Balladeer’s Blog’s annual end-of-year retrospective continues with this look at May’s best.
R.I.P. ROGER CORMAN: FILM LEGEND – I noted the passing of the King of B-Movies and the man who nurtured more up and coming talent than most other figures in Hollywood history. Click HERE.
THE 1926 AERIAL BOMBING OF ILLINOIS BY GANGSTERS – The unlikely account of how feuding gangsters unleashed the only aerial bombing of Illinois ever. Click HERE.
BRAZIL’S SUPERHEROES – From the 1950s into the 21st Century, I looked at Brazil’s home-grown heroes like Captain Seven, the Black Ray, Mylar and the Black Lizard.
Plus home-grown heroines like Stupendous Woman, the Bee, Velta and the Gymnoid. Click HERE.
ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: GUESSES AT FUTURITY (1894-1895) – Frederick Thomas Jane’s work of speculative science fiction about what life might be like in the year 2000. He predicted scientific achievements far beyond what 2000 really had to offer, but his take is still fascinating. Click HERE.
TRADER HORN (1927) – Alfred Aloysius Horn’s book about his experiences as a Trade Agent in Africa during the late 1800s. Various film versions were made over the decades. Part One HERE. Part Two HERE. Part Three HERE.
BLAME CANADA: FORGOTTEN MOVIES AND TELEVISION SHOWS FROM ABOVE THE BORDER – I reviewed the 14-year-old Mike Myers’ tv show, plus five other Canadian dramas and adventure tales. Click HERE.
BLACK LIGHTNING: HIS 1970s STORIES – The early adventures of DC’s African American superhero from the 1970s. Click HERE.
MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS FROM AMERICA’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE SECOND SAMOAN CIVIL WAR (1898-1899) – Read about them HERE. This forgotten conflict featured American and British forces fighting alongside each other AND Samoan forces against German troops and their Samoan allies on the other side of the civil war.
EL AGUILA: NEGLECTED MUTANT SUPERHERO FROM MARVEL – Alejandro Montoya is really the costumed hero called El Aguila who possesses the power to shoot bolts of bio-electricity through his metal sword. Click HERE.
CODENAME: FOXFIRE (1985) – The forgotten Joanna Cassidy spy series in which she led two other women in espionage antics.
Click HERE.
THE VILLON LEGEND: FINAL TWO PARTS – Wrapping up my examination of the life and legend of the 1400s French poet and outlaw Francois Villon. Part VI HERE. And Part VII HERE.
ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: THE VIOLET FLAME (1899) – A mad scientist named Professor Mirzabeau tries to conquer the world through his superweapon that reduces everything from whole cities to mountain ranges to lumps of argon. Click HERE.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: HIS 1950s STORIES – The often-overlooked stories featuring Cap and Bucky taking on communist supervillains during the 50s, including a Red Skull who converted to communism. Click HERE.
FANTOMCAT: FORGOTTEN TELEVISION (1995-1996) – A review of the overlooked children’s cartoon series Fantomcat. Click HERE.
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