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Birth of the Dragon – a Review

This film was inspired by the fabled showdown between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man. I was only vaguely familiar with the story; and only as told from the perspective of Lee and his legions of devoted...

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Marco Polo – a Review

Even the most fanatic revisionist white knights couldn’t ruin a story set in the Mongol Empire during the conquest of south China, right? Ahem. I wish I could say I’m surprised by what they’ve done...

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Alternate Covers For Tier Zero

I could use some feedback on these covers. I plan on replacing my cool retro-men’s adventure cover for the E-book version of Tier Zero…at least temporarily. Here’s Alternative 1: And here’s Alternative...

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What’s the Difference Between an Illegal Semi-Automatic and an Illegal...

Read this excerpt from Tier Zero to find out. Two vessels knifed through the waves, away from the port and out to open sea. The Barbara Gee was a recreational trawler, and the Tinseltown was a diving...

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Scramble Hot

The truck bounced around the corner toward the checkpoint. Leon Campbell yawned and stretched, rolling over to the prone and getting behind his rifle, still resting on its bipod. He keyed his radio...

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Weapons Malfunctions are Such a Bloody Nuisance

By the time everyone was buckled in, the chopper was rocking and bouncing in place like a hyper child on a trampoline. With the clock ticking toward the call to prayer, it seemed to take years for it...

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Tipping at Windmills and Men’s Adventure

As a young paratrooper back in the day, there were many times when I wanted to escape from everything that reminded me of my job. But there were other times when I couldn’t get enough. A limited sample...

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Tooting the Horn

Actually, just quoting some Amazon reviewers who tooted for me. “Author Hank Brown has created quite the enduring cast of characters here. …Heckuva Ride!” “Pulp Fiction is back with a vengeance! It is...

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Sheik of Mars

Ben Wheeler’s debut novel is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Superversive has really gone retro-cool with this concept: Haroun Rashid has found his true love, Zira Al-Zuwar and she has been...

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Paganism Vs. Reality

Or perhaps “Religion Vs. Truth” would be a better title for this scene: Some priests, and others from the L’vim sat with the visitors all that day. The offer was made early that the visitors were...

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Alt★Hero # 2 – a Review

Alt★Hero #1 was set in Europe, and concentrated on an EU-sanctioned supergroup. This one is set in the states, focusing on a subversive superteam organized to pursue American interests. Obviously this...

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Looking Back on Solomon Kane

Razorfist gives us the skinny on this early pulp hero, as few others could. I admit, aside from a few boxing pulps, Conan is pretty much the only Robert E. Howard property I’ve read much of. I credit...

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The World of Gods & Proxies

In the reality we inhabit, it’s difficult to imagine a world where Darwinism hasn’t been pushed by academia until it undergirds nearly every creative work, dominates every alleged discussion of...

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“Military Fiction Done Right”

We interrupt the regularly scheduled political screed for some spontaneous horn-tooting. For some reason, my debut novel remains the most popular book I’ve written. At least it’s accumulated the most...

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Alt Hero #3 – A Review

Arkhaven is turning up the heat, and steering us toward a big showdown. They’re also still improving on all fronts in Alt Hero 3. The Rebel character is growing on me, too, though the sperg in me wants...

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Alt Hero #4 – A Review

Meanwhile, back in Europe… Captain Europa meets with his E.U. overlords to observe a Paris riot-in-the-making between French nationalists and Antifa. The Captain’s team is scattered around, but the...

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Avalon #2 – a Review

In Issue #1, Chuck Dixon introduced us to the city of Avalon, via two of the heroes working to keep it safe: Fazer and King Ace. The moral dillema introduced in the first issue was not spread out…as I...

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Web of Doom – All-New Len Levinson Novel

WEB OF DOOM, Len Levinson’s first all-new novel since 1997, has just been published by Rough Edges Press, it was announced today by Scarlett Johansson, president of the Len Levinson Fan Club, on the...

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Sheik of Mars by Ben Wheeler – a Review

This pulpy sci-fi novel from Superversive Press is the kind of  old-fashioned adventure I’ve been missing for a long time. The protagonist is a lovestruck romantic whose soon-to-be bride is snatched...

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Mortal Gods: “Counterstrike”

Mortal Gods: “Counterstrike” is an original, flash fiction story set in a universe where superhumans exist in a real-world setting, and act accordingly. (For instance, they don’t dress up in tights and...

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