/begin random thoughts I’ve been offline more lately than is usual. Well, I say offline but really I am still online, I’m just staying focused on the tasks at hand and not doing as much Twitter as people are accustomed to seeing from me. That’s because I’ve been writing. A lot. The whole point...
A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty, "Hi Yo Silver! Away!" With his faithful Indian companion Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early west. Return with us now, to the thrilling days of yesteryear...
At the tender age of six years old, Harry Dresden became an orphan. His mother, Margaret Gwendolyn LeFay McCoy Dresden, had died giving birth to Harry and his father, Malcolm, died of a brain aneurysm leaving Harry all alone. For a few years, he lived in foster care until he turned ten...
One of my favorite characters in the Batman universe is Dick Grayson. Dick Grayson was the youngest member of a circus highwire act known as 'The Flying Graysons'. When his family was killed right in front of him, it struck Bruce Wayne right where it hurts because it was like watching his own parents...
Rumors abound regarding all of the comic books movies coming down the pipe and Superman 2 (or is it 6?) is on the list. But the reboot of Superman didn't do so well, remember?
Luke Skywalker; last of the Jedi. Destined to return balance to the Force. That's a difficult legacy to be a part of. Son of Anakin Skywalker and twin brother to Leia Skywalker, raised as an Organa, a lot was expected from Luke. You see, the Empire had overthrown the republic some years...
The story goes that Sinestro was the greatest Green Lantern of all time; the Guardians on OA held him up as an example for all other Lanterns to follow and emulate. When the very first human from earth joined the corps, the Guardians decided that their greatest Lantern needed to be the one...
Batman is dead; sacrificed for the greater good trying to stop Darkseid in Final Crisis. In the aftermath of his death, Gotham descends into a crime wave. Once before, when Bane broke the Batman, Dick Grayson assumed the mantle of the Bat to bring order back to the city.
#11 In this weeks ATFMB podcast, I talk about scifi television, including the renewal of Fox hit Fringe for a 3rd season, Chuck’s ratings win that might mean a 4th season and how i09 has a list of 25 books Hollywood should be making movies out of, how HBO has greenlit a new series...
About Patrick:
Patrick Hester is an author, blogger and podcasting dude who lives in Colorado with two cats, Dakota and Shadow, who make sure he gets little sleep and always remembers who is really in charge. He writes science fiction and fantasy (mostly)...[click to read more]
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