Picard! Star Trek! Fandom! Gatekeeping! Virtue Signalling! There are multiple controversies plaguing the geek-o-sphere right now. A huge topic in this week’s show is gatekeepers and gatekeeping in fandom. We wonder what gives a certain subset of fans the right to decide who is or is not a fan of
The Soul Forge Podcast is celebrating its first full year of operation. Listen in as we discuss everything that has happened over these last 12 months. This ain’t no clip show folks! The guests, co-hosts and contributors are acknowledged, The history of the idea and the original concept for the
MYSTERY OF THE HORNED MONSTER A Hollywood Cowboy Detectives Mystery By Darryle Purcell A Buckskins Edition Western If you are a devoted movie buff who knows William Pratt was Boris Karloff’s real name and Bela Lugois was originally Bela Blasko then you most likely will know in which Republic Serial
MURDER IN THE MIRACLE ROOM By Micah S. Harris Minor Profit Press 256 pgs Young April Gurley was a typical Southern young lady living in Tar Forks, North Carolina when she developed the stigmata; the bleeding of her palms resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus. The news of this
ARCHIE IN THE CROSSHAIRS A Nero Wolfe Mystery By Robert Goldsborough A Mysterious Press Original 215 pgs Back in 1986 writer Robert Goldsborough took on the task of writing new Nero Wolfe mysteries based on the characters created by the late Rex Stout. Obviously these new pastiches were met with
JUNGLE QUEENS AND SPACE RANGERS The Complete Comic Book Covers Vol 1 Edited and published by Todd Frye Earlier in the year we had the extreme pleasure of reviewing super pulp & comics fan, Todd Frye’s book “Amazing! Astonishing! Weird Tales! Complete Pulp Magazine Covers Vol 2” and we ranted
For episode 50, I take a look back over the history of the Soul Forge Podcast and pick a topic that requires further investigation. Minimalism is a rather new topic for me, and I’ve been trying to slowly includes aspects of it into my own life. In this episode, I’ll
TARZAN The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege By Ralph N. Laughlin & Ann E. Johnson ERB Inc. 301 pages Most fans of my generation will have first been introduced to Tarzan of the Apes via the movies beginning with arguably the most successful of them all, “Tarzan of the Apes” starring
In the future, society is all plastic and metal. There are fewer gaps between the joints. It takes a slick criminal to find them. Mike, Mike, and Kirby scope out the first book of the science fiction adventure series by Harry Harrison. Plus, Dan Klink has a moment of NerdBliss
ROUGH RIDERS A Graphic Novel By Adam Glass – Writer Patrick Olliffe – Artist A Graphic Novel Gabe Eltaeb – Colorist Sal Cipriano – Letterer Mike Harris – Editor Collects the first 7 issue of regular series. It has been a while since my subject was a graphic novel and
RV By Keith Suek Self-published 244 pgs. Being a book reviewer can at times be a maddening challenge with absolutely no rhyme or reason. Keith Suek, who hails from Wyoming, sent us his book, RV, after meeting us at a comic convention in Cheyenne. In the accompanying letter, he mentioned
I WATCHED THEM EAT ME ALIVE The Men’s Adventure Library Journal Edited by Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle # new texture 124 pages Ever since launching their Men’s Adventure Library, Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle have taken on the wonderful task of educating pulp fans on the history of Men’s
