My Rating “Editorial” Marvel editor Roger Slifer brings his crack insight on entertainment cycles, circa 1977. That little blockbuster known as Star Wars has him pretty certain science fiction will soon take over. Whatever gave him that idea? But cycles don’t matter much in Slifer’s mind. Tell a good story, and fans will flock to
My Rating “The Monster’s Revenge!” The Artic Sea – 1898, just hours beforehand Captain Robert Walton IV was relaying the story of Victor Von Frankenstein and his Monster to his crew when a violent storm overtook Walton’s ship. As the freighter rocked back and forth violently against the ever-building waves, the ship’s crew were unaware
My Rating “The Evolution” Smoke from Senator Greene’s estate can be seen for miles across Washington, D.C. The Gatherers have torched the mansion in a desperate attempt to destroy evidence of their secret society—and eliminate every loose end still breathing inside the complex. Sergeant Jim Duffy Jr. is chief among them. Jim lies unconscious somewhere
My Rating “Destroyer Of Worlds” The Florida Everglades — 1998. Something has damaged the secret location known as the Nexus of All Realities. The swamplands surrounding the portal quickly decay as the powerful energy vortex sends shockwaves across parallel universes. Even worse, the monster who protects the gateway has vanished. The Man-Thing and his estranged
My Rating “Brainfever…” Myrna Clawson awoke screaming from the nightmare once again. It was the same as last time. It was always the same. Her mother rushed to the bedside while Mr. Clawson hurried downstairs to telephone the doctor. An hour later, Myrna’s parents find themselves locked in an agitated debate over the diagnosis. Brainfever?
