Press Release: Wordslingers: An Epitaph for the Western to Premiere at Pulpfest
WORDSLINGERS AN EPITAPH FOR THE WESTERN “Wordslingers is a must-read for anyone interested in the pulps or in Western fiction, and it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a long, long time.” —James Reasoner Countless books have been written on the Western fiction genre. Almost all trace the development of the genre from its ...
Press Release: Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life Returns to Print
Philip José Farmer’s classic returns to print in softcover, deluxe hardcover, and e-book formats this Summer. April 25, 2013, BOSTON, MA—Altus Press and Meteor House Press are honored to announce they have come to terms with the Estate of Philip José Farmer to bring Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life back to print for the first ...
Press Release: Doc Savage and King Kong Coming in March
January 28, 2012—Eighty years ago in February, 1933 the Street & Smith company released the first issue of Doc Savage Magazine, introducing one of the most popular and influential pulp superheroes ever to hit the American scene. Doc Savage was the greatest adventure and scientist of his era, and while his magazine ended in 1949, ...
Another Wave of Ebooks Available
We’ve just finished converting another batch of our older titles into ebooks. And more are on their way! A Man Named Jones Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $4.99 iBookstore (for the iPad, iPhone and iPhone Touch): $4.99 Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $4.99 The Weird Adventures of the Blond Adder Barnes & Noble ...
Two More Doc Savage Ebooks Available
We’re happy to announce that our two latest Doc Savage releases, Death’s Dark Domain and The Forgotten Realm, are now available as e-books: Death’s Dark Domain: Order the e-book from Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $4.99 Order the e-book from Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $4.99 The Forgotten Realm: Order the e-book from ...
Altus Press Announces Publishing Agreement with the Estate of James B. Hendryx
Plans For Collections of Stories Never Before in Book Form September 20, 2012, BOSTON, MA—Altus Press today announced a publishing agreement with the Estate of James B. Hendryx to reprint the complete set of his long-running series featuring the characters of Halfaday Creek. “It’s quite an honor to be able to present the stories of ...
The Complete Cases of the Crime Magnet… now available as an e-book
Our new title The Complete Cases of the Crime Magnet is now available as an e-book… check it out! Order the e-book from Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $5.99 Order the e-book from Apple’s iBookstore (for the iPad, iPhone and iPhone Touch): $5.99 Order the e-book from Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $5.99
Possible New Doc Savage Premium?
Anyone know what this is? I found it being used as a bookmark in one of my old Doc Savage pulps. It’s roughly business card-sized, 3.375″x1.75,” printed on thin, semi-glossy paper. It almost looks like a stamp. I thought it was cut from something else, but the trim lines are too perfect. Any ideas?
PR: Altus Press Announces an Important New Sax Rohmer Collection
July 9—Altus Press is proud to announce the publication of the most important collection of Sax Rohmer’s work in decades. Eighteen months in the making, July will see the release of The Complete Cases of the Crime Magnet, fully authorized by the Rohmer estate. Best known for his thrilling tales of Dr. Fu Manchu, author ...
Another Batch of E-Books Available
We’ve just added another trio of titles as e-books to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the iBookstore (coming soon): The Phantom Detective: Phantoms in Bronze: Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $4.99 Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $4.99 iBookstore (for the iPad, iPhone and iPhone Touch): $4.99 The Pulp Adventures of the Hooded Detective: ...
New E-book Titles Added
Though we continue to work on new material, we’re also converting our back titles into ebooks. Just this week, we’ve added the following to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the iBookstore (coming soon): Alias Mr. Death: The Complete Series: Barnes & Noble (for the Nook reader): $4.99 Amazon (for the Kindle reader): $4.99 iBookstore (for ...
An Article on Doc Savage Artist Joe DeVito
I wanted to point out a recent article on http://www.phillyburbs.com which showcases Doc Savage cover artist Joe DeVito. You can read more and see some great pics of the Doc covers in his studio here.
Riding the Pulp Trail Now Available in E-book Format
We’re continuing our quest to get e-books out for nearly all of our books. Yesterday we announced that Doc Savage: Horror in Gold made its debut in e-book form. Today we’re pleased to announce that Paul S. Powers’ Riding the Pulp Trail is now available for the Kindle, iPod/iPhone/iPad, and the Nook. Here are the ...
Doc Savage: Horror in Gold is Available
At long last, the latest all-new Doc Savage novel by Will Murray and Lester Dent, Horror in Gold, is now available for purchase. Check out the purchasing options below: Printed Books: Order the deluxe signed hardcover: $34.95 Order the paperback from AdventuresInBronze.com: $24.95 Order the paperback from Amazon: $24.95 E-Books: Order the e-book from Barnes ...
Doc Savage: Horror in Gold is Almost Here
Good news: after several months of work, the second volume of our Wild Adventures of Doc Savage series is nearly here. Assuming things go right, Horror in Gold will be available for sale on www.adventuresinbronze.com late this week or early next. Horror in Gold is even longer than The Desert Demons (clocking in at about ...
PR: Pro Se Productions and Altus Press Team Up For Some Pulp Action
Pro Se Productions, a leading Publisher in the New Pulp Movement, and Altus Press, the foremost Publisher of quality Pulp reprints and new works such as THE WILD ADVENTURES OF DOC SAVAGE, announced a partnership in November and revealed today specifics to what has become known as the PULP OBSCURA Imprint. The concept behind Pulp ...
Altus Press on the Comic Geek Speak Podcast
For your listening enjoyment (or pain, depending on how you look at it), Will Murray and Matt Moring made an appearance on Comic Geek Speak’s spinoff pulp podcast, CGS Presents: Comics With or Without Pulp. Check out Episode 2 on the history of Doc Savage. Thanks for inviting us on, Matt and Jamie! Listen here.
More E-books Available
As promised, we wanted to give you a heads-up on when we’ve added new e-books to our lineup. Below is a list of all the e-books we currently have available on the site: Doc Savage: The Desert Demons (for the Kindle, iPad/iPhone, and Nook) Thunder Jim Wade: The Complete Series (for the Kindle, iPad/iPhone, and Nook) ...
E-Books are Here!
At long last, we’re cranking out e-books! The first one, available now, is the .epub file for Thunder Jim Wade: The Complete Series for the Nook (Barnes & Noble). In a matter of days, Mr. Wade will be appearing in the iBookstore and as an Amazon Kindle e-book. We’re converting several titles at a time ...
A Response to “At What Price”
I was recently informed of a post on newpulpfiction.com entitled Table Talk: At What Price? wherein one of the participants, Barry Reese, decided to passive-aggressively complain about the price point or our books, based mainly on conjecture and made-up quotes. I posted a response on that site, and I’ve also posted it here, as I ...
We’ll be at Pulpfest This Weekend
We’ll be at Pulpfest this weekend, along with three of our all-new books: Riding the Pulp Trail, Doc Savage: The Desert Demons, and Writings in Bronze. So stop on by our table and get all three books signed by the authors! Well, most of the writers; I don’t think Lester Dent or Paul Powers will ...
Riding the Pulp Trail Gets a Plug!
Hey, check out Laurie Powers’ interview with the Santa Clara Valley Signal where she talks about one of our new books, Riding the Pulp Trail. You can read it here: Discovering grandpa’s pulp trail.
A Strong Showing for Altus Press on Amazon!
While checking out the Amazon listings for two of our latest release, Doc Savage: The Desert Demons and Riding the Pulp Trail, I was very pleased to see how highly they were ranked on Amazon book sales charts. First, take a look at The Desert Demons, which clocked in at #9,768: While Riding the Pulp ...
My Interview on the Future of Publishing
I recently did an interview on POD publishing and it’s now live. If you’re interested, please check out Print-On-Demand and the Future of Independent Publishing. Thanks to Matthew Asprey for including me in the discussion!
Our New Look
No doubt you’ve noticed our website’s redesign; I felt a fresh coat of paint was in order on the eve of the release of the first all-new Doc Savage novel in 20 years, The Desert Demons (coming mid-July). I believe you’ll find the new design easier to navigate, and hopefully it does a better job ...
Announcing All-New Doc Savage Novels!
BOSTON, MA—JUNE 14, 2011: Altus Press is excited to announce the launch of The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage, the first in a new series of blockbuster novels starring the legendary pulp superhero in nearly 20 years. Written by prolific pulp writer Will Murray, who has won acclaim for his unequalled ten-year tenure ghostwriting Warren ...
Big Announcements Coming…
We’ve been working behind the scenes to line up a few high-profile publications. Some have taken months of negotiation, but one major franchise is nearly 100% official. Look for a huge announcement in the next few weeks. I can say no more…. …well, except for: thanks for your continued support! Matt
The New Paul Powers Book Title Contest
Hey all- As you may know, we’ll soon be publishing a collection of Paul S. Powers westerns… it’s about a 50/50 mix of reprints and all-new, unpublished stories. Now we need your help! Paul’s granddaughter Laurie is currently running a contest to name this book; get all the details here: The New Paul Powers Book ...
Alien Worlds V1
Alien Worlds By Barbara Custer & Tom JohnsonPrice: $16.50 Barbara Custer and Tom Johnson team up to explore the possibilities of intergalactic adventure. The action and suspense in these stories will keep you turning the pages. Does intelligent life exist on other worlds? Some people believe that God didn’t create the vast universe just for ...
Exciting Pulp Tales
EXCITING PULP TALES by Tom Johnson: Being proofed now, and coming soon from Altus Press. This sequel to 2010’s PULP DETECTIVES contains ten exciting pulp tales with the feel of the original writers of the 1930s and ‘40s. Many of the original characters return for the first time. The Angel Detective returns in “A Devil ...
Norvell Page is Now in Hardcover
If you were awaiting the hardcover versions of our two Norvell Page books, “G Stands for Glory: The G-Man Stories of Norvell Page” and “When the Death-Bat Flies: The Detective Stories of Norvell Page”, wait no longer. Both are now available, adorned by fantastic covers by Chris Kalb. Enjoy!
New Paul Powers News
We’ll be publishing a collection of Paul Powers Western stories early in 2011, and if you’re eagerly anticipating that, then you’ll want to know about a couple of other Paul Powers-related things. First, a brand-new Powers story, “An Embrace at Bell Chapel” posted at Laurie’s Wild West today! Check it out. Secondly, Laurie has announced ...
The Spider’s Web
In 1980, a young Chinese girl becomes involved with a young man connected to the Italian mob. When she becomes pregnant, her father allows the marriage between his daughter and young man, but secretly conspires to separate them as soon as the baby is born. Throwing a big party for his son-in-law, the Tong places ...
A Sneak Peak of The Green Lama
I want to post more about forthcoming titles… we’ve got tons of cool books coming down the pipeline, and I want to share them with you as they gradually get closer to release. To the right, I’ve posted a thumbnail of a recent ad I did for the new Airship 27 book, The Green Lama ...
Altus Press announces an agreement to print new Paul Powers stories
August 19, 2010—Altus Press, one of the most prolific pulp reprint publishers, today announced it has come to an agreement to publish a trio of books by noted pulp author Paul S. Powers. During the 1930s and 1940s, Paul Powers (1905-1971) was a prolific and successful pulp fiction writer, writing over 400 stories for such ...
The Big 50
I just noticed while setting up a few new titles that we currently have 50 total titles available currently available under the Altus Press banner! Thanks so much for supporting us as we’ve grown to be one of the most prolific pulp publishers in the business! We had the good fortune of working with some ...
Proofreading?
First, thanks to everyone for your suggestions for future reprint books. I wish I could tackle them all, but I can tell you that several that were mentioned will happen. We’ve released a lot of great titles over the past for years, and in order to get them out in a timely manner I’ve had ...
Taking Your Suggestions!
We strive to put out a wide variety of books here at Altus Press. But the underlying direction of our releases comes down to one thing: putting out the books we’d like to have on my own bookshelf, and that no one else has published in a thorough way. We’ve got tons of new books ...
Seekay is The Book Cave’s Book of the Month for April!
Just a heads up for everyone: The great podcast, The Book Cave, has chosen our book, The Casebook of Seekay and Other Prototypes of The Avenger, as their Book of the Month for April. That means that the hosts, Ric and Art, will be chatting with me about this tome in early May. And we ...
Seekay and Red Finger are Available!
Hey all- Just wanted to let you all know that two new titles are ready & available for purchase in both hard- and softcover. You can now order The Casebook of Seekay and Other Prototypes of The Avenger as well as The Hand of Red Finger from this site. And more title are coming shorty!
New Titles… the Sequel
Wow, it’s been a pretty hectic last few months! If you’ve been reading Bill Thom’s Coming Attractions site, you’ve probably seen several new titles announced. I wanted to give everyone an update on where these books are & let you know when they should be available. Several people recommended the writings of Dan (Stay Away, ...
Retirement & Releases
Even though I semi retired at the end of December 2009, I hope to continue helping Matt with some of his projects at Altus Press occasionally. But with my age and health, I’ve got to slow down. Plus, I do want to catch up on some reading I have neglected for too long. Speaking of ...
New Titles Soon
Hi all- I usually pride myself on having several titles being released at the same time. I’ve had a handful in the construction stage for some time, and after a few technical delays, they are nearly ready for release. First, you’ll notice that Volume 3 of our complete reprinting of the Secret Agent “X” series ...
Tunnels & Death
A couple of items of interest this time around. First, “Alias Mr. Death” has been released from Altus Press. This is a landmark novel, being the blueprint for the future Phantom Detective, and a novel every pulp fan will have fun reading. This novel sets the tone not only for the Phantom Detective, but you’ll ...
Unsung Pulp
It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted on here, but there’s plenty to talk about, what with PulpFest just concluding, etc. But In the past few weeks I’ve encountered some cool books which I think Altus Press fans would dig. The first of which is the magazine Pulpdom, published by Camille Cazedessus. Caz recently ...
Awards & Reviews
Pulpfest #1 is now over, and was a great success! There were over 350 attendees, plus 100 dealer’s tables, and lots of pulps. Bill Thom was the winner of the first Munsey Award, which replaces the Lamont Award. He wasn’t in attendance, so Matt Moring accepted for him Bill received the Echoes Award back in ...
Phantoms And Such
If you haven’t purchased a copy of The Phantom Detective Companion yet, you’re missing out on a great opportunity. Matt Moring has taken an old piece of research and turned it into a gem of a book. I remember vividly reading the Phantom Detective series when we were publishing Echoes, and furiously searching for missing ...
We’re Selling Original Pulps Now
Just a heads up: we’ve recently added a shopping cart to this site. It’s very safe, secure & the transaction is handled by Google Checkout. As of now, I’ve just listed a few Doc Savage pulps, but I’ll add more soon. And I’ll also list some other pulp-related books as well. And perhaps I’ll add ...
Show wrap-up
First, thanks for enduring the blog updates that sporadically came from my iPhone. It relied on a good signal, which didn’t occur in various parts of the Weston. The Saturday night auction was a marathon; several hundred lots in 4 hours. I personally don’t get the appeal of Weird Tales, but I could certainly appreciate ...
Friday night auction
Just got back from the Hamilton. auction, where many deals could be found. The highlights of the auction went cheaper than I expected: the Baumhoffer painting got $3500, and the Canadian Shadow #1 went for $1000. Overall, I’d say most lots went for roughly $100-200. The Hamilton art was sold for roughly $100-200 for b&w, ...
Out and about
To clarify, the Doc Savage #1 is coverless so it’s not pretty. Still it beats $3000 on a nice copy. I picked up the new Blood n Thunder and it looks great. Chris Kalb has completely redesigned it and it’s twice as thick. I bought a pile if Triple Detectives. I bet there are some ...
Waiting for the show to start
It’s funny watching the parking lot from my hotel room; I see lots of pulp swag getting hauled into the show.
Convention Morning
I’m still on east coast time, so being up at 6 for a show that begins at 12 might prove a bit boring for a few hours. But we’re heading off for some breakfast which will kill some time. I took a pic of the front of the con hallway; it’s before 9 and already ...
Registration Time
I just returned to my hotel room after visiting the Windy City hospitality suite. I apologize for the lackluster pic; it was pretty crowded and difficult to get a good shot. I did, however, get to meet Al Tonik in person after quite a few swapped emails. I brought my near-complete copy of The Phantom ...
We’ve arrived.
Ahhh… After a flight that was delayed an hour, we’re at the Lombard. Beautiful hotel, but not much of a view (see pic), I’m afraid. I believe there was another attendee checking in at the next desk over, so there must be more pulp people around. The weather’s clearing up and there’s not a lot ...
Live Blogging Starts April 30
Just to let everyone know, the blogging from the Windy City show begins (sporadically) on Thursday, April 30th. This is the first day attendees can register, so check back then!
Harold Ward is Coming!
As many people have noticed by now, Altus Press has worked out a deal to reprint the works of Harold Ward. Probably best known for his Doctor Death stories, his output spans many different genres, and is well worth owning. We’ll be putting these out soon, as taken directly from the original manuscripts. And many ...
Blood Moons
Unfortunately, there’s nothing new to report yet, but I’m still hoping that something will be released soon that I can comment on. In the meantime, here’s another Review, this one on a book I share with Barbara Custer of Night To Dawn. This contains my short novel of the Vietnam War, plus several of my ...
Will Murray’s Pulp Superhero Index is up
You may have noticed that in the header of this site is a link to an index. This is no ordinary index. This is the latest version of Will Murray’s Pulp Superhero Index. It’s a fantastic reference for anyone looking to track down every appearance of a character, or perhaps you’re curious to see who ...
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley almost single-handedly created the costumed hero all by himself! Although many of his characters wore strange costumes: The Man In Purple, The Crimson Clown, The Green Ghost (early series), Thunderbolt, etc., The Mongoose, his most famous creation was that of Zorro, the masked avenger who rode the west righting wrongs and punishing evildoers. ...
Book Review
It’s been a month since I last posted a message in the Blog, so I thought I should put something in just to keep it alive. Unfortunately, with the end of the year, things slowed down a bit, and there really wasn’t much news. “The Day The Earth Stood Still” was released at the theaters, ...
Altus Press F.A.Q. Part 1
Wow, lots of posts today! I’ve tried to keep posts to a minimum, only posting when there’s something to post about. There’s a lot of unnecessary clutter out there on blogs; why add to it? But people have asked me about the books here and future plans, so I’ll dive in. Here are the most-frequently ...
Interested in a Giveaway?
While it’s probably too late now, for the past week I’ve been considering publishing a “giveaway” for customers. I like that publishers used to do such things, both as a thank-you to customers as well as an incentive to purchase something. Well, it’s never too late, I suppose, but to take advantage of the Christmas ...
On “Tarrano the Conqueror”
Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that other title that’s been two years in the making! I’m an admirer of Ray Cummings. I know he’s been branded a one-trick pony, but I think that’s unfair. The guy wrote in many genres, including the hero pulps (The Phantom Detective, and possibly more). He’s known for his ...
Latest Book Releases
As the year winds down, we’re frantically trying to wrap up several near-complete titles… one of which I’ve been toiling over for more than two years now! The first of which is The Pulp Adventures of The Hooded Detective, which collects for the first time all three pulp stories as published by Columbia in 1941-42. ...
Pulp Movies
A while back, I mentioned one of my all time favorite movies on my Yahoo Groups, “The Day The Earth Stood Still”; a science fiction flick from the 1950s. This was a morality movie, with a flying saucer landing in Washington D.C. An alien named Klaatu exits the craft, with a nine foot tall robot ...
Fading Shadows
FADING SHADOWS was a small press publishing house that began in June 1982 with the publication of ECHOES, the hobby magazine for the pulp enthusiast. The magazine lasted for 100 issues before becoming a newsletter, finally ceasing in December 2004. However, in June 1995, FADING SHADOWS branched out to fiction magazines with the first issue ...
On Our Limited Editions
I recently received an email from one of my customers asking: Can you explain how your limited editions work? Be happy to! As you may have noticed, we offer hardcover, limited editions of most of our books, and these are limited to 100 copies each. Once that threshold has been reached, the book is retired. ...
Bronze Shadows & The Moon Man
One of the first fanzines I ever read was Fred Cook’s BRONZE SHADOWS (Bronze for Doc Savage and Shadows for our hero, The Shadow), which ran for 15 issues, beginning with an undated Issue #1. Issue #2 was dated December 1965. Issue #15 was dated November 1968. Except for Issue #1, which was only a ...
Pulpcon 2.0
Thanks to the work of Mike Chomko and a handful of others, a new Pulpcon is coming in 2009. This is a good thing. While I’ve never attended a Pulpcon, I am looking forward to this one, now that it will be run right. I’ve thought about attening other, earlier Pulpcons. But there was always ...
Welcome to the new Altus Press
Matt writing; I hope you won’t mind a few hiccups while we’re rolling out our new website. We’ll be including regular blog posts so you’ll want to check back often.
An Introduction
My fascination with pulps began in the mid 1940s with my love for comic books, radio drama, and Saturday Matinee serials. As a young boy living in Wichita Falls, Texas, I was surrounded by theaters, bookracks and, of course, our family radio. It was during the time soldiers were returning from Europe to their hometowns, ...
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