Magazine Review: High Adventure #126 Adventure Fiction Spectacular This issue of the pulp reprint magazine concentrates on stories of adventure around the world. Three of the stories are by “Major” George Fielding Eliot, who was born in Brooklyn, raised in Australia, fought at Gallipoli and was a Canadian Mountie before settling down in the U.S.… Continue reading Magazine Review: High Adventure #126 Adventure Fiction Spectacular
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Book Review: The Green God
Book Review: The Green God by L. Ron Hubbard Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This is another in the line of pulp reprints put out by Galaxy Press, and continues their tradition of excellent physical quality. I should also give a shout-out to… Continue reading Book Review: The Green God
Book Review: The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible
Book Review: The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible edited by Nancy Holder & Joe Gentile Moonstone Books is a publisher that specializes in new material about pulp magazine characters. This is their third anthology of stories about Richard Henry Benson, the Avenger, and his organization, Justice, Inc. For those who have not heard of the… Continue reading Book Review: The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible
TV Review: Bulldog Drummond & Burke’s Law
TV Review: Bulldog Drummond & Burke’s Law A couple more episodes from my DVD collection. Bulldog Drummond was created by H.C. “Sapper” McNeile in 1920, after a prototype police officer version failed to get traction. Mr. Drummond was an independently wealthy gentleman adventurer and veteran of World War One who got bored and put out… Continue reading TV Review: Bulldog Drummond & Burke’s Law
Book Review: The Sky Devil
Book Review: The Sky Devil by L. Ron Hubbard Disclaimer: I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Also, because of severe shipping delays, Galaxy Press also sent the audio version. This is another in the series of L. Ron Hubbard pulp stories reprints from Galaxy Press,… Continue reading Book Review: The Sky Devil
Book Review: Warrior of Scorpio
Book Review: Warrior of Scorpio by Alan Burt Akers This is the third in the Prescot of Antares planetary romance series. For newer readers who might not have seen the term before, a “planetary romance” is a subgenre of science fiction in which an Earthling (or someone of Terran extraction) is transported to and stranded… Continue reading Book Review: Warrior of Scorpio
Comic Book Review: Son of Samson #1 & 2
Comic Book Review: Son of Samson #1 & 2 by Gary Martin & Sergio Cariello. Christian kids, just like every other kid, want to read the kind of books that appeal to them. And for a while, manga volumes became huge in the bookstores. So there was an obvious market for something that physically resembles… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Son of Samson #1 & 2