SECRET AGENT "X" - Volume One1 review Wild, Cat Books Lulu.com, 2006 Who In the World Is the Mysterious X? What chance do criminals have against a secret agent who could be... ANYBODY? That was and is the beauty of Secret Agent X, almost no one knows who the man really is, and the ones who have seen him couldn't sware to him again. His mastery of disguise is beyond perfection, he seems to become a ...             The Man from the Diogenes Club6 reviews Kim Newman MonkeyBrain Books, 2006 A fun, if a back dark, look back at the 70s + Retro-fueled psychic detective stories with a cool Avengers vibe! + diogenes + Give us more!             Tales of Masks & Mayhem - Volume II E-BookTime, LLC, 2006 A series of costumed crime fighters in the tradition of the great Pulp heroes of the 1930s, with characters like The Shadow and Doc Savage appearing in magazine form. These are all new stories that originally appeared in a small press magazine titled "Double Danger Tales", published by Tom & Ginger Johnson from 1995-2004. This is the second volume in the current series. The first volume was ...             The Spider Chronicles3 reviews John Jakes, Mort Castle, ... Moonstone, 2007 Rumors of The Spider's demise are greatly overrated! + The Spider Returns + the pulps are back!!! As long as there are those who still recall and love the glory days of the hero Pulp Magazine, the heroes will never die! Reprints were our only contact with the Master of Men, the Violent Avenger, until the release of this action-packed trade paperback! Pulp authorities such as Will Murry, Joe ...             Astounding Hero Tales3 reviews Hero Games, 2007 Great new pulp stories + Framing the Pulp Heritage A collection of short stories written in the style of the classic pulps. featuring tough guy PIs, ordinary Joe boxers, weird occult menaces, and strange heroes. Excellent work, well worth reading. Of special interest to those who'd like a better feel for the range of stories and genres that fall ...             The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril: A Novel40 reviews Paul Malmont Simon & Schuster, 2007 Such A Fun Read! I just wanted to add my two cents and five stars on this book. This was a great book from start to finish. Exciting, fun,...it has really stuck with me, since I read it. A ripping yarn. I am very much looking forward to what the author comes up with next.             LANCE STAR - SKY RANGER2 reviews Frank Dirscherl, Bobby Nash, ... Wild Cat Books, 2006 Adventure Gold + Up into the WIld Blue Yonder! Lance Star: Sky Ranger is definitely a gem of an adventure. There are four stories by four different writers with four different feels. Yet they all tie together in a nice package. I can't say I have a favorite. We're taken from the coast of San Francisco, with a brief visit to the Hidalgo Trading ...             PROFESSOR STONE - EYE OF RE (Professor Stone)2 reviews Wayne Skiver Lulu.com, 2007 First Timer + A New Pulp Hero Emerges From Stone Prof. Stone has been my introduction into the whole pulp genre, and I hope that he represents it well, as the book is thuroughly enjoyable and enthralling. I'd forgotten the joy of a storyline that wasn't convoluted with drama and action that wasn't just gratuitous violence. It's like getting a ...             Tales of the Shadowmen 3: Danse Macabre (Tales of the Shadowmen)2 reviews Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier, ... Hollywood Comics, 2006 A Good Year for Shadowmen + The previous review says it all...almost. This series is getting better and better. It thrives on the funny, adventurous, or uncanny parings of pop culture characters and the crossovers are getting more entertaining as they get more audacious! It is interesting to see how many of the stories are now showing the shadowy influence of the ...             Adventure6 reviews MonkeyBrain Books, 2005 Shame on me for not reviewing this sooner! + Super Reader + Good venture! First of all, I am a voracious reader of pulp and adventure. When the two are combined, magic happens! Chris Roberson, thank you! I really enjoyed your Van Helsing story. Beware, there be tygers has never been truer...but then I love anything to do with mysterious jungles. Going down the ...             THE MOON MAN - Volume One1 review Lance Curry Lulu.com, 2006 There IS a Moon Man, after all! I was pleasantly surprised to find this book. A new Pulp Hero--to me anyway! I had read Secret Agent X, The Green Lama, Ki-Gor, and The Black Bat, but I had never meet this mysterious (some may catch something there!) figure in the space globe. The stories were well-written, and of interest, and ...             Retro Pulp Tales2 reviews Subterranean Press, 2006 Rip-roaring + Strong Collection of Pulp Stories Rarely do such proclamatory nomenclatures hold good, esp. for anthologies, where the frequency of each author is bound to be different and thus it is more difficult to produce a rich harmonique. This collection features stories which make us understand what used to be the pulpy days, and long for ...             Paragaea: A Planetary Romance11 reviews Chris Roberson Pyr, 2006 Another Exciting Adventure + A Fun and Wonder-Filled Return to SF Adventure + A little bit John Carter of Mars + Ah, Sweet Adventure!             Anno Dracula24 reviews Kim Newman Avon Books (Mm), 1994 Super Reader + Fangtastic + Alternate "History" -- Dracula Meets Jack the Ripper! An excellent book. Kim Newman puts his own spin on a turn around a Wold Newton style universe. He also has a bunch of sneaky 'now who was that' style cameos, a la John Myers Myers' Silverlock. Dracula has found another way to be in charge in England, by marrying in to the royal family. To ...             THE HOUNDS OF HELL - Fortier & Linzner5 reviews Ron Fortier, Gordon Linzner Wild Cat Books, 2005 Top notch two-fisted pulp novel at its best. + Dr Satan vs the Moon Man-- how fun is that?? + HOUNDS OF HELL is a real Pulp Treat + Classic Pulp Action + Pulp Crossover Galore!             All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories1 review Wheatland Press, 2004 Best anthology I've read in ages Moles & Lake have done an incredible job on this collection of stories. They're all different lengths and styles, and I enjoyed every one. They deliver all the Stirring Adventure promised in the title, considerably better written than that might imply. Many of the stories pay homage to the 40's ...             The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures: Return to the Center of the Earth and Other Extraordinary ...1 review Running Press, 2005 High Quality Homages to Jules Verne I've decided to treat myself to only one of these a week after reading the first 4 this weekend. Who knows if we'll ever get new Verne stories again by authors of this caliber. (The editorial review doesn't do justice to the contributors. Check the table of contents scan.) Each story deserves to ...             Melody of Vengeance (Doc Atlas Adventure) (Doc Atlas Adventure)8 reviews Michael A. Black Echelon Press Publishing, 2007 DOC ATLAS + Doc Atlas + Doc Atlas Rules! Great book in the style of the fortys.Lester Dent would have loved it.Doc Atlas will keep you on you'r toes.             The Phantom Chronicles: New Tales Of The Ghost Who Walks!5 reviews Craig Shaw Gardner, Jim Alexander, ... Moonstone, 2007 Lee Falk would be proud. + the phantom chronicals + Super Reader + Phantom adventures + Phantom Prose Rocks!             Brother Grim7 reviews Ron Fortier Wild Cat Books, 2005 Blazing Pulp Action - The Spider Meets Weird Tales + Something For Every Pulp Fan! + Brother Grimm returns + Written to a pulp + Pulp fiction served up with flair, verve, zest, and finesse!