Jack Flanders

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Jack Flanders is the protagonist of a series of audio dramas produced by the ZBS Foundation. He is the creation of writer and sound artist Thomas Lopez and is played by actor Robert Lorick.

Jack is an adventurer who travels the Earth exploring places both physical and a metaphysical land called the Invisible Realms. His character adapts as the story requires, sometimes being a sort of bumbling fool, sometimes a competent and professional detective into spiritual mysteries. Well-versed in the occult, folklore, primitive magic and various mystic phenomena, he is able to withstand most reality-altering experiences and generally has an open mind towards all things.

Being a character of audio drama , his physical appearance is never described, but he is generally thought to have blonde hair, due to the CD cover art, and to be about 50 years old. The inheritor and nephew of Lord and Lady Jowels, adventurers of a past age, he is somewhat of a man out of time, dressing in white suits and ascot ties, as well as pith helmets and other adventurer's garb.

He attended University of California, Berkeley in the late 60's, although it is not known what he studied. He is known for his love of coffee, and likes to sample the local brews during his adventures.

His business card reads "What appears to be coming at you, is coming from you."

The early stories were broadcast on college radio stations and on NPR during the 1970s and 1980s. Currently, they are sold directly on CD via the ZBS Foundation website.

[edit] List of Jack Flanders Stories

The Fourth Tower of Inverness (1972)
Moon Over Morocco (1973)
The Ah-Ha Phenomena (1977)
The Incredible Adventures of Jack Flanders (1978)
Dreams of Rio (1987)
Dreams of the Amazon (1992)
Dreams of India (1992)
Dreams of Bali (1992)
Dreams of Sumatra (1993)
The Mystery of Jaguar Reef (1996)
Midnight at the Casa Luna (1998, 2000)
Return to Inverness (2000)
Dreams of the Blue Morpho (2002)
Somewhere Next Door to Reality (2002)
Do That in Real Life? (2003)
The Eye of Van Gogh (2003)
Orchids and Moonbeams (2005)
The Case of the Disappearing Witch (2005)
The Ghost Islands (2006)

[edit] Characters

The following characters have prominent or recurring roles in the Jack Flanders series.

Jack Flanders, the hero of the stories, Jack Flanders is an adventurer into the unexplored.
Little Frieda, a Venusian who is a million and a half years old, Little Frieda looks like a little human girl with large pigtails and no pupils in her eyes. She smokes large Havana cigars, and can see thought forms. When in danger, her pigtails stand on end.
Mojo Sam the Yudu Man, an expatriate American, Mojo Sam discovered his roots in Morocco where he studied a mixture of yoga and voodoo. He later returned to the US and accompanied Jack Flanders on many adventures.
Dr. Marlin Mazoola, an alchemist of the first order, Dr. Mazoola is a classic mad scientist whose quest for alchemical knowledge often brings about great danger.