Greetings loyal airmen.  I know many of you are expecting to read a report on my lung surgery.  Well, I can't write that report, as the surgery did not happen.  One hour before Valerie and I were set to drive to the hospital this past Monday morning, we were called and told my operation had been canceled.  It seems my surgeon had been called into emergency surgery to save another patient who was in the Intensive Care Unit and had suddenly taken a turn for the worse.  Saving a life has to be the priority over a routine procedure.  So, though frustrated at not being able to the get the thing done and over with, we had to accept that it was just not going to happen that day.  Happily the doctor's assistant was able to reschedule it for this coming Monday, 24h March, and this time, working with the hospital Operating Room scheduler, they've got me down for the first surgery of the day, 6 AM.  It means getting up at the crack of dawn, but that's okay.  At least my odds are better that this one will get done.  Since my last log entry detailing my condition and forthcoming operations, I've received so many letters from all of you wishing me well, that it is most humbling.  Thank you, one and all.  And please, keep them coming, as I still need them very, very much.  And now add one more.  Not only that I recover well from the surgery, but that it in fact happens. Ha.

Anyway, here we are on Good Friday, with Easter Sunday two days away and I'm left with finding a new topic for this particular log entry.  Hmm, why not keep with the religious theme?  And no, don't cringe.  I'm not about to ever use this log as a pulpit, or start preaching from it. Heaven forbid.  No, rather I want to discuss two books with you that have strong religious connections.  The first is a comic book series I did many, many years ago for Gary Reed's Caliber Comics.

                              
The concept behind  THE BOSTON BOMBERS was to create an alternate world adventure where things were much like our own world, but then again with some really strong socio-economic differences.  In ths world Jesus had been a woman and the Jewish community had accepted her as the true Messiah.  Thus the Catholic Church was centered in Jerusalem and the pope was a woman.  The Roman Empire never ceased to exist in Southern Africa and evolved in time to become a modern, pagan power.   There was a World War One in this world, but after it the League of Nations became a truly strong political and military alliance that negated the root causes of Nazism and there was never a World War Two in this imagined other world.  So now it is 1970 and the Roman Empire of South African is making war noises.  The League of Nations sends it all-girl squad of agents, the Boston Bombers led by Indra Devine, to investigate.    This six issue mini-series was my homage to the old Doc Savage pulp adventures, only I made my heroes women.  When the series came out, it was a critical success, but not a financial one and its life was a rocky one.  Now, after many, many years, the entire six books have been collected into one truly wonderful graphic volume and it is being published by Gary's new outfit, TRANSFUZION.  The book is now being solicited in the current issue of Diamond's PREVIEW Mag.   If you are a fan of my past works in this genre, ala the Green Hornet and Captain Hazzard, please, do not miss THE BOSTON BOMBERS.  The book, seen above, sports a brand new cover by the penciller, Chris Jones.  Chris, at the time he first did this project, was an up and coming young artist.  Now he is pro working at DC Comics on some of their Batman titles.  The book is 180 pages of all out action and adventure with little sci-fi twist.  I hope you'll order a copy.  Of all the things I've ever written in my thirty-five year career, this is one of my personal favorites.

Finally, while on vacation in Florida two weeks ago, I read a book that simply bowled me over with its exuberant storytelling.  It's called SPACE VULTURE and was written by Gary K. Wold (the same dude who wrote the Roger Rabbitt book from which the Disney movie was made) and Archbishop John J.Myers.  Yup, he's the Catholic Archbishop of New Jersey.  The authors have been friends since childhood and recalled enjoying those great space heroes like Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.  So they got it into their heads to write their own wild and adventure filled space opera in that grand old tradition.  And they succeeded to max.  This book is available everywhere and if you, like me, love this kind of stuff, do yourself a big favor and pick up a copy.  It deserves a huge readership.

Okay, airmen.  That's it for this week.  I want to wish all of you a truly blessed, Happy Easter.  Spring is here and life as always is filled with hope and wonder.  Enjoy every single second of it.
Ron – Over & Out.

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