The Forbidden Planet International Blog Log

Good news – following the well received Tripwire Superhero Special (see Richard’s review here) Joel Meadows tells us that we can now look forward to the Tripwire Adventure Special, which will feature “84 pages of two-fisted features and reviews are topped off with a painted Solomon Kane cover by Mario Guevara launching the lead story on Kane, Conan and the Robert E. Howard properties at Dark Horse Comics. But inside there is so much more!  Our lead feature is an in-depth look at Dark Horse and their successful Robert E. Howard line including with interviews with editor Philip Simon and writer Scott Allie. We also celebrate Tintin’s 80th birthday with a look back at the character’s history, the forthcoming movie and the artist Herge’s influence on creators like Jason Lutes and Garen Ewing (plus we preview the June opening of the Herge museum near Brussels). We also interview Joe Kubert to see what it’s like returning to his creation Tor after many years and talk with Michael Moorcock about his early career and the influence of pulp pioneers like Edgar Rice Burroughs. Speaking of Tarzan, we explore the art of illustrator J. Allen St. John as well as other great Tarzan artists like Frank Frazetta and Roy Krenkel.”

“And no adventure magazine worth its salt would be complete without an overview of the latest and greatest from Dynamite, publishers of The Lone Ranger, Zorro, Red Sonja and Buck Rogers. Add profiles of pulp purveyors like Nostalgia Ventures, talks with Flesk Publications and their adventure artists Mark Schultz and Gary Gianni, graphic novel reviews of key genre comics, stir well and you have a full mix of great adventure content to set your pulse racing.”

Normally I wouldn’t just repost the blurb from a publisher, but frankly we enjoyed the previous special and reckon this one is going to be more than worth looking for too; its in the current Previews catalogue and should be brightening our summer reading schedule in a couple of months. You can also read an interview with Joel from last year here on the blog.