FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH ~ P2K REVIEW!

FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH ~ P2K REVIEW!

DAVID FOSTER PULLS NO PUNCHES IN HIS REVIEW OF FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH OVER AT HIS BLOG, PERMISSION TO KILL . . .

…Of the elements I have enjoyed about the Fightcard series so far, is the diversity of the stories. Each writer has brought something new to the plate. If you’ll forgive the cinematic comparisons – but totally appropriate, because the stories are very cinematic – Felony Fists was like a cross between LA Confidential and Rocky – The Cutman was like a wartime Robert Mitcham film, crossed with the Godfather Part II – and Split Decision was like The Grapes of Wrath crossed with Robert Siodmak’s The Killers.

What does Counterpunch remind me of? The Big Heat. Fritz Lang’s The Big Heat, starring Glenn Ford as a relentless police detective, Dan Bannion, is one of my favourite crime films from the 1950s. Counterpunch shares more than a few similarities. At the start of The Big Heat, Bannion shares a steak and a beer with his wife. In Counterpunch, after winning a fight, Danny would always head back to Packy’s for a steak and a beer. Another similarity, is the almost relentless decency, that both men share, despite being drawn in to a corrupt world. And both men, refuse to back down, fighting for what is right – their way …

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FIGHT FICTION: KING CRUSH!

FIGHT FICTION: KING CRUSH!

JAMES SCOTT BELL

KINDLE EDITION $.99

AN IRISH JIMMY GALLAGHER FISTICUFF . . .

He didn't want a fight, but there are some fights you can't walk away from...

Irish Jimmy Gallagher just wanted to have a little fun at a carnival with his best girl, Ruby, and his bulldog, Steve. He wasn't looking for trouble.

But sometimes trouble comes looking for Jimmy Gallagher.

It's 1955, and Jimmy is a boxer who makes hay in the club smokers and a legit fight when he can. But Ruby, a waitress at Charley's diner, would like Jimmy to give up the fight game for good.

It's all cotton candy and hot dogs at the carnival, until they see a carny pug. That's a journeyman boxer who makes a living fighting all comers. It's not much of a life -- in fact, Jimmy did some time like that himself. But there's something about this boxer that will jolt Jimmy to the core and threaten to disrupt his life for good.

Irish Jimmy Gallagher is a new sensation and an old fashioned hero. "King Crush" is a 6300 word short story in the best tradition of the classic pulp boxing stories. Here is a fighter who is quick with a jab and with a laugh.

But if you cheat him, all bets are off.

"Vintage Los Angeles, '50s pulp fiction, it's both a complete tale ... and an open door to more adventures with Jimmy Gallagher, the pugilist who throws punches with Irish wit and wisdom." - Reader review of "Iron Hands"

AND DON’T FORGET THE FIRST JIMMY GALLAGHER FISTICUFF . . .

IRON HANDS

KINDLE EDITION $0.99

His name is Irish Jimmy Gallagher, and he checks in at 6'3" and 225 pounds. A boxer with dancing green eyes and a wit born of the Blarney Stone, Jimmy is a hell of a fella, quick with a laugh and quicker with the jab.

But if you foul him, stand back, because all the laughs will die in fury.

It's Los Angeles, 1955. A time of relative peace in the nation. The Korean War has ended, Eisenhower is in the White House and in the City of Angels life goes on.

And down by the river is a "smoker," a privately set-up boxing match where Jimmy hopes to make a couple hundred bucks. With his girl, Ruby, waiting tables at Charley's, Jimmy can always use a little extra scratch. What he can't abide is a mobster trying to fix a fight. But what can one man do against a local crime boss and his team of thugs? Especially after they've arranged to have Jimmy Gallagher clobbered by Iron Hands?

This 5700 word story is written in the style of the old action pulp magazines of the 1930s.

SPANISH FIGHT PULPS!

SPANISH FIGHT PULPS!

Fight Fictioner and Fight Card fan Gonzalo Baeza forwarded me some great covers of Spanish fight pulps from the late ‘30s and early ‘40s, part of the First Novel Series Sports originally published in Argentina. There were 44 different titles, 16 published in Spain, featuring all different sports, including boxing. The tales are written by Joseph Mallorquí Figuerola, better known for his Zorro-like westerns featuring The Coyote.

DURING MARCH: BUY ONE FIGHT CARD NOVEL GET ONE FREE!

DURING MARCH: BUY ONE FIGHT CARD NOVEL GET ONE FREE!

During the month of March, if you buy Fight Card: Felony Fists from Amazon.com you can get Fight Card: The Cutman for FREE, or visa-versa, buy Fight Card: The Cutman from Amazon.com and get Fight Card: Felony Fists for FREE . . .

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Along with your FREE Fight Card novel, you will also receive a FREE copy of Fight Fictioneers Magazine featuring numerous articles and reviews pertaining to fight fiction and the Fight Card series.

ROUGH EDGES REVIEWS FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH!

ROUGH EDGES REVIEWS FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH!

JAMES REASONER WEIGHS IN ON THE LATEST FIGHT CARD NOVEL . . .

…There's a strong thread of decency and humanity that runs through all of Dundee's work, and it's certainly present here. Danny Dugronski is a fine hero, a strong man who won't let obstacles get in the way of him doing what he thinks is right. There's also plenty of action, as Counterpunch opens and closes with a pair of epic battles in the ring. If you haven't sampled the FIGHT CARD series yet, this one is an excellent place to start, and if you've read and enjoyed the others, don't hesitate to grab this one, too. I had a great time reading it …

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FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH ~ AVAILABLE NOW!

FIGHT CARD: COUNTERPUNCH ~ AVAILABLE NOW!

THE LATEST FIGHT CARD NOVEL, COUNTERPUNCH, FROM HARDBOILED AUTHOR WAYNE D. DUNDEE WRITING AS JACK TUNNEY ...

Danny Dugronski has been a fighter all his life.

As an orphan at St. Vincent's Asylum for Boys, he first learned the "sweet science" of boxing from Father Tim, the battling priest. Then the Marine Corps taught him far more lethal fighting tactics before shipping him off to do battle in the hell of the South Pacific.

Now, with World War II over, Danny "The Duke" has returned home and earned a respectable ranking as a regional heavyweight in the Milwaukee area. But his record, free of KO losses, is jeopardized by a mob front man who tries to push him into a series of rigged fights.

When Danny refuses, hard push comes to deadly shove, and he must call upon all his fighting skills to stand his ground. And when Danny comes out swinging, he’s determined to put the mob down for the count.

DOOLAN ON FIGHT CARD!

DOOLAN ON FIGHT CARD!

BLOGGER TOM DOOLAN GETS OUT THE FIGHT CARD WORD ON HIS BLOG THE WORDS OF TOM …

About a month ago, I got on a kick. I wanted to find some other fight fiction from the Pulp days. So, I did some searches, but really couldn’t find anything in the public domain (finances being what they are). Then, on Amazon, I stumbled across the Fight Card books. At the time, the first two were free, so I grabbed them. And I absolutely DO NOT regret that ...

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FIGHT FICTIONEERS MAGAZINE!

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FIGHT FICTION: BATTLING BOXING STORIES!

FIGHT FICTION: BATTLING BOXING STORIES!

THRILLING TALES OF PUGILISTIC PUISSANCE

EDITOR: GARY LOVISI

Battling Boxing Stories presents 15 of the most intense and hard-hitting stories about the puglisitic arts collected in one place and written by some of the best of today's new crop of exciting writers. The stories in this book highlight all types of boxers and all aspects of the sport, from amateur bouts and illegal street fights, to heavyweight championship events.

These are wonderful stories with unforgettable characters who are full of passion and emotion, action and rage--heartfelt tales about real people fighting for their lives, their honor, and sometimes their very souls.

Each story captures that rare magic--the combination of violence and magesty that takes place in the boxing ring. Your ears will still be ringing with the sting of these battles long after you finish this book!

The authors featured include: Wayne D. Dundee, Stan Trybulski, Ron Fortier, Robert S. P. Lee, G. D. McFetridge, Arlette Lees, Terence Butler, Marc Spitzer, C. J. Henderson, Gary Lovisi, Garnett Elliott, Penelope Stanhope, Michael A. Black, Lonni Lees, and William Boyle.

FIGHT FICTION: THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION!

FIGHT FICTION: THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION!

CHRIS T. BONJOUR

Caine Alexander, the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world, is confronted with the twilight of his career as he struggles to connect to his past as a new challenger arises. The leading experimental genetics and biological engineering corporation, Bio-Corp, has developed a thoughtless specimen genetically build-to-order for any task at a price.

In an attempt to prove their superiority to the blue collar class, the corporation has used it's influence to set up a fight between the heavyweight champion and their creation. In the face of a whirlwind from inside and out, Caine must find his roots or be blown down by the winds of change.

FELONY FISTS: AN UPPERCUT ABOVE THE REST!

FELONY FISTS: AN UPPERCUT ABOVE THE REST!

REVIEWER ANDREW SALMON GOES A SECOND ROUND WITH FELONY FISTS . . .

. . . Felony Fists is a winner on every level. The book is lean, mean and authentic and it’s one no fan of hardboiled fiction will want to miss. The boxing scenes are visceral, bloody and you feel like you’ve gone toe to toe with Flynn’s opponents by the time you’re through. Throw in some fine police work, corruption, intrigue, blackmail and deception and Felony Fists lays out an irresistible buffet.

Paul Bishop is the real deal, folks. If you’re a pulp fan, boxing fan or just love a hard-hitting, down and dirty mean streets pot-boiler, then Bishop has your poison. Without doubt one of the best New Pulp releases of 2011. This was my first Bishop work and it won’t be my last. I give Felony Fists my highest recommendation. Do not miss it!

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PULP FICTION REVIEWS TAKES ON FELONY FISTS!

PULP FICTION REVIEWS TAKES ON FELONY FISTS!

PULP GURU RON FORTIER REVIEWS FELONG FISTS OVER AT HIS PULP FICTION REVIEWS BLOG ...

Punch. Block. Counterpunch. Duck. Uppercut. Jab. Haymaker. Clinch. The staccato machine-gun lingo of boxing that taps across the brain like a dance choreographed by battling gladiators. It is a ballet of flying fists, controlled mayhem performed by all manner of combatants with something to win, prove or defend. Of the entire classic pulp sports genre, the boxing magazines were by far the most popular and prolific. Now a group of today’s finest new pulp scribes (writing as Jack Tunney) have come together to recreate the blood, sweat and tears of those canvas arenas in a series of short novellas under the guiding hand of accomplished novelist, Paul Bishop ...

... What follows is a thoroughly enjoyable, fast paced, knowledgeable yarn that was a pure joy to read start to finish. Bishop never misses a beat; again, knowing his melody by heart and relishing every single sentence, paragraph and chapter like a superbly orchestrated fight strategy. “Fight Card: Felony Fists” is a sensational opening to what this reviewer expects is going to be a truly amazing series that will revitalize a classic pulp genre in a bold new way readers are going to love. Me, I'm in his corner all the way.

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FIGHT COMICS: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA!

FIGHT COMICS: FEATURING WILDCAT!

THE PULP DEN TAKES ON FELONY FISTS!

THE PULP DEN TAKES ON FELONY FISTS!

TOM JOHNSON OVER AT THE PULP DEN GIVES FELONY FISTS A RAVE REVIEW ...

It has been a long time since we had a good boxing magazine or series, and the genre is sorely missed. Fight Card Productions has began a new series of boxing stories by various authors under the Jack (Dempsey) (Gene) Tunney pseudonym. For the fight fan, Paul Bishop’s “Felony Fist” is the Main Event!

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FIGHT FICTION: INTERVIEW ~ ROBERT EVANS!

FIGHT FICTION: INTERVIEW ~ ROBERT EVANS!

Fight fiction is making a surprising comeback recently with the advent of the Fight Card series and other old school fight stories, like Iron Hands by James Scott Bell and Cold War Heroes by Tom Johnson.

Fight Fiction is also striking out in new directions as the popularity of MMA (mixed martial arts) picks up. Novels like Suckerpunch by Jeremy Brown, Choke by Christa Faust, and the reboot of the venerable Joe Palooka as an MMA fighter are all part of the fight fiction resurgence.

So, too, are the new novelettes by Staff Sergeant Robert Evans featuring the blistering underground MMA battles of one of the toughest bastards ever, Staff Sergeant Mickey O’Quinn . . .

Dropping in to spar a few rounds with Bish’s Beat is the man himself, Robert Evans, to tell us more about his series, The O’Quinn Fights . . .

LET’S GET THE WHOLE NAME AND SERIAL NUMBER THING OUT OF THE WAY UP FRONT. TELLS US ABOUT ROBERT EVANS.

I’m a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Reserves. I started my military career in the Navy, went to the California Army National Guard, where I deployed to Iraq with the 2688 Transportation Company, and jumped over to the Army Reserves where I’ve been for the past few years. Over all, I have more than 20 years of experience in the military.

I was born and raised in Antioch California, received my Bachelors in Business Administration from Saint Mary’s College of California. I’ve worked as a stock broker, drilled oil wells in Prudhoe Bay, taught swimming, and worked in retail. Around three years after 9-11 and after I had accepted a discharge from the California Army National Guard, a close friend of mine was Commanding the 2668 Transportation Company, that got orders to deploy.

I signed back up for the guard and in December of 2004 I was sitting in a tent in Kuwait waiting to move up into Iraq. Going off to a war zone has a unique effect on women, and when I came home for leave I went to Belize with my soon to be fiancé. I returned from Iraq in December 2005 and got married in January 2006. Took a job with a municipality and moved to the Sierra foothills. I’m still in the Army Reserves, have a full-time job as an energy scheduler, I buy and sell energy for the municipality I work for, and I’m married to a wonderful wife with two beautiful, and rambunctious boys ages 5 and 3, and in what free time is left, I write.

GIVE US THE LOWDOWN ON THE O’QUINN FIGHTS.

As you said in the intro, Sergeant O’Quinn is one of the toughest bastards in the Army, and currently deployed to Iraq where, a lot of his adventures take place. He has a Platoon leader, who would rather be a fight promoter, getting him MMA bouts usually with other troops either American or Foreign, but sometimes with, the shadowy underbelly.

Sergeant O’Quinn is everyman and woman’s hero, a tough guy whose biggest weakness is cute dames with a doe eyed stare. He knows how to fight, and how to lead. He chooses the rough and tumble world of unsanctioned fighting over the glitz and glamour of the organized fighting world, with promoters and sponsors.

WHAT MADE YOU START PUTTING WORDS ON PAPER?

I realized early on, I could take the wild daydreams I had floating around in my head, write them down, and suddenly I had a story. From that time, I knew I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to create worlds, and tell stories.

DO YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND OF FIGHTING IN MMA OR ARE YOU A FAN?

I’m a huge fan of MMA, from its early beginnings with the Gracie Challenge to its current incarnation of the UFC. Before deploying to Iraq, my company went through what was then the Army’s Combatives program. I’ve gone through some of the Army’s Modern Combatives program. However, the program has changed considerably and is a very extensive course that goes beyond just fighting.

HAS THERE BEEN A REACTION FROM YOUR FELLOW SOLDIERS TO THE O’QUINN STORIES?

I have heard basically two types of reactions from soldiers; one group say they could see this sort of thing happening over there and the other says it could never happen. But regardless of how they feel about the possibility of it really happening, both sides agree the characters portrayed in the stories are true to life.

I’ve had several soldiers say, “did you pattern so and so after my Sergeant, because he sounds and acts just like him.” The Soliders really like Sergeant O’Quinn, and that the fight scenes were very real.

WHAT ARE YOUR OWN READING HABITS AND WHAT WRITERS HAVE INFLUENCE YOU?

I’m currently reading and in some cases re-reading classic science fiction, fantasy and fight stories from the 30’s and 40’s. The authors of that time had a way with words I truly enjoy reading. Unfortunately, I think that way of writing has been lost.

As far as my influences, I always look to two individuals; Robert E. Howard and Robert Heinlein. Heinlein was a monster in the Science Fiction world, and considered to be the father of SciFi. Howard on the other hand, doesn’t receive the justice he deserves, and I would have to say he is the one fight writer I’m most influenced by. While in High School I was greatly influenced by the writings of bands who created epic stories like Rush, or Blue Oyster Cult.

HOW IMPORTANT IS A BOOK'S CENTRAL CHARACTER?

Mickey O’Quinn is hugely important to the story. He is the driving character, the hero on the quest, the one that has everything to lose or everything to win. He is the embodiment of what it is to be a soldier, not just an MMA fighter, but the grunts that for eight years deployed for a year or more at a time to the middle east.

WHAT'S THE BEST PIECE OF WRITING CRAFT ADVICE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN?

The best piece of advice was given to me years ago, shortly after high school, when I was wandering around college and taking a creative writing course just about every year. The advice was to READ. And when you find that one author of whom you you just can’t get enough, read everything they write, and study how he or she writes.

With most advice given to you at such an age, you forget about it until you’re older, and that is exactly what I did. It wasn’t until a few years ago that I found the author, which made me go, “this guy is great!” and when I read everything he wrote and studied how he wrote, things started to click.

LIKE MANY OF US, YOU’VE CHOSEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF E-PUBLISHING. WHAT HAS THAT EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE FOR YOU?

So far, the experience has been a good one, and it’s kind of funny. Dealing with “old” school publishers, sending out query letters, and submissions, the results were generally a very cold response in a form letter. And you knew your work had sat in a slush pile, for who knows how long, until someone got stuck reading it.

But with the e-publishing, I haven’t felt the cold response of a newbie trying to break down the walls of the publishing industry. Instead I’ve sensed a greater connection with publishers over the internet, even if the piece was submitted to a committee, the whole process seems to be much more transparent, and much more open to giving writers a chance.

HOW DID YOU DECIDE ON YOUR COVERS?

My publisher Untreed Reads, contracts with a graphic artist to do their covers, I was involved only minimally with the decision making process, but I’m very happy with the result.

AS A NEW AUTHOR/WRITER WHAT ARE YOU FINDING TO BE YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES?

Marketing and promoting. Getting the book published was easy and getting it out to the ebook stores was easy, but getting the word out is hard. That is the biggest challenge I’ve come across, and it has taken me awhile to realize it. Marketing and promoting is a full time job, and requires a lot of thought, and a lot of attention.

I joke that the next creative writing course I take, will have nothing to do with writing, and everything to do with social media.

HOW DOES YOUR MILITARY BACKGROUND COME INTO PLAY IN YOUR WRITING?

After spending as much time in the military as I have, it comes into play whether I want it or not. Sometimes I have to sit back and look at things from a civilian point of view. My editor is pretty good at pointing out, “someone in the military would understand that, but not everybody.”

WHAT’S NEXT FOR MICKEY O’QUINN?

Mickey O’Quinn is slated for one more story to be published by Untreed Reads. I’m finishing up with that story, which still has Sergeant O’Quinn in fights for his life but takes on a more mystical plot. After all Iraq is steeped in Biblical history, and while I was deployed I saw some of the sites I read about in the Bible. But that won’t be the end of Mickey O’Quinn. I want to take him through Afghanistan and back to the United States.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR ROBERT EVANS BEYOND MICKEY O’QUINN?

I really like Mickey O’Quinn, and he is a fun character to write. But I want to explore Science Fiction and Horror. Two genres I enjoyed greatly as a kid and feel that a new golden age is bubbling in the under-belly of the new pulp world of Ebooks.

Thanks, Robert, for getting in the ring with Bish’s Beat today . . .

THE O’QUINN FIGHTS #1: BASEMENT BRAWL

In this first outing of a new short story series by Staff Sergeant Robert Evans, Sergeant O'Quinn finds himself battling in an underground mixed martial arts fight in Iraq. Is the fight really just two men battling, or is it a setup for something far more dangerous for the American soldiers involved?

THE O’QUINN FIGHTS #2: FOUL FIGHT WITH A PIT VIPER

Things go awry from the moment Staff Sergeant Mickey O'Quinn arrives in Qatar. SSG O'Quinn, the brawling mixed martial arts fighter from the 4th Infantry Division, finds himself going from rescuing a frightened young American woman to landing in the middle of the toughest and deadliest underground MMA bout of his life.

Will O'Quinn win the fight and the girl? Or has he finally taken on too much?

FELONY FISTS NOMINATED FOR 2012 PULP ARK AWARDS!

 

FELONY FISTS NOMINATED FOR 2012 PULP ARK AWARDS!

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HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY TO ‘THE GREATEST’ ~ MUHAMMAD ALI!

HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY TO ‘THE GREATEST’ ~ MUHAMMAD ALI!

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” – Muhammad Ali

“I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.” – Muhammad Ali

“I am the greatest, I said that even before I knew I was.” – Muhammad Ali

Z7’s HEADQUARTERS MATCHES UP TO FELONY FISTS!

Z7’s HEADQUARTERS MATCHES UP TO FELONY FISTS!

A NEW REVIEW JUST IN FROM TIMOTHY L. MAYER OVER AT Z7’S COOL NEW HEADQUARTERS . . .

. . . The book moves at at brisk pace. I was amazed at how much was crammed into a short novel that’s barely 100 pages long. Tunney covers the corruption in LA, the casual racism at work, and the whole world of boxing as it existed. When Flynn goes into action against Cohnen’s thugs, you feel the weight of his sap glove. The rigorous training he has to endure doesn’t let up either. This is a powerful novel . . .

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PERMISSION TO KILL TARGETS SPLIT DECISION!

PERMISSION TO KILL TARGETS SPLIT DECISION!

AUSSIE BLOGGER DAVID FOSTER WEIGHS IN ON FIGHT CARD: SPLIT DECISION . . .

Recently I have written how much I enjoyed the first two books in the Fight Card series (Felony Fists by Paul Bishop and The Cutman by Mel Odom). However, in my reviews I suggested that a boxing story would always be predicatble because they will always end with the ‘big fight’ and that the hero will win. Well now I find myself in the embarrassing situation of having to eat my words. There is nothing predictable about the third instalment of the Fight Card series, Split Decision by Eric Beetner.

And I must say, I am delighted to eat my words. I think I just have a narrow view of what a pulp boxing tale can be – maybe I have watched too many Rocky films . . .

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ALL PULP GETS IN THE RING WITH THE CUTMAN!

ALL PULP GETS IN THE RING WITH THE CUTMAN!

ALL PULP REVIEWER AND PULP MAVEN DERRICK FERGUSON REPORTS THE BLOW BY BLOW OF FIGHT CARD: THE CUTMAN . . .

Back during the heyday of the Classic Pulp era there were magazines devoted to just about every type of genre you could think of or that publishers thought they could sell to the entertainment hungry public. Most of us are familiar with the hero pulps, the western pulps, the science fiction pulps, the horror pulps. But there were far more than that. You had your spicy pulps which was a safe name for what was pretty much soft core porn. There were gangster pulps, railroad pulps and sports pulp. And a sub-genre of the sports pulp was boxing pulp stories.

If you’re at all familiar with the boxing pulp genre it’s probably because of Robert E. Howard and his champion boxer character Sailor Steve Costigan. Even though Howard is best known as the creator of Conan, King Kull and Solomon Kane he wrote more stories about Sailor Steve Costigan.

It’s probably inevitable that in the New Pulp Renaissance we’re enjoying right now that the pulp boxing genre should also enjoy a revived popularity and it’s a genre that’s well represented by the the Fight Card series of books in general and The Cutman in particular. It’s the second book in the series but you don’t have to have read the first one in order to enjoy it. The books are credited as being written by Jack Tunney but that’s a “house name”. The first book, Felony Fists, was written by Paul Bishop and The Cutman was written by Mel Odom and it’s a terrific read . . .

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