Author: Glenn Hauman

Watch the New Doctor Who Trailer: “The Day Of The Doctor”

Watch the specially-shot trailer for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary adventure The Day of the Doctor, featuring all of the Doctor’s incarnations (and a selection of his friends and foes!)

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The Day of the Doctor, starring Matt Smith and David Tennant, airs worldwide on November 23, 2013 and will also be shown in 3D in select movie theaters.

 

COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME 1 DEBUTS FROM PRO SE AS FIRST VOLUME OF NEW IMPRINT!

A Cutting Edge Independent Publisher, Pro Se Productions introduces another groundbreaking imprint, one aimed at the future fans of Genre Fiction and New Pulp. From the Creative Mind of Fantasy and Pulp Author Nancy A. Hansen comes COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME ONE, the first volume in Pro Se’s newest line of top quality fiction!




COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME ONE: A FAMILIAR NAME marks the debut of a new universe of action and excitement created by Hansen and authors Lee Houston, Jr. and Roger Stegman.  Nancy A. Hansen (Fortune’s Pawn, Prophecy’s Gambit) brings her top notch, beloved Fantasy style to a tale full of magic and wonder as well as its own brand of action and adventure.


In A FAMILIAR NAME, the first volume of COMPANION DRAGONS TALES, Nancy Bittergreen is a busy author. She’s also a witch who regularly travels to the wondrous worlds brought to life by magical writing. A dangerous occupation to say the least. Nancy decides she needs a familiar– a small, intelligent creature who can be trusted to watch over things while she’s gone or come to her rescue when situations get just a little too weird. The very best familiars are miniature dragons, but they come with a high price and no instructions. Unfortunately there are powerful people who would prefer all magical creatures be registered, regulated, or even eliminated! Bringing a familiar home with her becomes a race against time with a dangerous opponent as this middle aged witch has to find out her new companion’s true name before sunrise turns him to stone.



COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME ONE: A FAMILIAR NAME introduces Pro Se Productions Young Reader Imprint- YoungPulp! Aimed at introducing younger audiences to the style of Pulp Fiction while providing them with engaging tales, YoungPulp features stories from all genres written both appropriately and intelligently for Young Readers to discover, enjoy, and explore! Written with intelligence and style that adults can appreciate as well, YoungPulp aims to add to the growing numbers of GenreFiction and New Pulp Fans with tales that excite and appeal to pre teen and adolescent readers.


This fantastic volume features beautiful cover art by Heidi Black as well as format and print design by Sean Ali and Ebook formatting by Russ Anderson.

COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME ONE: A FAMILIAR NAME is available in print on Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/mfaclyn and via Barnes and Noble at http://tinyurl.com/lhqvj7ffor $9.00. Also available for only $2.99 as an Ebook for the Kindle at http://tinyurl.com/lufo8t9, on the Nook at http://tinyurl.com/llolll7, and in multiple formats at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/342885.


See a side of magic, action, and fun that has never been seen before as Pro Se’s YoungPulp and Nancy A. Hansen bringyou COMPANION DRAGONS TALES VOLUME ONE: A FAMILIAR NAME!


For interviews, review copies, or further information, please contact Morgan Minor, Director of Corporate Operations at MorganMinorProSe@yahoo.com.  For more information on Pro Se Productions, go to www.prose-press.com.  And stay tuned for further releases concerning YoungPulp.

PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST Presents BARRY REESE!

This Week on PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST-

PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST brings you one of the best known, most prolific authors and creators in Genre Fiction and New Pulp!  PSP: TP Host Tommy Hancock welcomes Barry Reese, Author, Creator, Head of the REESE UNLIMITED imprint from Pro Se, and Pro Se’s Submissions editor!  Barry discusses what he writes, how he writes, who influences him, and most of all why he writes!  Learn the behind the scenes stories about his best known creation, including The Rook, Lazarus Gray, and Gravedigger. Listen as Barry discussed what he enjoys about Classic Pulp, but also why he’s continually trying to push his own boundaries!  PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST Presents Barry Reese!
http://prosepodcast.libsyn.com/pro-se-presents-the-podcast-barry-reese-writer-creator-editor-and-more

Review: “Kick-Ass 2”

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Well. This might be the easiest review I’ve written.

If you liked the first Kick-Ass movie, you’ll like this one. If you would have liked the first film if it didn’t have Nicolas Cage in it, you’ll be even happier.

If you are a fan of the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr. comic book series, you’ll like this movie. It’s a fairly faithful adaptation of Kick-Ass 2 and the Hit-Girl prequel series, hitting most of the points and only making cosmetic changes (no final battle in Times Square, for example.)

If you are a fan of Chloe Grace Moritz, you’ll love this film. Even more fun this time around, yet still growing up. Between this and the upcoming Carrie remake, we have learned one very important lesson: Do. Not. Mess. With. Her.

If you think that the story is a decent examination and a snappy satirical commentary about trying to be a superhero in the real world, you are completely right. If you happen to think that the first film and/or the comic book is overwrought and overviolent and expect the sequel to be the same, you are completely right too.

If you think this is a way for comic book movies to keep things simple and get decent returns on their original investments by controlling costs instead of making R.I.P.D., you’re correct. If you think this is a cynical attempt to cash in on an easily extendable franchise, you’re right as well.

If you’re looking for surprises– well, there we have a problem. There really aren’t any if you’ve seen the first film, and especially if you’ve already read the source material. There are only two real areas for surprise here: will they keep all the levels of violence from the comics in the films, even the hyper-brutal and the completely ludicrous, and is it still going to be fun to watch knowing what’s coming next? The answer to both questions, BTW, is “yes”.

So go. Have fun, if this is the sort of thing you like. You know pretty much exactly what you’re going to get, and it’s going to be well-executed executions. It doesn’t quite live up to its title, it doesn’t quite kick ass too. But it’s not a bad way to spend an evening.

OPERATOR ZERO! THE BLACK VIPER! AND JUNIOR’S WORLD! THIS MONTH’S RELEASES FROM BAD TIGER STUDIO!

Welcome to The Bad Tiger Studio Presents!

THE BAD TIGER STUDIO is proud to present its third monthly release with action, thrills and tales of amazing adventure.

www.badtigerstudio.com

In this month’s release we have Operator Zero , The Black Viper and Junior’s World:

OPERATOR ZERO by Justin Ditzler and C. William Russette
The fate of the cyborg is revealed. What will Zero do when confronted with the law?
We wrap up this six page mini comic by answering some questions while posing new ones about our hero Zero!

THE BLACK VIPER by Justin Carmona and Steven Wilcox
The local news has collected enough eyewitness accounts on the mysterious Black Viper to string together a TV segment. Not all eyes that see the story are fearful of the vigilante.

JUNIOR’S WORLD by Frank Dawson Jr.
Junior and Uncle Dave go camping!

We promise an interesting ride. Do join us.
www.badtigerstudio.com

Mind the Tiger. He Bites.

Bad Tiger Studio Founders:
Justin Ditzer
C. William Russette

MECHANOID PRESS RIDES THE WEIRD WEST WITH DEBUT OF ‘STRANGE TRAILS’!

Contact: James Palmer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mechanoid Press Saddles Up for a Ride Through Some Strange Trails

ATLANTA, GA—Mechanoid Press, an innovative small press publisher of science fiction and pulp adventure, has just released their latest anthology, exploring the Weird West.
STRANGE TRAILS features exciting tales of a West that never was, written by some of the biggest names in New Pulp.
“The Weird Western is very popular today,” says Mechanoid Press publisher James Palmer. “I wanted to put something together to celebrate this bizarre yet exciting sub-genre.”
Palmer has assembled a posse of some of today’s most talented New Pulp authors. Riding the range is Josh Reynolds (Mr. Brass), Tommy Hancock and Morgan Minor (Pro Se Productions), Barry Reese (The Rook), Edward M. Erdelac (The Merkabah Rider), and Joel Jenkins (Dire Planet).
“Everyone in the book is there because they have solid New Pulp and/or Weird West chops,” says Palmer. “All the stories are terrific, and I know readers will love it.”
STRANGE TRAILS is available in print here:
And Kindle here:

About Mechanoid Press
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PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST- EPISODE FOUR-PULSE FICTION!

PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST- EPISODE FOUR-PULSE FICTION!

This week PSP Podcast Host Tommy Hancock welcomes Crime and Pulp Author Paul Bishop. Together these two fans and creators of Genre Fiction and the Pulp style introduce a new imprint coming very soon to Pro Se- PULSE FICTION! The brainchild of Bishop, this series brings a host of characters created by Hancock and Bishop and cast in the mold of classic genre fiction from the era of the pulps to Pro Se! Tommy and Paul talk about the origins of the concept, why something like Pulse Fiction is needed and what it means to New Pulp and beyond, the ideas and the characters in the mix, and the writers already involved. The two men behind Pulse Fiction also discuss how any writer can get involved in this new imprint! Pulse Fiction and Paul Bishop on this week’s PRO SE PRESENTS: THE PODCAST!
http://prosepodcast.libsyn.com/pro-se-presents-the-podcast-episode-four-pulse-fiction

PULP CRIME AND NOIR! ‘A WEEK IN HELL’ AVAILABLE FOR REVIEWERS FROM PRO SE PRODUCTIONS!

PULP CRIME AND NOIR! ‘A WEEK IN HELL’ AVAILABLE FOR REVIEWERS FROM PRO SE PRODUCTIONS!

ADVANCE DIGITAL REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE OF 
‘A WEEK IN HELL’  BY J. WALT LAYNE!
Continuing its tradition of action packed two fisted books featuring the best in New Pulp and Genre Fiction, Pro Se Productions announces the first in a Crime/Noir Series from Author J. Walt Layne!  A WEEK IN HELL will hit the hard bitten streets on August 15th and Pro Se wants established reviewers interested in an advance digital copy to get there first!

Welcome to Champion City. A megatropolis it isn’t. But you couldn’t arrive at that conclusion by looking at the police blotter.  Most everyone in the city would tell you that a day in Champion is like… A WEEK IN HELL!

Pro Se Productions introduces the first volume of theChampion City Series of Novels by author J. Walt Layne!  A WEEK IN HELL
It all starts with a girl and a bag of cash. Candi was the kind of gal who could give a guy indigestion. She was poison, with looks to kill, a reluctant moll looking for a way out. Thurman was a young flatfoot, not necessarily the knight in shining armor. He went to shake out a brawl and nearly fed her his gun, was it any wonder he got a date? They spend an evening on the run, but where does it lead? Just when it looks like its over, BOOM! Is it a dead girl, a bag of somebody else’s dough, or both?
Written in the style of slang ridden, bullet riddled classic crime Pulp and mystery fiction, Layne’s A WEEK IN HELL drops the reader square into all the corruption and corrosion of human spirit that is Champion City.  Dames, gats, gumshoes, and brass cupcakes die, shoot, run and glitter from every page.  Edited by David White and David Brzeski, this book features a beautiful cover by Terry Pavlet with design, logo, and print formatting by Sean Ali and Ebook formatting by Russ Anderson.  A WEEK IN HELL by J. Walt Layne courtesy of Pro Se Productions!

If you are an established reviewer of books either through a site or other venue or you have established yourself as a reviewer with a site of your own, contact Morgan Minor, Director of Corporate Operations at MorganMinorProSe@yahoo.com to request a digital copy for review.   Also anyone interested in interviews with the author or other information concerning the book or Pro Se Productions may contact Morgan at the above address as well as going to the Pro Se website- www.prose-press.com

Sunday Cinema: The Daly Supermen and the FlashPoint Paradox

Superman: The Animated Series

As you may know, there’s a new DC Animated movie coming out: Justice League: The FlashPoint Paradox, based on the FlashPoint crossover event of a few years ago that preceded DC’s New 52. What you may not have known is that Sam Daly is doing the voice of Superman, taking over the role from his dad Tim Daly, who voiced him in Superman: The Animated Series.

And what you certainly didn’t know is that this puts Sam into a very special league of his own…

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Here’s more of Justice League: The FlashPoint Paradox:

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Saturday Morning Cartoons: A Loki Morning

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Leigh Lahav wonders what all the fuss was at San Diego about Tom Hiddleston showing up…

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And if you’re wondering what all the fuss was about yourself, here’s what happened:

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He has an army…