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sSUPERVERSIVE: Batman Ninja, a great movie that didn’t take enough risks
Tuesday , 22, May 2018 Superversive 11 CommentsI had been keeping my eye on “Batman Ninja” ever since I saw the completely bonkers trailer for it. “Batman Ninja” is the story of Batman and the other villains and heroes of Gotham City transported by Gorilla Grodd’s time machine into feudal Japan (why the time machine brings them to Japan is never explained, […]
This week I discovered something so absolutely amazing, so utterly startling, that I was compelled by my sheer amazement to share it here, with you my loyal readers: The much ballyhooed 2015 Mad Max video game, a sorta-but-not-really movie tie in for Mad Max: Fury Road, by (not so) famed developer Avalanche Studios, makers of Just […]
Arkhaven New Release: ALT★HERO #1: CRACKDOWN
Monday , 21, May 2018 Comics, Just Released, News, Publications 2 CommentsAlt★Hero #1: Crackdown is now available on Amazon for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. When Captain Europa offers Janelle Jeanneret a recruitment deal she can’t refuse, the French model doesn’t hesitate to sign up with the Global Justice Initiative. After all, they’re providing her with a killer apartment in Brussels, a new outfit, and even a flashy […]
Sensor Sweep: Fragged Kingdom, Argosy, Mighty Warriors, Captain Future, and The Spider
Monday , 21, May 2018 Sensor Sweep 1 CommentGaming (Modiphius): “The Archdruid is dead! Now is the time to reclaim the world for civilisation. Akharon is a world scarred by a magical druidic war and overflowing with monsters. Much has been lost, waiting to be reclaimed by those bold enough to set foot outside of civilisation’s last bastion, Stronghold. It is a world […]
This is a guest post written by Alex Stump: My two little brothers have been watching My Little Pony for a long time now. I watched a couple episodes (and also the unholy spin-off series Equestria Girls) and I’ll be 100% honest…My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is a really good show. But don’t get […]
Edmond Hamilton (1904-1977) was the main writer of science fiction for Weird Tales magazine in the late 1920s and 1930s. Or rather I should say, the best science fiction writer for Weird Tales. He was an early writer of space opera alongside J. Schlossel and Edward E. Smith for the pulp magazines. Hamilton did have […]
Brace yourself for the next exciting issue of StoryHack Action & Adventure. Taking cues from the greatest pulp magazines of a bygone era, StoryHack publishes all-new stories of bravery and derring-do in a wide variety of genres. There is something in here for everyone, and each story includes art. Here’s what you will find in this […]
New Release Roundup, 19 May 2018: Fantasy and Adventure
Saturday , 19, May 2018 Just Released 1 CommentThe Man of Bronze, the Wisewolf’s daughter, a Wild West King Arthur, and the Ark of the Covenant feature in this week’s roundup of the newest releases in fantasy and adventure. Closure (Javin Pierce #3) – Ethan Jones Covert operative Javin Pierce will avenge his betrayal or die trying . . . Off the grid, […]
Short Reviews – The Automagic Horse, by L. Ron Hubbard
Friday , 18, May 2018 Uncategorized 16 CommentsThe Automagic Horse by L. Ron Hubbard appeared in the October 1949 issue of Astounding. It can be read here at Archive.org. It figures that the first really good story I’d read in Campbell-era Astounding would be by L. Ron Hubbard. Maybe not good enough start a religion around the guy and give him all […]
Quick Reviews: Valley of Loss, Hidden Depths, and Phoenix
Thursday , 17, May 2018 Short Fiction 1 Comment“Valley of Loss” is the second volume of Jim Cartwright at Large, a serialized novel bridging The Four Horsemen’s Revelation Cycle series and The Omega War. In Cartwright’s Cavaliers, responsibility and senior NCOs forged Jim from loser to a leader fighting on the battlefield in his own relic of a giant Gundam-style robot. Previosly in Jim […]
For the Backers: Alt★Hero #1: CRACKDOWN
Thursday , 17, May 2018 Comics, News, Publications 10 CommentsWe are very pleased to be able to finally announce that the digital edition of Alt★Hero #1: CRACKDOWN has been released to the backers of the Alt★Hero project. The digital edition is in the MOBI format, which will work on your Kindle. You can also use download the free Kindle Previewer for Windows or Macintosh to read the digital edition on your […]
The first volume in Cochrane’s Company, the newest space trilogy by Peter Grant. The secret is out – the Mycenae system is the hottest new mineral find in the spiral arm. Now it’s about to become ground zero in a gold rush by every crooked company and asteroid thief in the galaxy. Andrew Cochrane, with his […]