Today, I'll be reviewing the book, Impress Rising by Dale Ford. Hey guys, welcome back to Comic NTV, where all geek culture collides if you're new to the channel. Make sure you hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on future videos. Today, we're taking a look at the novel, Impress Rising by Dale Ford. I got an advanced copy of this book in order to review since the author is my cousin. The satellite due to everything going on with YouTube and having to put in a lot more time on the channel than before, took me a lot longer to read it. With that being said, let me give you guys the synopsis of the book. In the aftermath of a nuclear war, nearly every nation which was involved has broken apart. Russia is now even smaller than it was post-USSR. And many of America's states have split from the Union. One of those states, being Georgia, has become a maternal monarchy with dual leaders, the Queen Mother, and her daughter, the Dark Empress. Placed in their position by the general of Georgia's military, the two were originally meant to be figureheads in name only. The general was supposed to be the true ruler of the nation, however, events transpire which forced the Queen Mother and her husband, the Red Knight, to take control. Experimental technology is used to turn the Red Knight and a few of their closest most loyal allies into cybernetic super soldiers. Soon, the small nation finds itself in a Cold War which turns full-on war with a Siberian warlord. This book has everything fans of fiction could want. The science fiction aspects are based on real scientific breakthroughs and theories. Part of that scientific basis is giving dogs the ability to speak, humans the cure for life-threatening diseases, and children the ability to become super soldiers. On the other side of the world, you have Siberia, which has also been screwing around with genetic mutation and creating their own humanoid soldiers in a test tube. While I had a few nitpicks with character description at first, I quickly became engulfed in the book. I truly feel Empress Rising is good enough to become the next Game of Thrones or Walking Dead. Dale Ford is a first-time author, but don't let that deter you guys because it's a great read. Now, I know what you're thinking. Oh, he's only saying that because he's related to the guy. But honestly, that couldn't be further from the truth. There have been many times that I see a book that looks good, but I start to read it and get a few chapters in, but then I put it down and never pick it up again because it bores me or doesn't really hold my attention that well. This book, however, I found myself reading several chapters a day. The total page count is 370 pages, with 41 chapters plus a prologue and an epilogue. I found myself laughing hysterically at several parts of the book because the characters are incredibly realistic, mainly because they're based on real people in the author's life. The book ends on somewhat of a cliffhanger, and Dale has told me that Empress Rising is a planned trilogy and that there probably won't be any more following that storyline after the third book, but he is possibly open to more if he feels a desire to write them. As I read the book, I remember thinking to myself and even told Dale that it would make a great comic book series or graphic novel, that he should contact Dynamite Entertainment Image Comics or IDW and see about making it happen. Honestly, I feel it's a great read, and if you're into science fiction, fantasy, military novels, etc, pick up a copy and read it. I promise you won't be disappointed. It's available on Amazon and Amazon Prime, however it's listed as temporarily out of stock, but once you place your order, it'll immediately be printed and shipped. I'll leave a link for you in the description below. I hope you guys check it out and show your support for the first time author. I truly look forward to seeing what happens to the characters after that cliffhanger of an ending. I'm Shannon for Comic-En TV, take care my friends.


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Hey there friends. Thanks for checking in. It's time. I wanted to revisit the Springfield Armory XDS 9 millimeter Mod 2 OSP this was released in 2020 the mod 2 has a different grip it has two magazines a 9 round and a 7 round mag This is the 9 round mag a 3.3 inch barrel OSP optical sight pistol and here we have a new optic from Burris called the fast fire See I'm going to talk about that. This is a pretty cool handgun. It was very well known back in the single-stack days seven round single stack and people loved it then they came out with the Mod 2 OSP model and I I certainly appreciated the option of a red dot non OSP model you're looking at about 440 MSRP, so it's priced. Well Springfield also sells it with a CTS 1500 made by Crimson trace for a Little bit more in the mid 500s I Don't necessarily care for that optic, so I decided to go with this Burris It is a beautiful red dot. It has a bit of a heavier trigger pull looking at Right around six and a half pounds With a reset right there. Why do some of the smaller handguns have a heavier trigger pull? I think it's a built-in safety for pocket carry and I know a lot of people pocket carry I hear that all the time from you guys the pocket carry and that is Why now it does have the grip safety some people have Their thoughts about that. I don't see what the big deal is it does force a high grip on the pistol And that's what you want along with an ambidextrous magazine release sight hole indicator on top So rate of black rear sight pendant front dot nine and seven round mags for a very fair price Was this eaten up by the hill Hellcat wine? Yes, it was this had High notoriety at a time now you never even hear about it, but you do hear about the Hellcat everything from the Hellcat to the Hellcat OSP to the RDP Rapid defense pistol to the Hellcat pro now the Hellcat threaded You don't even hear about the XDS line anymore Do you remember when the XDS came out in 45 how how the internet just blew up over that a Subcompact 45 was huge, but this is the 9 millimeter It was just as big on its release now. You don't hear from it I needed to revisit it a lot of single-stack fans still out there Not bad recoil management from this it has a nice Recoil spring in there that keeps it Fairly low for a subcompact handgun, but I want to take a minute and discuss the optic I have on here I switched out the crimson trace CTS 1500 for the Burris fast-fire C it is a composite polymer housing with a glass lens It has this intensity setting here It will go into auto bright or you can manually Adjust the intensity with that button right there and that button also allows it to shut off It has a bottom loading battery compartment 2032 battery it Burris says 2500 hours of Battery life with the dot always on but if you're not using it just shut it off It also has the ability to witness the iron sights through the glass the Bottom of the optic isn't so high that it prevents that Nice clear dot. I think I mentioned six mo a dot. It has an rms footprint Which is on this case a direct mount makes it nice and easy at a huge upgrade to The xds mod 2 I had to get the xds back out to revisit it it it got eaten up by the hellcat But it's still a relevant pistol and there are many single stack 9 millimeter fans out there and the Optic was an upgrade. This is a Burris fast-fire c being released right now Nice optic nice clear glass Fairly easy adjustments along with the sighting and the intensity And had to get out to the range to check it out If you like videos like this, please subscribe and share I always appreciate thumbs up button. Thanks for watching and you guys be safe


5. With so many geeks in the video, welcome to another video guys. So in this video, I want to talk about 5 penny stocks that I'm actually watching closely during this pullback, looking for opportunities to start picking up some more shares, to potentially swing some of these stocks. Some of them are stocks that I already own in my portfolio, others are ones that I'm looking for opportunities to get into, that's what I want to cover in this video. But before we get started guys, if you're new to the channel, we took our hard-to-earn money, how to save money, how to invest and build wealth. So that's something that interests you, go ahead and hit that subscribe button and the notification bell so you don't miss out on new content. Again guys, during times like this, you have to look for opportunities and again, you're looking for opportunities to buy low so that when the market reverses, you are in already. You're not chasing. Most people shy away from the market when the market is down because they're not used to it, but then when the market starts to recover, they start chasing and getting in at a higher price. So if you're smart and you know what you're looking for and you understand your trading strategy, then this will be a good time for you to start looking at stocks that you want to get into. So that's what I want to make sure that you guys are aware of. So let's jump right in and take a look at the 5 stocks that I have on my list right now. So the first one here is Tickets and Boat, K-U-L-R, cooler technology. I really like this one. Again, I have this one long term that I'm holding. I'm not going to sell this one because I see tremendous amount of opportunity here. So again, this one I'm looking at right now, even during this pullback, the stock is still holding strong. So I'm anticipating that after we start to recover and then people get to understand what this company does because the technology just got to Mars protecting the batteries on the rover that NASA sent to mass. So this is going to be good news. Once people hear about that, they're going to start looking into this stock a lot. This one is over the counter, so you cannot buy it on your major brokers like Robinhood and Weibo. So you have to go to Ida Fidelity, Vanguard, or TD Ameritrade to buy this one. But I really like cooler technology a lot. So I'm anticipating that that news can push this thing to at least $5 a share once people start to learn more about the company and what they do, where they position themselves into this EV ecosystem. So I like it. Let's go to number two here is torchlight energy resources. Again, this is one that's merging with Metamateria to take them public. I do like Metamateria just because of the product of the building, the technology nano-materia, which is the future. So I like that. Again, when that merger goes through, anticipate this thing is probably going to break that $5 price point and keep moving up. So again, from a penny stock standpoint, that's pretty good return. So that's my number two. Number three is T-SERR enterprises. This one, if you can see here, this one actually squeezed all the way to $5 and some change before pulling back and then settling right now at just under $5. Again, with this massive pullback, you see that there's an opportunity here for you to get it. This one, I liked it even before the merger with Humboldt, which is kind of like a global payment system. As you can see here, you can send and receive money to people all across the world. So again, with the people with globalization, people moving around, you want to be able to send money at a really affordable rate faster. And so Humboldt does that and they actually merge with T-SERR enterprises. So that's what I like that one. Number four here for me is BioNano Dynamics. This is a company that has a bright future. Again, this stock has gotten all the way to, if we can go to their one-one chart here, you can see, this went up to close to $16 a share before pulling back into media as massive pullback. So if you're looking for opportunities, where do you go? You go to stocks that have this kind of pullback because the recovery, you know where they came from and you know that you can get back to that point. So again, pending some of their new technology, some of the new products that they have out there, I anticipate that this one is going to squeeze back up and get that gains that we're looking for. So that is one that I really like too. So again, this is one that I own, but I'm going to add to my position if it keeps coming down. If this one gets down to under $8 again, guys, I'm going to be putting even more in my portfolio. And then last but not the least, this one is ZOM. Because ZOM is the only reason why I have this one, right? Or I'm thinking about this one right now is because they have catalysts coming out March 30th. They are talking about the new technology for diagnostics for pets, cats and ducks. So that new technology is going to be coming out. They're going to be putting that out March 30th. So to me, that's a huge catalyst. So if you can buy this under this $2 price point and then hold it and ride it all the way to $4 or $5 to me, I think that would be a good squeeze. So recovery would be, this would be a good start to hold in that position. So there you go, guys. Those are five stocks I'm actually watching right now looking at good entry points to actually buy some and hold and ride it back to where they started from, even some once there is recovery starts. But I want you to be smart about the way you get into some of the stocks. Again, my strategy has always been don't chump in with all your liquidity. If you want to go into a position, average your way in. So right now, if this thing is sitting at, say, $2 and it's a stock that you like, it's a pullback from, say, a high of $4, if you want to buy 200 shares, you can start with 100 shares and then wait to see which direction the market is going and then you can add more. If it's going down, you can add even 10. If you go down more, you add another 10 until you get to your 200 shares. Then that way, your dollar cost average is going to be really, really low. And then once this thing starts to bounce back, you're sitting in the money and just waiting for it to bounce back. Most people, again, panic and sell and then wait when the market starts to recover and then they start chasing. But I don't want you to be in that situation. Even if you buy now, some of these stocks I just showed you, if you buy now, let's say, a BNGO, you buy it at $8 and even drops to $7, you know that the recovery here is just going to be, once it bounces back, it's going to go to $10, $12, $15, a high of $16 and even can go beyond that because if that stock, if Cathy would actually put a BNGO in one of her ETFs, trust me, that thing is going to explode. It's going to cross 20 just like that. So to me, that's the way I look at stocks that I invest in. Again, those are penny stocks and for people that don't quite understand, penny stocks are anything that's under $10. So if you have a stock that's under $10, let's consider a penny stock. Most people don't get that. I think penny stock really means penny stock is not. If the stock is trading under $10, it's considered technically a penny stock. So that's why you see some of the stocks that are almost $10 but not $10. So let me know in the comment section what you think about this list of penny stocks. Do you have a list that you're watching at? Again, drop them in the comment section. I do have other stocks that are under $1. I have a list of about four or five stocks that are under $1 that I plan on buying. So I'm going to do a separate video on that one. And again, guys, I want you to be very careful that with penny stocks, it's high risk, high reward. A lot of these companies are still trying to establish themselves. So some news can come out tomorrow and just pull the stock from high that you saw it down to pretty much anything and just wipe all your gains. So when you get into these positions, especially with these penny stocks, I want you to make use of your stop loss. Put a tight stop loss just in case things start to go south. The way I do it, I make money in some of these penny stocks. I take that money, then I go put it in good growth stocks that I trust, that I believe has a future. So like for instance, I'm loading up on CCIV because I trust the company, I see the future there. But some of the spending stocks, like let's say Zomedica, ZOM, I'm not really a pet person. So I don't want to invest in the company long term. I'm just going to take some money right now and then go put it in a company that I really care about and trust. So that's my strategy. Again, let me know what you think in the comment section if you're new to the channel, we took about how to earn money, how to save money, how to invest and build wealth. So if there's something that interests you, go ahead and hit that subscribe button and any notification bell too. Don't miss out on new content. And also guys, Weibo is still doing their promotion way.