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Green Hornet Chronicles - First Review!

Dr. Wesley Britton over at Bookpleasures.com has reviewed The Green Hornet Chronicles!

"...the anthology of new stories is also quite a ride."

"It’s a romp well worth, ah, a good buzz . . ."

Softcover: Amazon
Hardcover: Amazon
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Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook from Moonstone Books

This weekend I put some other projects aside, temporarily, to begin work in earnest on a short story for Moonstone Books' Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook, edited by Howard Hopkins.

If you're a fan of my encyclopedic two-volume Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World, well, yes, this Holmes anthology is exactly what you think it is. :-)

My tale's working title is "The Dynamics of a Meteor," and the plan right now is to loosely tie it in to my regencypunk series of Wold Newton Origins stories "Is He in Hell?" (The Worlds of Philip José Farmer 1: Protean Dimensions, Meteor House, 2010) and "Nadine's Invitation" (Tales of the Shadowmen 7: Femmes Fatales, Black Coat Press, 2010), although of course the Holmes story takes place some one-hundred years after those stories, and will stand on its own. (It should be noted that "Nadine's Invitation" features a cameo by Holmes' great-grandfather.)

Intrigued yet?

Of course, the story will need to go through the usual processes and be accepted by Ye Merry Editor, Mr. Hopkins. Guess I'd better get writing! :-)

Green Hornet Chronicles softcover in stock at Amazon

The softcover trade edition of The Green Hornet Chronicles (Glen Orbik cover) is now listed as in stock and shipping from Amazon.

The limited edition hardcover is listed as not yet released, but I imagine that will change any day now.

Green Hornet Chronicles--shipping to local comic shops on Oct 13!

The Green Hornet Chronicles ships to your local comic shop on October 13!

http://moonstonebooks.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=29

• Edited by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert
• Covers by Glen Orbik and Rubén Procopio/interior illustrations by Procopio

CONTENTS:

• "Reflections on The Green Hornet": Introduction by Van Williams
• "The Night Car" by Will Murray
• "I Had The Green Hornet’s Love Child!" by Greg Cox
• "Weakness" by C.J. Henderson
• "Topsy-Turvy" by James Chambers
• "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Richard Dean Starr
• "Just a Man" by Thom Brannan
• "The Cold Cash Kill" by James Reasoner
• "Flight of the Yellow Jacket" by Howard Hopkins
• "By Scarab and Scorpion" by Mark Ellis
• "You Can’t Pick the Number" by Rich Harvey
• "Eyes of the Madonna" by Ron Fortier
• "Stormy Weather" by Patricia Weakley
• "The Auction" by Terry Alexander
• "Go Go Gone" by Robert Greenberger
• "Mutual Assured Destruction" by Bill Spangler
• "The Crimson Dragon" by Mark Justice
• "Fang and Sting" by Win Scott Eckert
• "The Inside Man" by Matthew Baugh
• "The Soul of Solomon" by Harlan Ellison(R)
• "Life at 90 MPH": Afterword by Dean Jeffries
• "The Green Hornet's Hunch" by Dennis O'Neil (bonus story in Limited Editions only)

Green Hornet Chronicles now in stock and shipping!

The Green Hornet Chronicles, which I had the honor of co-editing, is now in stock and shipping direct from Moonstone Books!

http://moonstonebooks.com/shop/category.aspx?catid=29

• Edited by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert
• Covers by Glen Orbik and Rubén Procopio/interior illustrations by Procopio

CONTENTS:

• "Reflections on The Green Hornet": Introduction by Van Williams
• "The Night Car" by Will Murray
• "I Had The Green Hornet’s Love Child!" by Greg Cox
• "Weakness" by C.J. Henderson
• "Topsy-Turvy" by James Chambers
• "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Richard Dean Starr
• "Just a Man" by Thom Brannan
• "The Cold Cash Kill" by James Reasoner
• "Flight of the Yellow Jacket" by Howard Hopkins
• "By Scarab and Scorpion" by Mark Ellis
• "You Can’t Pick the Number" by Rich Harvey
• "Eyes of the Madonna" by Ron Fortier
• "Stormy Weather" by Patricia Weakley
• "The Auction" by Terry Alexander
• "Go Go Gone" by Robert Greenberger
• "Mutual Assured Destruction" by Bill Spangler
• "The Crimson Dragon" by Mark Justice
• "Fang and Sting" by Win Scott Eckert
• "The Inside Man" by Matthew Baugh
• "The Soul of Solomon" by Harlan Ellison(R)
• "Life at 90 MPH": Afterword by Dean Jeffries
• "The Green Hornet's Hunch" by Dennis O'Neil (bonus story in Limited Editions only)

Get your copy now!

THE GREEN HORNET CASEFILES and teaser cover art!

That's right, folks you heard it here!

Moonstone Books' follow-up to The Green Hornet Chronicles is titled The Green Hornet Casefiles and will feature more great stories featuring the fabulous '60s version of The Green Hornet and Kato.

Rubén Procopio's cover is all kinds of awesome, effectively teasing the mysterious and thrilling tales to be found on the pages between the covers. Many thanks for his permission to repost the cover here; you should also check out Rubén's original post!

And...surprise! The alternate cover by none other than Michael Wm. Kaluta!

I am already hard at work on editing the stories, along with my co-editor, Joe Gentile. The book is due out in April 2011.

In the meantime, don't forget that volume one, The Green Hornet Chronicles, is coming any day now!

Green Ghost interview on All Pulp!

As part of All Pulp's Moonstone Mondays, I and my co-writer Eric Fein were interviewed today on All Pulp, covering the Green Ghost for Moonstone's Return of the Originals; there are also several other Originals interviews.

Many thanks to the fine folks All Pulp for his time and interest.

Just go here and scroll down to the headline:
WIN SCOTT ECKERT AND ERIC FEIN, Writers of THE GREEN GHOST, for RETURN OF THE ORIGINALS, Moonstone

Then please get out there and bug your local comics retailer to buy and stock plenty of Moonstone pulp comics and prose anthologies. :-)

Contents announced for The Green Hornet Chronicles

The Green Hornet Chronicles is at the printer and is shipping soon from Moonstone Books!

• Edited by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert
• Covers by Glen Orbik and Rubén Procopio/interior illustrations by Procopio
• Information on the various covers and editions here

CONTENTS:

• "Reflections on The Green Hornet": Introduction by Van Williams
• "The Night Car" by Will Murray
• "I Had The Green Hornet’s Love Child!" by Greg Cox
• "Weakness" by C.J. Henderson
• "Topsy-Turvy" by James Chambers
• "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Richard Dean Starr
• "Just a Man" by Thom Brannan
• "The Cold Cash Kill" by James Reasoner
• "Flight of the Yellow Jacket" by Howard Hopkins
• "By Scarab and Scorpion" by Mark Ellis
• "You Can’t Pick the Number" by Rich Harvey
• "Eyes of the Madonna" by Ron Fortier
• "Stormy Weather" by Patricia Weakley
• "The Auction" by Terry Alexander
• "Go Go Gone" by Robert Greenberger
• "Mutual Assured Destruction" by Bill Spangler
• "The Crimson Dragon" by Mark Justice
• "Fang and Sting" by Win Scott Eckert
• "The Inside Man" by Matthew Baugh
• "The Soul of Solomon" by Harlan Ellison(R)
• "Life at 90 MPH": Afterword by Dean Jeffries
• "The Green Hornet's Hunch" by Dennis O'Neil (bonus story in Limited Editions only)

Green Hornet final covers -- first look!

The Green Hornet Chronicles is coming soon--really soon--from Moonstone Books, and they've given me permission to post this first look at the final covers!

Why wait, pre-order now (links below)!

Limited Hardcover by Glen Orbik:




















Limited Slipcase Hardcover and Direct Market Paperback by Rubén Procopio:





















Book Market Paperback by Glen Orbik:

Return of the Originals - Green Ghost Interview!

The nice folks at Broken Frontier's Lowdown have interviewed me and co-writer Eric Fein about our upcoming Green Ghost stories for Moonstone's Return of the Originals pulp heroes line.

Just click here to check out the interview... lots of details about our approach, upcoming story titles, and so forth.

I'm having a ball putting these stories together... while you're waiting for them to come out slake your pulp thirst with some of the original pulp covers (click on covers for larger images).































Then check out the interviews with the other Originals creators:

• The Return of the Originals: Summoning the Originals with C.J. Henderson and Mark Sparacio

• The Return of the Originals: Uncovering the Phantom Detective with Aaron Shaps

• The Return of the Originals: Rediscovering I.V. Frost with Ron Fortier

• The Return of the Originals: Caught in the Spider's Web with Martin Powell

Be sure to also check out the Moonstone Pulps page on Facebook!

Captain Midnight Chronicles - now available!

I've just been notified that Moonstone Books' The Captain Midnight Chronicles is back from the printer and now available! Authors' copies will start shipping right away.

The book is available for order right now from Moonstone (both the softcover and hardcover versions), and based on past experience it should be listed on Amazon shortly.

My story is "Captain Midnight at Ultima Thule." I hope you'll check it out!

• Moonstone

• Amazon

Phantom Chronicles 2 -- Now Available from Moonstone Books!

I'm pleased to note that Moonstone Books' The Phantom Chronicles 2 is now available.

"To the outside world, this man, seemingly immortal, has always worn the mask. As the legend grew, it transcended the life of any one mortal. And that legend became THE PHANTOM!

High adventure and intrigue in the African jungle, on the high seas, and in the streets! There is always justice that needs to be served, whether it’s in the present…or the past.

With an introduction by the Phantom creator’s Lee Falk’s daughter Diane Falk."

My story is "No Ghost Need Apply," a title which should intrigue any good Sherlockian. If you happen to have read my novel The Evil in Pemberley House (co-authored with Philip Jose Farmer), you might see some intriguing connections as well... aw hell, why be coy, this one adds another layer to the mythology behind one of the Wold Newton Family's greatest members... but even if you're a not a Wold Newton fan, or never even heard of Wold Newton, you'll be just fine. Trust me. So what're you waiting for, order it already!

Other contributors are: Harlan Ellison, Ed Gorman, Robin Wayne Bailey, Mike Bullock, Tom DeFalco, Matthew Baugh, Joe Gentile, Mark Justice, Jeff Mariotte, Joe McKinney, Nate Meyer, Will Murray, CJ Henderson, Martin Powell, and Aaron Shaps, with spot illustrations by Ruben Procopio.

Covers by Doug Klauba (softcover) and Mark Romanoski (limited edition hardcover).

Direct from Moonstone: Softcover | Limited Edition Hardcover

Return of the Originals!

More info here!

Discuss on the Moonstone forum...

... or on the Moonstone Pulps group on Facebook!

More to come soon!

Green Hornet story finalized!

I'm pleased to note that my story for Moonstone Books' forthcoming anthology The Green Hornet Chronicles, "Fang and Sting," is finalized and will be appearing in Volume 1.

Word from Moonstone is the book is due out in July. In the meantime, feast your eyes, if you haven't already, on the beauty of a cover by Glen Orbik.

You can also check out some samples of the magnificent spot illustrations by Ruben Procopio here.

We're this close to finalizing the other contents, and I'll post those when we're ready.

Bzzzzz!

Moonstone Pulp: The Green Ghost!

It's not easy being Green...

No, not Moonstone Books' The Green Hornet Chronicles, which I am happily co-editing with Joe Gentile...

...But the Green Ghost! (Originally just called The Ghost in his initial pulp appearances...) That's right, kids, the Green Ghost is coming to comics and Moonstone's got him.

Before the war, when the GREEN GHOST-master magician and criminologist George Chance-ventured into the night, with his horrific skull-like appearance and his seemingly supernatural abilities, evildoers quaked at the prospect of tangling with him.

But the war in Europe changed him...he witnessed the depths of evil, and now combats it with an intensity that makes his pre-war exploits look like a lark. To this point, though, Geaorge Chance has battled only human depravity and is a skeptic at heart. Can he hold his own against the real supernatural menaces?

When I first heard Moonstone was launching a line of pulp comics and prose stories, I pitched the Green Ghost to Moonstone's Joe Gentile (with a tip o' the hat to pal Martin Powell, who sent me a Green Ghost novel a couple years back), and he was all over it. I gathered up the info about Chance's original pulp appearances, and put together a series bible for the relaunch.

Since then, writer Eric Fein and illustrator David Neihaus have come on board, contributing their ideas and designs for the series, and have crafted the first short comic story. I'll be handling the prose short story duties, co-writing the first tale with Eric, with David handling the spot illos.

For more info, head over to Moonstone Forums' Return of the Originals section for discussing Moonstone Pulp! Also check out Facebook and search on "Moonstone Pulps"--join up for art previews and other cool stuff! And watch this space for more details as they become available.

The spirit of pulp fiction is alive and well!

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT CHRONICLES - now available for preorder!

Edited by Christopher Mills, art by Vatche Mavlian, cover by Richard Clark.

Born in the blazing crucible of war, but sworn to fight for peace, the mysterious obsidian aviator known only by the codename Captain Midnight... flies again!

An ace pilot, super secret agent, and astounding scientific genius, the heroic Captain Midnight returns when we need him most, along with his legendary Secret Squadron -- to battle spies, saboteurs and the mercenary armies of the evil warmonger Ivan Shark and his delectably deadly daughter, Fury. Join the Captain and his elite air warriors in eleven all-new stories by some of the greatest adventure writers in the world, as they battle evil and fight for freedom all over the world!

Featuring my tale "Captain Midnight at Ultima Thule"!

Softcover, 234 pages, $16.95. Hardcover, 234 pages, $29.95. Moonstone Books

CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT CHRONICLES is solicited in the March PREVIEWS (Available February 24th).
The Diamond Item Code is MAR101067 (Softcover).
The Diamond Item Code is MAR101068 (Limited Hardcover).

Also available from Amazon.

Green Hornet and Captain Midnight now listed for pre-order on Amazon

New pre-orders from Moonstone Books:

The Green Hornet Chronicles, which I am co-editing with Joe Gentile and in which I'm also thrilled to have a tale, and The Captain Midnight Chronicles (edited by Christopher Mills and also rating high on the thrill scale!) are both now available for pre-order from Amazon:

The Green Hornet Chronicles SC | HC
The Captain Midnight Chronicles

THE GREEN HORNET CHRONICLES edited by Gentile & Eckert with covers by Orbik & Procopio

Check out the beautiful Glen Orbik cover to Moonstone Books' The Green Hornet Chronicles.

Orbik did the cover for another book which I was fortunate enough to have my name on the cover, The Evil in Pemberley House, and I'm thrilled that we're together again on this project.

Also loving the alternate cover by Ruben Procopio!

Here is the full release info:

Moonstone Books is getting a jump on the hype surrounding the upcoming Green Hornet movie, by releasing The Green Hornet Chronicles in the spring of 2010.

The Green Hornet Chronicles
Edited by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert
****Advance solicited for June release
Written by: Harlan Ellison, Greg Cox, Robert Greenberger, Ron Fortier, James Van
Hise, Will Murray, plus many more!
Interior Art: Rubén Procopio
Cover Art: Glen Orbik, Ruben Procopio
Introduction by Van Williams
Afterword by Dean Jeffries

In addition to co-editing duties, I'll have a tale in the volume as well.

More info, courtesy MajorSpoilers.com.

Bzzzzz.....


P.S. These two covers hopefully make up for missing my regular "pic o' the day" posts yesterday and today... ;-)

The Green Hornet, Vol 1 (Moonstone Books)

My tale has been accepted for Volume 1 of Moonstone Books' Green Hornet prose anthologies. And, in fact, my story was inspired by this promotional image lovingly rendered by Ruben Procopio.

I'm also happy to say this is not the extent of my involvement with the Hornet and Kato, but further details are under wraps right now.

So stay tuned, and keep on buzzin'.