The Marvelous Mr. Morris

Hey Flinch fans! Here’s a bit of news we’re very excited to toss out: Our next book out of the chute will be a novel by writer, editor and podcaster Brian K. Morris!

If you follow contemporary pulp fiction and the army of writers and publishers who operate in that literary universe, you may know about Brian already. He’s the author of the highly acclaimed 2023 novel, THE TERRORS, published on his own imprint, Rising Tide Publications. THE TERRORS is a fresh take on a classic character from the golden age of pulp fiction. Airship 27 founder and publisher Ron Fortier called the novel “a clever thrill ride,” while veteran comic book artist Trevor von Eeden praised Brian’s “intensely visual, remarkably descriptive and compellingly intriguing writing.”

Brian is also the author of the 2016 Rising Tide novel, THE ORIGINAL SKYMAN BATTLES THE MASTER OF STEAM, published in 2016 (in conjunction with Ace Comics). Veteran comics writer and editor Roy Thomas weighed in with the following praise: “If pulp magazines ever make a comeback, Morris’ Skyman may become the new Doc Savage.”

Commissioning Brian for this project is a Flinch first. Until now, all of the novels in our ever-expanding catalog (specifically the Sgt. Janus and Midnight Guardian series) have been written by Flinch co-founders Jim Beard and John C. Bruening. With this new offering from Brian, we open the door to novel-length fiction by other voices on the vast and diverse landscape of pulp writers.

We can’t go into detail just yet about what mayhem and madness Brian is unleashing under the Flinch Books banner, but we can assure you it will be an adventure of extra-dimensional proportions, with heavy doses of mystery, intrigue and danger on multiple continents. Y’know, just another day at Flinch headquarters.

So don’t touch that dial, Flinch fans! We’ll have more news about this in just a couple weeks!