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Wonder Woman 1984
The up-front summary: I enjoyed Wonder Woman 1984 but I was disappointed. I don’t regret signing up for HBOMax¹, because #WW84 was worth the $15 (cheaper and safer than going to the theater) but I...
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SOUL
I loved Soul.LOVED. IT. The mythos was fun, the music was amazing, and the story had more heart in it—more truth in it—than anything in recent memory. As an added bonus, if you like jazz, this movie...
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Off to the printer
Big Dumb Objects has been sent to the printer. And it’s about time. Big Dumb time, even. The cover inset art was done a year ago, and the principal art and story was done five years ago. It was the...
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Coming Back From the Printer!
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...
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BIG DUMB OBJECTS: The sketching begins!
Last week I signed the covers of all the copies of BIG DUMB OBJECTS necessary to fill pre-orders. This week I begin sketching. You can see the wall of books in front of my sketching station, which,...
View ArticleMemorial Day 2021
This Memorial Day I wish to acknowledge those who continue to fight on the front lines of the pandemic. Their service has saved millions of lives, often at the expense of their own. This Sunday I met...
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Streaming the Possible Stream
Every weekday at noon my time¹, from now until the sketch editions are complete, I will be live-streaming the sketching. I don’t know how long each stream will run, so be sure to click “follow” over...
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I’m Still Alive, It’s True
If your only method for taking my pulse is asking “how often does this site update?” I probably seem kind of dead. Whoever it was who said “the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” they...
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A Jigsaw Puzzle!
We’ve teamed up with TopatoGo to crowdfund a 500-piece puzzle! https://go.topatoco.com/products/space-turtle The project closes on APRIL 7th, so if you like whimsical worldbuilding,...
View ArticleA Little Immortality: The Kickstarter!
We’ve launched the Kickstarter for A Little Immortality: Schlock Mercenary Book 17, and it has already funded. Also, it has already blown past all but one of our original stretch goals, including one...
View ArticleWhere To Find Me
The late 2022 Twitter fiascochuro¹ necessitated the creation of a socials post detailing where you might find me on the various social media platforms. Here we go!...
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Where To Start
If you’re looking for a starting point for Schlock Mercenary, we recommend starting with Book 10, The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse. “I bet I can turn this tank into a longshoreman…” Their first job...
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Kickstarter Alert! Book 18!
We’ve launched the Kickstarter for Mandatory Failure: Schlock Mercenary Book 18, and it has already funded....
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Book 18 Kickstarter Closes FRIDAY
Here’s the Kickstarter link for Mandatory Failure: Schlock Mercenary Book 18. The project closes this Friday, October 20th, at 5pm Eastern time. I’d love for you to not miss out on it. If you’ve never...
View ArticleSchlock Mercenary and 2024
We have a lot going on this year, but most of it isn’t happening here on this site. Yes, some of our plans involve additional content here at schlockmercenary.com, but the biggest plans revolve around...
View ArticleLong Covid And Me
It took way too long for us to figure it out, and that figuring is a story unto itself that is too long for this post, but I have Long Covid. The impact can best be summed up thusly: it is a...
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Painting The Chinooks
I’ve been working on the “Two Chinooks” print, which is one of the deliverables for the Mandatory Failure: Schlock Mercenary Book 18 project, and I’ve found it very relaxing. Here’s a progress shot. I...
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The Two Chinooks
I finished painting the two Chinooks a couple of weeks ago, and have been busy layering stuff behind them for assorted desktop wallpapers and for the promised 8″x10″ print. Absent those layers, this...
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The Seventy Maxims Project
We’re reprinting the Seventy Maxims “defaced” edition, and the crowdfunding project for that wraps up in just under a week....
View ArticleOrigin Story: Maxim 32
Today’s the final day of (the final hours, at this point) of the Seventy Maxims Reprint project. Here, then is a nice origin story for you, the origin of Maxim 32. I was signing and sketching at...
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