The Adventures of The Magnificent Seven

“Ladies and Gentlemen, and children of all ages, if you will kindly focus your attention on the center ring, prepare yourselves to witness a captivating cavalcade of curiously conspicuous, maniacally mesmerizing, and devilishly delightful linguistic legerdemain.  Pay careful attention as you enter the world of the magnificent.  On this, a day you will most assuredly never forget, to the contrary, burn indelibly into your little gray cells, Tom Johnson and Pulp Den join EdinRoad press in proudly proclaiming the bodacious birth of a new modern classic, the Adventures of the Magnificent Seven, by Florida newcomer David Roth.”

A story about seven ordinary young people with extraordinary imaginations, the Adventures of the Magnificent Seven takes you on a thrilling roller coaster ride of action packed fast paced fun as common, every day activities suddenly explode into exciting adventures of the imagination.  Come along for the ride as a school field trip becomes the Mystery on the Overland Express.  Float along when a day at a small water park transforms into a heart pounding White Water Rapids run.  Venture with them as they solve the curious case of the backwards grandfather clock.  Join them when a simple bike ride turns into a deadly rescue.

I suppose I could go on forever with this, but I’ll spare you.  Hi.  I’m Poet and Writer David Roth, author of The Adventures of the Magnificent Seven.  I’d like to thank Tom Johnson for letting me share our big announcement as a guest blogger on his site, Pulp Den.  Today we’re announcing the EdinRoad Press publication of my book in e-reader format.  Right now you can find it in all the popular e-reader formats at Smashwords.com.  It will soon be available at all major online booksellers.  It is currently available in both hardcover and paperback at my LuLu.com bookstore, but today we’re making this joint effort to announce the official Edin Road e-book edition.

Our target is Young Adult, but this is a book anyone from late elementary school age through adult can enjoy.  Kind of like a Disney movie, there are nuggets of humor and interesting ideas built in for all audiences including a few harmless but saucy tidbits for the big kid in all of us.  I had a great time writing it, and I hope that this has spiked enough interest that you rush right over to one of the places I’ve mentioned to get yourself a copy.  The easiest and most affordable way is to go to Edin Road and click on the link that takes you to Smashwords…or just click the Smashwords link in this article.  There you’ll find an e-book version for whatever flavor of reader you own.  Please join us in this kick off celebration, and download your copy of the Adventures of the Magnificent Seven.

Thanks again to Tom Johnson for letting us make this announcement from his web page.

About Tales of Masks & Mayhem

Unfortunately, new pulp fiction had not made an impact in 2005 & 2006, so the anthologies were not noticed and did not sell. Which is a shame, as there were some great stories in them. Ginger took a beating in the pocketbook both from sales and cost of self-publishing the volumes. Though the project was worthwhile because of her work with the authors and artists, she has not ventured into the market since.

Tales of Masks & Mayhem

In 2005, Ginger Johnson created the idea of an anthology series titled TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM, with the intention of self-publishing. We had just ended our long run of fiction titles, and had contact with numerous authors who were writing new pulp hero characters at the time. For Volume One, she selected “Monarch of The Flame Madness” by Maxentius Andor Scarlatti (Steve Mitchell), featuring The Tarantula; “Crimson Harvest” by Therese Drippe & Tom Johnson, featuring The Black Bat from the pulps; “The Grey Monk’s Justice” by John L. French, featuring The Grey Monk; “Lunar League” by Lance Curry, featuring Secret Agent “X” and The Moon Man from the pulps; “Doc Atlas: Gorilla Killer” by Michael A. Black, featuring Doc Atlas; “Hunter’s Moon” by Debra DeLorme and Tom Johnson, featuring The Black Ghost & The Scarecrow; and “The Night Hawk” by Will Murray, featuring The Night Hawk. Tom Johnson wrote an Introduction for the book. It was 440 pages of pulp action. The book was picked up by Mystic Toad Press, and edited by long-time friend, K.G. McAbee. Unfortunately, Mystic Toad Press went out of business soon after publishing the first anthology. The volume was picked up again by Altus Press in 2007. Copies can be purchased from Altus Press or Amazon.com.

In 2006, Ginger Johnson was not without a publisher for the TALES OF MASKS & MAYHEM anthologies, but still had material on hand for a couple more volumes. She decided to self-publish the remaining series if a publisher did not pick them up. For Volume Two she selected “Shadowhawke: First Flight” by K.G. McAbee & Tom Johnson, featuring Shadowhawke; “Wolf’s Clothing” by John L. French, featuring The Grey Monk; “Doc Atlas: Arctic Terror” by Michael A. Black, featuring Doc Atlas; “Midnight Moon” by Terry Nudds, featuring The Moon Man from the pulps; “For The Love of A Child” by Debra DeLorme, featuring The Scarecrow; “The Beginning: A Mr. Minus Story” by Ginger Johnson, featuring Mr. Minus; “The Lady of Death” by G. Wayman Jones (Steve Mitchell), featuring The Black Bat from the pulps; “The China Connection” by Alanna Morgan (Marilyn Morey), featuring The Fox; Tom Johnson provides an Introduction for the volume. It is 399 pages of pulp action. Ginger was unable to find a publisher, so self-published the book through E-Booktime. Print and e-books are available from E-Booktime and Amazon.com.

Following the release of Volume Two, later in 2006 Ginger published Volume Three through E-Booktime. For this volume, she selected “The Cult of The Faceless Fiend” by Tom Powers, featuring The Crimson Bat; “The Face of Chu-Lung by Eric Torowski, featuring Chu-Lung; “Sidewinder” by Debra DeLorme, featuring The Scarecrow; “Death And The Black Ghost” by Tom Johnson, featuring The Black Ghost; “A Taste For Murder” by J. Michael Major, featuring The Black Bat from the pulps; “Souls On Fire” by John L. French, featuring The Grey Monk; “The Dust of Death” by Joel Jenkins, featuring Ell & Adder; “Doc Atlas: The Satan Plague” by Michael A. Black, featuring Doc Atlas; “Mr. Minus Takes A Vacation” by Ginger Johnson, featuring Mr. Minus; “Catch A Falling Star” by Dale Roberts, featuring Mr. Mystery; Interior artwork by Tom Powers, Eric Torowski, Tim Faurote, and David L. Transue. A special cover provided by David L. Transue. There are 391 pages of pulp adventure. Book is available from E-Booktime and Amazon.com.

Phantoms In Bronze

To kick off The Summer Of Bronze, Altus Press released the thick volume, "Phantoms In Bronze" a while back, featuring four Phantom Detective novels by Laurence Donovan. Donovan, a ghost writer for Lester Dent had been turning out some descent Doc Savage novels when he moved over to the Thrilling line to write Phantom Detective novels. Four of those novels that appeared in 1941 & '42 were filled with Doc Savage type adventures. The Thousand Island Murders, Death Over Puget Sound, Murder Moon Over Miami, and Streamlined Murder are the tales in this big volume. Will Murray writes a very interesting Introduction for the book, and at 632 pages, it's well worth the price. Available from Altus Press and Amazon.com

Secret Agent "X" Volume 5

Secret Agent “X” Volume 5 from Altus Press continues this popular series in a beautiful, thick volume perfect for the collector’s bookshelf. This volume contains the next five novels in line by Paul Chadwick and G.T. Fleming-Roberts: Monarch of Murder (August 1935), Legion of The Living Dead (September 1935), Horde of The Damned (October 1935), Ringmaster of Doom (November 1935), and Kingdom of Blue Corpses (December 1935). Contains 562 pages, with an Introduction by Tom Johnson. Original artwork re-mastered and included. Highly recommended.

Agent 13

Here are my favorite Graphic Novels. All Pulp http://allpulp.blogspot.com/ has interviewed the authors of this series, so be sure to check it out. There were three prose novels featuring Agent 13, who was a mixture of Secret Agent X, The Spider, G-8 and Operator #5. The two graphic novels were beautifully illustrated in full color. Notice the Showcase Shazam! over my shoulder?

Exciting Pulp Tales

The exciting sequel to Tom Johnson's 2010 anthology, PULP DETECTIVES, EXCITING PULP TALES brings you ten more all-new stories featuring classic pulp heroes such as The Angel, The Green Ghost, The Cobra, The Crimson Mask, Gentle Jones, The Purple Scar, Funny Face, Mr. Death, The Jungle Queen, and Ki-Gor. Almost 400 pages of pulp thrills, featuring original characters from the pulp era. Available from Amazon at $24.00.