Three decades ago, we were introduced to the hardest-working band in the world, or at least Northern Dublin. Mike, Mike, Alex, and Kornflake order some soul and chips and rock out to the first installment of the Barrytown Trilogy. Plus, we Rant and Rave about Zack Snyder’s Justice League. All
THE GIRL WITH THE DEEP BLUE EYESBy Lawrence BlockHard Case CrimeTitan Books234 pgs With this novel, Block tips his noir fedora to the late novelist James M. Cain who wrote both “The Postman Always Rings Twice” and “Double Indemnity.” Both are considered crime fiction classics and both revolve around a
The Time Lords have sent the Third Doctor on a mission and Jo Grant takes her first TARDIS ride. Mike, Mike, Mary, and former co-host Dave West return to the quarry to take on starving colonists, angry natives, corporate bullies, a diminutive guardian, and a man with a Master plan.
Marvel Studios enters into a new visionary age of television, while exploring iconic sitcoms of the past. Mike, Mike, John McCarthy, and Kevin Cafferty enter Westview and become residents cast as podcast tv series reviewers. Plus, we chat with writer/director John D. Hancock about his new film, “The Girls of
The ESO Board is back to mark our first anniversary of being board and silly. This time out Michael Gordon is hosting talking about what everyone is doing in these trying times as the world tries to return to ‘NORMAL’. Why not join in all the fun at the ESO
THE LONG HIGH NOONBy Loren D. EstlemanForge Books271 pgs There are writers who are so damn dependable, you can pick up anything they’ve done and know before even opening the cover you are going to be entertained to the max. One such pulp scribe is Loren D. Estleman. Though known
The Earth Station One Rainbow Room is having a ball for all the gorgeous special people! Mike, Mike, Darren, Mary, and Tanya look at the 30-year-old documentary that captured the struggle of folks cast out from the great white way of living, or looking, or dressing, or speaking. All this,
EIGHT AGAINST THE DARKNESSBy Mark Allen VannXepico Press147 pgs The real pleasure of writing this blog is discovering talented New Pulp writers like Mark Allen Vann. This, his first book, is a collection of eight stories all debuting a new pulp hero created from the familiar tropes of the classics
Donna Noble pauses at an intersection and the whole universe depends on the decision she makes on which way to go. Mike, Mike, Mary, and Neisha Mulchan strap on their bleack beetle backpacks and take a look at the Tenth Doctor-light story that has major implications for life, the universe,
The year is only a couple of months old, but there’s already been some big things happening in the world of science. Mike, Mike, Mark Holmes, Chip Johnson, and Neisha Mulchan discuss the recent Mars landing, the Covax distribution of the Covid vaccine, the new space race between Elon Musk
In honor of Black History Month, Mike, Mike, and Darren are joined by Channing Sherman to discuss the con experience from the blerd point of view. BGD was founded on photos and fellowship created by fans for fans, which is what Dragon Con is all about. We want to hear
LEGACY – OMNIBUS Vol. OneBy Warren Murphy and Gerald WelchDestroyer Books454 pgs. In our last review, we were reminded how Pinnacle books appeared on the scene shortly after we came home from Vietnam in 1968. They released two paperback pulp series; The Executioner by Don Pendleton and Created – The
