The BRIAN BONDURANT SHOW Primer is a brief overview of the characters that will be animated in the satirical series about mutant animals forced to land on Earth in the 460 AD. It is BON COMICS Earth, so this show would be a prequel to SOUNDMAN and Duck Girl's animated series and comics. All characters are TM Trademark & Copyright 2019 BRIAN BONDURANT, A.R.R.
The BRIAN BONDURANT SHOW Primer is a brief overview of the characters that will be animated in the satirical series about mutant animals forced to land on Earth in the 460 AD. It is BON COMICS Earth, so this show would be a prequel to SOUNDMAN and Duck Girl's animated series and comics. All characters are TM Trademark & Copyright 2019 BRIAN BONDURANT, A.R.R.
The first Audacious DUCK GIRL annual. By far not the first art book about CAIRININI AIX, the Audacious Duck Girl; but the first official book done in a style reminiscent of the Marvel 64 page annuals. Originally committed to being a 75 page book, the author found it impossible to fit every update of data and art required for the mythological heroine created at the start of the summer of 1996. All DUCK GIRL, genetoids, and Bon Comics characters, locations, and machinations are TM Trademark & Copyright 2019 BRIAN BONDURANT A.R.R.
Production book for "the Audacious Duck-Girl" / "Duck-Girl" season 3 of the animated series and the third year of her comics series (which would be 1996). Marks the return of the Mutable Ms. Platypus (who has mutated)! WARNING: Contains partial Nudity. All characters and contents TM Trademark & Copyright 2011-2012 Brian R. Bondurant.
DUCK-GIRL MAGAZINE: the 'Super-fi' & Fantasy of Bon Comics" follows in the tradition of previous superhero inspired magazines (such as SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE and TOO MUCH COFFEE-MAN...). Many funny otaku-themed departments featured each month. This magazine will be published quarterly (every 3 months, totally 4 times a year).
The BON COMICS ANNUAL for 2020 is the longest, most comprehensive book I have ever published. The first annual was 146 pages. The second annual was 248 pages. When I went to make the book file, the folder had 555 pages in it. It was supposed to be a 500 page book. Actually, a 400 page book. But, I made a checklist of alien family trees, historical events, superhero team rosters, etc that had to be in the book. But, last minute ideas and 'freestyle' pages were more fun than sticking to the 'script'. By the time I reached 440 pages, I still had 20 ALIEN FAMILY TREES to do! "Hold up, I thought!", these guys are the history of my Earth. The PRETERNATURALS came to Earth in 480AD. They blended in with the gods and their kids became gods to mankind. I reached more than 505 pages & still had 15 family trees to do! This was my hardest and longest book to work on. But, without it, my Superheroes & fictional countries have no foundation. I wasn't going to work on this book until later. The book was due out in NOVEMBER! I just published 4 books last year. I was going to go on vacation & go to Acen. Then, the Coronavirus Pandemic happened. My job sent everyone home. JBP shutdown Illinois; so there went Anime Central. Dammit! I can't go anywhere!. So, now I have to work on this book. Toward the end, I realized something. I was in a COCOON... When the time and months of work were over, I was going to emerge a different creature. I would be WINsome, spread my wings and soar into history!
“We are not worth more, they are not worth less.” This is the mantra of S. Brian Willson and the theme that runs throughout his compelling psycho-historical memoir. Willson’s story begins in small-town, rural America, where he grew up as a “Commie-hating, baseball-loving Baptist,” moves through life-changing experiences in Viet Nam, Nicaragua and elsewhere, and culminates with his commitment to a localized, sustainable lifestyle. In telling his story, Willson provides numerous examples of the types of personal, risk-taking, nonviolent actions he and others have taken in attempts to educate and effect political change: tax refusal—which requires simplification of one’s lifestyle; fasting—done publicly in strategic political and/or therapeutic spiritual contexts; and obstruction tactics—strategically placing one’s body in the way of “business as usual.” It was such actions that thrust Brian Willson into the public eye in the mid-’80s, first as a participant in a high-profile, water-only “Veterans Fast for Life” against the Contra war being waged by his government in Nicaragua. Then, on a fateful day in September 1987, the world watched in horror as Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks and arrested. Losing his legs only strengthened Willson’s identity with millions of unnamed victims of U.S. policy around the world. He provides details of his travels to countries in Latin America and the Middle East and bears witness to the harm done to poor people as well as to the environment by the steamroller of U.S. imperialism. These heart-rending accounts are offered side by side with inspirational stories of nonviolent struggle and the survival of resilient communities Willson’s expanding consciousness also uncovers injustices within his own country, including insights gained through his study and service within the U.S. criminal justice system and personal experiences addressing racial injustices. He discusses coming to terms with his identity as a Viet Nam veteran and the subsequent service he provides to others as director of a veterans outreach center in New England. He draws much inspiration from friends he encounters along the way as he finds himself continually drawn to the path leading to a simpler life that seeks to “do no harm.&rdquo Throughout his personal journey Willson struggles with the question, “Why was it so easy for me, a ’good’ man, to follow orders to travel 9,000 miles from home to participate in killing people who clearly were not a threat to me or any of my fellow citizens?” He eventually comes to the realization that the “American Way of Life” is AWOL from humanity, and that the only way to recover our humanity is by changing our consciousness, one individual at a time, while striving for collective cultural changes toward “less and local.” Thus, Willson offers up his personal story as a metaphorical map for anyone who feels the need to be liberated from the American Way of Life—a guidebook for anyone called by conscience to question continued obedience to vertical power structures while longing to reconnect with the human archetypes of cooperation, equity, mutual respect and empathy.
This is the epic story of Escape and Evasion during World War Two. Main character is Donald Kenyon Willis, an American pilot who fought with the Fins against the Russians in 1940, then joined the Norwegian Naval Air Arm against the Germans, escaped to the Shetlands, joined the RAF as one of the first Eagle Squadron pilots, until he joined the USAAF. After the war and a spell as a base commander in Austria and Germany he became a test pilot in JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) experiments from Wright-Patterson Air Base in Ohio, USA. He was one of the last five airmen to evade capture via de Pyrenees, the night before D-Day with American Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas H. Hubbard and 2nd Lieutenant Jack Cornett and Britons Pilot Officer Len Barnes and Sergeant Ron Emeny. JOURNEY TO THE HORIZON tells the story of three fighter pilots and two Lancaster crews who were shot down by the Germans. It follows them on the run, hiding, in captivity and in some cases in death. They were Britons, Canadians, New Zealanders and Americans. Five of them met in Paris while being guided by members of the Comete Escape line, others evaded in different ways. Some endured the harsh life in a POW-camp, while in one case an airmen even ended up in Buchenwald concentration camp. Those who died now rest at various cemeteries in France. In the book Onderwater and Lissette also tell about the sometimes dreadful experiences of the fellow crew members of Barnes and Emeny after their two Lancasters crashed in France. In the course of the research Hans Onderwater followed the same evasion route, meeting the helpers who risked their lives, crossed the Pyrenees on foot with the Basque guide of 1944 until he too reached Gibraltar. He visited Stalag Luft 1 Barth on the Baltic coast and Stalag Luft 3 Sagan in Poland, Buchenwald near Weimar and Ravensbruck near Berlin. He spoke with the five airmen or their families and corresponded with the others. During the last forty years he interviewed over 100 people who were in some major or minor way connected to the airmen and their experiences.
What happens when real talk gets a little too real? Thats the 800-lb. gorilla confronting the Office of the Sheriff. This character-driven saga puts the rear echelon in the crosshairs as Hands Across the Sea delves into the professional and personal sides of the badge where the rubber meets the road. The Office of the Sheriff, known as the Agency, comes face-to-face with the unexpected: the changing of the guard. Their larger-than-life Sheriff, Garrison Cottrell, abruptly resigns and passes the torch to his hand-picked successor - Brendan Callaghan. Explore how the Command staffers isms intertwine with their leadership styles and come to light during kaleidoscopic situations. Gear up for what happens when the door shuts and the dialogue begins - and sometimes, not in that order. Will it bring the Agency together or tear it apart? Brian Cook doesnt just peer back the curtain, he pulls it down and gives you a look into personalities that often takes on the guise of Peyton Place. But were still talking about professionals, right?
After serving in the Vietnam War, S. Brian Willson became a radical, nonviolent peace protester and pacifist, and this memoir details the drastic governmental and social change he has spent his life fighting for. Chronicling his personal struggle with a government he believes to be unjust, Willson sheds light on the various incarnations of his protests of the U.S. government, including the refusal to pay taxes, public fasting, and, most famously, public obstruction. On September 1, 1987, Willson was run over by a U.S. government munitions train during a nonviolent blocking action in which he expected to be removed from the tracks. Providing a full look into the tragic event, Willson, who lost his legs in the incident, discusses how the subsequent publicity propelled his cause toward the national consciousness. Now, 23 years later, Willson tells his story of social injustice, nonviolent struggle, and the so-called American way of life.
A detailed history of the American Civil War’s first campaign in Virginia in 1862. The first campaign in the Civil War in which Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Seven Days Battles were fought southeast of the Confederate capital of Richmond in the summer of 1862. Lee and his fellow officers, including “Stonewall” Jackson, James Longstreet, A. P. Hill, and D. H. Hill, pushed George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac from the gates of Richmond to the James River, where the Union forces reached safety. Along the way, Lee lost several opportunities to harm McClellan. The Seven Days have been the subject of numerous historical treatments, but none more detailed and engaging than Brian K. Burton’s retelling of the campaign that lifted Southern spirits, began Lee’s ascent to fame, and almost prompted European recognition of the Confederacy. “A thoroughly researched and well-written volume that will surely be the starting point for those interested in this particular campaign.” —Journal of American History “A welcome addition to scholarship that should be the standard work on its subject for some time to come.” —Journal of Military History “Plenty of good maps . . . help the reader follow the course of the campaign. . . . Burton does not neglect the role of the common soldiers . . . [and]provides thorough and reasonable analyses of the commanders on both sides.” —Georgia Historical Quarterly “A full and measured account marked by a clear narrative and an interesting strategy of alternating the testimony of generals with their grand plans and the foot soldiers who had to move, shoot, and communicate in the smokey underbrush.” —The Virginia Magazine
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