If you’re living in an area experiencing “April Showers” and find yourself indoors a lot, here’s some books to keep you company. If it’s beautiful out, these books can keep you company outside too. That’s the beauty of books, they’re versatile. Ride the Pink Horse — Dorothy B. Hughes Dorothy B. Hughes, the late, great,… Continue reading April 2021 — American Pulps Reading List
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New Pulp Fiction — American Pulps
We are living in a Pulp Rennaisance, whether you call it “New Pulp,” “Neo-Pulp,” or just “Pulp” there is definitely a resurgence in the world of Pulp Fiction. What is Pulp Fiction? Pulp Fiction is a genre of tawdry, action-based stories printed on cheap magazines. The pulp publications of the early-to-mid-1900s were made from cheap… Continue reading New Pulp Fiction — American Pulps
Pulp Artists: Earl Norem — From Men’s Mags to Marvel
Earl Norem (1924 – 2015) is the bridge between men’s adventure magazines and comic book art. The guy painted for everything pop culture; men’s mags, comic books, pulp paperbacks, movie posters, toy packaging, and even programs for the New York Yankees. He was born on April 17, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York. During World War… Continue reading Pulp Artists: Earl Norem — From Men’s Mags to Marvel
Men’s Adventure Quarterly and the New Pulp Renaissance
When we first started American Pulps, we were kicking around ideas for our zine. Like I’ve said in previous articles, we both knew we wanted to write pulp fiction, but we wanted to “niche down” a bit, with pulp fiction being a broad catchall genre. We were at John’s house and he pulled out Bob… Continue reading Men’s Adventure Quarterly and the New Pulp Renaissance
The Amazing Movie Poster Art of John Solie
Not a lot of artists can say they’ve been commissioned to paint over 200 movie posters. John Solie’s artwork covers a wide range of genres from comedy, action, Blaxploitation, and porn. But he’s no one-trick pony, Solie has also been commissioned to illustrate for The Saturday Evening Post, TV Guide, and NASA. Born in LaCrosse,… Continue reading The Amazing Movie Poster Art of John Solie
Lupin on Netflix
I may or may not be late in the game here, but I just binged Lupin on Netflix and I loved it. It took me two sittings to burn through the French Heist/Mystery/Thriller starring Omar Sy. If you haven’t heard of it, here’s the trailer: I have to admit, I hate watching poorly dubbed foreign… Continue reading Lupin on Netflix
The Pulp Art of Vic Prezio
Victor Prezio (1924-1976) was a very prolific pulp artist best known for his work illustrating Men’s Adventure Magazines. Unfortunately, when it comes to biographies of Vic Prezio, that’s about it. He was very prolific, created eye-popping Men’s Mag and pulp paperback covers, and died at the age of 52 in 1976. It’s a shame there… Continue reading The Pulp Art of Vic Prezio
March 2021 — American Pulps Reading List
It’s March, a month with a few birthdays to celebrate here at the Pulps. Matt’s birthday is in early March, John’s is later in the month, and one of American Pulps’s birthdays is March 5th. I say “one of,” because we re-branded as American Pulps on July 4, 2018, and consider the 4th as our… Continue reading March 2021 — American Pulps Reading List
The Wild Pulp Art of Samson Pollen
Samson Pollen (1931-2018) started his career in the 1950s illustrating pulp paperback covers. But it was for the Men’s Adventure Magazines that his career really flourished. His evocative style with dutch angles and almost painting in a forced perspective give a real sense of action and 3-D feel to his art. After Men’s Mags declined… Continue reading The Wild Pulp Art of Samson Pollen
Inspirational Stuff – Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) is one of the most famous painters from the United States, finding himself in the pantheon of artists such as Edward Hopper, Thomas Hart Benton, and John Singer Sargent. That’s probably because Norman Rockwell was illustrating for the countries biggest publications from 1913 to the 1970s. He painted portraits of presidents, Rosie… Continue reading Inspirational Stuff – Norman Rockwell