News

The comic went up a little bit later than scheduled today, so if you're among those who wait through the night for the new strip to update I apologize for the minor delay. Had a bit of a technical hiccup in my apartment, but now we're good and updated. Yay!

King David Johann made his choice, and it seemed to be the wise one considering his location.

Some time ago I mentioned that King David Johann is loosely based on my best friend in the world. This is the guy who got me into Dungeons & Dragons when I was a kid. For all intents and purposes, we're still a pair of kids. Anyway, I spoke to him about "his role" in this final year of Dominic Deegan, and he said he was happy to be my decade-long comic's "final boss."

On a personal note, I'm going to take a moment to congratulate my best friend and his wife on the adoption of their daughter. I hope I'm around for Baby's First Dungeon Crawl, and if you two are good parents she'll never have to know the horror of THAC0.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out.

While it's true that Miranda already hurt Ara with an arcane explosion in the comic a few days ago, this is a much bigger explosion that she's triggering with her fiery construct. Big enough to seriously damage the Sanctum and give King David Johann a moment of pause, anyway.

Shocking news!
I'm behind on my emails again!

I'm going to do my best to catch up again this week. If you sent me an email regarding the comic's tenth anniversary and/or my decision to bring it to an end before or during May 2013, please rest assured that even though I may not be able to reply to each and every one of them, I read them all and I cannot express my gratitude enough for your love and support over this past decade.

And finally, going back to giant explosions, last night was the first clear night in weeks so I was able to break out my telescope and do some stargazing! A cloudy day prevented me from seeing the once-in-our-lifetime transit of Venus, but the whole event (which I watched online) had me itching to stargaze once more. So I broke out the 'scope and, despite urban light pollution, managed to spot the M5 globular cluster for the first time. I tell you, magic and high fantasy is wondrous and inspiring, but so are the vistas of time and space above us every single night. Do yourself a favor and look up on clear nights if you can. You won't regret it.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

When Nimmel was first trapped in that pocket demiplane by Alduraithel and Snert, someone emailed me and said something like, "if he starts punching reality like Superboy Prime I'll be very upset with you!" I don't know if King David Johann's elbowing of said demiplane makes him (and me) guilty of "punching reality," but it may be close.

Or maybe it's more of a nudge.
Wink wink nudge nudge say no more.

And just in case you forgot about Ara, the air elemental Archmage of the First Circle, she's got enough strength left for one last defiant action... and, like Alduraithel's final moment, has apparently screwed Nimmel over.

And last but not least, SUPERGREG VS. SNOWSONG is on sale in The Seer's Catalog!


That's all from me for now.
Rock on, and have a nice weekend!

Trap spells morphing into constructs which turn out to be in combat with arcane doppelgangers who transform into Lovecraftian tentacle-centaurs.

High level mage duels are confusing, huh?

At least now we have some idea as to where Nimmel is... even if it's not a terribly fortunate revelation.

For those who may have missed the announcement yesterday, SUPERGREG VS. SNOWSONG is now on sale in the Seer's Catalog! I do hope you folks will forgive me for being somewhat repetitive about this for the remainder of the week (even if it only constitutes today and tomorrow), but I always get excited when new books come out. My inner bazaar merchant comes out for a few days. At least online.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

New comic books traditionally hit the shelves on Wednesdays, and today there's a new comic book "on the shelf" around here!

SUPERGREG VS. SNOWSONG is now available in the SEER'S CATALOG!



A HUGE thank-you goes out to my friend Garth Graham for the amazing colors he provided for the cover of this superheroic tale of white magic gone awry. The comics inside are still their original black-and-white.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on!

And we're back! And Miranda's beat-down of King David Johann continues at the hands of her various traps and constructs. Miranda's appearances have been primarily scholarly or studious, but every so often she cuts loose and kicks some ass.

SuperGreg vs. Snowsong goes on sale in the SEER'S CATALOG tomorrow!

Thanks again to everyone who came by to see me at A-KON this past weekend. Many of you had some very, very nice things to say to me regarding the comic's ten years and my choice to end it within a year's time. I sincerely hope I managed to express my gratitude enough.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Thanks to Shinoga for this wonderful and adorable hand-made statue of me and my wife in our Halloween costumes on our wedding day.

Other gifts from generous readers this weekend included:

- Hand-made, cross-stitched bookmarks of Dominic and Bort. They were very well made but I was having trouble taking an effective picture of them to show off.

- Homemade vegan maple muffins. I would have shown them off, too, but I ate them. All of them. Nom nom.


I am exhausted from a very busy but very enjoyable A-KON. The comic will resume tomorrow.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Miranda's pulled a trick like that before, so King David Johann isn't kidding when he calls her deception a "classic."

I'm at A-KON this weekend! Hope to see you there!

There will be filler of some kind on Monday, and the comic will resume on Tuesday.



That's all from me for now.
Rock on, and have a nice weekend!

It was a close call, but SuperGreg vs. Snowsong arrived yesterday! I'll be able to continue the tradition of debuting new books at A-KON this year! This weekend!

Chances are I'm either in the process of getting ready to leave for the show or I'm already in transit by the time you read this news post. I told you it was a close call.

I'll have the books up for sale in the SEER'S CATALOG next week. Probably on Wednesday, since that's when new comic books hit the shelves. It feels appropriate given the superheroic nature of the story.

The comic will update normally tomorrow, and then there will be some form of filler for Monday.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on, and see you at A-KON!

We are all in the unenviable position of watching two people talk about something they're very informed about, while the rest of us are more-or-less in the dark. What is the Heart of Magic? Is it a metaphorical prophecy or a magical relic like the Lost Treasure of Luana? How has the king been siphoning power from it? So many questions, so little time!

It looks like SuperGreg vs. Snowsong will be arriving today (I hope). If all goes well, I should have them available for A-KON this weekend and up for sale next week. If you pre-ordered a copy from me at Anime Boston or Anime St. Louis I'll have your copies in the mail before I leave for Texas.

My flight is tomorrow, but the comic will update on Friday normally (I hope). There will be filler of some kind on Monday, as I'm getting home very late on Sunday night.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

In case you forgot that important fact about King David Johann, here's a linky reminder that the Circle Archmagi added a fifth Circle for him, and it was Miranda who took his place when he left to rule Callan. Now it seems his admission wasn't so much earned as it was taken.

I'll hopefully have (good) news today regarding the availability of SuperGreg vs. Snowsong for A-KON. Even if my printing company has screwed up and I won't have them in time for this weekend's convention, they'll be available for purchase next month... after I'm done raging at my printer, should it come to that. I hope it doesn't. Cross your fingers.

There will probably be filler of some kind next Monday in place of a comic.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

The big news this week is that I'll be at A-KON this weekend! It's always a pleasure to return to this mammoth, memorable convention and I'm so happy to have the chance to come back this year. Be sure to stop by and say "hi" if you're in the area!

Right now I don't know if I'll have SuperGreg vs. Snowsong available in time for A-KON. The printing company I've used for years was uncharacteristically vague and delayed in their dealings with me concerning this (comic) book. It's a long, frustrating, boring story, but they tell me that the shipment will be arriving the day before I leave for A-KON. That's what they tell me, anyway. I'll believe it when I see it.

As usual for a convention weekend, there will likely be guest art, convention photos, or a crummy filler doodle from yours truly in place of a comic next Monday. Just giving you fine folks a proper heads-up.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

I listen to a lot of music during the day, and it has always helped set the mood for me when I sit down to make the comic.

When I was writing Two Thief or Not Two Thief, I primarily listened to the blues. Back when XM Radio was separate from Sirius it'd play some of the most obscure, crap-quality recordings of achingly heartfelt blues music. The studio stuff didn't do anything for me, since it sounded too professional and clean. But the old stuff, where the recording equipment is so crappy that the performer really had to belt out his/her troubles really struck me and put me in the mood to write about our resident down-on-their-luck thieves.

If you're like me, and you like the occasional soundtrack to your comics, pick one of those blues songs for today. Any will do. The more sorrowful (and badly recorded) the better. "Death Don't Have No Mercy" performed by Rev. Gary Davis is a good example, but certainly not the only one.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on, and have a nice weekend.

It's another surprise twelve-panel update today! I do hope you folks like it.

There are also a couple of linky notes that go along with it, if you're interested:

Quilt has used those black spikes before. They formerly belonged to Urik, the local leader of The Chosen.

He's also suffered more "severe" damage than he has today, and that didn't put him down either. Quilt is very resilient.


That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

The Infernomancer has been hit much harder. He's resisted white magic before, but let's see how he fares against a necromantic golem. An angry one.

It's been an eventful week so far, and it's only Wednesday. The comic's tenth anniversary, the announcement of its final year, and the unfortunate fate of Bumper revealed both yesterday and today. The timing of all these things brings up an excellent concern, which was tweeted to me yesterday. It read, "if you suddenly change the game and start killing off my favorite characters because you're officially ending the comic, I'm gonna be upset!"

Will every character make it to the end of the comic's run alive? No.

Does this mean I'm going to start a killing spree of beloved characters to make the comic more dramatic in its final year? Absolutely not.

I've said before that a body count is not the sign of a bold or daring writer, and I don't plan to go back on that statement. On the other hand, there is an element of danger now that wasn't around before, and it admittedly increases the tension of any given cliffhanger. What I'm trying to say is that I hope to strike a happy medium between the two during this final year.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.