Beta Test Update (from Sandra) Thursday October 5, 2006

Thank you to everyone who has already helped us with our store beta test. Thanks to you we've identified several glitches, some of which have already been fixed and some of which we've yet to sort out. That'll be my job today. The beta store discount as described below will… Read more

Convention Questions Wednesday April 26, 2006

I've gotten a spate of "when are you coming this way?" questions. My convention schedule can be found at the bottom of the Schlock Mercenary front page. You can also find it here. If you're wondering what it takes to get me to your favorite convention, check out this page.… Read more

Howard Sketches in a Book Friday September 16, 2011

This is a video of me doing a thing that I do for money.  I hope you enjoy it.  (Video courtesy of Mike Z. Williamson) Read more

There's a Ninja in My Garden Tuesday June 23, 2009

Well, no. There isn't. Garden Ninja Painting Studio lives in somebody else's garden. But they're good friends of mine, and good things are coming. First, though, they've partnered with BSCReview.com to run a contest. The winner gets a full set of patina-finished Goblin Quest miniatures. These were sculpted by my… Read more

Clash of the Yaaaawn Friday April 2, 2010

I love a good blockbuster movie with eye-candy and action and big scope and all that. I guess I've gotten jaded, though, because Clash of the Titans had me yawning all over, even when the Kraken was going to town (literally) in Argos. But I had fun, and this list… Read more

Blógünder Schlock Sunday January 15, 2006

Well, the "Minor Technical Matter" remains unresolved, but as a stopgap measure I've found a way to stick summarized blog content here underneath Schlock Mercenary while providing links to full articles. The site is still under construction, but it's good enough for the girls I dance with. Ladies and gentlemen,… Read more

Booked for 2008... Thursday August 16, 2007

A very polite gentleman named Luke emailed me today to invite me to a convention in May of 2008. I replied with my regrets. I try to keep my travel schedule such that I only attend one event per month, and I leave November, December, and January completely free from… Read more

The Mermaid's Madness by Jim C. Hines Friday May 7, 2010

My kids loved Jim C. Hines' Goblin Series. Sandra read Goblin Quest to them in installments every night before bed. My friends Drew and Janci over at Garden Ninja Studios (the fine folks who make the Schlock and Tagon miniatures -- Elf is coming soon!) did a line of Goblin… Read more

Handin' Out Free Samples... Monday September 17, 2007

No wonder this book took so long to put together. I sat down Wednesday night and counted up the pages of bonus material. There are nine pages of bonus story, and then over a hundred more pages in the book that have new content on them. So I started adding… Read more

Friday March 11, 2016

Coming to Gen Con Indy Saturday July 30, 2011

I'll be at Gen Con Indy next week, and I'm going to have some fun stuff with me. I'll also have some brand new stuff. All of these things will appear in the store eventually, but they're debuting in Indianapolis: Dice! I only have 100 of these Tagon-logo six-sided dice… Read more

Small Press Expo -- I'll be there this October Tuesday April 10, 2007

Just a quick update -- Blank Label Comics will have a table at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland this coming October. If you're on the East Coast, this is probably your only chance this year to connect with me, so please don't miss it. I'd love to see… Read more

Coloring Book -- Fun Facts Thursday June 14, 2007

Here are some fun (and some boring) facts about the coloring book downloads: 1) The PDF won't view or print correctly on Macs unless you're using the actual Adobe reader. 2) There have been 230 donations. The gross (before Paypal's cut) is $1721.01 3) That's an average of $7.58 each,… Read more

Convention and Appearance Archives Tuesday April 10, 2007

Here's a list of where I've been (at least since keeping track via this blog). At some point I may link to my convention and event reports from here, but as of this minute I've got more pressing stuff to work on... September 22-23, 2006: Swarthmore College's Freeculture.org lecture series,… Read more

With Titles Like The Losers and Kick-Ass What Am I Supposed To Think? Monday April 26, 2010

On Friday the 16th, one day prior to my PC crash, I saw Kick-Ass and had one heck of a guilty-pleasure good time. I was kind of tense, though, because this film, more than any other comic-book adaptation I've seen, tried to convince me it was taking place in the… Read more

Schlock Mercenary: Out From Under Thursday November 13, 2008

Schlock Mercenary: Out From Under is the title of the next book in the series. For purposes of folder naming, product codes, and the like, that name is reduced to the acronym "OFU." I'm sure you can think of impolite things to spell with that acronym. Please don't, though. Just… Read more

Coming this Tuesday: Book 13, The Kickstarter Thursday September 14, 2017

On Tuesday, September 19th, we will launch a Kickstarter for the printing of Random Access Memorabilia, Schlock Mercenary Book 13. The book itself is complete, the bonus story is currently being illustrated, and our layout architect says the cover blueprint is almost ready for elements that have color in them.… Read more

Back To Work Tuesday January 6, 2009

In my Row, Row, Row Some Rows post I described the manner in which I track my work. Over the holidays I got about half as much work done as usual, which is another way of saying I actually got some vacationing in. Well, the holidays are over, and I… Read more

Bold Words From Me in the Stripped Rough-Cut Monday September 19, 2011

With just 68 hours left on the clock, "Stripped" has funded at 155% of its Kickstarter goal. I'm excited to see this film, and I'm even more excited at the possibility of getting hours of bonus footage available if the project overfunds even more. More money means a better movie.… Read more

How To Train Your Epic Hero In 95 Minutes Sunday March 28, 2010

If you follow the Howard Tayler Twitter Feed you already know that I saw How to Train Your Dragon Friday morning, and that it's my new favorite film for 2010. Let's get the new rankings out of the way first: 1) How to Train Your Dragon 2) Alice in Wonderland… Read more