Last time, I sent you over to look at my newest project: http://www.fantasticpulp.com. It is a joint project between my friend Neal and myself that attempts to bring our love for the old pulp stories to a modern audience.
The premise for Fantastic Pulp is simple, despite the rather dramatic headline. We want to tell you about these stories, these characters, and the wide ranging influence that they have had on popular culture. Crime fiction, science fiction, even comic books owe their widespread audience to pulp fiction magazines and novels.
Comic books? Well, if not for pulps, we wouldn’t have had two young storytellers create Superman. Without a The Shadow script and art from Flash Gordon, we wouldn’t have Batman. No, I’m not kidding. Not to mention Batman is essentially Zorro. But that’s a story for another column. Even something no one considers pulp, Dr. Who, has a place on Fantastic Pulp.
Aside from articles about pulp fiction stories, we plan on bringing you pulp-inspired stories. Regular readers here know that those kind of stories are my stock-in-trade. At least I hope they invoke that feeling. So, yes, you’ll see some of my stuff, you’ll see some of Neal’s stuff, and we already have two submissions including a Christmas story that is very fun.
So, what does that mean for you? Ideally, it will introduce you to this very rich genre of story if you’ve never read them. What we hope is that what you see there will inspire you in your own writing endeavors. We absolutely want submissions. For stories and articles, and even audio, if you are up for it. If you would like to submit, you can email editor@fantasticpulp.com. Registered users can find all the submission guidelines in the members area. And hey, we’re always looking for advertisers as well. You can direct those to sales@fantasticpulp.com.
No, this blog isn’t going away but I honestly want to show people why I love these old stories so much, and I really do hope some of you will grow to love them as well. I feel that Fantastic Pulp is a great way to do that. As always, comments are welcome, either here OR at Fantastic Pulp. Until next time.
~Mike