Greeting Loyal Airmen, this past week we had several events happen that reaffirmed our philosophy of never giving up on a story idea no matter how hopeful it may seem to get it published.  Two years ago we wrote a sci-fi strip starring a female space smuggler named Captain Jain Marlee and a gifted artist named Jimmy Bott was going to draw it for us.  Jim did three of the eight pages and then one day wrote the Air Chief saying for all kinds of personal issues, he was leaving comics altogether.  We were so sad to hear this as Jimmy's talent is outstanding.  We bid him adieu with nothing but well-wishes and then tried to find another artist to take on the strip.  That proved fruitless and in the script and those finished three pages simply languished in our “dead” files.

Then, two weeks ago, out of the blue, Jimmy contacts us again asking if he can finish the script.  Yup, he was back, with a new determination to wrap up what he'd begun two years ago.  We couldn't be happier and immediately resend him the script.  Above is Page # 1 for A COLD DEMISE, a Captain Jain Marlee adventure that Jimmy did two years ago.  As we pen these words he's busy at work on the last remaining five pages.  Once the strip is totally finished, you'll be seeing it pop up in our own anthology title; RON FORTIER'S TALES OF THE MACABRE.  Stay tuned.

                                            
Now if you think waiting two years to see a project completed, what would think about one that was written twenty-five years ago?   Several months, while the Air Chief was on the phone with his artist pal, Gary Kato (who does the Mr.Jigsaw series with us) Gary told mentioned having recently spent a day cleaning up old files in his art studio and among theme he found a short horror strip we had written and sent to him over two decades ago.  He asked if we remembered a story called, THE MIND OF DAVID QUEEN…and quite honestly, at first, we did not.  Ha.  Twenty-five years is an awful long time, Loyal Airmen.  Anyway, the more Gary discussed the plot it slowly began to itch at our dusty cluttered memory and until we actually recalled having done a story like that…though there was no way we remembered it in much detail.  Thing is Gary wanted to draw it at long last and of course we gladly gave him the green light to proceed. This week his manila envelope with copies of the finished strip arrived in the mail and we were truly excited at sitting down and reading it again…after twenty-five years.  Gary did such an awesome job with the art and this will also be slated for our TALES OF THE MACABRE comic. So stay tuned, Loyal Airmen.  As you can see, we never, ever let a good idea die.  No matter how long it takes to get realized.

On the pulp scene, Airship 27 Productions released its 24th title of the year this past week and the fourth volume in our SINBAD – THE NEW VOYAGES series.  This one has a quartet of exciting fantasy tales by Ian Watson, Jeff Fournier, Joe Bonadonna and Ralph L. Angelo.  The gorgeous cover seen above was painted by Pat Carabjal and the book contains nine beautiful black and white interior illustrations by Phi Cho.  We think the book is a winner and you buy it from Amazon as either a hard cover or digitally for their Kindle readers.  Thanks as ever for your support.

Finally, we want to wish all you Loyal Airmen and your loved ones a truly joyous and HAPPY THANKSGIVING.  While sitting around the dinner table enjoying a sumptuous turkey meal with all the fixings, take time to thank the Almighty God who has blessed all of us and our great country.  We here at Hangar 27 will be giving thanks to all our great writers and artists who make our books possible and to you, our Loyal Airmen, who have so wonderfully support us these past ten years.  THANK YOU..& GOD BLESS YOU.

Ron (Over & Out!)