For Boots Like These, I'd Grow Feet Tuesday July 31, 2007

Sandra was photographing my new boots, and found herself quoting Schlock... "For boots like these, I'd grow feet." They are quite nice. But let's backpedal. I love New Rock Boots, but it's hard to find a good selection of them anywhere. Then I found out that they have a small… Read more

Books, and books, and books Tuesday November 27, 2007

Some of you have asked what 10,000 pounds of books looks like. Here is a photo of 9,700 pounds of books. The remaining 300 or so pounds of books are in a short pallet in the driveway awaiting transfer by the one-hundred-and-mmumblemumble pound blond in the upper-left corner. Here is… Read more

Will Those Responsible Please Step Forward? Tuesday November 21, 2006

Schlocker Hilary B. attended Philcon last weekend, and sent me photos of the Serial Peacemaker, rendered in Legos. Hilary didn't say who did the rendering because he didn't know. And now a side-view. If this is your work, please let me know. You've just won a prize. Read more

Where have YOU seen Schlock books? Sunday August 26, 2007

Friend, scholar, and fellow-cartoonist John Troutman snapped this lovely picture of a first-edition* copy of Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management in a bargain-bin at a used-book store. So yeah, somebody parted with their Schlock book for a paltry two or three dollars -- you know what? I'm pleased. Now there's… Read more

August 02, 2005 Tuesday August 2, 2005

All Better! entry, Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005 I didn't do any drawing Monday, and I did feel a little under the weather, but I'm pretty sure I'm all better. No, my shoulder isn't completely back up to spec, and I still can't sleep on it, and I'm still taking Vitamin… 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

Massively Parallel will be massive... Thursday August 28, 2014

Here is a thing that we hope to have ready in time for everybody's Christmas shopping: As indicated by the sharpie marks, this is a draft of the cover. We also have proofs of the interiors, and are *this close* to shipping the final files to our printer. Massively Parallel… Read more

Off the Grid Through Friday Wednesday June 16, 2010

Sandra and I are taking the kids to Jackson's Whole * Jackson Hole today, and will be vanishing from the internet until sometime Friday. HAH! Not really. I'll have my iPhone. Expect my twitter feed to include photos from the Grand Teton something-or-others. I know the Internet doesn't need me… Read more

A Week of Feeling Famous Friday December 18, 2015

On Monday my friend Rodney posted "Hiding from the Mariachi" to the web. I linked to it, but neglected to mention that it was the first of a five-part series of blog posts that were kind of sort of all about me (except for the one which was all about… Read more

Up To My Armpits In Alligators Sunday August 2, 2009

In order to leave you with uninterrupted Schlock while I do back-to-back conventions, I've needed to work a little further ahead than usual. Tayler Corporation Headquarters has been a busy, busy place for a while now. But that doesn't mean I can't take an evening off and paint an alligator.… Read more

Monday October 20, 2014

A Week of Feeling Famous Friday December 18, 2015

On Monday my friend Rodney posted “Hiding from the Mariachi” to the web. I linked to it, but neglected to mention that it was the first of a five-part series of blog posts that were kind of sort of all about me (except for the one which was all about… Read more

Auctioning some Schlock Monday February 13, 2006

A while back I ran out of business cards. I design them myself, and have them printed at the local Alphagraphics place, and I knew that sometime before the start of my 2006 convention season I'd be needing some more. So on Friday I did something I've been meaning to… Read more

December 11, 2003 Thursday December 11, 2003

Howard rides the SUSE plushy in their lobby. Photo courtesy of Nat Friedman. Yes, THAT Nat. Yesterday evening we walked down to the Nürnberg Christkindlemarkt, which an American (like myself) would call the kitschy Christmas capitol of the world. It was very Christmassy, and very crowded. It was also very… Read more

'Jack and 'Caster Saturday February 3, 2007

I finished these two up a few weeks ago. First, here's Cygnar's "Sentinel" series warjack. I'm most pleased with the way the rock under his foot and the pressure-gauge on his back turned out. Everything else is okay, if a little sloppy. Here's Cygnaran warcaster Commander Stryker. The arcane glow… Read more

Bad Ads, Strohl Munitions, and Headstones Thursday February 5, 2009

Thank you (yes THANK YOU) for emailing me about the bad ads recently. Something snuck into the bottom of the stack, those remaindered ads that don't pay squat, and it was something smelly. We've had reports of pop-ups, seizure-inducers, noisemakers, and yes, ads for porn. Many of you took time… Read more

July 21, 2002 Sunday July 21, 2002

I have one more bit of happy news for KeenSpot PREMIUM subscribers: You can now surf all of the latest Schlock Mercenary content on a single page. I call this "One-Stop," and each day it will feature the current strip, the latest entry, and the latest Premium Gallery entry --… Read more

Wall of Postcards, Batch One Monday February 11, 2008

Here's the first batch of postcards as seen taped to the wall in the front room of my house. The postcards that came the furthest distance are probably the two from Japan down at the bottom. The postcard of the most distant landscape, however, would have to be the one… Read more

Prepping for Comic-Con Thursday July 19, 2007

As part of my preparation for Comic-Con, I've done some math: I need to bring home $1,505 to break even. That's my anticipated spend on hotels, food, and mileage. That means I need to sell almost exactly 100 books, at a minimum. I'll bring at least that many, but in… Read more

What I'm Not Bringing To Penguicon Sunday April 15, 2007

I always have a hard time packing for conventions. Penguicon 5.0 will be no different, and in some ways it will be harder, because I have found that I miss my trollbloods when I don't have them with me. It sounds silly, I know, but I love having my paints… Read more