This book of collected Rickie Talos (pastiche of the pulp character Pat Savage) art is now available in both hardcover and PDF. In the form of a “photo album”, it presents scenes from Rickie’s life from a period that parallels the heyday of the pulps, beginning in 1930 with her as a teenager in Canada…Continue reading “Rickie Talos: A Retrospective of the Pulp Years 1930-1949”
Author Archives: R. Paul Sardanas
Doc Talos Magazine #11 now available
Issue #11 – Fall 2025 – front and back cover art by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – 62 pages. Printed magazine: $21.00 plus shipping – PDF download: $5.00 To order or get more information about this issue, please send an email with your inquiry to taloschronicle@gmail.com Special John Grersoun (the Talos pastiche of Lord Greystoke) issue!Continue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #11 now available”
Doc Talos Magazine #10 now available
DOC TALOS MAGAZINE #10 – 64 pages, deluxe full color New Pulp. $21 plus $5 shipping. Doc Talos created by R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon. To inquire about or order this issue, please email taloschronicle@gmail.com Contents: Editorial – by R. Paul Sardanas: A look at how juxtaposing pulp and classic literature enriches both.Continue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #10 now available”
“The Killer: Five Doc Talos Tales” by Glen Held
Release day has been set for this collection of stories by Glen Held. The Killer: Five Doc Talos Tales will be available on May 21st, and preorders for the book can be placed starting May 1. There are indeed five stories in the collection, four of which have appeared in Doc Talos Magazine, and oneContinue reading ““The Killer: Five Doc Talos Tales” by Glen Held”
The Legacy of Lester Dent
“Lester Dent died thinking his name and works belonged to a pulp past destined to be forgotten. Just a year before his passing, he scoffed at the mention of his old Doc Savage novels, saying, “They would be so outdated today that they would undoubtedly be funny. Hell, when I wrote them, an airplane thatContinue reading “The Legacy of Lester Dent”
Solidarity
If we as writers and artists are destined to go through a time of intolerance and disempowerment, where compassion and appreciation for our fellow human beings seems challenged from every quarter, we can make a statement through our words and images that we can be better than that. Even in pulp fiction, we can takeContinue reading “Solidarity”
Continuing the 10 year anniversary celebration of Doc Talos: How names came to be.
Celebrating ten years of Doc Talos storytelling: 2015-2025. One of the most important decisions to make a decade ago as the Doc Talos concept was coming together in all its wide-ranging detail, was of course the choice of the Talos name itself, as well as the first names of the main characters. Based on theContinue reading “Continuing the 10 year anniversary celebration of Doc Talos: How names came to be.”
Doc Talos Magazine #9 now available!
Issue #9 – January 2025 – front and back cover art by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – 70 pages. Printed magazine: $21.00 plus shipping – PDF download: $5.00 To inquire about or to order this issue, please send an email to: taloschronicle@gmail.com Contents: Editorial by R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – Dossier of Gnostic code in the bodyContinue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #9 now available!”
World Literature and Pulp
The Doc Talos stories have always been steeped in the history of literature, and we celebrate that front and center in Doc Talos Magazine #10. One might not think of the huge tapestry of world literature when contemplating the glory that is pulp storytelling…but in the Doc Talos world they are always deeply intertwined. AcrossContinue reading “World Literature and Pulp”
Doc Talos Magazine #8 now available!
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 To inquire about or to order this issue, please send an email to: taloschronicle@gmail.com Contents: Editorial by R. Paul Sardanas – Advocacy, Inclusiveness and Dignity in New Pulp Midnight Coffee After theContinue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #8 now available!”
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