My fellow Alliterate and good friend Lester Smith is not only a great game designer but also a wonderful poet. In recognition of his talents, he was named the president of the Wisconsin Society of Poets. If you’d like to sample some of Les’s latest work for free (as well as selected bits from other poets), sign up for his …
Birdman in 2008
The Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law video game I worked on with High Voltage Studios has been officially bumped to 2008. Word is that Capcom didn’t want to release the game in such a crowded period of time. Putting a little breathing space between it at the third Phoenix Wright game won’t hurt its chances either, I’d guess. While delays …
Eye Heart Cthulhu
My fellow Alliterate and pal Stan! just came up with a doozy of a Cthulhu cartoon, just in time for the Halloween season. If it tickles you enough to want to share it with those around you, Stan! has opened up a Cafe Press store with this little doodle available on dozens of different products. This reminds me of the …
Six Six Six Unplugged
Many of the talented folks over at Storytellers Unplugged are posting bits of fiction in lieu of essays this month. For my time-crunched self, I went with a trifecta of six-word shorts (one of which I posted here last year). Enjoy!
30 Days Tonight
30 Days of Night, the film based on the graphic novel, opens tonight. My good friends at IDW published the original story, and my friend Jeff Mariotte co-wrote the novelization of the film* two original tie-ins based on the series. I’ve not met Steve Niles–who wrote the story (and the novels with Jeff)–but I’ve had a couple of long chats …
Gamer Bling-Bling
If you’re on the hunt for the coolest accessories in gaming–you know, those things that you don’t need to play a game but which make it so much better–be sure to stop by Gamer Bling. The site has a growing list of reviews of cool bits for your tabletop games, and it’s blessed with a self-deprecating sense of humor to …
Rumbling In
My advance copy of Rumble in the Jungle, my fourth Blood Bowl novel, showed up in the mail yesterday. It looks fantastic. While I really loved the covers by my pal Max Bertolini, this in-your-face cover by Philip Sibbering tickles me silly. It captures the essence of Blood Bowl in such an iconic way. This book moves the action from …
Matthew’s Miles
John Passarella writes award-winning horror novels, along with the occasional Buffy book (which is how I know him, through the IAMTW). He’s also a husband and the father of three kids, the eldest of whom (Matthew) has a brain tumor he’s been battling for over six years. Matthew is on the road to recovery now, after nearly seven years of …
Roll 100d6, Please
Today’s e-mail from my favorite online shopping site, dealnews.com, came with a listing for 100 tiny six-sided dice for only $1.90, including shipping. There’s a game in there somewhere. (I know, I know. It’s Champions.) Better yet, they go down in price if you buy in bulk. You could get, for instance, 1,000 dice for only $13.20, plus $1.70 for …
New House!
Last night, we accepted a counter-offer on the house we wanted. It’s a grand, old place in the same school district we’re in now, so the kids won’t have to move away from their friends, but it’s in a nicer neighborhood. It has almost twice the space of our current house–which we need, since we’re bursting at the seams here–and …