The Getaway?

Alibi Jones has spirited away his ex-girlfriend Katie and his ex-friend, the Dakhur Kit, and now, with bounty hunter Brady Thomas, they're about to try to leave Kismet and the clutches of crime lord Rene Laveillur! See if Alibi and Brady's escape plans keep working in Chapter Twenty-Six of Alibi Jones and The Sunrise of Hur. The Adventures of Alibi Jones continue – written and read by host Mike Luoma. Free audio science fiction adventure on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio!   



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Join Me on WBKM.org!

OK - no new Song of the Day Spotlight today, but for a very good reason - I'm prepping for my first show at my new stomping grounds, WBKM.org! I'm getting into internet radio with a station that founder Tony Gallucci helped shepherd through the last 10 years, building an impressive musical entity.

Now, I'm joining Tony at WBKM.org to help build the future! I'll be on weekdays beginning at Noon (EDT) starting TODAY. Join us and find out what the future has in store...

Shining A Light On... Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt "Invention of Knowledge"

This is the first in my new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio series "Shining A Light On..." where I get into new releases you might not hear on traditional radio. As the music director of a very cool Adult Album Alternative radio station, The Point (http://pointfm.com), I receive a ton of new releases all the time. Only a fraction of those end up garnering airplay, even on a station as adventurous as ours.

This occasional column will cover those worth mentioning and checking out - even if they're not destined for radio airplay. I'll include videos where available and links to Amazon or other outlets for purchasing - as I'm in Vermont, which doesn't allow it, these are not affiliate links and I earn no money from them. Just so you know.

Wanted to begin with an album that came out at the end of June, Jon Anderson (Yes) and Roine Stolt (Flower Kings) have teamed up to create a new album in the tradition of Jon's older work - Yes music. And Invention of Knowledge in some ways does sound like a new Yes album, or perhaps a newly discovered lost Yes album released some time around Relayer in the mid 1970's. The Yes album it is drawing the most comparisons to, thanks to the instrumentation and lyrical content is Tales from Topographic Oceans, though that is such a singular and unique work it is perhaps folly to draw too close a comparison.

I'd rather not dance too much about architecture, so take a listen to this official release of "Knowing" and see what you think...

If that suits you, pick up the whole album and enjoy some of the finest Yes music made in years! One note... If Chris Squire were still alive, I wouldn't call this Yes music, but only out of respect for Squire. With him gone, it's really Jon who carries this torch now, and in some ways he's always been the spiritual center of Yes, which is where this album resides.

You can find Jon Anderson/Roine Stolt Invention of Knowledge now at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Invention-Knowledge-Anderson-Stolt/dp/B01EWEG7DS

Back To Fortune Station...

The adventures of BC - the Vatican Assassin - continue on this episode of Glow-in-the-Dark Radio! 

BC is trying to travel from Wentworth Station back to Lunar Prime, but his trip to the Moon is interrupted by a UIN attack. Drex is piloting their small transport ship in to Fortune Station to try to get them out of the line of fire. What will BC find inside when he returns to Fortune Station? Last time he left there they were calling him the "New Light"...

There's also a little news and a promo for my new free audiobook The Adventures of Alibi Jones: Six Short Storiesat Podiobooks.com. More about everything at http://glowinthedarkradio.com

A Fresh New Re-edited & Remastered Chapter of VATICAN ASSASSIN!

MORE Sex, Politics and Religion! BC's old girlfried FIZA has arrived on the scene and is stirring up TROUBLE... The adventures of BC - Bernard Campion - assassin for the pope of the New catholic Church in 2109 - continue. Listen to chapter twenty-five of the science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin on this episode of Glow-in-the-Dark Radio. 

While still an original recording, I went a little crazy and re-edited and remastered the audio for this chapter exclusively for this podcast episode, giving a greater breadth and space to the recording, and also sweetening some of the audio just a touch. It still rolls a bit fast, but this is an all-new presentation - enjoy! 

In the news - my new book "Introducing... Red Hot!" is the Pick of the Week at DriveThruComics.com! With stunning art by Rhys ap Gwyn, it's getting great reviews - I'll share some with you on the podcast. I read Grant Morrison's Supergods - there's a review on my blog: http://glowin...grant-morrisons-supergods. Sat in on the Zone 4 podcast once again - talking Before Watchmen and Image's 20th Anniversary. You can find the 'cast here:http://zone4podcast.com. I won't be at the Image Expo in Oakland at the end of the month, but my books will be!Earthbound Comics Publisher Ben Ferrari is attending - if you go, look for Ben, say hello, and see my books in"person"! Also in the news: Find out why you should watch this video: http://youtu.be/KxMXZvk3K4A; Kathleen Edwards talked to me: http://pointfm.com/interviews.php; and Gary Friedrich, the creator of Ghost Rider, is getting crushed down by a countersuit by Marvel Disney. Steve Niles is collecting funds to help Gary, who's almost homeless and in poor health. Donate or just learn more at: http://www.steveniles.com/gary.html. 

More info as always at http://glowinthedarkradio.com andhttp://vaticanassassin.com

**There's a coupon code for a free eBook of the ALIBI JONES novel at the end of the podcast**

Will The Vatican Assassin See The Light?

When we last left BC - the Vatican Assassin - he was getting clubbed over the head by a religious cultist on a distant space station! It's 2109 and BC kills people - or tries to kill people - for the pope of the New catholic Church. BC's mission to assassinate the cult's leader "The Light" isn't going so well... Find out what happens next on this episode - will BC see The Light?



Now you know enough to jump in and enjoy Chapters 16 and 17 of the science fiction adventure Vatican Assassin on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio! As always, the fiction is written and read by me - Mike Luoma. Our podcast theme music is by Juan Carlos Quattordio. The Vatican Assassin theme is my own.

In the news - many thanks to Geek Radio Daily for mentioning my new audiobook The Adventures of Alibi Jones: Six Short Stories on their latest 'cast! Find them at http://geekradiodaily.com. Been talking to them about appearing on their show, too - I'll let you know if and when that happens.

Want to learn more about the world of Vatican Assassin and Alibi Jones?
Head to http://vaticanassassin.com - http://alibijones.com - and http://glowinthedarkradio.com.

Happy Halloween!

It's a tradition for me - gotta do a Halloween Special, read Poe's "Raven", play some cool tunes... and you get to listen to an over-hour long Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Special!



And there's a brand new story from me! A little piece of psychological horror for the holiday - "Crackling Bones" If you want to hear that new one from me, you'll find it at 44:22. All that and more - over an hour's worth of Halloween entertainment!

Alibi Jones: About Time Part One!

In honor of the release of The Adventures of Alibi Jones #1 by Earthbound Comics today, I've put together the audio adaptation of Alibi Jones: About Time. You can hear part one on today's podcast:



The Adventures of Alibi Jones #1 is out today from Earthbound Comics! 3 stories and 3 pinups, 40 pages of art and letters under one cover - sequential storytelling at its finest! AND you can hear an audio adaptation of the new story Alibi Jones: About Time on the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! Part one this week, part two on next week's episode. Listen and enjoy!

Four years after the events of "Blind Eye", Alibi runs into an old... friend? She's brought a mysterious package with her – and a whole lot of trouble!

First Draft, Second Alibi Novel...

Reading from my manuscript today... no guarantees it will stay this way.



Listen to an excerpt from the first draft of the next Alibi Jones novel - tentatively titled Alibi Jones and The Sunrise of Hur - on today's episode of Glow-in-the-Dark Radio! It's the first draft story of a solo mission of Alibi's to the Mad Planet Metcalf on today's 'cast. The planet's defense system seems to be speaking to - and laughing at - Alibi. But he's not hearing it - the sounds seem to be echoing inside of Alibi's mind!

I also preview The Adventures of Alibi Jones #1, coming October 1st from Earthbound Comics, and give a status report after the story excerpt, running through a list of the many projects in the works. There are a bunch of them! You can read page one of Alibi Jones In Over His Head - the 4 page short found in the new Earthbound Comics Presents #1 - at http://alibijones.com.

That comic book short is getting some rave reviews! Aint It Cool News said Alibi Jones In Over His Head "...is a gentle, humorous tale that brings to mind the lighter works of sci-fi legends such as Henry Kuttner or Ray Bradbury" http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51101#9.

Get a digital copy of Earthbound Comics Presents #1 at Drive Thru: http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=93771 Or in print from Indy Planet: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5827 More info at http://earthboundcomics.com

There's also a promo before the story for Podioracket Presents: Glimpses: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/podioracket-presents-glimpses/

Hear A Brand New Audio Short Story on Today's Podcast - "Alibi Jones In Over His Head"!

Hear the audio version of the new story I have in the anthology Earthbound Comics Presents - Alibi Jones In Over His Head - on the new Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast!



There's a brand new Alibi Jones audio short story this episode - no prior knowledge required. Dive right in and enjoy Alibi Jones In Over His Head - the audio version of a comic book short story. You'll find the comic, with art by Juan Carlos Quattordio, in the newly released anthology Earthbound Comics Presents #1.

Alibi Jones has a new mediation assignment, an early contact with the aquatic alien race known as the Kee'Klick, underwater on their world Kee'ere. There are some difficulties...

The comic book short is getting some rave reviews! Aint It Cool News said Alibi Jones In Over His Head "...is a gentle, humorous tale that brings to mind the lighter works of sci-fi legends such as Henry Kuttner or Ray Bradbury" http://www.aintitcool.com/node/51101#9. Blog This, Pal said the story is " Definitely one of the highlights... very funny (for all the right - and wrong - reasons)... And the last panel joke - killer" http://www.blogthispal.com/2011/08/i-know-cool-people-neverending-saga.html.

Get a digital copy of Earthbound Comics Presents #1 at Drive Thru: http://comics.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=93771 Or in print from Indy Planet: http://indyplanet.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5827 More info at http://earthboundcomics.com.

Hope you enjoy the story! There's some background material after the story, as I read reviews and talk about the Alibi Jones Timeline, what stories happen when. There's also a promo before the story for Podioracket Presents: Glimpses: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/podioracket-presents-glimpses/

Finally, In commemoration of the 9/11 anniversary, I read a poem I wrote ten years ago after the attacks - We Are Gray.

By the way, I have recently been a guest on other casts - The Seekrit Projekt: http://www.theseekritprojekt.com/?p=130 & Zone 4: http://comicrelated.com/news/13189/zone-4-episode-128

More info: http://glowinthedarkradio.com

Alibi Jones Continues on the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast!

The science fiction adventure Alibi Jones continues - hear Chapter Eighteen on the new episode of the Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Podcast! I'm Mike Luoma - writing and reading the books on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio. This time around, I rundown the last chapter, fill you in on the news, and then read you Chapter Eighteen of Alibi Jones!



Alibi and Kit head to the planet De'Ramanar, where Kit has recently spotted the Eldred. Alibi knows now he needs physical proof of their existence if anyone - like his Aunt Anita - is going to believe they have returned. He and Kit approach Ashumeth's new facility intent on capturing an Eldred. Unfortunately, who does the capturing and who gets captured don't work out quite the way Alibi plans...

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Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics Now at Graphic.ly!

Mike Luoma here - creator and publisher behind Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics - happy to announce that we've now partnered with Graphicly to make Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics more readily and easily available to read on your iPhone, smart phone, iPad or any tablet or computer!

The thing that impresses me about Graphic.ly is their "flow" - they adapt comics, it's not just a pdf download - their flow brings up parts of the digital "page" as the story flows along, highlighting and popping up individual panels and dialog without sacrificing the comic book "feel".

If you've never tried Graphic.ly it's worth checking out. There is a Graphic.ly app for Adobe Air that lets you read them on your PC, so this isn't just for techies.

Right now, you can get Panthea Obscura: Deifornication through Graphic.ly. Each of the issues is 99 cents and features full-color art by Juan Carlos Quattordio with lettering by Pablo Lizalde. The cover to issue one features art by guest artists Ethan Slayton and Mike Sellers.

You'll find Glow-in-the-Dark Radio Comics at Graphic.ly here: http://graphicly.com/glow-in-the-dark-radio-comics

I'm just beginning to get my books up on their site. As they DO work to adapt the books they offer through their site and apps, it takes a little bit of time to get titles up and running, but my experience with them has been fantastic so far. And more titles are coming! 

Risk Management?

I've been thinking about risk management today. Normal risk management is required for daily life. It's a part of self preservation. But when risk management is taken to an extreme it causes a sort of psychotic paralysis in individuals. When risk management is exercised to an extreme degree on a larger scale, our culture and society suffers not only cultural paralysis but also societal degradation.

The corporation as an entity is supposed to practice risk management as an accepted best practice, though we did not seen investment banks reign in their own risks. Risk management does not seem to be practiced horizontally by corporations, but rather vertically, being dictated from the top down. This is backwards, of course, as the monetary savings gained through risk management applied at the lowest level in the corporation is small when compared to what could be saved by applying true risk management to upper level exchanges. The exception to this is in the health insurance industry, where extreme risk management at the lowest levels has proved highly profitable to health care industry executives.

Risk Management is killing our culture. Corporate risk management is killing the radio & record industries. Worse it's created the health care mess. When corporations try to monetize art, art pays the price. When corps decided to monetize health, the sick paid the price. People are risky. It's not that health insurance is evil, rather that the business model should not be applied to people and their health - it's immoral.

The Corporations' thought that risk costs money leads to attempts to minimize risk and maximize return. Problem is, this model fails with businesses based on successful risk like music. More basically? Corporations are experts at killing the Geese that Lay the Golden Eggs... One of the reasons corporations are so afraid of social media is the element of risk. Risk management may prevent Corps from embracing SM.

Upside Down Corporate Risk Management is hurting our society and is societally at the root of the health care crisis, the economic crash, and culturally at the root of the stagnation of the radio and music industries. It will also get in the way of Corporations adopting Social Media in a meaningful way. The real irony lies in the fact that these corporations are not applying the same degree of risk management to their executive moves, executive compensation and high-level financial transactions. "Do as I say, not as I do," seems to be the modus operandi of the current corporate elite.