Beau Smith's Flying Fist Ranch

Primate: The Sword Of Darwin
Co-Created & written by Beau Smith and Kevin Bernhardt

Published by Image Comics
Pencils by Mitch Byrd
Inks by Ryan Odagawa
Colors by Mark Nicholas
Letters by Mike Heisler for IDW
Cover A painted by David Michael Beck
Cover B illustrated by Alex Garner

More than a "Missing Link"... more like a DNA link to the past. One that leads to an ancient race of super primates that was equal to man. Now that link returns... To HUNT man!

Primate: The Sword of Darwin is truly a big budget movie put to print. Dazzling art by Mitch Byrd and Ryan Odagawa, incredible special effects, and a story by Beau Smith and Kevin Bernhardt that makes you question your own past.

The next step in evolution is the deadliest!

"That would leave you without enough dick to dangle."
--Bobo

Wynonna Earp Trade Paperback
Created and written by Beau Smith

Pencils by Joyce Chin and Pat Lee
Inks by Mark Irwin
Letters by Amie Grenier
Colors by Nathan Lumm
Computer Colors by Quantum Color FX
Covers by Joyce Chin, Jim Lee and Mark Irwin

Wynonna Earp. She lays claim to being the great granddaughter of the famous lawman, Wyatt Earp. Her great grandmother was an actress in Los Angeles back in the 1920s. Rumor has it that she had an affair with Earp while he was acting as a consultant on one of the many western films being made at the time.

No documented fact can confirm or deny this affair. The stories of Wyatt Earp were passed down from Wynonna's family. At a very early age she became fascinated with the history of her ancestor, Wyatt Earp. She dedicated her life to living up to the legendary name that she took as her own.

Wynonna became the best student, the best athlete, and the best graduate of law enforcement ever to study law and order. She was hand picked to be a part of a new U.S. Marshal Special Operations Unit, a unit that handled only the cases no one else could believe or ever dream of. This unit is known by many names within law enforcement: the Halloween Hunters, the Monster Squad and the Freak Finders, just to name a few. It was a job for those that had a special vision - to see beyond the normal crime, and far beyond the normal perpetrators. She was a Special Ops Marshal of the unit known as The Black Badge Division.

Wynonna is a weapons expert without peer, an Olympic-level athlete with high honors in most known fighting styles. Perhaps her greatest weapon is one she shares with her possible ancestor, Wyatt Earp: the power to be the coolest head in a very bad situation--to completely control her composure, no matter what the odds. She studied all the greatest law officers of the Untied States as well as the rest of the world, but the one she knows best is Earp... Wyatt Earp. His Legend. Her Legacy. Their law!

"When I wear the badge I am the law, and when I take off the badge-I'm still the law--only naked."
--Wynonna Earp

Parts Unknown
Created by Beau Smith and Brad Gorby

Written by Beau Smith
Art by Brad Gorby and Richard Pollard
Inks by Brad Gorby, Randy Clark, Mark Heike, and Bill Nichols
Letters by Mindy Eisman and Blue Line Pro
Colors by Blue Line Pro
Covers by Brad Gorby, Dwayne Turner, Scot Eaton, Danny Miki, Flint Henry, Nat Jones, Tim Truman and Blue Line Pro
Published by Eclipse Comics, Knight Press/Blue Line Pro and Image Comics

When you think of aliens, I hope and pray you don't have those warm and fuzzy visions of E.T., Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, or Jodie Foster's snooze-fest Contact. That's not what aliens are supposed to be about. Those come from the politically correct world that all tree-squeezers have tried to make us live in. No kill-minded alien worth his weight in crushed human skulls would ever wanna invade a world like that.

What they want is a world worthy of taking over. One that will let them hand out as much punishment as possible. One where they can try and kill off the men, capture the women, and throw the rest into slavery.

Is that too much to ask for?

Parts Unknown is the story of two recovering alcoholic super-cops--Pendelton Spurr and Maria Lucci, trying to stave off an alien invasion of the most lurid proportions.

The Scalons want to kill off the strong willed men of Earth. They want to have nasty sex with our women and produce a horrible hybrid race to enslave the rest of mankind.

Trouble is here... they've got scaly skin, and very big guns that can turn us all into paint splatter.

To make matters worse the Scalons are working under the guise of a Bill Gates type of corporation, making their stab at world domination just a little bit easier.

Find out if Spurr and Lucci tie a knot in the ass of this alien invasion, or if they fall off the wagon and under the wheel.

"Hissssss... your fleshy body is so bulbous... and firm!"
--Scalon thug of your choice.

Ronna: Beauty, Brains and Bullets
Created by Ronna Coulter and Beau Smith

Written by Beau Smith
Pencils by Richard Pollard and Chris Ready
Inks by Bill Nichols and Bob Hickey
Published by Knight Press/Blue Line Pro
Photo Cover

Out with the bad girls and in with the good!

Ronna Coulter-this former Los Angeles Rams Cheerleader and swimsuit model transforms into a mixture of a female James Bond and all three of Charlie's Angels, wrapped up in one very tight package. Who says you can't fight global crime kings and still look really good?

Ronna: Beauty, Brains and Bullets is a non-stop adventure in the world of big business and espionage. As the head of Ronlon Corporation, Ronna Coulter is known the world over for her business savvy and incredible beauty. When her evil rival - Domonic Garza, of Garza Industries -tries to take over Ronlon Corp. as well as Ronna herself, the action takes a turn for bruises and butt kicking as Garza makes his criminal move.

Based on the real life Ronna Coulter, this book is filled with great pulp-style art by Chris Ready and Richard Pollard, not to mention great photos of the leggy Ronna that will be the envy of all women and the desires of all men.

Join Ronna in this hot tub of action and adventure today!

"I was working late on some new defense contracts when corporate rival and all round creepazoid Domonic Garza decides to send one of his out-of-town goons to convince me to leave with him. Just like Marsha Brady, I don't jump a car with just any moron that honks his horn.... or waves a gun in my face."
--Ronna Coulter

Maximum Jack: Danger 911
Created by Beau Smith and Scot Eaton

Written By Beau Smith
Project in the works

The world of heroes and super-heroes has been spinning around now for over sixty years. Every super power that you could think of has been done, redone, and done again. There are about a million variations on the skintight costume and cape.

So... why is Maximum Jack any different?

Characterization.

Maximum Jack is a project whose major is characterization and which carries a minor in super powers. Maximum Jack is heavy on action and adventure. The appealing part, and the reason people will come back month after month, is that they will have a large investment in what happens to this character.

They will care.

The art on Maximum Jack reflects this strong vein of characterization. Great lengths have been taken to give Jack the look of a real person. There will be no stock comic book look here. Facial expressions and body language have been carefully researched and studied to give the readers the feeling that they know Jack and the other characters. Great detail is given to clothing and equipment to fit the personality of the individual characters.

"Maximum" Jack Novack is a little stronger and a little faster than your average, normal human. That's also where the difference ends. Jack shares one very important factor with the regular guy.... the guy on the streets and the guy that reads of Jack's adventures.... Jack thinks, acts, and cares like that normal guy. He is a normal guy put in incredible situations, and he just happens to be a little stronger than most.

That's the appeal, the hook, and the reason to come back for more.

There's also a huge mystery factor. How strong is Jack? Where did he and his dog Bob get their powers? Where did he get that scar over his eye? These are questions that will always be brought up, but seldom if ever answered. Early on, before Origin, one of the main reasons Wolverine had been so popular throughout the years was because we knew so little about him. Readers had been teased with some possible answers, but in the end they didn't know much about him.

That's why they'll keep coming back to Maximum Jack.

This is a "think-out-loud" scenario, much like what regular people do when they sit around and talk about what they would do if they won the lottery. In this case, we leave people thinking about what they would do if they were a little stronger and little faster than normal. You don't have to be from Krypton or frozen in ice for fifty years to ride this train.

For a two-year stretch Jack Novack worked for the U.S. Marshal Corp. as a "Sweeper". His job was being point man for the Black Badge Division. He was sent into volatile situations to sweep the area and situation of any hostiles, and expedite them to incarceration and capture.

Being a little stronger and a little faster than the normal Marshal, under the President's request Jack was soon brought in to be a single point agent of the nation's newest and most semi-secret branch of The Black Shield Division. His new job was to take care of crime situations that held more than a blue-collar threat to the well being of United States citizens and internal law enforcement. His new job was to stop acts of crime here on our own soil that regular law enforcement couldn't handle through normal channels.

Jack was sent to trouble spots in the United States to put a stop to the crime without drawing too much attention to the scene. Sometimes this went like a whisper in the night and no one was the wiser. Other times it would break out into a very hot situation like a bowl full of five-alarm chili. Jack always put out the fire. It was something he was very good at.

Like any good thing that runs smooth, it wasn't long before the President started finding small ways to tweak the deal. Trying to bring in more agents, including other branches of law enforcement (FBI, CIA, DEA) and cutting back on expenses and equipment.

Soon after this Jack found that there were too many cooks in the kitchen, and the food was starting to taste real bad.

He quit and went back to Alaska.

Unlike a lot of very bad movies and books, the government didn't try and hunt Jack down and kill him for "knowing too much." Like a mailman quitting the post office... he just quit and went home.

Two years later the effects of Jack's departure hit and hit hard. Throughout the country, pockets of crime were at an all time high. Lots of bad things were falling through the cracks, and Jack wasn't there to grout them up. Worst of all, international terrorism had invaded the boundaries of the United States.

The new President called Jack to come back. This time on Jack's terms. The program was put back into its original form. Jack was back working alone, or with a short list of hand picked agents of his choice, answering only to the President. Unlimited government backing and equipment. No uniforms, no reports, no FBI, No CIA. No Hassles. The Flying Fist Tour of America was back in action. Wrongs would be righted and lefts would be thrown.

Jack's mission is to get the criminal element out of the confines of the United States of America. Throw them over the border, out into the sea, or have a mysterious black chopper come and whisk them away to be a problem for other countries.... ones we don't really like all that well. As for the battle against terrorism, there isn't that mercy. That part has become a war. It is dealt with as a war.

Jack comes across a different group of supporting characters with each story arc. Every adventure takes him to a different section of the United States and a different environment.

Jack has his dog - Bob, who just happens to be a little stronger and a little faster than the normal canine. Like Jack, he's also bulletproof. Bob is a white Bull Terrier that is no smarter or dumber than the dog in your own house. He has his tricks that he can do, but he's no Benji on steroids. A normal dog in some very un-normal situations. He is Jack's back up and best friend. It ain't Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, and it ain't Timmy and Lassie.

This book is filled with a quirky atmosphere that will have fans of films like The Immortals, Top of the World, and Back To Back talking about Maximum Jack in the same breath. It will carry the same feel of character driven stories that have made Buffy The Vampire Slayer a hit with consumers that spend money on pop culture entertainment items.

Superman can save the universe. The Fantastic Four can save the world, but it's Maximum Jack that will rid your town of the kinda crime you don't want living next door.

It doesn't matter if it's the Russian mob trafficking drugs through the Alaskan pipeline, home grown terrorists blowing up fast food chains, or even a cult of crazed Canadian lumberjacks crossing the border and stealing high tech farm equipment; Maximum Jack will be there to enforce American justice for the common man.

This is seen as a color book. A 48 page one-shot or a 4 issue mini-series. Also seen, depending on sales, as a series of mini-series.

If you thought you knew heroes, you don't know Jack... Maximum Jack!

The BadLander
Created and written by Beau Smith

Art and design by Sergio Cariello
Published by Dark Horse Comics

In the tradition of Clint Eastwood's dark gothic westerns, The BadLander rides across the printed page, and vengeance is his steed.

In a hell hole town overrun by the worst of the west, the mysterious demon of the dust - The BadLander - rides in to extract justice from those that embrace evil like a lover. In his world the only way you can put out the fire of evil is with a spark from the flames of Hell. The BadLander is that spark.

Sergio Cariello's art is interwoven with Smith's script to paint a hidden fable of the old west on a canvas of revenge.

"Bein' dead....you're not gonna like it much."
--The BadLander

The Black Terror: Seduction Of Deceit
Created by Beau Smith* (this version of The Black Terror only)

Written by Beau Smith and Chuck Dixon
Painted by Dan Brereton
Lettered by Wayne Truman
Covers painted by Dan Brereton
Published by Eclipse Comics

In this alternate world, the Capones and the Kennedys switched paths. The results became amplified terror.

Terror. That's what it takes to fight against an empire so evil and bulletproof. Terror cloaked in black and highlighted only by the skull and crossbones emblazoned on the chest of the man that wears them.

The Black Terror.

By day he appears to be a simple man, a mobster and assassin. At night he takes on an even darker guise, that of the brutal, terrifying Black Terror. But who is this Ryan Delvecchio, and what secret brings him into the inner circle of the Capone political and criminal legacy? The Capones - with wealth and political power beyond anyone's imagining - are about to face their greatest enemy...a man hiding in their very midst.

Allison Capone--she is as wicked and cold as she is charming. Heiress to an empire of crime, greed and corruption, she has at last come of age--and she has chosen Wall Street as her first conquest. Ryan Delvecchio, the mysterious Black Terror, has but one clue to her sophisticated scheme, a computer disk that is impossible to decipher. Forced into a deadly dance of passion and intrigue, he must use every weapon at his disposal to uncover the truth, before Allison and the Capones rule America anew.

Frankie Dio... beneath his casually sadistic exterior lurks the soul of Satan's own pit bull. Frankie Dio dwells in the dark underbelly of mob violence, a Capone family hireling more at ease with the arson, torture, and gangland slayings of the past than today's brand of political intrigue and computer theft. But Dio's day is dawning....Ryan Delvecchio must use every ounce of cunning to stay alive, and keep Dio from stealing the skull and crossbones of The Black Terror for his own.

This series was far ahead of its time in 1989. It was a forecast of what we now find as modern crime noir in both film and comics.

"That's all I am...A power tool without a warranty."
--The Black Terror

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beau@flyingfistranch.com