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Darkhorse Comics App Reviewed

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Featured, Pulp Spotlight Darkhorse Comics, Darkhorse Comics App, DC Comics, EC Comics, Marvel Comics

Hello all you pulpeteers out there! Now we all know that New Pulp Tales is the premier spot on the internet for all things pulp. We've got stories, we've got reviews, we've got ideas and

The Shadow: The First Dark Knight

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Column, Featured, Pulp Spotlight Maxwell Grant, pulp spotlight, Samuel Langland, The Shadow, Walter B. Gibson

The Shadow, though not obscure, is probably lodged in most people’s memories with other “second-tier” vigilantes and masks of yesteryear—Doc Savage, The Phantom, The Spider, Black Mask, Green Hornet, and so

The Whole Wide World

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Featured, Pulp Spotlight Dan Ireland, Novalyne Price Ellis, pulp spotlight, Renee Zellweger, Robert E. Howard, The Whole Wide World, Vincent D'Onofrio

After my recent trip to Robert E. Howard’s home in Cross Plains Texas, I was motivated to watch The Whole Wide World. This movie is based on One Who Walked Alone, a memoir by Novalyne

Visiting the Robert E. Howard Museum

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 Featured, Pulp Spotlight Conan the Barbarian, Kull, Marvel Comics, pulp spotlight, Robert E. Howard, Soloman Kane, Sword and Sorcery

One of pulp fiction’s most famous spots resides in the heart of Texas. I and fellow New Pulp Tales writer, Eric Skowronski, took a pilgrimage there on Thursday, July 8th. For me, I flew from

John Carter: A Cornerstone of Pulp

September 12, 2019December 13, 2020 Column, Pulp Spotlight edgar rice burroughs, Jeremiah Dylan Cook, john carter, pulp spotlight

As with Finn J.D. John’s other annotated omnibus that I devoured, Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian, The John Carter Trilogy was a pleasure to imbibe. Since I was traveling in August, I listened

Conan’s Weird Tales

July 16, 2019August 23, 2021 Column, Pulp Spotlight Conan the Barbarian, Finn J.D. John, Hyperborean Age, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Robert E. Howard, Soloman Kane, Sword and Sorcery

As seen in our very first Pulp Spotlight, we enjoy a good Conan story. In today’s Pulp Spotlight is Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Cimmerian Barbarian: The Complete Weird Tales Omnibus, compiled and edited by

Lovecraft Country

May 6, 2019December 13, 2020 Column, Pulp Spotlight H.P. Lovecraft, HBO, Jordan Peele, Matt Ruff, Weird Fiction

It’s time to tie another story to a chair and shine a spotlight in its pulpy face. Today’s subject is Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff. This book is soon to be an HBO adaptation from

Altered Carbon, Cyberpunk, and Hardboiled Detectives

March 25, 2019December 13, 2020 Pulp Spotlight Altered Carbon

Since Netflix announced the season two cast for their insanely expensive series Altered Carbon (okay, we’re a little bit late to the party), now might be a good time to throw light

H.P. Lovecraft’s The Beast in the Cave

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Column, Pulp Spotlight H.P. Lovecraft, The Vagrant, Weird Fiction

Continuing our Pulp Spotlight series, I’m going to look at one of the most iconic authors of Pulp Fiction—and certainly of Weird Tales—H. P. Lovecraft. He’s a pop culture favorite (and definitely well-loved here at

Jason Aaron’s Conan the Barbarian

March 4, 2019December 13, 2020 Pulp Spotlight Black Starlight, Comic Book Resources, Comics Connection, Conan the Barbarian, Game of Thrones, Imaginary Worlds, Jason Aaron, John C. Hocking, Mahmud Asrar, Marvel Comics, Matthew Wilson, Robert E. Howard, Sword and Sorcery, VC's Travis Lanham

Here at New Pulp Tales, we’re going to be launching a new series of articles where we spotlight new or classic Pulp Tales. This is a fun way to give back and connect with the