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Tales of the Shadowmen #7
Tales of the Shadowmen 7: Femmes Fatales
This seventh volume of the only international anthology devoted to paying homage to the world's most fantastic heroes from popular literature spotlights the females of the species: beautiful, deadly, tragic, accursed, enticing... all gathered here for an amazing collection of new adventures...Tremble as Christine Daae meets Herbert West the Reanimator and Dr. Loveless Nurse Ratched Experience thrills as Milady tries to outwit Captain Blood and Lady Blakeney the Black Coats Watch in awe as Becky Sharp foils the designs of Sar Dubnotal and Amelia Peabody those of mad King Tut Wonder as the Bride of Frankenstein challenges the power of Dr. Omega and the vampire countess Marcian Gregoryi that of Victor Frankenstein and the Illuminati Also starring Carmilla Catherine Levendeur Rosa Klebb And the Eyes Without A Face With a foreword by Xavier Maumejean and a portfolio by Matt Haley.
324 pages, Paperback
First published November 27, 2010
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Jean-Marc Lofficier
427 books22 followersJean-Marc Lofficier is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comic books and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier
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June 6, 2011
More fun stories teaming up various heroes and villains from across victorian literature and pulp fiction.
Like any anthology, some stories are better than others, but with so many good ideas and use made of 'literary history', I'm more than willing to forgive the occasional stumble.
Like any anthology, some stories are better than others, but with so many good ideas and use made of 'literary history', I'm more than willing to forgive the occasional stumble.
August 7, 2014
This book is an anthology, and finding an anthology where every story is consistently to your liking can be difficult. This book is no different in that respect.
The Tales of the Shadowmen is a series of collections of new pulp stories written by people who are intimately familiar with pulp in all its forms, including literature, television and films. This makes for some interesting mixes, including Bruce Wayne and Indiana Jones, The Scarecrow and Freddie Krueger, and Phantom Of The Opera and Re-Animator.
The big problem I had with it was that there is a huge amount of pop culture knowledge required to appreciate all the stories. You're bound to miss something in the mix. For me, that can take away enjoyment. I also wonder why this volume in the series is subtitled Femme Fatales when there aren't really any femme fatales in the stories. There are one or two, but mostly not.
If you know your pulp stuff or if you're looking for a couple stories that are unabashed, crazy fun, this is the book for you.
The Tales of the Shadowmen is a series of collections of new pulp stories written by people who are intimately familiar with pulp in all its forms, including literature, television and films. This makes for some interesting mixes, including Bruce Wayne and Indiana Jones, The Scarecrow and Freddie Krueger, and Phantom Of The Opera and Re-Animator.
The big problem I had with it was that there is a huge amount of pop culture knowledge required to appreciate all the stories. You're bound to miss something in the mix. For me, that can take away enjoyment. I also wonder why this volume in the series is subtitled Femme Fatales when there aren't really any femme fatales in the stories. There are one or two, but mostly not.
If you know your pulp stuff or if you're looking for a couple stories that are unabashed, crazy fun, this is the book for you.
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