Category: Green Hornet

The Green Hornet is a masked crime-fighter created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. The Green Hornet fights crime with the assistance of Kato and his rolling arsenal, the Black Beauty.

Black Beauty, 2011

On: By: Romeyn

“The vehicle is an homage to the Black Beauty driven by Van Williams in the original series. Rogen said the car’s weapons – which include rockets, mini-guns and a “big flame-thrower” – were upgraded for the film to make them more powerful. The original Black Beauty from the 1960s TV show was equipped with explosive charges, gas nozzles and a scanner.” – AP

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Green Hornet Generations

On: By: Romeyn

Britt Reid Jr., the scion of the Daily Sentinel publishing empire, vanishes during a wild party on his friend’s yacht. Meanwhile, crime spikes in the streets of Century City with the mysterious criminal/secret vigilante the Green Hornet absent. It’s only a matter of time before SOMEONE puts two and two together, and it’s up to Kato, former partner of Britt’s father, and his daughter Mulan to protect the city AND the Green Hornet legacy, while finding out what happened to Britt. Amy Chu (Red Sonja, Poison Ivy, KISS) picks up where Kevin Smith left off with an action-packed mystery.

Green Hornet by Moonstone

On: By: Romeyn

Between 2010 and 2012 Moonstone publishing produced three books; The Green Hornet Chronicles, The Green Hornet Casefiles and The Green Hornet Still At Large. These three volumes are chock full of short stories written by various authors. Though I haven’t read through them all yet, the stories have been well done and have kept with the spirit of the original characters. The Chronicles features a forward by non other than The Green Hornet himself, Van Williams. That volume also has an Afterward by Dean Jeffries, the designer of the Black Beauty

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