Michael Samerdyke

• Jan-2021
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As the Fifties give way to the Sixties, the struggle of the Kestrel against the criminals and maniacs of Chagrin City changes. Television has a way of changing the public's mind about the lone twilight conflict between the Kestrel and foes like Diamo...

• Apr-2018
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Kurgania, the land beneath the shadows. Haunted by vampires, werewolves and witches over its long and dark history, Kurgania is a land of many dark legends. "Land Beneath the Shadows" includes 22 stories of Kurgania, stories that take pl...

• May-2017
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Greg Gerstenfelder is not having a good time in high school. His classmates don't like him, the girl he adores ignores him, and he can't drive Then, one night, he encounters debris from an outer space battle and gains superpowers. A comic book fan, G...

• Dec-2016
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Goriod, a poet, must flee the wrath of the Emperor. As he travels, he collects stories of the gods transforming humans into beasts and strange creatures. Goriod does not realize that he is fleeing toward the transformation he fears the most. "Goriod:...

• Sep-2015
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A man obsessed with dragons, a rooster determined to get to Las Vegas, a frog who believes he is a handsome prince, and a comedian made out of gingerbread are some of the characters awaiting you in "The Dragon Lover and Other Fantasy Stories," a coll...

• Jul-2015
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In the crime-plagued Midwestern metropolis of Chagrin City, one man wages a lonely war against the bizarre criminals of the Forties and Fifties. The Kestrel, a brooding crime-fighter with a wounded past, faces foes as odd as the dapper Diamond Jim, t...

• Nov-2014
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Attempts to reshape the past, recapture the past, and find hidden meanings abound in "Invasion of the President Snatchers," along with a sense of amusement. This book contains 6 short stories of science fiction, including "The First...

• Sep-2014
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""His Queen of Darkness" is a collection of six horror stories inspired by the 1940s horror films of Val Lewton. The stories explore the power of classic horror movies and the lure of forbidden love and obsession that stretches through th"...

• Aug-2014
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This book provides critical commentary on cartoons made by Warner Brothers, MGM, Walter Lantz and DePatie-Freleng between 1933 and 1976, covering cartoons "starring" Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, Woody Woodpecker and the Pink Panther among others....

• Nov-2013
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"Toys and 'Toons" consists of four fantasy stories inspired by toys and cartoons: "The Frankenstein Doll," "The Plot Against Santa Claus," "The Duck Is Amuck" and "The Best Medicine."...