![]() ![]() Zoom is still attached emotionally to Ashley. ![]() When Ashley was hospitalized after a car accident, Zoom returned out of concern for her. Ashley replaced her ex-husband as a profiler in Keystone City's police department and attempted to communicate with Zoom. The two specializing in apprehending low-level costumed criminals until Hunter inadvertently caused the death of Ashley's father by mistakenly believing that the criminal they were after was incapable of using a gun, causing their estrangement. ![]() She is the estranged wife of Hunter Zolomon / Zoom. 2) #197 (June 2003) and was created by Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins. She made her first appearance in The Flash (vol. He is among the Batman villains recruited by Joker to take part in his attacks on Gotham City.Īshley Zolomon is a character appearing in DC Comics. Zodiac Master appears in The Lego Batman Movie. Having cemented his reputation, he starts offering odds on the relative success or failure for the plans of various criminals, all in exchange for 25% of the take. The masked villain known as the Zodiac Master makes his presence known in Gotham by predicting a succession of disasters, all of which he has secretly orchestrated. Zodiac Master is the name of a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. ![]()
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![]() … some of the best supernatural buddy comedy ever created. “Hilarious … belongs up there with Dresden Files and Felix Castor novels. From the first lines.you know you’re in for a Chandler-meets-the-undead treat.” - Locus “What’s best displayed by Kill the Dead is Kadrey’s snappy prose. “James Stark, antihero of 2009’s Sandman Slim, returns in this gritty, over-the-top tale of supernatural mayhem…Profane, intensely metaphoric language somehow makes self-tortured monster Stark sympathetic and turns a simple story into a powerful noir thriller.” - Publishers Weekly on KILL THE DEAD … Kadrey is a hell of a writer, versatile and seasoned, and these pulpy, dark, ultraviolent novels are his best work yet.” - Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing … There’s hardly a moment where you’re not chewing your fingernails to the wrist wondering what happens next. ![]() “Everything a sequel should be that is, more. ![]() “Think Get Shorty meets Hellraiser.” - San Francisco Chronicle “…endlessly inventive and high-octane…Kadrey’s an excellent writer who’s able to juggle all of it without dropping a single pin.” - Locus ![]() ![]() “Powerful, entertaining and exotically profane.” - San Diego Free Press ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Bernie wrightson a look back![]() Comics Work The cover model for this issue was Louise Jones, (later Simonson.) Wrightson announced his retirement in January of 2017, and passed away at his home in Austin Texas on March 18th, 2017 after a long battle with brain cancer. ![]() Wrightson entered comics fandom while he was still a teenager, becoming fast friends with Jeff Jones and Mike Kaluta when they attended NYC Comic Con, ostensibly because Frank Frazetta was attending. He started drawing at an early age, accordingly monsters, zombies, what have you, and while he is mostly self taught, he did take the illustration correspondence course that was founded by Albert Dorne, Robert Fawcett and Norman Rockwell. Wrightson recollects hiding his ECs from his mother under his mattress, and reading them until their covers fell off. ![]() ![]() While he grew up in a household where even his parents read comics, his secret love was the EC horror titles that were then being reprinted when he was a child. Personal Life From Bernie Wrightson: A Look Back 1979īernard "Bernie" Wrightson was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1948. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Terra Nova by M.T.G.![]() Unbeknownst to any of them is the mysterious outcast Bambi, whose secrecy disguises her power in making a devastating choice: save one world at the risk of destroying the other. Meanwhile, Evangeline’s brother and friends back on Earth try to figure out what happened to her, and how the government is involved, and how to bring her home. In order to survive, she must keep her mind open and accept the changes her body is undergoing soon enough, those who she initially thinks are murderers become her trainers, whose help she must enlist if she ever hopes to return home-and soon enough, a romantic bond begins to bloom. Curious but afraid, she quickly learns that Terra Nova is not the shadow-side of Earth, but rather the tragic result of government experimentation. The place Evangeline now finds herself in is called Terra Nova, a world wherein vampires rule supreme, with no traces of humanity left to speak of. In the delirium of her deteriorating health, a door to a parallel world opens before her however, once she steps through it, the portal closes, and she is unable to return to Earth. She is then diagnosed with a rare, genetic blood disorder that causes her body’s white blood cells to kill the red ones. ![]() After passing out in the middle of a party, life as she knows it spirals beyond her grasp. ![]() ![]() Evangeline is living the life of a normal teenager-going to school and hanging out with friends-until mysterious, severe symptoms begin appearing. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Bolo david weber![]() A third must hunt one of its own kind whose robot brain is damaged and rescue two children which the deranged Bolo thinks it is protecting from a nonexistent enemy. Another Bolo must decide whether or not to disobey when it is given an order that constitutes genocide. ![]() One Bolo is driven over the edge by the very humans it is pledged to protect. ![]() Now, David Weber, New York Times best-selling author of the Honor Harrington series, continues the history of the Bolo, in four short novels, one of them published here for the first time. Their artificial intelligences were designed to make them selflessly serve and protect humans throughout the galaxy and made each Bolo the epitome of the knight sans peur et sans reproche, and often far more noble than the humans who gave them their orders. ![]() Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now The Library of America and editor Caroline Fraser present a definitive boxed set that affirms Wilder's place in the American canon, reintroducing these enduring works to readers young and old. But readers who last enjoyed them as children may be astonished at the quiet poetry of Wilder's prose and the force and poignancy of her portrait of the lives of American pioneers. Originally published from 1932 to 1943, Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books are classics of children's literature, beloved by millions. Praire Lights and The Iowa City Public Library will co-sponsor an event at the library with Caroline Fraser, editor of the new Library of America Edition of Laura Ingalls Wilder's LIttle House Books. ![]() ![]() ![]() What follows is a an examination of the Ballroom and Latin dance competitions and styles – and what it takes to be a leader. Their female partners, meanwhile, are less enthused about learning another dance style and leave the men to their own devices. When they make a deal to teach other, it becomes apparent that one needs to loosen up and breathe while the other needs to become precise and less intuitive. Story: Both Shinyas are curious about the other’s dance styles and need to learn them in order to win a prestigious competition featuring 10 different dances. Most of the first volume is about the clash of styles and how each handles their personal lives. Shinya Suzuki, on the other hand, was born in Cuba, is half Cuban, and dances Latin with passion and fire. Shinya Sugiki is a very traditional and old fashioned uptight ballroom dancer. ![]() In this first volume, we are introduced to two very different but world class dancers, each with the same first name. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seven hundred years ago, a Black Widow witchĬalled Tersa saw an ancient prophecy – a Queen and Witch who will wield more To submit to a Queen’s every sexual desire. Nasty Queens – these Warlords are often given the ring of obedience, and made Queens, but there are some who are turned servant at the will of particularly Trilogy is set in a land where Queens rule, according to the colour of their So: allow me a terrible summation when I say the ‘Black Jewels’ Not used to such intricate and complex world-building that’s so out of myĬomfort zone. I can’t quite find it in me to properly explain the mechanics, in’s and out’s –Īnd that’s nothing against Anne Bishop as a writer – it’s just me as a reader Terrible at writing about the setting/universe in this series. (although the ‘Black Jewels’ is more dark fantasy) I want to say that I’m So, because I don’t read much high-fantasy Of course the other reason I wanted to readīishop’s much-raved about first series is the fact that I’m so in love with her ‘Lumatere Chronicles’ series, which I probably owe a great deal of thanks toįor broadening my reading habits enough to give Anne Bishop’s award-winning Highest I’ve ever got with my fantasy was Melina Marchetta’s masterful ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Beneath this man![]() ![]() ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. 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Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Dearest rogue![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Subscribe to our email list to learn what we're reading next month, for fun extras, and more!įollow us on Instagram us on Twitter us on Facebook /tnstrumpetsĪnd join us next time as we read The Scandalous, Dissolute, No Good Mr. If you'd like to listen to a certain segment of our show, here's our outline this week:Ġ:00 - 08:23: Intro, Author, and History Fact Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt Grand Central Publishing Buy View Book Info Page A Genre: Historical: European, Romance Theme: Bodyguard, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity (stranded, safehouse, etc) Archetype: Character with a Disability I love Elizabeth Hoyt. Pick up a copy of today's book, Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt! We're back in Maiden Lane with Dearest Rogue by Elizabeth Hoyt. Yet when Phoebe suddenly kisses him one night, he's faced with a choice: make it clear he is only her brother's employee or give in to his deeper feelings. James has admired Phoebe from the start but never dreamed she would return his feelings. While she admits she needs him to keep her safe, she cannot help but feel more interested in him as a man than a guard. While his presence seemed just another way for her brother to limit her freedom, she reconsiders his usefulness after he thwarts a kidnapping attempt. Well, listeners, it finally happened to us! Kelsey accidentally recorded with the wrong mic, so while our audio isn't quite the quality you're used to, the content still is! James Trevellion has been Lady Phoebe Batten's bodyguard for almost a year. ![]() |