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March 5, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 12 of 41
Gotham City’s vigilante Batman pays a visit to Iceberg Lounge owner and crime boss the Penguin. *** The door to Cobblepot’s office burst open. Two men from his security entourage raced in, handguns at the ready. A third man stood at the door, covering all angles with his handgun. After a quick search of the […]
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March 3, 2018
eBook lovers celebrate “Read an eBook” week 2018
March 4-10th is official “Read an eBook Week!” What’s “Read an eBook Week?” The week is an annual international celebration of eBooks. It was started all the way back in 2004 by Rita Toews, a soft-spoken mother of two and grandmother of one. Not only does the event raise awareness of the eBook in all […]
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March 2, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 11 of 41
Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, and Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, party at the Iceberg Lounge… until they’re interrupted. *** The Iceberg Lounge had quickly become the premiere spot in Gotham’s nightlife. It was open only two random nights a week, making it even more exclusive. But when it was open, the parties raged well into the […]
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February 28, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 10 of 41
Batman heads to the Iceberg Lounge. *** Leon Singleton liked his job at the Iceberg Lounge. He was a Gotham beat cop, but that never paid the bills. He’d taken off-duty work as security at some of Gotham’s other nightclubs, but this one paid top dollar. Leon chalked it up to the high-end clientele. The […]
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February 26, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 9 of 41
Barbara shares information with her mentor, Bruce Wayne — a.k.a. the Batman. *** Barbara pressed some buttons, connecting the call. The image of Bruce Wayne filled the screen. “Batgirl, report,” Wayne said. His voice had taken a deeper, intimidating tone. It was the voice he used as his alter ego — Batman. “You were right,” […]
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February 23, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 8 of 41
Batgirl changes into her Barbara Gordon identity to investigate the Russians and the mystery woman she encountered earlier. She’s greeted by Alfred and, later, the Batman himself. *** “You’re the best, Alfred,” Barbara said. She released him, caught the surprise in his usually stoic demeanor. She remembered that in the many years Alfred Pennyworth had […]
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February 21, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 7 of 41
Batgirl returns to the Batcave to research the Russians and the mystery woman she encountered. *** Batgirl steered her motorcycle down a tunnel hidden from the prying eyes of the Bristol area’s wealthy citizens. It led to the Batcave. Dick had named the place; as a sixteen-year-old budding crime fighter, Dick had gone so far […]
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February 19, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 6 of 41
Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, continues his presentation. Afterward, he gets some private talk time with Gotham City’s favorite son, Bruce Wayne. *** Gordon turned away from Stark. Hill stood. “An interesting show, Mr. Stark, but some of us do have to do the people’s work in the morning,” Hill said. “Have your people send […]
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February 16, 2018
Armored Underworld (fanfiction) pt 5 of 41
Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, finishes his presentation of a new civil defense robot for Gotham City’s Mayor Hill, Commissioner Gordon and industrialist Bruce Wayne, a man with a secret of his own. *** Gordon, who sat next to Wayne, nudged the sleeping man. Wayne abruptly woke. “Huh? Sorry,” he began. “Long day, longer last […]
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February 13, 2018
On George Lucas: even a visionary needs a team
George Lucas gave every Gen X boy and some girls their childhood through his visionary work on “Star Wars.” The failure of his Prequel Trilogy to live up to the childhood dreams reveals a point hidden in the Classic Trilogy: Lucas is a visionary, but even he needed a crack team to make that vision […]
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