Tales of the Shadowmen 15: Trompe l'Oeil

Tales of the Shadowmen #15

by Jean-Marc Lofficier (editor), Randy Lofficier (Editor)

Trompe l'Oeil! To cheat the eye! To concoct the perfect illusion! To deceive, lie and dissemble! What better way to encapsulate the myriad of tricks employed the villains to gain the upper hand on the heroes? But do the latter always fall victim to such cunning snares? Not so -- as illustrated in the twenty stories collected in this volume!

Doctor Omega faces his deadliest arch-enemy in a strange museum... Professor Challenger attempts a bold physics experiment... The Nyctalope and Judex unite to fights a fascist regime... Arsene Lupin faces the Devil Doctor... Irma Vep attempts a very risky robbery... Rotwang's robots invade 14th century Spain... Spiridon the Giant Ant investigates a sinister plot... Edgar Poe is snatched from his own time by the Philadelphia Experiment...


In this fifteenth volume of Tales of the Shadowmen, the only anthology dedicated to international heroes and villains of pulp literature, writers from England, France, Switzerland and the United States unite to pay homage to those great champions and master criminals who enchanted our adolescence.

300 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2018

About the author

Jean-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

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another fun collection of stories featuring mix and match pairings from across literature.

like with any anthology, it's a bit uneven, but they keep publishing me and I think my story turned out pretty good.