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After a great run each month over the summer, September arrives and I could not keep up the momentum. To be fair, our Fiat got rear-ended (not our fault), so this month has been filled with insurance drama and getting a new car. So, the mind has not really been on writing and projects. Yet, September still has some successes and news.
Cavewoman “Natural Selection” #2
The only comic book review I cranked out in September is for issue 2, of Cavewoman, “Natural Selection”.
My review of “Natural Selection” #2 can be read right here. In October I’ll continue on with the “Gangster” storyline and hopefully complete the last two Death Nell comics to ring in Halloween.
Fan2Fan Podcast Appearance
The cool kids at the Fan2Fan podcast continue their “Monster Mania!” series of episodes.
They did an episode on iconic monster hunter character and both Michele and I are guests on this episode. It can be listened to here, the player below, or at your podcast app of preference.
Monster Mania: Monster Hunters – Fan2Fan Podcast
National Capital Panthans Journal #352
The September issue of the National Capital Panthans Journal has been published. This issue contains a reprint of my review of issue one of “Snow” of the Cavewoman series. My original review can be read here.
Paraphrased from the zine: The National Capital Panthans Journalis a monthly publication issued as a .PDF file on the Saturday before the first Sunday of each month. Contribution of articles, artwork, photos, and letters are welcome. Send submissions to the editor: Laurence G. Dunn at laurencegdunn AT gmail.com in a Word document for consideration.
Sincere appreciation to Laurence for the opportunity to have my work published in the journal.
So You want to Be an Author
Some publication news, delayed about four years, but publication news none-the-less!
Back in 2023 Michele and I attended the local CoKoCon convention, which we were vendors and guests on a panel. It was a lot of fun. A fellow attendee who sat in on our panel approached us, said they were putting a book together on advice for aspiring authors, and asked if we wanted to contribute. I said sure, was emailed a questionnaire about author habits: “worst trap you fell into,” “thoughts on NaNoWriMo” (that aged well!), “how to get started,” etc., etc. I filled it out, returned it, and that was that.
Fast forward roughly three years and I get a group thank you email from Richard Simon (The Booth Babe), about being part of the book. A book that turned out was published back in 2024! I had no idea.
But, better late than never. I had to do sleuthing but finally found the book on Amazon. It is called So You want to Be an Author: General Advice and Resources for Authors by Authors and it can be purchased at Amazon. In a way it is kind of like the book Mark My Words that Michele and I were a part of a few years ago, but that book is now OOP.
Anywho, the book is a compilation of answers from a variety of authors. CoKoCon Guest of Honour and author Seanan McGuire (Spider Gwen) is in it. I’m always honored to be part of a project, so a pleasure to be featured in this one.
Scholars from the Edge of Time – The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Michele and I had to miss the last few months of Scholars from the Edge of Time, but for September we are back! For this month we discuss the Ray Harryhausen film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad.
This episode can be watched on YouTube. Check it out!
PangoBooks Bookstore
I have an online bookstore at Pangobooks were I am selling books I no longer need, duplicates, etc. I have lots of horror, sci-fi, non-fiction, OOP, and weird books, so make sure to check my store out. Purchases help me out greatly!
Michele also has a store, so check that out as well.
Publishing Recap
Below is a recap of my external publishing endeavors so far in 2026.
“Tellers of Tales: Interview with Alex Lamb and Max Well on The Donn of Tiki” in Exotica Moderne #31, May 2026.
“The story so far” included in the digital compendium for Vanya #10, August 2026.
“All E.T.’s Aren’t Nice: Vanya 06” reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #344, January 2026.
“The Prehistoric Purge: Vanya 07″ reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #345, February 2026.
“Journey to Agharti” reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #346, March 2026.
“Warpath and Rampage: Vanya 08” reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #347, April 2026.
“The Chaos Continues: Vanya 09″ reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #348, May 2026.
“The Chaos Continues: Vanya 09″ reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #349, June 2026.
“We Are Barbarians: Interview with Mike Dubisch and Tom Simmons on I Am a Barbarian” reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #350, July 2026.
“Release the Subterranean Kraken: Cavewoman: Extinction” reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #351, August 2026.
“It’s Getting Cold: Cavewoman: ‘Snow’ Issue 1″ reprinted in National Capital Panthans Journal #352, September, 2026.
New Sword and Sandal Acquisitions
The ever growing peplum research library grows with these recent sword and sandal acquisitions.
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad – Import Lenticular Version
Back in July of this year a brand new 4K version of Ray Harryhausen’s The 7th Voyage of Sinbad was released, and of course, I plucked up a copy (see that in my July news post).
On Michele’s and my recent excursion to Zia Records, looking around for some hidden peplum treasures, I happened upon this import release of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. I think it is from Australia? Regardless, I had to double dib and grab this bad boy because it was sporting an awesome lenticular cover! This movie became our Scholars from the Edge of Time episode for September (see above).
Rest in Peplum – Richard Harrison
Rest in Peplum to Richard Harrison, who was one of the last strong man actors who defined the sword and sandal era of Italian genre cinema of the 60s. He was truly the last gladiator.
I am a big Harrison fan, he is probably my favourite peplum actor. I actually got into his work not via his sword and sandal films, or even his Godfrey Ho films, but of his Eurospy films. He was a damn great James Bond knock off. I did presentations on his films at a few PACA conferences in the early 2010s.
In 2016-ish, my friend Dennis did an interview with Harrison for a project and he procured this autographed photo for me as a birthday present. I wish I could have met Harrison, he was a legendary actor and had a big impact on me and my Italian genre film studies. This autographed photo is one of my most prized possessions, even more now.
News from Friends
Cool kids I know have been busy lately! Here are some signal boosts I’d like to give out.
New Ride the Stream Episodes
New episodes of Michele Brittany and Travis Lakata’s vidcast, Ride the Stream, have been published online at YouTube.
They discuss episode two of season two of Dark Winds:
And episode three:
And finally episode five:
Make sure to subscribe the Ride the Stream YouTube channel to see when new episodes drop. There is also a BlueSky social media as well.
New Fan2Fan Episodes
Brand new episodes of the Fan2Fan podcast are now online.
Aside from the aforementioned Monster Hunter episode (see above) there is “Monster Mania: Grab Bag Part 2“:
Monster Mania: Grab Bag Part 2 – Fan2Fan Podcast
Followed by “Monster Mania: Monster Movies on TV“:
Monster Mania: Monster Movies on TV – Fan2Fan Podcast
And “Ghost Tourists with Scott and Cindy“:
Ghost Tourists with Scott and Cindy – Fan2Fan Podcast
And then “Horror Double Features“
Horror Double Features – Fan2Fan Podcast
And concluding the month with “Horror Double Features with Joseph Scrimshaw“:
Horror Double Features with Joseph Scrimshaw – Fan2Fan Podcast
Older episodes of Fan2Fan can be found at its Libsyn page or via your podcast app of preference. There is also the Fan2Fan Facebook page. Give them a follow!
Morgana Pendragon #3 & #4 Kickstarter
Madeleine Holly-Rosing has a new Kickstarter up for issues three and four of her matter of Britain comic series Morgana Pendragon.
The campaign can be found here.