Paperback Warrior

About Paperback Warrior

Paperback Warrior is an American content creator that specializes in critiquing vintage fiction. The creator's flagship is it's eponymous blog (https://paperbackwarrior.com) that contains over 2,000 comprehensive posts about vintage and contemporary fiction including media such as comic books, graphic novels, pulps, action-adventure magazines, digests, black and white magazines, comic strips, and movie and television tie-in content. Additionally, the brand's owner, Christopher Eric Compton, hosts the Paperback Warrior Podcast, an outreach of the blog featuring reviews, author biographies, publisher histories, bookstore guides, buying tips, interviews, and analytic commentary about the 19th and 20th century publishing industry. The brand's YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/@PaperbackWarrior) contains over 200 videos that channels the same spirit as the blog and podcast with additional commentary about Eric's national bookstore experiences and a monthly ranking video of the prior month's reads. Paperback Warrior continues to collaborate with publishers such as Stark House Press, Black Gat Books, Brash Books, Cutting Edge Books, Wolfpack Publishing, Rough Edges, and Encyclopocalypse. The brand also incorporates affiliate partnerships with Amazon, Abe Books, and YouTube with Ad Sense. Media and publishers can contact the brand at paperbackwarrior@yahoo.com. FOLLOW ME HERE! ▸ Subscribe (http://www.youtube.com/@PaperbackWarrior) ▸ X  (https://x.com/PaprbackWarrior) ▸ Donate (https://shorturl.at/33th3) ▸ Blog (https://paperbackwarrior.com) ▸ Spreaker Podcasts (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paperback-warrior--3563982) Videos Everyone Loves: ▸ Ranking the Dean R. Koontz Books (https://youtu.be/qyiI4N4rInw) ▸ Paperbacks from Hell (https://youtu.be/zDvy9FHnoY8) ▸ Ranking the Stephen King Night Shift Stories (https://youtu.be/7zCEoLPAorw) ▸ Used Bookstore Blitz! (https://youtu.be/GsBIhk9Z6ZE) #Action #Adventure #Mystery #Thriller #Suspense #BookReview #Reviews #Novel #Paperback #Vintage #Fiction #Read #Reading #Crime #Crime-Noir #Noir #Whodunit #Sleuth #Detective #Investigate #War #Battle #Combat #Spy #Espionage #Spy-Fiction #Secret Agent #Cold War #Spies #Horror #Scary #Stories #Pulp #Pulp Fiction #Heroes #Comics #Graphic Novels #Terror #Scary Stories #Scary Story #Creepy #Eerie #Fantasy #Science-Fiction #Sci-Fi #Gothic #Sword and Sorcery #Old Comics #Old Books #Old Magazines #WWII #Vietnam War #Book

Publisher

Paperback Warrior

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Jul 2019

Latest episode

26 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 138 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Conversations - Bad Taste Books & The Book Graveyard

   Host Paperback Warrior interviews Bryan of Bad Taste Books and Nick of The Book Graveyard about the 1970s pulp fiction craze, exploring the wild success of "Shark Fighter" and its cultural impact.

2. 

   28 Jan 2026

   Conversations - The Book Graveyard & Liminal Spaces

   In this episode, I'm talking with Nick from The Book Graveyard (https://www.youtube.com/@TheBookGraveyard) and Chris from Liminal Spaces (https://www.youtube.com/@LiminalSpaces03) about a 1969 paperback titled To the Dark Tower by Weird Tales author Frank Belknap Long. Is the book an early representative of folk horror? Is it a standard gothic romance paperback? What are the ties to Lovecraft's cosmic horror? We have the answers in this newest episode of the Guide to Gothics series. Stream the podcast here or watch the collaboration on video HERE (https://youtu.be/F2PkMUyqxwc?si=s1yjv4F0xpha5TdR).

3. 

   15 Dec 2025

   Episode 125: Top Reads of 2025

   In this energetic year-end episode, Eric looks back at a wildly productive 2025 for Paperback Warrior — packed with reviews, interviews, collaborations, and behind-the-scenes adventures. He shares big milestones, surprising personal updates, and a rapid-fire countdown of his Top 10 Reads of the Year (spoiler-free!). Eric also teases exciting projects coming in 2026, including new partnerships, publishing work, and podcast appearances. It’s a fast, fun celebration of a landmark year and a perfect jumping-on point for listeners old and new.

Inside a recent episode

Conversations - Bad Taste Books & The Book Graveyard

Published 26 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The book came out in 76, so. He's very detached. Every question they ask him, he's very like, I just do my thing and there's the world out there and I don't care. Yeah. Like when people are like, you know, don't you think you're a bad person for doing this? And he's like, yeah. Next question. Right. Like he's just like, whatever. Yeah. Like he doesn't live in their world, even though he does. And it's cool because it kind of like at the end, it kind of has a change to it. And that makes sense that he probably was trying to make some sort of commentary. Obviously, I wasn't alive at this time, but I imagine there was a bunch of vets that came back and just were beach bums somewhere on some random island and expats in Thailand or whatever. […]

Who has been a guest on Paperback Warrior

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bryan
• Nick
• Jack Karney
• SS Rafferty
• Eric Compton

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

191,945

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

65 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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