TV Review: Star Trek: Prodigy The mining asteroid Tars Lamora is ruled with an iron fist by the ruthless being called The Diviner, his right hand robot Drednok and their army of robotic Watchers. Their “prisoners with jobs” are called “the Unwanted”, a motley assortment of criminals, slaves and abductees sold to the Diviner by… Continue reading TV Review: Star Trek: Prodigy
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Webtoon Review: Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters
Webtoon Review: Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters In the near future of Charter City, the metropolis has been largely transformed by the innovations of tech billionaire Jonathan Rook. Rook Unlimited supplies the maglev trains, communications devices and security systems the city uses, and even sponsors a top high school. But within the city lurks… Continue reading Webtoon Review: Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters
Manga Review: Marionette Generation Vol. 1 & 2
Manga Review: Marionette Generation Vol. 1 & 2 by Haruhiko Mikimoto Each generation of anime fans has that one show that created a new flood of fandom. For my generation, it was Robotech, and in particular the first section, better known in Japan as Super Dimension Fortress Macross. The character designer for Macross was Haruhiko… Continue reading Manga Review: Marionette Generation Vol. 1 & 2
TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1
TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1 Tony Stark’s life used to be pretty good for a teenage boy. As the son of multimillionaire industrialist Howard Stark, Tony had access to the technology and resources his inventive mind needed to create an experimental armored suit. It wasn’t quite ready to show his… Continue reading TV Review: Iron Man Armored Adventures: Season 2 Vol. 1
Magazine Review: High Adventure #170: Best of Science Fiction Stories
Magazine Review: High Adventure #170: Best of Science Fiction Stories edited by John P. Gunnison This volume of the long-running pulp reprint magazine dips into the pages of Science Fiction and Science Fiction Stories, a magazine that ran from 1939 to 1943 with the last two issues being under the latter name. As so often… Continue reading Magazine Review: High Adventure #170: Best of Science Fiction Stories
Book Review: Star Trek 2
Book Review: Star Trek 2 adapted by James Blish Once upon a time, Star Trek was not a cultural touchstone. It was, instead, a short-lived television series that was much beloved by a slice of the audience that would form the core of fandom, but with relatively poor ratings and considered soon to be forgotten… Continue reading Book Review: Star Trek 2
Comic Book Review: Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Volume 1 written by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Carmen Infantino, inks by Bob Oksner In the late 1950s, DC Comics decided to protect its “super” trademark by creating a character named Supergirl. (“Superwoman” had been used in individual stories as Lois Lane’s codename when she temporarily gained… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Daring New Adventures of Supergirl Volume 1
Book Review: Perry Rhodan 10: The Ghosts of Gol
Book Review: Perry Rhodan 10: The Ghosts of Gol by Kurt Mahr Following clues retrieved from the distant past, Perry Rhodan continues to search for the secret of immortality. Accordingly, the crew of Stardust II is searching a particular sector of the galaxy for structural anomalies. Soon, they discover a particular signal coming from a supergiant… Continue reading Book Review: Perry Rhodan 10: The Ghosts of Gol
Book Review: Birthright: Book 1 of the Temujin Saga
Book Review: Birthright: Book 1 of the Temujin Saga by Adam J. Whitlatch Temujin has always known he is special. He is, after all, the clone restoration of Genghis Khan, endowed with strange alien powers and destined to conquer the Earth. It is his birthright. Alexander Walker has never even suspected he is special. He’s… Continue reading Book Review: Birthright: Book 1 of the Temujin Saga
Book Review: Conquest of Earth
Book Review: Conquest of Earth by Manly Banister Note: This review will contain SPOILERS for some major plot twists beyond a certain point. Today Kor Danay is a Man. It is the distant future, when Sol has become a red star, and Kor has completed nineteen years of intense mental and physical training to become… Continue reading Book Review: Conquest of Earth