1971.Posted by ds at 02:36 PM | Comments (0)
The Thrill of Adventure
The genre-specific pulps and hero pulps that marked the 1930s and '40s had their beginnings in the general adventure pulps -- magazines like Adventure, Argosy, Blue Book, and others. Their issues were filled with exciting tales in a variety of exotic locales -- the desert, the wild West, the African and South American jungles, battlefields from any number of wars, the seven seas, even other worlds.Posted by ds at 02:24 PM | Comments (1)
