Each issue of the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY magazine I co-edit with Bill Cunningham focuses on men’s adventure magazines stories and artwork and related media that fit a particular theme. The…
The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #6 – Part 2 of an in-depth preview…
The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #6 – Part 1 of an in-depth preview…
Issue #6 of the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY is now available on Amazon in the U.S. and worldwide and via my online bookstore. This blog post is the first of several…
GEORGE GROSS: COVERED, a new Men’s Adventure Library art book
GEORGE GROSS: COVERED is latest book in the Men’s Adventure Library series I co-edit with Wyatt Doyle, the multi-talented head honcho of the New Texture indie publishing imprint. This new…
About our book POLLEN IN PRINT: 1955-1959
Artist Samson Pollen created hundreds of classic illustrations for the men’s adventure magazines (MAMs, for short) published in the 1950s, 1960s and 197os. He was one of the top illustrators who…
Wyatt Doyle & Bob Deis answer the question “Why PulpFest?”
If you’re close enough to Pittsburgh to attend the 2022 PulpFest Convention scheduled for August 4-7, my Men’s Adventure Library series co-editor Wyatt Doyle and I will see you there.…
The MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #5, the “Dirty Mission Issue”
In addition to the Men’s Adventure Library book series I co-edit with Wyatt Doyle, I also co-edit a full-color magazine that showcases artwork and stories from men’s adventure magazines (MAMs)…
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…
Catching up with action/adventure author Stephen Mertz
Stephen Mertz is a Grandmaster of action/adventure novels. He’s penned scores of them over the past four decades under his own name and various pseudonyms – and is still going…
An interview with artist James Bama – Part 1…
EDITOR’S NOTE: On April 24, 2022, the great artist James Elliott Bama passed away, a few days short of his 96th birthday. During the past decade, I had the honor…
Final Sale on the 2022 Eva Lynd Calendar
At PulpFest 2021, when Wyatt Doyle and I gave our talk about Eva Lynd, the legendary artist’s model, pinup model, and actress, we released THE AUTHORIZED 2022 EVA LYND CALENDAR.…
POLLEN IN PRINT 1955-1959, our new Samson Pollen art book
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post refers to the special edition of POLLEN IN PRINT 1955-1959 that came with perks via an Indiegogo campaign listing. That campaign has ended. However, the book…
The “Jungle Girls” issue of the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY (MAQ #4)
It has been one year since Bill Cunningham of Pulp 2.0 Press and I launched the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY. The MAQ is a full-color, 150-page magazine that reprints and discusses…