The sixth episode of Barry Reese’s The Shadow Fan Podcast is now available. This time around, the Shadow Fans talk about two classic novels, Sanctum’s upcoming new release, and Inspector Delka!
Listen to the latest episode now at http://theshadowfan.libsyn.com/the-death-tower.
With Sanctum Books wrapping up production on reprinting every Doc Savage pulp with their 87th volume, the production schedule will see the addition of The Black Bat. The first volume will reprint “Brand of the Black Bat” and “Murder Calls the Black Bat”. According to the solicitation copy: Sanctum Books presents the 1939 novels that introduced…
Charles Schulz always said he created his [[[Peanuts]]] strips adults but clearly, the comic strip struck a chord with readers of all ages so by the late 1960s, the franchise had become a pop culture hit with tons of merchandising. Notable among them were the television specials which continued for decades. A key difference between…
Movies based on comic books have had to fight a practically never-ending battle for respectability but, for now at least, it seems that they’ve won. Superheroes are hot commodities at the box office and studios have embraced the idea that making them more like their source material is preferable to making movies that anger the…
Recently, DC Comics has made a big deal over the fact that the Earth where the New 52 comics have been telling stories is the Main Earth. This is to clearly separate it from the Earth-One seen in the hardcover graphic novels – the first of which, [[[Superman: Earth One]]] came out to great…
If there’s one thing Unshaven Comics has been celebrated for by our peers, our fans, and our nemeses alike, it’s our ABC mentality. “Always. Be. Closing.” Alec Baldwin barked at us through gritted teeth. And boy howdy did that lesson stick. Since our second-ever convention appearance, my cohorts and I have adopted the mentality that…
[[[Missile Mouse: Rescue on Tankium3]]] By Jake Parker Scholastic/Graphix, 160 pages, $10.99 Aimed at readers 7-9, Missile Mouse is a cute, bright and colorful space adventure series. Jake Parker, who works at Blue Sky Studios, home to the [[[Ice Age]]] movies, certainly knows how to tell a story and create visually interesting worlds. His first…
