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Friday, 8 October 2021

A Little Midnight Horror No. 6

 


The final gut-wrenching issue of the magazine that will whiten your hair! 
They dared us not to publish -so we did! 
Stories include: 
"Watch Your Step" 
"Lady Silana" 
"You Pay For What You Use" 
"Death Is Just The Beginning" 
"Asimov's Horror" 
"Death In The City" 
and more!

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Batman Dead End by Sandy Collora - True HD!

Over 11 years old and still one of the best Batman shorts made.

Collecting News: SIDESHOW CON is Back for NYCC 2021!

The Vault Of Horror - FULL MOVIE - BEST HOLLYWOOD HORROR

5 GHOST Videos That Scared ME the MOST Last Year...Dr Bones Jones Recommends


It's that scary month again. No, not the one where I have to pay the rent. Not the prostate exam one either (why my doctor insists on ten prostate examinations a year I have no idea but at least he's efficient and films the examinations -apparently he has to).    

No, I mean the month when I have to clean around the toilet bowl and that includes right around the back...hang on. That isn't it. But while I try to rememeber enjoy a scary video!


The Book Prices Are Still LOW Until

 Can I make it clear that up until the 15th October the UFO and Mystery Books are NOT being increased ion price.

I have to wait until the print on demand company announces what its new pricing will be and only then can the book prices be adjusted.

Therefore if you want to buy them at a low pricre that is NOT going to be repeated now is the time with...9 days left.



https://www.lulu.com/en/en/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/some-things-strange-sinister/paperback/product-19qknz2d.html?page=1&pageSize=4


http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/pursuing-the-strange-weirda-naturalists-viewpoint/paperback/product-23770944.html

http://www.lulu.com/shop/terry-hooper-scharf/mysterious-strange-beasts/paperback/product-23771024.html









Hexagon Comics: The Partisans -The Shortest Night



Story by Roy Thomas; script by Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier; art by Mario Guevara; cover by Mario Guevara.

7x10 squarebound comic

48 pages 

b&w

ISBN-13: 978-1-61227-787-5 - 
US$9.95

 
JUNE 1944. The day before the Allied landing. A group of super-powered Nazis threatens the success of Operation Overlord: Stahlmann, Vampyr, Scarlet Lips and other, even more terrifying creatures that can stop the progress of the Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy...
 
But Churchill and De Gaulle have anticipated the danger! They dispatch a team of fearless heroes led by Captain Rick Ross, a.k.a. Baroud, the Archer Princess Sadko, the French Guardian of the Republic and Marianne, the famous Black Lys, the legendary Metal Man and the young American Ricky Rox... 

The fate of Europe is now in the hands of THE PARTISANS!
 
A prodigious saga of the last days of World War II published in France to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day and brilliantly staged by Roy Thomas, R.J.M. Lofficier and Mario Guevara.

Source Material: Les Partisans

That cover is so reminiscent of All Star Squadron #1 from DC with the great  Rick Buckler cover. You know -this one:

That got me interested but then I saw the credit Roy Thomas. If there is one comic book writer that knows about the Second World War period and super heroes it is Thomas. Usually American super heroes through the aforementioned All Star Squadron and for Marvel The Invaders. But now new scope for his creative mind with Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier scripting so what did I think (and to be honest here I was excited about Thomas but the story concept...?)

As it turned out this was a fun read and Guevara's art style is used to great effect to distinguish itself from American comics books (I feel) but still in a style that would be accepted and read by American comic fans. The problem is that you get a few American comic fans who have never read a European comic or anything other than U.S. comics and they will cite Tin Tin or Asterix as "standard" for "foreign comics" whereas Hexagon U.S. is catering for American readers and its comics should slip in amongst the Independents quite easily. Being long winded in the typing finger what I am trying to say is that this is good comic book art and deserves a lot more attention.

Some times I just can't shut up my typing! But I get enthusiastic and Guevara brings some nice characterisation to the players in this book.  How many untold stories of The Partisans are there? No idea but I hope there are more.




Monday, 4 October 2021

Hexagon Comics - Bob Lance #3: The Gost of Rasputin!

 



7x10 squarebound comic, 
54 pages 
b&w
ISBN-13: 978-1-61227-395-2. 
$12.95

 by Pier Carpi & Luciano Bernasconi, cover by Roberto Castro.

During an unexpected stop in a lonely village, Guinevere comes face to face with the ghost of Rasputin. The mad monk seeks the return of a mysterious cross, which may be the path to immortality. Will Bob Lance succeed in unmasking the shadowy forces lurking behind the vengeful wraith?

Source Material: Bob Lance #25

I bet that somewhere out there is a moron who started singing "Ra-Ra-Rasputin" la the Boney M song. I did. 😞

Anyway, Roberto Castro's cover is full of action and colour  and promises treats within. There is a nice introduction by Peter B. Gillis who oldies out there might remember created Marvel Comics Strikeforce: Morituri in the 1980s.

The adventure starts with a quiet drive along a country road (no, you are thinking of architect David Vincent! No UFOs involved here) that goes a bit wrong and then our duo have towalk into town and wait while the mechanic goes out to their car and....suddenly people are seeing the "Mad Monk" Rasputin. Or are they?

Bob Lance begins investigating and that could spell his death!

If you like those old B movie horror-thrillers you should enjoy this. An enjoyable adventure.

Friday, 1 October 2021

HEXAGON COMICS USA OCTOBER 2021 RELEASES TALES OF THE HEXAGONVERSE STRANGERS #0: OMENS & ORIGINS


Hexagon Comics USA now offers a growing catalog of translations of selected titles from the library of a 70-year-old French comics publisher.

You can order our books from our website at www.hexagoncomics.com or through amazon.

Retailers can purchase the books directly from us at a 40% discount from our website or from distributor Ingram. Contact us at jm@hexagoncomics.com



OCTOBER 2021 RELEASE:  TALES OF THE HEXAGONVERSE

7x10 squarebound trade paperback, 

54 pages 

b&w. 

ISBN-13: 978-1-64932-088-9. 

US$12.95.


Stories by J.-M. Lofficier; Art by Gerald Forton, Timothy J. Green II; Kevin O’Neill; Phillip Xavier. Cover by Kevin O’Neill.


Hexagon Comics isn’t merely Wampus, Zembla, Phenix, and the Strangers. For well over sixty years, they published a number of anthology comics in the tradition of DC’s Mystery in Space, Strange Adventures, etc., with colorful titles such as Yuma, Nevada, Mustang, Rodeo... In addition to the regular hero-driven series, these books also contained many one-shots: war stories, western adventures, supernatural tales, etc. A few of the characters who first appeared in these eventually returned, but most never went beyond these initial appearances.

In this book, we have translated and reprinted five of these one-shots, published between 2000 and 2003. Only two have ever been published in the U.S. before and, as they were all drawn by remarkable artists, we felt that they deserved greater exposure…

OCTOBER 2021 RE-RELEASE:  STRANGERS #0: OMENS & ORIGINS

7x10 squarebound trade paperback, 

128 pages 

color. 

SBN-13: 978-1-61227-396-9. 

US$29.95.


Stories by J.-M. Lofficier; Art by J.-M. Arden, Luciano Bernasconi, J.-J. Dzialowski, Chris Malgrain, Reed Man & Svart; cover by Alfredo Macall.





Next month, you will discover the conclusion of the cosmic saga of the BRONZE GLADIATOR . Now revisit the origins of the character, why he fled his home world, and how he joined the Strangers!

Five stories including the origins of TANKA and FUTURA,as well as a novel-length prologue to STRANGERS.

Disney Corporation To Swipe Black Tower Title?

 Well, it seems so. I used the title while a Small Presser and after I moved to Print On Demand.

Just saying.