My Rating “Today Is a Long Time Coming” The old joke goes, “Two Challengers of the Unknown walk into a bar…” and the hijinks follow. Clay Brody sits down for a drink at an upscale sports bar somewhere on the north side when a booming voice catches his attention. Someone in the corner is loudly
My Rating “Earth Came A-Walkin’” Somewhere in the foothills near Cerne Abbas, England, Clay Brody guns the engine of his 750cc motorcycle as an enormous shadow darkens the countryside around him. There is no time to hesitate. The motorcycle howls in protest as Clay cranks back the throttle and pushes the machine toward sixty-five miles
My Rating “Dark Waters” Kenn Kawa is slowly sinking into the dark abyss of the Pacific Ocean. Heavy chains have been wrapped around his body, binding him to a massive concrete block destined for the ocean floor. Whoever put Kenn down here certainly doesn’t expect him to return to the surface. They obviously don’t know
My Rating “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” Trapped in a realm where time has no meaning, Robin finds himself staring down the barrels of several M-16 rifles. A squad of American Green Berets has surrounded the young vigilante and wants answers. The problem is that Robin has a few questions of his own. Moments
My Rating “Times Fade Away” An elderly man walks alone through the dark streets of Gotham City’s old Dutch district. He appears to be searching for something, although exactly what remains unclear. His name is Mr. Sands, and seventy years ago, this neighborhood was his home. Once populated by hardworking blue-collar families, the district has
My Rating “Last Days – Part Three of Three” “Through a Glass, Darkly” Deep inside a top-secret research facility hidden somewhere in the remote Mojave Desert, the rogue killer known as Saxon has just saved the Challengers of the Unknown from certain death. A group of heavily armed mercenaries had captured both generations of Challengers
My Rating “Beginnings and Endings” Someone has planted a bomb inside the manifold of Marlon’s twin-engine Cessna. Somewhere high above the deserts of the American Southwest, the explosive detonates and sends the small aircraft crashing toward the ground. Marlon and his passenger, Matthew Ryans, somehow survive the impact, but their troubles have only just begun.
My Rating “Last Days – Part 01 of 03” Some say trouble always comes in threes, and the Challengers of the Unknown are about to get a triple dose. First, commercial airliners have started blinking in and out of existence like cheap Christmas lights. The disappearances don’t appear random, and investigators believe there may be
My Rating “Dreamers of Dreams: Part 03 of 03 – Perchance to Sleep” Albertus “Magnus” De Groot sends another silent command to the television screens hanging high above the sleep chamber. Every thought generated by his ancient mind travels along fiber-optic lines connected to a massive mainframe computer. His brain waves are translated through some
My Rating “Dreamers of Dreams – Part 02 of 03: The Face Not Seen, The Voice Not Heard” Cologne, Germany, 1276 A.D. A heavy winter storm slows a nobleman’s carriage as it struggles along the mountain road. Snow and bitter winds punish the horses, but several hours later the weary traveler finally arrives at the
