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ABOUT
What's Modern Pulp Comics all about?
Simply put, Modern Pulp Comics is an homage to the classic adventures of old, starring such unforgettable characters as Doc Savage, Flash Gordon, The Shadow, Phillip Marlowe, Sam Spade, and many more. But, it is also a modernization of such stories, influenced by the comics of today, such as Hellboy, Batman, Justice Society, 100 Bullets, etc. Modern Pulp represents the old and the new, the best of both worlds.
The universe of Modern Pulp exists mainly in the semi-fictional twin cities of Seattle and Cosmopolis, located in the State of Washington. The timeline is a little hazy, as some of the stories span over a century, but the majority of them take place during the 2020's. In this near future, Seattle has lost some of it's natural sparkle as the Emerald City, becoming a dark and gritty crime-ridden town. Near the coastline, Cosmopolis continues to shine on as the city of the future, but underneath it's chrome finish lies a dark underbelly of supernatural horrors.
The stories for Modern Pulp revolve around 5 main characters: James Sprecken, Lucifer Fawkes, Constable IV, Gibson Dent and Dallas McCoy. Each character is a reflection of those that came before, but they are also unique and complex.
Modern Pulp Creators
Brian Meredith - Creator, Writer, Editor, Letterer
Brian is the mastermind behind Modern Pulp Comics, which has been around
for several years now, in one form or another. He serves as head writer
and EIC, among a myriad of other tasks.
Brian is also the co-owner of The Comic Stop, a succesful comic book store in the North Seattle area, and the co-owner of the Emerald City ComiCon, the largest comic book convention in the Northwest. By night, he toils away at creating, writing, lettering, coloring, designing, and more, doing anything and everything he possibly can.
James Taylor - Publisher, Inker
James is the head honcho of Rorschach
Entertainment, the publisher who graciously prints our comics, and is
one of our main inkers. He has a background in traditional art, having studied
fine art and graphic design at schools in Michigan, Washington and Minnesota,
under the guidance of some of the best in the business.
His comic book work includes projects for various independent publishers, including Penny Farthing Press, Fintan Studios, Committed Comics, and Digital Webbing. For more information on James' freelance work please visit his portfolio site at www.jtinks.com.
CW Russette - Contributing Writer
C. William Russette spends most of his days in one of many jobs that you
don't want to do. When he isn't spending time with his wife, watching action
flicks or blowing brain cells on video games he writes, he plots and schemes.
He has written a number of scripts for the Modern Pulp website, as well as the Lucifer Fawkes one-shots Bloodflow and The Blind Ones (co-written with Brian Meredith) for print through Rorschach Entertainment.
Ulf Imwiehe - Contributing Writer
Freelance music journalist by day, Ulf Imwiehe loves to conjure up shadow
and song when darkness falls. Besides a cornucopia of online strips about
to hit your screen in the near future, his writing credits for Modern Pulp
Comics include the Lucifer Fawkes one-shots North of Here and Orcus
ex Machina, published (or to be published) through Rorschach
Entertainment.
Ron Fortier - Contributing Writer
Ron is a huge contributor to the Modern Pulp offshoot title and character,
Gibson Dent. He is also the main contributor to the Pulped! section, with
Mr. Jigsaw and Dr. Satan. He has his own website, Airship27,
that showcases his many fine works.
