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Do You Love Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Dark Horse Has A Deal For You!

It is a limited time deal , lasting only through January 19, but if you love Buffy and comics, and read them in digital format, you’ll want to take a look.

I can’t believe she’s 34 this year. I was a mother by then! I’m assuming that’s how old her character would be, because I KNOW the show hasn’t been around that long. Although there have been a lot of changes in technology since then– I remember watching it in my first apartment, on an ancient TV with no remote control and maybe three stations.

If you want the comics on digital, they are just .99 each right now, with a huge bundle for $150. Again, this is only available through the 19th at 11 am, so you have to make your decision FAST.

From the press release:

DARK HORSE DIGITAL TO RELEASE BUFFY MEGABUNDLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MILWAUKIE, OR—Legendary Vampire Slayer Buffy Summers turns thirty-four this year, and Dark Horse Digital has something special planned for the Slayer’s birthday.
Starting today, all digital issues of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, Season 9, and Season 10 will be available for the must-read price of $0.99 each. And for those hoping for a truly incredible birthday bash, Dark Horse Digital is pleased to offer the Buffy Birthday Megabundle for $150—featuring every single Buffy digital comic to date!
Representing over $500 of value and nearly 200 titles, the Buffy Birthday Megabundle includes digital copies of:
• All of Season 8 (including one-shots), Season 9, and Season 10
• Angel & Faith Season 9 and Season 10
• Buffy classics
• Angel
• Spike
• Willow
Much like Buffy’s birthday, this special Dark Horse Digital sale only lasts for a limited time. Fans have until Monday, January 19, at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the Slayer’s big day—and then it’s gone!
Check out the special $0.99 sale and the Buffy Birthday Megabundle on Dark Horse Digital, both available now!

Posted on January 17, 2015 by , Reply

Help a Reader Out: Demons, Abortions, and Organ Harvesting

A librarian is looking for this book:

I’m looking for a book for a patron. He thinks it was published prior to 1995 and he got it from Christian Book Distributors. It’s a thriller and includes demons in a hospital, abortions, and organ harvesting. I am having no luck tracking it down.

Anyone have ideas as to what this could be?

Posted on January 14, 2015 by , Reply

Book Review: Professor Challenger: The Kew Growths and Other Stories by William Meikle

Professor Challenger: The Kew Growths And Other Stories by William Meikle

Dark Renaissance Books, 2014

ISBN-13: 978-1-937128-84-5

Availability: Trade Paperback
 
Professor Challenger: The Kew Growths And Other Stories introduces journalist Edward Malone, who is on suspension at his newspaper and is rehabilitating after an ill-fated trip to the Amazon. He craves adventure, but is given nothing but obituaries, flower shows, and weddings to report on. He is considering leaving his employer for the French Riviera when he is given the task of reporting on the opening of a new greenhouse at Kew Gardens.

The greenhouse is a fantastic structure, home to many exotic plants that only serve to remind Malone of what he is missing from a real adventure. That is, until he sees the Kew Growths: three foot tall parasol mushrooms from Mongolia that sing, like a choir of monks in the wind … absolutely charming! The next day, however, ten of the attendees are in the hospital, comatose from an unidentifiable infection, and an investigation commences. Malone meets up with Thomas Carnacki, a student of the arcane, who has deduced that the cause is the Mongolian mushrooms, which are highly dangerous and should not be cultivated under any circumstances. The worst is yet to come! It is time to call in Professor Challenger.

This adventure story was a fantastic read. It is a series of short stories that flow together so well as to be one complete work. The characters are lesser known creations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and William Meikle does them proud. Sherlock Holmes and Watson have nothing on Professor Challenger and Malone. The tone was beautifully set right from the start and carried on throughout. The phrases and descriptions felt very 1800’s, and the characters were distinctive and easy to identify; the dialog really made this work for me. The descriptions were very well done– just enough without going too far. The action sections were also superb. The eleven illustrations spread throughout the text were a nice bonus. When I finished the last page, I definitely wanted more. Other works by the author I have read are: Professor Challenger: The Island Of Terror, Island Life, and Watchers: The Coming of the King.

Highly recommended for adult readers.

Reviewed by Aaron Fletcher

Posted on January 11, 2015 by , Reply
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