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This week, our editor does an overview of the work of crime, Western and horror author Joe Lansdale. Savage Season (Hap & Leonard #1) https://amzn.to/2Ktt7Hi Cold in July https://amzn.to/2OfFTLA The Thicket https://amzn.to/2OLh8rU The Drive-In https://amzn.to/2OMH7iJ The Magic Wagon https://amzn.to/2KyGLsz The Bottoms https://amzn.to/2OcLkLt Paradise Sky https://amzn.to/2Ogfr4B George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB http://www.xynobooks.com

Written by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre in 1911, Fantomas appeared in 43 total books spanning the first half of the 20th Century. Eventually, the character reached across all media and found fame across the world including in America. A criminal genius who delighted in crimes of all kinds, Fantomas found his own nemesis in Inspector Juve of the Surete. Fantomas, like the Joker who came later, was no mere thief, however. He loved the money he stole, but his flamboyant sadism made him one of the earliest literary arch-criminals. Inspector Juve employed a variety of methods unique to his time to track down this criminal genius. Fantomas Silent Film: You may find it on YouTube. Out of respect to Rumble, we will not post it here. Fantomas paperbacks: https://amzn.to/3xE6lLB Fantomas Bluray: https://amzn.to/45TW0rg The Dark Knight trilogy: https://amzn.to/3VTmogC Joker Bluray: https://amzn.to/4cQzJgj The Batman, Joker © DC Comics http://www.xynobooks.com

A discussion about the late crime author Andrew Vachss and his most popular series of books. http://www.vachss.com The Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection http://ldicp.org/contribute/ Licensed for Life http://licensed4life.org/ Blue Belle https://amzn.to/2Ar0WZA Strega https://amzn.to/2Lw0Rch Flood https://amzn.to/2LxexUl Another Life https://amzn.to/2K3bjSZ The Weight https://amzn.to/2Oq0k9H Haiku https://amzn.to/2LKcPhW Two Trains Running https://amzn.to/2LA96UX A Bomb Built in Hell https://amzn.to/2AkNZRn Aftershock (Dell & Dolly #1) https://amzn.to/2LAE5QA Blackjack (Cross #1) https://amzn.to/2LuHjoN George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB Another Chance to Get It Right https://amzn.to/2LNFBhB http://www.xynobooks.com

Created in 1940, most likely by the combined efforts of Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson—though the actual details are sketchy—the Joker eventually became the Batman’s arch nemesis. Depending on which reputed creator you asked, the inspiration for the Joker was either Conrad Veidt from the film The Man Who Laughs, the SteepleChase Face from Coney Island or the classic Joker from playing cards. However, as often is the case, inspiration comes subtly from sources not always acknowledged, and so it is with Joker, who may actually have his genesis inspired by the French master villain, Fantomas. Written by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre in 1911, Fantomas appeared in 43 total books spanning the first half of the 20th Century. Eventually, the character reached across all media and found fame across the world including in America. A criminal genius who delighted in crimes of all kinds, Fantomas found his own nemesis in Inspector Juve of the Surete. Fantomas, like the Joker who came later, was no mere thief, however. He loved the money he stole, but his flamboyant sadism made him one of the earliest literary arch-criminals. Did the Joker’s creators find inspiration in Fantomas? That is for you, the reader, to decide. Out of respect to Rumble, we will not post the YouTube link to the Fantomas film here. Search for it there. Fantomas paperbacks: https://amzn.to/3xE6lLB Fantomas Bluray: https://amzn.to/45TW0rg The Dark Knight trilogy: https://amzn.to/3VTmogC Joker Bluray: https://amzn.to/4cQzJgj The Batman, Joker © DC Comics http://www.xynobooks.com

This week, Robert B. Parker's private eye novels about Boston's own Spenser are the subject. The Godwulf Manuscript https://amzn.to/2Ny2qmH A Catskill Eagle https://amzn.to/2uGu61R Night Passage (Jesse Stone #1) https://amzn.to/2JLTUOv Appaloosa (Hitch & Cole #1) https://amzn.to/2mByD0S Wilderness https://amzn.to/2LhpYzx Douglas Fairbairn- Shoot (Out of Print, Used Copies Only) https://amzn.to/2O9CIpz John D. MacDonald- Cape Fear (The Executioners) https://amzn.to/2O9dCr1 George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB Spenser: For Hire- The Complete Series (DVD) https://amzn.to/2A0QPe2 Spenser: For Hire- The Complete TV Movies Collection (DVD) https://amzn.to/2uEzGSc Spenser: For Hire 24"X36" Poster https://amzn.to/2LgjxfZ Edmund Spenser- The Faerie Queen https://amzn.to/2NBfF61 http://www.xynobooks.com

Created in 1940, most likely by the combined efforts of Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson—though the actual details are sketchy—the Joker eventually became the Batman’s arch nemesis. Depending on which reputed creator you asked, the inspiration for the Joker was either Conrad Veidt from the film The Man Who Laughs, the SteepleChase Face from Coney Island or the classic Joker from playing cards. However, as often is the case, inspiration comes subtly from sources not always acknowledged, and so it is with Joker, who may actually have his genesis inspired by the French master villain, Fantomas. Written by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre in 1911, Fantomas appeared in 43 total books spanning the first half of the 20th Century. Eventually, the character reached across all media and found fame across the world including in America. A criminal genius who delighted in crimes of all kinds, Fantomas found his own nemesis in Inspector Juve of the Surete. Fantomas, like the Joker who came later, was no mere thief, however. He loved the money he stole, but his flamboyant sadism made him one of the earliest literary arch-criminals. Did the Joker’s creators find inspiration in Fantomas? That is for you, the reader, to decide. Fantomas paperbacks: https://amzn.to/3xE6lLB Fantomas Bluray: https://amzn.to/45TW0rg The Dark Knight trilogy: https://amzn.to/3VTmogC Joker Bluray: https://amzn.to/4cQzJgj The Batman, Joker © DC Comics http://www.xynobooks.com Bewitched Forest by PeriTune | https://peritune.com/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This week: vigilantes, blood spatter and philosophies of violence. Our editor looks at the numbered novel series back in the day with The Executioner, The Destroyer, The Penetrator, The Enforcer and many, many more. Apologia: Warren Murphy is mentioned here as "William Murphy." We stand corrected. Don Pendleton- War Against the Mafia (Executioner #1) https://amzn.to/2ut58CW Warren Murphy & Richard Sapir- Created, The Destroyer (Remo Williams #1) https://amzn.to/2NoFnea Brad Mengel- Serial Vigilantes of Paperback Fiction https://amzn.to/2JqDsTT Lester Dent- Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze https://amzn.to/2LedXtU Chet Cunningham- The Penetrator Box Set (#1-#10) https://amzn.to/2zKG7rJ Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (DVD) https://amzn.to/2NWzeXA George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB http://www.xynobooks.com

The novel that inspired Superman's creation, Gladiator by Philip Wylie, was steeped in the pseudo scientific philosophy of the day called eugenics--which had terrible implications for humanity during the 20th Century. Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Zack Snyder's Superman trilogy: https://amzn.to/3UTF0xw http://www.xynobooks.com

This week, our editor looks at spy/crime author Ian Fleming and Fleming's seventh novel, 1959's Goldfinger. Goldfinger https://amzn.to/2zlUCSS Goldfinger (blu-ray) https://amzn.to/2u55eAl Casino Royale (book) https://amzn.to/2IM6FYZ Casino Royale (blu-ray) https://amzn.to/2MVKEcL From Russia, with Love (book) https://amzn.to/2uhlRbt Thunderball (book) https://amzn.to/2KWTVAQ Never Say Never Again (HD streaming) https://amzn.to/2KYqnCC Sapper- Bulldog Drummond (book) https://amzn.to/2m0rZB7 John Buchan- The Complete "Richard Hannay" Stories (book) https://amzn.to/2N07VKC George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB http://www.xynobooks.com

This week, editor Nick Maloich talks about private eye writer Mickey Spillane and Spillane's fourth novel from 1951, One Lonely Night. The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume I: https://amzn.to/2KImp18 The Mike Hammer Collection, Volume II (featuring One Lonely Night): https://amzn.to/2NlTOjA I, the Jury: https://amzn.to/2KrI0yN A Long Time Dead: A Mike Hammer Casebook (short stories): https://amzn.to/2tOAS4U My Gun is Quick: https://amzn.to/2KDBXGl Vengeance is Mine: https://amzn.to/2Ks88tm Kiss Me, Deadly: https://amzn.to/2u5CtD5 The Big Kill: https://amzn.to/2KFWB5z Ian Fleming- Casino Royale: https://amzn.to/2IM6FYZ Max Allan Collins- Quarry: https://amzn.to/2KFqeqM George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB http://www.xynobooks.com

Gladiator by Philip Wylie served as the basis for Superman from the very beginning, but what of the connection between it and #ManofSteel? Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Zack Snyder's Superman trilogy: https://amzn.to/3UTF0xw http://www.xynobooks.com Superman ©DC Comics

Let's talk about Raymond Chandler, the creator of private eye Philip Marlowe, and Chandler's best novel The Long Goodbye. Raymond Chandler-The Library of America Edition (Complete Novels): https://amzn.to/2lxwW3W Collected Stories: https://amzn.to/2MnFF4u The Long Goodbye: https://amzn.to/2InEgZ9 The Big Sleep: https://amzn.to/2toEx9k The Simple Art of Murder: https://amzn.to/2Mm4c9U Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles: https://amzn.to/2Mh0m1N Raymond Chandler: A Biography: https://amzn.to/2Knvjnw Poodle Springs: https://amzn.to/2MSYYUl Robert B. Parker-The Godwulf Manuscript: https://amzn.to/2MVGnqI Robert B. Parker-Perchance to Dream (A Sequel to The Big Sleep): https://amzn.to/2MWGfr1 George Sheridan-Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan-Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney-Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB Philip Marlowe: Private Eye (DVD set): https://amzn.to/2lukd1Y http://www.xynobooks.com

Another of our tangents discussing Philip Wylie's Gladiator, and we happened upon a Steven Spielberg connection to Wylie. Wylie's influence reached well into the modern era of film making in addition to his influence of pop culture and science fiction in general. Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Spielberg: The First Ten Years: https://amzn.to/4bU3Ljs http://xynobooks.com

This week, our editor looks at the life of crime author Dashiell Hammett and Hammett's best novel, Red Harvest. Red Harvest (paperback): https://amzn.to/2JI0UQB The Big Book of the Continental Op (paperback) https://amzn.to/2ta9ZaC The Giant Collection of the Continental Op (Kindle) https://amzn.to/2JTbReY The Dain Curse https://amzn.to/2JZ6r5j Dashiell Hammett- Complete Novels: https://amzn.to/2JoBpnX Various Authors- The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories https://amzn.to/2Mcpp6V Various Authors- The Hard-Boiled Detective: Stories from Black mask magazine, 1920-1951 https://amzn.to/2JxALRh George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB xynobooks.com

During our discussion about Gladiator by Philip Wylie, we fall into a tangent about one of the common practices of pulp publishers that survive to this day. Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Zack Snyder's Superman trilogy: https://amzn.to/3UTF0xw www.xynobooks.com

This week, I talk about hard-boiled fiction, the cultural background behind that subgenre, the early days of Black Mask and the creator of "Race Williams." Follow @Xynobooks on X! Carroll John Daly- Them That Lives By Their Guns: The Collected Hard-Boiled Stories of Race Williams Volume 1: https://amzn.to/2Jmlzu6 The Snarl of the Beast (paperback): https://amzn.to/2JGv2Mc The Snarl of the Beast (Kindle): https://amzn.to/2xXyi1c Dashiell Hammett- Red Harvest (paperback): https://amzn.to/2JI0UQB Dashiell Hammett- Complete Novels: https://amzn.to/2JoBpnX Red Harvest (Kindle): https://amzn.to/2JD93WF Various Authors- The Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories https://amzn.to/2Mcpp6V Various- The Hard-boiled detective: Stories from Black mask magazine, 1920-1951 https://amzn.to/2JxALRh George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB Volume Two: https://amzn.to/2kWGWDI

Almost everyone in the world knows of Superman, but they likely do not know the inspirations for his creation. Discover Gladiator by Philip Wylie and learn the dark origin of the Man of Steel. Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Zack Snyder's Superman trilogy: https://amzn.to/3UTF0xw xynobooks.com Superman ©DC Comics

In this week's episode, our editor looks at the "official canon" of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories: the good, the bad and the potential limits of Holmes fandom. Read more: The Complete Sherlock Holmes (paperback): https://amzn.to/2xCUsWf The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Kindle): https://amzn.to/2sswdF7 Kareem Abdul Jabbar- Mycroft Holmes (Kindle): https://amzn.to/2kIPSMN Arthur Conan Doyle- The Lost World: https://amzn.to/2kHIqBB Various Authors- Shadows Over Baker Street: https://amzn.to/2kJS4Uv Emile Gaboriau- Monsieur Lecoq (Kindle): https://amzn.to/2Jc5Tpl George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB www.xynobooks.com

Almost everyone in the world knows of Superman, but they likely do not know the inspirations for his creation. Watch this introduction to our latest Retro Inspection and discover Gladiator by Philip Wylie. Learn the dark origin of the Man of Steel. Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Zack Snyder's Superman trilogy: https://amzn.to/3UTF0xw Superman ©DC Comics Age of Wonder by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Enjoy a preview of the subject of our upcoming discussion: Gladiator by Philip Wylie. Gladiator novel: https://amzn.to/4agyyFo Zack Snyder's Superman trilogy: https://amzn.to/3UTF0xw Superman ©DC Comics Age of Wonder by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Xynobooks' crime fiction vlog is out, with editor Nick Maloich talking about Edgar Allan Poe and the roots of the modern detective story! Read the books mentioned from the links below. Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Omnibus Leatherbound Classics): https://amzn.to/2GO1Tcr Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems (Kindle): https://amzn.to/2IHCoLS Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee: https://amzn.to/2IIr4mD The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works: https://amzn.to/2klaElt The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Knickerbocker Classics): https://amzn.to/2s5EK0M George Sheridan--Covenant: https://amzn.to/2IO6W2r George Sheridan--Tim Pierce & the Monster's Cradle: https://amzn.to/2Lpw65j Reese Delaney--Bugchaser: https://amzn.to/2sciEsB

Our discussion ranged, and we ended up talking about Harlan's career as a writer and as a gadfly to those in the industry, including Gene Roddenberry and William Shatner.

It's time for a longer discussion regarding Ellison's masterwork of speculative fiction and horror. We invite readers to find and explore the works of Harlan Ellison, a genius of fiction writing across the board, and a great critic of art for his time. Much of his work is available on Audible. If you can't find his work on Amazon, look for it at your local library or book store. To remember Harlan and his work is to know what inspiration creators of today have to draw upon. To purchase this short story, see the following links: https://amzn.to/3tPYkBm https://store.steampowered.com/app/245390/I_Have_No_Mouth_and_I_Must_Scream/ For more information about us: http://www.xynobooks.com

As a test of our current Artificially Intelligent Overlords, we asked an AI about Harlan's short story masterpiece, and this is the result. Could AM, Harlan's malevolent Supercomputer have done any better? To purchase this short story, see the following links: https://amzn.to/3tPYkBm https://store.steampowered.com/app/245390/I_Have_No_Mouth_and_I_Must_Scream/ For more information about us: http://www.xynobooks.com Horror Cinematic by Magnetic Trailer | https://lesfm.net/ AI Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Before we take a more in-depth look at Harlan Ellison's short story masterpiece about a malevolent Artificial Intelligence menacing the remnants of mankind, watch this quick overview to whet your appetite. To purchase this short story, see the following links: https://amzn.to/3tPYkBm https://store.steampowered.com/app/245390/I_Have_No_Mouth_and_I_Must_Scream/ For more information about us: http://www.xynobooks.com Created using: March of Midnight by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/