Pinnacle City is, as the subtitle suggests, a work of superhero fiction crossed with detective fiction although the superhero aspect dominates. The general tone of the novel is similar to Matt Carter s previous work,
Almost Infamous, although unless you are a fan of superhero fiction that probably will not mean much to you.
Eddie Enriquez is a permanently down-on-his luck detective, very much of the hardboiled detective tradition. His job is made both easier and harder in that he is a low-ranking super (but not a hero). He has the power to see the history of an object just by touching it, which turns out to be an extremely useful talent for a private detective. He also, as a teenager, made the youthful mistake of signing on as a supervillain s henchman, which pretty much ruined his life; in the eyes of society he s just one step up from a mutant or a Lumerian. The police and the superheros would be harassing him even if he
Pinnacle City
Pinnacle City: A Superhero Noir
Pinnacle City is, as the subtitle suggests, a work of superhero fiction crossed with detective fiction although the superhero aspect dominates. The general tone of the novel is similar to Matt Carter s previous work,
Almost Infamous, although unless you are a fan of superhero fiction that probably will not mean much to you.
Eddie Enriquez is a permanently down-on-his luck detective, very much of the hardboiled detective tradition. His job is made both easier and harder in that he is a low-ranking super (but not a hero). He has the power to see the history of an object just by touching it, which turns out to be an extremely useful talent for a private detective. He also, as a teenager, made the youthful mistake of signing on as a supervillain s henchman, which pretty much ruined his life; in the eyes of society he s just one step up from a mutant or a Lumerian. The police and the superheros would be harassing him even if he
Annie Marsh will reprise her role as Patsy Cline in Opera House’s musical revue, “Always … Patsy Cline.” (Port City Daily/Courtesy photo)
WILMINGTON For months Big Dawg Productions’ artistic director, Steve Vernon, has been preparing the local theater company’s return to the stage since Covid-19 shuttered its Cape Fear Playhouse home in March 2020. Though Big Dawg did three radio dramas throughout the pandemic, “The Lifespan of a Fact” will be the company’s first in-person show in more than a year.
“I began looking at plays that were possible ‘openers’ for a return to the stage,” Vernon wrote to Port City Daily, “something that could be done with a small cast that reflected the uncertainty and anxiety of the past year, and yet still be entertaining and even comedic, and that framed larger issues into more digestible stories.”
The 100 Best Private Colleges in America
By Joni Sweet, Stacker News
On 5/15/21 at 9:00 AM EDT
Choosing a college can be one of the most important decisions in a person s life. The universities that students attend will train them for their future careers, give them the education they need to think critically and solve real-world problems, and connect them to a lifelong social network and community. While invaluable, the benefits of higher education don t come cheap especially if the choice is a private school. Tuition and fees at private colleges clocked in at more than $35,000 a year on average in the 2018-2019 school year. That s nearly four times as much as what a student would typically spend to attend an in-state public college, according to data from U.S. News & World Report. No wonder recent graduates of private nonprofit schools typically shoulder about $32,600 in student debt, according to Matt Carter of Credible.