Sword & Sorcery Comic Strips
If you would have asked me what was the oldest Sword & Sorcery comic strip I would have said The Sword of Shannara. And I Read More
Category: Publishing
Pulp Artists in the Comics
Pulp Artists in the Comics are always a treat to me. After seeing them in Weird Tales or Amazing Stories, it’s fun to see their Read More
The Weird Tales Reprint Story
The Reprint The Weird Tales Reprint story was a controversial part of the Unique Magazine’s history. Reprints in Pulp magazines were not uncommon. Hugo Gernsback Read More
The Pulp Writer’s Lament: A Mystery
I have killed a thousand men. In the dark alleys of small towns I have waylaid and slugged them; on the foggy streets of sleeping Read More
Belmont Tower Sword & Sorcery 1968 to 1981
The history of Belmont and Tower Books (and later Belmont Tower Books) is convoluted. Belmont Books was created by the same company that owned Archie Read More
Sneak Peek: Swords of Fire 2
Later this Spring, we will be releasing this book for all those fans of Sword & Sorcery… Contents (not necessarily in this order) Cingetorix Read More
The Strangest Science Fiction Titles
Science Fiction has an advantage when it comes to titles. You can make them as crazy as you like and editors probably won’t complain. Despite Read More
The Golden Age of the Dragon: Color Plates
The Golden Age of the Dragon saddles the Victorian and Edwardian ages. Artists like Arthur Rackham, Frank C. Pape, Kay Nielsen, Edmund Dulac, Maxfield Parrish Read More
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949)
My Best Science Fiction Story (1949) was an SF anthology by Leo Marguiles and Oscar J. Friend. The way the editors open the book it Read More
Dark Worlds Podcast: Joel Jenkins
The Dark Worlds Podcast is live and this month we interview Joel Jenkins Joel Jenkins is an extraordinarily prolific and an extraordinarily disciplined pulp writer. Read More