tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post5493673837922063911..comments2023-07-01T01:52:41.798-07:00Comments on Guys Lit Wire: Ode to the PulpsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-81711240036471009122009-01-13T06:42:00.000-08:002009-01-13T06:42:00.000-08:00Pulps and comics ought to go hand in hand. Every ...Pulps and comics ought to go hand in hand. Every year I hear about someone trying to update the pulps in one form or another, be it in movies (Sam Raimi's producing a new version of the Shadow) or books (Tim Byrd's upcoming YA Doc Wilde series). But somehow or other, comics seem to keep missing the boat. There hasn't been a Doc Savage or Shadow comic that stood the test of times in years. What's going on?Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046406975142871800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893796119628724760.post-72872058661736900502009-01-12T17:55:00.000-08:002009-01-12T17:55:00.000-08:00when i worked for a large corporate book chain i w...when i worked for a large corporate book chain i would take doc savage and tarzan and any other pulp-y books i could find and "accidentally' shelve them in YA... or get clueless co-workers to do it. the thing is, they sold over there, but anytime someone spotted them they got put back in with rest of the fantasy and sci-fi. and they sat there until they got pulled for returns (or more likely stripped). <BR/><BR/>so i would say the market is still out there, that comics and pulps could exist side by side.david elzeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653215150526146224noreply@blogger.com