Life with Archie #80

Well today a search that I have had for so many years then I can count came to an end. Thanks to my friend Keith Hammond I now once again have Life with Archie #80. I loved this story that I first read when I was about 7 years old. The story isn't exactly as I remembered it but as I know Archie comics did this story twice I may have mixed them up a little. First off the new character Angel looks better on the cover then he did in the actual story. He is getting all the attention of the girls. and even beats Moose in a fight after he flirts' with Midge. When Dilton tells Archie that he noticed something that could get Angel defeated, Archie fights him and it comes to a draw. The next time I saw this story Angel's secret to his defeat was that he had a low threshold for pain. So seeing that Dilton could knew that Angel had a tell sign on what punch he was going to use was a much better weakness. By the end of the story in this issue Archie won his respect and I was hoping he would become a new character that would be in the books for a long time to come. However, except for the retelling of the story in a book that I can't recall, this was his only appearance. When I informed Keith that I was looking for it he said he thought he could have it in a week or two. Two weeks later and it's now mine again. Thanks Keith.

New cover for Project: Hero

Here is the new look on the cover for the first paperback book in the Project: Hero series. It is on sale now at this link https://www.createspace.com/5013768 You can get 10% off at check out if you use code KBNCLFGB.

New Publisher and Look for Last Train to Murder and Other Stories

Dinky Publishing is proud to announce that Last Train to Murder and Other Stories is now officially under the Dinky Publishing umbrella. It has a new cover and ads for the books that were written by the other authors. You can get the book now at this link https://www.createspace.com/6715252 ^^^Please share this with any Monkees fan or on any The Monkees Facebook group.

Where With Great Power Began

It was on this date, Sept. 20th 2012, that I placed this ad for authors to contribute to a book.

"Ok here is something I have been thinking about and want to see if anyone is interested. If you are a comic book fan and a Christian this should appeal to you. I want to put out a book of short stories by various authors that follows the same issue of Amazing Fantasy #15 as it goes from person to person from the first day that it hits the newstands to the present. I will write the first two stories and each other Author would take a turn writing one or two stories till we get to the end, which I plan to write, unless someone else comes up with a good ending. The profits from the book will go to a Christian missionary who works for Campus Crusade for Christ named Kelley Will. Message me if you want to do this. No date as to when I will need the stories but I hope to have them all real soon to make the book before Christmas. But the date can change."

Well the date did change. I found out that Christmas of that year was too close to do all that had to be done for the book. But it became the book With Great Power and it is still raising money for charity today. Here is links to it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Joseph-Beth, and Lulu.com

Amazon http://tinyurl.com/gmdpncs

Barnes and Noble in paperback http://tinyurl.com/zv4ggwm and in Nook http://tinyurl.com/jpjzrvw

Joseph-Beth http://tinyurl.com/gsvtv9r

Lulu.com http://tinyurl.com/o7qw9zl

Don't forget to look for our ad in Cemetery Plots #2. It's available now at all fine comic books shops.

New Town, New Comic Book

I’ve heard that most people say that it is their sense of smell that brings back memories to them. I can’t recall a time when smell did that for me. For me it has always been sight or hearing. Lately, I have been reading a lot of Marvel comics’ Essential series. Right now I’m reading Volume 7 of the Essential Spider-Man. The first story in this series is a reprint of #138. It was the very first comic book I bought when my family moved to the town where I still live. I recalled buying it at the local convenient store that was just a block and a half away from my new home. It was called Stop and Go. The store is still in that area and moved a half a block closer but I’m not in that house anymore. It’s also now called the Dairy Mart. I remember thinking how lucky I was to have a store that close sell comic books. You see, before we moved, the closest store that sold comics where I lived was at least a mile away. That lucky feeling didn’t last too long.   In less than 6 months they stopped selling comic books. A local drug store, that was about 5 blocks in the opposite direction and across the town’s main highway, was now my closest connection. It was still closer than a mile away, but it wasn’t like having them as your next door neighbor.   The good thing about the drug store is that I had to pass it on my way home from school. Sometimes I made a quick stop there to see what books were out.

It’s now rare to find any convenient stores or drug stores that sell comic books. Comic book specialty stores are now where most people have to find them.  If you are a comic book fan, and lucky enough to live a block away from your local comic book store, then cherish that feeling.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Looming Large

Here are 10 covers from the Amazing Spider-Man that show the image of Spider-Man looming large in the background as he cast a shadow over the action on the cover. Don't forget that you can also get the short story book With Great Power that shows how Spider-Man and his motto loom large for other people on decisions they have to make in life. Get it at this Amazon link https://www.amazon.com/With-Great-Power-Ron-Athey/dp/1300570261/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

Altered Circuits the TV show? It's Possible

I am trying to get interest in turning my short story Altered Circuits into a TV show. An increase in sales and more reviews would help. If you have a kindle you can buy it at the following links and if you have already read it please leave an honest review. Here is the link where you can download it for kindle.

Review of S.O.L.A.D.: It's Just the Beginning: Book II of the Angelo & Angeline Chronicles by Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.

The second book in the S.O.L.A.D. The Angelo and Angeline Chronicles starts off with a bang! While the first book ended with our heroes defeating the Demon Master and his minions and Kevin and Juanita, also known as Angelo and Angeline, going back to their own world, this starts with Jeff and Wiseman J following them. They arrive just in time as it shows the Demon Master and his followers weren’t defeated. They just went to this world and now Kevin and Juanita have to once more battle him as the heroes Angelo and Angeline. With Jeff and Wiseman J now able to lend a helping hand the odds are in their favor. However, the evil forces seem even stronger on this world. They have to fight even harder to save their hometown of Memphis, Tenn. Can they finally defeat the Demon Master once and for all? Will they just run him off to another world where they will have to follow? Find out more in the rare series. It is an action packed science fiction Christian classic. S.O.L.A.D.: It's Just the Beginning: Book II of the Angelo & Angeline Chronicles.  

Beauty's Curse by C.S. Johnson Review

Alternate views of fairy tales seems to be the new thing in books and movies these days. Beauty’s Curse by C.S. Johnson is one of the latest in this genre. With Princess Aurora of Rhone, whom her friends call Rose, we find out what would happen if Sleeping Beauty would take it on herself to find a way to beat the curse that was to come upon her when she reached the age of 18. Some of her friends are bent on revenge. Others want to find a way to end the curse. All of them are there to help Rose. The book is well written and if you love stories about Princesses and fairies full of magic and adventure, you will love Beauty’s Curse, the first in the Once Upon a Princess Saga.

The Monkees, Head and the 60's

Hey Monkee fans! Here is a new book about the Monkees that you can pre-order on Amazon as it comes out September 13, 2016. It is by Peter Mills. It's The Monkees, Head and the 60's You can get it at the Amazon link below. Also, you can get Last Train to Murder and Other Stories that feature Davy Jones and/or the Monkees in some fictional adventures that is also on Amazon at a link below and available now.

Santa Claus Funnies 1 and 2 are on sale at 40 percent off

Just letting you know that the golden age Christmas classics Santa Claus Funnies 1 and 2 are on sale at 40% off. For Santa Claus Funnies 1 use code N2YYVQQ9 at https://www.createspace.com/5014606 for Santa Claus Funnies 2 use code X5P9MYJ9 at https://www.createspace.com/5075664

Santa Claus Funnies Vol. 1 on sale with ad for the book Dinky the Elf

I know there are sites were you can down load this for free but I like to hold the book in my hands and I wanted to let anyone else who feels the same that you can get Santa Claus Funnies Vol. 1 at 40% off today with code N2YYVQQ9 at https://www.createspace.com/5014606 It contains an ad for the book Dinky the Elf.

4 star reviews for Project: Hero and Dinky the Elf.

4 out of 5 stars on a review for Project: Hero, Project: Hero Atlantis Under attack and Dinky the Elf on Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/review/R3KTIUM19EDX5Z/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm Here are the links for book one in the Project: Hero series http://www.amazon.com/PROJECT-Mr-Rick-L-Phillips/dp/069230083X/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=onmymind-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=GBZSWEUWTBMJP2NJ&creativeASIN=069230083X and book two https://www.amazon.com/review/R235TLK35ULA9H/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv Order them today to have them in time for Christmas.

The Pasta Family Presents: The Origin of Gravy Girl!

Another contributor to the With Great Power book, Michael Ciccolini, has a wonderful children's series out called the Pasta Family. The latest is about the origin of his superhero Gravy Girl. Get The Origin of Gravy Girl at this following amazon link.

S.O.L.A.D.: It's Just the Beginning

My friend and a contributor to my book With Great Power, Tyrone Tony Reed Jr., has the second in his S.O.L.A.D. series out now. It is one of the best fantasy series I have ever read. If you click on the link below you will be able to get it now.

Dinky the Elf is 10% off

If you want the print book but the price on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or the other stores is a little too much for your budget, then you can get it at 10% off at createspace. Just use code JCBQGDXF at checkout to get the discount. Here is the link to it on createspace https://www.createspace.com/5011488 Please leave an honest review of the book on Amazon or any of the other places where you buy your books on line.

Contest

Monkee fans who love Christmas stories today is your luck day. Leave a review of Dinky the Elf on Amazon and be in the running to get this Monkees Christmas mug. Here is the link to the book on Amazon where you can leave the review or buy it if you haven't got it yet. http://www.amazon.com/Dinky-Elf-Rick…/…/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til… contest ends October 2nd.

Project: Hero Atlantis Under Attack Variant cover

Writer/artist Stephen Skeates, who has worked for Marvel, DC and Charlton comics, has created a variant cover of Project: Hero Atlantis Under Attack that is out today. Here is the original cover art of the book

Buy the book on line at Amazon.com or other fine on line booksellers. Books by Rick L. Phillips

Five Star rating on Goodreads

With Great Power gets a five star rating from a gentleman named Wesley on Goodreads. Here is the link to it on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17568984-with-great-power

4 star Review for Project: Hero Atlantis Under Attack

A Four star review for Project: Hero Atlantis Under Attack at Amazon.com​ Here is the review "This is a fantasy/super hero story set in Atlantis and on dry land in the present tense. This book had a few twists in it, some action, some humor, and I believe it would make a good super hero movie. I've not read a book by this author before but I will be sure to again. Being a fan of comic books I liked this story. I even imagined the scenes in comic book form. This was a good quick read." You can get Project: Hero Atlantis Under Attack at http://www.amazon.com/Project-Hero-Atlantis-Under-Attack/dp/0692300023/ref=as_sl_pc_ss_til?tag=onmymind-20&linkCode=w01&linkId=FXELYTMFAOQ7MWHR&creativeASIN=0692300023