C.K. Gill

One of the greatest creative minds ever employed exclusively by Bulwark Publications, C.K. Gill is famous for his creations, his odd sense of humor, and his longevity in publishing. Most who met Gill found his easy smile and infectious laugh what they most remember, though more people remember his writing (which varied from strong to [...]

November 2, 2009 Tags: A.J. Soltare, AIR RAID REED, Almanarcana, AMERIKIDDO, August Villers, BARNSTORM BRADLEY, Books Bizarre, BRICK BRADLEY, Brooklyn, BROOKLYON, BULLETEENS, Bulwark Comics, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark Publishing, C.K. Gill, CALAMATINA, CATTALION, Chicago, Clark Kent, Collected C.K. Gill, Comte du San Gyrmayn, CONSTELLAGENT, Croatia, Crotia, dime-novels, DOC SCARAB, DOCTOR ENIGMA, DYNAST, editor, Ellis Island, encyclopedia, FIVE PROMETHEANS, G.U.A.R.D., Geneva House, Golden Age, Great Britain, Green Gazette, Gyrmayn Annals, HANDORR, HEADLINE HAL, historian, Illinois, John Hawksmoor, JOHN UNKNOWN, Kharm, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, MIKE MAELSTROM, Milwaukee, National Periodicals, NEWSIE, Northwestern, O.R.P.H.A.N., orphanage, Oscar Kharm, penny dreadfuls, penny papers, PHARAOHAWK, PHARLAKANS, Pierre Aurlathe, RAPTANS, research, Rupert Kharm, silver, Silver Age, Stavros Krashos, T.H.R.E.A.T., TANK TAYLOR, THEONS, Toronto, University of Chicago, urn, USAPES, Vanguard ring, Vasily Nashivev, Villers, VOID VANDALS, volume, volumeternal, William Carson, Wisconsin, World War I, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Vanguard, writer, XERXREX, ZYNTHORN Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Biography, Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Detective Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Frontier Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Holiday Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Mystery Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Kharndam, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard One Comment

A.J. Soltare

“A.J. Soltare is one of our authors of whom we’re very proud. He has worked with Bulwark under my father and my uncles Rupert and Sebastian. He claims I’m the easiest `boss’ with whom he’s ever had to work, but I suspect I let him get away with more as he’s been around the offices [...]

July 10, 2009 Tags: "Six-Spell-Shooter", A.J. Soltare, ACE BARRIGAN, Alexander James Soltare, Arcaniac, author, bibliography, Blake Hart Montgomery, Bold as Brass, Books Bizarre, Boxing Thrills, BRASS BRADLEY, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark/Prospect, Chicago, Curtis Winter, DOC ENIGMA, Gaming Thrills, Green Gazette, H. Bedford Jones, HERO THRILLS, Ignisceror, Jack London, John Solo, KHARNDAM Collected, Kharndam Tales, Lester Dent, MISTER CONUNDRUM, Nemeses Nocturnal, Occult Thrills, ORKNEY STREET, Oscar Kharm, pseudonyms, quartet, Racing Thrills, Romance Thrills, Rupert Kharm, Sagas Supernatural, Science Thrills, Sebastian Kharm, Silver Age, Space Thrills, Tales Terrific, THE GASLIGHT, THE REDRESSOR, TRUE-LIFE MAGAZINE, Twelvelands, Underwood, Virginia Harold, Western Thrills Posted in: Genre-Adventure Fiction, Genre-Battle Fiction, Genre-Biography, Genre-Detective Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Genre-Heroic Fiction, Genre-Holiday Fiction, Genre-Horror/Weird Fiction, Genre-Mystery Fiction, Genre-Science Fiction, Medium-Audio/Radio, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-TV/Movies, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Kharndam, World-Seven Cities, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard 2 Comments

Agency Bio: Sam Herneson

To: [REDACTED]
From: [REDACTED]
Date: 12 December 2000
Subject: File V139350804011967

As per your instructions of the 4th, I pursued a deep datamine on Biofile V139350804011967 a.k.a. “Sam Herneson” and at least nine other semi-active aliases. Despite our ability to cross-correlate every intergovernmental infosource across the planet, I cannot find definitive data to confirm (beyond 75% accuracy) the facts [...]

February 12, 2009 Tags: "Being Played", "Concerning a Gambit of Fraternity", "Unreadable", Agency, AJAX, AJAX-Alpha, Angela Carter, Aresagita, Audra Chase Kharm, Bragi, Britain, Bulwark Comics, Bulwark Publications, Canada, driver, Fellowship Fantastic, Gamer Fantastic, Gemini, Herneson, Karen, Karen Ambriel, Kharm, Madison, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oscar Kharm, pilot, Pixol, professor, Rivus, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Samuel Carter, Samuel Gabriel Ambriel, Secret societies, Simon Kharm, tattoos, teeth, United Kingdom, United States, University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, World-Vanguard Posted in: Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Golden Age Comics, World-Modern Age Comics, World-Silver Age Comics, World-Vanguard No Comments

“Oscar’s Christmas” Part the Second

“Oscar’s Christmas”
Part the Second
In which Father Christmas/Santa Claus imparts some secrets and gifts.

Santa coughed, then smiled at Oscar. “Now before you ask, I’m afraid I cannot bring your parents here for you—The work they do is very important for you and many more children. Simply know they love you and you will all be together [...]

December 21, 2008 Tags: Brigid Talmadge, Christmas, Father Christmas, Oscar Kharm, Santa Claus, Tintern, Tintern Abbey, Wales Posted in: Genre-Children's Fiction, Genre-Holiday Fiction, World-Vanguard 3 Comments

“Oscar’s Christmas” Part the First

“Oscar’s Christmas”
Part the First
In which a young boy named Oscar gets a Christmas surprise beyond expectations.

Christmas time should be magical for everyone, but most especially for children. The war had forced many children like Oscar to be moved away from London during the Blitz. His parents busy with war work, Oscar now lived in Tintern, [...]

December 20, 2008 Tags: Aura Kharm, Brigid Talmadge, Christmas, Father Christmas, Nazi, Nazis, Oscar Kharm, Santa Claus, Simon Kharm, Tintern, Tintern Abbey, Wales Posted in: Genre-Children's Fiction, Genre-Holiday Fiction, World-Vanguard No Comments

Bulwark Publishing: The WISHLAND Books

Edward Ventesch wrote the original WISHLAND stories at the request of London editor E. Charles Tennet for A Child’s Wonder Stories magazine. The initial WISHLAND tales appeared monthly from July 1897 through 1903. These garnered enough response to be packaged into novelized forms (compiling and editing together six months’ worth or more of stories into [...]

December 18, 2008 Tags: A Child’s Wonder Stories, A Cure for Hiccoughs, A Dance at Midnight, A Kitten’s Adventures with her Girl, A Motorcar in Wishland, A Snoring of Carbuncles, A Troll in Camden Town, A Wish for Christmas, Andrew Lang, Another Wish for Christmas, Arnold Garrison, Aura Covill, Aura Ventesch, BARNEY THE CLOCKWORKER, BARROWDELLS, Boardings by Boggils, BRUINCLAWS, Bulwark Publications, Bulwark Publishing, BULWARKS & BASILISKS, CARBUNCLE, Charlotte Ventesch, CLARICE MATHESON, Claws of a King, Clockwishes and Fishes, CLOCKWORKER, CLOOT THE MISCHIEF-MAKER, D.R. Ventesch, DAGUERROTIGER, DAVID MATHESON, Deirdriana, Denys Ventesch, E. Charles Tennet, Edward Ventesch, EVERBURNING HILLS, Faerie Court, Fairy Books, Farewell Merrincopse, FEYBERGS, Flip-Books, Flowers for Forgotten Friends, GLOWHALES, GNARLMOORS, Green Gazette, HOLLY MATHESON, HORATIO ARDENT, Into the Caves of Gloom, INVISIBEARS, IRON HORSE, IRON HORSELANDS, IRON HORSEMAN, Kharm, Kharm’s Gazette, KING MATH, L. Frank Baum, Lost in the Either Orchards, Lost Puzzle Peaces, MAGGIE MATHESON, March of the Clockworkers, MARY MATHESON, Mary’s Waking Dream, MERRINCOPSE, Message in a Bottle, MOTHER MATHESON, NILES ALTOAK, Oscar Kharm, OZ, PRINCE DAREK, PRINCESS GAVINA, QUEEN LARKSPUR, RAZOR PRAIRIES, REDRAGOONS, Return of the Iron Horse, Revenge by Rail, S.D. Ventesch, SHARDSEAS, Skating on Thin Niceties, SNOWOLVES, Stanley Denys Ventesch, STRAY THAUTS, Summer Holidays at the Hear-side, The Caves Plundered, The Crown Shattered, The Flag Unfurled, The Gatehouse Shattered, The Manor Ruined, The Three Princes, The Throne Transformed, The Train to Wishland, The Wishing Star, TIN-TYGERS, TODD MATHESON, Todd Matheson’s Faerie Grandmother, War Comes to Wishland, When the Magic Flickers, Wishes in the Highlands of Harmony, Wishland War II, WOES, World-Wishland Posted in: Genre-Children's Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, Medium-Role-Playing Games, World-Wishland No Comments

Bulwark Publishing: Kharndam Collected (#2)

INTERNAL MEMO–FOR EXECUTIVE EYES ONLY–BULWARK PUBLICATIONS, INC.
To: oscar.kharm@bulwark.com,
CC: larry.kharm@bulwark.com, susan.vance@bulwark.com, betsy.childs@bulwark.com
From: scott.tarrish@bulwark.com
RE: Kharndam Collected
Date: July 15, 1999
Mr. Kharm (and assorted department heads), your office had requested the initial breakdown and base catalog copy for the Kharndam Collected book series. While the catalog copy still rests in Legal awaiting full approvals, here is the projected series [...]

November 19, 2008 Tags: A.J. Soltare, Betsy Childs, Bheddar’s Climb, Blake Montgomery, C.K. Gill, Drakesfall, Eagle, Eagle’s Fury, Eagle’s Serenity, Eagle’s Wrath, Edward Page, Giant’s Bane, Hawkmage, Imperam Rising, Impramense Cycle, John Farnsworth, Kamlar, Kamlar Ogrescourge, Kamlar Outcast, Kamlar the Hawkmage, Khaor Jungles, Kharndam Tales, Kharndam’s Fall, Larry Kharm, Lluranal, March of Peace, Mark Shore, Nobelth Steppes, Oscar Kharm, Outlands, Pegasus Sovereignty, Pegasus Throne, Sagas Supernatural, Scott Tarrish, Shokanate, Sorcereigns, Sovereignty Cycle, Straits Cerulean, Susan Vance, Tales Terrific, Thomas Roy, Tsarnus, Twelvelands, Twelverising, Winged Resistance, World-Kharndam Posted in: Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, Medium-Magazines & Pulps, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Kharndam, World-Vanguard No Comments

Bulwark Publishing: Oscar Kharm (Bio Brief)

Oscar Kharm
A British citizen, notable scholar, and son of Simon and Audra Kharm, Oscar controls the Bulwark Publications corporation. An intensely private man, Professor Kharm holds several linguistics, literary, and historical degrees from Oxford and a number of American universities (both honorary and earned). His publishing house has made him quite wealthy, though other than [...]

November 13, 2008 Tags: "Concerning a Gambit of Fraternity", "Unreadable", Audra Chase Kharm, Bulwark Publications, Kharm, Oscar Kharm, Secret societies, Simon Kharm, World-Vanguard Posted in: Genre-Contemporary Fiction, Genre-Fantasy Fiction, Medium-Books, Medium-Comics/Graphic Novels, World-Bulwark Pulps, World-Vanguard No Comments