#and Casey I guess thanks for that incredible source material

[its-been-you-all-along]

not to be dramatic but the rwrb stratosphere is saving my absolute life. having such a tricky time with work but knowing i can come home and reread or rewatch or fall into well crafted au’s or extensions via the fic world is really what keeps me going❤️

[krinsbez]

Pulptober Themes Explained, Part Three Days 11-15

Crud, I missed yesterday and almost missed today, I'm gonna have to do two of 'em tomorrow.

Part One

Part Two

Once again, thanks to @maxwell-grant who once again helped me with assembling the lists of alternate examples. Characters who have a plus sign (+) next to their names were suggested by him. Characters with an asterisk (*) are ones where I have not consumed any source material (note that I'm including tie-in or revival media as source material).

I accidentally did the 12th twice, so you get extra options that day, I guess?

11-Carson Napier/Feats of Courage, Despite Feet of Clay: So, yeah the classic Pulp Hero is a paragon, a super-man. And then there's these guys, who for all their heroism and incredible abilities, are much more deeply flawed. Alt. Examples: Moon Knight*, Grim Death,

12-Jack Reacher/Unintentional Pulp: Obviously, most of the old-style Pulp Writers knew that they were writing for the pulps, and most modern Pulp Characters are intended to be so. But not all of them. Sometimes authors create characters that fit into pulp tropes without realizing they are doing so. Today? That's for them. Alt. Examples: Uncle Scrooge, The Ghostbusters

12-Conan/Blood-Stained Smirk. Lots of Pulp Heroes have a lethal setting. Some of them feel bad about it. Others are like the guys featured today, who honestly kinda enjoy it? Alt. Examples: Grendel, Casey Jones.

13-Hellboy/Pulp Survivor: This one is fairly self-explanatory, the Heroes who routinely get the crap beat out of them, but manage to defeat their foes mostly because they are too damn stubborn and/or tough to lose. Indiana Jones, G-8*+

14-Dhalua Strong/Behind Every Hero: Another fairly self-explanatory one. Lots of Pulp Heroes have love interests. Often they live mostly in the the hero's civilian life, or are reduced to being damsels. But these? these get their hands dirty, these get involved in the fight. Nita Van Sloan, Magga.

15-Raffles/Pulp..Hero? Some Pulp Heroes are not, in fact, heroes, but rather villains, or monsters. And there's guys like this where whether or not they are heroes or villains is often ambiguous and difficult to parse. Alt. Examples: Golden Amazon*+, Captain Nemo.