HELL TO HUMORBy Darryle PurcellOffbeat Publishing281 pgs Darryle Purcell is a Vietnam veteran, an illustrator, editor, publisher and new pulp scribe. Most of us are familiar with his action/adventure series ala the Hollywood Cowboy Detectives wherein he features classic western cinema heroes battling all manner of weird menaces and villainy.
THE ROCKETEER – Jet-Pack AdventuresEditors Jeff Conners & Tom WaltzIDW Publishing Company409 pgs As a comic publisher, IDW was fortunate to land the rights to the late Dave Stevens’ great retro hero, the Rocketeer. In the past ten years they’ve done some truly wonderful mini-series by various creators; all who
THE REMBRANDT STRATAGEMFrom the Case Files of Bishop KincaidKellie AustinAtomic Press278 ps When readers ask us our definition of “pulp,” we give this answer. Any fast paced, action adventure story, regardless of genres, having exotic locales, a larger than life hero and a truly heartless dastardly villain. That pretty sums
FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRLBy William HilesTrafford Publishing230 pgs This review is personal. During the Vietnam War, 2.7 million American men and women served in that faraway country. 58,000 of them died there. William Hiles was there and so was I. After graduating from high school in 1964, I
IRON STARBy Loren D. EstlemanForge Books238 pgs Rising western film star, Buck Jones, has convinced Boston financier Joseph Kennedy to bankroll a movie he wishes to produce and star in. The story Jones wants to tell is the last outlaw manhunt led by the legendary U.S. Marshal Irons St. John
KONG – An Original ScreenplayBy Edgar WallaceEdited by Stephen JonesElectric Dreamhouse244 pgs This is a wonderful coffee-table tyle book showcasing a very early script from which the classic 1933 film was produced. Originally hired at RKO to help with the script, noted British mystery writer Edgar Wallace was eager to
For a while now, it feels like the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been stuck in the doldrums. And if I’m honest, that’s where I’ve been stuck too – both personally and creatively. To be fair, the MCU has had some solid content post-Avengers: Endgame (for example: Shang-Chi and the
UNIONBy Van Allen PlexicoWhite Rocket Books264 pgs The earth has been invaded by a confederation of alien warmongers. They maintain control of the remnants of humanity via an army of robots called Kratons. Then one day a human slave worker named Jack Gael discovers a silver belt buried deep in
MEN’S ADVENTURE Quarterly Issue # 10The Vietnam IssueEdited by Robert Deis & Bill CunninghamSubtropic Productions, LLC.167 pgs When this issue arrived in the mail, we found our thoughts traveling back in time. This July, 2024, will mark 56 years since this reviewer came home from Vietnam as a U.S. Army
THE CASE OF THE JILTED JULIETA North Hollywood Detective Mystery ClubBy Mike MainsMystery Adventure Detective Books204 pgs This is one of a series of young adult books featuring Jeffrey Jones and his pal, Pablo Gomez as high school students who solve mysteries. In this book, they learn of a thirty
LEVON’S RANGEA Vigilante Justice Thriller # 11By Chuck DixonRough Edge Press183 pgs Chuck Dixon’s eleventh Levon Cade book picks up a few months after the climax of his last. Cade has moved his family to Idaho and bought himself a mid-size ranch where he hopes to raise horses with his
BONSAIBy Sandy NicolsonAvailable @ Amazon294 pgs It’s the mid-1970s and on the outskirts of Salinas, California, sets an old gas station that long ago ran out of gas. Owned and operated by a South Korean immigrant known as Bonsai, the place remains open due Bonsai’s skills as a mechanic. He
