Thrillington Superhero Book Reviews

  Book Name : Iron Man: Extremis Author : Marie Javins Comic Series : Iron Man Original Story or Adaptation : Prose Novel adaptation from the storyline by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov Official Synopsis : After revealing his secret identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark aims to engineer a better world. He is shifting the focus of Stark Industries from destructive weapons to life-improving technologies. With his revelation and his plan, Tony expects fame and adulation, but he is only going to get more trouble. After suffering a tragic, public failure, Tony knows he must improve Iron Man if he ever hopes to defeat a devastating new threat. One solution is a potentially lethal techno-organic virus known as Extremis. It will grant Tony more power than he has ever known—and test his spirit to the breaking point . . . Review : This adaptation of the storyline by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov was a quick, entertaining read that left me turning the pages, excited to read what was going to happen ne...

  Book Name : Witchbade Talons Author : John DeChancie Comic Series : Witchblade Original Story or Adaptation : Original Story - Prose Novel Official Synopsis : Her name is Sara Pezzini. A New York City homicide detective with a deadly secret: A few years ago, she came into the possession of the Witchblade, a mystic weapon of unknown origin that has existed for centuries. Grateful to have first used it when her life was in danger, Sara soon learned the lesson every owner of the device has been taught through the years: The Witchblade is not controlled by anyone -- it does the controlling... A series of brutal murders have been committed in New York, and the trail of bodies seems to lead back to Russian mob boss Lazlo Kontra. But are the killings really gang-related, or the work of a mysterious group called the Order of the Raven -- a group that seems to know all about Sara Pezzini's secret...? At the moment, though, the Order and the Russian Mafia are the least of Sara's probl...

  Book Name : Breaking the Dark: A Jessica Jones Marvel Crime Novel Author : Lisa Jewell Comic Series : Jessica Jones / Alias by Marvel Original Story or Adaptation : Prose Novel - Original Story First Published : July 2, 2024 Official Synopsis : Meet Jessica Jones: Retired superhero, private investigator, loner. She tried her best to be a shiny spandex crimefighter, but that life only led to unspeakable trauma. Now she avoids that world altogether and works on surviving day-to-day in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. The morning a distraught mother comes into her office, Jessica would prefer to nurse her hangover and try to forget last night’s poor choices. But something about Amber Randall’s story strikes a chord with her. Amber is adamant that something happened to her teenage twins while they were visiting their father in the UK. The twins don’t act like themselves, and they now have flawless skin, have lost their distinctive tics and habits, and keep talking about a girl named Belle. ...