D.D. Barant's Blog
May 16, 2026
FREE BOOK!
My new ebook THE SUPERPOWER: PART ONE is FREE until Tuesday, May 19th at midnight. Go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2Y6YBQ if you’re in the US, or https://tinyurl.com/2wf943yv if in Canada.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
FREE BOOK!
My new ebook THE SUPERPOWER: PART ONE is FREE until Tuesday, May 19th at midnight. Go to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2Y6YBQ if you’re in the US, or https://tinyurl.com/2wf943yv if in Canada.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
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May 4, 2026
Goodreads Giveaway!
Hey, everyone: I’m giving away a hundred copies of my new ebook THE SUPERPOWER: PART ONE on Goodreads. Go to
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
anytime from now until June 4 to enter.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
anytime from now until June 4 to enter.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
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Book Giveaway
Hey, everyone: I’m giving away a hundred copies of my new ebook THE SUPERPOWER: PART ONE on Goodreads. Go to
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
anytime from now until June 4 to enter.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
anytime from now until June 4 to enter.
Twelve miles off the coast of New York sits the manmade island known as the Protectorate. It’s home to most of the world’s superpowered crimefighters, from aliens to robots to demigods, who’ve built a utopia designed for themselves and their unique lifestyle.
But beneath the surface is a darker reality: the Basement, a prison for supervillains. Building and running this prison is the price the heroes pay for gaining their own country.
A consortium of supervillains organizes a breakout and then conquers the Protectorate—and that’s only the start of their plan. Before they’re done, they will have taken over America itself, and systematically dismantled all the rights and freedoms its citizens take for granted. Enemies of the state are taken to detainment camps and then sold offworld as slaves; White Christian Nationalism becomes the official religion presided over by a demon posing as a televangelist; and the new President—one no one remembers electing—is a madman who stages public executions and posts insane rants on social media.
But the heroes have plans of their own—and they’d rather die than surrender their country to unchecked evil.
April 24, 2026
The Superpower
So, my new novel THE SUPERPOWER is now available on Amazon--either as a paperback, or as three e-books. It's about supervillains taking over America and turning it into a fascist state--you know, nonfiction. I plan on doing some giveaways in the near future, so stay tuned.
July 25, 2024
Just dropped the first installment of a new Kindle Direct e-book series, and it’s . . . well, a little weird. Here’s the press release.
Here's the link to the book:Taylor Swift and Youtuber Mr. Beast are already known worldwide for their philanthropism—but not for fighting evil using magic and super-speed. This is the premise of a new novel by the team of DD Barant and Dixie Lyle, authors of the Bloodhound Files and WTF Mysteries series. Or is it?
As it turns out, these heroes hail from different realities in the Multiverse, being not so much copies as variations on a theme. They’re trying to stop a mad scientist who’s using WW II vintage robots from yet another reality as a mercenary army for a variety of drug kingpins, terrorist organizations and militias.
The novel reads like a summer blockbuster Marvel movie, with plenty of action, banter, humor and suspense. With Swift already rumored to play a superhero in the much anticipated DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE and Mr. Beast publicly stating his desire to own a real-life Iron Man suit, perhaps this will help satisfy their comic book aspirations.
The book also aims to do some good in the real world: 50% of the profits are being donated to the UNITED FOR UKRAINE fund.
Taylore Swift and Myster Beast Versus The Nazi Zombie Robots Of Doom is now available as an Amazon Kindle Direct e-book for 99 cents.
As it turns out, these heroes hail from different realities in the Multiverse, being not so much copies as variations on a theme. They’re trying to stop a mad scientist who’s using WW II vintage robots from yet another reality as a mercenary army for a variety of drug kingpins, terrorist organizations and militias.
The novel reads like a summer blockbuster Marvel movie, with plenty of action, banter, humor and suspense. With Swift already rumored to play a superhero in the much anticipated DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE and Mr. Beast publicly stating his desire to own a real-life Iron Man suit, perhaps this will help satisfy their comic book aspirations.
The book also aims to do some good in the real world: 50% of the profits are being donated to the UNITED FOR UKRAINE fund.
Taylore Swift and Myster Beast Versus The Nazi Zombie Robots Of Doom is now available as an Amazon Kindle Direct e-book for 99 cents.
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February 18, 2020
Dixie Lyle news
Hey, everyone--I have some Dixie Lyle writing news. My next Whiskey, Tango and Foxtrot mystery, PURRFECTLY DEAD, now has a tentative publishing date of May 2021. Quite a ways in the future, but I thought I would let people know. My publisher has read it and loves it, saying my fiction makes her "want to do a dance." High praise!
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January 8, 2020
Farewell For Now
The Crossover is going on hiatus. These last two panels will be all you see for a while. So long and thanks for all the fish! thecrossover.thecomicseries.com
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January 1, 2020
Happy New Year!
And now a word from the Iron Hand on the whole situation. See what it is at thecrossover.thecomicseries.com!
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December 26, 2019
Happy Holidays!
A three page post-Christmas update, one day late due to the holiday. Liss reveals the fate of the book that Skworb has been searching for; see for yourself at thecrossover.thecomicseries.com!
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