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HAPPY NEW YEAR

  • On 29 Dec | '2017

Greetings Loyal Airmen, and here we are with our last Flight Log of 2017. Wow, has this year flown by at hyper-speed. And all in all in was a really great year with lots of great things happening to the Air Chief, his family and friends. Chief among these was obviously buying our new home and Val seeing we finally got out new office to display so many of our books, DVD movies and action figures that had been stored away in boxes for the past seven years.  Dang, we found books while unpacking that we had forgotten we even had. Now how cool is that?

The second awesome event was finally getting to teach a class on How To Write Comics at a local community. That’s been a dream for many years and realizing it was nothing but a blessing. My five students were incredible and we are so looking forward to next Feb. 21st when we launch our second class. Keeping fingers crossed we’ll have an even bigger turn out this time.

As most of you Loyal Airmen know, Val and the Air Chief love going to the movies and we see dozens over the course of the year. Earlier on Facebook this week, we reflected on what we considered the top five of the year.  (1) Wind River – an amazing crime drama set against a cold, unforgiving Wyoming winter.  Easily the best written film of the year. (2) Wonder Woman – finally, Warner Bros. puts out the film all we fans have been clamoring for and sure enough it is easily the best new DC movie in the past ten years. Gail Godat was awesome and setting the tale in World War 1 was pure genius. (3) Kong of Skull Island – What can we say, we’ve always loved the Big Gorilla and re-imagining him in the late 60s during the Vietnam era really worked better than we thought possible. In the end it was just a great summer popcorn movie. (4) Baby Driver – another throw back to 70s exploitation flicks, this one about a shy, quiet youth who, once behind the wheel of a car, becomes a bloody, fearless maniac. A crime thriller with a heart.  And finally, (5) Murder on the Orient Express – Agatha Christie’s detective hero, Hercule Poirot has never been more cunning, clear and charming as portrayed here by Kenneth Branaugh. There was a time, primarily the 50s, when Hollywood gave us tons of mystery series ala Charlie Chan or the Thin Man movies. We’d so love to see such series make a come back. Happily Orient Express did well enough that a second with Branaugh is now in production, Death on the Nile. We can’t wait.

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How our annual physical yesterday and we’re happy to report it was a very good one.  Doctor said vitals are strong. There are a few minor concerns. We need to drink lots more water to keep ourselves hydrated and avoid future kidneys issues. All in all, for being 71, we maintain a positive attitude, walk two to three miles a day, eat a healthy diet and get lots of good sleep. Now that’s a recipe for good health and we plan on sticking with it.

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Knowing so many talented artists, it was nice surprise to get the above sketch just before Christmas from artists John Williams. John is our artists on the  PARADISE FALLS 3 issue mini-series and at present we’re are wrapping up the third and final issue.  Hopefully we’ll see it out in early 2018.

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And finally, one of the most bizarre classic pulp avengers was the Purple Scar. To date Airship 27 Productions has done two anthologies featuring this horrific hero. Early in 2018 we will publish the first ever full length Purple Scar novel by writer Gene Moyers.  Believe us when we say this one is going to be special. And with that little tease, we’ll wrap up this final Flight Log of 2017.  All of us at Hangar 27 want to wish all our Loyal Airmen a truly awesome, wonderful and HAPPY 2018.  We’ll see you “next” year!

Ron Over & Out!

 

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