This Saturday, at 1 PM, I’ll be signing my new book, Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger, at Wild Rumpus in Minneapolis. We should have plenty of Captain America posters and bookplates for those who attend, and I’ll be happy to sign anything I’ve worked on. If you’re in the area, come on out and say hi. …
Book Tour: Milwaukee and Chicago
This week is the official launch of my mini-tour to launch my latest book, Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger. Come out and see me in the Milwaukee area on Wednesday and Thursday evening, and in the Chicago area – well, Naperville, actually – on Saturday. Shorewood Public Library Shorewood, WI. May 4, 6:30 PM. This is the launch …
The Bundle of Holding Features Brave New World
My friend Allen Varney runs a website called the Bundle of Holding, which I helped him launch a few years back. It’s similar to things like the Humble Bundle and StoryBundle, in that it gathers together a bunch of electronic entertainment and sells it to you at a huge discount. It started out as a place to sell novels written …
The 2016 Scribe Nominees
Just found out today that Halo: New Blood was nominated for a Scribe Award by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers! This is the fifth time one of my books has been nominated for a Scribe Award. My novelization of the Mutant Chronicles movie actually won an award back in 2009. Here’s hoping Halo: New Blood has a chance this year. It’s …
Join Me at the Beloit Public Library
This Thursday, April 14, starting at 6 PM, I’ll be at the Beloit Public Library to talk about my work and to sign my latest book, Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger. This marks the public debut of the book for me, and the first opportunity anyone will have to get a signed copy. Library staff will have copies on …
The Escape Your Taxes Sale
Hey, this is a crazy time of year for lots of us. Finding receipts. Entering numbers. Adding it all up to see if you owe something or have a refund coming your way. You know what I’m talking about. Tax time. My pal Brad Beaulieu came up with an idea for a way to alleviate some of your tax-time frustration …
My Captain America Book Is Out Today!
My latest book, Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger, hits shelves today. This is a gorgeous coffee-table book featuring illustrations from dozens of fantastic artists, and it covers all 75 years of Captain America’s history, from World War II all the way up to today. I was the lead writer on this, but I had a lot …
Gen Con Industry Insider Applications Open
If you’re a tabletop gaming professional and would like to a featured presenter for the Industry Insider track at Gen Con–hands down, my favorite event of the year–applications for that are now open. You need to register with Gen Con to even be able to read that page, though, so let me copy and paste the high points for you below. See the …
Captain America Book Tour
To promote the launch of Marvel’s Captain America: The Ultimate Guide to the First Avenger next month, DK is sending me on a regional book tour. It includes stops in Beloit (my hometown), Milwaukee, Naperville, and Minneapolis, and it includes school visits as well as libraries and bookstores. Details below, and I’ll update them on my Appearances page as we get …
Halo: New Blood Arrives in Print Today!
It’s finally here! Today, Halo: New Blood finally hits actual, physical shelves in a snazzy print edition. The book originally came out about a year ago, but only in ebook and audiobook formats. It’s gotten rave reviews, but the biggest complaint some readers had about it was that they couldn’t hold a copy in their eager hands. The wait for that is …