News

The folks who handle my books tell me that the reprint of The Storm of Souls should be in my possession on Tuesday the 7th. Those of you who ordered it, whether alone or with other volumes, may rest assured that I will be scrambling like a madman to get your copies in the mail on that very same day. I may need to get a prescription for blood pressure medicine at the end of all this, but what's the holiday season without some major medication, huh?

Tomorrow is also the last day to pre-order the new t-shirt designs from SHARK ROBOT! These designs stick around based on the strength of their pre-orders, so if there's a shirt you like be sure to let Shark Robot know by ordering during the pre-order period!

The Court of Karnak wraps up next week, when the damned deal with the fallout of Bulgak's soul supernova.

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

Sorry for the late news post, folks. My internet crapped out on me until very early this morning.

The fine folks who print my books informed me that the new shipment of The Storm of Souls should be here at headquarters by the end of the week. Once they're here, everyone who ordered them can be assured that I'll be sending them out with the "as fast as humanly possible!" option from the U.S. Post Office.

If there are any problems with the reprinting of volume three I'll let you folks know how I plan on dealing with that after I'm through ripping my hair out and banging my head against the wall. I don't anticipate any problems because my printing company is very thorough and effective... but still... you never know if and when things are going to go sour on you.

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

Cripes. Is it December already? Is time moving faster or am I just getting older? I think it's both.

It'll be time to wrap up yet another year of Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire soon. It's been almost a full year without Dominic and Luna gracing the comic's panels. During 2009 we saw nobody else in the cast but them and everyone else who marched across Maltak, so I decided to give them a year off and move the spotlight onto everyone else. It's been a great deal of fun spotlighting the rest of the cast, and I will continue to do so in 2011, only with Dominic and Luna back in the swing of things.

Oh, and since it's December I am seasonally obligated to continue to promote the no-shipping sale in the SEER'S CATALOG and the new t-shirts through SHARK ROBOT.

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

Back during The War in Hell I regrettably did not include a "goodbye" for Bulgak after he was killed by Stonewater. Revealing it much later like this works better, I think, since we're seeing it for the first time along with Bulgak. Hellishly dramatic.

I've been going out in the cold to look at the planets with my new telescope, and as a result am feeling a bit under the weather. Thus, I'll keep the rest of this short and sweet.

The annual no-shipping sale is still going on in the SEER'S CATALOG!

There are new shirts available to order through SHARK ROBOT!

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

Now that the holiday season is upon us (being the most neutral term for whatever you celebrate in December) I figured it's time once again to remind you folks that the annual holiday no-shipping sale is on in the SEER'S CATALOG! All domestic orders pay no shipping and all international orders pay reduced shipping!

There are also even more new t-shirt designs up for your approval, and they're available through SHARK ROBOT! No incorporated photography this time, just old-fashioned drawings and text on t-shirts. I'm proud of these new designs and I hope you folks like them, too.

And finally, rest in peace, Leslie Nielsen.

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

After Wednesday's depressing comic I wanted to leave you folks on a more exciting note for the holiday week. I think Karnak and Siegfried meeting (again) on an infernal battlefield will do, but as always, I'm biased on these things.

For those of you who are tired of the infernal fighting and darker tone of this story, not to worry. Things are wrapping up here soon and a much lighter tale is on the way to finish up the year.

I hope you folks stuffed yourself silly yesterday whether you were celebrating Thanksgiving or not.

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

I think the crummy filler says it all.

Get it? Crummy filler? Cookies?



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Yeah. I'm going to go eat these now.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Rock on and pig out!

Remember that drippy little demon who liked to whisper words of poison into people's ears? If not, those links ought to help.

Between Azeroth shattering yesterday (orc mages!) and the sky finally being clear enough to use my brand new telescope, it's a wonder there's a comic up for today!

Actually, that's an exaggeration. The server maintenance being extended for hours upon hours and the street light shining almost directly into my telescope didn't make for as big a distraction as I was anticipating. So, in truth, I had plenty of time to make a comic for today, even if it is a sad one right before a major holiday.

Just a reminder that there will be filler tomorrow instead of a comic, since it's Thanksgiving. There will be an update on Friday as normal.

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

For those who may have forgotten that Buglak Adrak's brother, Adrak Bulgak, could take the pain of others onto himself, here's a handy link to remind you that he could do it.

So as you can see, there is indeed a comic up today. I did not, in fact, spend all night looking at the stars. My sexy new telescope (an Orion XT6 classic Dobsonian telescope) did indeed arrive yesterday, but there was no stargazing to be had. As luck would have it, the entire week is forecast to be cloudy and rainy. The Gods of Timing sure like to screw with me, it seems.

Speaking of timing, don't forget that I've started this year's holiday sale a little early in the SEER'S CATALOG! For the next month all domestic orders will pay no shipping and international orders will pay reduced shipping!

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

There's cool stuff to talk about today.

First of all, there's the big news in the SEER'S CATALOG. Not only am I accepting orders for The Storm of Souls with its brand new cover, but I've also begun this year's Holiday Sale a little early! For the next month all domestic orders will pay no shipping and international orders will pay reduced shipping!

I've also reopened the Fan Art pages! The more numerous pages of art have been separated into different pages and some characters now have their own pages. There is, as always, lots of great artwork by lots of talented folks to see and I am humbled to have it here on my little corner of the internet.

On a selfish note, I'm rather excited that my first telescope will be arriving today. If there's no comic tomorrow it's because I stayed up all night looking at the stars. Whee!

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

I'm quite happy with the rocky effect of Karnak's scrying in today's comic. I'm usually happy when I get to have rocks, or tentacles, or shards of dimensions, or whatever, creeping their way between the panels. I think it looks neat, but I'm biased.

The printer has informed me that, after tweaking the cover problems, The Storm of Souls ought to be printed next week. However, due to the Thanksgiving holiday and the delays in shipping it causes, they will likely not arrive until the beginning of December. You'll be able to place orders for the book next week, though. Just be aware there may be a slight delay in their arrival. Nothing major, but just something I felt should be mentioned.

Speaking of Thanksgiving, there will indeed be crummy filler on that day. Just a heads-up.

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

Turns out there's a small problem with the proof of the Storm of Souls cover, but it's nothing that isn't easily remedied. With any luck the books will be back in stock by the end of the month at the latest, just in time for the holidays.

Experiments are tests. Sometimes those tests fail, and we must accept those failures with quiet dignity and grace. That being said, it seems that t-shirts with incorporated photography were a failed experiment on my part, but a mongrel heart still beats alive and well. The next batch of t-shirt designs (hopefully in time for the holidays as well) will have more artwork and less photos. Lesson learned.

Some cool comic books came out yesterday. Here's a quick list of my favorite reads:
Zatanna. Fun superhero magic.
Thunderbolts. Excellent team book.
Power Girl. Fun, classic superhero action.
Green Lantern. Cosmic and color-coded, like Voltron.

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

The talented and friendly Zack Finfrock made a Doritos commercial for a major contest. It's funny and well done, so I want to help him spread the word so people can see how funny and well done it is. Check it out! Good luck, Zack!

I'm still waiting for a physical proof of the new cover for the STORM OF SOULS to arrive from the printer, but in the meantime here's a tiny teaser of the new design.



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

Looks like Karnak and Siegfried are getting back into the swing of things this week. Wakka wakka.

It was a pleasantly slow weekend and, in lieu of anything relevant or interesting to talk about, I'll put you fine folks on to some music I've recently discovered.

Normally I recommend stuff I really enjoy, but these two bands I found (thanks to informative e-mails from some informative readers) didn't really do anything for me. I'm not saying this music is bad. It's just not for me. Still, it's unique enough that some of you fine folks may enjoy it.

In Legend features the drummer from Van Canto and can only be described as "piano metal."

Arkona is a Russian pagan metal band featuring the pretty singing (and equally impressive growling) of Masha Scream, who I think has one of the coolest names in metal.

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

Oh yeah. Round two of this hellish brawl begins next week, and Karnak is armed with chains. The Dungeons & Dragons nerd in me will be enjoying making Karnak fight like a kyton. They were always my favorite of the D&D demons.

I should have a new Karnak themed Donation Wallpaper up by next week as well. Keep an eye out for it!

Okay. I don't know how else to draw attention to this without seeming somewhat tacky, so I'm going to go for it anyway...

Nominations are up for the 2010 Webcomics List Awards and I think it'd be neat to get nominated in a category or two. Granted, only other webcomickers and print comics folks can nominate (and not for their own comics), and I submitted my nominations yesterday, but I don't know any subtle ways to spread the word about this. So here I am in the news box telling any fellow webcomickers reading that I think it'd be neat to be nominated in a category or two. Hint. Hint.

That's enough blatant self-promotion from me for now.
Rock on and have a nice weekend!