Barry Reese
Creator of Action & Adventure fiction
Month: April 2018
A Review of Captain Action: Cry of the Jungle Lord!
Ray Johnson posted a review of Captain Action: Cry of the Jungle Lord over on audible.com and I thought that I’d share his comments here. He gave the book 5 stars out of 5! This review is, as you may have guessed from the…
Recommended Reading: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
As a writer that deals mainly in series work, I can tell you how hard it is to write a second book in a narrative. You have the pressure of not only living up to the original but not repeating yourself…without losing all the…
Yeah, I’d Like to Write That…
I was able to write one of my all-time favorite pulp heroes — The Avenger — for Moonstone. Twice! I’ve also written The Green Hornet, G-8 and His Battle Aces, The Black Bat, The Black Terror and lots more. I’ve written sourcebooks that were…
The Black Terror
The Black Terror is a character that dates all the way back to Exciting Comics # 9, published in January 1941 by Nedor Comics. His secret identity was pharmacist Bob Benton, who formulated a chemical he called “formic ethers”, which gave him various superpowers….
Murder Unlimited
One of the great tropes of modern heroic fiction is the “dark reflection,” where we get to see a villain that’s very similar to our hero – so much so, that they’re practically two sides of the same coin. Lazarus Gray has clashed several…
Pulp Fiction #2: The Man of Steel Turns 80!
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer:
On April 18, 1938, National Publications presented Action Comics #1, showcasing typical comic book fare of the era like master magician Zatara, sports hero Pep Morgan, and adventurer Tex Thompson. And then there was the red-and-blue suited guy…
Recommended Reading: Scythe by Neal Shusterman
Just finished reading this one and I have to say that I loved it! Set in a future where death has been eradicated, the world’s population is kept at a safe level by the workings of a group of men and women known as…
