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Body of Truth
May is No Place for Gringos Month !Book Review: 'Body of Truth' by David Lindsey4 / 5 Stars'Body of Truth' (465 pp.) first was published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1993. This Bantam Books paperback...
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Match Point of Our Love
'Match Point of Our Love'The Beach Boys, 1978The Beach Boys' album M.I.U. was released in September, 1978. It is not considered one of their best albums. Mike Love, who had positioned himself as the...
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In Midlothian
In MidlothianSo I drove about 90 minutes to a used bookstore in Midlothian, Virginia, a western suburb of Richmond. I hadn't been there in about two years. I was astonished at all the development going...
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Incident at La Junta
 May is No Place for Gringos Month !Book Review: 'Incident at La Junta' by Oliver Lange 2 / 5 Stars'Incident at La Junta' (208 pp.) was published by Pocket Books in June, 1974, with a cover...
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The Civil War Between the Negroes and the Jews
'The Civil War Between the Negroes and the Jews !'by John Hughes (story) and George Evans (art)from National Lampoon, January 1980Ahhh, yes......if you are a contemporary reader, then this comic from...
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Book Review: In the Forest of the Night
 May is No Place for Gringos Month !Book Review: 'In the Forest of the Night' by Ron Faust5 / 5 Stars'In the Forest of the Night' first was published in 1993. This paperback edition (326 pp.) was...
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The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandtby Ian SummersBallantine Books, 1979Â Greg and Tim Hildebrandt were twins, born in Detroit on January 23, 1939 (Tim died of complications from diabetes in June, 2006)....
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Book Review: Other Edens
Book Review: 'Other Edens' edited by Christopher Evans and Robert Holdstock1 / 5 Stars'Other Edens (237 pp.) was published in the UK in 1987. The cover artist is uncredited.The two follow-up editions...
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Wild Palms comic
Wild Palms comicby Bruce Wagner (writer) and Julian Allen (artist)If you're over 30, you probably might remember the TV show Wild Palms that aired on ABC TV for five episodes in May of 1993. The show,...
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Book Review: Neighbors
Celebrating PrideMonth, June 2022Book Review: 'Neighbors' by Russell O'Neil2 / 5 StarsHere at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to celebrate Pride Month by reviewing a book, fiction or nonfiction, that...
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Book Review: Slugfest
Book Review: 'Slugfest' by Reed Tucker5 / 5 Stars'Slugfest' (276 pp.) was published in October, 2017 by De Capo Press. Author Tucker is a New York City-based author who has written hundreds of articles...
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Atlantis by Donovan
Atlantisby Donovanfrom the album Barabajagal (March, 1969)A great example of hippie mysticism, 'Chariots of the Gods' ideology, and plain, unadulterated coolness..........'Atlantis', released as a...
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Playboy June 1973
Playboy magazine, June 1973Let's take another trip back in time courtesy of Playboy magazine, and travel 49 years to June, 1973. This issue has a massive 254 pages. It's crammed with full page, and...
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Book Review: SF:UK
 Book Review: 'SF:UK' by Daniel O'Brien2 / 5 Stars'SF:UK' was published in 2000 by Reynolds and Hearn, UK. It is a tie-in to the 8-episode series that aired on Britain's Channel Four in 2001.The...
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Like an Eagle by Dennis Parker
Celebrating Pride Month, June 2022'Like An Eagle' by Dennis ParkerHere at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to observe Pride Month by reviewing media that celebrates the LGBTQ Experience.For June, 2022,...
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Tired of Slaving Over a Hot Stove ?
Tired of Slaving Over a Hot Stove ?from the July, 1974 issue of National LampoonLitton Industries, Inc, introduced here yesterday a new microwave oven with a variable cooking control that matches power...
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Huntsman from Bizarre Adventures
Huntsmanby Archie Goodwin (script), Michael Golden (art), and Steve Mitchell (inks)from Bizarre Adventures No. 28, October 1981During its run in the late 70s and early 80s Marvel Preview and Bizarre...
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Book Review: Earth in Twilight
Book Review: 'Earth in Twilight' by Doris Piserchia2 / 5 Stars'Earth in Twilight' (156 pp.) was published by DAW Books as Book No. 458. The cover art is by Wayne D. Barlowe.This is the first time I've...
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National Lampoon July 1974
National LampoonJuly, 1974In modern vernacular, the July, 1974 issue of the National Lampoon can safely be labeled as one of the most 'transgressive' yet issued, although back in '74 it simply would've...
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