HAPPY BIRTHDAY, R.O.!

Happy Birthday to my Dad, the inspiration for R.O., the star of my Life In The Faster Lane comic strip.

I love ya, Pop!

Bobby

LIFE IN THE FASTER LANE COLLECTIONS - COMING 2018 FROM BEN BOOKS!

BIG NEWS! R.O. and the gang are back!

BEN Books is planning a collection of Life In The Faster Lane strips in book form to release in 2018. Writer/Artist Bobby Nash said, "I am excited to get R.O. back into print for a new generation of kids to enjoy." When asked if this collection could lead to new Life In The Faster Lane strips being created, Nash smiled and said, "Anything's possible."

Life In The Faster Lane strips can currently be found at https://fasterlane.blogspot.com.
The comic strip originally ran from 1992 - 2004 in Keeping Up With Kids magazine.

Keep watching this space for more news as it becomes available.

HUMBUG! HUMBUG, I SAY!

Happy Humbug Day! 

And who better to share it with than my favorite curmudgeon, R.O. from my old Life In The Faster Lane comic strip. I'll be nice and keep my grumblings to myself today. HA!

It's also the 1st Day of Winter, but I don't have a handy comic strip for that one. :)

Bobby

YELLOW HAZE

An oldie, but still fits. Welcome to springtime in Georgia.

TAKING FLIGHT THIS MARCH!

Writer Bobby Nash and Artist James Burns, the creative team behind Lance Star: Sky Ranger "One Shot!" return for a 10 part Lance Star: Sky Ranger webstrip adventure at www.lance-star.com.

More news to follow.

Stay tuned.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Bobby

PS: Here's a couple oldies, but goodies to help celebrate the season.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I probably don't say it enough, but I am thankful to all the people in my life. I'd also like to take a moment to thank all of you who stop by the site to read my ramblings and shameless self promotion or buy one of my books. I appreciate it.

But, enough with the mushy stuff (heh). Here are some of the old Life In The Faster Lane strips that dealt with Thanksgiving.

Enjoy.

Bobby

Dig in!

Sometimes it better not to know.

And actual line uttered by my Dad.

Another one straight from the real R.O.'s mouth.

Sad, but true.

From the mouth of babes, eh?

I think we've all heard this one before.

Please ignore the web addresses at the bottom of the strips. They're from the old files and haven't been updated. Click on images for a larger view.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Bobby

A BLAST FROM THE PAST!

Art/Colors: Jeff Austin

Pencils/Colors: Nash. Inks: Austin

Over at his blog, artist Jeff Austin shared a couple pages of art he drew from a story I wrote that featured the adventures of a super-powered character code-named Onyx. Onyx and her team would go on amazing adventures, generally with a supernatural or pulpy theme. She was part Wonder Woman, part Indiana Jones and I had a blast writing a four issue mini series for the character.

Unfortunately, only the two pages below were produced. They're pasted below.

Click on images for a larger view.

ONYX "Incubus" Page 1. Art: Jeff Austin

ONYX "Incubus" Page 2. Art: Jeff Austin

Below is the script for these two pages. I can’t believe I had 8 panels on page 1. That’s something I would never even think about doing today. In an odd coincidence, I recently used elements of the Onyx plot as part of a story I wrote for one of Moonstone Books’ upcoming anthologies featuring pulp hero, The Spider. No good ideas are ever wasted.

ONYX "Incubus" Page 1. Story: Bobby Nash

ONYX "Incubus" Page 2. Story: Bobby Nash

Jeff and I did re-team on the character a little later for a comic strip for a local kid’s magazine (mid to late 90's, maybe?). This time I handled the writing and the pencils and Jeff served as inker, although embellisher might be a better word. My pencils were very rough. Jeff decided to leave the strip so I wrapped up the story a little faster than I had originally planned, but I think it was a fun story. I love comic strips and would love to do more. If only I was a better artist.

A total of 21 strips were created and they are pasted below. I'll also add them to the Free Stories Tab above. Click images for larger views.

Onyx comic strip #1. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #2. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #3. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #4. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #5. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #6. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #7. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #8. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #9. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #10. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #11. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #12. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #13. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #14. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #15. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #16. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #17. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #18. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #19. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #20. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

Onyx comic strip #21. Story/Pencils: Bobby Nash. Inks: Jeff Austin

I hope you enjoyed this jaunt down memory lane as much as I did. Oh, and make sure you visit Jeff Austin's art blog at http://pencilbrushblog.blogspot.com.


Bobby

STRIP TEASE

Here’s a sneak peek at the upcoming Lance Star: Sky Ranger weekly web strip from Bobby Nash and James Burns, the same team that brought you the Lance Star: Sky Ranger comic book “One Shot!” “We’re still early in the process of creating the strips so it’s not quite ready to show off,” says writer Bobby Nash. Nash also added that he couldn’t resist a good tease when he released the image above.

Visit www.lance-star.com for more details as they become available.