“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””
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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”
Columbia Pat Savage, Part 3
Guest blogger Atom Mudman Bezecny wraps up her look at the 1930’s Columbia Pictures movie series featuring the magnificent Pat Savage. The films that never were…but should have been. __________ PAT SAVAGE, GIRL GANGBUSTER (1938) Saving the best for last: the poster for the third Pat movie captures the glamour and giddiness the series embodied.Continue reading “Columbia Pat Savage, Part 3”
Columbia Pat Savage, Part 2
Guest blogger Atom Mudman Bezecny continues her tour-de-force 1930’s cinematic history of Pat Savage by Columbia Pictures… ________ PAT SAVAGE – LADY LANCELOT (1937) A jail guard flinches at the eerie look in Pat’s eyes in this lobby card for the second Pat Savage movie. Is that a hint of a Mona Lisa smile onContinue reading “Columbia Pat Savage, Part 2”
Columbia Pat Savage, Part 1
Many thanks to guest blogger Atom Mudman Bezecny, who takes us deep into the movie career of Pat Savage…that never was. But oh, if it only had been… _____________ In the early days of cinema, movie theaters operated rather differently than they do today. Instead of offering a single A-tier feature for the price ofContinue reading “Columbia Pat Savage, Part 1”
Three pulp authors discuss “Doc Savage: The Perfect Assassin” by James Patterson and Brian Sitts
What follows is a review/discussion by three diverse authors…all enthusiastic creators and readers of pulp adventure. The three of us met in 2021 and immediately enjoyed one another’s company and writings to the degree that we joined in the tradition of author circles like the 1930’s Kalem Club (a literary group whose last names allContinue reading “Three pulp authors discuss “Doc Savage: The Perfect Assassin” by James Patterson and Brian Sitts”
Review of Doc Talos “Fortress”
FORTRESS, by R. Paul Sardanas and Iason Ragnar Bellerophon — review by Grace Ximenez This book is going to be enormously challenging to review. And this is far from my first rodeo…I’ve been reviewing books and films for over two decades, and have even reviewed works in the Talos universe (having done a review ofContinue reading “Review of Doc Talos “Fortress””
Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Fortress”
2022 has seen the release of two Doc Talos re-imaginings of classic pulps, Wolves (based on Brand of the Werewolf), and Fear (based on Fear Cay). Now available at a pre-release price is a pastiche novel based on one of the most iconic pulp tales of all time: Fortress. In the year 1938, a smallContinue reading “Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Fortress””
Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Fear”
Following Wolves, a Doc Talos adult-pulp re-imagining of the classic Doc Savage novel Brand of the Werewolf, comes the next in the series of daring pastiche novels, Fear. Based on the 1934 pulp classic Fear Cay, the new book will be releasing on November 21st! Pre-orders for Fear are now being accepted at a significantContinue reading “Pre-release sale for Doc Talos “Fear””
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