Airship27

Welcome to Airship 27

My name is Ron Fortier, and I have been a professional writer for over forty-five years. I have worked on comic book projects such as The Hulk, Popeye, Rambo and Peter Pan. With my two most popular comic series being The Green Hornet and The Terminator (with Alex Ross). With Ardath Mayhar I penned two TSR fantasy novels, and in 2001 I had my first play, a World War II romantic comedy, produced.

This site serves as a portfolio of the work I’ve done to date, as a showcase for projects in the works, and as home for my online Journal (below), which will be updated frequently.

I am currently writing and producing pulp novels and short stories for various publishers and have several movie scripts floating around Hollywood looking for a home, and if that isn’t enough, I also have a review column at the www.pulpfictionreviews.blogspot.com website.

A devoted grandfather of six, at 75, I am thrilled to be part of the new web-comic evolution. Part of this joy is in the realization of a life long dream, that of becoming a pulp writer.

Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your stay.

Another Cancer Challenge

25 Apr | '2025

Greetings Loyal Airmen, this certainly isn’t a Flight Log the Air Chief ever hoped to write, but here goes. Several weeks ago, while taking a shower, we felt a hard lump under the skin just above our left breast. Having dealt with cancer twice before (and beat it both times) we immediately contacted our doctor. An ultra-sound was done and determined there were two separate lumps and they appeared suspicious. Next came the biopsy and last week, on Holy Thursday, we learned one of them was cancerous. From this point, our doctor immediately referred us to the people at the Fort Collins Cancer Center and made our appointment to see them about how soon a surgery could be scheduled to have both lumps removed. As of now we know we have Stage One breast cancer and it is completely treatable. Thank God we caught it in time. The surgery will take place within the next few weeks and we’re expected to make a full recovery. We initially debated whether to make any of this public, but being actively involved with half a dozen comic series projects, never mind our Airship 27 editorial duties, we felt we needed to get the word out so that folks would understand if we find fell behind with certain deadlines. So please bear with us and you can help…keep us in your prayers. They mean the world to us.

JIN & TONIK # 2

Speaking of those many projects, one especially dear to us is our spy thriller JIN & TONIK with Cesar Feliciano. Here are pages 15 & 16 from issue # 2 now in production. They will of course be colored by Matt Webb and pal Mike Belcher will add the lettering. We love how this issue is coming along.

THE CRIMSON NUN # 2

At the same time, artist Jesse Thomas continues to do great work on “The Crimson Nun” issue # 2. We are so blown away by his pencils, inks and colors. He just gets better and better with every page.

REST IN PEACE HOLY FATHER

Rest in peace, Holy Father.
Your last act was to bless the world at Easter and then the Lord called you home. May the angels lead you to paradise, may Mary be there to welcome you and may she bring you personally to her risen Son.
Eternal rest grant into Pope Francis, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen

THE BOSTON BOMBERS Vol 2

Artist Rob Davis continues his progress on issue # 3 of “The Boston Bombers Vol 2” with two stunning new pages. This scene depicts sensitive back-story and Rob skillfully captures the emotions of the characters with each panel.

WHY WE LOVE WRITING COMICS

And as the week was speeding by, more beautiful artwork came in from both JIN & TONIK # 2 and THE CRIMSON NUN # 2. This is why the Air Chief, after all these years, still loves writing comics. The blessing of working with talented people like Cesar Feliciano, Matt Webb, Mike Belcher, Jesse Thomas, Rob Davis and Gary Kato…and so many others. Writing prose is fun, but comics remain magic to our soul.

KEEP US IN YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE

And there you go, Loyal Airmen, all the news, good, and so-so. Thanks for your continued support and more than ever, we truly wish for your kind thoughts and prayers in the weeks ahead. Know that we’ll keep you posted on the upcoming surgery and results. We’ve got lots of projects in the wings, and we believe God wants them wrapped up. See you back here next Friday. Ron – Over & Out!