In the first part of this article, a few paragraphs from the Foreword of Philip José Farmer’s novel A Feast Unknown were presented, describing how the narrator, Lord Grandrith, was certain that his biological father was Jack the Ripper. That father would also go on to sire James “Doc” Caliban, Farmer’s pastiche of Doc Savage.Continue reading “Clark Savage, Sr. and the Victorian World of A Feast Unknown – Part 3”
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Clark Savage Sr., Idealist or Monster? – Victorian Roots to 20th Century Pulps, Part 2
Doc Savage’s father is mentioned in many of the pulp novels, but only in the context of his strange obsession to turn his son into a superman, trained and equipped to fight the evils of the world. Why would he do such a thing? The concept is intensely extreme…and yet what drove the elder SavageContinue reading “Clark Savage Sr., Idealist or Monster? – Victorian Roots to 20th Century Pulps, Part 2”
Talos Fan Fiction Contest WINNER – Man of Tomorrow
Note from Doc Talos author and contest judge R. Paul Sardanas: There was always something special about Doc’s small humanitarian gestures. The globe-spanning adventures were breathtaking, but he would also never fail to take the time for simple acts of caring. The recipient in Don Murphy’s tale of a very different Maximus the World’s FairContinue reading “Talos Fan Fiction Contest WINNER – Man of Tomorrow”
Straightlaced Savages – Victorian Era roots of 20th century pulps, Part 1
Decades before the 10-cent extravaganzas that were the pulp magazines, the Victorians had Penny Dreadfuls, filled with intense and lurid tales. And it was also a uniquely rich time for novelists and short story tellers like Poe, Stevenson and Stoker, who explored crime and the dark side of human imagination. In real life, Jack theContinue reading “Straightlaced Savages – Victorian Era roots of 20th century pulps, Part 1”
A Man for the Century – is there a place for Doc in the Millennium?
In Issue #85 of the Bronze Gazette, Chuck wrote in his Editor’s Column about the enduring strength of Doc Savage fandom. The emotions stirred in him were very much shared by me. A faith in the camaraderie we all share together, balanced against the publishing forces that have time and again made an effort toContinue reading “A Man for the Century – is there a place for Doc in the Millennium?”
Talos Fan Fiction Contest Entry #3 – Interview with Doc Talos
Note from Doc Talos author and contest judge R. Paul Sardanas: Alexandre LeVasseur, a discerning reader of the Doc Talos stories, took an intriguing tack with his contest entry, adopting the personas of both myself and James Talos to craft an installment of a biography/interview. Adding an additional layer even to that ambitious premise, heContinue reading “Talos Fan Fiction Contest Entry #3 – Interview with Doc Talos”
The intimate life of Doc Savage
Intimacy, in the lives of most thoughtful adults, is not just sex. It is a vast and complex landscape that includes affection, bonding, friendship, admiration…a whole host of ways that as human beings, we experience the joys (and sometimes sadness) of touching and being touched. In heroic literature, there are few figures who have aContinue reading “The intimate life of Doc Savage”
Talos Fan Fiction Contest Entry #2 – But Not the Master-Knot of Human Fate
Note from Doc Talos author/contest judge Paul Sardanas: Maxine Vega is an old friend from my days of writing dark poetry that appeared all over the odder corners of the web and in obscure SF anthologies…to my mind, her own poetic talent far eclipses mine. When I told her I was running a fan fictionContinue reading “Talos Fan Fiction Contest Entry #2 – But Not the Master-Knot of Human Fate”
Review of the 1948 Doc Savage novel “I Died Yesterday”
Since I first heard of it in 1973 (it got a lot of attention in Philip José Farmer’s Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life, which I acquired in that year) to 1988, when Doc Savage Omnibus #5 was released, the novel “I Died Yesterday” was one of my Doc holy grails. The mention by Farmer thatContinue reading “Review of the 1948 Doc Savage novel “I Died Yesterday””
Not your daddy’s Tarzan – Bellerophon Ape Man art
An explosive gallery of art from Iason Ragnar Bellerophon’s sketchbook for the novel Savages. All depict the novel’s Tarzan pastiche, Lord John Grersoun. Abstracts, kinetic figure drawings and portraits…you have never seen the Jungle Lord quite like this.
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