tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post4889805082881978274..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Friday's Forgotten Books: LAND OF ALWAYS NIGHT by Kenneth RobesonDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-50934214187627093262010-05-15T06:55:50.498-04:002010-05-15T06:55:50.498-04:00My vote goes with Richard's. Yes it does sound...My vote goes with Richard's. Yes it does sound great.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-80174428889405952022010-05-14T20:17:38.258-04:002010-05-14T20:17:38.258-04:00Trust me, I understand with the writing. But, damn...Trust me, I understand with the writing. But, damn, I just dig these far out tales.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-59146578473628889512010-05-14T16:37:18.291-04:002010-05-14T16:37:18.291-04:00I'm kinda with Bill. I'll get in the mood...I'm kinda with Bill. I'll get in the mood and read like two Savage books back to back and then I'm done for a good long while. The titles are always so evocative and the ideas behind the titles so cool, but the writing generally doesn't quite live up to it, I find.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-5665130691136871732010-05-14T16:24:41.699-04:002010-05-14T16:24:41.699-04:00George, I guess I have some catching up to do. I h...George, I guess I have some catching up to do. I hadn't realized they had been around for so long.<br /><br />Evan, Maybe the success of Hard Case inspired them with their packaging?David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-973588109703074592010-05-14T14:06:23.708-04:002010-05-14T14:06:23.708-04:00Great choice. It's fun rereading these in this...Great choice. It's fun rereading these in this new format, with the pulp art.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-67604498567597830522010-05-14T09:49:49.540-04:002010-05-14T09:49:49.540-04:00Nostalgia Ventures seems to be back in business af...Nostalgia Ventures seems to be back in business after a hiatus. I have the first 25 of their DOC SAVAGE series. I think they're up to 35 now.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-28955599735367192010-05-14T09:16:23.846-04:002010-05-14T09:16:23.846-04:00Leah, Doc invented cool. Before Bond or any of the...Leah, Doc invented cool. Before Bond or any of them. Heck, he hung out at the North Pole before Clark Kent in his own fortress of solitude. I wonder how he felt when Superman moved in? <br /><br />Bill, I know what you mean, a little goes a long way. But I'd say I can read three or four a year.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-55289505348630882662010-05-14T09:12:19.484-04:002010-05-14T09:12:19.484-04:00I like some Savage every now and again but after r...I like some Savage every now and again but after reading one, I'm done for another year or two.<br /><br />Bill PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-90164516639069002092010-05-14T09:05:32.523-04:002010-05-14T09:05:32.523-04:00Sounds very cool.Sounds very cool.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-66838368988283927722010-05-13T20:16:56.218-04:002010-05-13T20:16:56.218-04:00Johnson sounded like someone I would like to have ...Johnson sounded like someone I would like to have known. He is described as a Bohemian soul and Dent observed "Johnny is one guy who never lets anything interfere with the pleasant ambling business of grazing through life."<br />Ryerson Johnson. I will search for more and thanks for the tip on TORTURE TREK.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-22009614957732056582010-05-13T19:58:48.543-04:002010-05-13T19:58:48.543-04:00This sounds terrific! BTW- you may want to check ...This sounds terrific! BTW- you may want to check out Greenberg and Pronzini's collection of Ryerson Johnson western stories called "Torture Trek."Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.com