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Created by William HD Koener in 1909, and running in the Chicago Trubune, this Hugo was a man of extraordinary strength. And in Nemo: River Of Ghosts, we discover that he killed Hugo Danner, the protagonist of the novel Gladiator and inspiration for Superman, at the behest it seems of Doc Savage's father, Clark Savage Sr. But[...]

Dynamite has sent us some exclusive first look pages for their upcoming Altered States: Doc Savage comic written by David Avallone and drawn by Dave Acosta.Altered States is Dynamite's Elesworlds or What If? comics and takes familiar characters and puts them in very different worlds. Doc's research into the criminal inside all men backfires… and his own experiment[...]

Vampirella Feary Tales #4, Red Sonja #14, In Search Of Lost Dragons and the Doc Savage Archives Vol 1. Vampirella Feary Tales #4 Nancy A Collins, Eric Trautmann, Stuart Moore (w) Jack Jadson, Mirka Andolfo, Chad Shepherd (a) Jay Anacleto, Arthur Adams, David Roach (c) In the penultimate issue of the all-star anthology series celebrating the 45th anniversary[...]

Recently, Dynamite Entertainment released their "specials", double-sized stories in prestige format for The Avenger, The Shadow, and Doc Savage I have a big ol' soft spot for pulp tradition, and have been considering reading Doc Savage and The Avenger, having already been keeping up with The Shadow somewhat, but these editions–they really sold themselves to[...]

We have another writer to writer interview, this time with David Walker, writer of the Doc Savage Special, talks with Mark Rahner about the Avenger Special, both on sale now. DAVID WALKER: When did you first discover the character of The Avenger and his Justice, Inc crew? Has this been a character that you've wanted to[...]

Today we have Doc Savage #1 free here on Bleeding Cool This is one of the books offered by Dynamite as part of their DRM-Free Digital website. DOC SAVAGE #1 Covers: Alex Ross Writer: Chris Roberson Art: Bilquis Evely In 1933, readers were first introduced to Doc Savage, the Man of Bronze Raised from the cradle to be the pinnacle[...]

Margo, Jericho, Cliff, and more unite to stem the bitter fruit of crime! Doc Savage Special 2014: Woman of Bronze David Walker (w) Kewber Baal (a) Robert Hack (c) FC • 48 pages • $7.99 • Teen+ Known as the cousin of world famous adventurer Doc Savage, Pat Savage wants nothing more than to prove[...]

Collins and Francesco Manna turn the tables on Ella Normandy after she survives a crash landing to become the sole human on a planet full of Vampires. Altered States: The Shadow, by David Avallone and Ivan Rodriguez tells a tale that proves once and more that there are worse things in the world than the evil[...]

In December Dynamite has a new Doc Savage Special coming out written by David Walker Byron Brewer caught up with the writer to talk about the special and the Woman of Bronze. BYRON BREWER: Doc Savage is all over the place these days, David Tell us a little about how this "special" came about. David Walker:  When[...]

moves into the second half of the mini-series, Kevin Pearl checks in with series writer Michael Uslan about the Dynamite series and where things are going for pulp icons the Shadow, the Avenger and Doc Savage. KEVIN PEARL: We're almost four issues now into this mini-series, Michael How has it felt handling these iconic pulp heroes[...]

Doc Savage: The Frightened Fish is set near the end of the hero's career and the story is consistent with author Lester Dent's (writing as Kenneth Robeson) later work Written from Dent's notes, author Will Murray tells the tale of the early cold war and a sequel to Dent's celebrated The Red Spider The Man[...]

Lovecraft classic with The Shadow Over Innsmouth and then Chris Roberson and Bilquis Evely wrap up the Doc Savage series. THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH (ONE SHOT) Ron Marz (w) Ivan Rodriguez (a/c) The fog-shrouded town of Innsmouth holds deep secrets There are legends of inhuman creatures raised from the depths, of supernatural rites and elder gods from beyond[...]

Michael Uslan is the producer on the Batman films as well as a fan of the old pulp heroes like The Avenger, The Shadow and Doc Savage So he jumped at the chance to write a comic starring all three for Dynamite Byron Brewer chatted with him about the Justice, Inc series. BYRON BREWER: The Shadow,[...]

Though usually these kind of things seem to revolve around diamond jewellery that, apparently, has sentimental value. Or, as in Magnus #0, do you decide to become wedding confetti? Strangely enough Doc Savage gives us a situation that just never ever happened to The Mole Man Or maybe he just never cared if he was covered in[...]

Hitting stands this week from Dynamite are quite a few books including 2 separate issues of Magnus: Robot Fighter, a new Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Blood Queen #2 and Doc Savage #7. Magnus: Robot Fighter #5 by Fred Van Lente and Cory Smith Magnus: Robot Fighter #0 by Fred Van Lente and Roberto Castro [...]

On Wednesday Doc Savage #7 will hit the comic book shelves, but you can see the Man of Bronze right here and now in the preceding issue by Chris Roberson and Bilquis Evely Doc Savage #6 with cover by Alex Ross is available here for free as Dynamite and Bleeding Cool bring you a chance[...]

The Shadow, The Phantom, The Avenger, Doc Savage… I would search every used bookstore in the area when I was a kid and buy everyone that my allowance would allow There was something about the stories that clicked with me in the same way comics had I was lucky enough to write a few prose[...]

Some pulp characters have stood the test of time like The Shadow, Doc Savage and The Phantom… while others have lived in more obscurity, cherished by the true fans of the genre but ignored by the general public The Avenger is one such hero, but now Dynamite has brought the character back in his own[...]

Chris Robeson continues his run on the Man of Bronze with Doc Savage #6 out this week Battlestar Galactica writer Dan Abnett talked with Chris about what drew him to the project, what his plans are for Doc and what it's like having covers by Alex Ross. DAN ABNETT: Chris, Doc Savage is probably the ultimate[...]

Seven titles from the new Vampirella and Dresden Files books, to the second issues of Chaos and Captain Action Cat, to classic science fiction with Battlestar Galactica #12 to a pair of pulp entries with Doc Savage #6 and The Black Bat #11 Lots of pages to help you decide what to pick up at[...]

Poor Doc Savage Even the new version is a bit of an old fashioned imperial relic Still, at least he got to kill a black man. Twilight Zone #5 deals with more prejudice against women, portrayed in relationships as golddiggers in a way that men just wouldn't Portrayed by ghostly voices that is #YesAllWomen Dr Spektor looks[...]

The first issue of the Gold Key character Doctor Spektor: Master Of The Occult, and the start of a new Dejah Of Mars series plus the Doc Savage Annual and The Twilight Zone #5. DOCTOR SPEKTOR: MASTER OF THE OCCULT #1 Mark Waid (w) Neil Edwards (a) Christian Ward (c) Plus covers by Phil Hester, Jae Lee, Ken Haeser, and[...]

Earlier Byron Brewer was talking to Chris Roberson on bring his run on Doc Savage to an end, but the writer has two classic pulp series on their last issue this month Byron talks to Chris about wrapping up his run on The Shadow with issue #35. BYRON BREWER: Chris, many fans were very impressed with[...]

In this first out our two-part interview of Chris Roberson today, Byron Brewer talks with the writer about his eight issues run on Doc Savage, how he got on the project and why he shot the Man of Bronze into space. BYRON BREWER:  Chris, with issue #8 the current volume of Doc Savage comes to its close[...]

And I'm sure my eldest daughter will use this as evidence at some point later today. Tales Of Honor #2 continues its battle for gender equality by showing that women can read maps perfectly well, but only in three dimensions. Doc Savage gives us all the Nazis In Space you will ever need The opposite of Ministry[...]

Besides the full Red Sonja issue we posted early this evening, here are two 8-page extended previews of Battlestar Galactica: Six #1 and Doc Savage #5 Then we have full issues out of the Deja Thoris Vol 5 and Vamperilla Vol 5 trades. BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: SIX #1  J.T.Krul (w) Igor Lima (a) Jenny Frison, Chris Bolson (c) FC • 32[...]

The character was kind of a cross between Doc Savage and The Shadow He is even credited as being created by Kenneth Robeson as is Doc Savage But Robeson was a "house name" used by the publisher of the pulps Street & Smith that many different writers used to create the illusion of consistency. Now the[...]

It renders the fictions we consume fluid and malleable, becoming something we play with for our own ends and needs.  This is probably the same mentality that made Science Fiction writer Philip Jose Farmer think up the Wold Newton Universe, which posited that the famous pulp heroes pop culture like Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes and Doc[...]

The book is scheduled to hit stores May 28th. In the new series, Doctor Adam Spektor has spent the past fifteen years travelling the globe, ending the threat posed by werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and other supernatural beings.  Beyond his monster hunting, he has become renowned as a television legend, Wall Street wolf, internet mogul, tabloid bad[...]

We start with the third installment of the Doc Savage series by Chris Roberson and Bilquis Everly… then don't distress as we have Damsels #13 by Leah Moore, John Reppion and Aneke and then we end with the end of Cryptozoic Man as Bryan Johnson and Walter Flanagan bring the four and final issue of[...]