The Shadowcast #18 - HANDS IN THE DARK
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Clutching, throttling, life-snatching hands, guided by a mastermind, mad for loot! Thrill to the adventure as The Shadowcast battles lone-handed against the tremendous forces of evil in this season finale... HANDS IN THE DARK!
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I picture the Shadow's face as one of those disfigured civil war soldiers, where the features are distorted to almost unhuman and corpselike resemblance, made even more ghastly by their attempt to replicate normal facial actions. A horrific version of the uncanny valley reaction.
Every time I almost forget you do this you come back with more fun.
""Put the proxy hero in danger" COUGH! Harry Vincent. . ." 😄 Thanks so much for the episode, Razor.
I'd like to see you interview Matt Wagner, since he's one of the only comic writers to get the character right.
Michael Kaluta as well, obviously.
Hey Razor, I’d love to see a episode (or a special) about Doc Savage (maybe if you ever get to “The Golden Vulture.”). It would be interesting to learn more of the history between these two titans of adventure fiction, with the more I know of them, the more confidence I have in writing my own Pulp characters.
Just binged the entire series after watching the ditch modernity and embrace pulp vid. This is awesome, keep them coming
What a nice surprise.
Thanks Razor for more of the Shadow Cast. I’m currently working on my own two fisted adventure pulps, and these podcasts help me get a better understanding of the medium. As a published Pulp author yourself, can you give some advice about the process of writing/publishing adventures, etc.? Love to see more of the Shadow Cast, and I await to report once more.
Just got the notification for this, very excited to see this and more episodes of the Shadowcast. Getting ready to read Double Z and the Crime Cult
It's interesting that Shiwan Khan called him "a creature called the Shadow" in the Golden Master. It left me with the impression that the Shadow might not be human.
Love those George Rozen covers! Just wonderfully composed and the use of color leaves the viewer awestruck.. A lot of artists back then worked with crow quill nibs for pen and ink or brush for the interior illustrations. Great show as usual.
I have my Nostalgia Ventures reprint #17 on the docket. Doc Savage and The Spider as well.
Also, I wonder if he would like to weigh in on the recently published Doc Savage novel from James Patterson. Surely a similar fate as The Shadow, maybe beating a dead horse, but it's another titan of the hero pulps surely being dragged through the mud.
I've been hanging around here for quite a while now, having found your channel when looking for any possible audio readings of the Shadow pulps. I have got to say, I just ADORE your Shadowcast!! I have loved The Shadow novels since I was about 15 or so? When that first double reprint, The Golden Vulture & Crime Insured, came out, & I have been head over heels for the Knight of Darkness ever since! I've always felt pretty alone in my passion, especially since so few folks anywhere near my age (or otherwise for that matter!) knew anything about The Shadow pulps, let alone were a fan of them. To have something of an outlet to geek out over this brilliant character has been fantastic!! Thank you for keeping The Shadow alive! (Have to mention that as I type this, my replication painting of the Hidden Death cover peers at me from across my studio. :) Definitely a favorite piece of mine!)
just now saw it. Agents of the Shadow Cast Repooort. its Shadowcast time.
The Spawn movie that Todd McFarlane wants to do is from the POV of other characters, with Spawn presented as more of a mysterious figure.
If something like that is successful, it could lead to The Shadow film or series being presented as such too.
Thanks for introducing me to The Shadow, Razor. You're video on pulp heroism really inspired me as a writer myself, and you've even gotten me back into comics recently. I wish you well in all of your endeavors, and thank you again. God bless.
Due to a self imposed ban I have on me consuming political content I don't let myself watch your main channel, but I really wish you would upload here more. These podcasts are wonderful and I've listened to literally all of them!
Media fasts do the mind good. You made a good decision.
Always appreciate the updates!
Daaaammmn!!! That shadow monologue is amazing!! Between this and Solomon Kane's one in wings in the night, I have to say: the 30's were really based
15:29 I believe that whether by hypnosis or by prosthetics, The Shadow has basically put his face in the uncanny valley. So everyone who sees him knows there's something off about his face even if they can't put their finger on it. What works about that interpretation is that you can easily rationalize that we as the readers never actually get to see what his "real face" looks like and when he's not out Shadowing he can put on the mask of Lamont Cranston or anyone else and nobody would be the wiser. Kinda like the original version of Clayface from Batman.
This is unexpected, great way to relax at night.
Shadow agent reporting for duty
Mom! New razörfist video dropped!
New to the shadowcast. Burned through it and the audio books and the radio recreations. Now we wait.
I was always of the mindset that Kent lost his face, either by being burned off or ripped off, in an airplane accident in WW1. I always viewed that the Shadow has supernatural elements to him. Maybe he actually died in the Great War and only part of him came back as an agency of justice.
I’d LOVE to hear more of your Shadow audiobook adaptations 🙏
Same. We all want another, unless Conde Nast gave Razor a C&D letter.
The more I learn about The Shadow, the more I worry about the supposed upcoming Movie reboot.
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I always figured he looked much like that famous WW1 soldier who had a full artificial face prosthetic made. Only with a touch of 1930s sci-fi to make it faster to change.
Yes, a new video! I've been enjoying the Shadow content by you (among your other stuff). I got lucky when I found The Red Menance at a local used book store (along with a bulk of the Moorcock library). I'm currently reading it, and it's been a fun read so far. I am looking forward to getting my copy of Death Mask. Godspeed Razor.
Can't wait till we get more of these. I'm on another Shadow kick with audible & the comics
"And I think I know what that means... Walter Gibson is clearly the zodiac killer."
Lol.
Great episode as always! Hands in the dark is a good read. Funny you mention the Chinatown scene, I had totally forgot about it. In my opinion it should have been removed because, that scene would have been best put in a Chinatown storyline.
In my dream scenario, I would love a Shadow TV series (Live Action or Animated either one would be fine) and have the first 10 episodes straight from the first 10 Pulps.
Thank you so much for this channel! I'm currently reading the Doc Savage story, The Metal Master. I plan on reading The Shadow stories you talked about.
Always good to see another one of these
Every time you upload, it makes my day.
Lord shadowfist has returned
Glad to see the shadowcast back! Also thank you for translating the Durango books! Currently on the third one and have loved every book so far, comic westerns done with some grit!
When you need him most,,,,, cheers man, the shadowcast is a slice of fried gold
Instant watch
45:26 Thanks for the heads up! Master of mystery was a great read.
This song Taylor Dayne - Original Sin (Theme From "The Shadow") brings me to tears! Shadowcast when you discuss the movie please don't forget to watch and listen to the song bro!
I think the best shadow movie or show would have multiple actors playing the shadow. Perhaps even completely different actors from one episode to another. Also, have the actors show up in the show as a different character with speaking lines while the shadow is in the episode with them just to mess with the audience.
GOD FUCKING SPEED!!
I read the first twelve pulps in order, after that I started picking them out of order.
Thanks again for another great episode and a fitting wrap up to the Pulp Shadow season.
I guess I have always thought of the Shadow's face as much of a disguise as his cloak and hat. He must have some method of altering his facial features, coupled with his uncanny hypnotism.
Oh hell yes...
My initial thoughts on the Shadow’s face could have been something burned off in a plain crash. I wonder if it’s actually layered masks. Like if the Question put a false face over his none face giving him an extra layer of disguise. Allowing him to disappear into a crowd by removing the whole thing revealing a face almost no one has see.
We’d love more Shadow pulp readings from you bro! I also did a Shadow year one motion comic
I kinda had a feeling his face was like Darkman
Great surprise as always thank you razor
The shadow knows
My mom’s aunt worked at a comic book printer in the Milwaukee area in the late 60s early 70s. Each Christmas I got a box filled with a years worth of DC comics Walt Disney comics and others. With the exception of classics illustrated most of them had the covers ripped off or partially ripped off. I’m sure these are all meant to be destroyed, but I was happy to get a years worth of comics for free.
The idea that to have extensive experience of evil you must have committed evil is such an obnoxious trope. The Shadow has plenty of experience from fighting evil all around the world.
The other thing that gets missed a lot is that the Shadow, while utterly ruthless to criminals (forcing a poisoner to knowingly drink his own poison comes to mind), is extremely compassionate to the innocent. I always enjoy his interactions with characters like Betty in 'Hands in the Dark'. On the same note, one of my favorite scenes has the Shadow, already wounded from a previous battle with crooks, nearly get himself caught by trying desperately to revive a gas victim while the police are battering down the door.
Scenes of the Shadow gunning down hordes of gangsters not withstanding, when it comes down to it, the Shadow is more concerned with saving innocent lives than striking down the guilty. (Of course, being The Shadow, he usually manages both.) He frequently abandons his plans to go rescue his agents (he's even surrendered himself in exchange for their safety). On several occasions he has even offered to let villains go free in exchange for the safety of their victims. (Not that they ever take him up on that offer.)
Turning the Shadow into either a psychotic 'Punisher' type character or a dark, tormented soul is a huge mistake.
Wasn't Kent Allard's faace supposed to be injured as an allusion to soldiers in WW1 coming home disfigured?
Aside from that I'd love to see a Shafow where Cranston has to fight against his darker half and basically becomes The Shadow to expel that darkness from his system.
Great episode.
For the next season i think it would be cool to do a quick end of episode run down on some of the last pulps. What tropes / cliches that may have caused readers to lose interest. To summarize: what caused the shadow to fade?
I love this channel! Thank you so much for introducing me to The Shadow. Your knowledge of the subject is impressive. You made me a fan and appreciate the old pulps. I know copyright is an issue, but merch would be awesome. Keep up the great work!
Good to have a new episode again and welcome to all the new Shadow and pulps fans here. I wanted to ask you if you read any of the Avenger? Do you feel like if perhaps he wasn't at the tail-end of the pulp era he may have had a bigger impact? As well, well done on your new book. I'll get it once i'm done with The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler. Godspeed!
Also Allard is also an Old English and French name meaning, 'Noble and Brave'. It has other variations from different parts of Europe so it may be a way to disguise his actual nationality if so it's a nice touch.
Looking forward to the next one
I do believe he is a bit of a face shapeshifter. Most likely because of his powers he got, maybe not because he was so disfigured, or ofc we could go with the angle of him being indeed scarred from war etc. He might be like a Clayface from Batman like he experimented with the Dagget Industries products, well figuratively speaking it could be this angle too.
Shadow agent reporting for duty.
Shadowcast we need to review the movie, with ofc the iconic Original Sin song and THE soundtrack by THE man!!!
I'd love to see someone grab the license and put them out in omnibus format. Just give me a bunch at once.
Are we no longer going to see The Shadowcast episodes? It has been over a year since the last one.
Very nice way to kick off the New Year -- thanks again Razor'!
I think we're in accord about this early version of The Shadow (as Will Murray put it, the "preternatural Shadow") -- "mystique" is the perfect descriptor. It's my favorite period for the character.
Regarding The Shadow's "horror face" (as Gibson called it), my personal head-canon runs similarly to his later speculation: serious facial disfigurement sustained during WWI, thus necessitating a need for mastering the art of disguise, later receiving reconstructive surgery to repair the damage, just in time to make a public return to civilization as "Kent Allard."
As far as the '94 movie goes, have to admit I HATED it when it was released; I actually walked out of it in anger (the friends that were with me tried teasing me at first, until they saw how mad I was!). It's grown (mildly) in my estimation since then, but not by much. One thing about it that I do find intriguing is the notion of his formerly being a "bad dude" who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of Men -- definitely gives The Shadow a unique dimension.
Finally, if a new film/TV series ever gets attempted, my thought has been for a while that a different actor be cast for every role "The Shadow" assumes -- have them all be of similar physical stature and build, of course. Each time we see said different actor, the visual indicator for the audience would be the girasol ring.
Thoughts?...
Pulps im looking forward to Razor covering.
The Serpents of Shiva. The Hydra. The Fifth Face. The Murder Master. The Magigirls Mystery. The Road Of Crime.
I picture the shadow working at a reloading bench, with a pile of ballistics charts. To load up .45ACP to bring down even the most pasta enhanced criminal. He also might be using .38 Super as well.
It pains me how expensive most of these reprints are now...
Are there any sources for really good pulp reproductions, including all back up stories and old ads?
I had similar ideas for a Shadow show for HBO. It stars Harry Vincent on his first job, and the Shadow is only a voice and occasionaly seen in no detail. The idea is you play expecations against the fans so Cranston and Allard are there, suspected, but then it seems impossible for them to be the Shadow. Then you claim he's any other number or people like the mayor or police chief (even Margo Lane if you want to get cheeky), even a proto Voodoo Master sugests it's Harry himself with multiple personalities. All are wrong and the answer is said to not be important.
this came at a perfect time, i was just craving a new episode!
I'm gonna give my take on what The shadows face like, my theory has always been he looks like nothing but barely skin and the frame of his bone and he probably looks like Odo from DS9 on season 1 where he barely looks human but he's got the frame work for a face going on until he's just an actual identity like Lamont Cranston.
Think about Renee would have been fantastic for the role of the shadow! He'd probably be the man of a million faces on the show. Great video and yes its what blade runner 2049 fanboys fail to understand of why the final cut is superior to the studio cut that implies they drove into the sunset. It's because the question is far more interesting than the answer.
Whoot!
18:00 I always thought he called them Automatics because for the time. The idea of having a gun where you can simply pull the trigger and the next bullet will already be loaded and ready. It was in a sense automatic rather then say bolt, or single action.
Does my thought have any merit to it, or have I simply missed or failed to think of some aspect of the times?
No, he just blatantly got them wrong.
Revolvers long had double action mechanisms for at least 70 years prior to The Shadow.
@@USSMariner I'm well aware of that fact. Do you think city folk/the writers would be?
@@USSMariner But they were still revolvers. Other 1930's authors call semi-automatic pistols "automatics" too. Fully automatic weapons are typically called 'machine guns' or more sometimes more specifically 'tommy guns'. It doesn't seem like a 'mistake', rather a colloquialism that changed over time as semi-automatic pistols became more prevalent. Nowadays if you refer to 'pistol' or 'hand gun', it's generally assumed you mean a semi-automatic, unless you specify revolver.
I believe The Shadow isn't actually disfigured. He just spun the rumor to further conceal his real identity when he's not wearing the hat and coat.
We're 8 years away from the 100th anniversary of the first Shadow Magazine, do you think Conde will do anything to mark the occasion? What would you like to see them do to honor The Shadow on his hundredth birthday? I'd love to see full reprints of the magazine released.
They will lose the rights to the character before that. So probably nothing.
That's right! I was thinking the copyright ended in '37 not '27
You inspired me to pick up some comics and pulps. Are you still doing these?
Like The Shadow You come out no where and strike ha ha ha ha
"The Shadow Over the New Year"
Anyone have any idea when the next season of this will be starting?
Bout time Razör 😜
I'm eagerly awaiting your review of The Smugglers of Death. The Shadow pulps are far superior than any Batman comics I've ever read.
And Terran No shadow Puns
Cannot find issue #1 for sale anywhere, in any format. Help please?
Who to cast as The Shadow in a movie:
Get a stunt man to wear the suit, and hire a professional voice actor with a commanding voice. For some reason, I have Steve Blum, Tony Todd, or Jeffrey Coombs in mind.
I know I speak for more than myself when I say we would like Razor to produce more of the Shadow audiobooks. I propose we all chip in $20 or so, so that it's worth his time to do so. I pledge $20. Who is with me?
I would
next shadowcast when?
Adrien Brody is Perfect for The SHADOW.👍
Nah, there's a lot more to the Shadow than a big beak. Brody pretending to mean business is like shagthemaider trying to do comedy. Or serious acting.
@@heroesytumbas I believe that if the story is good he can pull it off. He is an Oscar winner after all.🤔
Eh, watch him in "Predators", for example, and he's not very convincing as a badass.
@@MrEdium he played the leading role in and oscar bait movie if I've seen one. You get those for playing figs and speds too... And he also has pretty weak cheekbones to be the Shadow.
@@heroesytumbas Who would be your favorite actor to play the Shadow. Adam Driver ?
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I love if you would do Star Wars Legacy of the Force book Trilogy all 9 books? But ANY WAY 🍺 relaxing so I’ll enjoy this
Withdrawals.
Darn it razor quit giving me great speeches about what comic book hero should be, and then not writing a comic book hero for me to read! Seriously, the day that you dive into making super heroes is the day comic books are saved
First! Hah!
Why does the first to comment people never has anything to actually comment and just want their dumb award for saying nothing?
@@heroesytumbas it’s a joke dude. Relax. Just having fun. 😉
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Please keep pumping out as many of these as possible