Preview of THE SPIDER # 2

Here's the first sneak-peek of 2011--featuring a few pages from THE SPIDER # 2, "Reign of the Thunder King."


















The story is illustrated by the fantastic Hannibal King (fresh from our successful collaboration on The Phantom Unmasked mini-series) and written by me.






























It will be colored by the amazingly versatile Jay Piscopo, and the brilliantly atmospheric cover was painted by Dan Brereton.

Published in Spring 2011 by Moonstone.

Please ask your local comic book shop to reserve your copy today!

(Click on the pics for larger images.)

Happy Birthday FJA

Happy Birthday to the late, great Forrest J Ackerman, the single most influential person in my life.

I'll always be thankful we got to meet, so I could tell him how much his unrivaled enthusiasm for imaginative film and literature including, of course, his legendary Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, inspired me.

Miss you so much, Uncle Forry, wherever you are...or are not.

Thelma Jean (Belew) Powell Jan 15, 1928 -- November 11, 2000

Kind of melancholy and thinking about my mother tonight. This is the tenth anniversary of her departure from this reality.

Sure do miss you, Mom.

Sherlock Holmes Returns!

The Great Detective and I have once again crossed paths.

I'll be contributing a mystery/adventure tale to Moonstone's upcoming anthology, SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Crossovers Casebook.

Other authors include: Matthew Baugh, Win Scott Eckert, Larry Engle, Martin Gately, Joe Gentile, Barbara Hambly, Kevin Van Hook, Howard Hopkins, Will Murray, Don Roff, and Chris Sequeira.

Edited by Howard Hopkins. Cover by Timothy Lantz.

Spring 2011.

BELA LUGOSI's TALES FROM THE GRAVE Reviews!

I hear BELA LUGOSI's TALES FROM THE GRAVE # 1 is selling out everywhere. Amazing news.

It was such a Halloween treat to have been a part of this cool comic book horror anthology from the folks at Monsterverse, and getting to work with my friend Terry Beatty.

The first issue has been getting great reviews, too, and I truly appreciate all the kind comments and compliments. This was some of the most fun this Bela Lugosi fan ever had at the keyboard.



































If you're also a Lugosi fan and haven't yet seen the comic book, you might want to check out this links:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2010-10-29-Halloween-comics_N.htm

http://theroadsofautumndusk.blogspot.com/2010/11/best-comic-book-of-2010.html

http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/bela-lugosis-tales-grave-1-comic-book

Prehistoric Perils!

Beginning a new era of Science and Monsters!

Follow my recommendations of paleo-films, books, comics, and science-news on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/martin.powell1

My SCARLET IN GASLIGHT in the Washington Post!

Never thought I'd ever be written up in the Washington Post...especially for a book I wrote over twenty years ago.

Amazing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/29/AR2010102904040.html