Reader Matt points out that the Executioner has been plundering Parker-related book titles recently…
I have plundered these images from MackBolan.com.
Gold Eagle, the division of Harlequin that published men’s adventure books including The Executioner/Mack Bolan, is being closed down after Harlequin’s acquisition by HarperCollins. I expect Mack will land on his feet somewhere, especially if the movie franchise tentatively starring Bradley Cooper gets off the ground.
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We note that “Slayground” even features an amusement part backdrop! What else was plundered?
I wonder if should pick these up from my library just to see if there are any connections to the Parker books. Did they take any elements of the plot?
I haven’t read any of them, but I think I’m going to have to check out Slayground at a minimum.
The Bolan books, from what I remember, are pretty bad. I read a couple early teens and even at that age I could recognize bad writing when I saw it.
Does anyone know what’s up with the second illustrated Parker novel? The Hunter came out marked as volume 1 – but the second book was scheduled for publication by IDW, then was delayed and is now not available.
Thanks for any information.
I asked the same question on the open thread. I am hoping with all my might this project doesn’t fall apart; I’ve been dreaming of owning all the Starks in brand new hardcover editions for years, waaay before Darwyn Cooke announced the idea. And I was blown away by Cooke’s paintings for Hunter. Let’s hope this will still happen. It’s like being asked out by a beautiful girl you’ve had a crush on for years only to find out she was a dude all along. O.K., not exactly like that… ;-) lol
Well, I read this one. It was one of the Executioners I’ve read, which means it was entertaining but by no means the heights of literature. In Bolan has to rescue a Congressman’s daughter from a cult. The cult is based in an amusement park; hence the fairest wheel on the cover and probably what caused the publisher call it Slayground.
While as I said not a breathtaking work of Literature, it was entertaining. Strangely, it reminded me more of a Travis McGee novel. It’s set in a small town in Florida and the enemies are the cult and the corrupt citizens of the town. I could see a McGee story where Travis is hired to “salvage” the girl. There would be less of a body count and better prose and characterization.
There are some good things about the book. The writer has Bolan wounded and drugged by a booby trapped. This makes it more believable that Bolan who can kill dozens if not hundreds Mafia/soldiers/terrorists could actually be a threat to Bolan. It’s also more interesting than some of the books, where the author just hurls huge numbers of bad guys at Bolan then has them casually mowed down.