I have little to say this week, flabbergasted and delighted by the huge response to Mickey Spillane’s birthday.
First, this unexpected present from the editorial board of the Strand Magazine, where both Mickey and I are among their 120 greatest mystery writers, displayed on a coffee mug that (not surprisingly) you can buy.
Now the main reason I’m not writing much this time is that there’s already more than enough of me elsewhere to read right now on the Net. Let’s start with J. Kingston Pierce’s Rap Sheet and his very in depth interview with me about the entire effort to get Mickey’s unfinished works completed and out there.
Jeff Pierce also has the Killer Covers site, where he follows up his already massive Spillane coverage with a look at many Spillane book (and comic book) covers.
The Daily Beast offers up one of the very best essays on Mickey that appeared on his birthday. I was interviewed for it, but can take little credit.
Jon Jordan, the Crimespree guru, provides this excellent review of both novels that make up the new book, The Last Stand.
For Mickey Spillane wisdom, try these “ten wry quotes,” each and every one wonderful.
Here’s more coverage of the upcoming Mike Hammer four-issue comic book mini-series from Hard Case Crime Comics.
Out of nowhere comes this wonderful tribute to Ms. Tree at a UK site.
And this from Brash Books (scroll down for Mickey/Max stuff).
Here’s a review of The Will to Kill that is favorable but the reviewer gets thrown, due to this being the first Hammer read by said reviewer and it happened to be a change of pace yarn.
First-rate mystery writer and human, Wayne Dundee, reflects on meeting Mickey on set at Mommy’s Day over (choke) twenty years ago.
The Saturday Evening Post weighs in on Mickey’s birthday – no mention of the posthumous publishing.
Read a short but sweet tribute here.
Finally, this celebration prints my introduction to The Last Stand – good for you to read if you haven’t decided whether to read it or not.
M.A.C.