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…
Year: 2024
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…
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…