WHO IS DOC SAVAGE?
To the world at large,
the Man of Bronze is a man of mystery.
So mysterious, in fact, that he is largely forgotten.
Except by the legions of fans who have kept
Doc Savage’s legacy alive, through
their lives and passions.
These are the Collectors, Characters and Creators
and this documentary will be their story.
February 18, 2025
DVDs are almost ready!
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The film is being packaged, with a number of extended interviews, for a DVD release later this spring of 2025.
If you would like to purchase this unique survey of Doc Savage fandom, you can do so below, and take advantage of free shipping* on these advance orders. DVDs will be available (hopefully) in the next two months, and will be shipped as soon as I have them in hand.
Of course, I will also be selling copies at this year’s PulpFest, the first weekend in Auguat, 2025, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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May 11, 2024 Update
The documentary is in the next phase of editing. Yesterday, the entire project was handed off to Breakthrough Sounds, a recording studio here in Cleveland, for audio restoration and leveling, color correction and music. Breakthrough Sounds worked with Executive Producer Act 3 on the audio recording of Designing Victory, architect Robert P. Madison’s amazing memoir, and they are perfectly-positioned and excited to bring this feature-length documentary film across the finish line. The last two months have been spent adding archive photos and effects provided by many of the 48 wonderful fans who appear in this 55-minute film. After that, we will be submitting to appropriate film festivals around the world to share this little-known tale of a hugely-influential character in American fiction. We have already scheduled a limited seating presentation at PulpFest, on August 2, where much of the film was shot in 2022 and 2023.
November 13, 2023 Update
Here are a few images from a very productive road trip to Pulaski, Tennessee, to capture some artifact footage, as well as informative interviews from Doc Savage experts and new pulp authors Scott Cranford, Craig McDonald and Duane Spurlock.
Scott’s Home
It wasn’t hard to find Scott’s house with that patriotic Doc Savage flag waving in the Tennessee mountain breeze.
Scott and Doc
Scott Cranford owns the first Doc Savage painting ever, the legendary cover by Walter Baumhofer for the Man of Bronze.
Duane Spurlock
Duane gives the viewer a most excellent primer on what a pulp magazine is.
Craig McDonald
Craig shares shares the screen with three Doug Klauba paintings, two of which cover his Zana O’Savin adventures.
Lunch Break
Between filming we enjoy some southern-style comfort food at the Hickory House in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Scott Cranford
Scott Cranford created the first Doc Savage website about 1994 after searching the web for any information on Doc Savage.
October 20, 2023 Update
I am gathering a number of Zoom and location interviews this month and November, as well as capturing so many artifact images and B-roll. Then, the heavy-lifting begins: cutting together almost 50 interviews with the characters, creators and collectors keeping the Man of Bronze alive. My vision is an accessible film for newcomers and fans of pulp fiction, comics and adventure literature alike. The plans are for this story of fandom, friendship and adventure to be finished by the spring of 2024, when I will begin submitting to film festivals. I also plan on creating DVD media for the fans. And who knows? Maybe an extended cut to include as much of the fans as I can – – all about the first super hero, Doc Savage!
In the meantime, here are a few of the amazing stories I have captured…
Scott Cranford recounts a harrowing painting escapade.
Win Scott Eckert tells how his first Docs led to collaborating with a Science Fiction Grandmaster.
Author Will Murray discusses his first serpentine Doc sighting.
This saga stretches from the paperback revival of the 1960s, through the movie and fanzines of the 1970s and 1980s, the web expansion of the 1990s and the boom of the conventions… up to the present day of TV streaming rumors and more serious speculations on the legacy of The Man of Bronze, and what kind of future that may consist of.
In the meantime, do right to all!
Ron Hill
Director of We Are Doc Savage: A Documentary on Fandom