On a lighter note–and on the day after a crackerjack Super Bowl (I didn’t have a dog in that fight, but what a great 4th quarter)–ICv2.com reports details about the Blood Bowl comic I’m writing for Boom! Studios. As reported: The Blood Bowl series, scripted by bestselling fantasy author Matt Forbeck, will be based on the Games Workshop fantasy football …
Reasoner’s Home Fire
Fellow IAMTW member James Reasoner, his wife Livia, and their family lost their home to fire last Tuesday. The Western Writers of America have set up a fund to help out, and Livia’s agent has offered to gather books to help restock the Reasoners’ lost library. Details (by way of my pal Jeff Mariotte) after the cut.
Judge’s Guild President Dying
I know, I know. It sometimes seems like half the posts on this blog are about one sort of tragedy or another. Such things are a part of life, and as the gaming industry gets older, we’re going to lose more and more of our founders and heroes. It’s good to take a moment to remember them, especially when they’re …
1 vs. 100
I forgot to mention another game I worked on that came out recently (well, before Christmas): the 1 vs. 100 DVD Game from Mattel. This recreation of the TV game show starring Bob Saget can be played with any DVD player, and it features both single-player and multiplayer versions. I wrote a few hundred trivia questions for the game, and …
Playing Birdman
I finally had a chance to play through the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law game on the Wii, and I loved it. It looks just like the cartoon, and the actors did an excellent job with the dialog. I laughed lots, especially at the stuff I didn’t work on at all. (Jokes work better if you don’t know the punchline …
Websites! Get Your Websites!
My friend Rich Kummer, former owner of ACD, pointed me to a new gaming blog a friend of his is writing as part of a class. Brandon is clearly a sharp guy asking intriguing questions. I may not always agree with his terminology or his sentiments, but it’s fun to watch him wrestle with various issues either way. Meanwhile Matt …
Day Late, But Still Great
There’s a heartwarming story going around the web about Patry Francis and her book The Liar’s Diary. Patry busted her hump writing the book, which got rave reviews in hardcover. Then she was diagnosed with cancer, making her unable to do much if anything to help promote the book. Yesterday, the book came out in paperback, and over 300 bloggers …
Star Wars Bikers for Cancer
Tommy Lee Edwards, the fantastic artist who provided covers for my Dracula’s Revenge comics from IDW, is taking part in the Ride for Kids on May 4,2008. For this event, thousands of motorcyclists ride to raise money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, which funds research for a cure for brain tumors in kids. This is a great, worthy cause …
On a Walkabout
Fellow Alliterate and longtime friend Steve Sullivan recently launched his own publishing company, Walkabout Publishing. He already has four books out with more in the works. This joins two other self-publishing efforts from the Alliterates. Steve was involved in the first too–Popcorn Press–along with Lester Smith and Rob King. For the second, Wolfgang Baur is ramping up his fifth Open …
Enter the Judge
Friday afternoon, my father wore his judge’s robe for the first time. My 85-year-old grandmother flew out from Michigan to help him into it during his investiture ceremony. My father’s 14 grandchildren sat in the jury box (which has 14 seats)–all except for his namesake (and my son) Kenny, who stayed home sick. His brother Patrick proudly carried Kenny’s framed …