Zorro and Ana Maria Verdugo

One of the most popular story arcs of the Walt Disney Zorro series took place in Monterrey. There, Diego de la Vega is introduced to Ana Maria Verdugo and becomes smitten with the dark-eyed beauty. However, Ana Maria's affections are not for Diego. Her heart is set on marrying his alter ego, the charming and daring El Zorro. The young caballero was not to be detoured by this slight obsticle. For Diego loved Ana Maria so much that he planned to give up being Zorro. Only the intervention of his father, Don Alejandro, prevented him from revealing his identity and accepting the Governor’s offer of amnesty, which would have allowed him the freedom to marry her and live a normal life. Zorro’s choice to continue as an outlaw, protecting the people of California rather than marrying her, left her disappointed and heartbroken. Now, several months later, the masked protector of California and Ana Maria have another encounter. Will Zorro have a change of heart? Will sparks fly between them again? Or will their love die? Find out — when Zorro and Ana Maria meet in the pages of ZORRO Swordplay and Romance, the new book from Bold Venture Press. Writen by Daryl McCullough and illustrated by Nestor Taylor. *Pictures shown not in the book. On sale at Bold Venture Press and on Amazon

ZORRO STORY COLLECTION 3

Zorro Swordplay and Romance offers a collection of 15 new exciting Zorro stories. On sale at Bold Venture Press and at Amazon

ZORRO Rides For Justice Children's Picture Book

 

The Legend Begins Again as ZORRO Rides For Justice in the new Zorro children's picture book available from Bold Venture Press on March 31, 2023. Based on the New World Zorro series that starred Duncan Regehr, Patrice Martinez, John G. Hertzler, James Victor, Henry Darrow, Juan Diego Botto, Michael Tylo, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 

In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of peace-loving settlers. Against these agents of injustice, the settlers were powerless — until one man’s courage stirred the hearts of Californians. He alone gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was Zorro!

Don Diego de la Vega, son of a wealthy landowner, returns to Alta California to find Los Angeles citizens being crushed by oppression. Oppression from the money-hungry Alcalde Luis Ramon; oppression from the sadistic Capitán de Soto; oppression from the inept Sergeant Mendoza. When seizing money and land no longer satisfies him, Ramon begins selling the poor citizens into slavery to fill his coffers. Then, from out of the night, a hero in black appears to clash blades with the oppressors — Señor Zorro, whose sword is a flame to right every wrong!

Whether you're young or young at heart. . . this Zorro story will appeal to all who love Zorro. Whether you're a New World Zorro fan, a Disney Zorro fan, or just love Zorro, you'll find this story to be fun and entertaining. Zorro Rides For Justice is a delightful Zorro adventure. 

Available 31/3/2023 from Bold Venture Press

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Zorro's Exploits -The New Zorro Book from Bold Venture Press

 

ZORRO'S BACK!!! Zorro rides to the rescue in an all-new anthology!!!

Get it NOW!!! The follow-up to ZORRO: The Daring Escapades.

The hero of Spanish California rides again in ZORRO's EXPLOITS.

17 new adventures featuring the Curse of Capistrano!

In the early 1800s, California was still under Spanish rule. Some of the military commanders plundered and won riches at the expense of the peace-loving settlers. Against these agents of injustice, the settlers were powerless, until one man arose whose courage stirred the hearts of Californians. He alone gave them the spirit to resist tyranny. That man was Zorro!

The original masked hero clashes swords with military tyrants, werewolves, outlaw gangs, vampires, and other assorted malcontents in seventeen original stories created especially for this volume.

Editor: Audrey Parente

Introductions by: Jan Zbiciński and Bill Cotter

Stories by: Ron Fortier, Bobby Nash, James Mullaney, John L. French, Tekla Cichocka, Aaron Rosenberg, Michael Kurland, Jim Beard, Susan Kite, Scott Cranford, Patricia Crumpler, Francisco Silva, Teel James Glenn, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Don Everett Smith Jr., Patrick Thomas, and Brett Bouriseau.

Illustrations by: Sora Almasy, Steve Shipley, Michael Grassia, Rick Celano, Phil Latter, Francisco Silva, Rob Davis, Perego, and Aleena Valentine-Lopez.

For more information or to purchase, click on the link below.
Zorro's Exploits - Bold Venture Press

New Children's Book - The Promise of Zorro

 

Coming August 1, 2021 - the first Zorro children's book to be released in decades. Author Heather Anderson is a gifted storyteller. Her wonderfully written and fully illustrated children's story is sure to be an instant classic, kids will love. 

A magnificent new children's book authorized by Zorro Productions Incorporated: THE PROMISE OF ZORRO, written and illustrated by Heather Anderson, from Bold Venture Press. Cover by Francisco Silva. (Spanish version to follow) 

https://www.boldventurepress.com/the-promise-of-zorro/

Bullying creates, in some people, a desire to crush it. Often a champion arises - sometimes an imaginary one - whether it be a group of avengers or one superhero. In the pueblo of Los Angeles, California, nearly 200 years ago, a bad behavior had crept in - bullying began.

Then - out of the mystery of the unknown - appeared a boy who promised himself when he grew up, he would always fight the bullies with clever ways and not be a bully himself. He grew up to fight all injustice. He inspired the people to rise up to resist cruelty. 

That man became the first masked superhero... Zorro! 

Zorro and The Irish Colonel - New Zorro Book

HOLD ONTO YOUR HAT... SWORD... MASK!

COMING SOON from Bold Venture Press by Eugene Craig... ZORRO AND THE IRISH COLONEL (cover by Francisco Silva), based on the masked pulp fiction hero created by Johnston McCulley... In the pueblo of Los Angeles, California, a dread malady crept in.... the disease of oppression... but there appeared a masked rider who became a hero to the oppressed, who - cunning as a fox - in the language of the Latinos, was called El Zorro. But this story doesn't actually begin with Zorro. The story begins with the passengers on a coach from San Pedro, heading for Los Angles. Among those on the coach is a young boy and his mother, and a seemingly amicable Irish Colonel. However, concealed behind the affable appearance is a man with a sordid history who carries a dark secret. In Los Angeles, he intends to avenge the death of men slaughtered in his regiment. Would he carry his retribution into the ranks of the innocent? Sign up for the newsletter at www.boldventurepress.com and watch for the upcoming release of this Disney-style Zorro adventure.

Zorro The Daring Escapade On Sale Now

ZORRO: The Daring Escapades

Zorro The Daring Escapades

**** On Sale May 1, 2020 ****

ZORRO, the swashbuckling hero of Spanish California returns in 16 all-new thrilling adventures. In 1919 pulp writer Johnston McCulley introduced the world to Zorro through the pages of pulp magazine All-Story Weekly in the five-part story "The Curse of Capistrano" (later republished as The Mark of Zorro). Now one hundred years later Bold Venture Press  brings you all-new Zorro adventures in ZORRO: The Daring Escapades. Multiple genres. Multiple authors. Multiple artists. Multiple exciting and action-packed swashbuckling adventures. 

Return to the pueblo de Los Angeles as Zorro races up and down El Camino Real fighting tyranny, injustice, oppression and corruption. Whether you love Zorro creator Johnston McCulley's original pulps, Walt Disney Zorro, New World Zorro or new original concepts, there's something for everyone in this anthology. 

Available now in hardcover and paperback from Bold Venture Press and Amazon.com.    Digital format available in mid May from Bold Venture digital, Smashwords, Kobo, Apple Books, Overdrive and B&N Digital.

Story Index:

"Zorro: Death of a Grandee" by John French

"España Nueva — Ano 1620" by Richard Lupoff

"The Fox and Hound" by Joseph Joe Lovece

"Zorro’s “Z” Lesson for a Little Girl" by Francisco Silva

"Zorro’s Showdown in El Camino Real" by Francisco Silva

"Zorro Under Fire" by Linda Bindner

"Zorro and the Gypsy Gold” by Susan Kite

"Sins of the Past" by Diana Barkley

"The Cat and the Fox" by Bret Bouriseau

"Zorro: Stranger Than Fiction" by Daryl McCullough

"Jewels for The King" by Mari K. Ross

"Brand of El Lobo" by Robert Scott Cranford

"Zorro’s Quest for Justice" by Eugene Craig

"Zorro’s Midnight Mission" by Will Murray

"The Scourge of Capistrano" by William Patrick Maynard

"Of a Rebellious Nature" by Pamela Elbert Poland

Wonderfully illustrated by Francisco Silva, Bret Bouriseau, Phil Latter, Aleena Valentine, Stuart Hopen, Perego, Daniel Horne and Sara Light-Waller. 

Introductions: "Quest for McCulley's Zorro" by Lee Weinstein; "Editors' Notes" by Daryl McCullough and Audrey Parente; and "Zorro to Batman" by Michael Uslan

https://www.boldventurepress.com/zorro-the-daring-escapades/

Zorro The Daring Escapades

SWASHBUCKLING  ACTION!      DARING  ADVENTURE!

EDGE OF YOUR SEAT EXCITEMENT!   

ROMANCE!      COMEDY!     ANGST!     SUSPENCE!     THRILLS!

      

TWISTS!      TURNS!     SURPRISES!       

FUN!      FUN!      FUN!

 Z 

ZORRO...     ZORRO...      ZORRO...

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ZORRO ~ The Daring Escapades

Zorro ~ The Daring Escapades ~

***COMING, MAY 1, 2020***

PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW From Bold Venture Press

ZORRO: The Daring Escapades
Zorro returns in 16 all-new thrilling adventures from multiple authors, based on the legendary character created by Johnston McCulley, including ... Action ... Adventure ... Comedy ... Romance ... Horror ... Swashbuckling. Exciting stories influenced by McCulley, interpretations of the Walt Disney television series, the New World television series, and other dramatic new ideas. Edited by Daryl McCullough and Audrey Parente.

Story lineup:
"Zorro: Death of a Grandee" by John French
"España Nueva — Ano 1620" by Richard Lupoff
"The Fox and Hound" by Joseph Joe Lovece
"Zorro’s “Z” Lesson for a Little Girl" by Francisco Silva
"Zorro’s Showdown in El Camino Real" by Francisco Silva
"Zorro Under Fire" by Linda Bindner
"Zorro and the Gypsy Gold” by Susan Kite
"Sins of the Past" by Diana Barkley
"The Cat and the Fox" by Bret Bouriseau
"Zorro: Stranger Than Fiction" by Daryl McCullough
"Jewels for The King" by Mari K. Ross
"Brand of El Lobo" by Robert Scott Cranford
"Zorro’s Quest for Justice" by Eugene Craig
"Zorro’s Midnight Mission" by Will Murray
"The Scourge of Capistrano" by William Patrick Maynard
"Of a Rebellious Nature" by Pamela Elbert Poland
 Cover by Daniel Horne
Illustrated by Francisco Silva, Bret Bouriseau, Phil Latter, Aleena Valentine, Stuart Hopen, Perego, and Sara Light-Waller.
Introductions: "Quest for McCulley's Zorro" by Lee Weinstein; "Editors' Notes" by Daryl McCullough and Audrey Parente; and "Zorro to Batman" by Michael Uslan


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Order ZORRO ~ The Daring Escapades today.

*Photos of authors and artists.

New Zorro Anthology Book

BOLD VENTURE PRESS will publish a new ZORRO Anthology book. Release is planned for May 1, 2020. It will feature a collection of brand new Zorro stories by contemporary authors. Here's the lineup in alphabetical order: Diana Barkley; Linda Binder; Bret Bouriseau; Eugene Craig; Scott Cranford; John French; Susan Kite; Joe Lovece; Richard Lupoff; William Patrick Maynard; Daryl McCullough; William Patrick Murray; Pam Poland; M K Ross; and Francisco Silva.
BOLD VENTURE PRESS Zorro catalog currently features  a six-volume reprint of McCulley's original Zorro stories, an original novel by Peter David and Tales of Zorro's Old California.

American Mythology Announces Zorro Art Book for July 2019

Publisher American Mythology has announced “The Mark of Zorro: 100 Years of the Masked Avenger” in their July 2019 solicitations, an exciting new art book that will collect a century of Zorro artwork, film images, pop culture appearances, and more. See more about the book via the announcement at American Mythology Solicitations

Zorro Comes To The Ballet

ZORRO, the pueblo de Los Angeles' masked defender of justice is about to take the stage again. However, this time he will entertain audiences for the first time ever as a Ballet. This new stage production adapted from on the Isabel Allende novel by Hannah Bontrager and her mother Donna Bontrager novel will be presented by Eugene, Oregon's Ballet Fantastique at The Hult Center and around the Pacific Northwest. For more information visit Ballet Fantastique's website or Facebook page.

Coming soon.... Zorro - No.1 "Dead Men Tell No Tales" - the complete novel from Sandra Curtis

Coming soon....

Zorro - No.1 "Dead Men Tell No Tales" - the complete novel from Sandra Curtis. 

This new limited edition publishing will include:

- 10 full color pages of photos from the New World Zorro television episode
- the complete script from the archives of the authors with delete scenes
- notice from the production of the episode
- an interview with the actor who played "Morales" in the episode 

http://www.zwiezorro.de/the-new-world-zorro/ 

Now available for $29.95 plus $8.00 shipping.

Order at:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-New-World-Zorro-Novel-/251227465893?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item3a7e52e8a5