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Iceberg Slim’s “Pimp”: The Original Gangster’s Timeless Tell-All is a Riveting Read
Copyright 2020 by Michael W. Rickard II I am thrilled to announce I am writing over at Pro Sports Extra, a site with a great variety of...
Michael W. Rickard II
Jul 10, 20201 min read
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Review: "The Batcave Companion" Provides Lots of Insight into an Iconic Character.
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The writer/editor of the critically acclaimed The Krypton Companion and the designer of the...
Michael W. Rickard II
Oct 4, 20194 min read
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Book Review: "Star Trek the Newspaper Strip Volume 1."
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Presenting the rare newspaper strip from the late 1970s and early 1980s that Star Trek fans have...
Michael W. Rickard II
Sep 13, 20194 min read
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Book Review. "Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus."
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II With a film starring the Joker as played by Joaquin Phoenix in the works for fall 2019, DC...
Michael W. Rickard II
Sep 10, 20195 min read
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Farewell to Harley Race, one of the giants of professional wrestling.
Copyright Michael W. Rickard II 2019 Editor's Note: Like so many fans, I'm saddened by the death of one of wrestling's true giants. The...
Michael W. Rickard II
Aug 2, 20191 min read
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Book Review: Mid-Atlantic Wrestling 1975 Yearbook
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Ever wonder what it was like growing up as a fan of wrestling during the territory days? Thanks...
Michael W. Rickard II
Apr 29, 20191 min read
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Interview with Sylvia Lynch, Author of "Jack Lord: An Acting Life"
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard Sylvia Lynch is the author of the new biography Jack Lord: An Acting Life (click here for my...
Michael W. Rickard II
Jan 16, 20197 min read
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Book Review: "Jack Lord: An Acting Life" Provides Objective Look at a TV Icon.
Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police...
Michael W. Rickard II
Jan 9, 20195 min read
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Review: "Back Issue" #109 and the 40th Anniversary of "Superman: The Movie."
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II You’ll believe a mag can fly in BACK ISSUE #109 (84 FULL-COLOR pages, $8.95), as we celebrate the...
Michael W. Rickard II
Dec 30, 20185 min read
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Book Review: "Aquaman: The Search for Mera"
Mera, the queen of Atlantis, mysteriously disappears, and Aquaman begins searching high and low to find her. In addition, Atlantis is in...
Michael W. Rickard II
Dec 20, 20184 min read
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Book Review: "2014 Holy Ground: 50 Years of WWE at Madison Square Garden (The History of Profes
With the holidays around the corner, wrestling fans are always looking for a good wrestling-related read. Check out my review of the 2014...
Michael W. Rickard II
Dec 3, 20181 min read
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Book Review: "Comic Book Implosion" Examines a Key Moment in Comic Book History
Copyright 2018 Michael W. Rickard Things looked bleak for comic books throughout the 1970s because of plummeting sell-through rates....
Michael W. Rickard II
Nov 23, 20185 min read
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Book Review: "Crazy Like A Fox: The Definitive Chronicle of Brian Pillman 20 Years Later."
Brian Pillman remains one of wrestling’s greatest what-if stories, with fans wondering what would his life been like had he not died...
by Michael Rickard II
Nov 12, 20181 min read
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Book Review: Death of the Territories
Copyright 2018 by Michael W. Rickard II Tim Hornbaker’s Death of the Territories proves that wrestling history can be informative and...
Michael W. Rickard II
Oct 15, 20181 min read
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A Real-Life Highway through Hell: Crafting a Mosaic in "The Devil’s Highway"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note: Illegal border crossings are more controversial than ever, something discussed in...
by Michael Rickard II
Oct 12, 20184 min read
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Destruction and Diaspora: Life in "Their Dogs Came with Them: A Novel"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The border is a hot topic right now thus my class in borderland literature...
by Michael Rickard II
Sep 20, 20184 min read
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Book Review: Arn Anderson 4-Ever
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is a well-respected wrestler who rose to fame in the mid-80's becoming a founding member of the Four Horsemen...
Michael W. Rickard II
Sep 17, 20181 min read
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Book Review: Brutus Beefcake's "Struttin' and Cuttin'" Proves Fun Read
Fans may be wondering what Brutus Beefcake has to say about his time in the squared circle and let me tell you brother, he has a lot to...
Michael W. Rickard II
Sep 3, 20181 min read
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Chick Lit on the Border: Unheard Voices in "Loving Pedro Infante"
Copyright (c) 2018 by Michael Rickard II Editor's Note:The border is a hot topic right now thus my class in borderland literature...
by Michael Rickard II
Aug 31, 20185 min read
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Book Review: "Thrawn: Alliances." Is the Galaxy Big Enough for Grand Admiral Thrawn and Da
“I have sensed a disturbance in the Force.” Ominous words under any circumstances, but all the more so when uttered by Emperor Palpatine....
Michael W Rickard II
Aug 24, 20184 min read
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