The Inner World Adventure by Wayne Reinagel

Fu Manchu, Shiwan Khan, Sherlock Holmes and Mycroft Holmes, and others. Richard Henry Savage, Captain Nemo, Frankenstein (and his monster), Dr. We see analogues or the actual characters of Dr. And The Guardian has just made his appearance, so we see him just before he sets up his group, and meet several of the members of this group.Īs before, there is a weaving in of various heroes and characters from earlier fiction. The Scorpion is shown, but here we learn more about his past (as well as The Darkness). We also find out that the connection between Doc Titan and his cousin (analogue to Pat Savage) is not the same as with the Savages.Īs to the four major pulp heroes, we mainly see Doc and The Darkness. Reinagel’s origin for Titan is a bit convoluted, and not clear on some elements of it.

The main villain is based on Fu Manchu and his daughter. This work is a prequel to the prior novel, so we see background on some of these characters. Some may be intentional, some may be the author isn’t able to capture the style of the original authors. There are differences from the main four characters to the originals. (Is there a background story to Skull Island/Wilder Island that I’m missing? Or the assistant to Doc Titan’s father, or the real identity of the Black Skull?)Īlso, like many pastiches, the characters are not exact copies.

At times one wonders what the basis of certain characters. Further, Reinagel uses the names of various people from pulp fiction for the names of minor characters. We see analogues of Tarzan, Captain America (and his two main Nazi villains the Red Skull and Count Zemo), Captain Satan and even the Angel Detective. It also uses the Wold Newton concept of Philip José Farmer, to create the backdrop to the story, weaving in various heroes and characters from earlier fiction. Here, we have his takes on four major pulp heroes: Doc Savage ( Doc Titan), The Shadow ( The Darkness), The Avenger ( The Guardian), and The Spider ( The Scorpion), plus their aides and assistants. This book is an obvious labor of love to create an epic pulp hero novel, teaming up pastiches of four of the major pulp heroes (and hints of several others). The first Pulp Heroes novel is More Than Mortal. Another series is Modern Marvels, which I’ll cover in another posting. The main series is called Pulp Heroes and will consist of three pulp novels plus two associated works. Wayne Reinagel is a New Pulp author who is creating an epic set of novels.

The Inner World Adventure by Wayne Reinagel