Thursday, July 30, 2026

Pulpfest featuring The Shadow Con is here!

 
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 Stop by our table and say "The Sun is Shining" and we'll know who's an agent.  If you haven't been to a Pulpfest before this is the year to give it a go.  We neighbor up with super pulp aficionado and prolific author, Will Murray.  Drop in and say hi.

The Shadow #1 "The Doom Puzzle" page 19

 
"One who loathes small, greedy creatures who prey on decent men--"

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Saturday's random pulp cover: G-8 & His BATTLE ACES : "The Squadron of Death Flies High"_December, 1942


 I'd love to love this cover, but I just can't.  Exciting?  Undoubtedly.  Enticing?  For sure.  So why don't I like it?  The figure at the bottom of the cover is just that, riding the bottom edge of the cover.  The parachute lays up against the left edge of the cover.  It stops the action and it no longer feels like they are falling out of the sky.  This is painted well enough, but the design is severely lacking.  This feels like an art director told the artist to include all of these elements and despite several thumbnail sketches that were far superior the guy behind the desk kept pushing for a large figure in front, a significantly sized airplane and a hero diving to his possible death.  That's how I see this one coming together.  I could be wrong but I'd like to give the artist the benefit of the doubt.