Frankie Drake Mysteries Reviews: Season 4, Episode 9

Frank Drake title season 3Showstoppers – Director: Peter Stebbings/Writers: Peter Mitchell, Rebecca Liddiard

This one starts with Mary going to a theatre while a dance rehearsal is in progress. Mary seems to admire the dancers (especially one of the guys), but is there on business, since the costumes are so scanty they violate several city ordinances. (The outfits just look like regular ballet costumes, but I suppose that was risqué for the 1920s.) Continue reading “Frankie Drake Mysteries Reviews: Season 4, Episode 9”

Conan Reviews: Conan the Barbarian 49, Conan the Barbarian 50

Conan 049 coverConan the Barbarian #49 – “Wolf-Woman” – Roy Thomas/John Buscema/Dick Giordano

Last issue, Conan was captured by a bandit lord named Torkal Moh and staked out for some rats to devour. He manages to cut himself free by breaking the ceramic bowl of water Torkal Moh left to taunt him, and he rips the stakes out of the round, scaring the rats away. Conan follows Torkal Moh’s trail and finds water, but he’s beset by wolves. Continue reading “Conan Reviews: Conan the Barbarian 49, Conan the Barbarian 50”