Each month Australian comic historian Graeme Cliffe and I make it our business to catch up with fellow comic enthusiast Neville Bain. I received a phone call from Graeme last night indicating that this month's meet-up (scheduled for next week) might be in doubt, after he shared that on Monday that he had been involved in a road accident and was presently recuperating in the Princess Alexandria Hospital. Details are sketchy (Graeme was not 100% lucid), so I shall bring more details when I have them at hand.    

In an ironic twist to this tale, Graeme and I were musing on life and death as we drove to meet Neville last month. What plans did we each have for our comic collections should we - "perish the thought" we added! - pass away? These were questions foremost in my mind this month, as Carlene and I sought to put pen to paper in formulating a new Will and completing Enduring Powers of Attorney forms. It's always a sobering process, as most of us live from day to day without contemplating even the possibility that our time on this planet is finite.

IN any case: Get well soon, Graeme!

Two weeks out from our Kickstarter end date, and yes ... we have reached our goal! I just could not help but share Rob Feldman's official thanks to our supporters in allowing us to reach this milestone! Enjoy!!

I honestly can't believe how quick the past two weeks have gone! From preparing to launch Rob Feldman's Fridge Boy in Space to yesterday, when we hit our total, the whole two weeks have been a crazy whirl of excitement, tension, and trying to coordinate life at Comicoz HQ. Adding to the drama - as usual! - are all the things life throws at you that don't make it into the Facebook posts, ...and the comic book pages! From birthdays, to football matches (and finals), to a car needing a new radiator ... it's all been non-stop action all the way!! 

Carlene and I have also had to suddenly house (and dog)-sit after a dear friend's mother passed away. It's meant moving in between our usual place of residence to another home. And all the things that go with that. So, preparing poor old Air Hawk #3 (not to mention Iron Outlaw and The Cloak) has had to be somewhat delayed - yet again. But, I'm hopeful things will work out really soon.

Today I am putting up a post on Facebook (and, should I have time, on other socials) to try to raise some more of the old dollars for Iron Outlaw. You see, I don't think this book will able to reach the Kickstarter goals we need to produce it, so I am going to have to raise some money the good old fashioned way: by selling some of the Comicoz volumes stacked in our double garage, as well as some of my personal comic collection. If you can, please support this worthy (?) cause, by checking out my Facebook page regularly for some bargains. The prices are so low you will feel you are stealing from me, but I'll be happy to raise the necessary cash to get this project further ahead!

Meantime, our Kickstarter campaign for Rob hasn't finished, so don't fear you will miss out! Here's where you can still make a pledge and score yourself a few nice rewards: kck.st/3MqQjZi
Here's where you can find the initial bargain I wrote about earlier. Click here: TWO TRUNDLE books by Neil Matterson for the price of one! 
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Now you are really up to speed!