Greeting Loyal Airmen.  The Air Chief has told you bits and pieces over the past few months about some of the new pulp themed comics we will be writing for the good people at Moonstone Comics. Well, check this out.

One of the two on-going series we are writing is called GUNS OF THE BLACK BAT and is pretty much a team-up series wherein the Black Bat, in each adventure, recruits other well known pulp heroes to help him battle particularly dangerous threats against mankind.  The artist on the project, i.e. drawing the pages is a gifted fellow named Silvestre Szilagyi and believe us, his work is stunning.  Not to be undone, Managing Editor Joe Gentile went and recruited another amazing artist to do the covers, one Michael Stribling.  That’s his work above and the Air Chief was blown away when Michael posted it on-line this past week.  Featured here, starting at the top and going clockwise is, theBlack Bat, Nighthawk, the Phantom Detective, Domino Lady, I.V. Frost and his assistant Jean Moray.  It’s been a long-long time since the Air Chief has been so excited about a comicbook series.  Stay tuned.

We’ve already shown you some of Rob Davis’ marvelous interior illustrations to our next pulp release, SHERLOCK HOLMES – CONSULTING DETECTIVE Vol 7.  Above is a peek at the start of the cover to be painted by artist Michael Youngblood.  Rob assisted Michael by doing up a rough sketch which Michael tend took did his own complete version.  Of course whereas Rob’s favorite actor to portray the great detective was the late Jeremy Brett, it is no coincident that this particular Holmes will look a whole lot like that wonderful actor.

On other more personal note, the Air Chief this past week completed a 36,000 word novella entitled THE FACES OF FEAR which co-stars the classic pulp heroes, the Black Bat & the Purple Scar.  Moonstone Books will be publishing the book.  Of course we’ll post more details as they become available.

Now the big news of the week. For the first time ever, the annual Pulp Factory Awards voting is open to the public.  The official ballot was released all over the internet and it follows here. Should you want to participate and vote, simply follow the directions as stated at the top of the form.

OFFICIAL BALLOT
PULP FACTORY AWARDS 2015
VOTERS NAME (_________)
Please vote for only one in each of the four categories by putting a X in the appropriate circle. Once completed, send directly to andrewsalmon2000@yahoo.com You have until the end of March to vote and turn in your ballot.

BEST PULP NOVEL:
( ) The Bay Phantom: Confederacy of Devils by Chuck Miller (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) The Cast Away by Wayne Reinagel (Knightraven Studios)
( ) Legion III: Kings of Oblivion by Van Allen Plexico (White Rocket Books)
( ) The Vril Agenda by Derrick Ferguson & Joshua Reynolds (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Young Dillon in the Halls of Shamballah by Derrick Ferguson (Pro Se Press)
BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY:
( ) The New Adventures of Major Lacy and Amusement Inc – David Brezski, David White, Morgan Minor, Ed. (Pro Se Press)
( ) Pride of the Mohicans – Van Allen Plexico, Ed. (White Rocket Books)
( ) Sgt. Janus Returns – Ron Fortier, Ed. (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol 6 – Ron Fortier, Ed. (Airship 27 Productions )
( ) Sinbad: The New Voyages Vol 4 – Ron Fortier, Ed. (Airship 27 Productions)
BEST PULP SHORT STORY:
( ) “Beasts of the Bowery” by Michael Panush from El Mosaico: Hellfire (Curiosity Quills Press)
( ) “The Fort of Skulls” by Ian Watson from Pride of the Mohicans (White Rocket Books)
( ) “Kissing Cousins” by Ralph L. Angelo Jr. from More Blood – a Sinanju Anthology (Destroyer Books)
( ) “The Seventh Serpent” by Graham McNeill (Black Library)
( ) “The Strix Society” by Joshua Reynolds from Occult Detective, Vol. 1 (Airship 27 Productions)
BEST PULP COVER:
( ) Michael Kaluta, Challenger Storm – Curse of Poseidon (Airship 27 Productions )
( ) Douglas Klauba, Domino Lady Money Shot (Moonstone Books)
( ) Jeffrey Hayes, Gary Phillips’ Hollis PI (Pro Se Press)
( ) Mark Williams, Legion II: Sons of Terra (White Rocket Books)
( ) Adam Shaw, The Vril Agenda (Airship 27 Productions)
BEST INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS:
( ) Zachary Brunner, The Bay Phantom: Confederacy of Devils (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Rob Davis, Robin Hood, Forbidden Legend (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Rob Davis, Sherlock Holmes – Consulting Detective Vol 6 (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Phil Cho, Sinbad – The New Voyages Vol 4 (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Fabio Listrani, Zombies Vs. Robots: No Man’s Land (IDW)

And of course want to congratulate everyone who was nominated.  The actual awards trophies will be given out at this year’s Windy City Pulp & Paper con happening in April  We’ll naturally post the winners here.  Thanks for stopping by.  See you back here next Friday.

Ron Over & Out!