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[Noel’s Knoll] Rom: Spaceknight, issue 1 “Arrival”
Noel begins his first project for Second Time Around as he dives into Rom: Spaceknight, a comic series about a knight from space named Rom.
[Straight Guy Reviews] The Cowboy and the Cossack, Part 2 – aka, Ladies’ Night!
In our first installment, we learned about the former Soviet nation of Karistan, which has been reclaimed by its native tribes of nomadic warriors, who also recovered the coding device to several still active nuclear missile silos they’re using to hold back any advance from their neighboring enemies in Balminsk. The elderly chieftain of Karistan has recently died, leaving control of the device and his people to his granddaughter Alexandra Jordan, who had, till now, been working as a noted fashion designer in Philadelphia.
Hoping to avert a nuclear disaster, the clandestine US department OMEGA orders Agent Nate Sloan – codename: Cowboy – to infiltrate the Karistan people by bringing them the gift of a prize-winning breeder horse, Three Bars Red. While he’s doing this, Agent Maggie Sinclair – codename: Chameleon – will go undercover and join a UN nuclear exploratory committee heading into Balminsk.
Nate shows up in Karistan, being all “aw shucks” and cowboy like in his jeans and denim as he starts eying Alexandra, is eyed by her cousin Katerina, and is given a lot of vodka by the guys. In Balminsk, Maggie, the master of disguise, has nerded herself up with makeup and is instantly fed up with the UN committee leader, nuclear physicist Richard Worthingon, a gangly mama’s boy who keeps tripping on things and beating Maggie up by accident.
Back at the camp, Nate takes advantage of a quiet moment alone with Alexandra to shove her against a wall, pin her arms to her sides, and forcefully kiss her, calmly smiling and shrugging when she threatens to have him flayed should that ever happen again.
Suddenly, people start screaming!
Let’s dive into Chapters 5-8 of The Cowboy and the Cossack!
[Straight Guy Reviews] The Cowboy and the Cossack, Part 1
Noel steps into the saddle of Straight Guy Reviews of Bad Romance Novels to fill you all in on:
The Cowboy and the Cossack, Part 1
Hi, I’m Noel. Some of you already know me as the one who sends Dayna into grossed-out spittakes and who stapled himself to Kevin’s coattails so as to better ride them. The latter is why we’re here today as I set out to further my goal in copying everything he does by temporarily taking the reins of this site and sitting down to read my very first – and, hopefully, very bad – romance novel.
Well, that’s not entirely true. My very first, and most definitely bad (note the lack of very), was the Twilight saga (yes, I’ve read all four), but that’s a discussion for another day. For now, I’m here to suffer for your pleasure through a novel entitled The Cowboy and the Cossack.
[Deconstructing Moya] Episode 3.07 – “Thanks for Sharing”
New post at Deconstructing Moya!
Still dealing with the double Crichtons and the injured Crais and Talyn, our heroes cautiously stop at a sebacian colony in the hopes of aquiring an expensive substance needed to heal Talyn. Unfortunately, their reputation preceeds them, and the local ruler is terrified that the presence of these space pirates means a potential overthrow of the government is in the planning stages.
[Deconstructing Moya] Episode 3.06 – “Eat Me”
New post at Deconstructing Moya!
“Eat Me”
Jool manages to break a transport pod in flight, forcing an emergency landing on a collared Leviathan. D’Argo expects to find Peacekeepers – what they find is far, far worse.