OVERHAULING WEBSITE

With the release of our 68th title this week, Airship 27Hangar Chief Mechanic, Rob Davis, set about overhauling our Airship 27 Productions website from top to bottom; cleaning up old postings, adding new links and just making sure everything works as it should.

(http://robmdavis.com/Airship27Hangar/index.airshipHangar.html)

If you haven't visited Hangar 27 lately, please take a minute and do so. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Thanks ever, Captain Ron.

THE BAGMAN vs THE WORLD'S FAIR

THE BATTLING BAGMAN

Airship 27 Productions is delighted to announce the release of its latest pulp title, THE BAGMAN vs THE WORLD’S FAIR by B.C. Bell.

It is the summer of 1933 and the Windy City is hosting the fabulous World’s Fair. The famous Navy Pier along the shores of Lake Michigan is invaded by thousands of tourists from around the nation and the world; all there to marvel at the newest scientific advancements on display.

But within this glittering pleasure park of wonder lurks a devilish fiend set upon causing mass destruction and ruining the Fair; a scientist turned mad employing a bizarre sonic cannon to commit murder and chaos amongst the innocent throngs.  Now it will be up to the unlikeliest hero of them all, the odd, notorious Bagman, to save the day.

Writer B.C. Bell sends his one time petty crook, Frank “Mac” McCullough back into action in this, the Bagman’s first full length adventure.  Along with his loyal buddy, the ace mechanic, Crankshaft, Chicago’s most unusual mystery man must find the lunatic inventor and put an end to his heinous attacks before more people will die.

“The first time I read a Chris Bell Bagman story, I actually chuckled aloud,” says Airship 27 Productions Managing Editor Ron Fortier.  “Bell’s ability to combine both fast paced, pure pulp action with slapstick humor is sheer genius. The Bagman is one of the most original of the new pulp heroes we have today.  His fans will not be disappointed with this new, longer adventure.”

The book features nine interiors illustrations by Andy Fish and sports a truly colorful painting by Laura Givens with book designs by Rob Davis.  As an added bonus, the story also features a very special cameo by Canadian writer Calvin Daniels’ own new pulp hero, the Black Wolf.

So slap another clip in your .45, straighten your tie and put that bag over your head, pulp fans; here comes the Bagman, delivering justice in his own peculiar way.  

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – Pulp Fiction for a New Generation!

Available now from Amazon & on Kindle.
(http://www.amazon.com/Bagman-Vs-Worlds-Fair-Tales/dp/0615875629/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377547151&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Bagman+vs+The+World%27s+Fair)

AIRSHIP 27 PATCHES AVAILABLE

For the first time ever, we offered all our Loyal Airmen a premium quality Airship 27 Crew Patch.  These we debut at the Windy City Pulp & Paper Con to a truly wonderful response.  Then we took them to Pulp Fest with the same results, our readers truly enjoyed them and remarked at the quality of the item.

Now, with the cons behind us, we are offering them to all you Loyal Airmen via mail.  Each quality 4" x 4" crew patch is only $3 plus a small shipping and handling fee.  They look great on shirts, jacket shoulders or even baseball caps.

If you would like to join the ever growing ranks of Airship 27 Productions' Loyal Airmen by sporting one of these super cook patches, simply write Rob Davis at (robmdavis@me.com) for further information.  Thanks, Captain Ron.

AARON SMITH ON THE BOOKCAVE

New Pulp writer Aaron Smith is the guest on the current episode of THE BOOKCAVE; a podcast hosted by Ric Croxton and Art Sippo covering the world of pulps.

(http://thebookcave.libsyn.com/)

It is episode # 244.

Aaron talks about his latest work for Airship 27 Productions, a novella in the new QUATERMAIN - The New Aventures available now at Amazon.com in both hard copy and on Kindle.

McCAULEY WINS AWARD!

Airship 27 author Terrence McCauley has won a Stalker Award for the Most Criminally Underrated Author. It was presented by the blog, Pop Culture Nerd, and more than 1,900 crime-fiction fans voted for their favorite books and authors in the 3rd annual Stalker Award. More information on the award can be found at http://networkedblogs.com/OiPJB

McCauley won the award for his Airship 27 novel, Prohibition, as well as for his other work.

"Sometimes an award is most aptly named as this case. Terrence McCauley is one of the finest new crime novelist on the scene today and it is high time readers discovered this guy."

Ron Fortier Managing Editor Airship 27 Productions

Peter Rozovsky of the blog Detectives Beyond Borders, recently wrote that "McCauley harks back to [authors] Dashiell Hammett and Paul Cain (and to writers and movie makers who harked back to Hammett and Cain). While his book's themes of loyalty, doubt, and betrayal are confined to no one era, the cover of the novel...quite accurately reflects the early- and mid-twentieth-century gats 'n' gloves mythos to which McCauley makes a modern-day contribution."

McCauley lives in Amenia, NY, near the Bronx. He graduated from Fordham University in 1996. McCauley is the Manager of Government and Community Relations for MTA Metro-North Railroad.

The publisher of Prohibition, Airship 27 Productions, is among the leading publishers of the New Pulp Movement, keeping alive the classic pulp literature of the 30s and 40s while producing newer pulp themed titles by today’s brightest writers and artists. The publisher now offers sixty novels and anthologies, and all titles are available digitally via Amazon’s Kindle as well as at several other outlets. Some are available as e-books. To learn more about Airship 27 and the books they publish, go to airship27.blogspot.com/ or http://airship27.com/.

OUR TITLES IN BOOKSTORES

vid Airmen of Airship 27 E-Blast #5

Did you know that your local bookstore(s) can carry Airship 27 titles on their shelves?

The first step is to give the e-address  -

 ( http://robmdavis.com/Airship27Hangar/airship27hangar.html) of our on-line Airship 27 bookstore to the merchant. They can choose as few or as many titles to order as they wish at a special, non-returnable, bookstore discount!

Step two: After they choose the titles they want and the number of copies of each title, ask your bookstore to place their order with Rob Davis at robmdavis@me.com.

In fact, the easiest second step might be just to print off this e-blast with the addresses for your bookstore!!

Onward and upward, Airmen!

Michael Vance

AIRSHIP 27 ON TWITTER!!!

You may now follow Airship 27 on Twitter!! Our first message was:

Airship 27 Productions--publishes new pulp themed adventure, horror, superhero books (in spirit of The Shadow, Weird Tales, Doc Savage, etc. Sixty+ now in print.

(@AirshipCaptainM)