December 7th was Pearl Harbor day, and though a peacenik, there is a fair amount of military history in my family (Grandfather, Navy WWI — Father, Air Force Korea — brother, Army Special Forces). In the pulp world during WWII, the creative and management people of Street & Smith made the choice to keep DocContinue reading “Doc Talos and World War II”
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Madness/At the Mountains of Madness Doc Talos Double flip book available for preorder
After its four-issue serialization in Doc Talos Magazine, the R. Paul Sardanas/Iason Ragnar Bellerophon story Madness has been combined into a single narrative, and is joined in the popular Doc Talos Double flip book format with the original public domain Lovecraft tale At the Mountains of Madness. Here’s a sneak peek at the book’s Foreword:Continue reading “Madness/At the Mountains of Madness Doc Talos Double flip book available for preorder”
Farewell, Ron Ely
Farewell with so much admiration and gratitude to Ron Ely. As Ely was the only actor to play both Doc and Tarzan, I offer this small tribute of him in yet a third role…that of Doc Talos, in his thirties, circa 1933. I confess I’ve been surprised a little at how deeply the passing ofContinue reading “Farewell, Ron Ely”
Doc Talos Magazine #7 now available!
Issue #7 – Fall 2024 – front and back cover art by Iason Ragnar Bellerophon – 64 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 – Exploring the poetic voice of A FeastContinue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #7 now available!”
Apocalypse Island/Island Apocalypse Doc Talos Double flip book now available!
The second Doc Talos Double flip book* is a stylish revisit of classic pulp storytelling, dovetailed into the ongoing Talos Chronicle mythos. Setting up the tales on each side of the book, we find none other than Rickie Talos (the “real-life” inspiration for Pat Savage in the pulps) in the year 1950…one year after theContinue reading “Apocalypse Island/Island Apocalypse Doc Talos Double flip book now available!”
Cherished Mentor
Reflecting on the past today, I was struck, as I so often am, by the importance, in our creative community, of lifting one another up. And I thought about people who have done that for me in my own life. Unfortunately, my own dad was not a very laudable person — a brilliant man whoContinue reading “Cherished Mentor”
Doc Talos Magazine #6 now available!
Issue #6 -May/Jun 2024 – 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 – Creating the appearance of Doc Talos from iconicContinue reading “Doc Talos Magazine #6 now available!”
Announcing “Two Apocalypses”
I’m delighted to announce that a special Doc Talos project is in the works for release later in 2024. I’ve teamed with author William Dexter to create a very unique book: which will ultimately be the second Doc Talos Double (a flip book, like the old Ace Doubles). We’ll be doing it as a charitableContinue reading “Announcing “Two Apocalypses””
Rickie Talos Pinup Sneak Peeks
Here’s an advance peek at my contribution to the pinups in the upcoming issue of Doc Talos Magazine. The Doc Talos stories take a more realistic approach to the classic Doc Savage characters, but interestingly, it is only post-pulp that Pat began to be depicted in the Bama-esque “Doc Savage costume”, so when creating imagesContinue reading “Rickie Talos Pinup Sneak Peeks”
Wrapping up “Madness”, the Talos pastiche retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness”
I wrapped up the writing today on “Madness”, the Doc Talos re-imagine of H.P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness”. A moment for letting out a deep breath…I usually write stories at a breakneck pace, but this one, literally, took decades to write. I was writing it back in 1977, as a sequel to MtsContinue reading “Wrapping up “Madness”, the Talos pastiche retelling of H.P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness””
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