Issue #8 – Winter 2024 – front and back cover art by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – 66 pages. Printed magazine: $21.00 plus shipping – PDF download: $5.00
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Contents:
Editorial by R. Paul Sardanas – Advocacy, Inclusiveness and Dignity in New Pulp
Midnight Coffee After the Screamin’ Jay Moondog Doc Talos Ruha Jam Howl by R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – In 1967, four remarkable individuals (James Talos, Damaris Emem, “Screamin’ Jay” Hawkins and “Moondog” Hardin) gather in New York City and make music together that becomes a primal experience. Afterward they talk together in a nearby coffee shop.
Daughter of the King by Marissa Sarno / artwork by R. Paul Sardanas – In 1949, James Talos travels to Guatemala to visit Mona Chayak during a traditional festival…and asks her to marry him.
He Shakes the Earth & Waves of Death by RPS / artwork by IRB – Two short stories set in Japan just before the full outbreak of World War II explore passionate interludes for Bill Johnson and Tom White (Talos avatars of Johnny Littlejohn and Long Tom Roberts).
Nails, Part 2 by RPS / artwork by IRB – A major story in the Doc Talos canon continues in serialized form, as Rickie Talos, kidnapped in Africa by a false “Tarzan”, is imprisoned in the Archon Sanctuary, where she is subjected to a nightmare of indoctrination by the cult’s leader, Ruha.
In Destruction’s Dance by R. Paul Sardanas / artwork by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – In 1886, Radhika Jamarayan, proprietress of the Solon brothel in London — a center of opposition to the Gnostic Archon cult — experiences the last hour of her life.
Fear, Part 1 by R. Paul Sardanas / artwork by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – The serialized re-imagining of the classic Doc Savage adventure Fear Cay begins, as an anarchic gang called the Dead Sun Mob embroil Doc Talos, his aides, and Rickie Talos in a scheme which may or may not include the actual Fountain of Youth.
The Observation Deck – creators from this issue discuss their process and inspirations.
Pulp Community Bookstore – special section showcasing creations from around the pulp community.
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