BigJackBrass Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Ken Hite has posted an interesing piece about a current pulp novel - and why, despite appearances, it really is pulp - over on his Livejournal site. It's a reminder not to be too straitjacketed in our definitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Main Man Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now I've been saying that same thing for a couple years now (just with dramatically less knowledge of the subject). Pulp storytelling never died; it evolved with the market. Only the iconic format went away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now It's a reminder not to be too straitjacketed in our definitions. Oh, come on. Remember that big flamewar we had here a few months back about the definition of pulp? Wasn't that fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now It lets you know it's really freshly squeezed orange juice. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary defines pulp as soft, moist, and shapeless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now But only homestyle. That low-acid stuff really isn't pulp. Rex will say that it is, but he's wrongy-wrongy-wrongpants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Oh' date=' come on. Remember that big flamewar we had here a few months back about the definition of pulp? Wasn't that fun?[/quote'] Fun? FUN? You think this hobby is about fun??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now But only homestyle. That low-acid stuff really isn't pulp. Rex will say that it is, but he's wrongy-wrongy-wrongpants. Am not....Homestyle Rules, it should be a capital offense to put Ketchup on a hotdog, and high acid content seperates the Real Men from the pack. On a serious note though, I've read the Dragon Factory, as well as the other "Joe Ledger" material and I can say, they are High Pulp content. No low acid watered down Tang or Kool Aid equivilant. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Looking at these Pulp Covers: http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/bedtime-stories my pron mags are just a modern pulp collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Just goes to show you, everything is rooted in the greatness of that which is Pulp. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Ever since I first came into contact with Clive Cussler's work, I've known pulp was alive and well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Clive Cussler certainly lives within the realm of Pulp. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted June 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Clive Cussler certainly lives within the realm of Pulp. Now there's a thought: Pulp as another dimension. PCs cross over into a place where everything is just more dramatic and two-fisted all of a sudden... although I suppose that Doc Sidhe already covers much of the same ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Doc Sidhe was a great book. One which just fell out of a book box I was packing. Forgot I had it, definitely worthy of the Pulp monicker and great source material for a HERO game. ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted June 27, 2010 Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now And now, on Sky Digital, there is the Movies4Men channel. Okay, so strictly speaking it's not pulp, but war movies, westerns, thrillers? It's definitely aimed at us blokes in need of our action fix, even it is just watching Michael Dudikoff kick hell out of the bad guys again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexMundi Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now yeesh....American Ninja never dies..... ~Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now At Origins 2010 I went to the Osprey Publishing booth and mentioned I had used one of their books for one of my pulp adventures. I told him the phrase "strain the pulp before reading" and he laughed a lot. He had never heard that before. So pulp is still here; just somewhat hidden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kharis2000 Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now yeesh....American Ninja never dies..... ~Rex Only a ninja can kill a ninja! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJackBrass Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Only a ninja can kill a ninja! Or presumably if a ninja and an anti-ninja should meet there'll be an explosion and both will disappear. Do you suppose that in an alternate universe the Enterprise is powered by warp drives full of nin--- hang on, I'm getting silly again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now That would rock! Now we just need to add pirates and zombies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThistledownJohn Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Or presumably if a ninja and an anti-ninja should meet there'll be an explosion and both will disappear. Do you suppose that in an alternate universe the Enterprise is powered by warp drives full of nin--- hang on' date=' I'm getting silly again...[/quote'] Silly? no! I hear they're trying to make anti-ninjas in the super-collider at Cern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now But how will we know they're there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now Ken Hite has posted an interesing piece about a current pulp novel - and why' date=' despite appearances, it really is pulp - over on his Livejournal site. It's a reminder not to be too straitjacketed in our definitions. would the"current pulp novel be in the series HUNT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Carman Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Re: Where Pulp Is Now That would rock! Now we just need to add pirates and zombies. I am reminded of Tom Smith's "The Last Hero on Earth, a comic opera". I need to remember to buy that one... # What If? # Mad Scientists United # The Sinister Cavortings of Sir Wilfred P. Huffelbaggins III # Warning: Wimbledon! # The Sinister Sixty Strike # Enter The Waffle # You Never Call Me By My Real Name # Boulevard of Broken Genes # Tears of the Kill-O-Tron # Pirate Ninjas From Dino Island # The Terror of Sis Boom Ba # The Romance of George and Al # A Million Light Years From Home # Divided Royalties # Behold the Crossing Guard # When Strikes the Clock # Rules of Enragement # Hey! Didn't You Die? # The Rise and Fall of Sir Wilfred P. Huffelbaggins III # With Great Power Comes Great Power Bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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