Gary Lovisi

Interview with Heather Jacobs (Big Fiction); profile of Timothy Green Beckley (Fate, Beyond, etc.); articles on Beyond, Super-Science Fiction, Diabolik, Dashiell Hammett digests, Gunsmoke, Dope Fiends trading cards; fiction by Ron Fortier, Gary Lovisi, Joe Wehrle Jr.; and reviews of Weasels Ripped My Flesh , Where Stories Dwell, The Man From Mars, The Executioner: Border Offensive, A Blonde for Murder, Popular Fiction Periodicals, Betty Fedora #2, Paperback Parade #89, Manhunt Dec. 1953, Children's Digest Spring 1972, Fate #727. Includes nearly 100 cover images. Contains explicit language. Contributors: Tom Brinkmann, Steve Carper, Peter Enfantino, Ron Fortier, Brad Foster, Richard Krauss, Gary Lovisi, Michael Neno, Bob Vojtko, Joe Wehrle Jr. and D. Blake Werts.

THE WARRIOR OF RIGEL Tan Alvaka of Asudra was one warrior of skill, loyalty, and courage. While on a diplomatic mission for his King, he discovers that his entire world, the planet Rigel, is in grave danger. A masked fiend calling himself Zorr, the name of the God of the Under World, has begun a secret campaign to infiltrate every kingdom with his hundreds of spies and assassins. Their goal to usurp the various monarchies, defeat their existing armed forces, and conquer them by any means possible. As incredible as the plot seems, Tan soon realizes Zorr has the means and fanatical followers to make it happen unless he can expose the treachery, unmask the villain, and then gather an army of his own to stop them. In "Warrior of Rigel," writer Gary Lovisi offers a fast-paced action adventure in the style of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Robert E. Howard. It's a thrill a page from start to finish. One sword and planet fans won't want to miss Artist Ron Hill provides the cover and black and white interior illustrations with Art Director Rob Davis handling book Design.

THE TOWERS OF METROPOLIS VOLUME 2 In 1927, German filmmaker Fritz Lang created the silent science fiction masterpiece, "Metropolis." It remains a monumental work of imagination wherein the struggles of mankind are challenged by the soulless evolution of the mechanical age. Here, in this setting of mile-high towers of wonder, the secret sufferings of the past collide with the shining ambitions of the future. And yet, the citizens of "Metropolis" remain ever slaves of the present. Here in this second volume of new stories, writers Dexter Fabi, Carson Demmons, and Harding McFadden revisit Lang's supercity where all times collide and only the pure of heart can truly survive. Artist James Lyle provides the 12 interior illustrations and cover, while Art Director Rob Davis handles the book design.

AGE OF HEROES "There once was an age of men before the dawn of pre-history, when magic ruled and heroic warriors fought with blood-drenched swords in vicious battles for treasure, power, and honor. It was a time undreamed of, far away in lost eons of time, where lived the most heroic men and women who had ever trod the earth under their momentous bold, and brave hearts. In I, Barbarian, I try to recreate those adventures. One such hero was Conan The Barbarian, created by Robert E. Howard. These incredible stories touched my heart and soul as a young man. They sang their songs boldly and honestly. Those stories, and others like them, by Howard, and other writers, made up my youth and are imbedded in my consciousness today - even so many decades later." From the Introduction by the author. Gary Lovisi is one of New Pulps most prolific and admired writers. Here, in this amazing collection, he offers eleven fast-paced, colorful pulp tales of mighty swordsmen, tempting witches, and dastardly wizards. Accompanying him on these adventures is artist Ron Hill who provides both the stunning cover and interior illustrations. Art Director Rob Davis puts it all together. These are stories intended to make your blood race with the fever of High Adventure in the Age of Heroes.

A SHERLOCK HOLMES NOTEBOOKGary Lovisi has been collecting Sherlock Holmes arcana for decades, and has written on every aspect of the Great Detective and the literary world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. He has collected 22 of those articles in this profusely illustrated edition that celebrates the joys and discovery of collecting. It's all here: from the scarce paperbacks to the classic hardcovers; the films, the comics, and the magazines... Holmes on stage and screen... the rare Mexican Sherlock Holmes series... the Penzler Sherlock Holmes Library... even Professor Challenger and the Lost World make an appearance Lovisi writes about the pastiches, the fan writings, the scholarly musings... even the Sherlock Holmes cards If you are fan of Holmes, a book collector, a lover of Victorian London, or simply curious about this fascinating world of homage and detection, this is the book for you. Gary Lovisi offers a cornucopia of Sherlockania in this Sherlock Holmes Notebook

Gary Lovisi presents a new Sherlock Holmes adventure set in the magical land of Oz, as Holmes and Watson take on their most fantastic case-the Red Poppy Menace Sure to delight all fans of both Sherlock Holmes and Oz, this edition is profusely illustrated by Lucille Cali.

Gary Lovisi presents a new Sherlock Holmes adventure set in the magical land of Oz, as Holmes and Watson take on their most fantastic case-the Red Poppy Menace Sure to delight all fans of both Sherlock Holmes and Oz, this edition is profusely illustrated by Lucille Cali.

It's 1963 and tough-as-nails Bay City Homicide cops, Griff & Fats, find themselves mired in the most brutal cases of their careers. A brother cop has gone crazy off the rails; an out-of-town cop-killer is seeking revenge; they find themselves stalked by an unknown assailant in a mysterious black car; on top of all that a harvest of homicide is being reaped by a monster killing young women by the dozens. Griff & Fats find they have fallen neck-deep into a sewer of unremitting violence, murder ... and far worse ...

He was Gaetano Salvidienus Rufus, better known by most simply as The Sicilian. He had been raised by the Greek, Apollodorus, upon the Mediterranean island of Sicily after his father Quintus Salvidienus Rufus had been executed by Mark Antony as a traitor, even though his father had secretly been working for the young Roman prince, Octavian. Octavian, who was the nephew, adopted son--and heir to the Great Julius Caesar. Caesar had been assassinated and soon afterwards had become a god--and young Octavian at just eighteen years of age had become the son of a god among the Romans--and eventually became the sole ruler of Rome. He quickly took the name Octavian Caesar. Years later he would transform himself yet again and take the name Augustus--meaning revered, auspicious, augmenting. All honor due to him. The young heir to Julius Caesar seemed to many a bit full of himself in those early days, some like Mark Antony often derided him his youth and arrogance--but few realized the greatness hidden within that youth--until it was too late. Octavian was a young man who had been given many honors and titles, and he would hold the office of Consul of Rome a total of thirteen times throughout his life, more than any other man in the history of Rome. He would be hailed Imperator--victorious general; and Princeps--First Citizen--all important honors and titles he held among many others that he had contrived the Senate to bestow upon him. But honorable titles and grand names were not the true power held by the man. His control over the Roman legions was where his true power lay. And for Octavian--Augustus--that control was absolute. The legions were loyal to him--to a man

It's 1963 and tough-as-nails Bay City Homicide cops, Griff & Fats, find themselves mired in the most brutal cases of their careers. A brother cop has gone crazy off the rails; an out-of-town cop-killer is seeking revenge; they find themselves stalked by an unknown assailant in a mysterious black car; on top of all that a harvest of homicide is being reaped by a monster killing young women by the dozens. Griff & Fats find they have fallen neck-deep into a sewer of unremitting violence, murder ... and far worse ...

Bold Venture Press unveils "The Last Goodbye," Gary Lovisi's latest chronicle of crimefighter Vic Powers. A routine traffic stop escalates into a mob vendetta, putting a good cop and his wife on the run. When he turns to his friend Vic Powers for help, everything hits the proverbial fan. Powers has already been kicked off the force for "brutality." Now he's got an excuse to demonstrate real brutality against some people who deserve it - an entitled mobster's son, an animal abuser, and a smart-mouth private eye. Take our advice - stay on Vic's good side. This volume includes the novella "The Last Goodbye," and three short stories starring Vic Powers - "Kicks," "I'd Kiss the Bullet That Found Him," and "Crash Landing." Cover by Robert A. Maguire.

HORROR HAS A NEW FACEFrom the pages of the classic pulps comes the most frightening avenger of them all, the Purple Scar The handsome, debonair Dr. Miles Murdoch was a world famous plastic surgeon. His life was the stuff of dreams until it all turned into a heart-wrenching nightmare. Murdoch's brother, a dedicated police officer, is brutally gunned down while on patrol. Before dumping his body into the river, his murderers pour acid over his face as a final act of contempt. When the body washes ashore days later, Officer Murdoch's face is beyond recognition, a scarred, purple visage unlike any horror ever imagined. It is the sight of this death grimace that transforms Miles Murdoch into an avenging angel. Vowing to bring justice to those responsible, the skilled surgeon molds a pliable rubber mask from that repulsive, mutilated face; a mask he dons to become the Purple Scar, the scourge of crooks and villains everywhere. He has become the physical embodiment of their worst fears brought to fiendish life. Airship 27 now presents four brand new adventures of the creepiest pulp hero of them all, the Purple Scar