Weirc Comic Incorporated (AKA WCI) is known for its odd characters such as Koltar The Mighty Immortal, The Crimson Protector, Moonchild, Captain Saltire and Claws Son of Santa. You could find out how such characters were created and about the lives of their creators...well you could if WCI actually existed. In reality William Robert Webb III has created a fictional hisory for a comic book company that never was. Here you can read about this completely made up yet fascinating company. At first the book Simply Weird: The (fake) History of Weird Comics Incorporated, a (fake) Comic Book Company will make you ask why was this written and then by the time you finish reading it you won't care.

"In the murky London gloom, a knife-wielding gentleman prowls the midnight streets with his faithful watchdog Snuff - gathering together the grisly ingredients they will need for an upcoming ancient and unearthly rite. And all manner of players, both human and undead, are preparing to participate."--Publisher.

Come, take a walk in a darker wood with us. Join us in a haunted place where Pan walks free, where the Dark Mother holds her shadow children close, and where the full moon rides high in the night, whispering secrets of a forgotten past into the wind. Come closer and listen to these tales of a darker nature from the minds of ...-Manuel Arenas-Chelsea Arrington-Hayley Arrington-David Barker-Adam Bolivar-Phil Breach-Scott J. Couturier-Ashley Dioses- S. L. Edwards -Maxwell I. Gold-John Linwood Grant-Jill Hand-John H. Howard-Maquel Jacob-Shayne K. Keen-David Myers- K. A. Opperman -Duane Pesice-Rachel E. Robinson- A. P. Sessler -William Tea-Russell Smeaton-Michael Walker-Sarah Walker - Gordon B. White -Can Wiggins-Ivan ZoricWith a forward by Sarah Walker, Scott J. Couturier and Shayne Keen and artwork byDan Sauer, Sarah Walker, Alan Sessler and Kai Bryan, this book is sure to satisfy. Come walk with us...we are waiting for you....

The return of the legendary magazine Startling Stories under the editorship of Doug Draa is one of science fiction's publishing events of the year. Jam-packed with fiction, art, and even a poem, here is a brand new issue of the classic pulp magazine, featuring: CRADLE OF THE DEEP, by Mike Chinn INVASION OF THE DEADLY BRAIN FROM ALPHA-IX, by Scott Emerson EVIDENCE OF THE MIRROR, by Herb Kauderer MOTHERSHIP, by Stephen Persing HAZTHROG'S CONTEMPT, by Maxwell I. Gold PAYLOAD, by M. Stern NEW LIFE, by Mark Slade RED DRAGON, by Shadrick Beechem SNACK TIME, by Franklyn Searight AMIRI, by Nicole Givens Kurtz STICKS AND STONES, by John B. Rosenman T. GIPS AND THE TIME FLIES, by Ahmed A. Khan THE ANGRY PLANET, by DJ Tyrer THE HEART OF A HITMAN, by Rie Sheridan Rose THE KIDNAPPED PRINCE, by Cynthia Ward THE OUTPOST, OUTSIDE, by Larry Hinkle THE VAULTS OF BAN-ERACH, by Steve Dilks TOTALITY, by Andre E. Harewood TRIPLET CROSS, by Patrick S. Baker SEA BOUND-1, by Eddie D. Moore DEFIANT, DEVIANT, DEVOID OF SOUL, by Russell Hemmell THE BLOOD RED SKY OF MARS, by Adrian Cole HORIZON, by John Gregory Betancourt SUNRISE ON MERCURY, by Robert Silverberg