Airship27

Welcome to Airship 27

My name is Ron Fortier, and I have been a professional writer for over forty-five years. I have worked on comic book projects such as The Hulk, Popeye, Rambo and Peter Pan. With my two most popular comic series being The Green Hornet and The Terminator (with Alex Ross). With Ardath Mayhar I penned two TSR fantasy novels, and in 2001 I had my first play, a World War II romantic comedy, produced.

This site serves as a portfolio of the work I’ve done to date, as a showcase for projects in the works, and as home for my online Journal (below), which will be updated frequently.

I am currently writing and producing pulp novels and short stories for various publishers and have several movie scripts floating around Hollywood looking for a home, and if that isn’t enough, I also have a review column at the www.pulpfictionreviews.blogspot.com website.

A devoted grandfather of six, at 75, I am thrilled to be part of the new web-comic evolution. Part of this joy is in the realization of a life long dream, that of becoming a pulp writer.

Thanks for visiting, and enjoy your stay.

JEKYLL & HYDE ARE BACK

13 Feb | '2026

Greetings Loyal Airmen. A few years ago, one of our favorite TV series ever produced was the British production of “Penny Dreadful.” The show featured classic Gothic horror characters re-imagined in a more colorful fashion and co-existing the same world. There was Dr. Frankenstein and his Creature, the Wolfman, Dorian Gray and Dracula all cavorting around London at the same time. The show lasted several seasons and we were really sad to see it depart. Now the Brits have offered up another melodrama featuring as yet another well know fictional monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Over the years, many, many actors of note have taken on the duel role, from John Barrymore to Frederick March and Spencer Tracy. In this new production, actor Tom Bateman takes on the role and he does a great job of it. He’s supported by Richard E Grant and Natalie Gumede. This Charlie Higson creation is inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel `The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. The fantasy-drama follows the story of a young and troubled Robert Jekyll, the grandson of Stevenson’s doctor in the early 1900s. Throughout the series Jekyll struggles with his abnormal ability to transform entirely when angered, stressed or threatened. The dual nature of his personality and these superhuman tendencies prompts the doctor to explore the truth behind his family history. To date we’ve watched a half-dozen episodes of season one and are really enjoying it to the max. You Loyal Airmen can find on Netflix.

BEYOND THE STARS # 5 ALMOST HERE!

As most of you Loyal Airmen know, our issue # 5 of our sci-fi comic series BEYOND THE STARS has been wrapped up for a while now. Well, at long last we can report the funding campaign for the issue is only days away as you are reading this. To get you ready, the Air Chief thought it would be okay to give you a sneak peek at the primary cover turned in by series artist Andrea Bormida. Above is its evolution from pencils, to inks and finally dynamic colors. All that remains to complete it is the title logo. Oh, and we’ve got on good authority there will be two alternate covers offered during the campaign. Lastly, you do not want to miss this issue as the events roll right into the big finale of issue # 6 which, with fingers crossed could be coming your way before year’s end. Wahooo!

BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR THUS FAR!

As this has been a really slow week regarding any comic or pulp news, the Air Chief thought we filled a few spaces with a movie recommendation for all you Loyal Airmen. Earlier in the week, Val and the Air Chief went to see then Kevin James movie, SOLO MIO. Both of us loved it. Enough to want to see it again. It’s that good. A funny, warm-hearted romantic comedy the whole family will enjoy. There are surprises, with a few twists and turns we didn’t see coming which only made it even better than expected. But no worries, Loyal Airmen, no spoilers here. We very much want you to go see it and enjoy it as much as we did. And that’s our short and sweet Flight Log for this week. Until next Friday, be well and God Bless. Ron – Over & Out!