Podcast: Interview with comic & new pulp legend Ron Fortier

Special treat today on the podcast. I had a chance to interview Ron Fortier. He’s probably the greatest living expert on the Green Hornet. I guess that makes sense, as he used to write the Green Hornet comic book. He’s been a writer of comics and pulp fictions for over 45 years. He’s the co-founder of the new pulp publisher Airship 27, which has over a hundred titles in print. Next year I want to go to Pulpfest or Windy City Pulp & Paper just so I can meet him. This interview went twice as long as they usually do, and now I wish it was even longer. I might be just a wee bit excited about this.

Notes:

[0:10] Ron has been a working comics writer for longer than I’ve been alive.
[7:21] How Ron got into writing.
[11:58] Getting into big name properties. (Terminator & Green Hornet…)
[21:15] Preparing for the right moment.
[22:30] How the Green Hornet came to be
[28:58] Crafting a legacy backstory from many sources
[35:05] Ron’s thoughts on the Green Hornet movie (2011)
[39:25] Writers have to be bad guys
[43:00] Airship 27 – If you’re a writer
[47:00] Airship 27 – if you just plain like pulp fictions
[53:15] Where is new pulp headed?
[55:00] Final advice: share your talents.

Special Note: There is a movie based on Ron’s “Brother Bones” character currently being kickstarted. Go check it out.

For more about Ron & Airship 27 check out:

Airship 27
Airship 27 Hangar (catalog)
Airship 27 on Facebook