HERE is a video of author Bobby Nash reading from his 2018 Pulp Factory Award Winning story, "Takedown" from The Ruby Files Vol. 2 at the Books and Beers event in Charlotte, NC on July 17, 2018. Enjoy. (Why, yes, we do make fun of my buddy, and Ruby Files co-creator Sean Taylor in the video. Why do you ask? ~Bobby)
Learn more about The Ruby Files HERE.

The Ruby Files Vol. 1: (Kindle/Audio)
The Ruby Files Vol. 1: (Paperback)
The Ruby Files Vol. 2: (paperback/Kindle/Audio)
Published by Airship 27 Productions.

Happy listening.

Cover Art: Mark Wheatley

RUBY IS BACK!

Art: Nik Poliwko

Airship 27 Productions is thrilled to present the second Rick Ruby anthology as created by writers Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor. New York City is private eye’s Rick Ruby beat and beautiful women his weakness. All Ruby ever wants to do is earn enough to get by and stay out of trouble.  But no matter how hard he tries to keep his nose clean, trouble has a way of finding him.

From spies, to gang wars, hangings and cold blooded murder, writers Alan J. Porter, Ron Fortier, Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor put Ruby through his paces. But in the end, the smart mouth shamus knows, to survive, he’s going to need a little help from his friends.

“Ruby is a classic private eye of the old school,” says Airship 27 Productions’

Art: Nik Poliwko

Managing Editor Ron Fortier. “I’ve always loved these characters from Sam Spade to Philip Marlowe. So when Bobby and Sean proposed this series to us, I was on board immediately. Volume one was lots of fun and our mystery fans wanted more.  We were only too happy to provide them with this second volume. I even joined in the fun contributing my own Rick Ruby story.”

Well known popular artist Mark Wheatley returns for a second, stunning cover while Nik Poliwko turned in the nine beautiful interior illustrations. A super package then assembled by Airship 27 Productions’ Art Director, Rob Davis, for as yet another great quartet of P.I. adventures.

Mystery lovers will rejoice when they crack open The Ruby Files, Volume Two.

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

The Ruby Files Vol. 2 is now available now in paperback and ebook from the following retailers:
Amazon US (paperback)
Createspace (paperback)
Amazon UK (paperback)
Barnes and Noble (paperback)
Amazon US Kindle (ebook)
Amazon UK Kindle (ebook)

See below for more information on The Ruby Files Vol. 1, still available.

Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor with their 2013 Pulp Ark Awards.

For the first time since the Pulp Ark Award winners were announced, Ruby Files co-creators Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor got to hold their Pulp Ark Award for Best New Pulp Character: Rick Ruby at the Free Comic Book day event at galactic Quest Comics in Buford, GA.

The guys are really quite proud of this book and character.

Congratulations to Bobby and Sean.

Bobby's award: Best Author

Rick Ruby's creators.

Best New Pulp Character: Rick Ruby

The Pulp Factory Awards

Cover Art: Mark Wheatley

The Pulp Factory’s annual award nominations were announced today and we’re happy to report that several creators involved with the creation of The Ruby Files Vol. 1 from Airship 27 Productions have been nominated.

Co-created by Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor, The Ruby Files swept this year’s nominations in all eligible categories.

Bobby Nash was nominated in the Best Pulp Short Story category for his tale, “Case of the Wayward Brother.”

Sean Taylor was nominated in the Best Pulp Short Story category for his tale, “Die Giftig Lilie.”

Andrew Salmon was nominated in the Best Pulp Short Story category for his tale, “Wounds.”

Mark Wheatley was nominated in the Best Pulp Cover category.

Rob Moran was nominated in the Best Pulp Interior Illustrations category.

The 2012 Pulp Factory Award categories include Best Pulp Novel, Best Pulp Short Story, Best Pulp Cover, and Best Pulp Interior Illustrations. Nominations and voting is conducted by members on The Pulp Factory, but you do not have to be a member to be nominated or to win. Award winners are announced and presented at the Windy City Paper & Pulp convention in Lombard, IL April 12 - 14, 2013.

Ruby toasts the nomination.

Congratulations to all nominated and best of luck, pulpsters.

Here are the nominees:

BEST PULP NOVEL

( ) Dynasty of Mars by Ian Watson – White Rocket Books.
( ) Blood of the Centipede by Chuck Miller – Pro Se Productions
( ) The Lone Ranger : Vendetta by Howard Hopkins – Moonstone Books

BEST PULP SHORT STORY

( ) The Ghoul by Ron Fortier (Monster Aces – Pro Se Productions)

Ruby Files Vol. 1 back cover

( ) Wounds by Andrew Salmon (The Ruby Files – Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Die Giftig Lilie by Sean Taylor (The Ruby Files – Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Case of the Wayward Brother by Bobby Nash (The Ruby Files – Airship 27)
( ) Sinbad and the Sapphire of the Djinn by Ian Watson
(Sinbad The New Adventures – Airship 27 Productions)

BEST PULP COVER

( ) Blackthorn – Dynasty of Mars by Adam Diller (White Rocket Books)
( ) The Infernal Buddha by Joe Devito (Altus Press)
( ) The Ruby Files by Mark Wheatley (Airship 27 Productions)

BEST INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS

( ) Rob Davis – Secret Agent X Vol IV (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) George Sellas – Tales of the Rook (Pro Se Productions)
( ) Rob Moran – The Ruby Files (Airship 27 Productions)
( ) Ralf van der Hoeven – Sinbad The New Voyages (Airship 27 Productions)

These 12 companies were represented in the nominations:

Interior Illustrations: Rob Moran

Airship 27 Productions
Pro Se Productions
White Rocket Books
Moonstone Books
MV Media LLC
Altus Press
Uchronic Press
Pulp Obscura
Putnam
Hard Case Crime
Black Library
Q & W Publishers

Artist Nik Poliwko

It was announced on the Airship 27 Productions Facebook page today that artist Nik Poliwko has been tapped to provide interior illustrations for the upcoming 2013 release of The Ruby Files Volume 2.

From the announcement:
Talented artist Nik Poliwko has signed on to do the illustrations for THE RUBY FILES Vol II to be released next year. This series follows the adventures of hard-hitting 1930s New York private eye, Rick Ruby. Volume two will contain new stories by Alan Porter, Ron Fortier & the creators of the series, Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor.

Vol. 1 Cover: Mark Wheatley

The Ruby Files Volume 1 is still available in paperback and ebook editions.
Click here for where to buy.

We here at Belle's are excited to see Nik's take on our pal, Rick Ruby.

Art: Nik Poliwko

Art: Nik Poliwko

Meet The Ruby Files Writer/Co-Creator Sean Taylor at the Nashville Comic and Horror Festival on October 6 - 7 in Nashville, TN. www.comiccitytn

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘im Rick Ruby sent ya!

Meet The Ruby Files Writers/Creators Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor at a book signing on Saturday, September 8th starting at noon for the grand opening event at
New World Comics
212 E. Kivett Dr
High Point, NC 27260
Learn more about New World Comics at newworldcomics2012.com, Twitter, and Facebook
Phone: 336-355-6980

Also in attendance is New Legend Productions’ Michael Gordon, writer of Tiki Zombie as well as local artists and additional guests and surprises.

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

Meet The Ruby Files Writers/Creators Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor at Dragon Con - August 31 - September 3, in Atlanta, GA. Learn more about the convention at http://dragoncon.org.

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

Meet The Ruby Files writer William Patrick Maynard, Airship 27 publisher Ron Fortier, and Airship 27 designer Rob Davis at PulpFest 2012/FarmerCon VII - August 9 - 12 in Columbus, OH. Learn more about the convention at www.pulpfest.com.

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

Meet The Ruby Files writer/co-creator Bobby Nash at the Charlotte Comic Con on August 5th in Charlotte, NC (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.). Learn more about the convention at www.charlottecomicon.com

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘im Rick Ruby sent ya!

Meet The Ruby Files writer/co-creators Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor at The Atlanta Comic Convention on Sunday, July 8 in Atlanta, GA (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.). Learn more about the convention at www.atlantacomicconvention.com

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

Meet The Ruby Files writer/co-creator Sean Taylor at FandomFest (Mid America Comic Con) on June 29-July 1 in Louisville, KY. Learn more about the convention at http://www.fandomfest.com

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘im Rick Ruby sent ya!

The Ruby Files writers/co-creators Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor will be signing books at Legends of Rome on Saturday June 9, 2012 in Rome, GA from Noon - 2 p.m. Learn more about Legends at www.legendsinteractive.com

Bobby Nash will also appear at the Knoxville Comic and Anime Con on Sunday June 10, 2012 in Knoxville, TN (con runs 6/9 - 6/10). Learn more about the convention at www.comiccitytn.com

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

The Ruby Files writer and co-creator Bobby Nash will be at Con Carolinas on Saturday, June 2nd in Charlotte, NC. Check out the full guest list at http://concarolinas.org

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

The Ruby Files writers and co-creators Bobby Nash and Sean Taylor will be a guests at the Alabama Phoenix Festival - May 25 - 27 in Birmingham, AL www.alabamaphoenixfestival.com

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!

The Ruby Files writer and co-creator Bobby Nash and cover artist Mark Wheatley will be attending events this coming weekend. You can meet them at the following locations:

Mark Wheatley will be a guest at the Spectrum Fantastic Arts Live! - May 18-20 in Kansas City, MO www.spectrumfantasticart.com/spectrumfantasticartlive

Bobby Nash will be a guest at Showcon - May 19 - 20, 2012 in Murfreesboro, TN
http://showcon.net

If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hi.

Tell ‘em Rick Ruby sent ya!