CITADEL OF FEAR IS OUT!!!
- On 29 Sep | '2006
Greetings loyal airman. Looks like as yet another banner, all out week for the crew of Hangar 27. Up first the best news of all. Our second Captain Hazzard pulp novel, the first new adventure in over 68 years, is now available from Wild Cat Books. The book went on sale earlier this week and is already showing sales signs of being our most successful pulp yet! Kudos to the amazing Team Hazzard. My co-writer and dear friend, Martin Powell, fantastic artists Tom Floyd (cover) & Rob Davis (interiors) and the unbelievably imaginative book designer, Anthony Schiavino. Take my word for it, airmen, this is by far our best looking volume to date. And of course a humungous tip of the hat to publisher Ron Hanna, who makes all this possible. Now, flip on over to the Air Fare page where you'll find the link where to buy your copy. Of course if you haven't bought Captain Hazzard #1 Python Men of the Lost City, sheesh..what are you waiting for? Then again maybe your not one of those airmen who likes thrilling, action filled yarns? These books are slam-bang in your face with action galore. Not for the weak of heart.
And if the publication of my latest novel wasn't enough big news, wait until you read what happened on the promotional front. They say in this world of ours, everyone eventually gets their fifteen minutes of fame. Well between the start of this week and today, it looks like mine was stretched to twenty. Ha. First up the national magazine, BACK ISSUE #18 appeared on the newstands this week and inside it is a very long, and well written story of my involvement with the Green Hornet comic book series that was published by Now Comics in the early 90s. Perhaps the one comic book title I am most remembered for. Writer Michael Browning dis a yeoman job of interviewing myself and all the principles who brought about that amazing series and tells the inside story on who did what and when to make it happen. It was very much like a happy trip down memory lane reading through the piece. Oh, and it is jammed packed with lots of Green Hornet artwork from artists Jeff Butler and Steve Erwin. Above is the cover for the issue, don't delay. I hear they are dissappearing off the racks fast!!
So there I was on the national stage. Now comes today and our local newspaper, Foster's Daily Democrat comes out with their supplement magazine, Showcase, cover featuring my pulp book, Captain Hazzard – Python Men of the Lost City. Inside is as another long article on my writing career, this one focusing specifically on my new entry into pulps, my connection with Wild Cat Books and displays the covers to all my books in full color. There's also a side-bar on artist Rich Woodall and his work for our first anthology title, LANCE STAR – SKY RANGER. All in all it's a great report that I hope all you local airmen will be sure to pick up and read. My hat goes off to Showcase Editor Kristan and writer Tim Robinson who somehow managed to get all the facts right. He's a good writer and even made my life sound exciting. Ha.
What with all this notoriety, many of you are probably right now wondering, Geez, when will we ever get a chance to meet Ron and maybe buy some of his cool books? Well, ask no more. This is your first heads-up airmen, so mark your calendars. I am going to be a guest at a one day Comic Convention to held at Verillo's Convention Center in Portland, ME. on the 22nd Oct. Only a few weeks away. The con is being sponsored by the good people at Primate Productions and besides your trusty Air Chief, there will be another half dozen very cool guests and lots and lots of vendors. So please, make plans to come down and say hi. Besides the pulp books, I will also have on hand my movie-based comic, FRANK NG-HIRED GUN, along with tee-shirts and posters based on soon to be released film, GOD OF VAMPIRES. These have to be seen, they are just gorgeous. And very, very reasonably priced. So bring them pennies and dime. Ha.
Lastly, the Fortier Clan celebrated two very special birthdays this past week. Taryn Fortier, down there in Bethel, Conn. turned 5 years old!! She's getting to be such a young lady. And half way across the country in Ft.Collins, CO, her cousin Alex Horne became 9! He's shooting up like a rocket, that kid! So Happy Birthday Taryn and Alex, from Pep. I love you more than words can say.
And on that joyous note, take for another week, airmen. And laugh, it really is the best medecine of all.
Ron – over and out!