tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post8685342869832628389..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Books: THE MCBAIN BRIEF -- Ed McBainmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-84891147630629243372009-09-04T22:36:04.080-05:002009-09-04T22:36:04.080-05:00The Spillane parody, heavy-handed and unfunny, was...The Spillane parody, heavy-handed and unfunny, was an odd inclusion, particularly since McBain's own comments attached to the story don't mention Spillane at all!Max Allan Collinshttp://www.maxallancollins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-29882058340453152922009-09-04T18:18:11.377-05:002009-09-04T18:18:11.377-05:00So, the other book didn't give the previous pu...So, the other book didn't give the previous pub credits for those two stories, either?<br /><br />And why was the Spillane parody not so good? Too broad? "It was easy"? Compares poorly to, say, Jean Kerr's or Fritz Leiber's? I still haven't read a Lombino/Hunter/McBain/et al. I'm fully satisfied with, so this might not be the book for me to go on to next.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-36089073546147929612009-09-04T11:03:32.542-05:002009-09-04T11:03:32.542-05:00Excellent choice, Bill! Someday some Ph.D. studen...Excellent choice, Bill! Someday some Ph.D. student will track down those short stories and supply the bibliographic information.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-66085777067325651102009-09-04T08:48:15.831-05:002009-09-04T08:48:15.831-05:00Sure, they're uneven but you can't go wron...Sure, they're uneven but you can't go wrong with McBain shorts.<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com