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

July 19, 2004 Monday July 19, 2004

Fan Art, Fandemonium entry, Cas Allen, a new reader whose boyfriend hooked her on the strip, wrote to shower me with praise (an experience I never tire of, just for the record) and included some fan art with it. You like? I like. There's more stuff like that in the… Read more

Wait... THREE posts today? Monday February 11, 2008

So... I've shown you the postcards, I've pimped the t-shirt... what NOW? Today is also the launch of " Writing Excuses," a weekly podcast featuring Brandon Sanderson, Daniel Wells, and Howard Tayler. Episode 1 is live today, and you'll hear from us each week thereafter. Our goals with "Writing Excuses" are… 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

ASO Radio interviews Howard Tayler Sunday November 19, 2006

Back when I was neither attending, nor reporting on not attending Anime Banzai I was interviewed by Nz17 of ASO Radio. Well, the interview is now online, proving once and for all that if I continue to deny having attended an Anime convention as a paying fan rather than an… Read more

62% More Awesome Thursday August 23, 2007

My buddy (and fellow Blank Label Comics cartoonist) Dave Kellett has a new book out: "62% More Awesome: The Third Sheldon Collection". The collection features every single strip since the previous Sheldon collection -- "The Good, The Bad & The Pugly" -- and includes extra strips he couldn't fit in the… Read more

Dimension Hopping with Alice in Wonderland Friday March 5, 2010

Okay, Alice in Wonderland: I've been waiting two months to be able to unconditionally recommend a film to you.   Unfortunately, I'm still waiting. "Unconditionally" implies "no conditions," and I have one... I'm not sure you should see the film in 3D. But it is my favorite film so far this… Read more

A week of comics done in two days... BAM. Wednesday April 30, 2008

I like being on my A-game. Monday and Tuesday of this week I knocked down a week of comics, scripting, pencilling, inking, and coloring. And it wasn't just talking-head stuff, either. The week I scripted and drew had elephants, fancy equipment, and impending peril. (Peril is difficult to draw.) Anyway,… Read more

Tuesday July 6, 2010

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

Black Friday at Dragon's Keep Sunday November 21, 2010

If you Utah folk dare to venture out-of-doors this Friday, Dragon's Keep is doing their first ever Black Friday sale.  Board games, Warhammer, Hordes and Warmachine, and back stock comics are all discounted. Also, not listed on their announcement, Schlock books will be 15% off.  And I'll be there to… 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

Pratchett has Alzheimers, Tayler Has Poor Taste Thursday December 13, 2007

Many of you may have already heard that Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers. In his own words, he "still aten't dead." Still, it's a shock, and Discworld fans are bracing themselves for the same sort of world-ending upset that Jordan fans experienced earlier this year. Enter… Read more

New Schlock Community at The Time-Waster's Guide Monday January 12, 2009

My friends from Writing Excuses have generously offered to host a discussion area for me at The Time Waster's Guide under the "Local Authors" section of the forums. You can find it under my name rather than the name of the comic, which is a subtle yet ambitious statement about… Read more

Hugo Nominations are Open! (What did you read last year?) Thursday January 3, 2013

Did you read something last year that you really enjoyed? Something that you think is worthy of something more than just the time and money you spent on it, worthy, perhaps, of accolades? Now is the season to make your voice heard. The nomination period for the 2013 Hugo Awards… Read more

I have to admit it in public Monday January 1, 2007

As part of my resolution to be a little more humble, I need to come clean: I've been busting my chops, making the best comic strip I can, but The Whiteboard is still the better comic. I give up, Doc. You win. Read more

Back in the Office, Out to Launch Sunday June 7, 2009

My office is done. This room now feels like a place where I can work, study, concentrate, and focus the arcane energies of line, color, and humor into the gently-compressed JPG files you folks consume each day. But I haven't actually done any of that in here yet. I hadn't… Read more

RSS Constructed. Gee, That Didn't Take Long. Thursday August 14, 2008

Schlock Mercenary has finally embraced the promise of its premise and stepped into the twenty-first century. There is a Schlock RSS feed, which includes the strip, footnotes, and navigation buttons, and which can be consumed just about any way you want to consume it. As an avid LiveJournal reader let… Read more

Guest strip up at PvP today! Friday April 21, 2006

Scott Kurtz is running a week of guest strips over at PvP, and today (Friday, April 21st) is the day my piece is up. Have a look. I hope you enjoy it. --Howard "hah-hah, Pan-Pan is fat, hah-hah" Tayler Read more

Yes, You Read That Correctly… Saturday June 15, 2019

Sergeant In Motion: Schlock Mercenary Book 20, will be the last book in the Schlock Mercenary “mega-arc,” the unbroken¹ string of 7,300-ish² days of daily comics airing here at schlockmercenary.com. At that point the continuity of the Schlock Mercenary universe will include those twenty books, assorted bonus stories (which appear… Read more