Book Review: USA Noir edited by Johnny Temple Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. This was an Advanced Reading Copy, and small changes may be made in the final product. “Noir”, here, is short for noir fiction, a form of hard-boiled crime fiction by… Continue reading Book Review: USA Noir
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Comic Book Review: Earth 2, Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate
Comic Book Review: Earth 2, Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate by James Robinson & Nicola Scott Disclaimer: I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway on the premise that I would review it. Some background first, for our younger readers. Back in the 1940s, National Comics (which would become DC) decided to promote some… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Earth 2, Vol. 2: The Tower of Fate
TV Review: The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV Review: The Adventures of Jim Bowie I watched several episodes of this 1950s television show via a Mill Creek DVD. As you might have guessed, this series is a heavily fictionalized story about the famous land speculator and knife fighter, Jim Bowie, popularizer of the blade that bears his name. The series is primarily… Continue reading TV Review: The Adventures of Jim Bowie