Talking with J. Kingston Pierce about artist Ron Lesser…

EDITOR’S NOTE: J. Kingston Pierce is one of the world’s foremost experts on crime novels and vintage paperback cover art. For almost six years, he was the lead crime-fiction blogger…

“Weasels Ripped My Flesh!” – from MAN’S LIFE to Frank Zappa to the Men’s Adventure Library…

My very first post on this blog, back in 2009, was about the magazine cover that sparked my initial fascination with men’s adventure magazines: the cover of the September 1956…

A TRUE STRANGE cover gallery—featuring artwork by Thomas Beecham

I’m currently working with my MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY co-editor Bill Cunningham on MAQ #11. All MAQ issues reprint vintage men’s adventure magazine stories and articles about them that fit the…

PulpFest 2024 gets “Spicy”!

Editor’s Note: From August 1 to August 4, my Men’s Adventure Library co-editor, Wyatt Doyle and will be in Pittsburgh at the PulpFest 2024 Convention. As usual, we’ll have a…

My annual Memorial Day post: a look at the first issue of BATTLE CRY magazine…

[EDITOR’S NOTE: A link to a flip page copy of the first issue of BATTLE CRY magazine is at the bottom of this post.] Memorial Day is a day to…

Catching Up With Australian Pulp Scholar Andrew Nette

I first became a fan of Australian pulp culture scholar and novelist Andrew Nette when I bought GIRL GANGS, BIKER BOYS, AND REAL COOL CATS: PULP FICTION AND YOUTH CULTURE,…

MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #10, the Vietnam War issue – Preview Part 2

My previous post on this blog provided a preview of the first half of Issue #10 of the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY, the magazine I co-edit with book designer and head…

MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #10, the Vietnam War issue – Preview Part 1

Issue #10 of the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY, the magazine I co-edit with book designer Bill Cunningham (who is also my co-editor on THE ART OF RON LESSER series), was released…

The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #9—the “Croc Attack” issue, Preview – Part 2

My previous post here was Part 1 of an in-depth preview of the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #9, the “Croc Attack” issue. MAQ #9 reprints classic men’s adventure magazine stories and…