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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
RANDOM ACCESS MEMORABILIA, The Kickstarter Tuesday September 19, 2017
Random Access Memorabilia, Schlock Mercenary Book 13, has launched on Kickstarter. That link has all the details, but here are some bullet points: Kickstarter and Backerkit are how we’ll be handling pre-orders for Random Access Memorabilia. The funding period is just 24 days. Books will begin shipping to backers in February… Read more
Coming Back From the Printer! Wednesday March 24, 2021
Big Dumb Objects is on its way back from the printer! We had a couple of delays, but yesterday we received our advance copies of the book, along with some advance copies of the slipcase for books 12 through 16. It wasn’t a big box of books, but it was… Read more
Howard at Salt Lake Comic Con Thursday September 21, 2017
I’ll be at Salt Lake Comic Con this weekend. You can find my stuff at booth 1611 (the Brandon Sanderson booth), and they’ll also know when I will be around for signings. They can text me, too! My schedule is pretty light, and I have huge piles of work to… Read more
August 28, 2002 Wednesday August 28, 2002
As promised yesterday, here's your link to the charitable-cause bonus strip: (No, not that link. That's the link to yesterday's open letter. Keep reading...) Head on over to the Altbrand MDA 2002 Webcomic Telethon, where a number of webtoonists, including yours truly, are running strips to encourage folks to donate… Read more
Guest Art from Kevin Wasden Thursday March 15, 2007
Kevin Wasden and I got to hang out together at LTUE XXV, and he did a great sketch of Tagon. Naturally I wanted to extend a personal invitation to him to provide some guest art for the next Schlock book. He was excited to participate. I've gotten a lot of… 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
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
Skullkickers: It's The Comic I Wish I Had Written Thursday March 10, 2011
Yesterday the Skullkickers trade paperback hit the streets. I've been picking up issues of this comic book ever since the writer, my buddy Jim Zubkavich told me about it. The trade contains the first five issues, plus a couple of bonus stories, and I can pay it no higher compliment… 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
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
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
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
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
This Just In! Howard in Boise This Saturday! Thursday November 3, 2005
This Just In! Howard in Boise This Saturday! entry, November 3rd, 2005 On Sunday I found out I need to be in Boise this weekend on some family business. In the spirit of mixing business and pleasure, I'll be putting in an appearance at Twilight Games from Noon to 6pm… Read more
My Plate Is Piled High Tuesday November 30, 2010
My plate is piled high. I'm not complaining. The work I need to do is work I love, work I have chosen, and work that keeps me and mine warm and well-fed in these tough times. If anything, I should be as grateful as anybody else doing honest work for… 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
WebComiCon 2007, San Diego Tuesday July 10, 2007
For the first time ever, Webcomics have unified their presence at Comic Con International. "WebComiCon," the heart of the webcomics action in San Diego, will be found in the middle of Aisle 1300, where some of the top names in webcomics -- Abismo/Nerve Bomb, Blank Label Comics, Dayfree Press, Dumbrella,… Read more
Let The Sketching Begin Monday January 28, 2019
It’s that time of year again, when our family room is full of boxes and the game table is covered with books. The signing is complete, but I still need to sketch in around 1500 books. The sketching is complicated by the fact that we want to ship packages as… Read more
300 II: Abs on the Rise Friday March 7, 2014
Today I saw a not-very-good movie. Yes, I'd like the two hours back. If the film has any redeeming value whatsoever it's that it's inspired a bit of interest in the actual history -- history that does not involve oiled men sword-dancing when they're supposed to be fighting. In the… Read more