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March 14, 2002 Thursday March 14, 2002
Yet another journalist (Kevin Chang, of Maryland) has stepped up to the task of reviewing Schlock Mercenary. I'm pretty pleased with the way the article came out--he interviewed me by email, and then posted this article in his award-winning school newspaper (that would be the Silver Chips Online, from Montgomery… Read more
Movie Review: X-Men: The Last Stand Tuesday May 30, 2006
I'll make this quick: 1) Don't see this film without first seeing the prequels. 2) It is a very entertaining, dramatic, and satisfying film. 3) Those who are complaining about it do so largely because of "canon" issues. I'd say more, but I don't want to spoil it. That said,… Read more
Movie Review: The Day The Earth Stood Still Saturday December 13, 2008
I had a great time at the movie with Richard and all our friends from GWAVA, Grouplink, Omni, Brainstorm, and of course Novell. About twenty Schlockers showed up, too, but there's a healthy chunk of those IT guys reading the strip as well. It was quite the party. The movie… Read more
Book Review: Mad Mike's Sniper series Thursday June 29, 2006
Let's get the obligatory disclaimers out of the way. Michael Z. Williamson is a friend of mine, and I'm happy to count him as such. He is a fan of Schlock Mercenary, and I am a fan of his work. Recently (well... Penguicon, so maybe not so recently) Mike handed… Read more
Book Review: Better to Beg Forgiveness Friday December 21, 2007
Okay, I love Michael Z. Williamson's heroes. They're tough, they're flawed, and when they break stuff it stays broke. When I saw that the title of his latest was Better to Beg Forgiveness I figured I was in for a great ride. I was right. But before I gush: I… Read more
Atomic Blonde Friday August 25, 2017
This twisty, retro thriller is pretty amazing on a number of counts, but I’ll lead with this: The action is tight, with some through-composed fight scenes whose choreography runs across multiple blows and throws, and therefore requires the stars to be doing a lot of the fighting themselves. It feels… 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
Sketch Edition Pre-Ordering is Now Closed Tuesday July 23, 2013
Pre-orders for The Body Politic remain open, but we are now closing pre-orders for sketch editions. I'd write more, but I need to be writing other stuff. Also, there's a book review coming. Read more
Movie Review: BloodRayne Friday January 6, 2006
Okay, let's start with my instructions to you: no matter how enticing I may make this film sound, do NOT spend money on it. Don't see it in the theater, and don't rent it. Buying the DVD would be a crime against humanity. For that matter, don't bother seeing it… Read more
Book Review: Boundary, by Eric Flint and Ryk Spoor Saturday February 25, 2006
I just finished taking a vacation day. I decided to read a book -- Boundary, by Eric Flint and Ryk Spoor. I couldn't resist. It had a picture on the front of dinosaurs fighting over a crashed spacecraft. This was my kind of story: Hard science-fiction, Heroes-and-Heroines, and a Happy… Read more
Book Review: A Practical Guide to Dragons, by Lisa Trumbauer Friday February 23, 2007
If you're a D&D fan with kids, you need this book. I mean, you can't be letting your kids read the monster manual, even though they really want to, because they're not supposed to know how many hit dice that beholder has, right? A Practical Guide to Dragons is perfect… Read more
Book Review: Jack Knife, by Virginia Baker Thursday February 22, 2007
I saw a familiar face at LTUE, but was having a hard time placing it. You know how that is, when you bump into somebody from (for instance) the comic-book store while you're seeing an off-Broadway show? Virginia Baker worked with me at Novell, and I recall a couple of… Read more
Rampage Thursday April 19, 2018
Rampage was everything I wanted from a cinematic adaptation of one of my favorite video games. The writers did a fine job of splitting the difference between making the monsters our protagonists, and giving us human protagonists we can relate to. It’s worth seeing on the big screen, because big. I… Read more
Cheap Sins, Fresh Wrath Monday May 14, 2018
Sins of Empire, by Brian McClellan, is on sale for $2.99, likely as part of a dastardly ploy to lure readers of fine flintlock fantasy into the acquisition of Wrath of Empire when it releases on Tuesday, May 15th¹. The plot is all the more sinister given the likelihood that its victims… 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
Avengers: Endgame Thursday April 25, 2019
As promised, here is my spoiler-free review. 1) I really liked it. 2) It clears my Threshold of Awesome 3) It retroactively boosted my enjoyment of Avengers: Infinity War. I’ll say more later. I do think you should make time to see this in theaters soon, because being part of… Read more
My Buddy Bob Writes Role-Playing Games Saturday July 29, 2006
I've been meaning to plug the excellent RPG work of Robert J. Defendi for, like, EVER. I keep meaning to, and then keep not doing it. I played a demo back in February, and I blogged it, but then I posted an auction and it slipped below the fold. Well,… Read more
The Jungle Book Tuesday April 19, 2016
There’s no way to film the Mowgli stories from Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book absent the influence of the 1967 Disney classic, which casts a long shadow. Several such films have been made, and most of them didn’t work very well at all. 2016’s The Jungle Book does work, however, and it does… Read more
Kickstarter Alert! Book 18! Wednesday September 20, 2023
We’ve launched the Kickstarter for Mandatory Failure: Schlock Mercenary Book 18, and it has already funded. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/howardtayler/mandatory-failure-schlock-mercenary-book-18 Not only have we funded, but we’ve reached some stretch goals, too! Click here to visit the Kickstarter and see the latest news. The project will run until October 20th of 2023. Back… Read more
Handin' Out Free Samples... Monday September 17, 2007
No wonder this book took so long to put together. I sat down Wednesday night and counted up the pages of bonus material. There are nine pages of bonus story, and then over a hundred more pages in the book that have new content on them. So I started adding… Read more