The first outing of Jake Conrad, a hard boiled detective in the mold of Sam Spade who gets wrapped up with some strange goings on in post-War… Read more “Book Review: Servant of the Muses”
Tag: Pulp Fiction
Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods
The more history and science I read, the more it becomes clear that everything is connected, and nothing exists in a vacuum. I don’t mean that in… Read more “Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods”
Comic Review: The World Below
I’m a sucker for Pulp Adventure stories, and Paul Chadwick has created a cool one. This felt like something from the era of Challengers of the Unknown… Read more “Comic Review: The World Below”
Comic Review: Iron Man Noir
First off, let me say this. Iron Man Noir is a fun comic. I enjoyed reading it. What it isn’t, though, is in any way Noir. Like… Read more “Comic Review: Iron Man Noir”
Comic Review: The Rise of Aurora West
From the pages of Battling Boy comes Aurora West. In a world turned upside down by roving, kidnapping monsters, heroes must rise. Haggard West and his daughter… Read more “Comic Review: The Rise of Aurora West”
Comic Review: Hellboy in Hell Library Edition
When I was in my mid 20s, my friend Dan, who had been pestering me for a long time about reading comics, finally got me to try… Read more “Comic Review: Hellboy in Hell Library Edition”
Book Review: The Warlord of Mars
I’ve been reading Edgar Rice Burroughs books since I was a very young kid, and they’ve always held a special place in my heart. But like most… Read more “Book Review: The Warlord of Mars”
Comic Review: Peepland
I dig pulp fiction and hard boiled crime novels. I’m not an expert. I’m not a connoisseur. But I like ‘em. I like the Film Noir that… Read more “Comic Review: Peepland”
Book Review: The Arsenal of Miracles
This review was originally written for the blog In the Mouth of Dorkness in 2016. It was among my last reviews for that site. I hadn’t read… Read more “Book Review: The Arsenal of Miracles”
Book Review: The Rim of the Unknown
When I was a lad, and first getting into the works of H.P. Lovecraft and other weavers of weird tales, Frank Belknap Long’s name quickly entered… Read more “Book Review: The Rim of the Unknown”
