25 Years of Jetta!

I’ve been friends with Turra and Jetta from the beginning.

 

Okay. Well, maybe not the very beginning, before the girls ever made it from Martheus’ head onto the page, but right after they first filled out (and filled out oh so noticeably) their first graphic novel.

 

It was Memphis. Mid-South Con. I was there with Scott McCullar representing Shooting Star Comics. Scott marched me immediately over to Martheus’ table in the dealer room and said something to the effect of “Check out this guy’s stuff. He’s amazing.”

 

He was right. Something about Martheus’ artwork had a raw energy to it that had me hooked from the get-go. The smiles, the action lines, the eyes, the accurate fight scenes, the large… ahem … tracks of land.

 

But I digress.

 

That night, during a meal of good ol’ Memphis barbeque, Scott told me he thought we should bring Jetta into the Shooting Star fold.

 

And we did. It was, as they say, a no-brainer.

Now, 25 years later, Martheus and crew have been with the Queen of the Toshigawa Butt-Kickers on numerous action-packed adventures for several publishers. She's been a warrior, a princess, and she's even co-starred with indy favorite Shi for the crossover to end all crossovers. Not just that, but Martheus and I have been able to collaborate on several projects as well (both Jetta-adjacent like Turra and non-Jetta-related like The IDW comic of The Bad Girls Club for Oxygen Network). 

So, from me to you, Martheus, Janet, and Anakin, happy anniversary!

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AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS -- 100 BOOKS & COUNTING!

Congratulations Airship 27!

Begun ten years ago by writer Ron Fortier and artist Rob Davis, Airship 27 Productions has been a leading pioneer in the New Pulp field and continues to work towards keeping the history of American Pulps alive by promoting events and activities that shine a light on this unique part of American literary heritage.

“Our success is due to our amazing writers and artists,” Fortier and Davis declare with unabashed praise.  “And to all our readers who have unselfishly supported us on this amazing journey we offer our heartfelt thanks and promise our next one hundred titles are going to raise the bar even higher on the quality of art and stories. Stay tuned, pulp fans, the Airship 27 is climbing to all new heights.”

Happy 25 Anniversary to my best friend!

For those who have given up on the idea that one man and one woman can love each other for a lifetime, that marriage is merely an antiquated notion of a bygone era, or that people can't be expected to learn how to compromise and be a team rather than be led by the "what's in it for me?" mentality, I submit to you my best friend, Lisa Taylor.

If this otherwise sane woman can put up with my quirks, failures, selfishness, temper, general childishness, emotional/psychological need to live as a writer, fandoms, fascination with flirting, apparent inability to keep food on the table, and ego (in spite of all that), then I believe there is hope for ANY couple.

If I could have a New Year's wish for all those reading it would be simply this: I wish for you the same kind of self-sacrificing, enduring, patient, determined love with your loved one that I have found with this absolutely astounding woman.

But, that said, you can't have this one. She's mine.