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

The 2015 Calendar Has A Cover! Friday October 31, 2014

The  2015 Schlock Mercenary Monthly Calendar finally has a cover! We'll be sending this off to print in a couple of weeks, but pre-orders are still open.  Happy Halloween! Read more

Reading Material Monday November 12, 2012

There are new titles available from three of my favorite authors. Here are three quick reviews: Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, by Lois McMaster Bujold, is a cleverly disguised romantic comedy. I'm not a big fan of romance, but I make exceptions for Bujold. A Civil Campaign was the first time she… Read more

Now You See Me Saturday June 22, 2013

I needed a movie break while I was at the Out of Excuses Workshop and Retreat, and Sandra told me that she'd enjoyed Now You See Me quite a bit. It is quite rare for this to happen -- for Sandra to tell me what's worth seeing. She doesn't see… Read more

Salt City Steamfest Today! And Tomorrow! Friday July 27, 2012

Not much time to blog. I'm heading north for Salt City Steamfest, and I haven't packed yet. This is a first-year show, and tickets at the door are a paltry $20. Come say hello! See the costumes! Shop with the vendors! To my understanding there are already a few hundred… Read more

Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation Tuesday August 4, 2015

I was at Gen Con Indy last weekend, so I didn't make it to Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation until the Tuesday after it opened. I really liked it. The action was taken to super-spy levels of unbelievable from the opening scene, and the intrigue and heist elements were both… Read more

Wednesday September 7, 2011

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

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

A Sample Page Wednesday April 22, 2015

Here's a draft of the page layout from the Planet Mercenary RPG, which is now going to have 224 awesome pages: This is just a draft, of course. If you'd like to know more about our design decisions, and see the facing page of this spread, we put that in… Read more

All The Ships, To Scale Thursday May 14, 2015

There are only four days left in the Planet Mercenary RPG Kickstarter It closes on Monday, May 18th. The project page has a timer on it, and nothing I can do will slow the ticking of that clock. We've had a very busy week as it has ticked away, too.… Read more

Pre-orders Coming Soon! Monday April 14, 2014

We'll be opening pre-orders for Schlock Mercenary: Longshoreman of the Apocalypse on Monday, May 19th, at around 8:00am Mountain Time. Sandra and I have decided to reduce the number of sketch editions significantly. It's hard on my hand, and it's hard on our schedule, so this time around I'll only… 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

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

Digital Merch and The Last Three Days Monday December 2, 2013

As promised, here is the digital version of the Schlock Mercenary 2014 Monthly Calendar, presented as a gridless PDF, which makes it less of a calendar, and more of a pithy picture-book. It comes complete with a link to the wallpapers for maxims 25 through 36.  If you've already ordered… Read more

The Aeons' Gate series, by Sam Sykes Tuesday June 25, 2013

I'd been hearing a lot about Sam Sykes debut series, The Aeons' Gate, so I decided to pick up the first book, Tome of the Undergates and have a go. Thirty pages in I bought the second and third books, Black Halo and The Skybound Sea.  What did I like?… Read more

Schlock App for Android! Thursday March 1, 2012

Android users rejoice! The Schlock Mercenary app is now available on the Android platform! (I'll wait here while you go and get it.) I'm super pleased with my development partners at Plus 14, Ltd and Moo Productions. They've been great to work with. I'm sure some of you will realize… Read more

Monday December 9, 2002

Man of Steel: Superman Goes Grimdark Wednesday June 19, 2013

I saw Man of Steel with Brandon Sanderson on Monday as the two of us recovered from the Out of Excuses retreat. We were both roundly disappointed. We both agreed that a space opera in the style of the opening scenes would have been excellent. That was not the movie… Read more

The Plan for August Tuesday July 31, 2012

GenCon Indy is just two weeks away, and WorldCon 70 is just four weeks away. August promises to be busy. I shed a lot of buffer over the summer, but managed to regain a week just last week. I need to gain at least two more -- one this week,… Read more