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Once upon a time, the world was but a stage for the exploits of the Shadowmen... The Vampires haunted the rooftops of Paris... Count Zaroff hunted the Serpent Men in the streets of New York... The Queen of Atlantis killed to save her mythical Kingdom... Arsene Lupin prowled the back alleys of Saigon... While in outer space, Doctor Omega and Professor Moriarty finally set foot upon an asteroid... This fifth anthology of pastiches features some of the most amazing encounters between the legendary heroes and villains of popular literature: Count Dracula and Joséphine Balsamo, Lord Ruthven and the Count of Monte Cristo, the Nyctalope and Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Arsène Lupin and Hanoi Shan, Irma Vep and Fascinax, Monsieur Lecoq and Dr. Loveless... and even Sherlock Holmes and Tevye the Milkman!

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January 1, 2009
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hollywood Comics (January 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1934543500
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1934543504
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.02 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches

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Michael R. Brown

Another in this eclectic collection of stories using literary characters from French pulps and more!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2012

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[a preliminary review until I finish it. read it a while ago.]

Tales of the Shadowmen v5 is the latest volume of this eclectic anthology series from Black Coat Press. It makes use of a concept of Philip Jose Farmer that has various fictional characters set in the same 'universe', thus able to met and interact. Don't make the assumption that all the stories are linked. They often are not. Most are standalone, can usually be read in any order.

What can be daunting is that this series uses characters of popular literary culture (mainly written, but sometimes film and tv), and not 'high brow' characters. And the characters are taken from American, British, French, and other countries, so often if you're not familiar with those characters, it can be confusing. OR, it could lead you to start reading the original stories of these characters, which BCP does (such as Fantomas, Nyctalop, the Black Coats, Belphegor, Judex, and many more).

The stories in this collection are:

Matthew Baugh: The Way of the Crane starring Madame Atomos, Kato.
Michelle Bigot: The Tarot of the Shadowmen -- art portfolio depicting various heroes and villains as the Major Arcana of the Tarot.
Christopher Paul Carey & Win Scott Eckert: Iron and Bronze starring Doc Ardan, Hareton Ironcastle, Antinéa.
G.L. Gick: Tros Must Be Crazy! starring Tros of Samothrace, Astérix.
Micah Harris: May the Ground Not Consume Thee... starring Lord Ruthven, the Count of Monte-Cristo.
Tom Kane: The Knave of Diamonds starring Francisco Scaramanga, O.
Lovern Kindzierski: Perils Over Paris starring Fascinax, Irma Vep.
Rick Lai: All Predators Great and Small starring starring Josephine Balsamo, the Black Coats, the Vampires, Dracula.
Roman Leary: The Heart of a Man starring the Nyctalope, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Giraud.
Alain le Bussy: A Matter without Gravity starring Sherlock Holmes, Lord Beltham,
Jean-Marc Lofficier: Madame Atomos' Holidays starring Madame Atomos, the Yellow Shadow.
Randy Lofficier: The English Gentleman's Ball starring the Phantom Angel, Belphégor, Bertie Wooster.
Xavier Mauméjean: The Most Exciting Game starring Count Zaroff, John Markham, The Serpent Men.
Jess Nevins: A Root That Beareth Gall and Worms starring Monsieur Lecoq, Dr. Loveless, Alejandro de la Vega.
John Peel: The Dynamics of an Asteroid starring Dr. Omega, Professor Moriarty, Zephyrin Xirdal.
Frank Schildiner: The Smoking Mirror starring Jean Kariven, Inspector Cramer.
Stuart Shiffman: The Milkman Cometh starring Tevye the Milkman, Rouletabille, Sherlock Holmes, Ivan Dragomiloff.
David L. Vineyard: The Jade Buddha starring Arsene Lupin, Hanoi Shan, Henri de Beaujolais.
Brian Stableford: The Vampire in Paris (Part IV of The Empire of the Necromancers) starring Gregory Temple, Malo de Treguern, Countess Marcian Gregoryi, Jean-Pierre Severin.

illustrations by Michelle Bigot.

At the end of the volume is information on the characters used and who created them, tho this may not help point you to wear they are from. (Wikipedia is most useful here!! along with Black Coat Press's French Wold Newton site and Cool French Comics site). The "Starring" lists the characters who appear in the story, "Co-starring" list characters mentioned in the story, "Also Starring" list placing and 'things' who appear or are mentioned in the story.

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Sean Levin

The most consistently quality anthology series today

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2008

I am a fan of pulp and adventure fiction, as well as crossover stories such as Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN and especially Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton family writing. Thus, I could not help but be drawn to the TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN series of anthologies released by Black Coat Press, the premiere reprinter of classic French pulp fiction. Indeed, nearly every story features characters from that country's prodigious fictional oeuvre interacting with characters from other countries, including (but most emphatically not limited to) the United States and Kingdom respectively. Each story is unique and well-written, and this latest volume is no exception. Alan Weiss and Lovern Kindzierski's cover is stunning as well, featuring virtual superman Fascinax battling Irma Vep, the archvillainess of Louis Feuillade's classic serial LES VAMPIRES. All the stories contained herein are excellent, and I'll give a quick run-through of the cream of the crop.

Matthew Baugh's "The Way of the Crane" is a short but sweet (in its effectiveness, at least) tale of Japanese supervillain Madame Atomos' (the creation of Andre Caroff) encounter with Hayashi Kato (a name old time radio and '60s TV fans might find very familiar) on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Baugh does masterful job of highlighting the differing morals of the two protagonists and their views on an event still poignant today.

Michelle Bigot's "The Tarot of the Shadowmen" casts many literary heroes as cards of the tarot. The choice of characters is inventive and the illustrations are lush. This series has often provided artwork along with prose and this tradition is upheld wonderfully here.

Christopher Paul Carey and Win Scott Eckert's "Iron and Bronze" is an exciting tale of Hareton Ironcastle (the protagonist of a novel by French science-fiction pioneer J.H. Rosny) and Doctor Francis Ardan (of Guy D'Armen's novel THE CITY OF GOLD AND LEPERS, translated by the same publisher) battling the villainous Harry Killer of Jules Verne's THE BARSAC MISSION in the Atlantean remains seen in Pierre Benoit's L'ATLANTIDE. Readers may also recognize several parallels between Ardan and a more well-known "Man of Bronze". I have corresponded with Win (the most prominent member of the New Wold Newton Meteoritic Society, the main carriers of Farmer's torch) several times, and I can testify to the fact that I have enjoyed everything of his I've read. This is no exception.

Rick Lai is also a contributor to Woldnewtonry, and "All Predators Great and Small" proves once again that his fiction is just as fascinating and well-crafted as his speculative articles. This story manages to tie together Count Dracula, Josephine Balsamo (the most prominent villainess in the Arsene Lupin books of Maurice Leblanc), and the vampires (and vampire-hunters) of a pair of Mexican horror films. Lai handily includes a list of character sources at the end of the story, which serves to richen it even further.

Roman Leary's contribution to this volume, "The Heart of a Man" is just as strong as his tale in the previous book. Ernst Stavro Blofeld (James Bond's archenemy) consults ex-Surete inspector Giraud (of Agatha Christie's Poirot novel MURDER ON THE LINKS) on a murder, but the Nyctalope (a proto-superhero created by Jean de la Hire whose alliance with the Vichy in the final novel plays a prominent part in this story). This tale provides a fascinating portrait of the Nyctalope, who is demonized for doing what he mistakenly believed right, and Giraud, who can't help but hear the Belgian in his head criticizing him.

Alain le Bussy's "A Matter Without Gravity" is a charming and clever tale of Sherlock Holmes' and Dr. Watson's encounter with the Time Traveller, Cavor and Bedford, and the man who made them famous, Herbert George Wells.

Stuart Shiffman's "The Milkman Cometh" is a delightful tale, none the less so for the offbeat idea of having the Great Detective encounter Sholem Aleichem's milkman protagonist Reb Tevye (best known in the west through the musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF). This story is tremendously entertaining, with clever references that will make astute readers chuckle.

These and other sagas make THE VAMPIRES OF PARIS a wonderful read for fans of pulp fiction, Wold Newtonites, and anyone looking for a diverse range of quality stories. Pick up a copy, and see greatness at work.

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David Agnew's windowcleaner

Curiousity staked the vampire

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2010

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Volume 5 is only the second collection of Shadowmen tales I've read, and it won't be the last.

The Lofficiers' introductions to each short story sets up the context perfectly, giving as much of an introduction to the characters and their situations as needed, without spoiling the story. It also performs the important task of making sure that the reader doesn't have to have any prior knowledge before beginning these stories. Better still, it feels like a bit of an education, for me, anyway (I never knew anything about Lord Ruthven before I read this, now I realise he's like a vampire version of Cliff Richard and the Shadows to Dracula's Beatles, if you follow my analogy).

The faults in this collection are only the same as in any other short story anthology: The stories might vary in quality, but this might just be down to personal taste. For me, "Madamn Atomos' Holiday" was merely a mild diversion that passed quater of an hour. But "The Heart of a Man", which deals with the fate of World War II collaborators, is the stand-out gem of this collection. The least good stories are an affectionate homage to pulp fiction. The best transcend it.

It has also made me curious enough to find out more about some of these creations. Madamn Atomos, Lord Ruthven and Monsiguor Lecoq are all characters whose origins and place in their respective genres show some significance. I would certainly be interested in reading some of their original sources.

And you've got to give credit to a collection that brings back Teyve the milkman...

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