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

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

SDCC Report: Day One Thursday July 24, 2008

So busy... Did a brisk business once the doors finally opened. Met lots of fans, met lots of peers, met lots of friends. There's a social aspect to this event that is easy to understate. I saw Randy Milholland across the way as we were setting up, and I hollered… Read more

From the Department of Finally He Gets Around To It Thursday January 7, 2016

Last year I commissioned a bonus story for Force Multiplication. The story was written by Sandra Tayler, and illustrated by Natalie Barahona, and it was supposed to be lettered by me. Well, now it’s finally getting lettered by me. This is a story from Bristlecone’s past. You’re looking at about… Read more

RMS Cover Inks: No Way Is This Canonical Wednesday March 17, 2010

In this strip the narrator declares that perhaps the book "had a really shiny cover, and you bought it, and after reading it you looked back at the cover and thought hey... that wasn't even in there." Ever since writing that bit of narrative I've known that the cover for… Read more

Saturday November 12, 2011

Friday January 11, 2008

Full Plate Progress Report Wednesday December 15, 2010

In the last two weeks I've succeeded in doing almost exactly four weeks of work. Which is nice, because I love my job enough that getting to do extra work each week is like getting to have the job for longer. But I haven't seemed to be physically able to… 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

Forty Looks Just Like Thirty-Nine, Only Rounder Saturday March 1, 2008

Thanks for all the kind Birthday wishes, everybody. I've gotten tons of email and postcards, and had a fine birthday. I don't have time to put up an updated postcard-wall picture. I need to get back to work today. This Bonus Story isn't writing itself. I posted my thoughts on… Read more

Auction Time! Tuesday September 16, 2008

By Sandra Tayler As promised we are now offering the special Teraport Wars #0001 Sketched edition. On the final page of this book Howard will illustrate the character of choice in full color. This is a unique piece of Schlock history. Don't let it go to someone else! Place your… Read more

Tron Legacy Soundtrack: Made of Awesome Thursday December 9, 2010

I picked up the Tron Legacy soundtrack on iTunes yesterday, and it is wonderful. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, AKA "Daft Punk" deliver some of their signature grooves, but also brilliantly mimic some of the best recent film scores from Hans Zimmer, Harry Gregson Williams, John Powell, Christophe Beck,… Read more

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

Convention Report will continue.. I'm just busy Tuesday April 8, 2008

I'm finishing up the Teraport Wars bonus story this week, and haven't had the brain space to finish writing my Ad Astra convention report. I assure you, though, I'll get around to it. Read more

This Just In! Howard in Boise This Saturday! Wednesday November 2, 2005

Oh No! New Site Design! entry, Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 Hey, lookit that. You can read the subject line of today's blog without having to scroll down. I know, I know, most of you are just here for the comic, but every so often I announce things that you might… Read more

Wednesday March 3, 2004

Tuesday July 12, 2005

Wednesday June 11, 2008

The Rules of Writing Excuses: Keeping it 15 Minutes Long Monday March 24, 2008

On Friday, whilst preparing to record Episodes 10 and 11 (yes, even in Podcasting there are buffers to be had) we recorded a three-minute long segment on "The Rules." How do we keep our podcasts 15 minutes long? No Expounding, No Cans of Worms, No Waffling, and judicious use of… Read more

Pre-Order Your Tub of Happiness Today! Thursday September 20, 2007

At long last, the first five-hundred and seven days of Schlock Mercenary are coming to a dead-tree near you. Pre-orders for Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness are now open. This 240-page volume features every strip and footnote from June 12th of 2000 through November 11th of 2001, and includes… Read more