SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: SUPER SWINGIN' HERO 1968 SPECIAL NOW AVAILABLE!

From Mechanoid Press, cover by Scott McCullar

Okay folks, I didn't find out about this until earlier, but here's a ray of sunshine to brighten your day!
The Super Swingin' Hero 1968 Special has just been released for the Kindle by Mechanoid Press, with the print version soon to follow.

This anthology was a labor of love over most of the Spring as I helped Jazzy Jim Beard assemble an all star cast of authors to create some of the most outlandish send-ups in all of comicdom in one kooky collection of heroes straight from the flip side.

Thrill to the afterlife adventures of Ghostman by comics legend David Michelinie!
Hang out with Beauty and the Beetle as they solve a mystery of Lovecraftian proportions by Sam Gafford!
Witness The Coming of Changeor by Erwin K. Roberts!
Discover how The Crawler Creeps with Chuck Miller.
Do you dare go adventuring with Fate's Four and Thomas Deja?
Soar with The Peregrine and the Pigeon with Bonnie J. Sterling as your co-pilot.
What enigmatic mystery has Mark Halegua created for the robot detectives of Automation Investigations, Inc.?
Will Hathor's Gift be of any H.E.L.P.? Only Lisa Collins knows.

And finally, your kooky co-editors get into the act!
Jim presents the latest adventure of The Go-Go Gears and I reveal the outrageous origin of The Substandard Quintet!

The sky’s the limit for these Swingin’ Heroes in a pulse pounding collection of superhero prose fiction unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!

The wait is over Mechanoid Mavens!
You can get you Kindle copy now at AMAZON, and the print copy soon!

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 27, 2014

The holidays are a magical time, filled with a special joy and wonder uniquely their own. Sure, it's easy to get lost in the hectic rush preparing the "perfect" Christmas or get caught up in all the commercialism, especially if you work in the retail industry.
But when you take the time to truly savor the moment, there IS something special about this time of year.

Or at least, that's how I feel about the subject.

Other than getting to read Chuck Miller's story for the upcoming superhero anthology that will include the works of David Michelinie, Jim Beard, Erwin K. Roberts, and myself; for better or worse I didn't get anything else accomplished creatively this past week.

However, I did have a great time with my extended family and friends, so I think that is a far better achievement than anything I could of written this past week.

This week might wind up being a different story, for all I have to do is attend a New Year's Eve party and I don't even drink. So depending upon errands and housework, there are several days wide open that I might accomplish something in.

I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas time.
Please party responsibly this New Year's Eve, for I'm sure your loved ones would like to enjoy the pleasure of your company in 2015 and beyond.

Take care, and I'll see you around the Internet.
Lee Houston, Junior
28 December, 2014

PROGRESS REPORT: WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 20, 2014

In all honesty, it's been a very busy week as the holidays approach.
Wrapping gifts, shopping, wrapping gifts, shopping for more wrapping supplies since I'm such a lousy gift wrapper to begin with.
Unfortunately not much accomplished on the writing front.

AGAIN!

I did get to read a story by Erwin K. Roberts that will be in that superhero anthology with David Michelinie, Jim Beard, Chuck Miller, a few other people, and myself.

But other than finishing going over Chapter 12, not much else regarding ALPHA, BOOK 2: WAYWARD SON this past week.

My friendly neighborhood beta-proofreader has asked me to hold off sending her any more work until after the holidays, and with the first of two coming up this week, I'm not sure how much I'll get accomplished writing wise this week as it.

Then again, how often do you get to spend quiet moments with family and friends?
So with that in mind...

Hope I didn't leave any out, and I'll see you around the Internet folks.
Lee Houston, Junior

21 December, 2014