Capcom now has an official site up for the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law game on which I worked. It’s a snazzy introduction to the game, with all sorts of screenshots and cool Flash bits, so stop by and check it out. Oddly, the synopsis still lists the game as due November 13, which was the original ship date. The …
Smaller World Every Day
My son Marty has a good friend Thomas who now only lives three doors down from us in our new place. They’re both in third grade and Cub Scouts together, and Thomas often comes over to play games after school. Thomas calls today and says that he’s just found out that his cousin–actually his cousin’s husband–is a friend of mine, …
Ready to Rumble in the USA!
Rumble in the Jungle, the fourth in my series of Blood Bowl novels, is now on sale not just in the UK but throughout the world! Be sure to put it at the top of your post-Christmas shopping list. If you’re interested in a “first bit’s free” trial, the Black Library has posted a short, free sample to whet your …
Happy Holidays!
No matter where you are or what you’re doing, I’d like to wish you the happiest of holidays. Here at Casa Forbeck, we’re settled in for several days of Christmas with various family factions. I expect to eat and drink far too much and see face-splitting grins on many young faces. What a great way to wrap up a year. …
Erick Wujick Is Dying
Erick Wujick is dying of cancer and apparently doesn’t have many days before him. In the tabletop games industry, we know him best as the creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG and Amber Diceless Roleplaying. He’s spent the last few years in the computer gaming industry, currently with Totally Games. No matter where he’s been, …
Storytellers Again
My latest post on the Storytellers Unplugged site is up and awaiting your kind attention. This month I talk about negotiations, both with myself and my publishers. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to comment either here or there.
Ken Hendricks Dies
Local businessman and philanthropist Ken Hendricks died this morning at the age of 66. Ken dropped out of high school to join his father’s roofing company, and he later built one of the largest roofing companies in the midwest. He sold that and started ABC Supply, which became the nation’s largest roofing supply company. This made him the wealthiest man …
Writing Late
I was up until 4:30 AM working on the final bits for The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Superheroes and Villains, Illustrated (which I’m working on with Yair Herrera for IDW and Alpha). I ran the spellchecker, sent off the files, and collapsed into bed for a couple hours before I had to get up to get the kids ready for …
Comic-Book Writing
I’ve written a number of comics over the years, and it always stuns me what a different discipline it is from any other kind of writing. In a film, play, novel, game, or whatever, you have a bit of wiggle room as to the time you can take up or the number of pages. Comics, though, have a far more …
Gameplaywright Time
My pals Jeff Tidball and Will Hindmarch just launched Gameplaywright.net, their new joint blog on the confluence of games and stories. The site is up and running now, although it officially goes live tomorrow. If you’re looking for some sharp and thoughtful writing on how such things work and inform each other, you need go no further.