Posts Tagged ‘Bollycks’

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03/07/12 Book II Intro

by Christopher on March 6, 2012 at 9:00 pm
03/07/12 Book II Intro

For a while now I’ve wanted to draw myself on the bridge of the I.A. Star Banger, so I seized the opportunity.

And, Whoot! This was the last strip for book 2. I have things lined up with the printer and it should be all on schedule. Excited!

Oh, and it means I have to finish plotting book #3 by Monday. Oh dear.

Let’s see, Tom Walker has a new (NSFW) “SS Myra” up. Since he still holds blackmail over me, there’s his damn link.

And you may remember I mentioned that you might maybe feel the desire to nominate “Spacetrawler book 1″ for a Hugo Award under the “Best Graphic Story” category, here is a final reminder (which I utterly lifted from Howard Taylor’s  Schlock Mercenary blog with his permission).

“The nominations for the 2012 Hugo ballot close this Sunday, March 11th. It’s possible that you have empty slots in your nomination ballot, especially in the Best Graphic Story category. To that end here are some suggestions. They’re in no particular order, except my own work is first:

  • Spacetrawler Book #1: the Human Seat (My kids read this book on the road-trip to WorldCon last summer. Yes, I encourage that sort of behavior.)
  • Schlock Mercenary: Force Multiplication (not that I think you have forgotten it’s eligible, but, the person next to you might not have been paying attention.)
  • “Schlock Mercenary: Deus Ex Nauseum” (the bonus story released at the end of Book 7. I suspect not very many of you have read it. If it gets nominated, a reviewer PDF will become available. This is not a bribe. This is simply a fact you might not have been aware of until just now.)
  • Skullkickers Volume 2: Five Funerals and a Bucket of Blood (only available in print as of this writing, but you should be checking out the Volume 1 archives online RIGHT NOW.)
  • “The Adventures of Doctor McNinja: Space Savers” (I have it on good authority that Brandon Sanderson loves him some Doctor McNinja. A LOT.)
  • “Drive: The Tesskan Revolt” (My friend David Kellett has been itching to write true science-fiction for a long time now. Drive is where this love shows.)
  • “Starslip: The Araag Im Encounter” (I should have had Kris Straub killed before he told all the good space jokes. It’s too late now.)

That’s seven choices, all excellent, and five of them are available for your perusal online.  Now you can’t claim ignorance when your ballot is partially empty. And if you’re not eligible to nominate things, hey, I just provided you with a bunch of reading material…”

Thanks, Howard!

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05/26/10 Martina Tags Along

by Christopher on May 26, 2010 at 12:00 am
05/26/10 Martina Tags Along

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That’s a Bollyck she’s hugging, in case any of you forgot.

Not much news today (and so you should rush to your facebook/twitter/website/etc and link to Spacetrawler, just say, “aliens, Aliens, ALIENS!”), and for me, I’ll share two links myself.

First, Alan Ryan’s “Faraday the Blob” totally cracks me up. Start by checking out his most recent strip, “Printer of Darkness.” it is definitely worth a gander.

And thanks to Michael Sexton of Everblue for the link! I haven’t had time to read his comic thoroughly, but what I’ve seen is lovely.

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04/28/10 Diary: Post Pirate

by Christopher on April 28, 2010 at 12:00 am
04/28/10 Diary: Post Pirate

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Nope. No Stumptown Con report yet. Still catching up from the weekend.

Of note, in the 6th (8th?) panel, Nogg is using a laserblade. Retractable and portable. Nothing fancy. But those who were curious from its mention here, now you know.

And I love Stephen Hawking’s recent take on Alien visitors. That they’ll probably be searching to colonize new planets since they’ve likely used up all their resources back home. Kinda like Columbus, Hawking said, “which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans.”

I agree, in ways, with his sentiment. And sure, there’s a possibility of that. But one only has to read a few dozen sci-fi books to see that there are SO MANY possible scenarios to contact with aliens. If it happens, I wonder what it will be? Good guys or bad guys or really really desperate guys.

If they offer candy, and ask me to get in their spaceship, though, I’m totally in.

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04/19/10 Bollyck Bridge Battle

by Christopher on April 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
04/19/10 Bollyck Bridge Battle

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Beth and I moved the office into the bedroom, and the bedroom into the office this past week. Which made a lot of sense for several reasons, the best of which is: the office is now in a more open, warm, and light feeling room; and equally as good, the bedroom is now in the cozier, cooler, more snug-like room. My workstation, of course, looks pretty much exactly the same.

I’ve been very behind on thank-yous. Jon Kilgannon and Mark Sachs who do a comic “Afterlife Blues” gave me an awesome link. I am unfamiliar with their comic, but it is bookmarked and I look forward to when I have free time to read it. And thanks to Orcovado who linked to me on Reddit. Also, thank you for links from evan Dahm of “Rice Boy,” Paul Gadzikowski of “Arthur, King of Time and Space,” and Spencer of “Girls in Space.” Oh, and of course Jon Rosenberg’s “Goats“. If you are not reading Goats… then there’s a problem, people.

I’m looking forward to Stumptown (info below). I love this festival because 1. Portland is awesome, 2. I have lots of friends down there who I’m looking forward to seeing, & 3. it’s just a casual laid-back fest and I have always enjoyed the chats I’ve had with people who’ve come by my table.

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I will be at the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland this weekend, April 24th & 25th. I will have free Spacetrawler “bookmarks” and for sale I’ll have a Spacetrawler full-color promo zine (strips up through the Bollyck attack) (if there are zines left over, I’ll put them up for sale here). I will also have Little Dee stuff, although not book #4 because it is still at the printer.

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04/14/10 Bollyck Brawl

by Christopher on April 14, 2010 at 12:00 am
04/14/10 Bollyck Brawl

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I will be at the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland the weekend after this, April 24th & 25th. I will have free Spacetrawler “bookmarks” and for sale I’ll have a Spacetrawler full-color promo zine (strips up through the Bollyck attack) (if there are zines left over, I’ll put them up for sale here). I will also have Little Dee stuff, although not book #4 because it is still at the printer.

I’m still transitioning from purely the comic world to a mix of comics and science fiction. So, once I have more Sci-Fi to actually exhibit, I’ll begin hitting science fiction conventions. Norwescon (which just passed) I hear is lots of fun.

In the news: Schlock Mercenary and Girl Genius have both been nominated for a Hugo. Congrats! (hoping someday I’ll be on that list… once I someday have a book).

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04/12/10 Attack on the Bar

by Christopher on April 12, 2010 at 12:00 am
04/12/10 Attack on the Bar

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If you missed it, I contributed to Unshelved‘s Book Club with a comic of the Spacetrawler cast discussing Alastair Raynold’s “Chasm City.” Check it out!

Also, what do people think of a possible iphone formatted strip? Any ideas how to improve on this subject (I’m afraid I don’t have the skills to write my own app)

Also, for your notice: you can now be notified by email when the strip updates. Info in the upper right there.

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