Belated Plug: SHLOCK MERCENARY

[seawasp]

I've done this before, but I didn't properly do it this time. So to all of you who have yet to take my advice, NOW is the time to go out and support Howard Tayler and Schlock Mercenary, one of the greatest comic strips EVAR (and I include in that such old-time luminaries as the original Buck Rogers, which I have the coffee-table book collection of, and more modern ones such as Calvin and Hobbes, and webcomics like Sluggy Freelance. The new collection "The Tub of Happiness" will start you out right, as it collects ALL the early strips, from Howard's "Okay, I'm just starting to figure out how to draw, but I already KNOW how to do comedy and BLAM!" up to "It's an actual art style. It's quirky and it fits my characters. And I STILL know how to do comedy and BLAM! And cool SF Technobabble too! And BLAM!".

Go out and buy it. Buy two. Give some to your friends. OBEY! OBEY!!!

Comments

[howardtayler.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks for the plug, Ryk. I really appreciate that.

If folks want to buy books, right now the best place to do it is at store.schlockmercenary.com, but you can also find my stuff on Amazon.

Or, you know, you can sit in front of the computer and read purt' much ever'thang.

Well, sure...

[seawasp]

... they CAN just read it on the computer, but that won't put the money in the starving artist's pocket so he can eke out a living for himself and his family and thus continue to supply us with Schlock.

BTW, check out Denubis' comment below on Schlock -- it'd make a great blurb:

"In terms of importance, I was able to take 4 books of about 200 on my move to Australia. 2 of the 4 books I chose were the Schlock Mercenary Books. You won't regret the purchase."

[nataliejenox.livejournal.com]

He put too much on his plate himself when he clasped hands with the religious right and the neocons and corporate America.

[leovillet.livejournal.com]

He reached into his pocket and pulled out a revolver; he snapped off the safety and the hand and gun lay on the ground behind Cock's back.

[muirecan.livejournal.com]

I'll second this recommendation and even third it. ;) Schlock Mercenary is wonderful fun. Addict all your friends I have.

[denubis.livejournal.com]

In terms of importance, I was able to take 4 books of about 200 on my move to Australia. 2 of the 4 books I chose were the Schlock Mercenary Books. You won't regret the purchase.

[melchar.livejournal.com]

Schlock is great stuff. The books are a good value for what you get [and I like the dead tree versions of my fave web-comics, just because I can take them places I can't take the laptop].

[derekmanougian.livejournal.com]

But it doesn't look like you can just get track, foo. Anyway, I need to go to sleep, and I haven't the foggiest notion why I'm still up typing, other than, dunno, I miss it.