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Pulp Reality

by Charles F. Millhouse (Publisher and Contributor), Bobby Nash (Contributor), Clyde Hall (Contributor)

The Winner of the 2021 Pulp Factory Award for Best Anthology and Best Cover by Damian Aviles. Car chases, two-fisted heroes, underwater mayhem, the coming of B-Man...!!

This is Pulp Reality. A collection of seven short stories from today’s top authors and artists in the genre of NEW PULP. Take a seat, as we pull back the curtain on days gone by – with heroic escapades of yesteryear and edge of your seat adventures in the vein of the old pulps from the golden-age of storytelling.


stories:
SHOWDOWN ON SCAVENGER QUAY
Bobby Nash
Art by Clayton Murwin

REEL ONE FOR THE B-MAN
Clyde Hall
Art by Ted Davies

CAPTAIN HAWKLIN AND THE CLOCKWORK BUCCANEER
Brian K. Morris
Art by Stephen Burkes

TESTAMENT OF A FORGOTTEN GOD: A ZANE CARRINGTON ADVENTURE
Charles F. Millhouse
Art by Damian Avilés
Special Zane Carrington Character Art by Clayton Murwin

ACE ANDERSON AND THE CURSE OF DOCTOR ATOMIKA, PART 1
Kellie Austin credited as Kellie Lynn Austin
Art by Candice Comelleri

PREPARE TO BE MR. FYE
Pete Lutz
Art by Lance Footer

MERCURY RISES
Rick Bradley
Art by Lawrence Everett

Genres: Anthologies

154 pages, Paperback

First published December 24, 2020

About the author

Charles published his first book in 1999 and he hasn't looked back. Having written 20 books in the Science Fiction/Pulp genres. His latest work, Captain Hawklin and the Lost Land is due to be released in spring 2020 and Book II of the his Origin Trilogy: Origin Equation will be published in Late May 2020

Charles lives in Southeastern, Ohio with his wife and two sons.

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of neo-pulp tales. All of them had something to offer, although some of them were a little too out there for me. I think the best one was the first one.

[Ryan Permison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action/adventure stories are always fun to read and this was no exception. I loved reading this because of the different characters and some intertwined with each other and those who were standalone. Truly a blast from beginning to end. Can’t wait to read No. 2! Pick this one up, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!

[Shaun · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a seven story collection edited by Charles F. Millhouse. These take a different turn -- not modern SF as much as a turn back to an age of adventures and adventurers with a 1930s and 40s aura.

The first story sets the tone: Lance Star (that’s Sky Ranger Lance Star to you, bub) goes to Scavangers Quay to solve a mystery and confronts the evil Maximilian Odenthal in daring duels on land, sea and air! (I couldn’t help that exclamation point there. This stuff grows on you.) Clyde Hall’s Reel One for the B-Man stood out for a clever and supernatural noir-infused plot in a dying movie theater. The rest, by and large, are well-written odes to adventure from a day long past.

Nothing here will be mistaken for classic literature, but if you’re looking for that you’re in the wrong book (and blog). These are stories from a very specific niche genre but if you’re up for that, these are good entertainment--and since there are two more volumes in the series, clearly there’s demand for this!

[Travis E.]

Cool find from a local author.
Series of short stories written in true pulp fashion. Pilots, PIs, robot dinos and ofcourse nazis.

[READERS RETREAT · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good read. Maybe I was not ready to read it

[Tyler Granger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by several great authors, "Pulp Reality" is a great dive into pulp comics!