Shiny New Pins! Monday August 17, 2015

We took delivery of some fun new pins for Gen Con last month, and Sandra has them up in the Schlock Mercenary store now. Captain's Bolt Sergeant Schlock Captain Tagon The bolt is my personal favorite: The next two are pretty nice, too. Read more

Friday September 6, 2019

eSchlock for the New Year! Sunday January 1, 2012

The first four Schlock Mercenary books are available now as PDFs from Baen. We have included everything from the paper versions except the paper. You get the bonus stories, the introductions, the commentary, the margin art, the deck plans, and of course all of the collected strips. Like everything else… Read more

Free Sketches! Saturday at Dragons Keep! Thursday May 1, 2008

This Saturday is the Seventh Annual Free Comic Book Day, and I'll be at Dragons Keep in Provo, UT with several other creators including my good friends Dave Stanworth and Kevin Wasden. Also there: Chad Hardin, Mandy McMurray, and JJ Harrison. I'll have a stack of paper in front of… Read more

The Martian Friday October 2, 2015

"The movie is never as good as the book."   Actually... not never.   The Martian just cleared that bar.   And in an even more amazing, and seemingly impossible twist on that thing everybody knows, not only is The Martian movie as good as The Martian book, The Martian movie is as… Read more

Proxy Army Games Kickstarter, Now With More Schlock Tuesday November 5, 2013

Tristan Morris of Proxy Army Games contacted me a while back to tell me a story. I won't tell you the whole story, but the upshot is this: they're licensing some Schlock Mercenary characters to include in the future as bonus packs. Those aren't ready yet (I'm in the design… Read more

Resident Mad Scientist Pre-orders Opening in One Week Tuesday May 18, 2010

We're excited. Our advance copies are on their way to us shortly, and after we have them in hand, we'll be able to open pre-orders for Schlock Mercenary: Resident Mad Scientist. Mark your calendars: Tuesday, May 25th, at 8:00am Mountain Time. This book has been far too long in the… Read more

Alert of potential problem with schlockmercenary.com Sunday July 27, 2008

Note from Sandra Tayler If you have any difficulties reaching www.schlockmercenary.com over the next few days, please click over to www.schlocktroops.com. It has been set up as an alternate location for fans to get their daily Schlock fix. Please spread the word in the event of a problem. That is… Read more

Tuesday July 6, 2010

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

Get Thee To A Gamery Wednesday October 14, 2009

Here's the call to action: Head down to your friendly local game store -- you know, the place that sells D&D books, Pokémon cards, and tiny toy soldiers -- and ask them to get some Schlock for you. The Tub of Happiness is now available to them via Alliance Distribution.… Read more

Kicking Redshirts and the MHI Employee Handbook Tuesday October 2, 2012

Usually I'm not hurting for "geek cred." I'm a full-time webcartoonist, which provides ample cachet in those circles. But when I'm looking to impress my friends in the military I have to resort to name-dropping. I tell them "Skippy and I are mutual fans." And it's true. I have to… Read more

Be Thankful for Thread Thursday November 26, 2015

I am a very thankful person. That's not the same thing as saying I'm fortunate, or blessed, or glad some of these crazy dreams of mine have panned out. I'm all of those things, too, but being those things isn't the same as being thankful. Thankful suggests that I'm a… 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

Keeping Score Friday August 11, 2006

For those who are interested, I've got a Live Journal that I am updating regularly for the next 12 days or so in order to "keep score" on the work I do before departing for Worldcon. It's like this. In order to attend, I really need to have most of… Read more

Been Sick, Keliana's Stepping Up Tuesday March 30, 2010

Schlock Mercenary: Resident Mad Scientist is this close (hold your fingers 1.5cm apart) to being sent to the printer. There's a final editing pass, assembly of the cover elements, and a little bit of marginalia. So of course I'm down with a cold this week. After my Epstein-Barr diagnosis in… 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

Teaching Painting At The Keep Saturday November 17, 2007

There's a D&D tourney running at Dragons Keep this weekend, and during the round-two/round-three break this afternoon I'll be teaching a painting class. Sorry for the late notice. It's been a busy week. If you're interested, seating is limited, and there's a $5.00 participation fee. Paints and brushes will be… Read more

Skullkickers: Go Order This Comic Book! Monday June 28, 2010

My friend Jim Zubkavich sent me a PDF to his new comic book "Skullkickers," and I'm completely sold on it. The part where the big guy stabs a giant pot-bellied werewolf in the eye with a silver teaspoon? MAGICAL. Skullkickers is a fantasy action-comedy with a pair of hard-hitting mercenaries… Read more

Free Birds Tuesday November 5, 2013

Free Birds isn't nearly as bad as I expected it to be. I laughed lots of times! Also, it gave me hope that we'd get another strong animation studio in the field. The director is a Pixar veteran, and the animation had character. That said, a strong script was wrapped… Read more