Boxed Set Bundle Bonus Wednesday November 3, 2010

I forgot to mention that the Boxed Set Bundle includes, while supplies last, the Strohl Munitions Plasma Cannon Activity Book. If you've already placed your order, don't worry, you're getting the bonus. If you haven't, there are only about 40 of these left . We're sold out of the coloring… Read more

Mark Your Calendars! Thursday April 13, 2006

Mark your calendars, everybody. The Official Launch Party for Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management will be held at Dragon's Keep on May 20th, 2006. Come early, stay late. I'll be there from 11:00am through whenever we close. Festivities will probably be at their most fevered pitch between 4:00pm and 8:00pm.… Read more

The Bonus Story is Colored! Friday August 17, 2007

I just finished coloring the last page of the Bonus Story for Schlock Mercenary: the Tub of Happiness. Yay! With luck (and a bunch of hard work) I'll be able to ship files to the printer by the end of the month. I'm shooting for a November ship date for… Read more

Price on ACEOs about to increase Thursday October 8, 2009

First of all, Many Thanks to everyone who ordered ACEO cards.  We really appreciate the support and interest.  Howard has had a lot of fun doing them and we are really pleased that so many of you like them enough to buy.  The sales of these cards have made a… Read more

Writing Excuses CD-ROM at PodDisc.com Thursday October 2, 2008

You asked for it, we delivered it. Season One of Writing Excuses is now available on CD-ROM at PodDisc.com. Here's what you get: - Nine hours of fifteen-minute-long episodes in DRM-free MP3 format - Both bonus episodes - Two unaired episodes, including our pilot, straight from the cutting-room floor -… Read more

And Now, A Bonus Story Teaser Thursday March 17, 2011

I've been getting colored bonus-story pages back from Travis, and couldn't resist sharing at least one of them with you. Behold, the Shardfleet! I took the liberty of blanking out the dialog. I wouldn't want to spoil anything. Read more

Mark the Date: Party At The Keep Tuesday October 24, 2006

Dragons Keep in Provo, Utah will again be hosting the Schlock Mercenary fulfillment party and book launch. Thursday, November 16th: Come help us pack books into mailers - pre-printed mailing labels, postage, and invoices will make this go pretty smoothly. The festivities start around 11am, and will continue until about… Read more

Pre-orders Open June 13th Thursday June 2, 2011

Sandra and I will have our advance copies of Schlock Mercenary: Emperor Pius Dei, our seventh print collection, by June tenth.  Mark your calendars. Pre-orders will open on Monday, June 13th by 8:00am Mountain Time. This 175-page volume features fifteen pages of bonus story, piles of additional sketches, and an… Read more

Pre-Orders Open June 27th Wednesday June 22, 2011

Pre-orders for Schlock Mercenary: Emperor Pius Dei, our seventh print collection, open this coming Monday. Yes, we had a false-start a couple of weeks back Sorry about that.  Mark your calendars (and... um... erase the old mark?) because pre-orders will open for sure on Monday, June 27th by 8:00am Mountain… Read more

Vegas Schlockers Unite! Also... original strips! Thursday July 12, 2007

If you're going to be at Comic-Con, or if you live in Las Vegas, we have some prep-work to do. Yes, "we." 1) If you would like to purchase an original Schlock Mercenary strip, you need to email me and tell me which one. The prices remain the same as… Read more

Wednesday September 7, 2011

Wrapping Up The Holiday Sale Thursday December 30, 2010

We can tell it's been a frantic shipping season when the process of "handling" adds significant inventory to the "Scratch-and-Dent" pile. These books are guaranteed readable, with no rips, tears, or missing pages -- just an occasional scuff, scratch, ding, or dent that renders them unfit for full-price customers. Head… Read more

The Online Debut of the Boxed Set Bundle Tuesday November 2, 2010

I'll be at Webcomics Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, where I will be selling Schlock Mercenary 5-book boxed sets, plus the sixth book, Resident Mad Scientist, for just $100. That's the price of the boxed set by itself, so it's like getting book six for free. But not all of… Read more

Force Multiplication Pre-orders are Open Monday May 23, 2016

You may now begin preordering Force Multiplication: Schlock Mercenary Book 12. Here are some links for clicking! $20.00: Force Multiplication, signed $30.00: Force Multiplication sketch edition, signed and numbered Do you need more than just one Schlock Mercenary book? We have a bundle for you that shaves $50 off the… Read more

Kickstarting BROKEN WIND and DELEGATES & DELEGATION Friday October 12, 2018

This Tuesday, October 16th, we’ll be opening a Kickstarter for print editions of Broken Wind: Schlock Mercenary Volume 14, and Delegates and Delegation: Schlock Mercenary Volume 15.   Each volume has a bonus story at the end, lots of margin art in the middle, and the same top-shelf quality of binding,… Read more

Monica Macquette, Petey Puzzle, and Amorph Family Foto Wednesday February 18, 2009

Three things: FIRST: I'm a big fan of Wapsi Square. I like the story, and I love Paul Taylor's artwork. Paul has recently partnered with a firm called "Patch Together" to create figurines, and they've agreed to do a macquette of Monica Villarreal, the short-yet-heroically-proportioned protagonista from Wapsi Square. They… Read more

Shop at Amazon, Howard Gets a Slice of Pie Monday November 27, 2006

Just a quick reminder this holiday season -- anything you buy at Amazon.com on a visit that began with you following a link from Schlock Mercenary ( like this one!) will be credited by Amazon as a "referral" from yours truly. A referral, mind you, for which they will pay… Read more

Get Your Wallets Ready... Tuesday September 11, 2007

Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness is being sent off for printing this week. It is 240 pages long, including nine pages of what one trusted pre-reader called "the most satisfying bonus story ever." The full-color book includes all the strips from June 12th, 2000 through November 11th, 2001... that's… Read more

Working on Book Zero Wednesday August 8, 2007

I'm so behind. I meant to have the next Schlock book, "The Tub of Happiness" finished something like six months ago. But I'm only now finishing the coloring on the Bonus Story, and I'm still working on assembling a proper cover for it. Here's one of the cover elements. Since… Read more

Monday December 8, 2014