Saturday, August 29, 2026
AIRSHIP 27 PODCAST (AUG '26): A NEW PULP FLIGHT
A profound and poignant episode of Airship 27's Podcast has arrived.
For this occasion, our gracious hosts, Ron Fortier and Rob Davis, reflect on the passing of pulp icon Will Murray and reminisce on his many accomplishments, including his overviews on the Shadow and the Green Hornet, the latter of which proved most impactful in Ron's popular reshaping of the character.
The gents also cover Airship's most recent releases: Daniel Whiston's Amongst the Crooked Stars (the sequel to his groundbreaking Under the Crooked Stars), Harding McFadden's Beyond 175 (an exciting sequel to Edgar Rice Burroughs' Beyond 30) and a revised/polished edition of Ron's Brother Bones: The Undead Avenger.
In addition, the fellows reference their soon-to-be-released volumes on Sherlock Holmes, The Three Musketeers, Doc Atlas, The Purple Scar (of which I've contributed a novella) and Michael Panush's long anticipated sequel to Blood-Spiller's Quarry.
Tune in to absorb all the satisfying, supplemental details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcWI-RdpBOc
Friday, August 28, 2026
GOODBYE, WILL MURRAY
You seized high importance in the pulp field, having attained unfinished Lester Dent concepts, which you then expanded into new, Doc Savage fables, under the nifty pseudonym, Kenneth Robeson.
In addition, you gave your heart and soul to Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir's Remo Williams/The Destroyer series (in Signet novels and Marvel comics) and breathed fresh life into Tarzan, King Kong, the Spider and Cthulhu.
You also hold the enviable distinction of teaming with Steve Ditko to fashion Marvel's ever-chipper The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.
Beyond your fictional jaunts, you were a respected, pulp scholar, having composed an admired, historical trilogy on Lamont Cranston, the Shadow: Master of Mystery, Dark Avenger and Knight of Darkness. And as a complementing bonus, you even tackled noteworthy retrospectives for Main Enterprises' popular periodicals.
Your prolific presence was ubiquitous and welcomed: a shining example for a generation of aspiring, New Pulp writers. For that, Mr. Murray, your protégés owe you immeasurable thanks, as do your many fans, who won't soon forget the bountiful, literary wonders you shared.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
SO LONG, PETER CULLEN
You were a man of many voices: above all, that of Optimus Prime for both the animated and big-screen Transformers.
Beyond your favored, robotic tonality, your nuanced and diverse expressions distinguished Go-bots, Robotix, G.I. Joe, Dino-Riders, Sectaurs, Winnie the Pooh, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Spider-Man 1981, Dungeons & Dragons, Gallavants, Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriff, The Pirates of Dark Water, Rainbow Bright and the Star Stealer, Voyage of the Rock Aliens, Voltron, My Little Pony: The Movie, Mickey's Magical Christmas, Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls, The Story of Christmas, Seasons of Giving, Super Sleuth Christmas Movie, Treasure Planet, Knight Rider, Invincible, Saturday Supercade, Toonami, The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible, Little Wizards, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Police Story 4: First Strike, The Iron Giant, Gremlins, Predator and King Kong 1976.
Indeed, you brought our endearing favorites to life, giving them depths of sound that are now indivisible with their celebrated facades. Thank you, Mr. Cullen, for that essential attentiveness ... thank you for always getting it right.🗢
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