I believe I’ve mentioned in previous reviews how I’ve become fascinated by the pulp noir fiction that was popular in the 1940’s and 1950’s and I’ve been watching, and enjoying, a slow return to this kind of writing.  Hard Case Crime books is a publishing house dedicated to this kind of fiction. Gun Honey: Blood for… Continue reading

It has been years since I last read and reviewed a ‘classic’ superhero graphic novel (was it my 2019 review of a Green Lantern graphic novel?!) but I’ve been noticing an increase in Batman/Catwoman advertising and memes on social media, and it’s got me interested in reading some comics or graphic novels again. I see… Continue reading

I’ve been a fan of Conan and the Conan stories since the 1970’s when I found the Lancer editions of the Conan books in used book stores. The character keeps coming back, through reprints, new stories, and new comic/graphic novel interpretations. This fourth graphic novel volume, based on comics written by Mathieu Gabella and Julien… Continue reading

Hallstein Thordsson returns to his home in Iceland having spent seven years in exile . On his return he finds that all is not well and that his past still hovers over his family. He discovers that his stepmother has a suitor and she’s not interested but the man will not leave her alone. Hallstein’s… Continue reading

Archer is master of hand-to-hand combat as well as an expert marksman.  He is always on the hunt for truth but is perhaps a bit slow on .  Think of him as an updated Kwai Chang Caine. Archer has partnered with Armstrong, a street-smart but none-too-bright fighter who cannot die. He’s been alive since the dawn… Continue reading

Darryl Openworld is a graphic novel based on a French YA book series by Rémi Guérin. Darryl is a journalist – probably the most popular journalist in all of Openworld because of his ability to travel between realities. Darryl is passionate about being a journalist, and in this world journalists are generally well respected and as… Continue reading

This is a post-apocalyptic story. Darkness is everywhere and has been that way for ten years. In that ten years, Val Riggs has seen nearly everyone she knows become ‘infected’ and changed shapes into hideous, grotesque creatures. Val now works as a ‘ferryman’ – driving an eighteen-wheeler big rig, transporting people and goods through the… Continue reading

We all have something we’re afraid of.  Spider, snakes, even public speaking are common phobias, but for high school student Zadie Lu … she’s afraid of her own shadow. Zadie sees shadows in a very different way than most people. She sees shadows around her small town that move in ways shadows should not move,… Continue reading