The fifteenth book in the Doc Talos series will be releasing in June, and between now and June 15th, Annihilation can be pre-ordered at a significant discount. The book revisits and channels concepts from the classic Doc Savage pulp story The Annihilist, but beyond the foundational theme of Doc’s “crime college” — the institution heContinue reading “Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Annihilation””
Author Archives: R. Paul Sardanas
Review of Doc Talos “Montage”
Montage, by R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon — review by Grace Ximenez Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of penning a very short story for the Talos anthology collection Mona, and when author/publisher R. Paul Sardanas sent me a contributor’s copy of the book (which was lovely), he also included a reviewContinue reading “Review of Doc Talos “Montage””
The 1970’s Marvel/Curtis Doc Savage magazine — best comics Doc ever? Part 10
Part 9 of this long revisit to the Doc Savage black and white magazine of the 1970’s finished up the tale from Issue #2, “Hell-Reapers at the Heart of Paradise”. Almost exactly two years ago, in May 2021, I took a special look at Issue #3, “The Inferno Scheme”…so we’ll pick up now with IssueContinue reading “The 1970’s Marvel/Curtis Doc Savage magazine — best comics Doc ever? Part 10”
Sneak peek at “Annihilation” Foreword by R. Paul Sardanas
Upcoming in June of 2023 is the Doc Talos book “Annihilation”, which on the surface is a re-imagining of the classic Doc Savage pulp novel “The Annihilist”…but in actuality takes the basic premise of the original into a far more challenging cultural landscape. Set not in the 1930’s but in the period from 1968-1972, itContinue reading “Sneak peek at “Annihilation” Foreword by R. Paul Sardanas”
Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Mona”
Following last year’s special collection of tales featuring Rickie Talos (avatar of Pat Savage) comes the second in the series of Doc Talos Files anthologies, each featuring a single character from the Talos Chronicle. Mona spotlights the series pastiche of the classic Doc Savage character Princess Monja. Perhaps one of the oddest not-quite-love-stories of theContinue reading “Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Mona””
Doc Brazen Revisited
A persistent dream of most Doc Savage fans, I believe, would be to see stories that continued the iconic character’s saga beyond the 1949 end of the pulp magazine. The second half of the 20th century was virgin territory, as the copyright holders, Conde Nast, seemed to have no interest in telling the rest ofContinue reading “Doc Brazen Revisited”
Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Montage”
“An amazing weaving of diverse cinematic texts, which creates a web of living, breathing, heartfelt fiction.” – Atom Mudman Bezecny “Audacity always audacity…” – André Vathier The newest Doc Talos book is now available for pre-order! Montage is the first Doc Talos Double — a sophisticated take on the classic “Ace Double” format, where youContinue reading “Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Montage””
Dr. Arthur Sippo interviews Doc Talos author/creator R. Paul Sardanas
Last weekend author/critic Dr. Arthur Sippo interviewed me for his podcast ArtsReviews, and we had a great, far-ranging talk about pulp writing, the creation and evolution of the Doc Talos series, some of my own personal history from the 1960’s to the present, and more. A link to the interview is below…and here are someContinue reading “Dr. Arthur Sippo interviews Doc Talos author/creator R. Paul Sardanas”
Fifty years ago this month: the Doc Savage pastiche that wasn’t
Fifty years ago this month, I turned fifteen, and knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be a writer, and was filled with intense energy which I focused on that goal. In addition, I knew exactly what I wanted to write…a pastiche of Doc Savage, but one that IContinue reading “Fifty years ago this month: the Doc Savage pastiche that wasn’t”
Sneak Peek at the upcoming deluxe short story featuring Rickie Talos
R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon are putting the finishing touches on a special short story/mini graphic novel featuring the incomparable Rickie Talos (pastiche of Pat Savage). It’s a wild tale of 90-year old pulp colliding with modern virtual reality, for an intense story-and-art experience. Here’s the Foreword for the upcoming special book releaseContinue reading “Sneak Peek at the upcoming deluxe short story featuring Rickie Talos”
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