{"product_id":"blood-n-thunder-2021-annual-paperback","title":"Blood 'n' Thunder 2021 Annual - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGilbert Colon\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eMartin Grams\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eTom Krabacher\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter an absence of two years the award-winning journal of vintage adventure, mystery, and melodrama is back with a book-length annual! A blue-ribbon panel of contributors has provided informative, well-researched historical essays covering pulp fiction, early movies, and Old Time Radio thrillers. Written \u003ci\u003eby\u003c\/i\u003e aficionados \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e aficionados, \u003ci\u003eBlood 'n' Thunder \u003c\/i\u003eis now in its 20th year of documenting American popular culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leavening its serious research with a generous quantity of fannish fun. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 2021 Annual begins with a centennial tribute to the legendary hard-boiled detective pulp \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask \u003c\/i\u003ethat includes a history of the magazine. Famous works by H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt are analyzed and compared to their film adaptations. The fantasy-adventure novels by Spider chronicler Norvell W. Page are examined. The dazzling career of aviation-story king George Bruce, one of the few pulp writers who became a top-paid Hollywood screenwriter, is extensively documented. The rare, notorious one-shot pulp magazine starring Flash Gordon is dissected mercilessly. Early radio dramas adapted from the horror-fantasy pulps \u003ci\u003eWeird Tales\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Witch's Tales\u003c\/i\u003e are explored, and there's a richly detailed account of The Lone Ranger's 1933 creation for the same medium. \u003ci\u003eBlood 'n' Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e editor-publisher Ed Hulse contributes a making-of essay on the 1943 Republic serial \u003ci\u003eSecret Service in Darkest Africa\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a lengthy career survey of veteran \"B\"-movie director George Sherman. The Annual's pulp-fiction reprint is \"Mountain Man,\" the 1934 first installment in the hilarious Breckinridge Elkins series written by Conan the Barbarian creator Robert E. Howard. As usual for \u003ci\u003eBlood 'n' Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e, the essays and articles are profusely illustrated.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915007455548,"sku":"9798450180519","price":65.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/c3BCQkhobEhGNHlpS0lGZTFqRHdjdz09.webp?v=1774357446","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/blood-n-thunder-2021-annual-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}