Bare Bones #3: Summer 2020

by Peter Enfantino (Editor), John Scoleri (Editor)

Inside this issue:

W.D. Gagliani’s epic overview of the original Planet of the Apes novel and sequel novelizations!
Craig Miller recalls being on-set for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes!
John Scoleri looks at the lost Apes adaptations from Screen Stories!
Matthew R. Bradley’s look at Ray Bradbury’s Elliott Family!
J. Charles Burwell on the Western Noir novels of H.A. DeRosso!
Don D’Ammassa’s Overlooked Library returns!
Peter Enfantino Digs into Crime Digests!

101 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2020

Reviews

[Karl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Contents:

002 - Dueling Editorials
003 - 'Ray Bradbury’s Elliott Family!' by Matthew R. Bradley
007 - The Overlooked Library by Don D'Ammassa
015 - 'Revisiting The Planet of the Apes' by W. D. Gagliani
052 - 'My Conquest of the Planet of the Apes' byCraig Miller
055 - 'The Lost Ape Adaptations from Screen Stories by Jphn Scolery
060 - 'Digging into Crime Digests' by Peter Enfantino
067 - S. Craig Zahlar visits... Sleaze Alley
071 - 'Three Novels of Western Noir by H.a>Derosso' by Charles Burwell
083 - Collectors Spotlight: Walker Martin by Jack Seabrook
095 - R&D: Scarry Monsters by David Schow
100 - About the Contributors

I'm not a big fan of the 'Planet of the Apes' franchise, yet still found the article interesting. The rest of the magazine makes up any failing on my part.

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This issue delivered an enjoyable mix of pop culture fervor. Matthrew W. Bradley’ delves into Bradbury’s Elliott Family, while Don D’Ammassa tackles a basket full of overlooked vampire novels. The cover story by W.D. Gagliani offers a definitive examination of the original Planet of the Apes film series and their paperbacked companion novels. It’s supplemented nicely by Craig Miller’s eye-witness report on the filming of supporting footage for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, and b•b’s co-editor John Scoleri’s summary of scenes scripted but cut from the final films.

That other b•b co-editor Peter Enfantino Digs into Crime Digests singling out a particularly star-studded issue of Manhunt (Aug. 1956) and Mike Shayne (Aug. 1965), while S. Craig Zahler braves Sleaze Alley to unearth a few brazen treasures worth reading about, if not actually reading the books themselves. J. Charles Burwell’s fond review of a trio of novels by H.A. DeRosso is both insightful and captivating. Jack Seabrook interviews supercollector Walker Martin, a conversation loaded with candor and exuberance. And to wrap-up the issue, David J. Schow recounts personal anecdotes about early monster movies and scary stuff with his usual glib aplomb.

If you haven’t yet caught bare•bones fever, this edition is an excellent jumping-on point.

[Shawn · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first issue of this periodical that features articles on old paperback & magazine fiction, films and comics. Filled with interesting articles (which, at times - like "Revisiting The Planet Of The Apes" and "Three Novels Of Western Noir by H.A. DeRossa" could do with a bit of condensing) about all kinds of interesting things. The aforementioned "Western Noir" sold me with its spotlight on western novelist DeRossa - "the Cornell Woolrich of Westerns." And "Revisiting" is one of those things I like that are rarely done (and which I hope for more of) - critical contrast between films and novelizations of those films (in this case, the Planet of The Apes films) - interesting. Also, overviews of some crime magazines and sleazy paperbacks (they read them so I don't have to), pointing you to the reviewers take on the best. And an in depth talk with an obsessive pulp/digest magazine collector.