PulpFest is not only lauded for its fine programming but also for its large dealers’ room.
Beginning on Thursday, July 30, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry will be home to thousands of collectible pulp magazines and digests, vintage paperbacks, first-edition hardcovers and series books, original art, genre fiction, B-movies and serials, collectible comic books, and much more.
What dealers are we expecting at PulpFest 2026? In our posts this week, we’re profiling our dealers, telling you a little bit about each of them.
Brian K. Morris has been a freelance writer for over twenty years. A frequent guest at comic and book shows throughout the Midwest, he’s also an independent publisher, award-winning playwright, occasional actor, YouTuber, and a former mortician’s assistant. His books include The Original Skyman Battles the Master of Steam — which has been compared to Doc Savage — Santastein, The Terrors, and Vulcana: Rebirth of the Champion. You’ll also find his work in Shudder Stories, published by Becky Books, and other anthologies. Brian lives in Indiana with his wife and too many comic books. Visit Rising Tide Publications to learn more about this returning PulpFest dealer, and please welcome him back to PulpFest.
Lamont Award winner Ed Hulse of Murania Press is the editor and publisher of the much-admired journal, Blood ‘n’ Thunder, and many other publications. He’ll have the 2026 edition of BNT at this year’s PulpFest, plus copies of the latest edition of his classic The Blood ‘n’ Thunder Guide to Pulp Fiction, and the latest edition of Bookery’s Guide to Pulps & Related Magazines. In addition to his Murania Press books, Ed will be offering a selection of pulps, digests, hardcovers, and other paper collectibles.
The author of over seventy novels and assorted books, Will Murray will be selling copies from his various “The All-New Wild Adventures of . . .” series, as well as his non-fiction books, including Dark Avenger: The Strange Saga of The Shadow and Wordslingers: An Epitaph for the Western. New to PulpFest will be Knight of Darkness: The Legend of The Shadow. Happy to sign your purchases, Will also plans to have copies of his latest book, Secret Agent X vs. Doctor Death. One of the leading scholars of pulp history, Murray, will be on our panel “Working with Licensed Characters” on Saturday, August 1.
Phil Nelson is from Waverly, Ohio. He will be bringing an assortment of pulp magazines and new-condition Girasol Collectables pulp replicas. This very personable dealer will also have vintage paperbacks, comic books, and other collectibles. He’s a fan of detective and adventure fiction and has been attending both Pulpcon and PulpFest for many years.
One of our very first supporters when PulpFest came to Mars, Pennsylvania, was Todd McDevitt of New Dimension Comics. Owned by Todd since 1986, New Dimension has six stores in the Pittsburgh region, including one just 2.5 miles away from Pulpfest. Please visit the store while you’re in town. It’s at 20550 Route 19, Cranberry Township, PA 16066. Todd will be sharing his space with Rick Santman and other local dealers, offering our members some vintage and exciting treats. They’ve rented 9 island tables at PulpFest 2026.
Wyatt Doyle is the co-editor, with Bob Deis, of The Men’s Adventure Library book series, published by New Texture. It collects classic stories and artwork from the men’s adventure magazines that were published from the 1950s through the 1970s. He’ll be selling copies of their many books, including Gil Cohen: Inside/Out, part of a historic, multi-volume series showcasing the artist’s men’s adventure magazine covers and interior illustrations spanning three decades. For more information, please visit Bob’s Men’s Adventure Magazines blog at MensPulpMags.com and New Texture’s website, NewTexture.com. Watch for him in our foyer, near our registration desk. Wyatt will also be discussing the life and work of Gil Cohen on Friday evening, July 31, at 7 p.m.
Mike Parsons has been collecting detective and science fiction since the early 1970s. Back then, while attending Michigan State, he worked for Ray Walsh at the Curious Book Shop. Now retired, he has many duplicates and is thinning out his collection. A regular at the Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention, Mike will have hardcover books, paperbacks, comics, some art, and a few pulps at this year’s PulpFest. A regular attendee of Pulpcon during the 1970s and 80s, please welcome back Mike Parsons to PulpFest for another go-round.
Curt Phillips of Pulp Era Booksellers returns after a two-year absence with a fresh selection of pulps from a private collection. There will be five long boxes full of Adventure, plus five more full of choice selections of Argosy, detective pulps — including many issues of Black Mask — and others. Also, some excellent digests, vintage paperbacks, hardbacks, and probably some surprises.
Point of Impact Publishing has been in business since 2022, publishing new action/adventure fiction in the vein of the classic Executioner, Destroyer, and Death Merchant series. Inspired by the short pulp novels you could buy on drugstore spinner racks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Nelson has proudly continued the grand tradition of series fiction with the Frenzi and The Bartender action series by R. J. Calder, and the Parker-inspired John Lash series by Clint Reno. This is his second visit to PulpFest, venturing out from the wilds of Vermont to offer the full lineup of Point of Impact’s books. He couldn’t be more thrilled!
A resident of Virginia, Craig Poole has been attending pulp conventions for many years. He’ll be exhibiting a number of high-end illustrations in our PulpFest 2026 dealers’ room. Craig will have a mix of genres, but science fiction will be the primary focus.
Please welcome Alan J. Porter to his first PulpFest as a dealer. With over 40 fiction and non-fiction book publishing credits and hundreds of magazine articles, he covers the worlds of pop culture, comics, high-adventure fiction, aviation history, movies, music, and more. He has written original adventures featuring classic characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Allan Quatermain, Houdini, The Musketeers, Wild Bill Hickok, Gideon Cain, and private eye Rick Ruby; as well as his own “New Pulp” adventurers, The Raven and The Lotus Ronin. A full bibliography of his work can be found here. Please welcome Alan to PulpFest and follow him on Facebook.
Launching his second year at Pulpfest, Bill Cunningham of Pulp 2.0 will have a wide selection of pulpy offerings at his table, including the latest volumes of Men’s Adventure Quarterly — which he edits with Bob Deis — The Art of Ron Lesser, as well as comics, pulp, and non-fiction film books available for sale. Since 2010, Pulp 2.0 has specialized in designing and publishing new editions to preserve and enhance our pulp culture. A portfolio of sneak previews of upcoming books and projects will be on display at his booth. For more information, please visit www.pulp2ohpress.com.
Book Rapport Rare Books offers curated selections of New Wave and Golden Age science fiction, rare first editions, and UFO-related materials. A member of the IOBA, Brandon Purvis has been operating Book Rapport Rare Books since 2023, and is currently located in the Washington, D.C. area. A buyer, collector, and dealer, Brandon is always on the hunt for rare books. He takes great joy into placing books in the right hands. Book Rapport Rare Books also offers custom, high-quality, handmade library furniture. Visit Brandon in our dealers’ room, or learn more by clicking the Book Rapport link. This is Brandon’s second trip to PulpFest as a dealer.
Garyn and Virginia Roberts from Wisconsin will be bringing lots of good, fresh old treasures at bargain prices. They’ll have science fiction, mystery, and western pulps, young adult series books, Big Little Books, Golden and Silver Age comic books, pulp replicas, hardcovers, paperbacks, and more. Garyn is the winner of our 2013 Munsey Award. He’ll be opening up our Thursday evening programming on July 30. We hope you’ll join us for “The Rise and Fall of Gernsback’s Amazing Stories.“
A full-time proprietor of an antique toy shop by day and a mystery mavin by night, Joseph Saine returns to PulpFest for another go-round. Hailing from northwest Ohio, among Joe’s treasures will be a variety of pulps, a large collection of quality vintage paperbacks, Big Little Books, and more. A professional auctioneer, Joe is one of the leading dealers of antique toys and toy soldiers in the Midwest. He will be helping us with our annual Saturday night auction. Prepare to be entertained by Joe Saine at the microphone.
Rick Santman will be joining dealer Todd McDevitt of New Dimensions Comics and other local dealers at this year’s PulpFest. He’ll be selling science fiction hardcovers and mystery first editions, vintage paperbacks, plus a good variety of pulp magazines, Golden Age, and Silver Age comics. Rick will also have eight new trays of 20s through 50s hardcover children’s adventure books in dust jacket — everything from Bomba the Jungle Boy to Nancy Drew to Shirley Temple — and other paper items.
From Waterloo, Illinois, Dave Schmidt will be bringing pulps and digests, collectible paperbacks, comics, original artwork, and other paper ephemera. A regular seller at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, Dave tries to make it to PulpFest as often as possible. This is his third time in five years. Visit Main Street Music for more information about this fine dealer of paper collectibles from Waterloo, Illinois.
If you’re interested in selling at PulpFest, our dealers’ room is full. If you would like to be added to our waiting list, please write to Jack Cullers at jack@pulpfest.com.
If you want to visit our dealers’ room, you have to be a member of PulpFest 2026. To join the convention, click the register button on our website. Your PulpFest membership also includes memberships in Doc Con 2026, FarmerCon XXI, and The Shadow Con 2026, celebrating its first year. That’s four conventions for one price!
If you’re from outside the area, don’t forget to book a room. Due to cancellations, our host hotel, the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry may have a few rooms left.
If you’re from outside the area, don’t forget to book a room. Due to cancellations, our host hotel, the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh – Cranberry may have a few rooms left. Please call our host hotel at 1-724-776-6900 or 855-610-8733. Unfortunately, the deadline to get the convention rate was 11:59 pm on Tuesday, July 7.
You can click here for nearby hotels if all of the rooms at the DoubleTree are no longer available.
If you’re looking for a roommate, write to Jack Cullers at his email address above.
We’ll be profiling the last of our PulpFest 2026 dealers on Friday, July 10. Please visit our site tomorrow for our final set of dealer profiles.
Our featured image is a magazine rack circa the winter of 1944-45, located in Vancouver, British Columbia. We’ll be running photographs of vintage newsstands and magazine racks all week. Special thanks to ThePulp.Net for sharing their collection of pulp photos from the early 20th century with us.
Our lead image was adapted by William Lampkin from Joe DeVito’s original cover art for The Spider: The Grim Gray Ghoul, a novel that is forthcoming from Will Murray. The image is an advertisement for our Saturday afternoon panel, “Working with Licensed Characters.”
Our middle image is the August 1959 issue of For Men Only, published by Martin Goodman’s Magazine Management and featuring cover art by Gil Cohen. A leading artist for the men’s adventure magazine market, Cohen is probably best remembered by pulp fiction for the many covers he created for the Mack Bolan series of The Executioner novels by Don Pendleton. Still living, Cohen is also known for his aviation art, particularly from the World War II period.
Our final image was adapted by William Lampkin from Frank R. Paul’s cover for the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. Garyn Roberts’ Friday night presentation will be part of our celebration of the centennial of Amazing at this year’s PulpFest. Hugo Gernsback’s magazine debuted in 1926.
Leslie Silberberg is a writer and popular culture enthusiast who began posting on our website in 2022. She enjoys the science fiction pulps, particularly the work of such leading female writers as Leigh Brackett, Claire Winger Harris, Zenna Henderson, Judith Merril, C. L. Moore, Margaret St. Clair, Wilmar H. Shiras, Francis Stevens, and Leslie F. Stone. Many thanks to Ms. Silberberg for her contributions to pulpfest.com.
