Tales of the Shadowmen

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Tales of the Shadowmen is an annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, published by Black Coat Press. As of 2006, two volumes have been released, with a third one slated for 2007. The stories take place in a fictional world where all of the characters and events from adventure literature, and in particular French adventure literature, actually exist in the same universe.

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[edit] About the series

The title and concept of Tales of the Shadowmen were inspired by science fiction writer Philip José Farmer's works centering around the Wold Newton family. The concept first emerged in Jean-Marc Lofficier's non-fiction works, French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Pulp Fiction: A Guide To Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books And Literature From The Middle Ages To The Present (2000) and Shadowmen: Heroes And Villains Of French Pulp Fiction (2003), which reviewed characters from French popular literature, the latter blending bibliographical information and speculative fiction.

[edit] Table of Contents

[edit] Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 1: The Modern Babylon

Cover by Mike Manley ISBN 1-932983-36-8 (2005)

  • Matthew Baugh: Mask of the Monster

principal characters: Frankenstein's Monster, Judex, Maigret

  • Bill Cunningham: Cadavres Exquis

principal character: Fascinax

principal characters: Lemmy Caution, Maigret

  • Win Scott Eckert: The Vanishing Devil

principal characters: Doc Ardan (ie Doc Savage), Doctor Natas (ie Fu Manchu)

  • Viviane Etrivert: The Three Jewish Horsemen

principal characters: Arsène Lupin, The Phantom of the Opera

  • G.L. Gick: The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange (part 1)

principal characters: Harry Dickson, Sâr Dubnotal

  • Rick Lai: The Last Vendetta

principal characters: Arthur Gordon of Texas, Josephine Balsamo

  • Alain le Bussy: The Sainte-Geneviève Caper

principal character: Arsène Lupin

principal characters: JimGrim, Robur, Sâr Dubnotal

  • Samuel T. Payne: Lacunal Visions

principal characters: Auguste Dupin, Doctor Omega

principal characters: Auguste Dupin, The Count of Monte-Cristo

  • Chris Roberson: Penumbra

principal characters: Judex, The Shadow

principal character: Fantômas

principal characters: Allan Quatermain, Dracula, She

[edit] Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night

Cover & illustrations by Fernando Calvi ISBN 1-932983-60-0 (2006)

  • Matthew Baugh: Ex Calce Liberatus

principal characters: Arsène Lupin, Kogoro Akechi

  • Bill Cunningham: Trauma

principal characters: The Green Hornet, Maigret

  • Win Scott Eckert: The Eye of Oran

principal character: Doctor Natas (ie Fu Manchu)

  • G.L. Gick: The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange (part 2)

principal characters: Harry Dickson, Sâr Dubnotal

  • Rick Lai: Dr. Cerral's Patient

principal character: Victor Chupin

  • Serge Lehman: The Mystery of the Yellow Renault

principal character: Rouletabille

  • Serge Lehman: The Melons of Trafalmadore

principal character: Doctor Omega

principal character: Arsène Lupin

principal character: The Phantom of the Opera

principal character: Fantômas

principal characters: Doc Ardan (ie Doc Savage), The Little Prince

principal character: Nyctalope

principal character: Judex

principal characters: Arsène Lupin, The Prisoner, Sherlock Holmes

  • Sylvie Miller & Philippe Ward: The Vanishing Diamonds

principal characters: The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, The Three Musketeers

principal character: Arsène Lupin

principal character: The Phantom of the Opera, Josephine Balsamo

principal characters: Michel Strogoff, Joseph Rouletabille

  • Chris Roberson: Annus Mirabilis

principal characters: Albert Einstein, Doctor Omega

  • Jean-Louis Trudel: Legacies

principal characters: Arsène Lupin, Diana Wyndham

principal character: Gregory Temple

[edit] Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 3: Danse Macabre

Cover & illustrations by Cybele Collins ISBN 1-932983-77-5 (2007)

  • Matthew Baugh: The Heart of the Moon

principal characters: Telzey Amberdon, Captain Kronos, Solomon Kane, Maciste, Doctor Omega, the Vampire City

principal characters: Fantômas, The Black Coats

  • Bill Cunningham: Next!

principal characters: Barbarella, James T. Kirk

  • François Darnaudet: Au Vent Mauvais...

principal character: Madame Atomos

principal characters: The 20th Century, Cat-Women of the Moon

  • Win Scott Eckert: Les Lèvres Rouges

principal characters: Doc Ardan (ie Doc Savage), Elizabeth Bathory, Nestor Burma, Jens Rolf

  • G.L. Gick: Beware the Beasts

principal characters: Doctor Omega, Planet of the Apes

  • Micah Harris: The Ape Gigans

principal characters: Becky Sharp, Professor Lindenbrock, King Kong and the Mahars of Pellucidar

  • Travis Hiltz: A Dance of Night and Death

principal characters: Fantômas, Les Vampires

  • Rick Lai: The Lady in the Black Gloves

principal characters: Josephine Balsamo, The Black Coats, Doctor Mabuse

principal characters: Hercule Poirot, Charles Dexter Ward, Jean Ray

principal characters: Madame Atomos, Sumuru, Madame Hydra, Modesty Blaise

principal character: Docteur Mystère

  • Brad Mengel: All's Fair...

principal characters: James Bond, OSS 117, L'Ombre

principal characters: Lapointe, Zenith the Albino, Les Vampires, Vautrin

principal characters: Isidore Beautrelet, Biggles

  • Chris Roberson: The Famous Ape

principal characters: Zephir, Curious George

principal characters: Tarzan, Judex

principal character: John Devil, Cagliostro

[edit] Translations

A french translation of Tales of the Shadowmen entitled Les Compagnons de l'Ombre is scheduled for 2007 by publisher Riviere Blanche

[edit] Similar pastiches

[edit] See also

  • List of Wold Newton Universe characters

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