It's time for a next-generation Man of Bronze, and Ron Fortier and Rob Davis deliver the brawny goods in their latest Airship 27 podcast.
As such, they discuss Airship 27's Doc Atlas (Vol 1), by Michael A. Black, Raymond Luis and James Lovato, with sprawling Ed Catto artwork.
The Atlas adventures take place beyond Doc Savage's, being designated to the Cold War era. Like those of Lester Dent's erudite adventurer, Doc Atlas is strong, resourceful and cultivated. He's also surrounded by colorful companions and ruthless antagonists. (This will be the first of several Airship releases on the two-fisted hero.)
Also on the bountiful agenda is Richard Kellogg's Barry Baskerville submission, "Fishing Adventure", with buoyant imagery by the aforementioned Kato. This is the eighth in Kellogg's Sherlock-ish series, and like those before it, the story is joyous on every investigative level, which only ensures more Baskerville mysteries are the way.
And then there's Wayne Carey's ambitious extrapolation, Yokai, where space-hauler Captain Tony Michaels and copilot, Jiin, discover a Japanese colony that labels them smugglers and where certain inhabitants experience Bradbury-esque visions of ancient aliens. Ted Hammonds supplies the radiant cover, and Don Simpson's marvelous illustrations enhance the exciting text, making Yokai another triumph in Airship 27's ever expanding, science-fiction queue.
In addition to the above releases, Ron discusses his successful Kickstarter campaign for his developing comic, Beyond the Stars, which captures the courageous spirit of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Space Cruiser Yamato. How can it lose with those swell ingredients, not to mention Ron rendering the script and Andrea Bormida and Mike Belcher fashioning the artwork? Without question, astral history is about to be made.
Also on the comic-book front, our hosts throw light on Rob's prolific Redbud Studio, which has just released a stylish, Black Lion compilation, which includes all four issues of the introspective, military hero, Jamal Lyon. (Ron grants an edifying analysis of how Lyon sprung from John Rambo for a potential series that Ron worked on in the early '90s.)
Tune in for all the enthusiastic commentary at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_NE0QgrQEw
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