Designer and cartoonist Chris Kalb, known in pulp circles for his hero pulp websites, like The 86th Floor and The Spider Returns, and for his work for Age of Aces Books, has created another superb post card for this year’s PulpFest. These cards will be distributed through collectibles, book, and antique paper shows, a wide array of science fiction, comic book, gaming, mystery, and film conventions, and bookstores and comic shops. Keep an eye out for these colorful promotion items. Chris’ previous cards have become sought-after collector’s items.
Over the next few weeks, the PulpFest website will go through its annual overhaul. We’ll not only be updating many of the pages, but we’ll also be making several very exciting announcements (including our guest of honor). Additionally, we’ll be adding a link to the Hyatt Regency Columbus to allow you to book a room at the special convention rate.
The best way to keep abreast of changes to the website is through our email list in the little gray box to the right of our top post. It’s fast and easy to do. So join right now and be among the first to learn all there is to know about PulpFest 2012.
And don’t forget about our facebook site. You can "like" us at http://www.facebook.com/PulpFest.
Here’s wishing everyone the happiest of holiday seasons. Hopefully, this "Santa of the Gas Bags" has a copy of your favorite pulp magazine in one of his sacks to help tide you over ’til April 29th when the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes.
After you’ve finished celebrating the winter holidays, please stop back at the PulpFest website for some exciting news about next Summer’s Great Pulp Convention. Better still, sign up for our email updates by filling in the little gray box titled "E-Mail List" right here on our home page.
Many thanks to Jerry Page for sending us this great holiday cover from the December 7, 1928 issue of Street & Smith’s The Popular Magazine .
Help to Promote PulpFest 2012
Below you’ll find the front and back of the post card we are currently using to promote PulpFest 2012. If you are a retailer who would like to distribute our cards to your customers, please contact Mike Chomko at mike@pulpfest.com or at 2217 W. Fairview St., Allentown, PA 18104-6542. Alternately, if you are associated with a book or collectible show or a fan convention or someone who will be attending such an event, please write to Mike at one of the addresses above if you want to lend a hand. Any help that you provide will be thoroughly appreciated!
The artwork above, by J. Allen St. John, originally served as the front cover of the March 1941 issue of Amazing Stories, illustrating Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter story, "The City of Mummies." Artwork courtesy of The Korshak Collection & Vanguard Productions, publisher of The Paintings of J. Allen St. John. John Carter is a trademark of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Margaret Brundage created this depiction of Robert E. Howard’s Conan for the front cover of the August 1934 issue of Weird Tales. It illustrated the story, "The Devil in Iron." Thank you to Girasol Collectables for providing the image.
To download our post card images, click on either picture for a PDF.
Finally, below is a link to a download of our PulpFest 2012 logo for use on your website. Simply click on the logo for a download.
As always, many thanks to Chris Kalb for creating our 2012 PulpFest post card and logo.
For questions about promoting PulpFest 2012 or about our website, please contact Mike Chomko at mike@pulpfest.com. Thank you for helping to promote the summer’s great pulp con.
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