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January 05, 2002 Saturday January 5, 2002
Welcome back! It looks like at least a couple thousand of you Schlockers were unable (or unwilling, although I find that difficult to imagine) to read the strip regularly during the holidays, but the server logs tell me you're all back, and you've all gone and caught up on what… Read more
January 30, 2005 Sunday January 30, 2005
There are a couple of items missing from the above photo. The pressure-cooker got opened early and cooked with. It got used Saturday evening for rice, too. The food dehydrator never got wrapped because the box was huge and we ran out of wrapping paper. It hasn't seen use yet,… Read more
Christmas Cards, Fortune Cookies, and Kringle's Deception Thursday November 5, 2009
First, a holiday comic for you. Too early? Not if you're ordering Christmas cards! Pre-orders are open for 5-packs, 10-packs, and individual "Merry XDMas" cards featuring this cartoon on the front, and the XDM Fortune Cookie Magic System on the back. The interior of the card is blank and awaiting… Read more
Schlock Store Clearance Sale Monday August 24, 2009
As is usual when we ship books to a major event, some of the books which returned from GenCon were damaged in transit. Forklifts are not kind to books. We are now offering these scuffed, dented, or bent books for sale in the store at discounted prices. As you can… Read more
I Got Stuff In The Mail Wednesday May 18, 2011
I returned home from the gym this morning and there was a surprise waiting for me on the counter. The photo may make that look like it's an actual disassembled book. It's not. It's a stack of plotter proofs, which are basically medium-resolution inkjet prints of what they're planning to… Read more
Hello, It’s Been A While, Is This Thing On? Monday April 8, 2019
It’s been a while since I blogged about anything. For those of you awaiting movie reviews, I apologize. I’ve been busy with a great many things, and kind of forgot how to leave the house. Building this kind of thing probably doesn’t help in that regard. The work surface and… Read more
Penguicon 5.0: Day 2 and Convention Nadir Thursday April 26, 2007
Day two at Penguicon is The Big Day. It's the longest day of the convention, it begins early because most attendees are not yet fully sleep-deprived, and it runs until the wee hours Sunday morning. For me, Day Two began around 7:30am and ran until 3:30am. By the way, if… Read more
May 31, 2005 Tuesday May 31, 2005
Back from CONduit... now where did I put my game? entry, I'm back from CONduit. The full report begins here, and includes photos and artwork. Don't miss it ! I'm exhausted. It was a great 'Con, but I spent most of my time either in panels or drawing pictures for… Read more
Sketch Jams on the Auction Block for Jake Sunday September 13, 2009
Yesterday I agreed to auction a few pieces for Jake. The first is already fetching 30 times what was originally donated for its creation. The rest, though... wow. We did two sketch jams for Jake. The first is pencils only. The second started at the other end of the table,… Read more
Requiescat: Gary Gygax - 1938-2008 Wednesday March 5, 2008
Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons passed away on Tuesday, March 4th. CNN has this listed under "cnn.com/technology" which perhaps illustrates the enormous impact this man had on the lives of the people currently on this planet's cutting edge. If you're a computer programmer, or if you work in just… Read more
Rows, Clichés, and A Wonderful Life Tuesday December 23, 2008
I'm enjoying my vacation. (non-sequitur: As I typed that last sentence my beanie-monkey fell off of my auxiliary monitor, bounced off the Wacom tablet, and hit the floor. Just so you know.) My good friend Richard Bliss (marketing guru extraordinaire and unwitting mentor) sent me a gift, courtesy of the… Read more
Hey, Y'all! Watch This! Wednesday February 1, 2006
Mike Williamson pointed me at this article, which describes hunting Wisconsin whitetail deer with a 12 pound Mountain Howitzer cannon. I've gone cannoning before (a friend of mine made a 72mm black-powder cannon, and we fired frozen-juice canisters filled with cement out of it on more than one occasion), but… Read more
March 25, 2004 Thursday March 25, 2004
Left to right: I don't know, I don't know, me, I don't know, and I don't know. Photo courtesy of Alan Mark. Lovely ladies courtesy of The Blackbird Group, about whose actual products I unsurprisingly still know very, very little. See? Proof of actual booth babes. There were also giveaways,… Read more
His Warning Signs Are Better Friday October 20, 2006
Security Guru Bruce Schneier linked to an Anders Sandberg blog post in which the topic is Warning Signs for Tomorrow. Sandberg's fourth paragraph, before he gets into creating some truly cool warning signs, references some ancient Schlock Mercenary strips. Well... okay. I'm at once flattered and pleased to learn that… Read more
Original Strip-Art at Comic-Con Thursday July 13, 2006
How would you like to own a Schlock Mercenary original strip? (Check your face. If you've begun drooling, wipe your chin, and know that you are a true fan.) Here's the deal. If you are going to be at San Diego Comic-Con, email me sometime before 5pm Monday and tell… Read more
Munchkin Starfinder Closes on Thursday! Tuesday October 31, 2017
The Kickstarter for Munchkin Starfinder closes on Thursday. If you’re just hearing about it now, that’s okay. The project was on an accelerated schedule, and the Kickstarter is only ten days long. As of this writing we have two of those days left. Along with the usual stretch goals, there… Read more
Talent? Who Needs Talent? -- the Bibliography Friday January 30, 2009
The single most imporant part of my lecture is the source material I used. Research on this subject is both ongoing and controversial. I hand-picked sources that supported my own opinions on the matter (so much for objectivity!) but those sources then presented information that changed my mind on more… Read more
I’m Sorry. That Will Have To Wait Until I Return from The Caribbean. Monday September 14, 2015
This Saturday Sandra and I fly to Florida, and from there embark upon a Caribbean cruise with our friends from Writing Excuses, and about a hundred fellow writers. The event is the 2015 Out of Excuses Writing Workshop and Retreat. We’ve done this twice before, but this is our first time… Read more
I’m Sorry. That Will Have To Wait Until I Return from The Caribbean. Monday September 14, 2015
This Saturday Sandra and I fly to Florida, and from there embark upon a Caribbean cruise with our friends from Writing Excuses, and about a hundred fellow writers. The event is the 2015 Out of Excuses Writing Workshop and Retreat. We've done this twice before, but this is our first… Read more
My Booth, Let Me Show You It Wednesday August 3, 2011
Gen Con Indy, Booth 1553. We've got so much cool stuff for you this year. For starters, those of you who already own XDM: X-Treme Dungeon Mastery can gain yet another level of XDM by collecting the signature of Jim "Taking This Beer For The Team" Zubkavich, who colored the… Read more