Welcome back, Mike Hammer!
Actually, Mike returned last year in the novel, THE GOLIATH BONE. It was the first Hammer teaming of Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, and was a more modern story. It was the book Mr. Spillane was working on at the time of his death. For those of us who have followed the Hammer books over the years, it was good to finally see Mike and his secretary Velda married to each other. They’d been nuts about each other, but Mike was never ready for the big commitment.
THE BIG BANG takes us back to the 60’s during the time when Mike’s temper was less controlled. Part of his “charm” was his propensity to pull stitches out of someone’s cheek while trying to get information. As I haven’t read THE BIG BANG yet (just bought it yesterday), I don’t yet know what kind of brutality might be inflicted on the bad guy(s) here – but I’m lookin’ forward to it!
Max (I get to call him “Al”, which he prefers) is absolutely the dead-on perfect choice to continue the Mike Hammer legacy. Al was very close to Mr. Spillane for a number of years and did a written study of his work called ONE LONELY KNIGHT.
I hope the Hammer books continue to sell well. I’m anxious to see which directions Al will take Mike Hammer. Thanks, Al, for agreeing to carry the Hammer torch. It couldn't be in more capable hands.
Actually, Mike returned last year in the novel, THE GOLIATH BONE. It was the first Hammer teaming of Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins, and was a more modern story. It was the book Mr. Spillane was working on at the time of his death. For those of us who have followed the Hammer books over the years, it was good to finally see Mike and his secretary Velda married to each other. They’d been nuts about each other, but Mike was never ready for the big commitment.
THE BIG BANG takes us back to the 60’s during the time when Mike’s temper was less controlled. Part of his “charm” was his propensity to pull stitches out of someone’s cheek while trying to get information. As I haven’t read THE BIG BANG yet (just bought it yesterday), I don’t yet know what kind of brutality might be inflicted on the bad guy(s) here – but I’m lookin’ forward to it!
Max (I get to call him “Al”, which he prefers) is absolutely the dead-on perfect choice to continue the Mike Hammer legacy. Al was very close to Mr. Spillane for a number of years and did a written study of his work called ONE LONELY KNIGHT.
I hope the Hammer books continue to sell well. I’m anxious to see which directions Al will take Mike Hammer. Thanks, Al, for agreeing to carry the Hammer torch. It couldn't be in more capable hands.
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