Virtual Pulp (Book) - 10/11/2010 12:22:03 PM
Virtual Pulp is a throwback to the pulp adventure magazines of yesteryear, where authors like Robert E. Howard, Dashiell Hammett and Edgar Rice Burroughs got their start, and what inspired many of the first comic book heroes.
My book is approximately novel-length, but this first installment includes 5 different adventures in genres including fantasy, historical, a post-apocalyptic aviation adventure, and a fantasy satire with a retro-sci fi flavor.
One of the 2 historicals might be considered a western, because it is post-Civil War and has horses and gunfights...but it actually takes place in Arkansas.
The other historical is set in Medieval England, chock full of tasty morsels for anyone with an interest in Robin Hood legends and/or Arthurian lore.
The serious fantasy (one is humorous) is sword and sorcery, similar to Howard's Conan tales.
The post-apocalyptic aviation adventure is subtly humorous (in the eye of the beholder), but is mostly just fun. Sure, the end of the world (as we know it) can be fun!
VP is not exactly serialized pulp--the stories all stand alone, but I would like to use some of these characters again in future adventure tales.
I've wanted to put this together for a long time. When I began to understand the e-book/POD revolution, I realized now was an opportune time to go for it.
