Comic Book Review: Sword Princess Amaltea #1 by Natalia Batista Princess Amaltea of the Queendom of the Green Highlands has always been overshadowed by her elder sister, Princess Dorotea. Since their society practices primogeniture through the female line, Dorotea is the heir to Queen Galatea. If Amaltea wants a queendom, she must find a prince… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Sword Princess Amaltea #1
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Comic Book Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade
Comic Book Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade written by Landry Q. Walker, art by Eric Jones Lex Luthor has finally developed the ultimate anti-Superman robot, which is immune to all his Kryptonian powers! Only a rocket from another dimension could possibly harm it. This being a comic book, a rocket from another… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade
Comic Book Review: The Last Phantom Volume One: Ghostwalk
Comic Book Review: The Last Phantom Volume One: Ghostwalk written by Scott Beatty, illustrated by Eduardo Ferigato The old men still whisper of him in dives and dens across the seamier parts of the world. The Phantom, the Ghost Who Walks, seemingly immortal foe of pirates and criminals. But the Phantom hasn’t been seen in… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Last Phantom Volume One: Ghostwalk
Movie Review: Adventures of Gallant Bess
Movie Review: Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948) directed by Lew Landers Ted Daniels (Cameron Mitchell) and his pal Woody (Fuzzy Knight) have been sent out to capture a wild horse for their boss Bud Millerick (James Millican) for display in Millerick’s rodeo. Ted finds and manages to capture a magnificent chestnut mare he names Bess (Bess).… Continue reading Movie Review: Adventures of Gallant Bess
Book Review: Hopalong Cassidy
Book Review: Hopalong Cassidy by Clarence E. Mulford There’s trouble brewing in Texas between the cowboys of the Bar-20 Ranch, and those of the H2. Meeker, owner of the H2, is down from Montana, where the rule was open range, and he’s not used to the strict water rights situation in his new territory. (It… Continue reading Book Review: Hopalong Cassidy
Webtoon Review: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Webtoon Review: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Princess Glimmer of Bright Moon has a plan. If she and her best friend Bow can find the piece of First Ones technology that he’s detecting in the nearby Whispering Woods, her mother Queen Angella will be so impressed that she will allow Glimmer to take a… Continue reading Webtoon Review: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Book Review: The Heritage of the Desert
Book Review: The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey John “Jack” Hare may be dying, but he can’t stop noticing how beautiful the sky is here in the Utah Territory desert. Jack’s a “lunger,” sent out West for his health. It helped a bit, but his money ran out and he needed a job.… Continue reading Book Review: The Heritage of the Desert
Book Review: The Caballero
Book Review: The Caballero by Johnston McCulley Don Fernando Venagas is close to the top of the social pecking order in Spanish California, and he knows it. He is, after all, a wealthy caballero of the pure aristocratic blood, skilled with both horse and sword. As such, he thinks little of those below his status.… Continue reading Book Review: The Caballero
Book Review: Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales
Book Review: Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales compiled by Stefan Dziemianowicz This hefty volume collects a variety of public domain stories concerning the supernatural. While the majority fall roughly into the category of horror, some are more what we’d call “dark fantasy” and a handful are just “well, that’s a weird thing that happened.”… Continue reading Book Review: Great Supernatural Stories: 101 Horrifying Tales
Book Review: The Virginian
Book Review: The Virginian by Owen Wister “When you call me that, smile!” When the Easterner who would become known as “the Tenderfoot” came to Wyoming at the behest of Judge Henry, he didn’t know what to expect. What he got was the acquaintance and eventually friendship of the man called “the Virginian”, one of… Continue reading Book Review: The Virginian