Atlas Comics Library No. 10: Sports Action

After World War II our military came home there were a lot of changes. One change was that superhero comic books had lost their luster because most featured stories of superhero conflicts with JapaNazi.

People were tired of the war and wanted to move on.

Comic book publishers noticed a decline in the sales of their superhero comics and decided to diversify.

Soon comic books of all genres started appearing on magazine racks. Romance, Westerns, Detective, Crime, Funny Animals, Horror, Science Fiction and Sports, plus others.

Martin Goodman, the owner/publisher of Atlas Publications/Comics based his comic book lines on trends. Whatever was selling best he would churn out large numbers of said genres hoping to cash in.

One of Atlas’s most popular titles was Sports Action and (you guessed it) it centered on sports of all sorts.

Fantagraphics deluxe hardbound book: Atlas Comics Library No. 10: Sports Action, contains reprints of the rare 14 issues of Atlas Comics Sports Action/Sports Stars issues.

Featuring Allen Anderson cover paintings, Sports Action spotlighted the high-power, dramatic stories of sports legends such as Knute Rockne, Sugar Ray Robinson, Jackie Robinson and others.

Look for early artwork by comic book legends Syd Shores, John Severin, Bob Brown, Bill Everett, Gene Colan, George Tuska and other pencillers many that went on to illustrate stories when Atlas Comics changed its name to Marvel Comics and premiered its ground-breaking new series of superhero comic books.

Not only does the book include the legendary sports stories but it begins with a look at Atlas’s pre-comic book sports titles and strips along with other non-Atlas titles.

It’s an insightful and informative look at the history of sports publications with lots of cover reproductions.

I got a real kick out of looking at the art and trying to identify the early artwork of the now legendary artists. Even back then their styles started to shine through.

Atlas Comics Library No. 10: Sports Action is a huge book over one-inch thick and beautifully bound. The book is a ‘must-have’ for any sports enthusiast.

Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Hollow World

Ellis Rogers is dying, the victim of a terminal illness.

For his entire life he has never taken a chance at anything. He’s always played it safe-until now.

He constructs a time machine in a desperate gamble to find a cure for his illness. What he discovers is far more than he ever imagined or faced before.

He successfully travels to the future but further than expected.

Once there he discovers a world that looks somewhat familiar but there are striking differences-there are no genders, in fact everyone looks almost identical and none have reproductive organs. There is no want, no jobs, no real social structure, religion, sickness or death-unless by accident.

Unfortunately there is one thing that is present, something the 21^st Century has an abundance of--murder!

But why? In a near perfect Utopian society (or some believe) why would murder, deception and a lust for power exist?

It’s up to Rogers to find out. Along with his new friend he discovers that the future and the past are about to clash and he may be the only hope the future has.

Can he survive long enough to stop what may be a distaster?

This book had me guessing all the way through and I enjoyed every moment.

Discover a future unlike any version you have read about before in author Michael J. Sullivan’s book Hollow World from Tachyon Publications.

1 Timothy 4:12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Building A Survival Kit

Wouldn’t it be nice if a small, foldable and waterproof guide filled with information, tips and color photos about surviving in the wild were available?

Surprise! There is such a guide called Building A Survival Kit A Pathfinder Outdoor Survival Guide from Waterford Press.

This handy little guide is jam-packed with all the information you need to survive in the wilderness by providing a guide on how to make the perfect, compact survival kit.

Inside the fold-out guide are sections on how to build a kit, survival essentials, selecting cutting tools, making combustion devices, how to seek cover, suggestions for containers, proper cordage, why a bandanna is important, the need for cargo tape, a candling device, a compass and a canvas needle.

Also learn all about the 10 C’s For Survival and how to use a little common sense.

I plan on keeping it with me while I ride my bike, hiking and on long trips. It’s best to be prepared and this little, compact and handy guide is perfect.

Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Star Trek The Edges Of The Final Frontier

To me, the most frustrating thing about the original Star Trek TV series featuring Captain Kirk and his crew was the TV show only lasted three years, when it should have lasted five years as told in the opening monologue.

There were a lot of Star Trek stories that needed to be told as they were originally written, an episode that should have had a sequel and the history of the conflict between The Klingons and The Federation.

In Star Trek The Edges Of The Universe, published by IDW, these are all addressed from a bevy of writers and artists.

Discover what the classic TV episode, The City On The Edge Of Forever, was originally was supposed to be like as written by Harlan Ellison.

Whatever happened to Gary Seven of Assignment: Earth? This collection answers that question.

And in several tales the history of The Federation’s and The Klingon Empire’s hostility began, escalated and eventually resulted in working together evolved is also covered.

If you are a fan of the original Star Trek TV series and have wanted answers of what may have happened had its original mission continued this is the book for you.

Matthew 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Agatha Christie A World Of Mystery

I believe that writer Agatha Christie is one of the best if not the best, mystery/murder novelists of all time.

Imagine a literary world without such characters as Miss Marple or Hercules Poirot.

Christie set the standards by which all modern murder/mystery thrillers must match.

But as an amazing author was she was she was so much more.

The large hardbound book: Agatha Christie A World Of Mystery, from Rizzoli/Electra and edited by Lucy Rowland and Martin Edwards, with a foreword by Sir Kenneth Branagh, delves deeply into the fascinating life of Agatha Christie.

Writing was only one of her talents and interests. She loved music, the theater, gardening, knitting any many more pursuits.

The book covers the whole spectrum of her life, her love, her passions, residents, habits, passions and her life through the decades.

Archival photos, book cover reproductions, play placards, TV and movie set photos and other memorabilia fill the pages.

Her life was as mysterious in some respects as her writing. Her uncanny ability to plot and write complex plots made her a force to be reckoned with.

My mom loved reading her novels as did I but not as many as she. I’ve enjoyed her TV and movie novel adaptations and I especially loved reading and looking through this book.

Isaiah 53:5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Comics At The Movies

Most of today’s generation’s encounters with superheroes, comic book or comic strip characters are at the movies or on TV.

Few read comic books regularly and know of the ‘true’ origins and characters of comic strips and books, not the gender swapped, politically correct and altered story-line versions prevalent today.

Comic strip and book characters have populated movies almost since the dawn of the media.

Comics At The Movies by James Chapman and published by Reaktion Books, examines comic strip and comic book movies from Flash Gordon to The Avengers: Endgame.

The oversize, hardbound book delves deeply into the subject of primarily American comic strips and comic books over the decades. Both are reflections of their times.

Mass entertainment and the hope of making a buck contributed to the rise of comic strips and comic books and since both were and are so popular it is only natural that movies would adapt them to the Silver Screen

Comic strips and comic books movies also mirror the times when they were made.

Politics, society, war, crime, changing norms, technology and other changes and rebirths appear in movies. Comics strips and books deal with the same subjects. They and movies are connected at the hip.

This book looks at different trends, characters, events and much more in both print and on the screen. It’s more than just comics at the movies it’s about how society has changed, morphed and survived over the years.

It contains lots of information on the history of comic strips and comic books as well as the movie adaptions.

Comics At The Movies is a well-rounded, thought-out and executed piece of work that provides a welcome critical look at each medium.

Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Answering Speech

How do we as mere mortal human beings talk to God? First off to do so it is vitally important that you get saved. However God does hear the prayer of the unsaved asking him to save them.

All other ‘conversations’ with God are achieved through the power of prayer as a believer.

Speaking of my own experience I can testify while God does not speak to me in an actual voice he does guide me along as I listen to the ‘still small voice’ of the Holy Spirit.

But, be warned. Satan will try to masquerade himself as the ‘voice’ of God in an attempt to make you feel false guilt, prod you to do thing thigs contrary to the scriptures and to get you to sin.

While he cannot physically make you sin. To sin is of your own choice. He will try to influence to sin. Very sneaky!

One point I found especially intriguing that the author brought up is prayer should not be so much about what we want-and that’s OK, but rather the end results of prayers being answered is that God should always get the praise.

God is not a genie or a wish fulfiller. He is sovereign. He already knows what we need and want before we even ask. So why ask? Prayer results should always edify God regardless of the outcome.

In author Daniel J. Brendsel’s book Answering Speech: The Life Of  Prayer As Response To God, published by Crossway, he gives some great advice, backed by scripture, on how to pray and what prayer consists of.

I enjoyed reading the book-it was an answer to prayer.

Philippians 4:6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Atlas Comics Library No. 9 Adventures Into Weird Worlds

Before Congress decided that comic books were a bad influence on America’s youth and was the culprit responsible for juvenile delinquency and before the Comic Book Authority was formed comic book publishers pushed the boundaries of tasteful subjects.

Horror comic books were huge the publisher/owner of Atlas Comics knew a good thing when he saw it so like any good capitalist he decided to publish Horror comics.

Adventure Into Weird Worlds stories was one of his flagship Horror titles and boy did it get weird.

Top notch talent like Russ Heath, Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Carmine Infantino, Mort Meskin, George Tuska, Bob Fujitani, Joe Sinnott and Barnard Krigstein all contributed their creativity, pencils and best horror creations to the series.

The oversize hardbound book: Atlas Comics library No. 9 Adventures Into Weird Worlds, measuring about one inch thick, starts out with a very informative text and art piece about other Atlas Horror, Science Fiction and other titles published abut the same period as Adventures Into Weird Worlds

I have to admit I though I knew a lot about old comic books but the folks at Fantagraphics have put me in my place. This book, along with many of their other titles proved to me I don’t know as much as I though about comic book history. It’s humbling and yet very enlightening. Just goes to show you’re never too old to learn.

I can just imagine myself as a young boy reading Adventures Into Weird Worlds back in the 1950s. The stories must have been quite a shock. While not gory or bloody the stories are still creepy and always seem to have a twisted and unexpected conclusion.

I highly recommend this book along with Fantagraphics other classic comics reprints. All of them offer a rare glimpse into the past and how those comics were the genesis of much of what we read today.

Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Eat Weeds

No, not that kind of weeds! I’m talking about wild weeds found in the country and other locations that you can eat to survive.

I had no idea so many weeds were edible, nor their nutritional value, healing properties and vitamin and mineral content!

Author Diego Bonetto and Thames & Hudson invite readers how to forage, identify, harvest, eat and use wild plants in Eat Weeds.

Inside the oversize softbound book are color photos and illustrations of various plants.

Combined with the very detailed text they show how to identify edible plants, prepare them, their nutritional and medicinal uses and how to preserve them.

Plants populate not only forests and fields, but by rivers, lakes, in parks, in towns and cities along with anywhere human exists and some places they do not.

With the rising cost of food, the uncertainty of worldwide supply and possible natural and man-made disasters this book is a real Godsend.

Psalms 103:2-4Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Target Stopped: The History Of The Modern Tank

When I was a kid I was huge into making model kits-mostly military vehicles, aircraft and ships.

I loved assembling tank model kits. There was something about assembling the tanks’ turrets and especially their tracks that I really enjoyed.

I was a big fan of the history of World War II and, of course, that included tanks.

In author Sam Cranny-Evans’ book: Target Stopped: The History Of The Modern Tank, published by Osprey Publishing, I rediscovered that young boy and his love of tanks.

At about 10 years old I had the opportunity to climb into a real WWII tank. Inside I sat on an outstretched web of rope just out of reach of knobs, controls etc. But, it didn’t make a difference to me. I imagined myself facing off the enemy on a battlefield as I and my fellow tank comrades engaged in battle.

The author starts out with a very comprehensive and thorough explanation as to how tank technology and capabilities have evolved over the decades.

Mentioned are armor to protective to firepower capabilities the book then proceeds to examine the evolution of the tank starting with World War II, the Korean War up until modern times.

Tech-heads and historians are sure to love the thorough and very informative technical and historical information, along with the extensive text is a gallery of archival photos.

I never realized how advanced new tanks are with digital systems, sensors, automation, innovation coupled with fire power, amour and tracks.

The little kid in me is delighted by all the cool information and photos included.

Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Play It Hard and The Vengeful Virgin

Play It Hard and The Vengeful Virgin from Stark House Press’s Noir Classic comes a double-whammy of lust filled crime dramas from author Gil Brewer.

In Play It Hard Steve Nolan tips the bottle too much on his honeymoon while at the beach.

When he wakes up in a hospital he is shocked to discover that the strange woman with him is his wife Janice according to his doctor, his aunt and his cop friend.

No one will believe him when he says she is a stranger. Why? Who is the beautiful woman everyone assumes is his new bride? And what happened to his real wife? There’s more than meets the eyes and it’s up to Steve to prove he’s not delusional.

There are women that set men’s hearts on fire. Shirley Angela is one of the those women.

Jack Ruxton is immediately smitten when he sees her. She’s hot, sexy and he wants her.

When he meets her in his electronics store she asks him to install TVs and an intercom system in the home of the old man she takes care of.

The truth is she wants to get rid of the old man and have the inheritance he has left her. It’s a lot and Jack soon has other plans for the money and Shirley. He only has to take care of the old man. If were only were that simple.

Get ready for some hot, steamy, innuendo filled, lusty romantic escapades with a little larceny and murder mixed in. It’s Noir kicked up a notch.

A little personal observation:

A few things I’ve noticed when comparing today’s crime/mystery books with older editions from the 1940s and 1950s is that there was not as much technical mumbo-jumbo in the older books. Probably because much of the modern day crime detection technology didn’t exist back then. Solving crimes was much more hands on.

Also it seems to me that there was more character development in the older novels and much of the sexual and violent content was implied or laced with innuendo. It wasn’t in your face.

Finally atmospheric mood was much more pronounced and descriptive. I enjoy reading modern books but I appreciate the older books for their inventiveness, subtle suggestions and deep descriptions.

1 Peter 4:8And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Echoes In Eternity

Three lives, three decades and one destiny. In a new story by author David Mack the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise 1701 and 1701-A, must unravel a mystery that has transpired over three decades.

It all started when the the starship Enterprise and its crew, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, was sent to investigate a strange object that had collided with a planet trapped between two black holes.

The Enterprise crew arrived shortly before a Romulan starship was also sent to investigate the strange object.

As Kirk, Spock, McCoy and another Federation investigated the object the Romulans attacked. During the melee the Federation scientist died. It is only the ingenuity of Captain Kirk and Scotty that saved the remaining Enterprise personnel and incapacitated the Romulan starship and crew.

The mystery of the object is left unsolved. Is it a machine, alive or both? And what of the starship scientist who perished while investigating it?

Echoes Of Eternity, from Simon & Schuster, part of the 60^th Anniversary of the original Star Trek TV series, is a story of family, revenge, curiosity, reunion, redemption and a conflict of power. Many levels and events unfold that all mesh together to make an exciting and though-provoking tale.

It has all the hallmarks of the original Star Trek series. There’s lots of action, intrigue, twists and turns, McCoy and Spock banter, heroics, highlighted crew moments and a brilliant ‘what if’ element.

1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Marvel Creator Collection No. 1 Back To The Savage Land Barry Windsor-Smith Art At Marvel Vol. 1

I’m giving away my age here but I remember when artist Barry Windsor-Smith started his comic book penciling career with Marvel Comics and he was known then as Barry Smith.

Back in the late 1960s to the early 1970s there was one major rule at Marvel Comics. 

Since Jack Kirby was the King of Comics it was an editorial decision that artists at Marvel would emulate Jack’s page layouts and elements of his style.

A young artist recently arrived in the United States: Barry Smith, submitted his work to Marvel Comics and was accepted. At that time his work look remarkably like Jack’s work and for a time he churned out Kirbyish artwork.

As his style progressed Barry successfully emulated other artists popular at the time such as Jim Steranko and others.

It wasn’t until he became the artist on Conan The Barbarian that his style really blossomed.

I remember the remarkable transformation of his work from rushed pencils to elaborate, finely penciled artwork ripe with details, incredible vistas, unbounded imagination and impressive anatomy.

Let me start by saying I absolutely love his artwork. He is one of my all-time favorite artists. I’m proud to say that I have much of his early comic book in my personal collection. It’s real joy looking over his work and how it progressed and improved over the decades.

In Fantagraphics’ Marvel Creator Collection No. 1 Back To The Savage Land Barry Windsor-Smith Art At Marvel Vol. 1 deluxe hardbound book, a plethora of his early work is reprinted in the first of a series showcasing all of his Marvel Comics work. Wow!

From its art montage cover to its Barry Windsor-Smith bio to the reprints of stories ranging from Kazar to The Avengers, The X-Men, Nick Fury, anthology art, Ironman to Doctor Strange-it’s all there!

I never tire of his art whether he’s penciling, inking or collaborating with other artists. It’s all superb, just like this book.

It is an amazing collection of art by one of the industry’s top talents and legends. Buy a copy today!

Psalms 55:22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

Forty Million Summers

The earth is dying. It’s almost as if the earth itself is determined to wipe out mankind. Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters escalate. All seems lost.

But Jack Kenton and his fellow scientists have devised a way to save his family and almost a thousand of his neighbors to escape the carnage and survive.

They have invented a temporal displacement device that will envelope them is a ‘force field’ transporting them into the far future. How far, they do not know.

The community of would-be survivors gather their resources, enter the machine complex and the device is activated.

Meanwhile a young man who failed to make it the shielded community wakes up in a sunlit room and meets a stranger. How did he survive and who is the mysterious stranger/savior?

Are the two events related? What does the future hold? Are things as peaceful as they seem or is there a hidden danger?

What will the surviving humans do? Will they work together or will some rebel?

The author provides a new twist on the end of the world Apocalypse genre. He explores the physical, spiritual and digital/virtual reality worlds. Are the intertwined? What are their differences? Similarities?

How do the transported humans survive? What is the mysterious structure? What is the afterlife? Is it a reality and if so, who created it?

My brain definitely got twisted around by the story. The author has the ability to quickly draw you into the story in just a few pages and completely fleshes out his characters almost immediately.

These are just a few of the questions asked and answered in Forty Million Summers by author Robert Charles Wilson in his latest book published by Tachyon Publishing.

Romans 15:13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Scotland: The Extraordinary Guide: An Insider Tour of Art, Food, and Culture

With a last name like McClain how could I not love the Scotland book from Rizzoli Universe?

Part of the Extraordinary Guides series, Scotland: The Extraordinary Guide: An Insider Tour of Art, Food, and Culture, written by Maud
Simon and published by Rizzoli/Universe, is absolutely jammed-packed with color photos of my beloved homeland.

McClain is the Americanized variation of the Scottish Highland surname McLean or MacLean originating from the Scottish Gaelic name Mac Gille Eathain, meaning to "son of the servant of Saint John".

My ancestral roots come from the Isle of Mull and the Inner Hebrides along the western coast of Scotland.

How is it possible to be homesick for somewhere I’ve never been before? Perhaps one day I'll visit Scotland. I understand there is a McClain castle, Could I have royal blood in my veins?

What a wonderful book. I absolutely love the paper-stock used in the book. It’s a mat finish with muted colors for the photos. It gives the book a very classic look-almost like an ancient tome.

The book examines each region of the country with helpful essentials details for each.

There are sections on traditional clothing, kilts and bagpipes, whiskey, weaving, cuisine, games, cities and hamlets, schools, farming and farm animals, city and country living and much more.

The book provides a close-up look at life in Scotland, its legends, heritage, territories, weather, sea life-it has everything any Scot or traveler could ever need to explore the coasts to the interior.

“Fàilte dhachaigh.” Welcome home.

Hebrews 10:25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Tune In For Action

It may seem hard to believe by today’s TV viewing audience but there was a time when TV consisted of three networks: ABC, CBS and NBC.

Having grown up in Michigan not far from Detroit There were the three major networks, one of the first PBS stations and TV station from Canada-a whooping five stations in total!

1950s TV was ripe with Detective, Western, Espionage and Medical series.

Most were produced and filmed at major movie studios like Warner Bros. and Paramount.

But, several were independently filmed by small studios and sold to networks as syndicated TV shows.

In author David C. Tucker’s new book from McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers: Tune In For Action, 34 of those shows are spotlighted in the book.

Each show is examined from cast to crew, premise, interviews, behind-the-scenes activities and more. Black and white archival photos are also included.

For an in-depth examination of long lost and mostly forgotten syndicated TV shows the book also offers sponsor information and new interviews with surviving actors and their relatives. Discover the early genesis of TV shows in this fascinating and comprehensive work.

Let me interject here for a moment. I really appreciate writers who do their homework. Digging up information about long-forgotten TV shows, conducting interviews, combing through archives, assembling old photos and collecting production information takes a lot of work.

I suggest that whenever you are reading a historical book of any type take a moment to realize how much work went into researching and compiling the information we tend to read cavalierly. Then ask yourself, “Would I be able to compile so much information and do the research?”

It will give you a whole new perspective and appreciation for the time and effort put into compiling all of it and publishing a book.

Jeremiah 29:11-14For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Christmas In The Country

I come from a small town in Michigan, surrounded by country, forests, lakes and rivers.

My family has deep roots in Kentucky and Ohio mostly from the farmlands.

Family get togethers around the holidays-especially Christmas were special.

Much of the food served during holiday feasts had their origins from country kitchens.

My wife’s family is from the mountains of Tennessee. Country cooking is a way of life.

Gooseberry Patch/Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc. presents Christmas In The Country that contains family recipes, merry gifts from the kitchen and sweet holiday memorizes to celebrate the simple joys of the season.

Jammed-packed with recipes and full-color photos and holiday memories the the spiral bound, hardbound book is the perfect way to share family recipes.

It contains family recipes, merry gifts from the kitchen and sweet holiday memories to celebrate the simple joys of the seasons.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-11For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Gil Kane Rarities Vol. 1 Lost Marvels No. 4

I’ve read comic books almost my entire life-I’m 73 years old. I started reading comics when the Silver Age was in full swing. I started with DC Comics and moved onto Marvel Comics. I also read comics from other publishers but DC and Marvel were my mainstays.

I remember Gil Kane’s art on DC Comics' The Atom and Green Lantern. I liked his art but I never really got excited about it.

That is until he moved to Marvel Comics. It seemed like practically every Marvel Comic had a Gil Kane cover. 

The art was dynamic, in-your-face and packed with action. It didn’t matter what kind of comic it was: horror, adventure, superhero, etc.-it always packed a punch.

Gil was the main artist on a number of Marvel A-tier titles like Spider-Man. Gil also drew a number of B and C tier titles.

In Fantagraphics Books Lost Marvels (No. 4) series: Gil Kane Rarities Vol. 1, several stories in color of those titles are reprinted including Jungle Book, Gullivar, Kazar and several others.

All feature Gil’s dynamic styles and knack for making any title exciting.

Also included is a huge gallery of Gil’s cover art-all of it in color.

Art, accompanied by riveting text about Gil, his work and how practically on his own he defined the look and feel of Marvel Comics in the 1970s and early 1980s.

It’s an amazing piece of work all wrapped up in a hardbound book with color interior pages. It's fun to read with its informative text complemented by beautiful art.

1 Corinthians 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

Final Copy

There are certain people who can rub you the wrong way. Jonathan Daly is (or was) one such person. Loaded, talented, charming, a hit with the ladies and with an ego as big as his bank account.

He has a temper, is arrogant and to put it mildly-a jerk. Is it any wonder there were so many suspects when he was murdered?

Bad enough he was bumped off but his spouse and widow is also threatened to share his fate.

She turns to the one person she believes can solve Jonathan’s murder and discover who is threatening her: David-her former flame who used to work for Jonathan’s Gotham Express.

David agrees and it may be the most unwise decision he has ever made in his entire life.

He must untangle a web of secrets while a hit-man is on the loose. Both he and Jonathan’s widow Ellen are prime suspects in the murder and the corruption, lies and subterfuge just keep piling up.

Author Robert Douglas Friedman turns in a masterful suspense novel that keeps you guessing up to the last few pages. It’s engaging, a real page-turner and has enough thrills, spills and chills to satisfy any Mystery/Crime/Suspense lover. Stark House Crime Fiction proudly presents Final Copy.

Ecclesiastes 12:7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

The Hunger And The Dusk

For generations Humans and Orcs have been mortal enemies on a dying world.

When a new threat arrives the long held enemies reluctantly join forces to protect their respective societies.

WOW! What an epic! Trying to describe The Hunger And The Dusk in just a few paragraphs would be impossible and would not give justice to the work.

The Deluxe Edition hardbound book, written by G. Willow Wilson and published by IDW Publishing, with its stunning full-color cover illustration accented by gold gives you a glimpse of the amazing art inside by Chris Wildgoose and colorist Msassyk.

Tara an Orc and the Human Callum Battlechild, along with accompanying warriors must face off against the horrific Vangol, a strange albino race of giants whose sole purpose is to conquer.

Can humans and Orcs work together or will long held animosities shatter the alliance before it even begins?

Join the intrepid ragtag company as they gather support, encounter primal hatred on both sides and attempt to end the long held suspicions and animosity between the Humans and Orcs as they attempt to unit enemies to fight a common foe.

I am absolutely blown away by the art, the complex story-line and the skill it took to create new unique characters, a whole civilization and culture and the fantasy and sword and sorcery setting of The Hunger And The Dusk.

Concept and character drawings are also included, along with cover art of the 12 issue maxi-series compiled into the Deluxe Edition.

1 Thessalonians 5:9-11For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,