Noir Artwork of Glen Orbik: Pulp Artists

orbik, 3/31/08, 11:52 PM, 8C, 5420x7304 (194+317), 100%, Repro 2.2 v2, 1/30 s, R74.0, G67.4, B87.2

With his noir artwork on the cover of a long list of great hardboiled books, Glen Orbik was the ultimate pulp cover artist. Here’s some of Orbik’s amazing noir artwork. It’s really in a league of its own. I was writing the American Pulps December Reading List and one of the books had a Glen… Continue reading Noir Artwork of Glen Orbik: Pulp Artists

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

Horror Pulps and Weird Tales

Cover of the Horror Pulp Fiction magazine, Strange Tales. March 1932

A while back one of our former Instagram followers announced his displeasure that we were posting art from Men’s Adventure Magazines. “There’s more to pulp fiction than manly man magazines” he said. He then listed horror pulps like, Weird Tales and Eerie Stories before unfollowing us and leaving our lives forever. If he only stuck… Continue reading Horror Pulps and Weird Tales

Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer

They don’t make ’em like Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894 – 1961) anymore. A veteran of both world wars AND a Pinkerton Agent, Sam wrote what he knew. And what he knew was far more interesting than your average person. A product of the D.M.V. (D.C., Maryland, Virginia NOT the Dept. of Motor Vehicles), Hammett was… Continue reading Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer