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Gunderson, P.I.
A tough man in a tough town. He likes Ike, but not many other folks.
Los Angeles hides some weird and menacing things in her shadows. If you have the need, and can pay his daily rate plus expenses, maybe you can hire the man, for whatever strange…
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The Gunderson Case Files is a wild ride. Ward definitely took a “kitchen sink and everything” approach; there are kaiju, ancient sorceresses, spies, and aliens. Basically, every pulp 1950s movie trope is all thrown together. And I loved that.
This is not a world I would want to live in — no kaiju for me, thank you — but I had a lot of fun visiting. And I really hope to visit again.
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