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Post by Calenture on Jun 27, 2008 12:54:16 GMT
Cal, The Dark Angel NEL book was something of a revelation to me, so I still regard you as a pulp Sherlock! Now if I can just find the Sphere Horror section in Paperback Fanatic... which number was it? Yes, this amazing catalogue-with-commentary of trash fiction definitely does need some sort of ongoing index. Anyway, I can't find Stephen Marlowe's Translation ("The novel of horrendous supernatural evil", Sphere, 1978) in the checklist, but I've missed stuff here before... as everyone knows (*sigh* ) The book was previously published in 1977 (W H Allen) and has an author's copright of 1976. I just Googled the name and found this entry at Guardian Obituaries. If this is the same guy, then I've read his 1969 SF novel The Black Planet (Belmont), written under his original name of Milton Lesser. He also had a short story Name Your Tiger, in H L Gold's The Weird Ones. More on him here where it gives other pseudonyms 'Andrew Frazer', and 'Jason Ridgway'. Now is all this a wild goose chase? I've copied this short obit from Edit: Would I lie to you just to get in your pants?: "Monday, March 3, 2008 "Trouble Comes in Threes It was just a year ago that novelist Stephen Marlowe (né Milton S. Lesser) lamented the death of his onetime writing colleague, Richard S. Prather. Now, Marlowe himself has passed away at age 79. He died yesterday, February 22, in his hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia. Marlowe started out penning pulp detective and science-fiction yarns; however, he is best remembered for his series of novels featuring Washington, D.C.-based but world-traveling private eye Chester Drum, beginning with The Second Longest Night (1955). Drum’s last novel-length adventure was in Drumbeat: Marianne (1968), but he made a welcome reappearance in a 2003 short-story collection, Drumbeat: The Chester Drum Casebook (Five Star). In addition to the Marlowe pseudonym, Lesser also wrote as C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Andrew Frazier, Adam Chase, and once even as Ellery Queen, producing Dead Man’s Tale (1961). He received The Eye (Lifetime Achievement Award) from the Private Eye Writers of America back in 1997."
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Post by pulphack on Jun 27, 2008 21:46:59 GMT
just unearthed this today whilst sorting through re-directed post (moved monday and only got reconnected today). wish i'd seen it earlier as i was with dj, laurence's son, last night, and it would have been cool to have shown it to him. have let him know it's out,though. he dips in here occassionally as i told him about the interest in his dad that's rekindled of late.
a great issue. superb LJ overview. and the Fred Nolan interview - great stuff. every bit the character i'd always heard of... his asides on JT Edson interested me, as i find him a fascinating bloke, loving his 30's and 60's set 'modern' westerns, even though his politics make me froth at the mouth as much as mine would make him. however, still tells a great story - the mark of a true pulpsman. the fred interview is what makes it an important magazine in the field - though i'm only repeating myself on this.
even though cover art is not my fave subject, jeff jones has enoug of a story to make you go 'eh?'. and how could you not love NEL horror...
A4 looks good, and frankly i think it has a better chance of being spotted on shelves in shops or at conventions. also easier to read and better for illustration.
i think i'm with ade on the covers - i like the old pulp covers montages, but they do tend to blend into one, whereas an illustrated cover can really stand out. however, there is a point to the 'fishing mag' school of thought. perhaps a central image with smaller cover repros as a border - giving a format continuity but allowing for changing content?
anyway, just wanted to post this now i'm back on line - now to catch up on a weeks worth of mail...
but it has to be said - still developing and improving every issue, justin - and that's a great place to be.
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Post by killercrab on Jun 27, 2008 22:50:35 GMT
Copy arrived this morning , brightening a soggy day. Must admit the cover looks so much more striking in the flesh. Of course Andy's suggestion is an excellent compromise and with Sala and now Timm as readers , seems a shame not to see both on cover duty.
Probably the only one to read Jeff Jones first - boy would colour have made a difference here. Nice argument about the lack of detail on faces/hands - not sure deadlines were the reason. It's all about focus in art.
Carry On Bleeding. Glad to see a big up for Venomous Serpent ! - naturally Ian Dear gets the Longleat lipsmack - though it's not really that bad.:-P
Top stuff so far. Cheers J!
ade
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Post by andydecker on Jun 28, 2008 15:30:31 GMT
Received it yesterday and gone was the afternoon Great stuff, as always. The NEL horror article was kind of expensive as I just HAD to order some stuff on amazon marketplace. Always wondered what David Gurney was about but never could find some info. On the want-list is now of course the series The Black Angel. A Pam Grier kn ock-off and kind of sleazy? Written by comics and law&order scribe Conway? This is a must have. Never knew this existed. The Laurence James article was also very good. I have a lot of his books, mostly on the to read pile. But to have a complete bibliography is pretty handy. Also liked the Fred Nolan interview. Hilarious.
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