Mirta; artist, Floridian, and all-around great person has been a friend of the pulps for about as long as we’ve been calling ourselves American Pulps. So, it was kind of a no-brainer to make her our first Miss Mayhem. And because she’s our resident spooky girl, we figured the October issue made the most sense.… Continue reading Miss Mayhem: Mirta
Tag: Pulp Art
Noir Art: The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post has been around since 1821. And in those 200 years (off and on), they’ve given us some great crime fiction and amazing illustrations. Originally I was going to just post an article about James R. Bingham, an illustrator who worked with The Saturday Evening Post often in the 50s, and illustrated… Continue reading Noir Art: The Saturday Evening Post
Stolen Rembrandts — This Is A Robbery on Netflix
If you like Boston Accents, 90s nostalgia, and true crime—This is a Robbery on Netflix is for you. Produced by Colin and Nick Barnicle, it’s a breezy four episodes with great characters, interviews, surprisingly high production value re-creations, and archive footage. The Heist The series is about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. When, in… Continue reading Stolen Rembrandts — This Is A Robbery on Netflix
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
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
Welcome to the Roaring Twenties
Put on your Peaky Blinders Irish step-dancing hat and mix together some bathtub gin and bitters, we’ve made it back to the Roaring Twenties. When it comes to nostalgia entertainment the sweet spot seems to be 20 – 30 years. With shows like Stranger Things reminding us of The Goonies and E.T. from the 80s… Continue reading Welcome to the Roaring Twenties
Pulp Paperback Artists – Robert Maguire
If people are going to judge your book by its cover, you want an artist like Robert A. Maguire (August 3, 1921 – February 26, 2005) painting your bookjacket. From the 1940s to the 1990s Robert Maguire’s artwork sold a lot of books. In the world of pulp paperbacks, when newspapers weren’t reviewing these lurid… Continue reading Pulp Paperback Artists – Robert Maguire
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
Community Spotlight: Eric Hibbeler
Here’s another American Pulps Spotlight where we take a person from the American Pulps community and interview them. We have such an amazing community through social media and we want to give props where props are due. This week it’s Eric Hibbeler who puts a modern twist on his neo-noir style artwork and some awesome… Continue reading Community Spotlight: Eric Hibbeler
Community Spotlight: Stu Hepcat
This is our very first American Pulps Spotlight where we interview a person from the American Pulps community. We have such an amazing community through social media and we want to give props where props are due. This week it’s Stu Hepcat: Tell us about yourself: I’m a tattoo artist and owner of Hepcat Tattoos… Continue reading Community Spotlight: Stu Hepcat