MEET CAPTAIN SCIENCE IN OZ COVER ARTIST JAS INGRAM - CAPTAIN LOVEHANDLES!

Captain Science in Oz is now on sale. Have you gotten yours yet? Look for links below.

Who better to illustrate Captain Science's cover than another Captain?

Meet Jas Ingram: Captain Lovehandles.

BEN Books and author Bobby Nash are excited to welcome cover illustrator Captain Lovehandles himself, Mr. Jas Ingram to the project. To help you get to know Jas a little better, we asked him a few questions.

Welcome to Oz, Jas!

1. Tell us a bit about yourself and your creative outlets.
I've been doing illustration and design in Atlanta ever since I graduated college in 1982. So I've had to draw pretty much everything at one time or another. More recently I've done more lowbrow type subjects. I'm a licensed Rat Fink artist, and have RF paintings for sale at the Oddities Museum in Atlanta. I participate in Inktober, a grueling October drawing challenge. I'll draw pretty much whatever comes to mind. And I play music with a couple of bands, Possum Kingdom Ramblers and When Ukuleles Attack.

2. What drew you to Captain Science in Oz?
I have always loved that 1950's science fiction, the comics, books, movies. The idea of setting it in Oz made it appealing. Also, I knew Bobby Nash would really deliver on the story. I've got some of his books and always find them fun reads.

3. What art mediums do you work in? Do you have a favorite?
I think I'm mostly known for my black and white inking style, and that's my favorite, even though I'll dabble in acrylic paints, watercolors, colored pencils, and digital art. For this cover, I drew the ink drawing 2X size, scanned the drawing and colored digitally in Procreate.

4. When did the creative bug bite you? What was your first art experience?
I've ALWAYS drawn. My brother Hootie is an artist too, and our mom used to refer to us as "a pair of drawers". I may still have a drawing of Popeye I made when I was four.

5. What motivates you to create?
The idea of creating something unique and fun. One good example is the Future Folk coloring book. I saw the movie The History of Future Folk on Netflix one night and was inspired to create a piece of fan art. The guys from the band loved it and we started kicking around the idea of the book and I'm really proud of it. I've also illustrated books with (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band co-founder) John McEuen and local restaurateur and recording artist Clay Harper. The John McEuen book had a foreword by Steve Martin, which was a thrill.

6. What's coming up for you? Any new projects you can talk about?
I've started talking about an Oddities Museum coloring book now, and that would be fun. I've always got things in the hopper. You know what I'd like to try? Being a courtroom sketch artist, so if any media outlets or law firms out there have a way in, let me know. Also, I have a couple more songs I've written that the Ramblers may record one day.

7. Where can people learn more about you and your art?
I'm Captain Lovehandles all over the place... Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Etsy, Youtube... and UkeRepublic.com has a Captain Lovehandles signature line of products.

CaptainLovehandles.com is my tumblr blog where I stick my art that I'm pleased with. And Possum Kingdom Ramblers is on the music streaming platforms.

Thanks again, Captain.

Learn more about Captain Science in Oz below.

SNOW ISLAND AUDIO BOOK NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!

 

SNOW ISLAND arrives on CD. Get yours HERE and wherever your favorite CDs are sold.

The latest Snow novella, Snow Island audio book is available in download and CD.
Written by Bobby Nash.
Narrated by Stuart Gauffi.
Cover by Jeffrey Hayes.
Published by BEN Books.
Audio produced by Spoken Realms.

Learn more below.

Newsletter: NASH NEWS FOR FEBRUARY 2026 NOW AVAILABLE!

The February edition of Nash News is winging toward subscribers' inboxes today! Have you subscribed to my FREE monthly newsletter? Try it free without signing up by clicking HERE.

If you like what you see, I invite you to sign up for free RIGHT HERE and I'll give you a free copy of Snow Falls, the first book in the award-winning Snow series! As always, thanks for your support.

Thanks.

Bobby

WE LOVE READER REVIEWS! 5 STARS FOR KOLCHAK!

Big thanks to Linda Lightfoot St. James for the kind words and 5 star Amazon review of 
Kolchak Eras (Kolchak: The Night Stalker). You can read the full review HERE or below.

"Oh, you don't want to miss THIS book! As a big fan of the original Kolchak television series, I was delighted to receive a copy of this 13-story anthology to review. I had high hopes for Kolchak Eras, and great expectations, as Charlie D. would say.

And every hope, every expectation, was not only met, but far exceeded.
It was enormously fun to step back into Carl Kolchak’s world, with Tony Vincenzo and the other familiar cast of characters. It was interesting that Kolchak Eras was able to create such nostalgia with a set of entirely new stories, and I enjoyed every single one of them. James Aquilone did an exemplary job of choosing just the right submissions for this anthology, ensuring that they were written in the style of the television show…that sort of mystery/horror/noir-ish form, filled with a selection of great monsters, that hasn’t been duplicated since, until now. The narrative and Kolchak’s verbal mannerisms are perfect. So well done, in fact, that you’d swear you were reading a novelization of lost episodes of the original show.

So, without further ado, here’s what you get:

“Summer in Rome” by James Chambers – Private Kolchak is stationed in Rome in 1945 and hears about a soldier who can’t be killed. This story is the most accurate in style to the original show, and it was a great choice to lead with.

“The Shot Heard Round the Underworld” by James Aquilone – Covering a New York Sultan’s baseball game leads to a baseball glove with a sigil, and plots of revenge.

“The Devil Level” by Bobby Nash – Kolchak is a war correspondent in Vietnam. He meets a couple of eerie locals after the bus he was riding in was shelled.

“On the Road with Carl” by David Avallone – This never-published account was found among Carl Kolchak’s papers. The story is written by Tony Vincenzo.

“The Black Volga” by Will McDermott – A Black Volga limousine transporting a mysterious visiting bishop, and missing children whose bodies turn up horribly desecrated are the focus here. One of my three favorite stories of the anthology.

“Up From the Underground” by Stephen Mark Rainey – Carl looks into an otherworldly entity baiting humans in an unusual way. Another favorite story.

“Devour the Dead” by Naching T. Kassa – The worst blizzard in Chicago history has Kolchak investigating the deaths of two elderly sisters and a small black box with something terrifying inside. The final favorite story.

“Blood Witch” by Owl Goingback – Kolchak’s covering of a Mexican Art Exhibit gets derailed by a shapeshifter.

“A View with a Room” by Jim Beard – Kolchak investigates three missing men who never left the airport in Chicago, discovers how these people are being taken, and meets a “watcher” from whom he gets a little, but not quite enough insight.

“Wolf’s Clothing” by Leverett Butts – This story finds Kolchak in Georgia, actually assigned to investigate werewolf attacks that have killed some teenagers. But he discovers that the attacks are caused by something completely different.

“Bruises on the Flesh of God” by Charles R. Rutledge – Kolchak is in Taos, New Mexico, at the Taos Research Laboratory, to look into murders in which there is no trace of an assailant. What’s interesting is that the Army is involved and Carl discovers just how thin the boundaries between worlds really are.

“L. A. Lizard” by Lisa Morton – Carl is in L. A. to check out Lizard Man sightings downtown.

“The Devil’s Chapel” by Simon Bestwick – Kolchak is semi-retired and living in Florida when he receives a letter from an old lover from 1940 asking him to come for a visit in Wales. What he lets himself in for is a sleepwalking kid, a glowing chapel at the top of a hill, and a cult leader who isn’t quite as dead as he should be.

If you’re a Kolchak fan, or even if you’ve never heard of him, I urge you to give yourself a present and buy a copy of Kolchak Eras. You won’t be sorry. It’s so much fun. Thank you, James Aquilone, for the trip down (new) Memory Lane.

5 out of 5 stars"

Thanks again.

Bobby

PULP FACTORY AWARDS NOMINATIONS RELEASED! VOTING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH MARCH 31!

The Pulp Factory Award nominations are out.I am honored to have made the ballot this year.

Voting is open to the public. Check out the amazing nominees and cast your vote.
https://forms.gle/EgVZVTmnxkGwZdTR7

The finalists:
BEST PULP NOVEL
Dante’s Rebirth by Bobby Nash - Valhalla Books
The Dark Society #1: Calavera by Barry Reese - Reese Unlimited Publications
Flights of the Peregrine #1: Legends in the Earth by Glen Held - Reese Unlimited Publications
Memoirs of an Angel: The Grey Pilgrim by Brian Rodman - B&R Publications
A Walking Shadow by Teel James Glenn - Macabre Ink Press

BEST PULP SHORT STORY
Along the River of Time by Robert J. Mendenhall - Unlimited Tales - Reese Unlimited
The Sky Terror of '04 by Teel James Glenn - Mystery Men (& Women) Vol. 10 - Airship27
Stone by Bobby Nash - Pulp Reality No.5 - Stormgate Press
They Call My Name by Brian K. Morris - Shudder Stories - Becky Books

BEST PULP ANTHOLOGY
CNI Classified Vol. 5 - Blue Planet Press
The Lost Adventures of Captain Hawklin Vol. 3 - Stormgate Press
Mystery Men (& Women) Vol. 10 - Airship 27
Pulp Reality No. 5 - Stormgate Press

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Rob Davis - Mystery Men (& Women) Vol. 10 - Airship 27
Clayton Hinkle - The Challenger Chronicles Vol. 2 - Airship 27
Brian Rodman - Pulp Reality No. 5 - Stormgate Press

BEST PULP COVER
Jeffrey Hayes - The Lost Adventures of Captain Hawklin Vol. 3 - Stormgate Press
Lissanne Lake - A Walking Shadow by Teel James Glenn - Macabre Ink
Ron Sutton & Geoff Isherwood - Pulp Reality No. 5 - Stormgate Press

Congratulations to all the finalists and, again, cast your vote at https://forms.gle/EgVZVTmnxkGwZdTR7

Thanks again.

Bobby

RETURN TO OZ WITH CAPTAIN SCIENCE! NOW ON SALE! CAPTAIN SCIENCE IN OZ!

When his old enemy, The Beast Men of Rak invade Oz, Captain Science answers Oz’s call for aid. BEN Books presents Captain Science in Oz! a pulpy action/thriller written by author Bobby Nash featuring the return of the 1950’s super-science hero, Captain Science. Cover illustration by Jas Ingram.

Science and fantasy collide in the merry old land of Oz!

Returning home from another successful mission to save the galaxy, Captain Science and his teammates, Rip Gary and Princess Luana are snared by a vortex, a literal tornado in space.

Their ship is deposited in a place Captain Science recognizes. One place he never hoped to find himself again.

Welcome to Oz.

The fabled land is under siege by an enemy the captain knows all too well. The Beast Men of Rak have brought a new terror to Oz. Her people and princess, Dorothy Gale, are prisoners, locked away inside Castle Oz in the heart of Emerald City.

When Rip and Luana are captured, it’s up to Captain Science and the Tin Woodsman of Oz to take the battle to the enemy. Outnumbered and outgunned, can these two heroes overcome the odds and repel the alien invaders while there remains an Oz to save?

Get ready for all-out war.

Captain Science in Oz is a brand-new action/thriller from award-winning author Bobby Nash.

Captain Science in Oz is available in paperback and ebook at the following retailers:
Amazon (US) 
Amazon (UK) 
Amazon (CA) 
Amazon (DE) 
Amazon (FR) 
Amazon (ES) 
Amazon (IT) 
Amazon (NL) 
Amazon (PL) 
Amazon (SE) 
Amazon (BE) 
Amazon (IE) 
Amazon (AU) 
And Amazon worldwide.

More links to follow.
The author will also have autographed copies on sale.

WE LOVE REA REVIEWS! 4 STARS FOR THE BLOOD RUNS DEEP!

We Love Reader Reviews! Huge thanks to Josh Hitch for the kind words and 4 star amazon review of The Blood Runs Deep (Valhalla Books presents Horror). Read the full review HERE or below.

"Solid collection. Like any multi author collection there will be a few that just don't work for you. With 17 authors, there were four (one was horrible, the others just not my kind of tale) that just wasn't for me which isn't bad. The other 13 I enjoyed. Two highlights was the tale by Bobby Nash in which he brings back a character from his Dante series, Gentleman John, to a modern setting, really was a fun read. Also really liked The Sanction of Decimal Black by Thomas Houston, thought it was a clever way of dealing with a vampire that was controlling a town for so long. Recommended, really only one tale I would consider terrible which again pretty good in such a large collection."

Grab your copy of The Blood Runs Deep HERE.

Thanks again, Josh!

Bobby

WORDSLINGIN' ON THE GO!

I've been taking my tablet with me when my dad has physical therapy. I'm surprised how much writing I manage to accomplish in that hour. I joked that I should come by and sit in their waiting room even when he doesn't have PT so I can write. No one but me thought that was funny. Ha! Ha!

Bobby

DEVOUR THE RICH IS A 5 STAR MEAL!

We Love Reader Reviews! Big thanks to MarshaMarsha for the kind words and 5 star Amazon review for Above the Rain's Devour The Rich anthology.

"Eat the rich! Much needed in 2026. Revenge. Dead people. Very eat the rich."

Grab your copy today right HERE.

Happy Reading.

Bobby

COVER REVEAL! CAPTAIN SCIENCE IN OZ! COMING SOON!

Are you ready for a cover reveal?

When his old enemy, The Beast Men of Rak invade Oz, Captain Science answers Oz’s call for aid. BEN Books presents Captain Science in Oz! a pulpy action/thriller written by author Bobby Nash featuring the return of the 1950’s super-science hero, Captain Science. Cover illustration by Jas Ingram.

War comes to Oz. Keep watching this space and www.ben-books.com to join the resistance. Coming soon!

THE PATREON SERIALIZED NOVELLA 'SWEET NOTHINS - A TOM MYERS MYSTERY' CONTINUES!

Barbara Fram's stalker has followed her from Los Angeles to Sommersville and he has a plan. Meet Paul Sacks in an all-new chapter of the serialized mystery/thriller, Sweet Nothins - A Tom Myers Mystery. Read they latest chapter now at www.patreon.com/bobbynash

Read the opening chapter of Sweet Nothins for FREE right HERE then please consider joining us each week. Memberships start for as low as $1 a month and you can find a lot of my work available to read for this low, low price, and that includes the serialized stories. I hope you'll join us on Patreon. It helps me a lot. Thank you.

Written by Bobby Nash.
Cover by Plasmafire Graphics' Jeffrey Hayes.
Published by BEN Books.

Welcome to Sommersville.

Bobby

NOW PLAYING: STARSHIP DEIMOS "POLARIZATION"

I co-wrote this episode with Randy Landers. Starship Deimos "Polarization" is the third installment of the story started in Hospital Ship Marie Curie "Under Fire" and Starship Sagittarius "Assault on PAX 12" that I also wrote. Each are stand alone stories, but work as one larger story.

Watch Polarization HERE or below.

Bobby

Now On-Line
Polarization -- a Star Trek fan production

Unknown aliens in their powerful ships have returned to the area near Starbase 211, engaging Federation starships in unprovoked combat (while issuing distress signals). The Starship Deimos is among several dispatched to locate the aliens to ascertain the reason for these unwarranted attacks. On board, First Contact Specialist T'Sov is appointed the task of making contact with these aliens. It is an assignment she soon finds herself far more challenging than she expects.

Starring Tuck Stevens as Captain Timothy Harper, Tom Hagale as Science Officer Phil Duffy, Emannuel Thurman as Security Chief Kane Shepherd, and Tina Plunkett as First Contact Specialist T'Sov. Special Guest Star Richard Svensson as the Alien. Guest Starring Jack Zumwalt as Captain Zachariah Houston of Starship Endeavour, and Lea Hutton Beasmore as Captain T'Sonn of Starship Irinyi.

Also Starring as the crew of the Starship Deimos: Tom O'Brien as Chief Medical Officer Mike Patrick, Chris LoBue as Tactical Officer Andre Calhoun, Janice Kurtz as Chief Engineer Ana Zikara, Zoe Grace as Comm Officer Kimma, Sarah Perkins as Helm Officer Tanis, Susan J. Susan J Fisher as Command Trainee Sanna Mora, and Keenan J. Williams as Transporter Chief Leon Palmer.

Also Starring as the crew of the Starship Endeavour: William C. Searcy as Doctor Skep Anderson, Jessica Sparrow as Tactical Officer Caitlan Davin, Trevor Sebek as Science Officer Sebek, Josh Lear as Comm Officer Ross Welter, Teran Sundy as Chief Engineer Dylan Graves, Sarah Perkins as Helm Officer Janis, Blake Andrus as Navigator Livia Muro, and James Weber as Security Officer Jonas Peters.

Also Starring as the crew of the Starship Irinyi: Teresa Rakes as Science Officer T'ver, and Erika Little Emrick as Comm Officer T'Nan. And featuring as security officers of the Starship Deimos: Blake Andrus as Security Officer Owens, James Weber as Security Officer Hewitt, and Heather Plunkett as Security Officer Morgan.

Alien Voice, Puppeteer, Stop-Motion Animator, Sound Design and Compositor: Richard Svensson.

Written by Bobby Nash and Randall Landers. Directed and Edited by Randall Landers. VFX by Ross Trowbridge with models by David Metlesits, Kevin Riley, Everlite and Alexander Klemm. Graphics Animations by Steve Gallant. Master Situation Display by Alexander Richardson. Live Action Digital Artist: Tom Hagale. Second Unit Coordinator/Producer: William C. Searcy.

Music by Chris Kroznuski and Tony Lunn. Vulcan Theme by Tony Lunn. Deimos & Excelsior Themes by Chris Kroznuski. Sound by Randall Landers, sourced from TrekCore and Free Sound. Makeup by Tina Plunkett, Sarah Perkins, Jessica Parker, Randall Landers, and the Entire Cast. Wardrobe by Randall Landers, Tuck Stevens, and the Entire Cast. Props & Set Pieces by Randall Landers, Fred Lassiter, Carl Marchese, Chris Marcusky, Playmates, and Sharper Image.

Assistant Producers: Blake Andrus, Sarah Perkins, and James Weber. Associate Producers: Michael Day, Kevin Palm, and Ross Trowbridge. Producers: Tom Hagale, Chris LoBue, Tuck Stevens, and Richard Svensson. Co-Executive Producer: Rick Foxx. Executive Producer: Randall Landers.

Filmed on Location at:
STUDIO 4 / Potemkin Pictures
Lexington, Kentucky
Built with Love by the Casts and Crews of Potemkin Pictures.

Produced in 2025 and 2026 by Randall Landers for POTEMKIN PICTURES.
Production by the Starship Deimos Creative Group of Alabama and Kentucky.

WE LOVE READER REVIEWS! TWO NEW REVIEWS FOR KOLCHAK ERAS!

We love reader reviews. Two new Amazon reviews for Kolchak Eras (Kolchak: The Night Stalker). One liked it (5 stars). One didn't (one star). Thanks for reading the stories and taking the time to leave your thoughts. You can read the full reviews HERE.

Bobby