TALK ABOUT YOUR FLASHBACKS!

Whoa! Talk about your flashbacks. I ran across this photo from 2009. In my office at my old house in front of my Lance Star: Sky Ranger poster. My goodness, look at all that dark hair. Hard to believe the beard is almost stark white now, just 9 years later. Of course, this was taken right after I got laid off from my job of 15 years and was about to entire freelance writing full time... so, maybe the white hair isn't all that surprising. Writing can be a stressful profession, you know. Ha! Ha!

Bobby

BALLOT FOR TENTH ANNUAL PULP FACTORY AWARDS OFFICIALLY RELEASED!

The Pulp Factory Award nominations were announced on March 2, 2018 and several contributors to the Lance Star: Sky Ranger series have been nominated.

Here is the press release and official ballot. Voting is open to the public HERE. Voting ends March 12, 2018. Winners will be announced at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Con held April 6 - 8 in Lombard, IL.

Congratulations to all of the nominees from the 8 different publishers in the running.

Now get out there and vote for your favorites!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BALLOT FOR TENTH ANNUAL PULP FACTORY AWARDS OFFICIALLY RELEASED
VOTING NOW OPEN UNTIL 3/12
AWARDS TO BE GIVEN OUT AT WINDY CITY PULP and PAPER CON

Lombard, Illinois – March 2, 2018

With April’s Windy City Pulp and Paper approaching fast, the ballot for the Tenth Annual Pulp Factory Awards – to be handed out at the conference – has just opened up for voting by the reading public.

The ballot can be found online at https://tinyurl.com/ybxlyey7

Voters have until midnight on Monday, March 12 to select one nominee in several categories. All votes must be received via the electronic ballot via Google forms.   

Note the deadline is earlier than usual due to Windy City Pulp Con beginning on April 6.

Shortlisted nominees in each category are as follows:

BEST PULP NOVEL
Blackthorn: Spires of Mars - I A Watson  (White Rocket Books)

Captain Action: Cry of the Jungle Lord - Jim Beard & Barry Reese (Airship 27)

The Eye of Quang Chi - Fred Adams, Jr.  (Airship 27)

Holmes and Houdini - I A Watson  (Airship 27)

Pulp Heroes: Sanctuary Falls - Wayne Reinagel  (Knightraven Studios)

Sentinels vol 9: Vendetta - Van Allen Plexico  (White Rocket Books)

Snow Drive - Bobby Nash  (BEN Books)

Tales of the Golden Dragon - Barbara Doran (Airship 27)

BEST PULP COVER
Bass Reeves: Frontier Marshal vol 2 - Marco Turini (Airship 27)

Holmes & Houdini - Chad Hardin (Airship 27)

Jezebel Johnson: Queen of Anarchy - Rob Davis (Airship 27)

Jezebel Johnson: Sea Witch - Laura Givens (Airship 27)

Queensberry Justice: The Fight Card Sherlock Holmes Omnibus - Mike Fyles (Fight Card)

The Ruby Files vol 2 - Mark Wheatley (Airship 27)

Sentinels vol 9: Vendetta - Chris Kohler (White Rocket Books)

Six Gun Terrors vol 3: The Slithering Terror - Ted Hammond (Airship 27)

BEST PULP SHORT STORY
"The Adventure of the Failing Light" - I A Watson - Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective v 9 (Airship 27)

"Takedown" - Bobby Nash - The Ruby Files vol 2 (Airship 27)

"A Tree Falls in the Forest" - Sean Taylor - The Ruby Files vol 2 (Airship 27)

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Rob Davis - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective vol 9  (Airship 27)

Rob Davis - Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective vol 10  (Airship 27)

Rob Davis - Holmes and Houdini  (Airship 27)

Morgan Fitzsimmons - The Eye of Quang Chi  (Airship 27)

Gary Kato - Tales of the Golden Dragon  (Airship 27)

Javier Lugo - C.O. Jones vol 2: Skinners  (Airship 27)

Nik Poliwko - The Ruby Files, vol 2  (Airship 27)

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY
Haunted Blades: Tales of the Black Musketeers - Connor MacDonald & Amanda Berthault, Eds (Pro Se)

Queensberry Justice: The Fight Card Sherlock Holmes Omnibus - Paul Bishop, Ed (Fight Card)

The Ruby Files, vol 2 - Ron Fortier, Ed (Airship 27)

Restless: An Anthology of Mummy Horror - Jim Beard & John Bruening, Eds (Flinch)

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, vol 9 - Ron Fortier, Ed (Airship 27)

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective, vol 10 - Ron Fortier, Ed (Airship 27)

The Song of Heroes - Nancy Hansen, Ed (Pro Se)

After March 12, the committee will tally all of the electronic votes and the winners will be announced at the Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention on Friday, April 6, 2018.

Questions and concerns should be directed to PulpAwards@gmail.com. This will insure a more prompt response than reaching out to individual committee members.

Thank you for your interest, and looking forward to your votes!

Vote HERE.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS DAY WITH A GOOD BOOK! DON'T FORGET TO THANK YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS!

Today is National Book Lovers Day. Make sure you read something good today and maybe thank an author or two on social media or with an Amazon review. They'll appreciate that. And if you're looking for something to read, we've got you covered. You can learn more about Lance Star: Sky Ranger books http://BEN-Books.blogspot.com and 

http://robmdavis.com/Airship27Hangar/airship27hangar.html.

Happy #NationalBookLoversDay!

THE PULP SUPER-FAN REVIEWS ALL-STAR PULP COMICS!

The Pulp Super-Fan, Michael R. Brown looks at All-Star Pulp Comics at ThePulp.Net. You can read the full article here.

From the site:
All-Star Pulp Comics, published by Redbud Studios, has new black-and-white comic stories of original and New Pulp characters. Three issues are out so far, available in digital and hardcopy versions. The first two issues can be obtained from IndyPlanet, while the third is on Amazon.

You can read the full article here.

AIRSHIP 27 PRESENTS: ALL-STAR PULP COMICS #1
2012 PULP ARK AWARD WINNER FOR BEST PULP RELATED COMIC.

This massive comic one shot features 58 pages of wall to wall pulp adventure in graphic form. Seven old and new pulp heroes as written by today’s most exciting new pulp writers and brought to glorious graphic reality by super talented artists.

Here are the Green Lama, Domino Lady, Jim Anthony Super Detective to name only a few. The volume also contains the very first ever comic book adventure of Barry Reese’s highly popular hero, the Rook. The color cover features the Green Lama & the Domino Lady by Jeff Butler.

Secret agent X

Stories include:
•Green Lama by Adam Garcia & Mike Fyles
• Jim Anthony by Erwin K. Roberts & Pedro Cruz
• Black Bat by C. William Russette & Wayne Beeman
• The Blue Lady by Sean Taylor & James Ritchey III
• The Rook by Barry Reese & Craig Wilson
• Secret Agent “X” by Bobby Nash & Jeremy McHugh
• Domino Lady by Percival Constantine, Rock Baker & Jeff Austin
• Cover by Jeff Butler

A collection of stories in varied styles from retro to new age digital painting here comes a collection of Pulp Age characters in comic storytelling- some in that form for the very first time. New Pulp writers and artists bring you stories with fists flying and action galore. Join the fun in ALL-STAR PULP COMICS #1.

Bringing together some of the most intriguing characters from the Golden Age of the Pulps in comics form- some for the very first time!

AIRSHIP 27 PRESENTS: ALL-STAR PULP COMICS #1 can be purchased at the following:
Indy Planet (paperback)

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AIRSHIP 27 presents ALL STAR PULP COMICS # 2
A Pulp Adventure Comic Book
(Portion of Profits Goes to Boston Red Cross)

Airship 27 Productions has once again teamed with Redbud Studio comics to release the second in their on-going pulp comics anthology.  The first giant issue in this series won the coveted Pulp Ark Award for Best Pulp Comic of 2010.

Volume two of the series, co-edited by creators Ron Fortier and Rob Davis, is even bigger than that stellar premier issue.  Contained here are eight stories featuring both modern and classic pulp heroes; Ki-Gor the Jungle Lord, the Black Bat, Cain, Robin Hood, Lance Star, Brothers Bones, Dillon and Domino Lady. 

The cover is by Will Meugniot and features Ki-Gor’s lovely mate, Helene, battling back to back with Derrick Ferguson’s modern day adventurer, Dillon.  Other creators represented are Russ Anderson, Fortier, Davis, Ian Watson, Thomas Deja, Michelle Sciuto, Sean Taylor, Aaron Meade, Todd Jones, Lee Oaks, James Gaubatz, Van Plexico,

Andrew Salmon and Kelly Everaert. 

Lance Star: Sky Ranger

The book is available from Indy Planet.com and part of the proceeds are being donated to the Boston Red Cross.  “We were the last stages of assembling the book,” explains Editor Foriter, “when the Patriots’ Day bombings occurred in Boston.  All of us, like the rest of the country, were in shock and felt helpless to do anything.”  It was writer Van Plexico who contacted Fortier about possibly offering some of the sales proceeds to help those injured in the terror attack.  “The second Van brought up, I knew it was something we had to do,” Fortier continues.  He contacted Davis and all the creators and the decision was made to take all the profits earned by the book during its first six months in print and donate them to the Boston Red Cross.

“We truly hope our fans, when they learn of this idea, will want to rally around a truly good cause and help us put sales over the top,” adds co-editor Rob Davis.  “We really want this to be the best selling title Redbud Studio has ever produced.”

AIRSHIP 27 PRESENTS: ALL-STAR PULP COMICS #1 can be purchased at the following:
Indy Planet (paperback)

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AIRSHIP 27 presents ALL STAR PULP COMICS # 3
A Pulp Adventure Comic Book

Airship 27 Productions in conjunction with Redbud Studios is thrilled to announce the release of  ALL STAR PULP COMICS # 3.  “We’re thrilled to offer up another great collection,” says Airship 27 Managing Editor Ron Fortier, “comic strip adventures of classic pulp heroes. The contents in this third volume is really eclectic representing a wide variety of pulp genres by some of the finest writers and artists in the graphic world.”

Lance Star: Sky Ranger

The eight featured stories include :

“Sinbad and the Isle of Stone”
Scott “Doc” Vaughn

The Black Bat in “Blind Justice”
Ron Fortier and Eric Johns

The Purple Scar in “Breaking Point”
Percival Constantine and Carl Yonder

Lance Star Sky Ranger in “Gods of the Molten Sea”
Bobby Nash and Rock Baker and Jeff Austin

Mars McCoy Space Ranger in “Crazy Horse”
Mike Baron (with Ron Fortier) and Eric Hurley and Warren Montgomery

The Crimson Mask in “Killing Rain”
Aaron Smith and David Nehaus

The Moon Man in “Dance of the Black Flamingo”
Michael Leonard and James Lyle and Greg Keyzer

The book has a cover by Rob Davis with colors by Warren Montgomery and features the Moon Man battling side-by-side by Lt. Betty 12 from the Mars McCoy Space Ranger pulp series. 

AIRSHIP 27 PRESENTS: ALL-STAR PULP COMICS VOL. 3 is available at the following retailers:

Amazon (paperback)

Airship 27's Create Space store (paperback)

About Lance Star: Sky Ranger “Gods of the Molten Sea”:

Written by Bobby Nash with art by the superstar team of Rock Baker and Jeff Austin:

It started out as a simple supply run to a scientific camp on a small volcanic island. The last thing Lance Star and Buck Tellonger expected was to be captured by an angry local cult as the latest sacrifice to the local Gods of the Molten Sea. Can Lance and Buck rescue the science team and escape before the volcano erupts and kills them all?

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LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER VOL. 4 REVIEWED ON AMAZON

On the ground... in big trouble.

Thanks to reader "JSweet" for leaving a review of Lance Star-Sky Ranger Volume 4 on Amazon. Much appreciated. Reviews are essential and I thank you for taking the time to write down your thoughts.

You can read the full review here.

Bobby

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER VOL. 4
A Pulp Anthology

Airship 27 Productions announces the release of its newest pulp anthology.  Rev up those Pratt-Whitney engines, pull back on the stick and prepare for take-off, as LANCE STAR – SKY RANGER gets ready to soar into the clouds in this, his fourth volume of high flying adventures.

Back Cover

Once again its time to join America’s aviation ace, Lance Star and his faithful team; Buck Tellonger, Cy Hawkins, Jim Nolan and Red Davis as they fly into four brand new hair-raising tales.  From discovering a hidden Nazis base on lost South Seas Island inhabited by prehistoric monsters to foiling an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt, the Sky Rangers travel globe tackling danger wherever they go.

The Lance Star: Sky Ranger series follows in the grand tradition of popular pulp favorites and Dusty Ayers, Bill Barnes, G-8 & His Flying Aces and dozens of other winged warriors of the clouds.

“When you’re company name is Airship 27 Productions,” says Managing Editor Ron Fortier, “you’d better believe we have a real love of flying heroes and Lance Star: Sky Ranger is at the top of that list.”

Vol. 4 cover

So goose your fuel lines, spin the props of your Skybolts and Skeeter and prepare yourself for classic pulp action.  Writers Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Andrew Salmon and Jim Beard have delivered a quartet of fast paced, high soaring stories to keep you buckled up tight.

This volume features a cover by popular graphic artist, Felipe Echavarria with interior illustrations by Warbirds of Mars’ own Scott “Doc” Vaughn.

Bobby Nash's story in this volume is called "Ring of Fire."
Lance and the Sky Rangers find themselves on a volcanic island ready to erupt. If that wasn't enough to keep them busy, they also find themselves facing off against Nazis and flying creatures from the past that should not exist in the modern world. Can the Sky Rangers disrupt the Nazis' plans and get everyone off the island before the volcano erupts?

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER VOL. 4 can be purchased at the following:

Amazon (paperback)                Barnes and Noble (paperback)
CreateSpace (paperback)         Bookwire (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle)                      Airship 27 Hangar (ebook)

SIX MODERN VOICES FOR HARD-BOILED PULP!

The Noir Factory shared their picks for the Six Modern Voices for Hard-Boiled Pulp!

Airship 27 Productions, publisher of Lance Star: Sky Ranger made the list, which can be read here.

Congratulations to those listed. Each publisher has some incredible titles in their catalogs. Please support the publishers if you can.

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER SPOTLIGHTED AT CROSSOVER UNIVERSE!

YOU HAVE NOW ENTERED THE CROSSOVER UNIVERSE...

"Homefront" art by Rob
Davis based on sketch
by Mark Maddox.

Author Bobby Nash's Lance Star: Sky Ranger Vol. 2 story "Homefront" gets the spotlight in today at the Crossover Universe blog. You can read all about it here.

The Crossover Universe^TM is a companion blog to the books Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World Volume 1 and Volume 2 by Win Scott Eckert, and the forthcoming Volumes 3 and 4 by Sean Levin. Material excerpted from Volumes 1 & 2 is © copyright 2010-2014 by Win Scott Eckert. All rights reserved. Material excerpted from Volumes 3 & 4 is © copyright 2014 by Sean Levin. All rights reserved.

Thanks, guys.

The Sky Ranger Team

SOMETIMES I GET ASKED STUFF... IS BACK!

The 23rd installment of Lance Star: Sky Ranger author Bobby Nash's Sometimes I Get Asked Stuff… is now posted at www.bobbynash.com. You can read the full question and answer segment here.

THE WRITE STUFF INTERVIEWS BOBBY NASH

Bobby Nash with the Box Thirteen audio CD set.

The Write Stuff interviews Box Thirteen Author/Producer Bobby Nash.
You can read the full interview here.

Box Thirteen - Adventure Wanted! features stories by Lance Star: Sky Ranger writers Bobby Nash, Andrew Salmon, and Jim Beard.

Learn more about Box Thirteen - Adventure Wanted! here.

Lance Star: Sky Ranger Vol. 4 Now On Sale!

LANCE STAR CROSSES OVER!!!

It starts here...

Cool. A couple of my stories got mentioned on Sean Lee Levin's The Crossover Universe blog. How do Secret Agent X and Lance Star: Sky Ranger crossover? Find out here.

Thanks to Sean for including these in the Crossover Universe Blog. I love it when I'm able to crossover characters and stories. I do it whenever I can. I’ll have to write up a nice blog post about it. I have several background characters that have appeared in books in multiple timelines so we’ve gotten to see them grow and age and see what they’ve been up to. Plus, Evil Ways' FBI Agent Harold Palmer has a connection to Lance Star: Sky Ranger and The New Adventures of The Eagle as his grandfather, a G-man, makes appearances in both.

It gets revisited here.

The crossovers are fun Easter Eggs for those who have read multiple stories I’ve written. Think of them as a nice bonus.

See you over there.

Bobby
www.bobbynash.com

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER UPDATES

Cover Art: Felipe Echavarria

Back Cover Design
By Rob Davis

The new Lance Star: Sky Ranger book made the New book Release List this week at Your daily Ralph! You can see it here.
Thanks, Ralph.

The new Lance Star: Sky Ranger book also received a mention at Bill Thom’s Pulp Coming Attractions this week. You can see it here.
Thanks, Bill.

Thanks to all who have spread the word and/or purchased copies of the book.
The Sky Ranger Team appreciates your support.

Available now at the following:

Amazon (paperback)
CreateSpace (paperback)
Amazon (Kindle)

Happy Reading.

Bobby

LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER VOLUME 4 MENTIONED ON ESO PODCAST!

This week's main topic

In his shout out this week, Earth Station One co-host, and Lance Star: Sky Ranger author, Bobby Nash mentioned the upcoming volume 4 anthology release in the Shout Out portion of the show. 

Give it a listen here.

Vol. 4 coming very soon.

Learn more about The ESO Network here and here.

THE SKYBOLT IS READY FOR LAUNCH!

A note from Airship 27's Air Chief, Ron Fortier.

Here is a schematic look at the Skybolt, the plane flown by pulp aviation ace, Lance Star as we get ready to release - LANCE STAR - SKY RANGER Vol 4.

Stay tuned, it's coming soon.


Captain Ron

GET READY ON THE FLIGHT LINE…

There are some announcements coming soon regarding the return of Lance Star: Sky Ranger. There’s not much we can reveal in any detail now, but in the days and weeks ahead we will release details on the following:

Not Final Cover

The 4th volume in the popular Lance Star: Sky Ranger pulp anthology series from Airship 27 Productions will be ready for launch very soon. Vol. 4 features stories by Bobby Nash, Andrew Salmon, Jim Beard, and Sean Taylor. Scott Doc Vaughn is handling interior illustrations and Felipe Eschevarria is painting the cover. Edited by Ron Fortier with production design by Rob Davis. here's a tease of the cover.

Not Actual Cover

All-Star Pulp Comics #3 is in production now. As with issue #2, this new issue will feature a Lance Star: Sky Ranger comic book tale. This one is called “Gods of the Molten Sea” and is written by Bobby Nash with art by the dynamic duo of Rock Baker and Jeff Austin. Here's a teaser image.

Art: Will Meugniot

Keep watching this page for launch details on each of these projects.

Lance Star: Sky Ranger volumes 1, 2, 3, and All-Star Pulp Comics #2 are still available for purchase. Click the Novels/Anthologies and Comic Books tabs above.

Happy Reading, Sky Rangers!

MEET LANCE STAR: SKY RANGER AUTHOR BOBBY NASH AT MGA CON THIS WEEKEND!

Meet The Ruby Files Author Bobby Nash this weekend at the Middle Georgia Comic Convention (March 15 - 16) in Macon, GA. Bobby will be on hand with books and maybe even an announcement or two. Look for him at table #414 in Artist Alley. Stop by and say hello.

MGA Schedule of Events:

FRIDAY:
Early Badge Pickup/Registration between 6pm-9pm

SATURDAY 9AM-UNTIL
Registration 9:00am
Metropolis/Crime Alley (Dealer's Room/Artist's Alley) 10am-6pm

Artist/Writer/ Misc Panels 10am-6pm
Fun Zone 10am-8pm
Costume Contest 7:00pm (Registration for costume contest ends at 3pm in Metropolis)

SUNDAY 10AM-5PM
Registration 10am
Metropolis/Crime Alley (Dealer's Room/Artist's Alley) 10am-5pm
Artist/Writer/ Misc Panels 10am-5pm
Fun Zone 10am-5pm

Learn more about MGA Con here and here.