My Rating “Medusa the Gorgon” Dell Comics gives us the elevator pitch for Medusa the Greek Gorgon. This is a fun overview of the temple maiden turn monster. Zeus was definitely a slimeball in this legend. “Creature from the Amazon” Paleontologist Scott Warden traveled one-hundred miles up the Amazon River to investigate a fossil discovered […]
My Rating “Keys of Knowledge – Atoms That Explode” Welcome to the world of heavy elements; those that explode without outside stimulus. Today’s lesson covers the “Radioactive Decay Constant” in uranium, thorium, and radium. This information feature is such a blast. “Alone Against Talpa” A new super-metal is formulated deep in the bowels of the
My Rating “The Shadow Of The Dragon” A bright flash pierced the eyes of Conan’s men, then a brief sensation of falling racked their nerves. In seconds their bodies impacted the ground. It was a cold, sandy substance where they lay. No, it was pure ash. Where were they? Conan and his troops spread out
My Rating “Ghosts & Echoes – Part 03: Relentless” The duel burst forth from the alleyway. One Khoraja guard lay dead, a bloody victim of his own intervention. The man had none of the skills required to apprehend the slayers locked in mortal combat. As Conan would soon find out for himself, even he lacked
My Rating “Dwellers Of The Oasis” Conan, Hetman of the Zuagir Tribe, had tracked the merchant caravan through the scorching desert only to find a host of unattended pack animals. Then the sands gave way under his men’s feet. Something underneath triggered the sinking. Conan and the others drew one last breath as the dunes
My Rating “Night On The Town” Two space aliens and a squad of Maldorian robot cops have just beamed out of a microwave oven inside Goldie’s Grub Diner. Now Las Vegas’ smallest casino and eatery has just doubled their maximum occupant count. Someone call the fire marshal! Not to worry. Hollywood’s newest crime fighter, the
My Rating “Scare Tactics” Rejection is such a bummer! Why doesn’t Josie McCoy know talent when she sees it? Alexandra Cabot’s voice would add a breath of fresh air to the Pussycats. Yeah, right. Bad breath, that is. Say hello to The South Side Serpents. Josie, prepare to have your haunted house gig at the
My Rating “The Witches of the Western Wood” Before the war left a missing head, a woman scarred in Sleepy Hollow bled. An abusive husband, poisoned in bed, His wife and daughters wished him dead. A pact with Scratch left two girls unfed. A test. Would the pious shelter those born of a witch? Not in a barn, or
My Rating “Perceptions” The men set a drift upon the flotsam, bobbing in the Mediterranean Sea as their ship sank beneath the waves. For days their thoughts lingered in desperation. Would another ship venture into the trade route bound for Spain? What caused the Gloria to capsize in tranquil conditions? One castaway knew the reason.
My Rating “She-Devil With A Sword” The Kothian Aristocracy has had it too good for far too long! Generations of their subjects have lived under increasing taxes, starvation, and even the plague. Now the kingdom of Koth is in the throes of revolution. The catalyst, a wave of child mortality. The answer, a growing movement
