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.
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.