Scott D. Parker: Writer

THE BLACK FALCON is not only the fourth Shadow novel I’ve read in 2018 but my fourth one overall. And, to date, it might be my favorite fo...

In the third Shadow novel I’ve read (actually heard; thanks Audible!), THE ROMANOFF JEWELS begins in the apartment full of wealthy men. Au...

Eighty-five years ago today, Doc Savage landed on magazine shelves for the first time and, one might argue, helped change popular cultur...

In the 229th adventure of Custis Long, U.S. Marshal, he acquires a partner in the most Longarm-ish way possible: a fight over a woman. J...

Hot on the heels of my first Shadow novel, PARTNERS IN PERIL , I have now read my second, THE SHADOW UNMASKS. And I loved it just as much....

A couple of days ago, I reviewed Partners In Peril, the first Shadow novel I had never read. I selected this novel because the publisher...

Well, it took a while, but I finally read my first Shadow novel.* I think like most of us, I’ve known about The Shadow for a long time. ...

[This post originally was published in July 2016] Nearly a calendar year after Batman 253, Batman 259 landed in the spinner racks across A...

[This post was originally published on another blog in July 2016] As much as I love and enjoy continuity and canonization of material in com...

Last week, I attended a small comic convention here in Houston that served as a throwback to the early days of comic book fandom. It was h...

A little under a month ago, I discovered Walt Slade, El Halcon, the Texas Ranger extraordinaire as chronicled by prolific author Bradford ...

“John Carter” is a very good film, not as bad as many critics have said, provided you know one thing: How To Have Fun. ...

(This is the March 2012 entry in Barrie Summy's Book Review Club. For the complete list, click the icon at the bottom of this review.) ...