Saturday, November 04, 2017
Friday, November 03, 2017
The never-before-published truth behind Francis the Talking Mule.
Rustled for Hollywood: The never-before-published truth behind Francis the Talking Mule.
FFB: Kiss Me, Satan -- Victor Gischler (writer), Juan Ferreyra (artist)
As you can see by the cover of the first episode (on the left), New Orleans is a werewolf town. Sure, there are plenty of other supernatural creatures around, but the werewolves run the place. Cassian Steele is the Don of the werewolf mafia that runs all the rackets, but he has a big problem. His son and heir has just been born without the mark of the werewolf. An old witch knows his secret, and she's on the run with her three "daughters." Steele wants them killed, so he puts a bounty on them that attracts all the bad creatures in town.
A well-dressed cherub explains the problem to Barnabus Black, the one demon cast out from heaven who wants to get back. When there's a problem like Steele, Black is the go-to guy. Or demon. He has to protect the witches, or at least one of them. The result is a series of encounters and chases that would make a great movie and that are rendered expertly by Ferreyra. That art is great throughout, by the way, a perfect match for Gischler's wild story. Vampires in French maid outfits? Nuns with machine guns? Eyeball removal with a kitchen knife? Seemingly unbeatable wizards? You got 'em, along with one incredible transformation scene for a climax.
Reading this was a lot of fun, and I looked around for a continuation but didn't find one. Too bad. This would have made a great continuing series for the long haul
Thursday, November 02, 2017
The Peak Hour Commute Seen Through the Eyes of a Mystery Writer
“Rock ’n Rail: Take the Quiz, or, The Peak Hour Commute Seen Through the Eyes of a Mystery Writer” (by V.S. Kemanis) | SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN: V.S. Kemanis has had a varied career in the law and the arts. As an attorney, she has been a criminal prosecutor, a civil litigator, and the supervising editor of decisions for an appellate court. Her short fiction has appeared in EQMM and elsewhere and was collected most recently in 2017’s highly praised Love and Crime: Stories. She is also the author of the Dana Hargrove legal mysteries, a series described by reviewer Jon L. Breen as “a law buff’s delight.” Recently retired from the practice of law, the author expects to have more time for her fiction, and has a new Hargrove novel due for release in January. But as we see in this post, the daily grind of commuting to a day job is never entirely unproductive time for a writer.—Janet Hutchings
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