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Holy crap — even as well-versed in the 1930s as I am, I had never heard of this.

BBC Radio 4’s investigative series, Document uncovered details about a planned coup in America in 1933. Go to the website, and you can listen via streaming audio.

The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans — so that the US could beat the Great Depression by adopting fascist policies similar to Hitler and Mussolini’s.

The plotters were prominent right-wing businessmen….some of the famous families behind Heinz, Birds Eye, Maxwell House…..and George Bush’s Grandfather, Prescott Bush.

So, apparently, it runs in the family.

Jesus Christ.

Just wondering — anybody local interested in starting up another writer’s group?

I’ve kicked into high gear, and I could really use both the structure and the feedback. The old group that I was in disintegrated, and I’m eager to get back into the regular habit.

I’m thinking of something that would meet at least monthly, although preferably bi-weekly.

We can figure out meeting places and schedules and such later — this is just a call for interested parties at this point.

Alex Ross and Jim Krueger are going to be doing a series for Dynamite Entertainment called Superpowers, which will feature superheroes who are now in the public domain. Check the link for an interview and art samples.

As an example: Ross’ take on The Green Lama — a character who started in the pulps (and whom I’ve considered using for the THRILLING TALES pulp magazine):