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The Art of the Pulps: An Illustrated History

Foreword by F. Paul Wilson
Edited by Douglas Ellis, Ed Hulse, Robert Weinberg
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Hardcover
$49.99 US
IDW Publishing
10.13"W x 11.25"H x 1"D   | 58 oz | 8 per carton
On sale Oct 24, 2017 | 240 Pages | 978-1-68405-091-8
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Experts in the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines—the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre). 

With an overall introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.



"The Art of the Pulps is a must for any pulp fans, anywhere." - LOCUS Magazine

Winner of the 2018 LOCUS Award for Best Art Book
  • WINNER | 2018
    Locus Awards
"It’s one of the best books I read this year, and I give it my highest recommendation." - James Reasoner, author of Outlaw Ranger and The Civil War Battle Series

"The Art of the Pulps is a must for any pulp fans, anywhere." –Locus

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Experts in the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines—the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the editors’ collections—among the world’s largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter. All images are fully captioned (many are in essence "nutshell" histories in themselves). Two special features in each chapter focus on topics of particular interest (such as extended profiles of Daisy Bacon, Pulp author and editor of Love Story, the hugely successful romance Pulp, and of Harry Steeger, co-founder of Popular Publications in 1930 and originator of the "Shudder Pulp" genre). 

With an overall introduction on "The Birth of the Pulps" by Doug Ellis, and with two additional chapters focusing on the great Pulp writers and the great Pulp artists, The Art of the Pulps covers every aspect of this fascinating genre; it is the first definitive visual history of the Pulps.



"The Art of the Pulps is a must for any pulp fans, anywhere." - LOCUS Magazine

Winner of the 2018 LOCUS Award for Best Art Book

Awards

  • WINNER | 2018
    Locus Awards

Praise

"It’s one of the best books I read this year, and I give it my highest recommendation." - James Reasoner, author of Outlaw Ranger and The Civil War Battle Series

"The Art of the Pulps is a must for any pulp fans, anywhere." –Locus

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