Tag Archives: Jim Beard

E.V.A.: Fantasticon Beams into Downtown Toledo with Something for the Whole Family

Posted on 2024/03/10 by James

Fantasticon returned to Toledo this weekend with a great guest list from local talent to stars of television and movies. I have to say that I love when a convention comes to Toledo; this town needs to have more shows … Continue reading →

Posted in E.V.A. | Tagged 501st Legion, Aliens, B-9, Batman, CHIPS, Comic Book Convention, cosplay, DC, Dirk Manning, Fantasticon, Ghostbusters, Harley Quinn, Jim Beard, Lost in Space, Marvel Comics, Robby the Robot, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Wars | Comments Off

Hard Copy: Running Home to Shadows- Memories of TV’s First Supernatural Soap

Posted on 2022/03/13 by James

They were a generation all their own, the army of children who ran home from school to watch Dark Shadows, TV’s very first supernatural soap. A breed apart, they set aside the worship of mundane pop stars to follow vampires, … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Copy | Tagged Barnabas Collins, Becky Books, Bob Freeman, Charles R. Rutledge, Chris Ryan, Dana Pride, Dark Shadows, Dave Dykema, Duane Spurlock, Ed Gross, Elizabeth Massie, Frank Schildiner, Greg Cox, Jeff Thompson, Jim Beard, Katherine Kerestman, Kathleen O’Shea David, Kimberly Oswald, Mark Dawidziak, Mark Maddox (with Ed Catto), Mark Rainey, Martin Powell, Michael Rogers, Nancy Holder, Soap Opera, Supernatural, Tina Hunt, Vampires | Comments Off

E.V.A.: Fantasticon Toledo

Posted on 2022/03/12 by James

Here in the Midwest spring likes to tease. Earlier this week it was 70 degrees (Fahrenheit) but on Saturday, day one of Fantasticon, the thermometer didn’t raise above 28 (F). The cold temperatures didn’t stop the crowds from showing up … Continue reading →

Posted in E.V.A. | Tagged Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Carey Means, Comic Convention, Daniel Phillips, Dirk Manning, Fantasticon, Frylock, Jim Beard, Lost in Space, Marta Kristen | Comments Off

Hard Copy: Captain Action-The Riddle of the Glowing Men Review

Posted on 2013/05/03 by James

What do you get when you mix Mission Impossible, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Jonny Quest? You get The Riddle of the Glowing Men written by Jim Beard. The swinging sixties were a time a time of highs and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Copy | Tagged Action Adventure, Action Figure, Captain Action, Jim Beard, Round 2, Science Fiction, Spy, Toy | 2 Comments

E.V.A.: Motor City Comic Con

Posted on 2012/05/31 by James

On a sunny Saturday afternoon I took the drive to Novi, Michigan to attend the Motor City Comic Con. The convention which bills itself as Michigan’s Number 1 Comic Convention has been going on for 23 years. It has always been the … Continue reading →

Posted in E.V.A. | Tagged Colin Ferguson, Comic Convention, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, James, Jim Beard, Mad Max, Marvel Comics, Motor City Comic Con, Novi, Ted Woods | Comments Off

Hard Copy: SGT.JANUS – SPIRIT BREAKER

Posted on 2012/05/30 by James

Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to announce the debut of the newest occult investigator in the grand tradition as such notable pulp heroes as William Hodgson Hope’s Carnacki, Seabury Quinn’s Jules de Grandin, Manly Wade Wellman’s John Thunstone and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Hard Copy | Tagged Ghost Story, James, Jim Beard, Novel, Paranormal, Pulp Hero, Sgt. Janus, Spirit Breaker | Comments Off