TW reads Future State the Next Batman

By Owen Quinn the author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

Copyright DC comics

When I saw the original promo material for this new Batman I was so excited. I immediately contacted my comic book shop spurred on by the cover to place the order. Even lockdown didn’t stop me but I had to wait a few days as comics could only be sent out via post.

Imagine my disappointment when I finally got a copy in my hands. To say I was/am disappointed would be an understatement. Firstly the cover sucks. That initial image of Tim Fox as the new Batman that drew me in was nowhere to be seen. I am delighted to see a black Batman because it’s about time. We have seen ethnic diversity becoming more prevalent on the movies and television shows so it’s a fantastic move. The art for me was not great and worst of all, instead of a complete stunning original story for the new Batman we get an anthology. We get three stories this issue with the Outsiders and Arkham Knights. Sorry DC but his is a big miscalculation on your part. The focus of this four parter heralding Tim Fox’s era as the Batman should be all about Tim in a story that would cement him into the minds of the readers as the new generation. Sadly this is not the case and it feels more like a showcase for the Future State concept. The best Batman stories have always been about threats to both worlds of whoever wears the mantle. The impact of being Batman is a constant bane to the man behind the mask. The use of Bane masks for the criminals is a nice throwback like the ghost of evil past still haunts Tim’s reign.

For me the thinking behind this launch has been mishandled. Like Jodie Whittaker’s era of Doctor Who, the thinking of how to market it is all wrong. While Tim is a great addition to the mythos it really should have been a showcase which should have left readers going ‘Bruce who?’

Halloween Kills new teaser trailer

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

Copyright Mirama Blumhouse Productions

The older you get the more time flies when you don’t want it to but I can’t wait until October when Michael Myers comes back to terrorise us once again. I loved the first movie but of course there has to be a sequel even though Michael was trapped burning alive in Laurie’s specially built cage in her basement. Like the original two movies Halloween Kills picks up seconds after the first movie ends. The fire brigade are on their way to put out the fire but as we know sometimes you should just let things burn….

It’s going to be a long wait.

Broken Law movie now on Netflix

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

Written and directed by Paddy Slattery, Broken Law sees a dedicated cop tested when his convict brother turns up in desperate need of his help. The movie is now playing on Netflix. Check out the trailer below then give it watch. Tristan Heanue plays the Garda, Dave Connolly whose convict brother played by Graham Earley turns his life upside down. The main villain is the vicious Wallace played by Love/Hate’s and Cardboard Gangsters’s John Connors.

I watched it last night and really enjoyed it. A story with great twists that makes you think it’s going to go one way then goes off on a tangent while at the same time doubling as a family drama performed with great zeal and passion. Another cracking gem in Ireland’s movie crown.

https://youtu.be/LZPkoGT5ZoQ

Book excerpt: The Time Warriors: Red Water

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

Copyright Owen Quinn

Summoned by an old friend to the town of Red Water when reports that Bigfoot has murdered a local man emerge, Varran meets an old friend from the past. As they hunt the real killer, Varran’s past is revealed and they face a demon from another dimension; the spearhead of an invasion with Red Water as ground zero!

It took a step back, smashing the horse’s corpse towards them. The group scattered as blood and gore splattered them.

Ben yelled his incantation louder as Ike and Varran kept their weapons on it. Ike was shaking as he realized this was what had murdered his brother. He stared into its malevolent eyes as it looked at him, actually looked at him, almost at his very soul and he could have sworn it smirked gloatingly.

He was sweating as temper flared up within him, his heart screaming at him to pull the trigger and blow this thing’s brains out right now but he felt rather than saw, Ben willing him to keep his calm, not to interfere. All he could see was his brother lying dead on that mountainside, his neck twisted grotesquely. What had he thought in those last seconds as those claws reached for him? Horrified at the answer in his imagining, he dismissed the thought, focusing on the spot right between the creature’s eyes. It was retreating, slashing at the ever nearing Native Americans as whatever they were saying seemed to be actually taking effect. From their position it looked as if it was swatting at a wasp that was dangerously close to its ears as it swiped the air around it with a series of growls. Ralph kept beating the sticks together, releasing the powder as Ben’s chanting reached a crescendo. It stumbled, mucus dipping from its mouth to the ground below. Its entire body arched as it seemed to suffer an electric shock before it launched itself into the air above them.

They fell in all directions with frightened cries but its leap carried it into the boundary of brush. They froze, whirling and spinning round in every direction, waiting for the thing to strike again.

“Where is it? Where is it?” cried Tyran. Ike spun over her, rifle aimed ready to fire, hunter’s instincts rising in him.

“That killed my brother,” he said to Ben.

 Ben’s silence told him everything he needed to know, the lime eyes shining sorrowfully.

“STOP!” yelled Michael, hands held out either side of him, face beetroot with fear. “Tell me exactly what that was because I’m telling you this for nothing; if that was Bigfoot, he’s got a serious dose of the Mister Hyde. And has anyone got a bazooka?” He was terrified. “Calm down,” Jacke whispered. He looked at her wide eyed.

“Did you see that thing? It could have ripped us apart in seconds and we were defenceless. Check out Champion the not so wonder horse or what’s left!”

To read the rest of this thrilling adventure, get your copy here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Warriors-Red-Water-Book/dp/1463594275/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=the+time+warriors+red+water&qid=1610744215&sr=8-2

The Time Warriors: The Moon Once More out now!

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

A new collection of short stories featuring the Time Warriors. Think you know everything that happened in series one? Not quite. Join Varran, Jacke, Tyran and Michael as they find face new dangers which will test them to their limits. Six stories including Fire and Ice which was released as an surprise extra in Tempest. In Irish Eyes, we learn more of Varran’s past, in the Gift a distraught Robert meets a woman that can talk to the dead, Jacke is trapped alone in ancient Ireland during an invasion in Trinity while Rachel faces an occupied Earth which has never heard of the Time Warriors. In Twisted Michael and Jacke find the world has changed dramatically and it’s all their fault.

Get your copy here at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Warriors-Moon-Once-More/dp/1478285044/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+time+warriors+the+moon+once&qid=1610742736&sr=8-1

The Time Warriors: Spooklight & The Skull out now!

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

n Spooklight, they team up with a pair of paranormal investigators in 1931. What is the secret of the Spooklights? Who is the mysterious Mr Beaumont and why is he so loved by the public? Splitting up, Michael and Varran face the wrath of the Spooklights when the spirits of the dead come back to haunt them. Spirits that will reveal both men’s inner most secrets.

Summoned to 1975, they find Brussels in the grip of a serial killer with a difference. All the bodies have been sucked dry leaving hideous corpses in its wake. As they race to save the latest victim, things go wrong. Jacke disappears while tribal warriors stalk the streets. With no clues, Varran and the others find themselves running out of time. But it may be too late as Jacke comes face to face with the killer. A killer she thought long dead…

Get your copy here today https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Warriors-Spooklight-Skull-ebook/dp/B07FKSTJ1Y/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+time+warriors+spooklight&qid=1610741579&sr=8-1

QuaranCon 2020 panel: Writing fight sequences

Not even a virus can stop writers as this group discuss aspects of the art in particular writing fight scenes that will leap from the page at you. Featuring Damien Larkin, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Anna Spark Smith, Lee Conley, M.L Wang, and Patrick LeClerc.

https://youtu.be/Ecp5qGFk-ss

Preorder Damien Larkin’s Blood Red Sand

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

McCabe, Private Jenkins, and the Mars Expeditionary Force must overcome bullet, bomb, and bayonet to destroy the Third Reich. While Jenkins fights to stay alive, McCabe forms an uneasy alliance with MAJESTIC-12 operatives known as the Black Visors. Will this be the final battle of World War Two or the first confrontation in an interstellar war?

Links to purchase Blood Red Sand: https://www.damienlarkinbooks.com/order-big-red

Chris Sheerin’s One Year From Today out now!

By Owen Quinn author of the Time Warriors and Zombie Blues

One Year from Today is a positivity book with a twist. Laid out in the form of a calendar, it provides daily affirmations, mantras and challenges, all of which aim to help the reader sharpen their intuition, reignite their creativity and spontaneity, and strengthen their presence and resolve.Unlike other positivity manuals, however, One Year from Today can be read in a variety of ways. You can read it from cover to cover. You can read only the page allotted to a particular date. Or, you can dip into the book at random and apply the short and very simple life-lessons to your day.

Get your copy here today https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Year-Today-Chris-Sheerin/dp/0957072457/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Chris+Sheerin&qid=1610571990&sr=8-1