My Rating “All These Great Pawns” The secret of the Ruby Scarab has been unlocked! Unfortunately, Doctor Skarab must find a true wizard to unleash its potential. As N’kantu and the others sneak through the besieged back alleyways in search of Skarab, the brainwashed patrols of the Elemental known as Hellfire are close behind. Over […]
My Rating “The Serpent Ring – Part 01: Dead Man’s Promise” The spears flew past Paolo Laurenti as he ran through the jungle brush, the scream from one of his porters erupted just ahead. The natives were not known for their accuracy in the dark. However, where aim was a hindrance, the number of missiles
“Strange Voices” originally featured in Prize Comics: Black Magic Vol.08 No.48 (1961) For further reading, check out the full Black Magic library over at Comic Book Plus.
My Rating “A Separate War” A new war has spread across the Middle East, but ancient territorial rights and religious beliefs have nothing to do with this conflict. An invading force, much older than the civilizations which spawned these modern governments, has laid claim to Cairo and the surrounding lands. There, the god-like elementals known
My Rating “Doctor Strange of Asgard – Part 05” There were many multitaskers who hailed from Midgard, but Doctor Stephen Strange considered himself one of the better practitioners of this concept. However, what does one do when an assassin lunges from an invisible stature, attempting to murder such a sorcerer who is casting the Spell
My Rating “Breakdown” The big football rally at State College was in full swing that evening. With so many students and fans in attendance, the local police captain had assigned a K-9 patrol unit to help curtail any high jinks. There has been tension between State and Poly College recently and some of the pranks
My Rating “Fantastic Four Hundred And Thirty-Six Quadrillion” The plan was simple. All that The Fantastic Four needed was a time machine, heat shielding to last 2.4 nanoseconds at temperatures higher than ever measured, and a computer brain as fast as 2.3 nanoseconds. That’s just what one needs to time jump back four hundred and
My Rating “One World Under Doom” They return! In one quick move, Dormammu relieved Doom of the Eye of Agamotto. Then the armor of Doom was next. The battle turned in Dormammu’s favor as he rendered the Sorcerer Supreme lame with a broken arm and leg. Not all was as it seemed, however, as three
My Rating “Doctor Strange of Asgard – Part 04” Busted! The all-seeing eye of Lady Sif has discovered the grave of Hulda the Skald. The question now is: how much more does she know? As Doctor Strange prepares to cast the Spell of Ahkrynon, a procedure which will align his sorcerer’s essence to that of
“The Haunted Car” originally featured in Prize Comics: Frankenstein No.26 (1953) About fifteen years ago, I used to run an audiobook podcast. I kind of miss it. So, when I started reading old comic books with text stories, I thought it would be fun to read some. Here is my first attempt at revisiting audio
