"Figure suggestions for "Xenozoic Tales" and "Deathlands"" Topic

I'd like some figure suggestions for Ryan, Kristy, J.B, Mildred, Doc, and Jak of the "Deathlands" series of novels by James Axler, and figures of Jack and Hannah of the "Xenozoic Tales" and "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs" comics by Mark Schultz.

Can't help with the figs, but "James Axler" is just a pen name for Nick Pollotta:

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He's also Don Pendleton, making him one of the more prolific authors of the "Men's Adventure" genre. Always been a fan of his – good sense of humor. Think I've still got a copy of Illegal Aliens around here somewhere.

Well dang, you learn something new every day. back in the day I used to read all of the Pendleton and Axler stuff.

IMHO, the "Deathlands" series is a true successor to 1930's/40's pulp fiction. Fast reading, sexy and violent. I also enjoy the way he incorporates dialogue from famous action and western films.

>>Can't help with the figs, but "James Axler" is just a pen name for Nick Pollotta:<<

"James Axler" is actually a "house name" at Golden Eagle books. Anybody that writes a "Deathlands" novel signs as "James Axler". The first 33 novels were writtn by Laurence James. He died back in 2000. I'm at the end of "Crcle Thrice" which is the 32nd novel. It will be interesting to see how other authors handle the series.

Well, true, although almost every Deathlands book that I've read has been by Pollotta so I tend to identify the name with him, despite having also seen a few of Boot and Milan's efforts. You'll probably find his style entertaining, although I'm obviously not sure how closely it matches James' work.

Of course if you go way back to the start, there was also Chris Lowder, who wrote most of the first book as Jack Adrian, although James finished it after Lowder got sick. Never found that one for sale at a reasonable price, sadly – only the more recent books ever seem to show up in the used book stores around here. And there's also the Outlanders spinoff, which is by "Axler" but mostly written by Ellis – although they got the reasonably famous Mel Odom to do a few too, amongst others.

Pollotta's not the only "Pendleton" either, but he's certainly been one of the meny people who've "contributed" to the name's work since the real Don stopped writing around 1980. Personally, I think his best work has been under his own name with the Bureau 13 series, and (unlikely as it may seem) a couple of Gamma World based friendless quest books.

Men's adventure is a very confusing genre when it comes to tracking the writers behind the pen names, especially when there was a real person (as with Pendleton) behind the name in the beginning. It's enough to daunt even a master of sinanju sometimes. :)

I still can't think of any really good matches for the characters as minis, though. Must be something out there, though.

Richard Harding's "Outrider" series was excellent, with lots of gaming potential. I haven't read them since the early 80's though, so I don't know how they've stodd the test of time…

How about this one for Kristy Wroth: