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Joe R. Lansdale

Joe Lansdale in 2007.
Born October 28, 1951 (1951-10-28) (age 56)
Gladewater, Texas, United States
Occupation Writer, martial arts instructor
Nationality American
Writing period 1970-present
Genres horror, mystery, western
Literary movement splatterpunk, cowpunk
Influences
Cover of Lost Echoes
Cover of Lost Echoes

Joe R. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gladewater is a city in Gregg and Upshur Counties in the US state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Martial arts are systems of codified practices and traditions of training for Combat. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900 This is a list of modern literary movements: that is movements after the Renaissance. Splatterpunk is a term that David J Schow coined in the mid-1980s at the World Fantasy Convention in Providence refers to a movement within Horror fiction Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero Philip José Farmer (born January 26 1918) is an American Author, principally known for his Science fiction and fantasy Glendon Fred Swarthout ( April 8 1918, near Pinckney Michigan – September 23 1992, Scottsdale Arizona) was an American James Myers Thompson ( September 27, 1906, Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory - April 7, 1977, Los Angeles, California Chester Bomar Himes ( July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was a famous African American Writer. Truman Capote (ˈtruːmən kəˈpoʊti ( 30 September, 1924, New Orleans Louisiana – 25 August, 1984, Los Angeles Nelle Harper Lee (born April 28, 1926) is an American Author known for her Pulitzer Prize -winning 1960 novel To Kill Lansdale (born October 28, 1951, Gladewater, Texas) is an American author and martial-arts expert. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gladewater is a city in Gregg and Upshur Counties in the US state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He has written novels and stories in many genres, including Western, horror, science fiction, mystery, and suspense. Western fiction is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900 Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience Suspense is the Feeling of uncertainty and Anxiety about the outcome of certain actions most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work He has also written for comics as well as Batman: The Animated Series. Comics (via Latin from the Greek "" kōmikos, of or pertaining to "comedy" from kōmos "revel" Batman The Animated Series (often shortened Batman TAS or BTAS) is an American, two time Emmy Award winning

Frequent features of Lansdale's writing are usually deeply ironic, strange or absurd situations or characters, such as Elvis and JFK battling a soul-sucking Ancient Egyptian mummy in a nursing home (the plot of his Bram Stoker Award-nominated novella, "Bubba Ho-Tep," which was made into a movie by Don Coscarelli). John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now A mummy is a Corpse whose Skin and Flesh have been preserved by either intentional or Incidental exposure to Chemicals extreme SNF redirects here For the sports show see NBC Sunday Night Football. The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. Bubba Ho-tep is the title of a Novella by Joe R Lansdale which originally appeared in the anthology The King Is Dead Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem Don Coscarelli (born February 17, 1954) is an American Film director and Screenwriter best known for Horror films He is the winner of the British Fantasy Award, the American Horror Award, the Edgar Award, and six Bram Stoker Awards. The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971 The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars) named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. The World Horror Convention recently made him the recipient of the 2007 Grand Master Award for contributions to the field of Horror fiction. The World Horror Convention is an annual professional gathering of the World Horror Society and other interested parties Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience [1]

He is perhaps best known for his "Hap and Leonard" series of novels which feature two friends, Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, who live in the town of Laborde, Texas and find themselves solving a variety of often unpleasant crimes. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The characters themselves are an unlikely pairing; Hap is a white working class laborer in his mid forties, and Leonard is a gay black man. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Both of them are accomplished fighters, and the stories (told from Hap's narrative point of view) feature a great deal of violence, profanity and sex. Lansdale paints a picture of East Texas which is essentially "good" but blighted by racism, ignorance, urban and rural deprivation and corruption in public officials. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Some of the subject matter is extremely dark, and has included pedophilia and anti-gay violence. The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular However, the novels are also characterised by sharp humour and "wisecracking" dialogue.

He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he also teaches at his own Shen Chuan martial arts school. Nacogdoches (ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɪs is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. In addition he is an adjunct instructor at Stephen F. Austin University. He is also a member of the Martial Arts Hall of Fame.

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Film and television

Lansdale was a contributing writer for Batman: the Animated Series, credited with three episodes:

He also wrote "Identity Crisis", the episode which introduced Bizarro on Superman: The Animated Series (season 2, episode #6, aired September 15, 1997), and Critters (with Steve Gerber) for The New Batman Adventures (sometimes referred to as Batman: Gotham Knights, as on Lansdale's website; in syndication, the series is just more episodes of Batman: The Animated Series - season 2, episode #2, aired September 19, 1998). Bizarro is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Superman The Animated Series is the unofficial title of a Warner Bros Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The following is an episode list for the Animated television series Batman The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber ( September 20, 1947 - February 10, 2008) was an American Comic book Writer best The New Batman Adventures is the successor to the highly acclaimed American animated series Batman The Animated Series. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

The most famous Lansdale adaptation was made in 2002 when Don Coscarelli adapted the novella Bubba Ho-Tep for the big screen. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Don Coscarelli (born February 17, 1954) is an American Film director and Screenwriter best known for Horror films Bubba Ho-tep is the title of a Novella by Joe R Lansdale which originally appeared in the anthology The King Is Dead Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem The film featured Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy, now confined to an old-age rest home, team up to fight a mummy who is stealing their friends' souls. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of

The short story "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" was adapted for the first episode of the first season of Masters of Horror, also by Don Coscarelli. Incident On and Off a Mountain Road is the first episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network It aired on October 28, 2005. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The short story "The Fat Man", has also been written into a screenplay by Neal Barrett Jr. for Masters of Horror, but it is as yet unproduced. Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network

It has also been announced that Lansdale's 2002 novel A Fine Dark Line will be made into a movie, which will be directed by Adam Friedman, with a screenplay written by Lansdale "hisownself. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A Fine Dark Line is a 2002 novel written by Joe R Lansdale. The story is set in Dewmont, Texas in 1958 "

Lansdale's story "The Job" was made into an eleven minute short in 1997 by A. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar W. Feidler. It is available on the out-of-print DVD collection, Short 5 - Diversity, on Warner Home Video. The short story "Drive-In Date" was filmed as a short by James Cahill, from a script written by Lansdale, published in A Fist Full of Stories.

Awards

Joe Lansdale has won seven Bram Stoker Awards over the course of his career. The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The short story "Night They Missed the Horror Show" won the award for "Short Fiction" in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) In the "Long Fiction" category (which is for novellas, though it also initially included comic book work as well), he won in 1989 for "On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks", 1997 for "The Big Blow", and 1999 for "Mad Dog Summer" (a shared award with Brian A. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Hopkins' "Five Days in April"). In 1992 the story "The Events Concerning a Nude Fold-Out Found in a Harlequin Romance" shared the "Long Fiction" award with "Aliens: Tribes" by Steve Bissette. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Aliens is the key word in the titles of a number of Comic book Limited series and one-shots first published by Dark Horse Comics in 1988 and set in the Stephen R Bissette (also known as Steve Bissette) is an American Comics artist and publisher best known for working with writer Alan Moore In 1993, Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo won in the newly created "Other Media" category. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jonah Hex is a Fictional character, a Western Comic book Anti-hero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga Lansdale's anthology "Retro Pulp Tales" won for the "Anthology" category.

He was also nominated nine other times. The Drive-In and Savage Season were nominated in the "Novels" category in 1988 and 1990, respectively. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) By Bizarre Hands and Writer of the Purple Rage were nominated for "Fiction Collection" in 1989 and 1994. By Bizarre Hands is the first collection of short stories by American writer Joe R Writer of the Purple Rage is a collection of short works by Joe R Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The short story "Love Doll: A Fable" was up in "Short Fiction" in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The novella "Bubba Ho-Tep" was up for "Long Fiction" in 1994. Bubba Ho-tep is the title of a Novella by Joe R Lansdale which originally appeared in the anthology The King Is Dead Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Something Lumber This Way Comes was nominated in a new "Work for Younger Readers" category, and Jonah Hex: Shadows West #1 was up for "Illustrated Narrative", both in 1999. Jonah Hex is a Fictional character, a Western Comic book Anti-hero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) And "Red Romance" (published in DC Comics' Flinch #11) was nominated for "Illustrated Narrative" in 2000. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

Other nominations include:

Other awards include:

He is also frequently cited as winning the American Mystery Award, the Horror Critics Award, the "Shot in the Dark" International Crime Writer’s award, the Booklist Editor’s Award, and the Critic’s Choice Award. Booklist is a publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of Books and audiovisual materials for all ages The specifics are difficult to track down at present, but it is likely that at least some of these were awarded to The Bottoms, which is by far his most acclaimed novel.

Bibliography

Dates by original publication; some novels or stories were written years prior to actual publication.

Novels

"Hap Collins and Leonard Pine" mysteries

The "Drive-In" series

  • The Drive-In: A “B” Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas (1988)
  • The Drive-In 2: Not Just One of Them Sequels (1989)
  • The Drive-In: A Double-Feature (1997, omnibus) compiles the first two
  • The Drive-In: The Bus Tour (2005) (limited edition)

the "Ned the Seal" trilogy
these are all limited editions published by Subterranean Press

  • Zeppelins West (2001)
  • Flaming London (2006)
  • The Sky Done Ripped (release date unknown)

Other novels

  • Act of Love (1980)
  • Texas Night Riders (1983) (originally published under the pseudonym Ray Slater)
  • Dead in the West (1986) (written in 1980)
  • Magic Wagon (1986)
  • The Nightrunners (1987) (written in 1982 as Night of the Goblins)
  • Cold in July (1989)
  • Tarzan: the Lost Adventure (1995) (with Edgar Rice Burroughs)
  • The Boar (1998) (initially a limited edition, later republished)
  • Freezer Burn (1999)
  • Waltz of Shadows (1999) (written in 1991) (limited edition "Lost Lansdale" vol 1)
  • Something Lumber This Way Comes (1999) (Children's book) (lim. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Cemetery Dance Publications is a specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Henry Vachss (born 1942) is an American Crime fiction Author, child protection consultant and Attorney exclusively representing Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A collection of short stories from early in the careers of Joe R Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Tarzan the Lost Adventure is a novel written by Joe R Lansdale based on an incomplete fragment of a Tarzan novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) ed. "Lost Lansdale" vol 2)
  • The Big Blow (2000) (limited edition)
  • Blood Dance (2000) (written in the early '80's) (limited edition "Lost Lansdale" vol 3)
  • The Bottoms (2000)
  • A Fine Dark Line (2002)
  • Sunset and Sawdust (2004)
  • Lost Echoes (2007) (Black Lizard)
  • Leather Maiden (2008)

Pseudonymous novels

Mark Stone: MIA Hunter
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Short stories

Collections

Chapbooks

  • On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks (1991) (limited edition)
  • The Steel Valentine (1991) (#7 in the Pulphouse Short Story Hardback series)
  • Steppin' Out, Summer '68 (1992) (limited edition)
  • Tight Little Stitches In A Dead Man's Back (1992) (limited edition)
  • My Dead Dog Bobby (1995) (limited edition)
  • Bubba Ho-Tep (2003) (novella) (published standalone as a movie tie-in)
  • Duck Footed (2005) (novella) (limited edition)

Uncollected Short Stories

  • "Castle of Shadows" (written with Ardath Mayhar) from Weirdbook #21 (1985)
  • "Boo Yourself!" from Whispers VI, ed. By Bizarre Hands is the first collection of short stories by American writer Joe R Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Stories by Mama Lansdale's Youngest Boy is an early compilation of short work by Joe R Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Bestsellers Guaranteed was a collection of short fiction by Joe R Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Electric Gumbo: A Lansdale Reader is one of the rarer compilations of Joe R Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Writer of the Purple Rage is a collection of short works by Joe R Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A Fistfull of Stories (and Articles is a collection of short work by Joe R Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This is a collection of early stories from Joe R Lansdale 's career published in 1997 many of which were never published before and none of which have ever been collected before (or Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A collection of short stories from early in the careers of Joe R Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Lewis Shiner ( December 30, 1950, Eugene Oregon) is an American writer Triple Feature consists of a few lesser works by Joe R Lansdale published in a very limited edition by Subterranean Press in 1999 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Long Ones is a rare compilation of novellas by Joe R Lansdale, which are too long to be "short stories" but too short to be "novels" 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The collection of short fiction by Joe R Lansdale which is the most readily available initially published in 2000. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A limited edition collection of extremely rare Joe R Lansdale stories which he decided to publish to prove that not everything he wrote was as great as what's widely available See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Young-adult fiction (often abbreviated as YA fiction, or simply YA) is Fiction written for published for or marketed to adolescents roughly between the Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living A Little Green Book of Monster Stories was a collection of short stories written by Joe R Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bumper Crop is a collection of short fiction by Joe R Lansdale published in 2004 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mad Dog Summer, is a collection of short stories by Joe R Lansdale, first published in 2004 in a limited edition by Subterranean Press. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The King and other stories is compilation of early short works by writer Joe R Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Shadows Kith and Kin is a collection of short fiction by Joe R Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Bubba Ho-tep is the title of a Novella by Joe R Lansdale which originally appeared in the anthology The King Is Dead Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ardath Frances Hurst Mayhar (born 1930) began her writing career as a poet when she was nineteen Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Whispers was probably the most widely respected and one of the most ambitious of the new horror and Fantasy fiction magazines of the 1970s Stuart David Schiff (1987)
republished in 100 Tiny Tales of Terror, ed. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Martin H. Greenberg

Comic book-related writings

Novels and stories with Batman

  • Batman: Captured by the Engines (1991) (novel)
  • Batman: Terror on the High Skies (1992) (junior novel) (illustrated by Edward Hannigan & Dick Giordano)
  • "Belly Laugh, or The Joker's Trick or Treat", short story in The Further Adventures of The Joker, ed. Martin Harry Greenberg (born March 1[[ 941]] is a prolific American Speculative fiction anthologist and writer Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Cemetery Dance is a Literature Magazine specializing in Dark fantasy and horror. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Dick Giordano (born Richard Joseph Giordano on July 20, 1932) is an American Comic book Artist and editor The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such The Further Adventures of The Joker is an English language Anthology of short fiction stories edited by Martin H Martin H. Greenberg (1989)
reprinted in Adventures of the Batman, ed. Martin Harry Greenberg (born March 1[[ 941]] is a prolific American Speculative fiction anthologist and writer Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Greenberg (1995)
  • "Subway Jack", short story in The Further Adventures of Batman, ed. Martin Harry Greenberg (born March 1[[ 941]] is a prolific American Speculative fiction anthologist and writer Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The short story is a literary genre of Fictional Prose Narrative that tends to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction such Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Greenberg (1989) (features Lansdale's character The God of the Razor)
reprinted in Tales of the Batman, ed. Martin Harry Greenberg (born March 1[[ 941]] is a prolific American Speculative fiction anthologist and writer Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A collection of assorted stories about Joe R Lansdale 's character "The God of the Razor" Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created Greenberg (1994)

Graphic novels and comic books

  • Lone Ranger & Tonto (1993, 4 issues - Art by Tim Truman and Rick Magyar, also tpb, Topps Comics)
  • Jonah Hex: Two Gun Mojo (1993, 5 issues- Art by Tim Truman, also tpb, DC Comics)
  • Jonah Hex: Riders of the Worm and Such (1995, 5 issues - Art by Tim Truman, DC)
  • Blood and Shadows (1996) (4 issues. Martin Harry Greenberg (born March 1[[ 941]] is a prolific American Speculative fiction anthologist and writer Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Lone Ranger is an American, long-running Old-time radio and early Television show created by George W Tonto is a Fictional character, the Native American assistant of The Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Topps Comics is a division of the American Trading card publisher and gum / Candy distributor the Topps Company Inc Jonah Hex is a Fictional character, a Western Comic book Anti-hero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Jonah Hex is a Fictional character, a Western Comic book Anti-hero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Art by Mark A. Nelson - DC/Vertigo)
  • The Spirit: The New Adventures #8 (1998) (art by John Lucas, Kitchen Sink Comics)
  • Red Range (1999) (graphic novel - Art by Sam Glanzman. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) John Lucas is an American comic book Inker and Penciller, whose style has been compared with that of Russ Heath and Jack Kirby. Kitchen Sink Press was a Comic book publishing company founded by Denis Kitchen in 1969. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A Sam J Glanzman (born 1924 is an American Comic-book Artist, best known for his Charlton Comics series Hercules, about Mojo Press)
  • Jonah Hex: Shadows West (1999, 3 issues - Art by Tim Truman. Mojo Press is a now-defunct Small press which primarily published Science fiction, horror, and western books and Graphic novels between Jonah Hex is a Fictional character, a Western Comic book Anti-hero created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician DC/Vertigo)
  • Conan and the Songs of the Dead (2006) (art by Tim Truman) (5 issues) also tpb (Dark Horse Comics)
  • Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #32 (January 2008) (art by Ronan Cliquet) Marvel Comics)
  • Pigeons from Hell (2008 adaptation of the Robert E. Howard short story - Art by Nathan Fox. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Marvel Age is an Imprint of Marvel Comics intended for younger audiences including children established in 2003 The Fantastic Four is a fictional Superhero team appearing in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc "Pigeons from Hell" is a short story by Robert E Howard, first published by Weird Tales in 1938. Robert Ervin Howard ( January 22 1906 &ndash June 11 1936) was an American pulp writer of Fantasy, 4 issue mini-series ongoing from Dark Horse Comics)[1] [2]

Short stories

  • Drive-By (1993, adapted from a story by Andrew Vachss- Art by Gary Gianni); originally published in Andrew Vachss: Hard Looks #5; reprinted in Andrew Vachss: Hard Looks TPB; subsequently reprinted as limited edition trade paperback containing Vachss' original story, Lansdale's comic script, and the as-published illustrated story
  • "Grease Trap" in Creature Features (1994) (art by Ted Naifeh, Mojo Press)
  • "Shootout at Ice Flats" in Supergirl Annual #1 (1996) (co-wr: Neal Barrett Jr. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Henry Vachss (born 1942) is an American Crime fiction Author, child protection consultant and Attorney exclusively representing Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ted Naifeh is an American comic book writer and artist who gained notoriety for his illustrations in the goth romance comic Gloomcookie. Mojo Press is a now-defunct Small press which primarily published Science fiction, horror, and western books and Graphic novels between Supergirl is a fictional Comic book superheroine that is depicted as a female counterpart to the DC Comics iconic Superhero Superman Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) ) (art by Robert Branishi and Stan Woch, DC)
  • "The Elopement" in Weird War Tales #2 (of 4) (July 1997) (art by Sam Glanzman, DC)
  • "The Initiation" in Gangland #4 (of 4) (Sept 1998) (co-wr: Rick Klaw) (art by Tony Salmons) (DC/Vertigo)
  • "Betrothed" in Flinch #5 (Oct 1999) (art by Rick Burchett, DC/Vertigo)
  • "The Split" in Strange Adventures #3 (of 4) (Jan 2000 - Art by Richard Corben. Stan Woch is an American artist who has worked in the Comics industry DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Weird War Tales was a war Comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics which ran from September 1971 to June Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sam J Glanzman (born 1924 is an American Comic-book Artist, best known for his Charlton Comics series Hercules, about DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Richard Ira "Rick" Klaw (born December 22, 1967, Brooklyn NY) is an American editor essayist and bookseller Tony Salmons (born January 1 1957 is an American alternative comic book artist film storyboard artist and character designer DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Richard Corben (born October 1 1940) is an American comic book artist best known for his illustrated Fantasy stories in DC/Vertigo)
  • "Red Romance" in Flinch #11 (May 2000) (DC/Vertigo)
  • "Brer Hoodoo" in Flinch #13 (July 2000) (art by Tim Truman, DC/Vertigo)
  • "Devil's Sombrero" in Weird Western Tales #2 (of 4) (May 2001, DC/Vertigo)
  • "Steam Rider: The Steam-Powered Heart" in Amazing Fantasy #20 (June 2006, Marvel Comics)
  • "Mice and Money" in Marvel Romance Redux #5 (subtitle "Love is a Four Letter Word") (June 2006, Marvel Comics)
reprinted in Mighty Marvel Romance trade paperback
reprinted in Mighty Marvel Westerns hardcover

Adaptations of previously published stories, by Lansdale unless noted

  • Dead in the West (1993) (2 issues) (adapted by Neal Barrett Jr. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Br'er Rabbit (also spelled Bre'r Rabbit or Brer Rabbit or Buh Rabbit) is a central figure in the Uncle Remus stories of the Southern United 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Vertigo is an Imprint of the American Comic-book publisher DC Comics. Amazing Fantasy was a Comic book Anthology series published by Marvel Comics. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc The Black Rider is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Events January January 9: Teen Titans The Lost Annual, delayed since 2003, is published Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) - Art by Jack Jackson) (covers by Tim Truman) (Dark Horse)
  • By Bizarre Hands (1994) (3 issues) (adaptations by Neal Barrett Jr. Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics By Bizarre Hands is the first collection of short stories by American writer Joe R Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) and Jerry Prosser) (art by Phil Hester and Dean Rohrer) (Dark Horse)
  • Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe Lansdale (1996 - tpb) (Mojo Press)
  • "Bob The Dinosaur Goes To Disneyland" (adapted by Rick Klaw) (art by Doug Potter) First publication at RevolutionSF (2001 in color) First book publication in Geek Confidential: Echoes From the 21st Century (by Rick Klaw, Monkeybrain, Inc., 2003 in black and white)
  • Lansdale & Truman's Dead Folks (2003) (from the story On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert With Dead Folks) (3 issues) (also tpb - Art by Tim Truman) (Avatar Press)
  • The Drive-In (2003) (4 issues) (also tpb) (adapted by Chris Golden) (art by Andres Guinaldo) (Avatar)
  • By Bizarre Hands (2004) (6 issues, adaptations by Neal Barrett, Jr. Jerry Prosser is an American Comic book Writer and Editor, best known for his work with Dark Horse Comics. Phil Hester (born 1966 in Iowa) is an American Comic book Artist, Penciller and Writer. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R Lansdale by Lansdale et al Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Mojo Press is a now-defunct Small press which primarily published Science fiction, horror, and western books and Graphic novels between Richard Ira "Rick" Klaw (born December 22, 1967, Brooklyn NY) is an American editor essayist and bookseller Doug Potter is a creator who has worked in the Comics industry Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Richard Ira "Rick" Klaw (born December 22, 1967, Brooklyn NY) is an American editor essayist and bookseller //wwwmonkeybrainbookscom/ MonkeyBrain Books ] ( MonkeyBrain Inc Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Timothy Truman (born February 9, 1956 in Gauley Bridge West Virginia) is an American Writer, Artist and Musician Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of Comic books founded in 1996 by William A Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of Comic books founded in 1996 by William A By Bizarre Hands is the first collection of short stories by American writer Joe R "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " , Keith Lansdale, and Rick Klaw - Art by Dheeraj Verma, Armando Rossi, and Andres Guinaldo) (Avatar)
  • The Drive-In 2 (2006) (4 issues, adapted by Neal Barrett, Jr. Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of Comic books founded in 1996 by William A Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons - Art by Andres Guinaldo) (Avatar)
  • "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" in Masters of Horror #1-2 (2006 - Adapted by Chris Ryall)

Anthologies edited

  • The Best of the West (1989)
  • New Frontier (1989)
  • Razored Saddles (1989, with Pat Lobrutto)
  • Dark at Heart (1991, with Karen Lansdale)
  • Weird Business: a horror comics anthology (1995, with Richard Klaw)
  • West That Was (1994) (co-ed: Thomas Knowles)
  • Wild West Show (1994) (co-ed: Thomas Knowles)
  • The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners (2004)
  • Retro-Pulp Tales (2006) (limited edition)
  • Lords of the Razor (2006) (limited edition)
  • Cross Plains Universe: Texans Celebrate Robert E. Howard (with Scott A. Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of Comic books founded in 1996 by William A Incident On and Off a Mountain Road is the first episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. Masters of Horror is an American Television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network Events January January 1 2006: Newsweek offer a look back at 2005 through editorial cartoons IDW Publishing (a division of Idea and Design Works is an American Comic book company. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Richard Ira "Rick" Klaw (born December 22, 1967, Brooklyn NY) is an American editor essayist and bookseller Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA for "superior achievement" in horror writing. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retro-Pulp Tales is a Limited edition Anthology published by Subterranean Press in 2006, edited by Joe R Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A collection of assorted stories about Joe R Lansdale 's character "The God of the Razor" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cupp, 2006)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lansdale & Fox talk “Pigeons From Hell”, Comic Book Resources, April 9, 2008
  2. ^ Joe R. Lansdale on Pigeons from Hell, Newsarama, April 29, 2008

References

External links

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