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Post by justin on Oct 31, 2007 21:42:04 GMT
Fanatic 3 is nearing completion. Just being proof-read and waiting for a cover from the talented Killer Crab, before going off to the printers.
Contents- Fanatical Thoughts- 4 pages of e-mails, corrections/additions and plugs Big Bob Tralins- 6 page interview with legendary US sleaze author, whose titles include Black Stud, Ghoul Lover and Teach Yourself Seduction. Dawn of the Nasty- 14 pages on the 'when animals attack' genre. Total overkill but it was something I just had to do. Rivals of Conan- 8 pages on Thongor, Brak, Kane, Kyrik, Kothar, Raven and Blade. The Damned March On- 5 page conclusion on the German war pulps including the infamous Devil's Guard and Shaun Hutson's Wolf Kruger series Penguin and Pelham- a 2 page appreciation of the design work of Pelham, the man behind the iconic cog-eyed Clockwork Orange cover amongst many others Plus all of the many cover repros and sloppy typos you've come to expect!
Looking for suggestions for future issues... Lyle Engel has come up many times, so I'll see what I can do. If you don't ask you won't get to see it...
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Post by Calenture on Nov 1, 2007 0:09:48 GMT
Damn, this looks good! I was hunting for my email earlier to find something more to continue here, but couldn't find it. No matter. I'll definitely be turning to the Fanatical Thoughts page first. I love seeing that sort of interaction. Pelham's is a weird case. So widely seen at the time, so influential, so timelocked. Who the hell else would have thought of making a model griffon and photographing it for the cover of The Circus of Dr Lao? It does seem right that Ade Salmon, another very individual artist, should do the cover for this issue. I've read five Thongor, two Kane, two Kothar and three Brak books (wot, no Elric?) so I'll be interested in The Rivals of Conan. Pity I didn't review what I read back then. And I suppose I should rescue that Tralins scan from the old Vault. "Do not be alarmed, my young friend," Dr Burr intoned. "Dottie and your friend the colonel as well as Nanette are in a state of mental catalepsy." The doctor turned to the others and said in a low authoritative tone: "You may retire to your quarters. Go at once."
As of one mind, Dottie, Nanette and the colonel arose. With their arms hanging limply at their sides, they slowly began to move towards the door. When they were gone, the doctor reurned his attention to Jim.
"If I didn't see it with my own eyes," Jim muttered, "I wouldn't believe it."
"Yes," Dr Burr agreed heartily. "I imagine it is surprising to see ones acquaintances robotized." justinATjustincultprint.free-online.co.uk (replacing AT with @ as usual)
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Post by killercrab on Nov 1, 2007 22:05:39 GMT
Fanatic 3 is nearing completion. Just being proof-read and waiting for a cover from the talented Killer Crab, before going off to the printers. >>
As usual I'm holding things up - but Justin has approved my *rough* - which I ain't gonna post - so don't ask -lol Needless I'm fitting in this piece between my assignments which all have reasonably pressing deadlines.
The cover should be worth the wait Justin.
thanks
A
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Post by dem bones on Nov 3, 2007 8:18:20 GMT
Great news. I'm on a mini Hamlyn kick just now and dead looking forward to Dawn Of The Nasty. Congrats on copping the cover, ade!
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Post by killercrab on Nov 6, 2007 5:54:02 GMT
Cheers Dem - was pencilled in for the Lory ish I think - but that one escaped me! Have pencilled up the cover ( mostly) inbetween other pressing gigs. Hopefully should be done by mid month.In the meantime here's YOR - something I just knocked out for a pal. Let's not be coy about phallic symbolism shall we! ade
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Post by dem bones on Nov 6, 2007 11:33:37 GMT
... which (apologies in advance for hijacking the thread) reminds me. Any progress on The Faceless? I think when last we left them two-fisted Terry and the adorable Elspeth were heading down Whitechapel way to mix it with the bad guys?
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Post by Calenture on Nov 6, 2007 13:08:17 GMT
Let's not be coy about phallic symbolism shall we! Nothing coy about YOR! I've been hunting for that colour sketch I'm sure Ade drew, of Night of the Demon, the bit where Dana Andrews meets the black cat. Can't find it now, but I did find these and can't resist posting them. The interesting thing about The Faceless is that it just gets better the more I look at it. When I first got my hands on it, I thought that it was a very brave piece of work, very different - perhaps too different - appealing to a different market than the DC/Marvel comics I was used to. It struck me as closer to Herge's Tin Tin, and a Terry Sharp version of Murder on the Orient Express would be wonderful - and a perfect subject for the curiously retro art style. I'd love to see it! As I was reading it, it also struck me that Terry Sharp was a character who could fit just as easily into a Blood Feast of a Thousand Maniacs type plot... The only mistake I felt made in the storyline was killing off Sybil. But I suppose she could be revisited in flashback, through Terry's memories. But as I've said, the book just gets better with time. I started reading it again recently because I wanted to cover it in Filthy Creations - which even now is in the post to many. For that piece I quoted a fair bit of James W Powell's review here at Bookshelf Comics. As I turned the pages, I thought that the frames resembled the brilliant colours of stained glass. The drawing is confident and powerful, very dramatic. As I've commented a few times recently, it's a beautiful creation. I look forward to Ade's next one.
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Post by killercrab on Nov 6, 2007 17:02:43 GMT
.. which (apologies in advance for hijacking the thread) reminds me. Any progress on The Faceless? I think when last we left them two-fisted Terry and the adorable Elspeth were heading down Whitechapel way to mix it with the bad guys? >>
The simple answer is economics Dem. THE FACELESS didn't sell well enough to *rush* a sequel/continuation - but that doesn't mean we won't pull it off. If anybody is holding things up it's me. I got an offer in to draw a three part story for Dr Who Magazine - in full colour - in Terry Suharp style. The subject a Hammer film style story. I couldn't refuse financially or artistically - but it's taking up to 6 months to complete. After that I may go back to colouring comics for awhile - it's less strenuous mentally - but Terry and Elspeth's adventures are on my mind and I THANKYOU for keeping my spirits up about the topic and REMINDING me.
thanks pal...
ade
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Post by killercrab on Nov 6, 2007 17:10:17 GMT
As I've commented a few times recently, it's a beautiful creation. I look forward to Ade's next one. >.
Thanks Rog - your honest thoughts are appreciated. I LOVED Sybil too and perhaps a prequel story might not be out of the question - I'll ask Bob. Thanks for your words on the art - it was a leap of faith for me - to be unfettered by editorial control or marketplace worries - to take the opportunity to draw and colour it my own way and trust that people might respond. My style has always polarised - because I refuse to compromise. This individuality ( for want of a better word) has carved me a small personal niche - I'm hired because I'm the right man for the job offered - not because I'm one of many. It limits options - but then being able to colour comics by others has always kept the wolf from the door in the leaner times. I'm happy to do either as just drawing for me would eventually wear me out - I'm my own WORST critic.
I guess we all are ?
ade
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Post by Calenture on Nov 15, 2007 4:04:18 GMT
Thanks Rog - your honest thoughts are appreciated. ...I'm my own WORST critic. I guess we all are ? ade Hmm... pretty soon we'll find out whether Justin is. The poor bloke will open his mailbox tomorrow to find a document detailing what needs doing to the next Paperback Fanatic. Relax, guys. I wouldn't say that if it wasn't brilliant. No self-respecting member of this site will want to be without it and YOU SHOULD RESERVE YOUR COPY NOW. Our moderator will be having kittens as he ponders Justin's state of mind, allowing me to proofread his brainchild. He should relax. Take deep breaths. So should Steve, as he's probably banging his head against his monitor, wondering what possessed Justin to do it. After reading the 14 page epic DAWN OF THE NASTY! I now know more about the When Animals Attack books than I ever expected to. They're all here. The 'gators, scorpions, bugs, the Things With Wings, piscean horrors, things that crawl and squelch. And a no-punches pulled guide to what's hot and what's not. Trust me. YOU'RE NOT SAFE ON EBAY WITHOUT THIS GUIDE. In the war section, The Damned March On... and you'll learn why you shouldn't have let go of that copy of CENSORED for less than fifty quid. For those who like their barbarians bloody, there's the 8 page Rivals of Conan battleground. I thought I knew a fair bit about fantasy fiction, but I learned about series I'd never known existed. As we know, Justin's knowledge is nothing if not encyclopaedic. There's David Pelham and there's... BIG BOB TRALLINS. I've never forgotten the sheer fun I had reading The Cosmozoids. I've never been the fastest of readers, but I remember the pages blurring until I reached the end of it that rainy morning in the 'sixties. Reading about other things Bob wrote and his crawling around the Italian restaurants with Mario Puzo - yes, that Mario Puzo - is fascinating. And Ghoul Lover - based on FACT - will be the book you won't be able to rest until you own. Place your order NOW. You know it makes sense.
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Post by killercrab on Nov 15, 2007 4:11:27 GMT
Hmm... pretty soon we'll find out whether Justin is. The poor bloke will open his mailbox tomorrow to find a document detailing what needs doing to the next Paperback Fanatic. >>
Well the cover is done and will be winging his way in the post tomorrow - too many megabytes to email! I'm sure he'll share it once he has the title on...
ade
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Post by justin on Nov 15, 2007 9:14:17 GMT
I feel like a Lovecraft character. Upon opening the e-mail from Rog with his amends following the proof-reading, I was filled with mind-shattering dread at the unspeakable, unnameable, indescribable horrors within. My sanity hangs by a thread and I sit here at my PC a sobbing, gibbering wreck.
Oh, I've always been a sobbing, gibbering wreck. Maybe Rog's words weren't so bad after all and the mag should read better as a result. It's all character-building stuff and Rog has done a cracking job.
Patting myself on the back for knowing as much about crap 70s sword and sorcery as Rog. ?!?
Ade has done a cracking job on the cover, I only hope I can do it justice. Incapable as I am of working out how to insert the first draft cover on this posting, I hope Kev will do it for me!
The mag will go off to the printers next week and should be available from me early December.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 15, 2007 9:38:38 GMT
Here: have yourself a couple of these nice little white sweeties ... Ade has done a cracking job on the cover, Amen to that! It's absolutely beautiful! I think you once mentioned that with the Pulpmania debut the only thing people weren't too keen on was the cover art. If you'd had this beauty available at the time, talk about "problem solved!" Incapable as I am of working out how to insert the first draft cover on this posting, I hope Kev will do it for me! No problem. When it's ready to go just give me a shout.
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Post by dem bones on Nov 15, 2007 12:57:05 GMT
I got the shout! Cover Ade 'KillerCrab' Salmon There you go. Larger scan than usual, but I'm sure you'll agree it warrants one!
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Post by Dr Terror on Nov 15, 2007 13:20:01 GMT
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