Author Archives: M.C. Shumaker

As soon as I saw the cover art, I knew this would be a good read. I was entertained the entire time. Powell's artwork and storytelling combine to create a surreal sepia-toned world that would make even the likes of Tim Burton scratch his head at the insanity. Read More

Fans of Glen Cook and the Darkwar trilogy, it is time to rejoice. No longer will you need to hunt down the individual copies of Doomstalker, Warlock, and Ceremony when the urge to read a fantasy sci-fi hybrid hits. Night Shade Books has released the Read More

Will McIntosh does a brilliant job with his debut novel. Soft Apocalypse is the chronicle of the collapse of the world shown through the eyes and perspective of Jasper, the twenty-something protagonist of this apocalyptic tale. Read More

If you've ever worked a service job, had to deal with annoying customers and/or grating coworkers, or just enjoy the rare unicorn that is a web comic that has both great art and great writing, then Multiplex is definitely worth a read. Read More

Yarn is a fairy tale that answers the question, "What would happen if fashion literally ruled society?". But this isn't a fluffy bed time story. In Yarn, the prequel to his best seller, Grey, Jon Armstrong has created a dystopian society ruled by one Read More

The Living Dead 2 is a brilliant anthology. While the theme of the forty-four stories is the zombie apocalypse, each story holds up on its own as a well written piece and not a sloppily thrown together tale riding on the bandwagon of the latest pop Read More

A mystery is afoot! Sherlock Gonzo, with Fozzie Bear as his good man Watson, plans to get to the bottom of things — with the help of their friend, the American police frog Kermit, of course. Read More

Like Star Wars, Pacitti's memoir possesses tragedy, betrayal and bittersweet triumph. And while this is not the thoughts and reflections of a man in his golden years, it is the heartbreaking memoir of a man in the golden years of his fandom. Read More

I had my doubts with issue two, but issue three of 7 Psychopaths has made me a believer. This is a very clever story, read best all in one sitting. And with BOOM! Studios' release of the 7 Psychopaths TPB, that task is far easier to accomplish. Read More

If The Darkness is your older brother that gets you into Metallica and teaches you what the “f word” is and how to sneak booze from your parents' liquor cabinet without them finding out, then The Darkness: Four Horsemen is your older brother's cooler Read More

Artifacts is a very pretty comic. So pretty, in fact, that I don't really care what the story is. I just want to look at the pretty pictures. That is a problem. I now have to develop a will of steel in order to not be distracted by the artwork in issue two. Read More

The third issue of CBGB, the comic based on the legendary rock and punk venue of the same name, is out. Considering the winning combination of writing and art in issue two, I expected even better from issue number three. Sadly, this is not the most Read More