X Marks The Spot is divided into two stories. The first one picks up after Deadpool comes into a butt load of money and for whatever reason, buys a nuclear submarine. Mistaking it for a boat, he abandons it believing it sank. Now, he’s decided he wants to be a pirate! So he purchases a…
It’s been awhile since I reviewed anything Kevin Smith related. Since recently moving in with my girlfriend, I now have access to a fairly sizable comic book collection. Being a Kevin Smith super-fan like myself, I was pleased to see that she owned the trade paperback collection of Smith’s short-lived Clerks comic book series. There…
Richard Mayhew is a young, successful businessman living in London. One evening, while on his way to dinner with his fiance, he spots an injured girl bleeding on the sidewalk. Refusing to continue on with his evening until the girl is looked after, Richard takes her to his apartment after her refusal to see a…
Soter, a former British soldier turned private detective, is charged with investigating the sudden disappearance of wealthy recluse and obsessive book collector Lionel Maudling. Soter’s boss, the wealthy bookkeeper of the missing man in question, urges the utmost discretion in the search for Mr. Maudling’s whereabouts. Can Soter find Maudling before the trail runs cold…
In March of 2009, I started reading Charlie’s journey through the criminal underworld with “Every Dead Thing”. While having a little supernatural stuff thrown in there, his character reminded me of a “Batman-ish” vigilante. You had the classic story line of a traumatic event happening to an undeserving person which leads into spending their life…
With The Big Reap set to hit store shelves in a few short weeks, Chris gave me a chance to ask him a few questions about his new novel, his short story collections and what’s on the horizon for one of Angry Robot’s best authors. ******************* The third book in your Collector series, The Big…
Deceased US presidents have been resurrected and are wreaking havoc. To protect their image, S.H.E.I.L.D. refuses to dispatch The Avengers. I mean, can you blame them? You can’t have Captain America running around lopping off the heads of George Washington, Abe Lincoln and John F. Kennedy – what a P.R. nightmare! As a last resort,…
Still reeling from the effects of The Wrong Goodbye, Sam Thornton is tasked by his handler Lilith to take out the mysterious Brethren, a group made up of former Collectors who have severed their ties with Hell. I received an ARC of The Big Reap from Angry Robot in exchange for a fair review. Thanks…
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