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”
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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 Just a year before his passing, he scoffed at the mention of his old Doc Savage novels, saying, “They would be so outdated today that they would undoubtedly be funny.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”
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.”
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”
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”
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!”
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””
“Wild Life” and the continuing Doc Brazen saga
I recently had the opportunity, and was delighted to provide, an Introduction to the newest Doc Brazen book, which is #9 in the series. Many more Brazen books (all by author Jeff Deischer) are to come, but seeing these nine together gives them the weight of a developing epic, which is a remarkable accomplishment. UlyssesContinue reading ““Wild Life” and the continuing Doc Brazen saga”
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