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We at The Collector Times wanted to have a patriotic cover this month, given the events of September 11th. We gave the job to Joe Singleton, and this is the wonderful tribute piece that he came up with.

I’m going to get on my professional soapbox here. The rescue workers are heroes, the firefighters and police are heroes, the medical personnel are heroes, and the folks that fought those hijackers on the plane that went down in Philadelphia are heroes. Do you know you, ordinary citizens of the world, can be heroes, too? You too can save lives right where you live by donating blood. Oh, right now the blood supply in the US is great, because it took a national tragedy to get people out to donate blood, and they did so in droves, which was great. The fact remains that the need for blood doesn’t go away with time and distance from this event. If you haven’t donated blood, donate in a month or two, like I plan on doing, when the stockpiles obtained this last month start running low. For those of you who don’t know, I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing, and I’ve worked in various hospitals for the past 18 years. I save lives all the time by transfusing blood. Today, we don’t give blood to a patient unless the patient *really* needs it, and obtaining enough blood is always a chronic struggle. Every one of us can save lives if we can donate blood. Not just now, in time of national tragedy, but over the long term. Think about it.

OK, enough of that! We have a lot of good stuff for you this month. Jamie Coville provides a follow up to the Brian Hibbs interview last month. In the interest of fairness, we asked Bill Jemas for an interview to respond to what Brian said. He declined, but he gave us a statement. You’ll want to read it. Jamie also interviewed Max Allen Collins about his graphic novel Road to Perdition, which is soon to be a movie. Collins is probably best known for his detective comic, Ms. Tree. In the spirit of October, what better time to interview the writer/creator of Halloween Man, Drew Edwards? We also have contest results! Thanks to all who entered. The response was so good that I’ll probably have second and third prizes next year. As you know, Starr and Rourke is on hiatus, mainly due to personal problems in Gonzo’s life. What you may not know is that Gonzo is also in the US Air Force and god knows where he is right now. Lucky for all of us, he and Floyd Choat had sent me another of their comics, entitled Thou Shall Not which we will be running over the next several months. You can get your Gonzo and Choat fix until Gonzo returns online. Plus, we have a whole lot more for you to peruse this month. Take some time and surf around.

We are always glad you are here!

Sheryl Roberts
Editor, The Collector Times