AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS
Proudly Presents
LEGENDS
OF NEW PULP FICTION
Earlier in
the year we learned that New Pulp writer/editor/publisher Tommy Hancock was
suffering from congestive heart-failure.
A relatively young family man, this was a dangerous condition that
threatened not only Tommy but his entire family. Almost immediately after this news was made
public, several members of the New Pulp community began putting their heads
together to see if anything could be done to help the Hancocks.
“Jaime Ramos
proposed the idea of doing a benefit anthology,” says Airship 27 Productions
Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. “It was
such a great idea, I realized it needed to get done and we began planning such a
project.” The first thing Fortier did was bring aboard his partner in Airship
27, Art Director Rob Davis. “There was no way this was going to fly without Rob
handling the book’s overall artwork and design.” Fortier then went to Hancock and informed him
of their plans. With Hancock’s blessings, he then posted an ad on Facebook
explaining the project and seeking submissions from both writers and
artists. “It was always our intention to
do this as a traditional pulp tome and thus artwork would be a major element in
the final product.”
Much to
Fortier’s surprise, and delight, the first creator to volunteer his assistance
was Douglas Klauba, one of the finest artists in the field. Klauba volunteered to paint the anthology’s
cover once the book was assembled.
“Honestly,” Fortier confesses, “I was in shock. Doug is an amazing
artist and his offering to do the cover was very much an omen that we were
about to put together something truly unique.”
Within 48
hours after posting his recruiting ad, Fortier had received 57 commitments by New
Pulp writers while 36 artists in the field signed on to do the
illustrations. Amongst these creators
were some of the most popular New Pulp writers and artists in the field. In
fact, getting so many promised stories in just two days, Fortier begrudgingly
realized he and his associates were being handed a giant book and he publicly
closed the admission call. “It was
crazy,” he recalls. “Fifty-seven stories
in just two days! Of course there were
naysayers who warned me we’d never get all of them. They were right, we got 62 instead.”
And so the
project began with Fortier reading each entry and then assigning it to an
artist to illustrate. Each tale features
one black and white illustration. Ramos
acted as his assistant editor proofing teach story after Fortier with
them. Then, months into the project,
Ramos, who suffers from diabetes, found his own health in jeopardy and after
having handled half the stories, was forced to sideline himself. What looked to be a major set-back was
averted with writer/editor Todd Jones, a protégé of Fortier’s, volunteered to
take on the task of finishing the proofing.
And so,
after months of ups and downs. Airship 27 Productions is extremely proudly to present
LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION. A giant
treasure chest of some of the finest New Pulp fiction ever produced in an 830
page collection. Representing the varied
genres of pulp tradition, this volume features tales of horror, mystery,
horror, suspense, pirates, fantasy, private eyes, crime-busting avengers and
westerns to name a few.
“Rob and I
kidded during the long months of production that we had everything pulp save
for a romance story,” quips Fortier.
“Then in the final days of story submissions, we were sent a
romance. No lie!”
LEGENDS OF
NEW PULP FICTION is now available at Amazon.com in both hard copy and on
Kindle. All profits earned by this
amazing book are going to Tommy Hancock and his family. Sure to become a valued collector’s item,
LEGENDS OF NEW PULP FICTION is a one of a kind title pulp fans young and old,
will cherish in years to come.
AIRSHIP 27
PRODUCTIONS – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!
Available
now from Amazon and on Kindle.
(http://www.amazon.com/Legends-New-Pulp-Fiction-Fortier/dp/0692601139/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450805945&sr=1-2&keywords=LEGENDS+OF+NEW+PULP+FICTION)
