Greeting Loyal Airmen, we trust all of you are enjoying the Fall changing of the seasons.  Here in Fort Collins were having nice, cool nights and beautiful sunny days.  A real little slice of paradise beneath the peaks of the majestic Rocky Mountains.

Last evening we heard the sad news of the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs, who lost his battle with cancer of the young age of 56.  Jobs' had the same pancreatic malady that took our own father over thirty years ago.

            
                                 Steve Jobs…gone at 56.
From everything we've been learning about this man, it would seem he was a true visionary.  Something our worlds has so little of these days.  Too few to lose one this young. His impact on the world will be felt for generations to come and we can only believe his example of pursuing his dreams no matter the obstacles will inspire countless of young men and women to do the same.  RIP, dreamer.

Another visionary far ahead of her time was the late actress, Lucille Ball.  At a time when only men held the power in Hollywood and on television, she was a pioneer who began her own production company and became one of the most powerful, creative forces in the entertainment world.  What the Air Chief remembers most was how our mother loved watching her classic comedy series, I LOVE LUCY.  Now Bluewater comics has published a full color comic bio of this amazing woman and it was written by my good friend, Jaymes Reed.  The book came out several weeks ago and we cannot recommend it highly enough.  If anyone in your family was a Lucy fan, you truly need to get them this comic book.  It is just brilliant.

Speaking of TV, there have been several new shows which recently debuted that the Air Chief has become a big fan of.  The one that truly impresses us the most  is PERSON OF INTEREST starring the always great Jim Caviezel as a rogue government agent recruited by a wealthy financier played by LOST alumni, Michael Emerson.  Seems this man has created a super computer that can identify people who are about to become the center of criminal activity, be they the victims or perpetrators.  From that point on it is the Agent's task to determine which and then prevent the incident from occurring.  It works so much like a classic pulp magazine of the 1930s, we have been really enjoying it and hope it finds a loyal audience.  Please, if you haven't watched it yet, do so.  You will not be disappointed, action fans.

         
                        Mongrel Henderson
Speaking of pulps, Airship 27 Productions is now in the last stages of assembling its eight title of the year,
MYSTERY MEN (& Women) Vol II.  Like the first book in this series, it debuts four brand new heroes created by the best pulp writers in the business today.  And here's a sneak peek at one of the stars of this collection, Mongrel Henderson, created by super pulp writer Derrick Ferguson and illustrated here by Rob Davis.  Look for the announcement of this book's release in another week or two.

And there you have this week's Flight Log, Loyal Airmen.  With a unifying tread of heroes, some real, others fictional.  The thing is, all of us have within ourselves the seed of heroism.  We allow it to grow and  change our lives for the better when we follow the examples of people like Steve Jobs and Lucille Ball. When we dare to dream big and never accept failure when we are rejected.  True heroism comes from picking yourself up and trying again, and again…until you succeed.  Heroes never give up.

And fittingly enough, the Air Chief is gearing up to do another comic shop signing, this one in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Sat. 22nd Oct at HEROES ONLY, owned and operator by P.J. Brown. More on that event as the date nears.  And that's all for another week.  Take care and be back here next week.

Ron – Over & Out