PoorWandering 1 Posted September 21, 2004 Report Share Posted September 21, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Well seeing how i am playing a legacy Rocketman at the moment he has to be on the list but my real favorite would be Pickman he shares my obsession with books. Btw. What is the G-8 apart from the G7 plus Russia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParitySoul Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character G-8, sounds like something I heard of. Can't place it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character G-8, first, last, and always. And his villains were out of this world -- Herr Doctor Krueger, maddest of mad scientists; Stahlmaske, forerunner of villains ranging from Darth Vader to Doctor Destroyer; Herr Grun, the American ape-man; The Vampire Hag, the Sky Wolves, and multitudes more. Anyone else here have G-8 in the background of their game universe? My long running non-supers PC was loosely modelled on him. Background indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character My long running non-supers PC was loosely modelled on him. Background indeed! Myself, I always wanted to have my fellow superheroes & myself run into one of those super-tanks Stahlmaske was making; maybe I'll have his grandkid show up as a VIPER leader and bring one of the old tanks out of mothballs. And when I remember all the beast-men G-8 and his flying Rover Boys ran into, I wonder if Phillipe Moreau's father was working for the Kaiser in WW1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Myself, I always wanted to have my fellow superheroes & myself run into one of those super-tanks Stahlmaske was making; maybe I'll have his grandkid show up as a VIPER leader and bring one of the old tanks out of mothballs. And when I remember all the beast-men G-8 and his flying Rover Boys ran into, I wonder if Phillipe Moreau's father was working for the Kaiser in WW1. Kind of, yes: http://www.pjfarmer.com/secret/Immortal/moreau.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Kind of, yes: http://www.pjfarmer.com/secret/Immortal/moreau.htm I know. I was the one who posted it. But thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character I know. I was the one who posted it. But thanks anyway. Argh. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted September 23, 2004 Report Share Posted September 23, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Tarzan, Doc Savage, The Phantom and Flash Gordon. Razzle Dazzle and derring do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted September 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Tarzan' date=' Doc Savage, The Phantom and Flash Gordon. Razzle Dazzle and derring do. [/quote'] Odd, with a name like that, I'd peg you as a Lensmen fan. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Odd' date=' with a name like that, I'd peg you as a Lensmen fan. . .[/quote'] You are like the third person on and off the boards who has mentioned that. I never read any of the Lensmen series. It appears I had better dig up some oldies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character You are like the third person on and off the boards who has mentioned that. I never read any of the Lensmen series. It appears I had better dig up some oldies. They're well worth it, especially if you're any kind of Green Lantern, Star Trek, or Star Wars fan. I sat there the first time I read the books going "Wow, that is so trite." Then I checked the dates and realized that this is where all of those "trite" galactic SF ideas came from in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentor Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character They're well worth it, especially if you're any kind of Green Lantern, Star Trek, or Star Wars fan. I sit there the first time I read the books going "Wow, that is so trite." Then I checked the dates and realized that this is where all of those "trite" galactic SF ideas came from in the first place. Wow. As I am a fan of all of the above, I am sold. Thanks, guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcL63 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Indiana Jones, although I enjoyed Howard Chaykin's take on the Shadow, back in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just A Guy Name Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character You are like the third person on and off the boards who has mentioned that. I never read any of the Lensmen series. It appears I had better dig up some oldies. ? What did make you choose that handle, then? JC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiko Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character I enjoyed Howard Chaykin's take on the Shadow' date=' back in the 80's. [/quote'] I'd also say the Shadow, and I will go on record right now saying I LIKED Alec Baldwin in the 1993 (right year?) movie as well as the comics and the radio serial. So there. Cheers, Michelle aka Samuraiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted September 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Wow. As I am a fan of all of the above' date=' I am sold. Thanks, guys. [/quote'] Suggestion: While the listings and such say that Triplanetary is the first book, its actually a prequel. Read them in this order, instead: Galactic Patrol, Gray Lensman, Second Stage Lensman, Children of the Lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just A Guy Name Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Don't forget First Lensman, Meta; another prequel (of a sort) to the main storyline presented in the last four books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaphysician Posted September 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Yeah, but don't read it til finishing the main four. I tend to forget it, as I haven't read it yet. Currently still trudging through Triplanetary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character I like my Pulp heroes a bit closer to real life - thus Professor Challenger over Doc Savage, Biggles over G-8, etc. I actually find heroes with a 15- in EVERY skill a bit tedious. But one name that I don't see much is RE Howard's Kirby O'Donnell. He only appeared in three stories (collected as Swords of Sharazar (sp?) and recently reissued). I really liked those stories and since almost no-one I know is familiar with them, used them as the basis of several adventures that gave me a couple of months of enjoyable gaming in my FH game. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FenrisUlf Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character But one name that I don't see much is RE Howard's Kirby O'Donnell. He only appeared in three stories (collected as Swords of Sharazar (sp?) and recently reissued). I really liked those stories and since almost no-one I know is familiar with them, used them as the basis of several adventures that gave me a couple of months of enjoyable gaming in my FH game. cheers, Mark Swords of Shahrazar was reissued? When and where, and by who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character By Ace - the reissue included some other stories IIRC. As to when.... not recently, I'm afraid - I think about 10 years ago. (can't have been much more than that because it has a Kelly cover). It's still easier to find than the older Orbit version (the one I have) which was released in the mid 70's with a rather inappropriate Achilleos cover . cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSword Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character The recently put out a collection of Soloman Kane by Howard as well. I picked up the collection, but haven't had a chance to read it. Favorite character; I enjoy Conan, but I have really been getting into the detective stories of the era. So I would go with Hammett's Continental Op or Philip Marlowe. Marlowe shows you don't needs tons of CSLs, you just need to be the toughest SoB on the block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Favorite pulp character ? Hmm "Doc Savage", "The Shadow"(Although I have read very few of his adventures), "Professor Challenger", "Sherlock Holmes". The ones that I would like to read (but can't get hold of at the moment) are "The Avenger"and "G8". Oh yes and Ãndiana Jones"while i'm thinking about it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeritRA Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character I have several Conan, The Shadow, The Avenger, Doc Savage and The Spider. I can not wait until Pulp Hero is released. I have Justice Inc. and want more. MeritRa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Re: Favorite Pulp Character Doc Savage was neat, but way back when my Great Grandfather got me these audio tapes of the radio classics. There was like 15 or 20 tapes and it was chock full of Abbott & Costello, The Shadow, Burns & Allen, RKO Radio Hour etc. I spent SO many nights listening to the 'radio.' To this day, The Shadow has a special place in my heart. "Who knows what lurks in the hearts of men?" A good cardiologist, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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