Believe it or not, Rich Woodall and I, this past Tuesday night finished another 8 Week Comic School. Talk about time whizzing by. And above are the trio of talented artists
we handed out certificates to. Pictured from left to right, in foreground our students,
Adam DeGagne, David Freeman and Alex Eggleston.
The dude in the baseball cap waving is of course the comical Mr.Woodall and the old duffer to the right is yours truly. Adam, Dave and Alex are really gifted young men and it was a pure joy to work with them these past few months. Our next class kicks of on the 21st of March. So pass the word along if you know any talented comic book fans in the Southern New Hamphisre/Maine area. It’s a fun course and Rich and I have a ball teaching it.

Heads up air-crew, Valerie and I packing our bags for a week-long vacation. We leave the 1st of March and return home the 8th. That’s a Wed. to Wed., so sadly there will be no Log Entry next Fri. First miss in almost a year.
But I’ll be thinking of all of you, rest assured. As to where we are off to, well that’s a secret. Ever go someplace where relatives live nearby and because you din’t stop by to visit, they declare Holy Jihad? Am sure you know folks like this. Ergo, our destination remains a closely guarded secret. This is a getaway for us, not a visit-distant-relatives trip.

Son Scott sent along more great pictures of our newest grand-baby, Logan, the other day and you didn’t think I’d not post at least one here. Isn’t he a handsome little guy?

What with the really mild winter we’ve had thus far, Valerie and I have been enjoying a rather unique audio phenomenon lately. You see we live by a river and when the sun is out and the air not that cold, we love nothing better than bundling up and going for a long walk along the river-road. Well, for the past couple of days, as the morning sun hits the thick layer of ice on the water, it begins to shift and crack. Thus producing some amazing, almost musical noises that emerge from under the shifting ice. Almost a OOHHOOOMMM sound. What I like to call River Whales. It’s a wonderful, playful sound and another indication Spring really isn’t all that far away.

Before I forget, artist Johnny Atomic’s new website recently launched and he sent along a brand new banner for my links page. Check it out. Johnny is one of America’s premier young illustrators hands down.

Finally, before wrapping this up, I thought I’d leave all you loyal airmen with a puzzle. Sometime later this summer, I hope to edit a brand new anthology book for Wild Cat Books that will feature a very popular 1930s pulp hero. Rich Woodall has enthusiastically volunteered to do illustrations for the volume.
Above is his initial take on our classic hero.
So who do you think it is? Drop me a line if you think you know the answer. (Of course those of you who I have already taken into my confidence about this project are excluded..ha.)
Again, he was a popular pulp hero who did have his own magazine title for many years.

And that’s it. Take care, and I’ll be back at the hangar, all rested up and ready to go, come March 10 – till then, Ron, over and out.