Every year, writers, editors, and publishers choose to roll out new titles at PulpFest. Altus Press, Murania Press, and Stark House Press have premiered reprints of classics from the past, while Adventures in Bronze, Airship 27, and Meteor House have debuted new work inspired by the great fiction of the past. And since PulpFest annually hosts several New Fictioneer readings, you can always expect to meet some of the creators of today’s pulp fiction at the convention.
At PulpFest 2013, Meteor House and Altus Press released a new edition of Philip José Farmer’s biography of the bronze crusader who fought almost 200 separate battles against the forces of evil — DOC SAVAGE: HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE. This revised edition features a brand new foreword by Farmer and pulp expert Win Scott Eckert, updates to the “List of Doc Savage Stories” including the latest novels, rare material culled from Mr. Farmer’s notes, and tributes by other Farmer and Doc experts, including John Allen Small, Keith Howell, Rick Lai, Art Sippo, Christopher Paul Carey, and current Doc Savage writer Will Murray, as well as other bonus materials not seen in prior editions.
If you were lucky enough to be in attendance at the 2013 PulpFest and purchased a copy of Meteor House’s hardcover edition of the Grand Master’s classic study of the Man of Bronze, you could have had your copy signed by all of the contributors who were in attendance. Unfortunately, one contributor was missing: Keith Howell.
Thankfully, Keith will be attending PulpFest 2016. So bring your copy of DOC SAVAGE: HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE to this year’s PulpFest and stop by the Meteor House table to obtain that missing signature. It’s just one more reason why you should not miss PulpFest 2016, “Summer’s AMAZING Pulp Con!” It will take place July 21 through July 24 in the Columbus, Ohio Arena district at the Hyatt Regency hotel and the city’s spacious convention center. Start making your plans to join us at the “pop culture center of the universe” for PulpFest 2016.
(The revised edition of DOC SAVAGE: HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE, by Philip José Farmer, was published in 2013 as a joint venture by Meteor House and Altus Press. It featured cover art by Doc Savage artist Joe DeVito. The deluxe hardbound edition includes a signature page.)
