Book Review: Death Merchant #36: The Cosmic Reality Kill

Book Review: Death Merchant #36: The Cosmic Reality Kill by Joseph Rosenberger Richard Camellion is an assassin for hire, usually working for the CIA at $100,000 per mission.  A master of disguise and killing, the “Death Merchant” is one of the top assassins in the world.  But even a man like Camellion (not his birth… Continue reading Book Review: Death Merchant #36: The Cosmic Reality Kill

Book Review: The Spider #08: The Mad Horde

Book Review: The Spider #08: The Mad Horde edited by Rich Harvey Quick recap:  The Spider is a violent vigilante who battles master criminals in 1930s America.  He is secretly wealthy amateur criminologist Richard Wentworth, who believes there are some criminals the police simply aren’t equipped to deal with.  The Spider brands his kills with… Continue reading Book Review: The Spider #08: The Mad Horde

Book Review: Seven Come Infinity

Book Review: Seven Come Infinity edited by Groff Conklin The title of this anthology refers to the phrase “seven come eleven” from craps, referring to the ways you can win.  In the preface, it’s mentioned that there are a finite number of possibilities for the outcome of rolling two dice.  But when you write a… Continue reading Book Review: Seven Come Infinity

Comic Book Review: Super Hero Happy Hour Volume 1

Comic Book Review: Super Hero Happy Hour Volume 1  written by Dan Taylor, art by Chris Fason At the end of the day, many superheroes are still mostly human, and some of them could use a drink to relax with, and some conversation with other people who understand their issues.  In First City, those heroes… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Super Hero Happy Hour Volume 1

Magazine Review: High Adventure #127: Masked Rider Western

Magazine Review: High Adventure #127: Masked Rider Western edited by John P. Gunnison High Adventure is a pulp reprint magazine, reprinting stories (and sometimes whole issues) from the adventure magazines of the 1930s and 1940s.  They switch up so that no two consecutive issues are the same subject, although certain character series recur frequently.  In this… Continue reading Magazine Review: High Adventure #127: Masked Rider Western

Manga Review: Triage X

Manga Review: Triage X by Shouji Sato This is an entry in the ever popular “vigilante justice” sub-genre.  Mochizuki General Hospital is the secret headquarters of Black Label, a small group of assassins that target “seats of disease” that spread the cancer of crime.  All but one of the field agents are well-endowed young women,… Continue reading Manga Review: Triage X