New Pulp News - New Doc Savage Novels Announced 
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Altus Press has proclaimed the issue of the 1st new authorized Doc Savage novels in about 20 years. From their press announcement:
The Wild Adventures of Doc Savage is a continuance of thewell-received Doc novels Murray wrote for Bantam Books back in the1990s, along with the late Lester Dent. The posthumous collaborationswill be published under time-honored byline, Kenneth Robeson.
"These new novels are kicked-up, over-the-top exploits of the Man ofBronze, pitting him against forces and foes never before encountered,"promises Murray. "This is not some comic book scripter`s concept of DocSavage. It`s the actual deal."
Fully authorized by Cond Nast, trademark holder of Doc Savage andbased upon unpublished outlines and manuscripts originally written byLester Dent, the originating writer of the seminal Street & Smithsuperman, and commissioned from the Heirs of Norma Dent, The Wild Adventuresof Doc Savage begins with a searing story set in the summer of 1936, The Desert Demons!
Murray then took a bit of a cut at some of the Doc products released of late (I'm guessing this is aimed at the DC Comics' First Wave series) and proclaimed:
"Since I wrote my last Bantam Books Doc," Murray commented, "a lot ofwriters have taken a sweep at the bronze man, and struck out. It waspainful to watch. So Lester Dent and I have come out of semi-retirementto show everyone how Doc Savage is done. With the recent loss of Python Isle,the 1st of my original seven Doc novels to be released as audiobooksby Radioarchives.com, I`m proclaiming this the Summer of Doc Savage. Docis back. For real this time."
Murray also reunites with his other Doc Savage collaborator,award-winning artist and sculptor Joe DeVito, who will paint the coversfrom never-seen photographs of model Steve Holland, who posed for thebest-selling James Bama covers as the living embodiment of the Man ofBronze. These vintage photos were donated to the plan by Mr. Bama.
DeVito notes, "Working with Doc Savage again might better be describedas revisiting old friends: both figuratively and literally.Collaborating with Will Murray, working from classic photos of the lateSteve Holland provided by Jim Bama to exemplify the first super hero ofthem all_ I think I can also report it as FUN!"
The Desert Demons will be released in July, followed by a bit wild exploit, Horror In Gold,by late summer. Seven new novels are planned. Murray promises thefamiliar characters in their true time period, but with a definiteedge to them.
The books will be released in trade paperback, signed hardcover, and ebooks for all readers. I mean that the ebook format is pure for New Pulp since pulp is meant to be read, not necessarily set on a shelf.
You can also visit Adventures in Bronze for much additional information.
This information is a bit old - 65 hour work weeks have cut into my blogging time. However - I will have Comic-Con reports coming up and Gen Con reports later that, so stay tuned!
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