The Reviews are in!
“Diablo is one of the best books I’ve read this year, and one of the best comic-book-super-hero books I’ve ever read.”
- Peter Latrobe Heyrman, Editor
“Jonathan Blanc, AKA Doctor Diablo, is a rich, arrogant super
villain - a mastermind criminal. Highly educated with PhD's in
Electrical Engineering and Particle Physics, Doctor Diablo
invents a device that allows him to dematerialize, enabling him
to pass through any obstacle, even walk on air. The "intangibility field" allows Doctor Diablo and dim-witted henchman, "Phil",
to specialize in notorious burglaries.
But burglary isn't easy in San Francisco with invincible super
hero, Captain Energetic, interfering with Doctor Diablo's genius
plans. To make matters worse, Crusher, a 7-foot, 500-pound
genetically strength-enhanced mobster, is on a psychopathic
vengeful quest against Doctor Diablo. Crusher wants nothing more
than to eliminate the main Bay Area criminal competition and the
goody-two-shoes, crime-fighting adversary, even if it means
snuffing-out Doctor Diablo's friends, Phil, "Foxgirl" and "Silk
Sorceress," or Captain Energetic's twelve-year-old son.
H. G. Martin presents an action-packed fantasy comic without the
elaborate artwork. Written in an engaging first-person narrative,
"Doctor Diablo" comic heroes and villains are brought to pulsating
life. Character powers, costumes and lifestyles are vividly and
realistically portrayed, as are engrossing traits and habits.
"Good versus evil" and "evil versus evil" are rampant throughout
this reader-absorbing first novel by H. G. Martin. Although the
beginning of the e-book has directions for "incorporating article
function", "linking to chapters" and a "Purchasing Agreement and
Software License" - all more appropriately suited for reading
prior to purchase - they do not overly distract from the anticipation of the beginning read. "Doctor Diablo" is a novel that, to
me, should be converted to a screenplay and viewed on big screen.
I very highly recommend "Doctor Diablo" to all comic-minded fans.
”
- Patricia Spork, Reviewer eBook Reviews Weekly
A different type of SF
I have been reading SF for over 50 years and this is a change that I really enjoyed. It's science fiction with a twist and a new angle, this is really ready to be made into a series or a movie, the writing is good and the twists that come are fun to read. H.G.Wells he is not, Yet!!, but he is on his way. If you can get a first edition ,keep it, it may become a classic.
- A reader from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho United States
Great Enterntainment.
I really enjoyed reading Dr. Diablo and to be honest I'm not even a big fan of 'fantasy' books. A friend of mine had a copy and I read the first few pages and concluded I liked the style of the author and you could tell he was a good writer. He did a great job describing the characters in the book. I also quite enjoyed the humour in the book. I found myself having a hard time putting the book down at night which is when I typically finally find time to read.
It's a very enjoyable book to read that has some real comments on life in it amongst the fun of 'super hero's'.
- KC from Phoenix, AZ United States
I just finished reading your novel, "Doctor Diablo" and
loved it!!!.
The dialogue is sharp, the plot builds beautifully. It is great to see a
book on superheroes done this well. I'm a big fan of hero-pulps and
superhero prose. I've read hundreds of them, from The Shadow to Batman, Doc
Savage to Buckaroo Banzai. "The superhero with real problems" premise has
been done really well in several books: The Wild Cards novel series; Count
Geiger's Blues, Flyboy Action Figure Comes with Gasmask, Superfolks, Those
Who Walk In Darkness. "Doctor Diablo" easily ranks among these titles.
I'm hopeful that your upcoming second novel, "The Legacy of the Silver
Scorpion," is also a superhero novel. If so, count on this fan to buy his
copy the moment it hits the market.
Thanks again for your contribution to this area of fiction.
- Sincerely, Chris Yates
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