Star Trek (2026)

Fixation

When superfan Taylor Van Owens wins a contest to stay in the legendary Mallard house—the most iconic filming location for the hit vampire book turned movie Blood Mountain—she and her best friend Karrah arrive in Vail expecting to sink their fangs into a weekend straight from a fangirl’s dream. The cast has reunited for a tenth-anniversary celebration, devotees have descended on the small town, and nostalgia hangs thick in the air.

But shortly before their arrival, a young woman is found dead inside the Mallard house.

The death is quickly brushed off as an unstable fan taking her fantasies too far, but rumors swirl as the police quietly open a murder investigation. With cameras rolling and ravenous Blood Mountain buffs to appease, production works overtime to keep the story from leaking, insisting the fandom is “one big family,” but unease spreads through the town. Resentful locals, jealous superfans, sensitive actors, and desperate producers overwhelm Taylor as she moves in a haze through meet-and-greets, vigils, and book signings. Every interaction feels loaded. Every corner holds a potential threat. Every vampire has a taste for blood.

And the killer isn’t finished. They’ll stain the town red to ensure they go down in Blood Mountain history. This isn’t just a random act of violence—it’s a crime of passion a decade in the making.

Blending true-crime tension with razor-sharp commentary on fandom and toxic addictions, Fixation is a chilling mystery in which everyone has a motive and the least threatening person in the room may actually be the most dangerous of all.

Randy’s Reviews – Avengers #6 by Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubert

Avengers #6 Review by Randy Young

Avengers #6 Review

Avengers #6 Review

Jonathan Hickman is still in setup mode with issue 6. He is still introducing us to the extensive, new Avengers roster. This huge roster is a negative and a positive. It is almost too big to handle and really give the characters the proper attention. However, Hickman takes certain characters and lets you know he’ll be focusing on those characters alone in the issue in your hands. I feel an idea like this will be handled well in Hickman’s hands but could really use 2 or 3 books to properly flesh out the characters and stories completely.

That being said, each issue’s focus has been enlightening. The small changes he’s made to Spidey-Ock’s character are enough to get people wondering why Spider-Man is acting different but not as obvious as the dialogue Dan Slott provides in Superior Spider-Man. His exploration of Captain Universe is intriguing. She might be an old character but the new host is story I want to know more about. The ending feels like a huge, Marvel Universe wide event. I know this won’t be the case because the New Avengers are already dealing with one and Ultron is approaching so the shock of the ending falls slightly flat. This issue plays strongly on Hickman’s ability to create complex characters and grand scale crisis.

Adam Kubert has had a very distinct style for the last 20 years. His art here has some slightly new details that I’m not used to. I’m unsure if this is the inker or this is him trying something new, of which he is custom to do. The eyes are still there. Some of the angles he uses for panels are there. I just found that the art style used with Shang-Chi was different. This isn’t a bad thing by any means and I really enjoyed the art in this issue, particularly with the almost Venom/symbiote like characteristics of Captain Universe’s costume.

This was a very strong issue that will lead us into something called the “white event.”

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