Posted at 2:02 PM Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
by William
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Doc Con, Events, Pulpcon, PulpFest, Windy City
2012 is well under way, so the pulp convention season is starting up again.
If you haven’t noticed, we keep an updated listing of upcoming Pulp Events on the front page of ThePulp.Net. It covers conventions, sales shows, exhibits and other pulp gatherings.
The 33rd Los Angeles Vintage Paperback Collectors Show in Mission Hills, Calif., was March 25. It was my first time to attend. (We were in town for a family event, but I managed to zip over for about an hour Sunday morning.) As Laurie Powers noted, there were few pulps for sale this year. I didn’t find anything on my wants-list, but I did pick up the second volume of The History of the Science Fiction Magazine, by Mike Ashley, (I’ve had the first volume since the late ’70s) and a 1918 issue of The Popular Magazine.
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Posted at 8:49 PM Monday, April 25, 2011 |
by William
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Doc Con, Movies/TV/Radio, News, Pulps
The March of Time newsreel on Doc Savage which opens the re-edited "DeTarnished" version.
For some, George Pal‘s 1975 Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze may hold a few fond memories of seeing the pulp hero on the silver screen for the first time. But those fond memories aren’t widely held.
For most, Warner Bros. turned what potentially could have been a Raiders of the Lost Ark adventure (but six years earlier) into a campy film that wasn’t funny enough or “adventure-y” enough. It was sort of an in-between failure.
The fate of the film was mostly water under the bridge — until about four years ago. A couple of fans attempted to re-edit The Man of Bronze into a better movie. One of those re-edits — Doc SaLvageD: The Fan-Edit of Bronze — was screened during the evening activities of Doc Con X.
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Posted at 3:41 PM Thursday, November 11, 2010 |
by William
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Doc Con, News
Doc Con XIII unofficially begins Friday evening, Nov. 12, at Courtney Rogers‘ house. We’ll head to dinner at 6 p.m., then return to Courtney’s house for a radio play re-enactment.
Doors officially open for Doc Con XIII at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at Jay Ryan‘s house, with registration and activities beginning at 9:30 a.m.
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Posted at 12:00 PM Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
by William
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Doc Con, Events, News
Doc Con 2010
The
Doc Con XIII schedule is coming together nicely. The con is just under three months away.
This year’s con will be held Saturday, Nov. 13, at Jay Ryan’s house in Peoria, Ariz. While Jay is hosting the con, I’ve taken over the role of this year’s program coordinator. That’s a change from previous years, where the host did double-duty and really didn’t get to enjoy the con.
We’re celebrating the 70th anniversary of Doc Savage in comics and the 75th anniversary of the first appearance of Chemistry the ape in the novels.
Cost for the con will be $20 again this year, which includes a copy of The Big Book of Bronze, Volume 3.
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Posted at 11:34 PM Monday, February 1, 2010 |
by William
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Announcements, Doc Con, Events, News
Doc Con 2010
Saturday at week ago was a “Doc Day” here in the Phoenix area. That’s a day when members of the Arizona Fans of Bronze get together to plan the next Arizona Doc Con (as well as talk pulps, books and movies).
We met at Phil Matthews’ home. He’s been ill recently and was unable to attend November’s Doc Con. So it was great to spend a few hours visiting with him. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted at 10:58 PM Sunday, January 10, 2010 |
by William
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Doc Con, Events
Continuing with my checklist of things I’ve intended to post but haven’t, here’s the highlights video from November’s Doc Con XII in Chandler, Ariz.
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Posted at 9:11 PM Monday, November 10, 2008 |
by William
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Doc Con, Events, News
After more than a week, the Doc Con 2008 highlights video has been completed and posted.
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Posted at 10:12 PM Saturday, November 1, 2008 |
by William
Published in
Doc Con, Events, Pulps
We just concluded a terrific Doc Con XI a few hours ago. I’ll post a wrap-up video in the next few days, as soon as I get the raw footage edited.
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Posted at 10:45 PM Saturday, October 25, 2008 |
by William
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Doc Con, Events, News
Doc Con 11
Speaking of pulp conventions, I’m remiss for not mentioning this earlier: Doc Con 11 is coming up in less than a week, on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Courtney Rogers’ house in Glendale, Ariz. (just northeast of Phoenix).
What better way to fill you in than with an e-mail that this year’s host sent out recently: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted at 9:14 AM Saturday, February 9, 2008 |
by William
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Announcements, Doc Con, Events, News
Arizona Fans of Bronze
A couple of Saturdays back, the Arizona Fans of Bronze got together for one of its regular “Doc Days.” That’s when we brainstorm about the next
Doc Con, discuss activities, etc., generally talk pulps, then hit one or two area bookstores.
This being the first Doc Day since November’s con, the main topic was setting the date for Doc Con XI. The decision: Saturday, Nov. 1.
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