The fine people at Boom Studios tell me that the trade paperback edition of the collected Blood Bowl: Killer Contract comic-book miniseries I wrote for them is due in stores today. This is my first graphic novel in print, and I’m thrilled to know it’s finally here. I can’t wait to grab a copy and read it myself!
More Gaming Industry Upheaval
As ICv2.com and OgreCave.com report, we’ve had more shake-ups in the tabletop industry. Last week, Upper Deck laid off another 40 people on top of the others they let go earlier in the year. On the bright side, a couple of companies have already stepped forward with plans to rescue the games of WizKids. The guys behind SaveHeroClix.com formed Piñata …
Rest in Peace, Richard
My step-uncle Richard Lacy passed away on Sunday morning. Richard met and married my stepmother Nancy’s sister Sally later in life, but not too late for them to have their son Bill, whom I’ve known as a younger cousin for most of his life. Richard had three kids from a previous marriage, and while I’ve never met them, I’ve always …
More LOTRO
“Hero’s Guide to the Waterworks,” the latest article on The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is up. Will Hindmarch did his regular wonderful job on this piece, which I had the honor of editing.
The Whisky Guy Debuts
Writer Rob Gard–who played varsity soccer with me waaay back in high school–just launched a new blog dedicated to the appreciation of whisky in its various, delicious forms. Rob’s a good writer with a clear love for his subject. If you share in that love (I’m looking at you, Dansky), be sure to stop by and see what Rob has …
The Gamer Economy
It looks like games aren’t as recession-proof as they’ve seemed to be in the past–at least if you’re a mass-market tabletop games company. According to various reports, Mattel is laying off 1,000 people, 4Kids is still losing millions of dollars, and Topps is closing its WizKids division. First, my condolences to those employees caught up in all of this. It’s …
A (Not So) Horrible Controversy
A few weeks back, I heard a rumor that the Christian Children’s Fund had refused a donation from a benefit auction honoring Gary Gygax at this year’s Gen Con. I didn’t post anything about it at the time because it sounded a bit off-kilter. While the report understandably irritated some tabletop gamers, wiser heads (like those of Andy Chalk at …
Blood Bowl Killer Contract Collected
The inimitable Ian Brill, my editor at Boom Studios, tells me that the collected edition of Blood Bowl: Killer Contract should show up in stores on or around November 19. This, which contains all five issues of the miniseries, comes in two versions: the (extremely reasonable “what a steal!” $15.99) trade paperback and the (wildly spendy “you deserve to treat …
The TAGIE Nominees
The nominations for the inaugural Toy and Game Inventor Awards (the TAGIES, because they’re part of the Toy and Game Inventors Expo) came out on October 23. You can read all about them on Richard Gottlieb’s blog at Playthings.com. Longtime tabletop games fans should recognize at least two of the names on the list: my friend Richard Borg and Curt …
Pro NaNoWriMo Novel for Free
My friend Steven Savile and David Niall Wilson (one of our fellow conspirators at StorytellersUnplugged.com) have leaped into NaNoWriMo in a big way. They’re writing a new novel in tandem and posting the results every day. You have to register at the site to read it, but it promises to be worth the time.