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This Wednesday August 26th--TOMORROW!!--the latest issue of the AHOY Comics series Billionaire Island will be on sale at comic book stores across the country. Every AHOY comic book includes bonus prose material, and Billionaire Island # 5 will contain my foul-mouthed sci-fi rock 'n' roll comedy short story "Guitars Vs. Rayguns."
I wrote "Guitars Vs. Rayguns" in 2019, and it was the first of four short stories I sold to the good folks at AHOY. After decades of attempts (and 35 years of nonfiction freelancing), it was my first-ever fiction sale. See, you never forget your first. Two of my subsequent sales--my Western "The Last Ride Of The Copperhead Kid" and my '30s pulp hero tale "The Copperhead Strikes!"--have already been published, leaving only "The Picture Of Amontillado" in inventory. A fifth story, a 1965-set secret agent adventure called "The Copperhead Affair," awaits word of its fate.
"Guitars Vs. Rayguns" isn't like any of those. It's vulgar, it's funny, it's willfully silly, and it for damned sure loves rock 'n' roll. It casually name-checks cool rockin' pop acts from Chuck Berry, The Kinks, and The Monkees through Prince, The Flashcubes, The Grip Weeds, Pop Co-Op, and The Ramones. It's fast-paced and energetic. If Little Steven's Underground Garage or This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio could be transformed into outer space farces, they would be "Guitars Vs. Rayguns."
If you're interested in reading "Guitars Vs. Rayguns," you can use Comic Shop Locator to find a funnybook retailer near you to seek out and acquire your very own copy of Billionaire Island # 5. I strongly suggest contacting your local comics store to be sure they carry AHOY titles; most stores will order it for you if necessary.
I hate to complain. No really, I do. But I tell ya, we just wanna play some rock 'n' roll on every distant planet, and a fight's gotta break out at every gig. Every. Single. Gig. Doesn't matter what planet we're playing. It's like space cowboys figure "Battle of the Bands" has to be literal. I've gone through more drummers than Spinal Tap....
Wanna read more? Awright! Get to your local comic book resource on Wednesday, and buy a copy of Billionaire Island # 5. Set your phasers on stun, and set your amp to 11. It's time for "Guitars Vs. Rayguns."
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This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read about our history here.
The many fine This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio compilation albums are still available, each full of that rockin' pop sound you crave. A portion of all sales benefit our perpetually cash-strapped community radio project:
Volume 1: download
Volume 2: CD or download
Volume 3: download
Volume 4: CD or download
Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio: CD or download
I wrote "Guitars Vs. Rayguns" in 2019, and it was the first of four short stories I sold to the good folks at AHOY. After decades of attempts (and 35 years of nonfiction freelancing), it was my first-ever fiction sale. See, you never forget your first. Two of my subsequent sales--my Western "The Last Ride Of The Copperhead Kid" and my '30s pulp hero tale "The Copperhead Strikes!"--have already been published, leaving only "The Picture Of Amontillado" in inventory. A fifth story, a 1965-set secret agent adventure called "The Copperhead Affair," awaits word of its fate.
"Guitars Vs. Rayguns" isn't like any of those. It's vulgar, it's funny, it's willfully silly, and it for damned sure loves rock 'n' roll. It casually name-checks cool rockin' pop acts from Chuck Berry, The Kinks, and The Monkees through Prince, The Flashcubes, The Grip Weeds, Pop Co-Op, and The Ramones. It's fast-paced and energetic. If Little Steven's Underground Garage or This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio could be transformed into outer space farces, they would be "Guitars Vs. Rayguns."
If you're interested in reading "Guitars Vs. Rayguns," you can use Comic Shop Locator to find a funnybook retailer near you to seek out and acquire your very own copy of Billionaire Island # 5. I strongly suggest contacting your local comics store to be sure they carry AHOY titles; most stores will order it for you if necessary.
I hate to complain. No really, I do. But I tell ya, we just wanna play some rock 'n' roll on every distant planet, and a fight's gotta break out at every gig. Every. Single. Gig. Doesn't matter what planet we're playing. It's like space cowboys figure "Battle of the Bands" has to be literal. I've gone through more drummers than Spinal Tap....
Wanna read more? Awright! Get to your local comic book resource on Wednesday, and buy a copy of Billionaire Island # 5. Set your phasers on stun, and set your amp to 11. It's time for "Guitars Vs. Rayguns."
TIP THE BLOGGER: CC's Tip Jar!
You can support this blog by becoming a patron on Patreon: Fund me, baby!
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read about our history here.
The many fine This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio compilation albums are still available, each full of that rockin' pop sound you crave. A portion of all sales benefit our perpetually cash-strapped community radio project:
Volume 1: download
Volume 2: CD or download
Volume 3: download
Volume 4: CD or download
Waterloo Sunset--Benefit For This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio: CD or download
Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) will contain 155 essays about 155 tracks, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of records can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here: THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1).
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