Greetings airmen. Am sorry to have to start this week's flight log with some sad news. The comic/book store that has been a staple here in the town of Somersworth for over twenty years is closing its doors. Financial problems just became too much for them to maintain a decent profit margin. This is going to come as really awful news to their loyal customers who stopped by every week to pick up their comics and chat with Jim the owner, and Ralph, the manager. I spent lots of hours in there myself, especially the last few years when the shop sponsored the Comic School Rich Woodall and I put together. Take care, Jim and Ralph, and good luck in the future. The PBBZ, as it was affectionately known, is going to be missed greatly.

Speaking of comic things, one of my favorite comic series of recent times was writer/artists Darwin Cooke's NEW FRONTIER mini for DC Comics. I loved it because Cooke retold the history of the 1950s through the comic book heroes I grew up reading back then. He captured all the feelings and thrills of what we call the Silver Age of Comics. Well, jump for joy, I was just informed that Warner Brothers Animation has okayed a direct-to-video animated movie based on that series to be written by Justice League Unlimited vetrean Stan Berkowitz. The producer is the man most responsible for all the great comic book series WB has put out in the last ten years, Mr.Bruce Timm. There had been some concern after JLU wrapped up earlier this year what Timm would do next. The recently released DVD SUPERMAN – BRANIAC ATTACKS – which Timm was not involved with, has been panned soundly by animation devotees as being sub-par for a WB feature. So it is good to know Timm is behind this NEW FRONTIER project.

I saw Pixar's CARS last week and I loved it!!! Pixar has never made a bad movie. What an incredible track record. And as usual the story has something for both kids and adults. The back story of how the town of Radiator Springs was left behind, when the old Route 66 was abandoned by the cross-country super highways says a lot about how, we as a society, have forgotten it's not only where we are going that counts, but we shouldn't forget to enjoy the trip along the way. My favorite character was the old Hudson Hornet, deftly voiced by Paul Newman. If you haven't seen it. What are you waiting for?

My new series of pulp anthologies for Wild Cat Books is really shaping up. I'm hoping to launch next month, with our book on the flying hero from the 1930s, the identity of which I'm keeping under wraps till then. Don't want to spoil the surprise. After which we will be doing a book on SECRET AGNET X. Lined up for this volume are writers Brian Meredith, Mark Justice, Stephen Atkins and Kevin Noel Olsen, with artist Rob Davis handling the art chores. Secret Agnet X was known as the Man with a Thousand Faces, diguises being his expertise in combating criminal masterminds. It's shaping up to be a very dynamic book. It will be followed by THE DOMINO LADY and KI-GOR JUNGLE LORD. Oh yeah, lots of big pulp plans in the future.

Less anyone think I'm shirking comics, this past week I began writing book #2 of my BULLDOZER series. Tom Bonello and Kenny McFarlane are doing great on the art and this one is going to be a winner.

And as unbelievable as it sounds, the Boston Red Sox have won their last six games and are now two full games ahead of the Yankees in the American Leagues East. Of course the won these six games by sweeping both the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals. Wish we played National Leagues teams all the time. Truth is, I think the guys got embarrased after the debacle in Minnesota, when the Twins ran all over them. They arrived in Atlanta a much meaner team, i.e. the bats are hitting at long last. Keep it up boys, it's starting to look like a good summer after all.

On that note, have a great week, Ron over and out.