WOLVERINE #1

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Comics

Wolverine #1 Marvel Comics “Remember the 90’s?” That’s not usually an encouraging statement when talking about a comic book. However, one thing the 90’s did brilliantly is flat out super-hero stand-alone comics. While this is the first part of the story, it stands on...

THE GRAND DUKE – graphic novel review

by | Mar 21, 2013 | Comics, Reviews

THE GRAND DUKE Yann & Hugault 2012 Archaia As a kid I loved comic books about World War Two, Sgt Rock and Joe Kubert got me through many a Saturday afternoon. Into my adulthood I still love good war comics and have been reading some fine ones by Garth Ennis. I saw...

Jackman to star in Coben's SIX YEARS

by | Mar 19, 2013 | Films

THR is reporting that Hugh Jackman is on board to star in a film adaptation of Harlan Coben’s SIX YEARS. Six years have passed since Jake Sanders watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself...

Behind The Book: The Man in Red Square

by | Mar 19, 2013 | Books

Never Say Die Three words emblazoned on the back of a sweatshirt I was given that symbolize an attitude a writer must have about his work. In 1986, I made what I thought was my first book sale to a small publisher in Los Angeles, ironically called SOS. Czechmate was...

Frank Bill reading in Milwaukee

by | Mar 19, 2013 | Books, CrimespreeTV

Frank Bill is touring with his second book, DONNYBROOK. His first was a collection of short stories (Crimes in Southern Indiana) and this is his first novel. If you have not yet read his work you should, Frank Bill is going to be one of those names people speak of...

Crime Writers weekend in L.A

by | Mar 18, 2013 | Events

It’s coming up on 20 years now that my UK partner in crime, Chris Jones and I, sat in a British police cell and came up with the idea for The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook. We had found ourselves in a crazy situation, with absolutely no idea what we had done...

Hawkworld – Found in THE BARGAIN BIN

by | Mar 18, 2013 | Comics, Reviews

Hawkworld DC Comics 1989 “A HAWKWORLD IN THE BARGAIN BIN”, or “OCD, YOU KNOW ME!” It feels strange kicking off our new “Bargain Bin” column with a limited series that most long-time comic readers should already have. But the “H’s” on my shelf start with HELLBLAZER,...