Vigilance: Dieselpunk action and adventure

04/02/2025

This week in Vigilance history:

February 3 -

1942: Quijano Corbeau and the infamous Muddy Water Gang reappear after having been in hiding for five years to pull off a brazen heist at a sugar mill.

https://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com/p/dynamite3of6

February 5 -

1943: The deadly and efficient Ice Pick Brigade turns the tables on occupying N***s in French wine country, teaching them the meaning of terror.

https://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com/p/gangsters4of4

February 8 -

1942: George Keaton dramatically busts a worse-for-the-wear Walter Ortíz out of Norfolk City Jail and then tracks down the Silver Legion goons who put him there to give them an education.

https://open.substack.com/pub/keepcalmstayvigilant/p/deadguy3

https://open.substack.com/pub/keepcalmstayvigilant/p/deadguy5

26/01/2025

On this day in Vigilance History:

January 25, 1942: Quijano Corbeau, fugitive, pirate, and former King of the Mississippi, is hunted down by the murderous Eizhürst and forced into his plot to steal a pallet of dynamite.

Mickey Malloy thought he found the rat’s nest he was looking for, only to find a possum staring back out at him.

29/11/2024

The finale of Hercules Chen, Zero Hunter: Toroka VS Mecha-Tsuyo drops today at http://keepcalmstatvigilant.substack.com
Hard copies will be available on Amazon next week, along with all-new bonus chapters! The Vigilance Black Brick of Books makes a great Christmas present, and next week it will be seven volumes deep!

09/11/2024

26/07/2024

The finale of 'The Case of the Calcified Costumer' drops today at noon, concluding the sixth and final book in Vigilance, Season 1!
The 9 weird, gross, action-packed, absurd cases in Until Only Roaches Remain are available on Kindle now, in paperback next week. If you have always wondered how a burnt-out hard-boiled PI would fare alongside giant bugs, real-life mad scientists, the most evil man in Europe, deranged serial killers, the Maryland Goatman, ghosts, masked vigilantes, and killer hypnotists, look no further. As always, check out the stories first and for free at http://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com

07/04/2024

The Case of an Old Dead Guy wrapped up yesterday, the first story in the newest Billy Club Bastard Case Files. Join Mickey Malloy and the officials as the murder of a real-life mad scientist in the Big Apple tests his wits, his patience, and his ability to take a punch.
https://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com/p/deadguy1

24/02/2024

The fifth book of VIGILANCE hits today! Operation Arm Breaker is available collected on Amazon.com, itch.io, and always free on Substack. Check out the wildest story yet.
http://vigilancescifi.itch.io
http://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BPMFV8KJ

Art by Dudu Torres.

17/09/2023

Thank you so much to everyone who stoped by on day one of the inaugural SC Horror Convention! It was great to meet so many new people and sling some books. If you couldn't make it by yesterday, I'll be out here from 10am to 5pm today.

If you're not already subscribed on Substack, get over there! The last chapter of 'The Case of the Bat and the Buzzard' drops this Friday, concluding the Billy Club Bastard's second anthology, 'Crazy, Crazy, Crazy, All the Time.' If you like mobsters, master thieves, man-made monsters, cryptids, blowhard authors, alligators, brain parasites, and daredevil pilots, we got you covered. The new book hits Substack first, then Amazon and itch this weekend!

28/05/2023

Reality can be stranger than fiction.

The Chance Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” is a one-of-kind aircraft that dates back to WWII. Designer Charles H. Zimmerman theorised that aircraft could fly at very slow speeds with an extremely low-aspect ratio wing design. Zimmerman minimised drag by placing large-diameter propellers at the end of the circular airfoil wingtips, maintaining a uniform flow of air over the flat pancake's single wing.

Even though the proof-of-concept Chance Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" exhibited unusual flight characteristics, the V-173 could almost hover, survived forced landings including a nose-over, and could be piloted effectively.

Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, piloted the V-173 "Flying Pancake" on several occasions and found it very responsive.

The V-173 "Flying Pancake" is believed to be responsible for several UFO sightings by the general public in the early 1940s.

Restored by the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation, the "Flying Pancake" arrived at the Museum in 2012. The extensive restoration took over eight years to complete with more than 25,000 volunteer labor hours. This unique aircraft is on long-term loan from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.
Image & information credits:
flightmuseum.com

13/04/2023

Tomorrow, April 14th at noon, check out http://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com to read the premiere of 'The Case of Friendless and the Six-Toed Cat.'

This one's a wild ride folks. Monkeys, Key West, famous authors, U-boats, treasure ships, heists, bar fights, air boats, bazookas, and more!

Part 1 of 8:
Mickey Malloy ain’t perfect, but he never claimed he was. Now he finds himself in something of a pickle. He joined up with the OCUO in a real hurry, what with the price on his and Marge’s heads and all. But he still had unfinished P.I. business: time’s come to close up shop. Paperwork, mostly, and drinking with the old barflies who hadn’t realized he’d left. So when a veritable carnival of spies comes knocking, what else could it be but the start of an incredible pain in his rear?

Written and edited by Daniel Baldwin. Story by Bonnie Baldwin. Art by Bruce Conners.

Pulp and noir fiction by Daniel Baldwin. Click to read Vigilance, by Daniel Baldwin, a Substack publication. Launched 7 months ago.

08/04/2023

The last chapters of 'The Butcher and the Black Tide' dropped for free on Substack yesterday, which means the whole collected novels is on Amazon now!

Visit Amazon's VIGILANCE Page and shop for all VIGILANCE books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of VIGILANCE

23/01/2023

The Billy Club Bastard homage to Lovecraftian cosmic horror drops at noon. It's a free self-contained one-hitter, so pop in and enjoy even if you haven't caught up on the rest of his nonsense yet.

Pulp and noir fiction by Daniel Baldwin. Click to read Vigilance, by Daniel Baldwin, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.

17/01/2023

Mickey Malloy's Charleston murder mystery, 'The Holy City Head Hunter,' just wrapped over on SubStack. Catch up on your reading now!
https://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com/p/hunter7of7

12/01/2023

Did you love The Dragon, the Wolf, and the Maiden but felt like we left you swinging after its explosive finale? Well folks, the wait is (almost) over: Lucky Ford's second adventure premieres tomorrow in the first of thirteen serialized releases. Always first, always free at https://keepcalmstayvigilant.substack.com/

Scrolling through emails or the Substack app isn't your thing? Find 'The Secret Files of Lucky Ford' on Amazon to get your Kindle or paperback copy.

Pulp and noir fiction by Daniel Baldwin. Click to read Vigilance, by Daniel Baldwin, a Substack publication. Launched 4 months ago.

15/12/2022

The paperback edition of 'The Secret Files of Lucky Ford: The Dragon, the Wolf, and the Maiden' is now live on Amazon! If you liked what you read on Substack and need to have it on your shelf or you'd rather read on paper, we got your six. Don't forget, the ebook is also available for your phone or tablet.

The Dragon, the Wolf, and the Maiden: The Secret Files of Lucky Ford, Season 1