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

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

Scrapyard's Front Cover - Complete! Wednesday February 11, 2009

As I mentioned in my last post, the only thing the cover needed was minor tweaks. They have been twunk. (Is that word? "Twunk?" It should be. Tweak, twank, twunk...) This picture is now on the archive page, too. With the completion of the cover for Scrapyard of Insufferable Arrogance… 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

Seven Years Tuesday June 12, 2007

Wow. Today, June 12th of 2007, marks the seventh anniversary of the first appearance of Schlock Mercenary on the web. The first three or four weeks of the strip went up in June of 2000 in a long-extinct subdirectory of the tayler.com domain. Then I discovered Keenspace (now ComicGenesis), and… Read more

Friday March 27, 2009

Back to the Drawing Board Tuesday April 3, 2012

World Horror was fun, and emceeing the Utah's Biggest Liar contest was a hoot, but it's time to get back to work. Oh, I could relax. The buffer has been topped off, and a book and a board game are off to their respective printers. I could spend the next… Read more

Marginalia Galore Monday April 18, 2011

The Bonus Story for Schlock Mercenary Book 7: Emperor Pius Dei may be done, but the book itself is currently about 30 pictures from being ready to send off to the printer. One of these is the cover, which I'll treat you to in a couple of days. Most of… Read more

The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse is Coming Friday May 9, 2014

Pre-orders for Schlock Mercenary book 10, The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse, open on May 19th. That's one week from Monday. I don't have the hand or the hours to do as many sketch editions as I've done in the past, so we're limiting those to 500. You have been warned.… Read more

Vegas Schlockers Unite! Also... original strips! Thursday July 12, 2007

If you're going to be at Comic-Con, or if you live in Las Vegas, we have some prep-work to do. Yes, "we." 1) If you would like to purchase an original Schlock Mercenary strip, you need to email me and tell me which one. The prices remain the same as… Read more

All Stretchy and Fundy and Stuff Friday October 13, 2017

The Random Access Memorabilia Kickstarter closed at exactly $75,000 on Friday evening, all stretch goals met. Thank you!  We’ll be printing the book, the Bristlecone ship coin, and then, in February, we’ll do a shirt-specific Kickstarter using designs that this project paid for. In coming weeks the project page will… Read more

Friday August 29, 2003

A Sale! And Shipping in Time for Christmas! Friday November 29, 2019

Head over to shop.schlockmercenary.com and use the discount code 2019HOLIDAY between now and December 5th for 10% off anything in our store. Additionally, we have a bunch of things already on sale, and yes, the coupon bonus will stack, increasing your savings. If you need your packages to arrive by Christmas, international orders… Read more

Find me at Salt Lake Comic Con! Wednesday September 3, 2014

I'm at Salt Lake Comic Con this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! Schlock Mercenary merchandise will be in booth 1600, but that number is misleading. We're at the west end of Aisle 700, right across from The Pie Pizzeria booth. My full schedule is below, but the booth will be staffed… Read more

Plotter Proof on the Auction Block for Charity Thursday May 19, 2011

My friend Jake Black beat cancer. Now he needs to finish beating his medical bills.  I'm donating four items to the cause. Three of them are original marker-art pieces, but the fourth is that oh-so-sneak-previewy plotter proof, which I got in the mail yesterday. It's the whole Emperor Pius Dei… Read more

Get Your Wallets Ready... Tuesday September 11, 2007

Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness is being sent off for printing this week. It is 240 pages long, including nine pages of what one trusted pre-reader called "the most satisfying bonus story ever." The full-color book includes all the strips from June 12th, 2000 through November 11th, 2001... that's… Read more

Happy Birthday Howard! Tuesday February 28, 2006

Howard was born on leap day. This means he technically doesn't get a birthday this year. Instead I use it as an excuse to wish him happy birthday for two days instead of one. I can't find words to express how grateful I am to have Howard in my life.… Read more

From the Cartoonist's wife Wednesday July 25, 2007

Howard departed for comic con on Monday morning. According to telephone reports, he had a wonderful time relaxing with fans in Vegas. Then yesterday he drove to San Diego and worked setting up a booth display until he was ready to drop. When I talked to him last night he… Read more

Party at the Keep - TODAY Saturday May 20, 2006

Last night I finished the 100th sketch-edition of the book. The packages are in the mail now for over 80% of our paying customers. All that remains is about 200 sketches and some bonus stuff for a few APO orders. (Schlockers in the military will be getting what hopefully amounts… Read more