MORE BROTHER BONES
- On 15 Feb | '2013
Greeting Loyal Airmen, we're playing a bit of catch-up this morning as we were hoping to preview a new Airship 27 Productions title this week but alas things got away from us. Hopefully we'll have everything squared away by next week's Flight Log and can wow you then. Chuckle.
One of the Air Chief's most popular pulp creations is Brother Bones – The Undead Avenger as seen above in a gorgeous illustration by Rob Davis. To date we've put out one collection of his adventures in the fictional west coast city of Cape Noire which included seven stories. At present the Air Chief is writing new adventures that will fill a second volume and as of yesterday we've reached the half way mark. Last year we wrote to short Brother Bones tales that were published by Tommy Hancock's Pro Se Productions; The Butcher's Festival and The Bruiser From Bavaria. Yesterday, after two weeks of hammering away at this old PC, we wrapped up perhaps the longest Bones tale ever, The Plastic Army. Do a quick tally, we now have over 35,000 words of new Bones stories. Our goal for each book is 60,000, so we've crossed the half-way mark. Hopefully as the year roles on, the Air Chief will be able to tap his muse a few more times and get a few others on paper to reach that goal and have a second anthology ready.
Note, there is also a full length Brother Bones novel in the works by a super talented writer named Roman Leary. Stay tuned, as that particular book should be coming your way in a few more months. Fingers crossed.
Oh, and if you are new to these pages, there is a one shot Brother Bones comic still available from (www.IndyPlanet.com) – written by the Air Chief with art by John Polacek. Also there will be a new 7 pg Brother Bones comic strip featured in the anthology book ALL STAR PULP COMICS # 2, again coming later this year. As we said, this is going to be his year.
Having wrapped up a long (18,000 words) Brother Bones pulp story, what's up next on the Air Chief's agenda? Well, it's high time we got to writing Mr.Jigsaw Man of a Thousands Part issue #11. Ten came out nearly a year ago and our Jiggy fans have been rightly frustrated in the long delay between issues. So rest easy, we've got a fun idea for the new issue and again, we start writing it today.
Busy, busy, busy. It truly never stops. To which we say, thank you God. The alternative to being too busy….is being bored with nothing to do. Will pass on that. As ever thanks for stopping by and we'll see you back here in next Friday.
Ron – Over & Out!