![]() (Is there a background story to Skull Island/Wilder Island that I’m missing? Or the assistant to Doc Titan’s father, or the real identity of the Black Skull?)Īlso, like many pastiches, the characters are not exact copies. ![]() At times one wonders what the basis of certain characters. ![]() Further, Reinagel uses the names of various people from pulp fiction for the names of minor characters. We see analogues of Tarzan, Captain America (and his two main Nazi villains the Red Skull and Count Zemo), Captain Satan and even the Angel Detective. It also uses the Wold Newton concept of Philip José Farmer, to create the backdrop to the story, weaving in various heroes and characters from earlier fiction. Here, we have his takes on four major pulp heroes: Doc Savage ( Doc Titan), The Shadow ( The Darkness), The Avenger ( The Guardian), and The Spider ( The Scorpion), plus their aides and assistants. This book is an obvious labor of love to create an epic pulp hero novel, teaming up pastiches of four of the major pulp heroes (and hints of several others). The first Pulp Heroes novel is More Than Mortal. Another series is Modern Marvels, which I’ll cover in another posting. ![]() The main series is called Pulp Heroes and will consist of three pulp novels plus two associated works. Wayne Reinagel is a New Pulp author who is creating an epic set of novels. ![]()
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