Over at MarvelBattleDice.com, the fine folks at Playmates Toys have posted the latest in their series of computer desktop wallpapers. This one features the Thing and Mr. Fantastic from the Fantastic Four!
Comic-Con
I just made my reservations for Comic-Con International. It’ll be a quick trip for me. Although the con runs from Wednesday through Sunday, I’m in on Thursday morning and back out on Saturday night. While I’m there, I’ll be on a panel or two and sit in at a book signing. If you’ll be there, be sure to drop on …
Thrudbowl 2006
On July 22 & 23, if you’re anywhere near Bognor Regis (on the south coast of England) and love Blood Bowl, be sure to head to the Bognor Regis Community College (Upper School) for Thrudbowl! This is a Blood Bowl tournament featuring Carl Critchlow‘s Thrud the Barbarian, complete with Carl’s blessing. With luck, they’ll have some autographed copies of my …
Sample Blackstaff
Fellow Alliterate Steven Schend‘s Forgotten Realms novel Blackstaff is due to hit shelves in July. You can now read the first chapter online for free.
Loeb and Kunkel
Writing about Sam Loeb triggered some thoughts about his dad Jeph. I love Jeph’s comics work, but I’ve been enjoying more of his TV work lately too. He’s well known for his work on Smallville, but I spotted his name come up on the credits of Lost too. Better yet, I just discovered he wrote the screenplay for the Herobear …
Sam Loeb’s Book on Sale
Back in February, I posted about Sam Loeb and the upcoming Superman/Batman #26. Quick Recap: Sam, Jeph Loeb’s son, was to write the issue but died before he could complete it. A legion of legendary comics writers and artists signed on to finish the job, pledging their payments to a charity set up in Sam’s name. The book went on …
Luikart on Fame
Game designer (and good guy) TS Luikart waxes well on how fame works in the role-playing game industry. (He also name-checks me in a kind way.)
Palladium Update
ICv2.com posted an article today about Palladium Books and how it’s working to overcome its “Crisis of Treachery.”
Four Kids, Four Years Ago
Four years ago today, my wife Ann did the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen. (Just one more reason why she’s my hero.) She gave birth to four children all at once. Patrick, Nicholas, Kenneth, and Helen came into the world fighting for every breath. Three of them had to be intubated to get them any air at all. Born …
Prophecy Chapter for Free
You can now read the first chapter of Prophecy of the Dragons, my upcoming Knights of the Silver Dragon novel, for free! This is a sequel to Secret of the Spiritkeeper, my first mass-market novel, which came in August of 2004. If you liked that book, you’ll love this one. But don’t take my word for it. Go read that …