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Spring 2008
STARRING YOU AS THE DARING DAME
PulpStar.com creates pulp novels about you or your friends for 50 clams
Big guns, fast cars, and beautiful, treacherous dames: Nothing beats the hardboiled (and charmingly sleazy) stories found within the weathered pages of a good pulp. Except, of course, starring in one yourself.
Enter PulpStar.com, a Web site that allows you to live out your pulp fantasies. Inspired by the lurid stories and dime-store detective novels of the 1940s and '50s, for $50 PulpStar can make you the hardnosed detective hero of your very own pulp. Everything is customizable from the description and names of the two lead characters, to the the text style, down to the look of the characters on remarkably period-authentic covers.
PulpStar also gives you the option of staring in a poster print of the coverr or greeting cards, but the real draw here is the novel. Written by a mysterious author only known as "Rip McCoy," the dialogue and descriptions are pure pulp:
"A private dick, eh?" Mona teased, provocative mirth shining in her eyes.
"Do you have a business card? You never know when a girl like me might find herself in need of a dick."
Pete grinned and fished out his card.
"I'm the best in the business," he told her.
"Are you reliable?" she wondered, looking down at the card and then back up at him. "Nothing worse than an unreliable dick."
"As reliable as Old Faithful," Pete answered. "And I get the job done."
Grab your fedora and load your rosoe, your pulp adventure awaits. What could be cooler than that?
- Pete Nichols
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Pulp Star Customizable Fiction
"A hard-boiled private dick and a beautiful dame team up to investigate the death of her sister.
In this treacherous whodunit, the question of suicide or murder plunges an exclamation point into the heart of every breathless pulse!"
... and the characters are customized by you! Pulp Star provides pulp fiction books which are fully personalized to your specifications.
You get to name and describe the physical traits of the characters (including hair color, body type, nickame, etc.) and your personalized book is printed specially for you.
You can even opt for a customized cover to match your characters.
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Narcissism Rocks
December, 2007
Repeat after me: "I love myself." While Narcissus may have committed suicide after falling in love with his own reflection, you still deserve all the self-love you can get. Say good-bye to self-loathing with this hand-painted canvas portrait of YOU in the guise of an imposing historical figure (say, Napoleon, or, perhaps Eddie Van Halen) by Mercury graphic artist Monet Molina (myspace.com/monetmolina), worth over $300!!! Then, immortalize yourself further by starring in a personalized pulp novel courtesy of PulpStar (pulpstar.com)! You choose the characters' names and physical traits (yours, yours), even a special message (that you're awesome). Add photos to incorporate into the cover art (you guessed it... you again!), and you'll be lonely no more, and even more in love... with yourself. Forever. Remember: Nobody deserves this package more than you do.
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October 25, 2007
The Weekend Guide
What to Do This Weekend
You’ve chosen a destination. Now roll up your sleeves and get cracking on the details.
MAIL
Personalized Pulp Invites
What: Have your photos uploaded on a card for a kitschy wedding invite, with the details printed inside.
Why: Everyone appreciates a little pulp fiction.
Where: Online at pulpstar.com.
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Pulp Friction
What's a hard-boiled palooka or a curvy dame supposed to do when they want to send a greeting card or a gift with a little pizzazz? Why, they turn to www.pulpstar.com, where they upload pictures of their own ugly mugs to star in a film noir homage. Fill in the names and details and you get a personalized novel, poster or greeting card, ranging in price from 25 to 70 clams each.
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