tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38249046930185912072011-06-08T01:03:26.110-04:00The Pulp Collective is a think tank of pulp fiction fans dedicated to spreading the literary joy that is pulp. Discussions about neo-pulp/noir in movies, books, comics and games will be unleashed unto the unsuspecting public. It is our goal to bring enlightenment and entertainment to the otherwise listless masses. This is Doctor Lightning signing off....Doctor Lightninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627859612302203128noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3824904693018591207.post-40283180172813325452007-10-28T12:48:00.001-04:002007-10-28T12:48:42.547-04:00

http://www.comixpedia.org/index.php?title=Red_phantom

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Good morning world... This is Doctor Lightning with a list of games which were inspired by pulp and its sub-genres and those which are obviously pulp oriented.Crimson Skies is set in an alternate 1930s universe, in which the United States has splintered into several independent nation-states as a result of an increasing regionalism presence in American politics, crippling the authority of the

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I should really look into doing Photoshop as part of my comic career...

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This is Doctor Lightning taking a break from my research in developing an effective and reliable doomsday ray.Frank Schildinder, a friend of Gabriel, has sent me this very informative and intriguing article about a recognizable post-modern pulp hero whom you know as Hellboy....Hellboy, Nazis, Occult & Weird ScienceBy Frank Schildiner “Sarcasm? My sarcasm is the very LEAST of your worries,

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Hello citizens of the world... This Doctor Lightning broadcasting live from MARDL's Weapon Division. I'm taking a break from testing these knew electro-shock brass knuckles. They work pretty well I daresay.Anyway, here are some images I whipped up with Photoshop. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them!This is Doctor Lightning signing off...

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This is Doctor Lightning on a break from a crime council meeting deep in the mountains of the Soviet Union.Thank you Dare for your insightful review on this wonderful neo-noir/horror movie. Truly the message that is neo-noir/pulp is rapidly spreading.Mr. Gates, your article on pulp-ish music was truly inspirational and has motivated me to look up the information you mentioned.Gabriel, I was also

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What if you experienced a personal tragedy that left you with no beliefs to cling to?What if you so desperately needed to experience a paranormal phenomenon - just to see for yourself that there is indeed something more out there?That's exactly where writer Mike Enslin (John Cusack) finds himself after a heartbreaking occurrence sends his own life and career into a downward spiral of drunken

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Good evening America. Gabriel here broadcasting from on top of the Empire State Building. Tonight's entry is brought to you by Luxor Soap.DC Comics has a special place in my heart. I don't know what exactly but something about DC has always appealed. Marvel (after the disgusting, so-called Circulation Wars) has repulsed me. They pretty much have turned their back on what made their characters so

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Good evening America. This is Gabriel with a secret communique broadcasting live from the Flying Reaper's radio room.Doctor Who may be British sci-fi (there is a distinct FEEL to British sci-fi but that's another article for another day)but it's obviously been influenced by the great pulp novels/comics of yesteryear. Super science, horror, space opera, mystery... It's all there people.Take the

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Hi, folks. Don here, broadcasting from the radio room of The Flying Reaper, Dr. Lightning's all-purpose transformable armored zeppelin. This post is about music: what it means to my pulp-fan's brain.In 1872, french composer Camille Saint-Saens wrote a "symphonic poem" called "Le Rouet d'Omphale" (or "Omphale's Spinning Wheel"). The topic of this classical music piece is the legend of Hercules: he

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Good morning America! Gabriel broadcasting live from NYC thanks in part to Clorox.Here's an interesting article I found on the fighting art used by Sherlock Holmes, Doc Savage and the Shadow. I've decided to post the article here because it is pulp related after all.----------------------------------------------Baritsu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <!-- start content

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I like that type of horror that makes you go "OH MY GOD... WHAT IS THAT?!" Horror like Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness for example. It's the type horror that isn't associated with ghosts, the devil or black magic (even Prince of Darkness. even though it says the devil is involved, the entity described is more akin to stuff written by HP Lovecraft,

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Attention America, this is Doctor Lightning broadcasting from under the Thames River in England. This transmission is about one of the few heroes I respect... The Manhunter._____________________________________I've been a comic fan for many, many years (27 years in fact). Yes, even Doctor Lightning is fond of comics. My interests are wide and varied.I got into them in the 80s when my godparents

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Seeing the lurid poster of Taratino's Grindhouse has inspired me to create my own pulp covers._____________________________________A collector of Asian antiquities fights for his life as his latest acquisition comes to life and begins to slaughter people left and right in the name of some profane deity.Can the intrepid historian stop this loathsome creature before it kills again?!________________

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In the '80's, as my Shadowmania was in the first spasmic throes, I would buy any comic I could find with a fedora or slouch hat on the cover. I was diving into the world of pulp heroes with gusto. I may not have understood or appreciated the history and effects of the pulp era yet; I just knew anything with a hat was cool.Sue me: I was just a kid.Anyway, the first pulp-pastiche hero I found was

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Attention America, this is Doctor Lightning broadcasting way above Mount Rushmore in my armored airship, the Flying Reaper. I am the master of the skies and none of you can do a thing to stop me.I would make three important announcements.Don is currently working on a new article about "forgotten" heroes.Gabriel is working on one about the Paul Kirk ManhunterFinally, I would like to welcome Tom

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Hi friends. Gabriel here with a quickie entry about the role of magic (or magicK as some silly pagans have you believe)in this wonderful world of pulp.It's unavoidable. From secret profane societies worshipping a foul entity, to heroes like Mandrake and Dr. Strange casting cantrips and engaging in rituals to save our souls magic has been a vital element in many pulp stories.In this entry, I'll

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Attention America, this is Doctor Lightning broadcasting deep below the North Pole. I have successfully tamed the Lier in Wait utterly and completely. You will bow down to my whim or I shall unleash Him onto the heartland of your country.For now, I wish to welcome Agent Flora whose work, Tales of the Revenant is a wholly cracking, rip-snorting adventure.This is Doctor Lightning signing off...

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A quick transmission before I release my robotic Hessians onto those Cossack savages in Russian...I neglected to mention that agent Don will post another wonderful review and that I now have set up an account over at ComicSpace. Go there and peruse the many fine listings and discover other comics.This is Doctor Lightning signing off...

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Attention America, this is Doctor Lightning broadcasting deep within the Ural Mountains in easter Europe. There is no place my airship, the Flying Reaper, can go. I am unfettered by the laws of air, sea or land.Many thanks to Don and Professor Dare for their reviews. Very informative. I told my bodyguard, Mr. Bones, to get me copies of the film and book. I shall enjoy them this weekend when I

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Hi, friends. Don here with my first book review for The Pulp Collective. I barely got the book out of the Miskatonic University Library archives with my life intact, and between the security guards, their dogs, and that... thing they sent after me, I'm lucky to be writing this.In his first novel, "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril", Paul Malmont weaves together an interesting tapestry of pulp-fact

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This is Doctor Lightning once again, currently tunnelling through the soil beneath the White House in my every-terrain transformable zeppelin, the Flying Reaper.Expect a transmission soon from my undercover agent Don. His report will feature his assessment of a manuscript by Paul Malmont, entitled "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril". His preliminary findings reveal the novel to be "a

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Welcome friends and agents of the Pulp Collective... This is Doctor Lightning broadcasting from the depths of the Atlantic ocean from my submersible armored zeppelin, the Flying Reaper.What is it about pulp fiction and it's offspring (comics, movie serials) that has stood the test of time? Flash Gordon, Tom Mix, Zorro, Tarzan, the Green Hornet, the Shadow to name a few.Each of those heroes

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IntroMy name is Professor Dare. From time to time, I will be contributing reviews of films and video games that have a pulp bent to them. My first review is of Find Me Guilty, a Sidney Lumet courtroom mafia "dramedy" starring Vin Diesel - who is cast against type. Can the chrome-domed action star make it work? This time, he has...HAIR! Keep reading...______________________________________________

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Welcome aboard Professor Dare! I heard alot about your stuff from Chris Sabga. I look forward to reading your reviews and having roundtable discussions with you!

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This is Doctor Lightning once again. This time welcoming Daniel Dare who has insight in his game and movie reviews.Welcome aboard, Mr. Dare. Make me proud.

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Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North America and all the ships at sea; let's go to press!!(I just felt like starting my introduction with an archaic Walter Winchell reference)My name is Don Gates (no, no relation to Bill, I'm afraid). I guess you could say my first pulp-type experience was as a four or five year-old, when my grandmother played an episode of "The Shadow" for me. Scared the hell out of

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Hello friends. Thanks to the sponsorship of Blue Coal, I'm here to introduce myself. My name is Luis-Gabriel Leal. I go by Gabriel, Gabe or Lou.My exposure to the wonderful genre of pulp heroes and cliffhanger movie serials was back in 1985 when I was but a wee lad in St. Michael's School for Boys. I was flipping through the channels on a lazy Sunday afternoon when I happen to come across Flash

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Greetings America, this is Doctor Lightning founder of the Pulp Collective.Broadcasting from a secret location way above the Rocky Mountains in my armored zepplin the Flying Reaper, I wish to thank the 2 newest members of the Pulp Collective for their respective entries. I am positive their articles on pulp, neo-pulp/noir will prove to be not only informative but accessible to many people.Over

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