EXCELSIOR, CHADWICK BOSEMAN...

You had only just begun to extend your influence as a thespian, Mr. Boseman, but what you planted was important and revered. 

Historic figures such as James Brown, Jackie Robinson and Thurgood Marshall were part of your resume, as well as a fine (and alas, overlooked) performance as Thoth in the unjustly maligned "Gods of Egypt".

It was, however, as T'Challa, the Black Panther, ruler of Wakanda, in which you gained your greatest fame, starring in four epic, Marvel movies. In that noble role, you showed us not only how to avenge, but to forgive and persevere, setting forth a path that all generations might follow. 

May your examples heroism now inspire within the Kingdom of Heaven, where your regal spirit shall live on forever. 

FAREWELL, DEE HARTFORD...

You were the beauty who in real life married Howard Hawks, then became Mr. Freeze's "vild", icy queen and a silver wonder named Verda who made our beloved B9 Robot jealous to the extreme. 

In addition to starring in the chilly "Batman" set and in three "Lost in Space" installments, you charmed "The Twilight Zone"; "The Outer Limits"; "Time Tunnel" (as Helen of Troy); "Land of the Giants"; "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour"; "Burke's Law"; "Perry Mason"; and (with your Caped Crusader partner, Adam West) "Gunsmoke".

As a model, you gained pin-up status, but were an actress who held her own with the best, often deserving more respect than you received. To your fans, Ms. Hartford, you'll live on for an eternity: a thespian of legendary order, a statuesque sensation beyond mortal compare. 

AIRSHIP 27 PODCAST (AUG 20): READY FOR LIFTOFF!!!

Rob Fortier and Rob Davis invite us to another uplifting Airship 27 Podcast (Aug '20).  

In this info-laden installment, the fellas give us a prolific update on the Brother Bones live-action web series and acknowledge the sensational sales of "Who's Who in New Pulp", from which all proceeds go to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. They also cover such new titles as Wayne Carey's science-fiction epic, "El'Aris", "Mystery Men and Women, Vol 5" and "Dan Fowler G-Man, Vol 3", which I had the honor of editing.

On an even more personal note, the guys discuss my in-the-pipeline novel, "Mark Justice's the Dead Sheriff, Vol #4: A Town Called Purity", offering many compliments on my sequel, and Rob even displays the first illustration he's fashioned for the book!

Enjoy all the New Pulp gems at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLh-N_IPjiY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1HxGxG5WrGMFRBIcEthImON72XaihE0kEzfcSnYNs7fXidHGOYARX0n_4.

DAN FOWLER G-MAN, VOL 3: FOUR CRIME-BUSTING TALES

"Dan Fowler G-Man, Vol 3" has just hit print, and man, oh man, what a bullet-blazing ride it is, written by men who weave varying styles and diverse landscapes into the iconic agent's hard-hitting tapestry. 

Whit Howland's yarn presents impetuous, twin brothers who challenge Fowler with their wry and brutal ways--and an explosive climax waiting in the wings. Gene Moyers follows this sinister spree by setting our hero after a revenge-thirsty convict and his Bonnie Parker-styled accomplice, in a story that brims of psychological complexity. Aaron Powers then inserts our stalwart agent into a shadowy sector ruled by an eccentric, German diplomat who possesses a mask imbued with limb-freezing properties. Last but not least, Fred Adams, Jr pits Fowler against some backwoods bank robbers, who prove far craftier than one might presume, but that doesn't mean they're a match for our unswerving investigator. 

This sensational anthology is adorned by an eye-catching Chris Rawding cover and glorious Kevin Paul Shaw Broden illustrations. 

Dan Fowler and his intrepid companions, Larry Kendall and Sally Vane, have entertained pulp readers for decades. Fowler's latest revival won't disappoint, in that it captures the gritty past with unapologetic toughness and a hearty sweep of all-American morality. 

Order "Dan Fowler G-Man, Vol 3" at 

https://www.amazon.com/Dan-Fowler-G-Man-Whit-Howland-ebook/dp/B08GNX52YR/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=dan+fowler+g-man&qid=1598490948&sr=8-3.

GOODBYE, LORI NELSON...

You were the Gill-man's second, leggy gal (and John Agar's main squeeze) in the spectacular sequel, "Revenge of the Creature", but that's not all.

Your tasty talents dominated in "Day the World Ended '55"; "The Naked Monster"; "Hot-Rod Girl"; "Untamed Youth"; "Underwater!"; "I Died a Thousand Times"; "Magnificent Obsession '54"; "All I Desire"; "The All American"; "Sincerely Yours"; "Walking My Baby Back Home"; "Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair"; "Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki"; "Francis Goes to West Point"; "Pardners"; "Bend of the River"; "Mohawk"; "Outlaw's Son"; "Tumbleweed"; and "Destry" (the latter two with the legendary Audie Murphy); in addition to television's "How to Marry a Millionaire" and the Thanksgiving Day treat, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".  

And speaking of television, you made the steady rounds with such swell shows as "The Millionaire"; "Climax!"; "Wanted Dead or Alive"; "Wagon Train"; "Sugarfoot"; "Laramie"; "Tales of Wells Fargo"; "The Tab Hunter Show"; "Bachelor Father"; and more.

You were a charmer and dream come true, Ms. Nelson, bringing a spring to the step of any production in which you appeared. To those who knew you, you hold their highest respect; and to those yet to discover you, you'll surely come to warm their hearts, just as you've done with so many over the years. 

RAVENWOOD REVIEW: KINCAID'S HOUSE OF ALTERED CATS

The Pulp.Net, per its insightful blogger, Michael R. Brown (the Pulp Super-Fan), has posted a review of "Ravenwood, Stepson of Mystery, Vol 4", supplying some positive words on my particular submission, "Kincaid's House of Altered Cats": 

"...Michael Housel gives us a weird tale that takes Ravenwood to Louisiana. He's looking for missing interns working for a doctor. The doctor is doing some strange research with cats, first big cats, now house cats, that mixes science and magic. No magic spells, and the Nameless One plays a much smaller part, but I felt this was closer to the originals. I kept thinking this could be a 1930s black-and-white horror film."

Well, there you have it. If you've not yet purchased "Ravenwood #4", perhaps Mr. Brown's excerpt will inspire you to do so. (The anthology is available per paperback and Kindle.) The accompanying Ravenwood stories (by Dewayne Dowers, Lance Strahlberg and Michael Black) are also terrific and therefore, worth the time of any Frederick C. Davis connoisseur.

Order at

https://www.amazon.com/Ravenwood-Stepson-Mystery-L-R-Stahlberg/dp/1946183792/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=ravenwood+vol+4&qid=1598120731&s=books&sr=1-2 .

An Alternate Reality: Batman X2 for Flashpoint/JL2?

Is it true or just a bunch of fanboy bull? No sooner do we learn that Michael Keaton will join Ezra Miller for Andy Muschietti's "Flashpoint", we then learn that Ben Affleck will also enter the plot, establishing two Dark Knights for the price of one. (Meanwhile, Robert Pattinson will fly solo in Matt Reeve's alternate-reality, reset flick. Will it trigger a trio crossover? Probably not, but then as the ol' Bond axiom goes, "never say never again", right? {BTW: I found "The Batman" trailer to be damn dark and dandy in its riddled, "Long Halloween" atmosphere and allusions.})

With all that said, in the DC multiverse, the intersecting of different actors playing the same character at the same (tit-for-tat) time is common, but the gimmick hasn't until now been so seriously considered for the big, WB screen. That's what makes this potential (fated?) "Flashpoint" teaming so extraordinary. (That other silver-screen, DC performers could {should} be on board, only increases the anticipation. {Hey, Henry Cavill, over what surrogate Earth are you now flying?})

Let those parallel-universe crossovers mount, I say! Considering the way CW intermingled the DC crusaders (even going so far as to have Miller's Barry Allen cameo on Grant Gustin's show), we've more than gotten our feet wet, and are we at all complaining?

A big-screen blending would make a live-action "Flashpoint" adaptation a revolutionary "Justice League" sequel, and with "Justice League: the Synder Cut" on the horizon (and acting no less than another official, parallel chapter in the franchise), the timely texturing couldn't be better. 

It would sure be neat to see Keaton's Bruce Wayne tangle with Affleck's (if only in a brotherly and/or father/son sorta way), giving us the equivalent of when "Doctor Who" started its sagacious mixing and matching some decades back. Shoot, if it worked for the BBC, why the hell not for DC/WB? (Then again, word has it that Affleck's Batman may only be a lead-in for the Keaton/Miller team-up. Whatever the ultimate novelty {if any should, indeed, occur}, "Flashpoint'"s innate influences should spawn a huge moneymaker when {and if} movie houses do reopen across the land.)  

ROB DAVIS TO ILLUSTRATE DEAD SHERIFF #4

Here's a sizzling scoop from Ron Fortier, regarding my upcoming, Airship 27 novel, "Mark Justice's The Dead Sheriff, Vol 4: Purity": The great Rob Davis will be rendering the illustrations!!! 

Davis has supplied artwork for the previous Dead Sheriff volumes, so I'm comforted that he'll continue the upstanding tradition for my contribution to Justice's weird and rambunctious mythology.  

This great news also further confirms "Dead Sheriff 4'"s ranking in the Airship 27 pipeline: i.e., it's bound to be released much sooner than later. Yippee Ki Yay!!! 

Keep checking "bizarrechats" for all "Dead Sheriff 4" updates.