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
Tag: Mort Künstler
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
February 2021 – American Pulps Reading List
We were going to start this last month, being January and all, but life got in the way. Anyway, we’re trying something new here at the Pulps, a monthly reading list. The first month went about as well as our “dry January” did, but hey, here’s February. Gunshine State — Andrew Nette We’re big fans… Continue reading February 2021 – American Pulps Reading List
The Godfather: From Mens Mags to the Big Screen
You can’t deny the influence Mario Puzo’s The Godfather had on future creators who in turn became our influences here at American Pulps. I read The Godfather when I was in college and I loved it. But it wasn’t until much later that I found out the 1969 novel was also published in the pages… Continue reading The Godfather: From Mens Mags to the Big Screen
Inspirational Stuff: Mort Künstler and Shark Week
When people ask us what kind of stuff we write, we like to show them the painting above by Mort Künstler. We love everything about this right down to the bookshelf nightstand. I mean, OK, this guy’s obviously going through a rough patch in his life but at least he seems well read. Mort’s last… Continue reading Inspirational Stuff: Mort Künstler and Shark Week
The art of Mad Men, a moving McGinnis painting
OK, we love Mad Men. It’s a classic TV show with very rich, well written characters set in a time period that we at American Pulps are very much into. I can’t say much about the show that hasn’t already been said. It’s been off the air for three years now and it’s been picked… Continue reading The art of Mad Men, a moving McGinnis painting