As we get closer and closer to the release of New Roads To Hell, the first Shadow Legion novel from Airship 27, a bunch of my friends and I got together and made an old-school audio promo! You can download it here!
I want to thank my cast for stepping up. To wit:
Narrator: William Robinson
Gunsel: Paul Herrman
Black Talon: Kelen Conley
Gloria: Rachel Bailey
Nightbreaker: Michael Bailey
Ferryman: Desmond Reddick
Dreamcatcher: Trelina Gonzalez Anderson
Rose Red: Megan Reddick
Johnny Seven: Andew Leyland
Kelen Conley also provided the musical bed. Let's all give them a round of applause!
I'll have more goodies for you to enjoy as we get closer to the release date...so stay tuned!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Coming To Crush A Major City Near You!
I've got a fuller update coming later this week, but this makes one of the things I was waiting to announce official! I am really jazzed to be participating in this anthology series. Check This Out (and keep an eye out for an episode of Nocturne Travel Agency Podcast where I sit down with James Palmer to discuss Mechanoid and the Monster Earth timeline!)
Monster Earth 2
Is Coming!
“This is going to take the monster action to a whole new
level,” explains Palmer. “I thing fans of the first book are really going to
love this one.”
MONSTER EARTH 2 will bring the action closer to the present
day, with the nations of the world experimenting with genetic manipulation of
the various beasties. Add a secret death cult trying to herald the end of days,
and you’ve got a volatile recipe for mayhem and destruction as only some of the
hottest writers in New Pulp can bring it.
MONSTER EARTH 2 is scheduled for either a late
December or early January release, and will appear in both Kindle and trade
paper formats.
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About James
Palmer
James has written articles, interviews, columns, reviews
and fiction for Strange Horizons, Tangent Online, The Internet
Review of Science Fiction, and New Pulp Publishers Airship 27, Pro Se
Productions, and White Rocket Books. His books Slow Djinn and Four
Terrors: Weird Horror Tales are currently available in PDF and Kindle
formats. He also has a story in Mars McCoy: Space Ranger Vol 2. from
Airship 27. For more, visit http://www.jamespalmerbooks.com/ or
follow James on Twitter: www.twitter.com/palmerwriter and
www.facebook.com/jamespalmerwriter
About Mechanoid
Press
Mechanoid Press is a new imprint specializing in science
fiction, New Pulp, and steampunk ebooks and anthologies. For more, visit http://www.mechanoidpress.com/ or
follow the robot revolution on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mechanoidpress.
You can also like Mechanoid Press on Facebook.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
ALL STAR PULP COMICS #2 Is Here!
AIRSHIP 27 presensts
ALL STAR PULP COMICS # 2
(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.
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.”
The issue is now on sale at –(http://www.indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=8450)
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Pssssst....Wanna See Something Cool?
Remember a while ago, when I revealed that California-based artist Chris Kemple was going to be providing the interior illustrations for New Roads To Hell?
Well, yesterday, Captain Ron Fortier lit down from good ol’ Airship 27, and he was bearing this gift--one of the nine illustrations that will add heat to the Shadow Legion’s initial adventure. Here we see his version of Nightbreaker going all Babe Ruth (or maybe I should say Jackie Robinson?) on a couple of thugs with a handy tree branch!
We’re well on track for the release of this novel (and I’m 10,000 words away from finishing up the second book in the series, The Shadow Legion Casebook Volume One), so there will be more news and goodies in the near future. Keep an eye on the Travel Agency, Airship 27, and the Nocturne Facebook Page to get in on everything about The Shadow Legion, Tao Jones, the Pulpworks Weird Western Heroes, and more!
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Nocturne Travel Agency Podcast Episode One: Richard Lee Byers Talks THE IMPOSTER
Listen to the episode here, and check back soon for more visits to The Agency!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Welcome To Nocturne Facebook Page!
As we get closer to the publication of New Roads To Hell--I've been told that the illustrations are close to being done--I've set up a Facebook page for people to follow news on the Chimera Falls Universe, as well as something else really exciting that's coming up soon.
Just go here and sign up to see artwork, news and fun! See you there!
Just go here and sign up to see artwork, news and fun! See you there!
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Periodic Update Post
Hey, again, my fellow travelers! Here's what's going down....
Two more of the three stories for The Shadow Legion Casebook Volume 1 are done.
One is 'Ghosts of Steel,' the Nightbreaker tale, which is going through its polish phase before I send it off to Cap’n Ron at Airship 27. This has shaped up to be both the most pulp and the most superheroic of the four stories, as our pistol packing protector comes to the aid of a young heiress is the target of a decade-long vendetta. This is going to be pure action with Isaiah Copper fighting all sorts of mechanical horrors manufactured by the insidious Dr. Creole. Plus you’ll learn more about the history of vigilantes in Nocturne’s past and see the debut of Nightbreaker’s signature weapon, the Multi-gun!
More importantly, however, is that ‘Ghosts of Steel’ gave me a chance to fill in something I had to leave out of New Roads To Hell. You’ll learn how Nightbreaker gained control of his powers and developed the fighting style that will become his signature. I originally had scenes addressing this in the initial draft of the novel, but cut them due to flow and time constraints. Now, through this story, I get to share this angle with you.
The other completed story is ‘The Ascension of Indio Blaque,’ which will be the Black Talon story in this volume. In this tale you’ll see Talon at the mercy of a cult headed by the titular Indio Blaque. Talon will find himself without the powers given him by The Circle as he combats the sinister cult leader and his crusade to stave off a disaster by killing off every superhero in Nocturne!
You’ll notice that I’ve not used the original subtitle for the Casebook, Four For Danger. That’s because I’ve experienced another happy accident. Namely, I’ve noticed how even though each story can be read on its own, certain elements carry through the stories that will give you a greater sense of the world The Shadow Legion will exist in. You’ll see the creation of the fifth (and the seeds for the sixth!) member of Nocturne’s heroic community, the introduction of the threats that will plague the Legionnaires in the next two novels, more about the history of the city, and other goodies. My goal has always been to create a fully realized world which authors--both myself and others--can tell super-hero stories, and a lot of what you’ll learn goes to bringing Nocturne and its environs to vivid life. But that means that the collection needs a title that ties into the theme a little more. And once I have it, I’ll announce it right here.
Once I finish the final story in the collection, I’m going to concentrate on a few other things, primarily The Adventures of Tao Jones for Pro Se Press and the new Doc Thunder story for Pulpworks Press. I do want to write something else before beginning the second Shadow Legion novel. I don’t want to say much, as it’s still coalescing in my mind, but I will say this...if the Legion is my tip of the hat to The Defenders, then the new project is my way of genuflecting towards another famous Legion. More as it develops!
I’m now going to go and do my final prep for the first Nocturne Travel Agency podcast, where I sit down and talk with famed fantasy author Richard Lee Byers about his super-hero e-book series, The Imposter! Talk to you soon!
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