Thanks to BookTuber Paul Harmon for his review of our book A HANDFUL OF HELL: CLASSIC WAR AND ADVENTURE STORIES BY ROBERT F. DORR on his “Geeks Love Dogs” site. HANDFUL is a collection of stories Dorr wrote for men’s adventure magazines in the '60s and '70s. He was one of the best MAM writers.

The "JET-STREAM JOY GIRL," as depicted by artist Earl Norem on the cover of ACTION FOR MEN, Nov. 1967—one of many illustrations in our book collecting men's adventure magazine artwork and photos featuring bikers and motorcycle gangs, BARBARIANS ON BIKES (amzn.to/2bWDlQY).

You know the line “You have the right to remain silent,” but do you know the origin of that line—or the ironic fate of the man whose Supreme Court case made it famous? Read about both in the post on my ThisDayinQuotes.com blog at the following link-> www.thisdayinquotes.com/2026/06/you-...

Sunday funnies done men’s adventure magazines style… From MALE, Oct. 1958. Cartoon by Charles Rodrigues. More by and about him in my blog post at the following link-> www.menspulpmags.com/classic-char...

A classic D-Day story in ARGOSY, September 1967 with artwork by Shannon Stirnweis. Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group (bit.ly/mensadventureFB).

New on keithroysdon dot com: i’ve been lucky enough to get really good blurbs for my novels and really good online reviews. How did I go about securing those blurbs? share.google/BVg4mAXQnnD7...

MAN'S STORY, April 1962…It’s one of many classic men’s adventure magazine covers shown in MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #9 (amzn.to/3QpI2Yf), the Croc Attack issue. MAQ #9 reprints wild MAM stories and artwork featuring crocs and gators, plus articles by pulp culture mavens John Harrison & Andrew Nette.

Just £146 away now from hitting fifty per cent funded on our unique Holmes illustrated novella campaign now www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Recent news about “disclosures” of UFO info hidden by the government, reminded me that men’s adventure magazine stories helped create UFO conspiracy theories. We included several in MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #11, the UFO issue (amzn.to/3UMJllV) — like this John A. Keel story about “Men in Black.”

Lawrence Block wrote stories for men’s adventure magazines under before he was famous. “Book Bonus” versions of Block novels also appeared in MAMs. They are collected in THE NAKED AND THE DEADLY: LAWRENCE BLOCK IN MEN’S ADVENTURE MAGAZINES (amzn.to/3HUQt8Z). One of my faves is “Bring On the Girls.”

New on my blog: BookTuber Nick Anderson looks at the latest art book I co-edited with Wyatt Doyle, GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION. www.menspulpmags.com/booktuber-ni...

Check out the latest cool episode in Nick Anderson's Book Graveyard podcast, "Adventure in the Skies! - Aviation Pulp Fiction - Air Force Museum." I don't think Nick is on Bluesky yet. youtu.be/19xcHHCj2XE?...

Some quotations attributed to Mark Twain are false—not even close to anything he actually said. Others are misquotes. One of the most famous Twain misquotes is “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” His real quote and the story behind it are the subject of my blog post at this link->

A witty cartoon by Robert "Bob" Schochet (1936–2016), from from MAN'S MAGAZINE, Sept. 1973. Schochet's cartoons appeared in many men's and mainstream mags, and in the humor magazines HUMORAMA and SICK. (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group-> bit.ly/mensadventureFB).

Thanks to author and media reviewer Steve Carroll for the nice review of MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #14, the BIGFOOT ISSUE, on his blog. Among other things, Steve has been a longtime contributor to Justin Marriott's great fanzines, such as PAPERBACK FANATIC -- one of the inspirations for the MAQ.

From GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION (amzn.to/4c878Wp), our new art book showcasing Gil’s men’s adventure magazine artwork, here's his duotone illo for a story in MALE, Nov. 1963. It's a wild D-Day commando mission story by Eugene Joseph.

The cover painting for the men’s adventure magazine BATTLE CRY, Dec. 1955, reminds me of what #MemorialDay is really about. To read a blog post about that issue, click the link below. At the bottom of the blog post, there’s a link to a complete flip page copy of the issue. bit.ly/BattleCryNo1

Long before Samuel Jackson dealt with emeffing snakes on a plane, there was this story from MALE, Jan. 1971, reprinted in our men’s adventure magazine anthology I WATCHED THEM EAT ME ALIVE! (amzn.to/3RbV2DL). Story by legendary MAM writer Walter Kaylin. Cool duotone artwork by the great Bob Larkin.

Two pages from GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION (amzn.to/4c878Wp), the new art book showcasing Gil’s men’s adventure magazine covers and interior illustrations. The regular edition is on Amazon worldwide. A special limited edition signed by Gil is available here → bit.ly/GilCohenArch...

Farewell to our beloved cat Mau Mau. He adopted us in 2010 and passed peacefully today. I see his spirit soaring like an eagle in my mind's eye tonight . . . but it's blurred a little by my tears. Damn! I miss him—and all of our other cats and dogs who have gone before us over the Rainbow Bridge.

The 1980 edition of THE UNFORGIVEN is one of the many paperback covers with artwork by Ron Lesser that will be featured in THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 3, coming. This volume will showcase Ron’s classic Western book covers and Western movie posters. The first two volumes are out now-> amzn.to/4dgRchX

A classic Mort Künstler men's adventure magazine cover: FOR MEN ONLY, Jan. 1968. We'll be debuting a new art book featuring Mort's covers at PulpFest 2026, titled MORT KÜNSTLER: COVERED, VOL. 1. It's a follow-up to our book MORT KÜNSTLER: THE GODFATHER OF PULP FICTION ILLUSTRATORS (amzn.to/35jNO2E).

As shown by these pages from the new book GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION (amzn.to/4c878Wp), artist Gil Cohen created artwork for a wide variety of men's adventure magazine stories, from war stories and Cold War thrillers to "Book Bonus" yarns about sexy seductresses #pulp #illustration

Many old men's adventure magazines featured in the Men's Adventure Library books and MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY issues I co-edit often have covers that are severely aged tanned, faded, scuffed, or torn. Those require hours of fine tuning with photo editing software to look good, like this one.

Long before the AI revolution's threat to jobs, there was the "Automation" revolution. This article in FOR MEN ONLY, April 1964 predicted which jobs were most at risk and which were "Bright-Future Jobs." (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group-> bit.ly/mensadventureFB.)

Check out one of the true stories about #Bigfoot in this latest issue of MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY available on Amazon! #Sasquatch #BigMuddy #cryptid #hominid @bobdeis.bsky.social , @keithroysdon.bsky.social , @stephenrbissette.bsky.social , @stephenking.bsky.social

A badass trucker vs. “The Terror Gang of ‘Death Ride’ Highway.” From the book POLLEN’S ACTION: THE ART OF SAMSON POLLEN (amzn.to/4sNVupZ): Sam’s original painting next to the two-page horizontal spread it was used for in MALE, May 1973.

Don't take it from me, listen to Jim Wynorski on how much he liked CELLULOID WARS 2! @newworldpicpod.bsky.social @trailersfromhell.bsky.social @newbeverly.bsky.social @galeannehurd.bsky.social @716film.bsky.social

Thanks to vintage pulp and paperback expert Gary Lovisi for the nice flip-through video of GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION, the new art book showcasing Gil’s men’s adventure magazine art Wyatt Doyle and I co-edited. Gary also shows the latest issue of his great zine PAPERBACK PARADE.

Marty Grosser @Bud's had some wonderful things to say about MAQ 14 in their latest newsletter. You can read more, and pick up a copy of our #Bigfoot issue as well as our other #zines. @bobdeis.bsky.social www.budsartbooks.com/product/mens... #artbooks #MAQ #comicsretailer #Sasquatch

From THE ART OF RON LESSER, VOL. 1: DEADLY DAMES AND SEXY SIRENS (amzn.to/424NqFl). At left: Ron Lesser’s cover painting for THE SHELL SCOTT SAMPLER (1969). Opposite: the cover and a reuse on GUY, October 1970. Below: another Shell Scott paperback featuring Lesser cover art, KILL ME TOMORROW.

Many thanks to Steve Carroll for his glowing, insightful review of MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #14, the #Bigfoot Issue. I’m a fan of his, so for me it’s a real honor. It’s the most in-depth review I’ve seen so far. stevecarrollwrites.blogspot.com/2026/04/mens...

Here’s one of the men’s adventure magazine covers with artwork by Mort Künstler that will be included in the forthcoming book MORT KÜNSTLER: COVERED. It’s a follow-up to MORT KÜNSTLER: THE GODFATHER OF PULP FICTION ILLUSTRATORS (amzn.to/35jNO2E), which showcases many original MAM paintings by Mort.

From FOR MEN ONLY, January 1959. Amazing artwork by Tom Ryan for a classic Western story by Russ Leadabrand. (Scan via the Men’s Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group → bit.ly/mensadventureFB.)

The new ILLUSTRATION magazine has an article about George Wilson, who did great cover art for comicslike THE PHANTOM, MAGNUS: ROBOT FIGHTER and TUROK: SON OF STONE (the-illustrated-press.myshopify.com/products/093... ). It mentions the excellent new book, THE ART OF GEORGE WILSON (amzn.to/4tyQZQ7).

This is a statue of Nampuh, the giant renegade outlaw who became known as Idaho’s “Bigfoot.” It’s located in Parma, Idaho. I wrote an article about Nampuh for MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #14. You can read a wild men’s adventure magazine story about him at the following link - bit.ly/NampuhStory

A page from the new art book GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION. At 94, Gil is the last surviving artist who produced men's adventure magazine cover paintings and interior illustrations during all three decades of the genre’s existence. More info here> www.menspulpmags.com/out-now-gil-...

Just reloaded with fresh copies of my Weird Fiction anthology THE NEW ABNORMAL. It's a satisfyingly bizarre mindtwist of a read - quite unlike anything else out there. kekw.bandcamp.com/merch/the-ne... #books #booksky #horror #weirdlit #weirdliterature #uncanny #weirdfiction #weirdtales

Did you know about Nampuh, the Idaho "Bigfoot"—the giant outlaw who terrified settlers in the 1850s and 1860s? You can read the historical background about him and then read a wild vintage men's adventure magazine story about him in the blog post at the following link->

One of the men’s adventure magazine stories in MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #14, the BIGFOOT ISSUE (amzn.to/3O9lKM0), features “Africa’s Man-Beast.” It first appeared in MEN, Feb. 1969, then was reused in STAG ANNUAL NO. 11 (1971) as shown here. This cryptid is no peaceful vegetarian—he’s a killer.

Many thanks to retromedia maven Jules Burt for the cool video review of MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #14, our #BIGFOOT ISSUE, that he posted on on his always interesting YouTube channel. @cryptozooloren.bsky.social, @stephenrbissette.bsky.social, @keithroysdon.bsky.social, @madpulpbastard.bsky.social

This page from our new book GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION (amzn.to/4c878Wp) features Gil's cover painting for STAG, March 1961. Men's adventure magazine covers like it honed the skills Gil used for the military aviation art he did for galleries and prints later in his career.

Here's a look at our new art book GIL COHEN: INSIDE/OUT—THE ARCHIVE COLLECTION, the first book to showcase men’s adventure magazine artwork Gil created in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, before his iconic Executioner paperback covers and military aviation paintings. Out now on Amazon (amzn.to/4c878Wp).

The new Bigfoot issue of Men’s Adventure Quarterly is out! It’s all about Bigfoot and I wrote about the classic Bigfoot episodes of the Six Million Dollar Man! @bobdeis.bsky.social @madpulpbastard.bsky.social

Civil War began on today's date in 1861 when Confederates fired on Fort Sumter. But only MAN'S LIFE, November 1960 told the story of how "12 Spicy Spy Girls" toppled the fort. Art by Earl Norem. (Scan via the Men's Adventure Magazines & Books Facebook Group-> bit.ly/mensadventureFB.)

People have asked me, and in the interest of shameless self-promotion as well as promoting my partner-in-pulp, @716film.bsky.social; I thought I should give you a comprehensive look at CELLULOID WARS 2: The Making of FORBIDDEN WORLD!

Just finished MAQ #14 and readying #15 for transport to the launch pad. Our #scifi issue will feature stories & art from the classic men's adventure magazines. Original art by Robert E. Schulz for the March 1956 issue of MALE. Stay tuned for countdown.

More about MEN'S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY #14, the BIGFOOT ISSUE. Wild men’s adventure mag stories plus articles by Loren Coleman (@cryptozooloren.bsky.social), Stephen Bissette (@stephenrbissette.bsky.social), Keith Roysden (@keithroysdon.bsky.social), Bill Cunningham @madpulpbastard.bsky.social, & more