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Researching art work and illustrators for my next ebook—due out by Christmas. And while the pulp style might not gel with a non-fiction work on cancer, I've both horror and fantasy detective tales cutting air in the on-deck circle. Both could don pulp covers with gleeful pride. Starting a Pulp Pinterest page, lets me collect interesting compositions, tone, color, subject matter. But there's more to the style than hot babes, gun-toting detectives, and leering Nazis.
We Heart promoted Mexican pulp art a few years back. What's the difference with our home-grown pulpists? Well, We Heart felt "the Mexican market had an appetite for weirdness that outdid the Americans on nearly every level. The violence was ratcheted up, but it was the incongruous elements such as sci-fi, psychedelia, the supernatural, dinosaurs and robots into the mix that set the plots apart."
They weren't kidding. Monster Brains gathered together a wealth of Mexican pulp cover art. Here's a few samples:
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Gunfire against retro robots gone berserk seems futile, but we often reach for the familiar in times of crisis.
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Here is death writ large with grave robbers, a corpse who apparently died hard, and great eyes hovering over the landscape for reasons obscure.
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Trouble heading your way, bud, with human-faced birds flying out of the windmill and over the leafless tree. What gruesome fate awaits you, cowering man?
In addition, We Heart added that "the heroes of the Mexican books were not hard-bitten detectives or all-action paragons, but rather common men who found themselves right up against it in a struggle for survival . . . ." I guess the Yanks were a little more aspirational.
No matter. I want pulp covers for my next two books. Mexican, Yankee, any old artist, but I'm having pulp. The search commences for an artist who can deliver. Don't be shy. Offer recommendations. Should your artist be selected, I'll credit you in the Forward of a book guaranteed to be read by dozens.
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8 comments:
Awesome covers.
Quite so. I love that style.
Hmmmm..... for the most part, if you're writing about a serious subject in a fairly serious light, pulp-fiction covers might NOT be the way to go. On the other hand, if you're approaching the issue from a semi-humorous vein, it might be something to consider.
Cancer Radiation; Looking on the Bright Side. That would be a title I'd use because did have to go that route a few years back. For me, the bright side meant not having to slog through dealing with idiotic management for six months.
Hmmmm..... You also mentioned having a Pinterest account. So do I. And I deal with a lot of stuff to do with writing. If I find a post about e-book covers, I'll see if I can send you a link.
Thanks.
Hope your cancer is in remission.
I must be checked every six months for the rest of my days—hopefully many!
Hi JP ... YUP. It was caught early, so they removed it and blasted it the area with radiation. I wondered until recently why the radiation was used if the cancer was gone. Then I thought about Chernbyll ... Nothing lives in a radiation contaminated area, including cancer. It's been two years and I'm in the clear.
HOPEFULLY the same will be said for you. For a LONG time to come!
I know from mine that sometimes malignant cells linger and radiation
is used for clean-up purposes.
Glad you're doing well.
Okay!!! Wasn't really told about that. Or the lingo was so medical that it went over my head.
Thanks for the people-friendly explanation.
Delighted to communicate such intelligence.
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