THE GODS OF GOTHAM By Lyndsay Faye Berkley Books 427 pages One of the joys of reading any Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes mystery is their settings. It is unlikely Doyle’s purpose was ever to offer an historical travelogue but nonetheless we are given such in each and every tale.
THE SHOTGUN ARCANA By R.S. Belcher Tor Books 396 pages One of our favorite books of last year was “The Six-Gun Tarot,” by R.S. Belcher which we reviewed at that time as one of the most original, audacious weird western novels ever written. Now comes its sequel and we totally
DOCTOR OMEGA AND THE SHADOWMEN Edited by J.M. & Randy Lofficier Black Coat Press 278 pages Earlier in the year we saw the cover to this anthology and were greatly intrigued by it. Till then we had never head of Doctor Omega. This was obviously a sequel of sorts to
GIDEON SMITH & THE BRASS DRAGON By David Barnett Tor Books 352 pgs. Last year we discovered a truly marvelous steampunk title, “Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl,” by David Barnett. It was so audacious in its alternate-steam world presentation mixing original characters with figures from various literary classics. It
ADONIS MORGAN (Nobody Special) By Frank Byrns 115 pages Pro Se Press There are several respected writers in the New Pulp movement who specialize in tales of realistic superheroes. One of the best is writer Frank Byrns as he amply demonstrates in this paperback collection starring his metahuman character, Adonis
By Ralph L. Angelo Jr. Cosmic Comet Publishing 271 pages Long ago we discovered a copy of E.E. “Doc” Smith’s classic sci-fi novel, “The Skylark of Space.” What impressed us was how the action centered around two civilian scientists who build an amazing spacecraft and come up with the means
Once again, Bobby Nash takes command and leads us through the jumpgate to revisit Babylon 5. Mike and Mike are joined by Van Allen Plexico and Josh Wilson for the second part of our discussion on the groundbreaking series. We also turn the tables on author/interrogator Paul Bishop by strapping
By Brian Truitt, Source: USA TODAY Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? (Hint: The guy dresses up in a cape and runs around at night. And it’s not Batman.) The Shadow still knows — as do Flash Gordon, the Lone Ranger, the Green Hornet and other
By Jeff Spry, Source: Blastr.com That epic new Doc Savage movie we’ve been waiting on for eons still has some life left in it. Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout) is attached to direct the strapping hero and believes the adaptation will get his full attention once his
