Don Pendleton’s pulp action book series “The Executioner,” told the story of a Vietnam veteran and his wars against organized crime after his family was brutally killed by the Mafia, sound familiar? Yeah, it was this book series that Marvel comic book writer Gerry Conway took for inspiration when he created one of the most…
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Wonder Woman (2011) Unaired Pilot – Review
In the thirty years since Lynda Carter retired her red, white and blue Wonder Woman costume, the one that ushered many a boy through puberty, the heroic Amazon had found herself just appearing in her long-running comic book, or in the occasional animated cartoon, but in 2011 NBC decided to take their shot at bringing…
The Outlaw of Torn: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
One of only two historical fictions written by Edgar Rice Burroughs the story of The Outlaw of Torn was first published in 1927 as a five-part serial for New Story Magazine. Though the story may be fictional it is set amongst the true events of 13th Century England where King Henry III was greatly abusing…