In this month’s earlier blog post, Painting Into Books: The Creation of Readable Art, there are dynamic visual samples of Iason Ragnar Bellerophon’s method of painting directly onto the pages of books. That technique did not begin with the painted books of the Talos Saga. Years before undertaking that epic project, Iason was drawing ontoContinue reading “A Feast Unknown Sketchbook”
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Talos Fan Fiction Contest Entry #1 – Bronze Knockout
Note from Doc Talos author/contest judge R. Paul Sardanas: A great way to kick off our presentation of the entries in our Doc Talos Fan Fiction Contest! D. B. Brodie’s story captures the ambience of the Talos stories splendidly, and is terrific fun to boot. Comment from story author D. B. Brodie: I was aContinue reading “Talos Fan Fiction Contest Entry #1 – Bronze Knockout”
Balancing fun and sophistication – The Inferno Scheme, Part 4
After a masterful buildup, The Inferno Scheme, which appeared in the Marvel magazine Doc Savage #3 (1976) began to unfold its climax. Doc, in the Autogyro, actually wants the mercenaries in the fortress to shoot him down. He has even been circling to make sure they get a clear shot. This (and the clearly-observed parachuteContinue reading “Balancing fun and sophistication – The Inferno Scheme, Part 4”
Balancing fun and sophistication – The Inferno Scheme, Part 3
The first and second parts of The Inferno Scheme from Marvel’s 1976 Doc Savage magazine #3, displayed a superb blend of pulp adventure grounded in realistic touches, and unexpected character development. Sophisticated storytelling techniques blended with straightforward actions scenes seamlessly. But would the creative team of Doug Moench, John Buscema and Tony DeZuniga continue toContinue reading “Balancing fun and sophistication – The Inferno Scheme, Part 3”
Doc Talos Fan Fiction Contest
Fan fiction (as evidenced by the countless fan stories penned by followers of the Talos character-inspiration, Doc Savage) has always been an exciting and fun way to connect with a pulp character and his myth. Amateur (and even professional) authors have a rich enthusiasm for characters they enjoy, and fans are often iconoclastic, thinking outsideContinue reading “Doc Talos Fan Fiction Contest”
Balancing fun and sophistication – The Inferno Scheme, Part 2
The opening scenes from Marvel’s Doc Savage magazine #3 (1976) not only were loaded with action, they displayed some writing virtuosity. The act of the author breaking the fourth wall (speaking directly to the audience) had been a technique used by Marvel since the Sixties — Stan Lee often used it just as Doug MoenchContinue reading “Balancing fun and sophistication – The Inferno Scheme, Part 2”
Balancing Fun and Sophistication: The Inferno Scheme, Part 1
There is an alchemy to strive for in bringing the pleasures of pulp adventure into the 21st century. Part of the pleasure for older readers (of which I am one) in revisiting pulp storytelling is nostalgia. A few are left who fondly remember where they were and what they were doing at a point theyContinue reading “Balancing Fun and Sophistication: The Inferno Scheme, Part 1”
Top Ten Most Lurid Doc Savage Pulp Covers
Doc Savage was a straight arrow, and pretty much the whole run of James Bama, Fred Pfeiffer, Boris Vallejo, Bob Larkin and Joe DeVito paperback covers poses him in a very stalwart fashion. But on the pulp covers, things sometimes edged a little bit more toward the forbidden. A list of this sort is highlyContinue reading “Top Ten Most Lurid Doc Savage Pulp Covers”
A Feast Unknown: 52 years later – climax and aftermath
Nobody moved. They could not accept what they had seen. And when their senses thawed, they began to realize what they faced. That line from A Feast Unknown could well summarize the experience of reading the novel. It was, in essence, one hammer-blow after another, leaving the reader stunned. This was not just because ofContinue reading “A Feast Unknown: 52 years later – climax and aftermath”
A Feast Unknown: 52 years later – Part 2 of 3
The French title for A Feast Unknown is La Jungle Nue, “The Naked Jungle”…in Italy it is Festa di Morte, “The Feast of Dead Men”. But it seemed they missed the subtlety in Farmer’s title. Not all editions have it, but most show this stanza from the poem Evolution before the story begins. The poet,Continue reading “A Feast Unknown: 52 years later – Part 2 of 3”
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