Tales of the Shadowmen


Tales of the Shadowmen is an American annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, published by Black Coat Press. The stories take place in a fictional world where all of the characters and events from adventure literature, and in particular French adventure literature, actually exist in the same universe.

About the series

The title and concept of Tales of the Shadowmen were inspired by science fiction writer Philip José Farmer's works centering on the Wold Newton family. The concept first emerged in Jean-Marc Lofficier's non-fiction works, French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Pulp Fiction: A Guide To Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books And Literature From The Middle Ages To The Present and Shadowmen: Heroes And Villains Of French Pulp Fiction, which reviewed characters from French popular literature, the latter blending bibliographical information and speculative fiction.

Table of contents

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 1: The Modern Babylon

Cover by Mike Manley

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night

Cover & illustrations by Fernando Calvi

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 3: Danse Macabre

Cover & illustrations by Daylon

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 4: Lords of Terror

Cover by José Ladrönn

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 5: The Vampires of Paris

Cover by Alan Weiss and Lovern Kindzierski

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 6: Grand Guignol

Cover by Christine Clavel

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 7: Femmes Fatales

Cover by Phil Cohen

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 8: Agents Provocateurs

Cover by Jean-Claude Claeys.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 9: La Vie en Noir

Cover by Nathalie Lial.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 10: Esprit de Corps

Cover by Jean-Michel Nicollet.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 11: Force Majeure

Cover by Mariusz Gandzel.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 12: Carte Blanche

Cover by Mike Hoffman.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 13: Sang Froid

Cover by Michel Borderie.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 14: Coup de Grace

Cover by Florine Rétoré.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 15: Trompe l'Oeil

Doctor Omega, Professor Challenger, The Nyctalope, Judex, Arsene Lupin, the Devil Doctor, Irma Vep, Rotwang, Spiridon the Giant Ant, Edgar Poe.

''Tales of the Shadowmen'', Volume 16: Voir Dire

Featuring The Domino Lady, Fantômas, Felifax, Mowgli, Madame Palmyre, Randolph Carter, Count Saint-Germain, Captain Vampire, Joseph Rouletabille, Harry Dickson, Jean-Pierre Séverin, Doctor Eric Palmer, Arsène Lupin, Doc Ardan, Doctor Omega, the Nyctalope and the Black Coats!

Translations

French translations of Tales of the Shadowmen entitled Les Compagnons de l'Ombre were published in France by publisher Riviere Blanche starting in November 2007.

Characters A-Z

CharacterVol#TitleAuthor
A
Adolf Hitler6Out of TimeEmmanuel Gorlier
Albert Einstein2Annus MirabilisChris Roberson
Alejandro de la Vega5A Root That Beareth Gall and WormsJess Nevins
Allan Quatermain1The Titan Unwrecked; or, Futility RevisitedBrian Stableford
Alphaville6J.C. in AlphavilleJean-Marc Lofficier
Antinea5Iron and BronzeChristopher Paul Carey & Win Scott Eckert
Arsène Lupin1The Three Jewish HorsemenViviane Etrivert
Arsène Lupin1The Sainte-Geneviève CaperAlain Le Bussy
Arsène Lupin2Ex Calce LiberatusMatthew Baugh
Arsène Lupin2Arsène Lupin's ChristmasJean-Marc Lofficier
Arsène Lupin2Be Seeing You!Xavier Mauméjean
Arsène Lupin2A Jest, To Pass The TimeJess Nevins
Arsène Lupin2LegaciesJean-Louis Trudel
Arsène Lupin5The Jade BuddhaDavid L. Vineyard
Arsène Lupin6The Children's CrusadeDavid L. Vineyard
Arthur Gordon of Texas1The Last VendettaRick Lai
6The Red Silk ScarfMichel Stéphan
Asterix5Tros Must Be Crazy!G.L. Gick
Auguste Dupin1Lacunal VisionsSamuel T. Payne
Auguste Dupin1The Kind-Hearted TorturerJohn Peel
Auguste Dupin6No Good Deed...Dennis E. Power
Auguste Dupin6The Scorpion and the FoxMatthew Baugh & Micah Harris
B
Barbarella3Next!Bill Cunningham
Becky Sharp3The Ape GigansMicah Harris
Becky Sharp6The Scorpion and the FoxMatthew Baugh & Micah Harris
Becky Sharp7Slouching Towards CamulodunumMicah Harris
Belphégor2A Jest, To Pass The TimeJess Nevins
Belphégor5The English Gentleman's BallRandy Lofficier
Belphégor6The Spear of DestinyRandy Lofficier
Bernard Prince7The Mysterious Island of Dr. AntekirttDavid Vineyard
Bertie Wooster4A Wooster XmasXavier Mauméjean
Bertie Wooster5The English Gentleman's BallRandy Lofficier
Biggles3The Successful FailureJohn Peel
Bisclavret7The Beast WithoutSharan Newman
The Black Coats1The Kind-Hearted TorturerJohn Peel
The Black Coats3Long Live Fantômas!Alfredo Castelli
The Black Coats3The Lady in the Black GlovesRick Lai
The Black Coats4Corridors of DeceitRick Lai
The Black Coats6The Scorpion and the FoxMatthew Baugh & Micah Harris
The Black Coats7Nadine's InvitationWin Scott Eckert
The Black Coats7Will There Be Sunlight?Rick Lai
Bob Morane6Out of TimeEmmanuel Gorlier
Bob Morane7The Mysterious Island of Dr. AntekirttDavid Vineyard
Bride of Frankenstein7What Doesn't DieThom Brannan
Bruce Wayne7Death to the Heretic!Paul Hugli
C
Cagliostro3The Child StealersBrian Stableford
Captain Blood7The Screeching of Two RavensBradley H. Sinor
Captain Future4Captain Future and the Lunar PerilMatthew Baugh
Captain Kronos3The Heart of the MoonMatthew Baugh
Captain Nemo4Twenty Thousand Years Under the SeaJohn Peel
Carmilla7The Three Lives of MaddalenaMichel Stéphan
The Castle6J.C. in AlphavilleJean-Marc Lofficier
Catherine Levendeur7The Beast WithoutSharan Newman
Cat-Women of the Moon3Return to the 20th CenturyPaul Di Filippo
Charles Dexter Ward3The Murder of Randolph CarterJean-Marc Lofficier
Charles Foster Kane4Angels of Music 2: The Mark of KaneKim Newman
Christine Daae7The Masquerade in ExilePete Rawlik
Chthulhu4Twenty Thousand Years Under the SeaJohn Peel
Colonel Haki7Grim DaysStuart Shiffman
The Count of Monte-Cristo1The Kind-Hearted TorturerJohn Peel
The Count of Monte-Cristo5May the Ground Not Consume Thee...Micah Harris
Count Orlock4Night's ChildrenSteven A. Roman
Count Zaroff5The Most Exciting GameXavier Mauméjean
Count Szandor & Countess Marcian Gregoryi5The Vampire in ParisBrian Stableford
Count Szandor & Countess Marcian Gregoryi7The Necromancers of LondonBrian Stableford
Curious George3The Famous ApeChris Roberson
Cyrano de Bergerac4Cyrano and the Two PlumesJohn Shirley
D
D'Artagnan2The Vanishing DiamondsSylvie Miller & Philippe Ward
D'Artagnan4Cyrano and the Two PlumesJohn Shirley
Lady Diana Wynham2LegaciesJean-Louis Trudel
Diabolik7The Sincerest Form of FlatteryJean-Marc Lofficier
Django1The Last VendettaRick Lai
Doc Ardan 1The Vanishing DevilWin Scott Eckert
Doc Ardan 2The Eye of OranWin Scott Eckert
Doc Ardan 2The Star PrinceJean-Marc Lofficier
Doc Ardan 3Les Lèvres RougesWin Scott Eckert
Doc Ardan 4The Reluctant PrincessRandy Lofficier
Doc Ardan 5Iron and BronzeChristopher Paul Carey & Win Scott Eckert
Doc Ardan 6The Biggest GunsJohn Peel
Doctor Miguelito Loveless5A Root That Beareth Gall and WormsJess Nevins
Doctor Miguelito Loveless7Big Little ManDavid McDonnell
Docteur Mystère3Bullets Over BombayDavid A. McIntee
Doctor Mabuse3The Lady in the Black GlovesRick Lai
Doctor Natas 1The Vanishing DevilWin Scott Eckert
Doctor Natas 2The Eye of OranWin Scott Eckert
Doctor Natas 7Legacy of EvilNeil Penswick
Doctor Omega1Lacunal VisionsSamuel T. Payne
Doctor Omega2The Melons of TrafalmadoreSerge Lehman
Doctor Omega2Annus MirabilisChris Roberson
Doctor Omega3The Heart of the MoonMatthew Baugh
Doctor Omega3Beware the BeastsG.L. Gick
Doctor Omega4Three Men, A Martian and A BabyTravis Hiltz
Doctor Omega5The Dynamics of an AsteroidJohn Peel
Doctor Omega7What Doesn't DieThom Brannan
Doctor Omega7The Robots of MetropolisTravis Hiltz
Dracula1The Titan Unwrecked; or, Futility RevisitedBrian Stableford
Dracula5All Predators Great and SmallRick Lai
E
Eliza Doolittle4Angels of Music 2: The Mark of KaneKim Newman
Elizabeth Bathory3Les Lèvres RougesWin Scott Eckert
Eric John Stark4Captain Future and the Lunar PerilMatthew Baugh
Ernst Stavro Blofeld5The Heart of a ManRoman Leary
F
Fantômas1The Paris-Ganymede ClockRobert Sheckley
Fantômas2The Tarot of FantômasJean-Marc Lofficier
Fantômas2A Jest, To Pass The TimeJess Nevins
Fantômas3Long Live Fantômas!Alfredo Castelli
Fantômas3A Dance of Night and DeathTravis Hiltz
Fantômas4Corridors of DeceitRick Lai
Fantômas6Incident in the Boer warRick Lai
Fantômas6Yes, Virginia, There Is a FantômasWilliam P. Maynard
Fantômas7The Sincerest Form of FlatteryJean-Marc Lofficier
Fascinax1Cadavres ExquisBill Cunningham
Fascinax4Fool Me Once...Bill Cunningham
Fascinax5Perils Over ParisLovern Kindzierski
Fausta4The Anti-Pope of AvignonMicah Harris
Francisco Scaramanga5The Knave of DiamondsTom Kane
Frankenstein's Monster1Mask of the MonsterMatthew Baugh
Frankenstein's Monster4The Return of FrankensteinBrian Stableford
Frankenstein's Monster5 The Vampire in ParisBrian Stableford
Freddy Krueger7Faces of FearMatthew Dennion
G
Gigi4Angels of Music 2: The Mark of KaneKim Newman
Giraud5The Heart of a ManRoman Leary
The Green Hornet2TraumaBill Cunningham
Gregory Temple2The Grey MenBrian Stableford
Gregory Temple4The Return of FrankensteinBrian Stableford
Gregory Temple5 The Vampire in ParisBrian Stableford
Gregory Temple7The Necromancers of LondonBrian Stableford
H
Hanoi Shan5The Jade BuddhaDavid L. Vineyard
Hareton Ironcastle5Iron and BronzeChristopher Paul Carey & Win Scott Eckert
Harry Dickson1The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange G.L. Gick
Harry Dickson2The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange G.L. Gick
Harry Dickson4Fool Me Once...Bill Cunningham
Harry Dickson6The Vampire MurdersNeil Penswick
Harry Dickson6The Red Silk ScarfMichel Stéphan
Harry Lime6The Children's CrusadeDavid L. Vineyard
Henri de Beaujolais5The Jade BuddhaDavid L. Vineyard
Herbert West7The Masquerade in ExilePete Rawlik
Hercule Poirot3The Murder of Randolph CarterJean-Marc Lofficier
Hercule Poirot4A Wooster XmasXavier Mauméjean
Hugo Danner7What Rough BeastMatthew Baugh
I
Indiana Jones7Death to the Heretic!Paul Hugli
The Invaders7Fiat Lux!Emmanuel Gorlier
Inspector Cramer5The Smoking MirrorFrank Schildiner
The Invisible Man2The Vanishing DiamondsSylvie Miller & Philippe Ward
Irene Adler2The Angels of MusicKim Newman
Isidore Beautrelet3The Successful FailureJohn Peel
Ivan Dragomiloff5The Milkman ComethStuart Shiffman
J
James Bond2The Eye of OranWin Scott Eckert
James Bond3All's Fair...Brad Mengel
James T. Kirk3Next!Bill Cunningham
Jean Kariven5The Smoking MirrorFrank Schildiner
Jean Kariven6Laurels for the ToffFrank Schildiner
Jean Kariven7The Tiny DestroyerFrank Schildiner
Jean Ray3The Murder of Randolph CarterJean-Marc Lofficier
Jean Valjean7SecretsRoberto Lionel Barreiro
Jean-Pierre Séverin5The Vampire in ParisBrian Stableford
Jeeves4A Wooster XmasXavier Mauméjean
Jeeves5The English Gentleman's BallRandy Lofficier
Jens Rolf3Les Lèvres RougesWin Scott Eckert
Jerry Cornelius6J.C. in AlphavilleJean-Marc Lofficier
JimGrim1Journey to the Center of ChaosJean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier
John Devil2The Grey MenBrian Stableford
John Markham5The Most Exciting GameXavier Mauméjean
John Roxton6The Biggest GunsJohn Peel
John Sunlight7Will There Be Sunlight?Rick Lai
Joseph Rouletabille2The Mystery of the Yellow RenaultSerge Lehman
Joseph Rouletabille2The Incomplete AssassinJohn Peel
Joseph Rouletabille2LegaciesJean-Louis Trudel
Joseph Rouletabille5The Milkman ComethStuart Shiffman
Josephine Balsamo1The Three Jewish HorsemenViviane Etrivert
Josephine Balsamo1The Last VendettaRick Lai
Josephine Balsamo2Angels of MusicKim Newman
Josephine Balsamo3The Lady in the Black GlovesRick Lai
Josephine Balsamo4Corridors of DeceitRick Lai
Josephine Balsamo5All Predators Great and SmallRick Lai
John Devil3The Child StealersBrian Stableford
Judex1Mask of the MonsterMatthew Baugh
Judex1PenumbraChris Roberson
Judex2Lost and FoundJean-Marc Lofficier
Judex3Two HuntersRobert L. Robinson, Jr.
Judex7What Rough BeastMatthew Baugh
Judex7Faces of FearMatthew Dennion
K
Kato5The Way of the CraneMatthew Baugh
Kato7The Tiny DestroyerFrank Schildiner
King in Yellow6Where the Shadows BeganBradley H. Sinor
King Kong3The Ape GigansMicah Harris
Kogoro Akechi2Ex Calce LiberatusMatthew Baugh
L
Lapointe3The Affair of the Bassin Les HiversMichael Moorcock
Lecoq5A Root That Beareth Gall and WormsJess Nevins
Legrasse6Where the Shadows BeganBradley H. Sinor
Lemmy Caution1When Lemmy Met JulesTerrance Dicks
Léonox6Is He in Hell?Win Scott Eckert
The Little Prince2The Star PrinceJean-Marc Lofficier
Lord Beltham5A Matter Without GravityAlain le Bussy
Lord Peter Wimsey7Grim DaysStuart Shiffman
Lord Ruthven5May the Ground Not Consume Thee...Micah Harris
M
Maciste3The Heart of the MoonMatthew Baugh
Madame Atomos3Au Vent Mauvais...François Darnaudet
Madame Atomos3A Day in the Life of Mrs. AtomosXavier Mauméjean
Madame Atomos4The Atomos AffairWin Scott Eckert
Madame Atomos4Madame Atomos' XMasJean-Marc Lofficier
Madame Atomos5The Way of the CraneMatthew Baugh
Madame Atomos5Madame Atomos' HolidaysJean-Marc Lofficier
Madame Atomos6The Red Silk ScarfMichel Stéphan
Madame Hydra3A Day in the Life of Mrs. AtomosXavier Mauméjean
The Mahars of Pellucidar3The Ape GigansMicah Harris
Maigret1Mask of the MonsterMatthew Baugh
Maigret1When Lemmy Met JulesTerrance Dicks
Maigret1The Vanishing DevilWin Scott Eckert
Maigret2TraumaBill Cunningham
Malko Linge7The ApprenticeBrad Mengel
Malo de Treguern4 The Return of FrankensteinBrian Stableford
Malo de Treguern5The Vampire in ParisBrian Stableford
Margo Lane5The Most Exciting GameXavier Mauméjean
The Master6The Children of HeraclesRoman Leary
Metropolis6J.C. in AlphavilleJean-Marc Lofficier
Metropolis7The Robots of MetropolisTravis Hiltz
Michel Ardan6Where the Shadows Began...Bradley H. Sinor
Michel Strogoff2The Incomplete AssassinJohn Peel
Milady De Winter7The Screeching of Two RavensBradley H. Sinor
Modesty Blaise3A Day in the Life of Mrs. AtomosXavier Mauméjean
Modesty Blaise6The Children's CrusadeDavid L. Vineyard
Mowgli6The Treasure of the UbastiTravis Hiltz
N
Nestor Burma3Les Lèvres RougesWin Scott Eckert
Nikola Tesla7What Doesn't DieThom Brannan
Northwest Smith4Captain Future and the Lunar PerilMatthew Baugh
Nurse Ratched7Big Little ManDavid McDonnell
Nyctalope2MargueriteJean-Marc Lofficier
Nyctalope5The Heart of a ManRoman Leary
Nyctalope6Out of TimeEmmanuel Gorlier
Nyctalope6The Children of HeraclesRoman Leary
Nyctalope7Fiat Lux!Emmanuel Gorlier
Nyctalope7Death to the Heretic!Paul Hugli
Nyctalope7The Mysterious Island of Dr. AntekirttDavid Vineyard
O
O5The Knave of DiamondsTom Kane
L'Ombre3All's Fair...Brad Mengel
OSS 1173All's Fair...Brad Mengel
P
Pantagruel6Caesar's ChildrenChristopher Paul Carey
La Peste3The Eye of OranWin Scott Eckert
The Phantom of the Opera 1The Three Jewish HorsemenViviane Etrivert
The Phantom of the Opera 2Figaro's ChildrenJean-Marc Lofficier
The Phantom of the Opera 2Angels of MusicKim Newman
The Phantom of the Opera 4Angels of Music 2: The Mark of KaneKim Newman
Planet of the Apes3Beware the BeastsG.L. Gick
Le Poisson Chinois7Legacy of EvilNeil Penswick
The Prisoner2Be Seeing You!Xavier Mauméjean
Professor Lindenbrock3The Ape GigansMicah Harris
Professor Moriarty5The Dynamics of an AsteroidJohn Peel
Q
Q3Beware the BeastsG.L. Gick
Quatermass6The Children of HeraclesRoman Leary
R
A.J. Raffles6Incident in the Boer WarRick Lai
Rakemetov6The Scorpion and the FoxMatthew Baugh & Micah Harris
Rima4Angels of Music 2: The Mark of KaneKim Newman
Robur1Journey to the Center of ChaosJean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier
Rocambole4Red in Tooth and ClawJess Nevins
S
Saint-Ménoux4Captain Future and the Lunar PerilMatthew Baugh
Sâr Dubnotal1Journey to the Center of ChaosJean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier
Sâr Dubnotal1The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange G.L. Gick
Sâr Dubnotal2The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange G.L. Gick
Sâr Dubnotal4The Evils Against Which We StriveRoman Leary
Sâr Dubnotal6The Treasure of the UbastiTravis Hiltz
Sâr Dubnotal7What Rough BeastMatthew Baugh
Sâr Dubnotal7Slouching Towards CamulodunumMicah Harris
Scarlet Pimpernel6Is He in Hell?Win Scott Eckert
Scarlet Pimpernel7Nadine's InvitationWin Scott Eckert
Serpent Men5The Most Exciting GameXavier Mauméjean
The Shadow1PenumbraChris Roberson
The Shadow4The Evils Against Which We StriveRoman Leary
She1The Titan Unwrecked; or, Futility RevisitedBrian Stableford
Sherlock Holmes1The Vanishing DevilWin Scott Eckert
Sherlock Holmes2Be Seeing You!Xavier Mauméjean
Sherlock Holmes5A Matter Without GravityAlain le Bussy
Sherlock Holmes5The Milkman ComethStuart Shiffman
Simon Templar3All's Fair...Brad Mengel
Simon Templar7The ApprenticeBrad Mengel
Sleeping Beauty 4The Reluctant PrincesRandy Lofficier
Sleeping Beauty 5The English Gentleman's BallRandy Lofficier
Sleeping Beauty 6The Spear of DestinyRandy Lofficier
Solomon Kane3The Heart of the MoonMatthew Baugh
Solomon Kane4The Anti-Pope of AvignonMicah Harris
Sumuru3A Day in the Life of Mrs. AtomosXavier Mauméjean
T
Tabaret6No Good Deed...Dennis E. Power
Tarzan3Two HuntersRobert L. Robinson, Jr.
Tenebre Brothers1The Titan Unwrecked; or, Futility RevisitedBrian Stableford
Tevye the Milkman5The Milkman ComethStuart Shiffman
The Time Traveller2The Vanishing DiamondsSylvie Miller & Philippe Ward
The Time Patrol6Out of TimeEmmanuel Gorlier
Telzey Amberdon3The Heart of the MoonMatthew Baugh
Trilby O'Ferrall2The Angels of MusicKim Newman
Tros of Samothrace5Tros Must Be Crazy!G.L. Gick
The 20th Century3Return to the 20th CenturyPaul Di Filippo
U
U.N.C.L.E.4The Atomos AffairWin Scott Eckert
V
Vampire City3The Heart of the MoonMatthew Baugh
Vautrin3The Affair of the Bassin Les HiversMichael Moorcock
The Vampires 1PenumbraChris Roberson
The Vampires 2Ex Calce LiberatusMatthew Baugh
The Vampires 3A Dance of Night and DeathTravis Hiltz
The Vampires 3The Affair of the Bassin Les HiversMichael Moorcock
The Vampires 4Night's ChildrenSteven A. Roman
The Vampires 5Perils Over ParisLovern Kindzierski
The Vampires 5All Predators Great and SmallRick Lai
Victor Chupin2Dr. Cerral's PatientRick Lai
Victor Frankenstein4The Return of FrankensteinBrian Stableford
Victor Frankenstein7The Three Lives of MaddalenaMichel Stéphan
Victor Frankenstein7The Necromancers of LondonBrian Stableford
W
X
Y
The Yellow Shadow5Madame Atomos' HolidaysJean-Marc Lofficier
The Yellow Shadow6The Scorpion and the FoxMatthew Baugh & Micah Harris
Yog-Sothoth3Journey to the Center of ChaosJean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier
Z
Zenith the Albino2A Jest, To Pass The TimeJess Nevins
Zenith the Albino3The Affair of the Bassin Les HiversMichael Moorcock
Zephir3The Famous ApeChris Roberson
Zephyrin Xirdal5The Dynamics of an AsteroidJohn Peel
Zigmar5A Root that Beareth Gall and WormsJess Nevins
Zorro7SecretsRoberto Lionel Barreiro

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