#everywhen comics

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Chapter 13: Bart Allen's Variety Hour: Encore

Bart and Thad tumbling through the timeline, everywhere and everywhen except the time and place they actually need to be.

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Comics that I prioritize to draw:

1: Everywhen They Reflect

2: Void Time Trio

3: Wings of Ambitious Response

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ARTIST ALLEY Reminder:

This weekend, Oct. 20-21 it's Memphis Comic Expo at Agricenter International in Memphis, TN. Come say hi to me and Kevin Hayman of Everywhen Comics (The Errant Apprentice, Mailbox Rocketship, Kota's World).

This con is creator friendly and you will find tons of comic artists, from small and just starting out, to some big names work with DC and Marvel. I always enjoy this show! There are cool guests and awesome cosplay, too.

If your up around the Tennessee & Arkansas Mississippi River Delta, moseying through the Mid-South, or hanging out in Olive Branch, Hernando, or Southaven, MS–come on out to the con!

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A (blurry) repost from my Instagram story but it's nice to be doing more visual development for my own original work. This is Diana; she's a part of my "Everywhen" comic, a story centered on a group of friends loosely based in Berkeley & Oakland.

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Justice League Keeps Building the Wider DC Universe

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Justice League has embraced the sheer lunacy of the DC Universe in ways fans never could have expected.

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If you've been following Justice League over the last year or so, you'll know that this isn't a book that does small stories. If you're going to roll out the heaviest hitters in the DC Universe, then the threats and situations you put them in have to get even bigger and wilder to compensate. For some, the ultimate apogee of "big Justice League ideas" came during Grant Morrison's tenure as writer of JLA in the late '90s. But it's been 20 years since then, the DCU itself has become even bigger and weirder in that time with the return of its storied multiverse, and many creative teams are no longer aiming for blockbuster movies on the page, and instead are embracing all of the storytelling possibilities that only comics can offer.

And the writers of Justice League, Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV, are certainly in the latter category. After rising to fame as the writers of Batman and Detective Comics respectively (and Tynion will return to Gotham City to take over writing duties on the main Batman title in 2020), the pair have gone from outsized detective stories starring the Dark Knight, to tales that play with the very foundations of the entire DC Universe, from the Source Wall itself to the source of heroes powers, to nothing less than the very nature of humanity and where heroes and villains fit into it all. Justice League is sometimes a dense read, even for DC continuity scholars, but nobody would ever accuse this book of being unambitious or resting on its laurels.

It's a story that has been building across the entire DC line for quite some time. The pieces were set in motion in Dark Nights: Metal in 2018, have continued through Justice League all the way through "Justice-Doom War," into the pages of Superman/Batman with the machinations of the Batman Who Laughs, the line-wide Year of the Villain event, and will ultimately lead to Hell Arisen. "It's one huge story, and we want fans to feel rewarded," Snyder says. "If I had one thing I could say to fans, it's that everything matters."

It's all building to a still-unspecified event in DC's future (one we're willing to bet features the word "Crisis" in its title), and a brand new timeline of DC Universe continuity. 

“The reason that we're doing the time-spanning, geographical scope of the story where it goes everywhere and everywhen in the DCU and incorporates all these different characters is because it is meant to show that the stakes of this story are the highest they can be,” Snyder says. “It's going to roll into the very thing that begins setting up the reestablishment of that kind of a timeline. The idea is to show you all these characters in one universe.”

A key point of this "one universe" philosophy came in a recent Justice League issue. You would think a story that is responsible for finally returning the Justice Society of America to DC Universe continuity for the first time in nearly a decade would have enough heavy lifting to do. But a key detail about this "first" meeting between Barry Allen and Jay Garrick reveals much about how DC continuity is being constructed, and the teamwork it takes to make it happen behind the scenes. While it has long been teased in The Flash that Barry has merely forgotten his past interactions with Jay (as he had with Wally West before Rebirth), this was the first time it was explicitly discussed. Specifically, the more time Barry spends with Jay, the stronger the feeling he has that they already know each other. Jay, on the other hand, has no idea who Barry is. Why? Because the Jay of 1940 hasn’t met Barry Allen yet, that event is still in his future, while it’s in Barry’s past. Snyder and Tynion say they often consult with Joshua Williamson (writer of The Flash and Batman/Superman) and other writers to keep little details straight.

“We trade scripts and all of that stuff,” Tynion says. “Sometimes, and this is, I think, true of our entire Justice League run, there's an element of lunacy to all of this, and sometimes you've just got to point at it. Because if you don't point at it and you pretend it's not there, fans are just like, ‘Wait, they don't realize that this is nonsense?’ The Flash, especially, is a character who's time-traveled, he's experienced so much in his life, so of course, he is the perfect voice to be like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is all just fricking nuts.’”

Justice League is often gleeful in the way it plays with the weightiest concepts in the DCU, none moreso than with the recent introduction of the Ultra-Monitor, which is what happens when Crisis on Infinite Earths baddie the Anti-Monitor, the Monitor, and the recently introduced World-Forger, join together like Voltron to become an even more powerful cosmic being. It's the kind of reveal that could have been set up with an entire issue of exposition, and instead it's presented in an almost matter-of-fact way, the universe-shattering madness of it all just one more big idea in a book that's been full of them from the start.

“We had talked about that idea so many times, that the brothers form together one singular monolithic Guardian Monitor, that it didn't even occur to me that we hadn't really shown it before,” Snyder says. “Some of this stuff we've talked about so long that it's almost like I don't even remember we made it up and that it's not old DC mythos. ‘Oh, right when Jim Starlin was writing about Perpetua…’ You know what I mean? 'Oh wait, we made that up.' It's tremendous fun dealing with these huge cosmic figures and getting to revisit some of the real touchstones of the DC Universe in terms of its mythology and its legends and its own origin story.”

But despite all this cosmic weirdness, there's an almost primal question driving Justice League, and that's the matter of whether or not human beings are inherently good, like the heroes we admire in superhero tales, or willing to give in to our baser instincts, like the villains they fight.

“I feel like it's a story that's really personal and urgent and resonant for us, because it's about Lex Luthor believing that we're essentially designed to be selfish and cruel and that that's our final form,” Snyder says. “The Justice League is fighting against that belief, and it's a leap of faith in either Justice or Doom, what they meant in their original forms. But like James was saying, the best thing is to be able to have Jarro or whatever be like, ‘It's time for us to cosmically link all of the multiverse threads, stop the meteor of Vandal Savage's moonbeams,’ like that. It's such a fun combination of absolute bombastic ridiculousness and also deep, emotional, truthful storytelling from the two of us. It's just a pleasure. I love working on this book. I really do.”

Snyder isn't alone in his enthusiasm. "The stories that we're telling are some of the most exciting work that I've done since joining DC Comics eight years ago," Tynion says. "It's freaking amazing working with Scott and bringing it all to life.”

Don't believe us about how big this book is? Check out a preview of Justice League #35, which hits stores on Nov. 6. Here's the official synopsis...

It’s called the “Year of the Villain” for a reason— in this issue, Lex Luthor wins! Everything Lex has been working for over the past year and a half comes to fruition as he finally possesses the fully powered Totality and plans to bend Hypertime to his will. The Legion of Doom's leader will defeat the Justice League once and for all and make his final pitch to serve at Perpetua's side-and the Multiverse will never be the same! Francis Manapul returns to Justice League for a key issue on the path to Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen—and beyond!

Justice League #35

Written by Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV

Art by Francis Manapul

Color by Manapul & Hi-Fi

Cover by Rafael Albuquerque

Variant Cover by Tyler Kirkham & Sabine Rich

In Shops: Nov 06, 2019

SRP: $3.99

And check out these killer Francis Manapul preview pages! Even without words, everyone's body language sure says a lot about what went down at the end of the previous issue, doesn't it?

Mike Cecchini is the Editor in Chief of Den of Geek. You can read more of his work here. Follow him on Twitter @wayoutstuff.

Read and download the Den of Geek NYCC 2019 Special Edition Magazine right here!

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Feature Mike Cecchini

Oct 17, 2019

DC Entertainment

Justice League

Scott Snyder

James Tynion IV

NYCC

NYCC 2019

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If you think of it all this way, then it’s like neither of us did anything wrong.

You just found me in the wrong universe. That’s all. This is, as they say, the darkest timeline. Everywhere else, nay, “everywhen” else — us in the Civil War, us in Ancient Egypt, us in the swinging ’60s — we are happy.

If this theory holds, well, by the law of averages, there had to be one universe — just this one — where we don’t end up together. Here and now just happens to be it. If you think of it this way, nothing is our fault.

So see, that explains everything. We’re not together anymore because of the multiverse.

Well, isn’t that comforting?

If you’re sad, do like I do and just think of the other ‘verses. The ones where I believe in love and where I don’t hate myself and where I never feel the need to kamikaze relationships. A universe where we can have nice things. It’s helpful, right?

Because you could have loved me forever. And maybe in another universe, I let you.

-Gaby Dunn

When I was in high school I made up a story about a boy who very much wanted to be as average as possible- live a very plain life as an accountant or a receptionist somewhere, never achieving much but being happy with simplicity. Unfortunately, that boy ended up a pawn of the universe and, after developing the ability to see ghosts and monsters, had rather a rough time of it from there on out.

Someday I’ll finish these comics, but for now I’ll just upload my (extremely old) sketches of them.

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Fusion for Beginners and Experts Outline & Review

Fusion for Beginners and Experts (released December 26, 2017!) is a deceptively simple-looking book about relationships, told through the vehicle of the Steven Universe show's fusion concept.

In the television show, fans get very excited at the prospect of getting to meet a new Fusion, because even though we know these characters very well by now, we still can never be sure who their Fusion will be. Relationships change us, and the "we" we become together can change us forever, so seeing that play out in the context of relationships as CHARACTERS is enlightening. This book is about reasons different characters might have for fusing, important values associated with fusion, and perspectives on what they (and we!) can do with these important connections.

I'll outline each relationship profiled in the book and discuss a little about what it can mean in a larger context. But I’ll cut because it gets long and I’d rather not break people’s dashboards or spoil too much if you’d rather wait to get the book yourself.

The book begins with Garnet and Steven making a book about fusion together. Steven is the beginner, obviously, while Garnet (as a longtime love-based Fusion entity) is the expert. They set off a list of reasons characters might want to fuse.

First, we have Steven and Connie combining into Stevonnie, "To gain a different perspective." Steven and Connie are unable to see the screen in a crowded movie theater, but as the larger Stevonnie, they have a clear view. There are less literal ways of gaining a different perspective through your relationship with another person, and seeing things from a new vantage point is a valid reason to explore a relationship with them.

Next, we have Garnet and Pearl combining into Sardonyx, "Because you have great chemistry." Garnet is holding two test tubes to Pearl's single test tube, and when they combine their liquids, Sardonyx appears amidst steam. This is an interesting perspective on Sardonyx, as "they really have chemistry" isn't an angle the show has typically taken with Garnet and Pearl, but it does imply they have some sort of spark together, an ability to work together to create something unusual and new. Loving how someone makes you feel and sharing chemistry is certainly a good reason to find out who you are together.

The next section has Ruby, Sapphire, and Amethyst (as the Purple Puma) combining into Sugilite, "Because together you're more powerful." Ruby, Sapphire, and Amethyst are lifting weights, and Sugilite easily lifts a car. Relationships that are about joining forces for a common goal--to build up your strength and tackle the world together--have a fine reason to be together, as long as you're all on the same page about your goals. 

(Note: it's interesting that the pages for Garnet's Fusions from this point on [Sugilite and Alexandrite] show Ruby and Sapphire separately, even though several-Gem fusion with Ruby and Sapphire beginning the process while separated never happens onscreen in the show.)

Next, we have a section of the Ruby Squad (Army, Navy, Eyeball, Leggy, and Doc) combining into the giant Ruby Fusion: "You might want to fuse because you're so alike." Easily falling together with someone because you want and like the same things--finding someone who feels like an extension of yourself--makes a relationship seem so natural, making the world less intimidating to tackle alone.

And then we have a section featuring Ruby and Sapphire combining into Garnet: "Or you might want to fuse because you're so different." Garnet is such a great balance that sometimes you can forget how extremely different Ruby and Sapphire are; they're literally hot and cold, as well as exemplifying so many extremes with their personalities. They don't use their differences to simply cancel out each other's weaknesses; they mellow and enhance various aspects of each other to be the Gem they want to be, and Garnet lives her life embodying their love and admiration for each other. Finding someone who's attractive because they're excitingly different from you, infusing your life with this new way of seeing, is a great motivator for deciding to be with someone.

The next couple is Pearl and Amethyst combining into Opal, with the following caution: "You don't have to agree on everything in order to fuse, but you MUST agree that you want to fuse!" This is an interesting one, because it reminds readers that exploring your future with another person isn't necessarily about agreeing on everything, being made for each other, being deliriously in love. You can, in fact, learn about who you are with someone in one specific element of your lives--and do that thing, as long as you agree on that. It doesn't have to be everything, everywhen, everywhere. Pearl and Amethyst become Opal when it's necessary, or when it makes things easier for them. They only fuse when they both decide they want this.

And the following page features Peridot, who does not fuse with anyone. The text says "And if you don't want to fuse, that's cool too." Peridot is pictured holding her alien boxers, followed by putting them on and receiving multiple thumbs up from the other Gems. As an asexual and aromantic Steven Universe fan I especially appreciate this one. One option is always to NOT HAVE THESE KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS, and it's up to YOU when and if you're ready. You shouldn't be pressured or treated like you're underdeveloped or unreasonable if this just isn't your thing. Others should support you in your decisions. Peridot can have relationships with others without them having to be Fusions. THAT'S COOL TOO.

The next few pages say how Fusion is not always easy, or right, or good, or forever. First Jasper and Lapis are pictured. Their Fusion, Malachite, is not pictured. This text acknowledges that some relationships aren't right or aren't good, and if you look at the Jasper/Lapis relationship in the show, there's almost nothing about it that's good. Manipulation, fear, desperation, abuse of power, dubious consent even at the beginning, and extended violation of bodily autonomy DEFINED their relationship. It's good the book doesn't show them together. Their relationship is a nightmare. And even when it's not as extreme as these two, yes, relationships aren't always easy. This is really the most they can go into the world of potential heartbreak and abuse that relationships can bring and still keep this to a reasonably child-friendly book.

The final bit about how fusion isn't necessarily forever features Pearl and Rose, and their section extends to the question "And yet, what will you learn if you fuse?" We're shown Rose and Pearl's fusion process, settling in a glowing silhouette of Rainbow Quartz. This is bittersweet because we know Rose is passed on and Rainbow Quartz can no longer exist (how she was, anyway). Sometimes our relationships do pass, whether it's because the person moved on or because the person is no longer alive. Those relationships may no longer exist, but they do leave us with what we learned.

The next few pages describe the surprise we can experience in seeing the shapes we can create together, and the drawings depict Pearl, Amethyst, Ruby, and Sapphire combining into Alexandrite. These Gems do not have a romantic relationship together, of course, but they are nevertheless a "we," and those kinds of relationships are important too.

Pages with simplified starry-sky art discuss being yourself but at the same time someone new, closing out the book to present that mystery to us, concluding that we make our home in each other. It's a lovely sentiment, and even though there are always going to be some connotations to "adult" (translation: sexual) relationships when adults discuss this cartoon show in relationship contexts, I think it's super important that readers acknowledge that these relationships between the characters are able to be depicted as important, intimate, life-changing, and special without being thought too complex or too "mature" for children. Adults could certainly learn a thing or two from thinking about the concepts presented in this book, and in this show.

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#HenryCavill35 | #31 Henry Cavill gosta muito de arte e cultura. Ele sempre visita museus, galerias e prestigia espetáculos artísticos, quando sua agenda permite. #HenryCavill35 | # 31 Henry Cavill is very fan of art and culture. He always visits museums, galleries and prestige artistic shows, everywhen his schedule allows. . #henrycavill @henrycavill #HappyBirthdayHenryCavill #HenryCavillBirthday #HenryCavillBirthdayproject2018 #Bday #Birthday #Superman #HomemdeAço #ManofSteel #ManofSteel2 #LigadaJustiça #JusticeLeague #BvS #HQ #Comic #Comics #ComicCon #CinemaCon #CinemaCon2018 #AugustWalker #Mi6 #MissionImpossible #MissionImpossibleFallout #Nomis #JerseryCI #visitjersey

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I treated myself and bought @carlaspeedmcneil‘s Sin-Eater (the second volume is en route from a different seller). I love the omnibus collections of Finder more than most people love their gods but I also felt the need for something a bit more portable that I could show off around town.

If you’re craving some science fiction that’s out-of-this-world without being condescending and full of douchebaggery, this is the comic for you. It’s stunning and accessible with a story so unflinchingly human-- the characters come alive off the page. The world? Could be a planet in the Kepler field that we attempt to colonize (and summarily fuck up as humans are wont to do). The place and time of Finder are relative because the stories contained in it-- of families and individuals, headache, journeys, intrigues, identities, fears, horrors, love-- take place everywhere and everywhen. As such the science fiction becomes a subtle backdrop where we don’t flinch at the idea of plugging our medial temporal lobes into computer databases or being (scandalously) close with sentient beings resembling earth dinosaurs or fictional entertainment being drawn from real events happening in the present moment (rather than scripted reality tv). And all of this is drawn masterfully-- and I am not an artist. I don’t have the vocabulary to put it into words, my friends.

Do us both a favor and get yourself a copy as soon as you can. It might require a little bit of hunting but trust me when I tell you it’s worth it.

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Sensor Sweep: Year’s Best Horror, Blood Sundown, Al Williamson, Northworld

RPG (Modiphius Entertainment): Before Conan, there was Kull! DANGER BREEDS CAUTION, AND ONLY A WARY MAN LIVES LONG IN THAT WILD COUNTRY WHERE THE HOT VENDHYAN PLAINS MEET THE CRAGS OF THE HIMELIANS AN HOUR’S RIDE WESTWARD OR NORTHWARD AND ONE CROSSED THE BORDER AND WAS AMONG THE HILLS WHERE MEN LIVED BY THE LAW OF THE KNIFE. Here, for the first time in roleplaying gaming, Kull and his world are described in all their savage, dreamlike glory.

Writing (Larry Correia): Of course the article is trash. It comes from Buzzfeed. They get everything wrong. But worse, some of the quotes in there from certain writers are agenda driven garbage, which give aspiring writers a completely ass backwards view of how publishing works. I want to see writers be successful. I’m rooting for you guys. This crap right here? It is defeatist garbage, and if you buy into this pity party, you are going to artificially limit your career.

Fantasy (DMR Books): Lin Carter (1930-1988) blazed a trail in fantasy literary criticism, and for that we owe him a debt. Today on what would have been his 90th birthday I celebrate his pioneering efforts as a historian and guide, thank him for treating fantastic material with respect and enthusiasm—and also offer some critique I think he might have welcomed.

Science Fiction (Black Gate): First, it’s Heinlein’s first novel in that it’s the first one he wrote, way back in 1938 and 1939, when he hadn’t yet broken into print. But it didn’t sell, was never published at the time, and went unknown for decades. In fact the manuscript was thought lost; Heinlein and his wife had destroyed copies in their possession in the approach to Heinlein’s death. Yet another copy of the ms. was found years later, after Heinlein’s death in 1988, and, as Robert James explains in an afterword here, was published in 2004, with an introduction by Spider Robinson. (Spider Robinson would later publish Variable Star, based on a Heinlein outline, in 2006.

Edgar Rice Burroughs (Dark Worlds Quarterly): Edgar Rice Burroughs was a professional in the best sense of the word. This meant he worked hard at producing the best work he could. It also meant he knew you didn’t stop a successful franchise but always left a back door for more stories in the future. With Tarzan, Pellucidar and John Carter he used pretty much the same method (which I think was largely instinctual and certainly not planned).

REH and HPL (Westhunt): Just as Robert E. Howard’s take on prehistory was closer to the truth than the one promulgated by archaeologists  in the past few decades,  H.P. Lovecraft’s views on insanity were more realistic than the common ones in American popular culture – where people are thought to be driven insane by trauma, where your mum and dad fuck you up by their actions, rather than their genes.

Comic Books (Bleeding Cool): Robert E. Howard’s Conan is brought to life UNCENSORED! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended!

In the kingdom of Vendhya, the king has just died, struck down by the spells of the black prophets of Yimsha.The king’s sister, Yasmina, decides to avenge him…and contacts Conan, then chief of the Afghuli tribe. But several of Conan’s warriors have just been killed by the men of the kingdom of Vendhya, further complicating the matter. The princess thought she could use the Cimmerian, but rather it is she who will serve his interests…

Fiction (Misha Burnett): I love it when a plan comes together! Yes, I do have a plan, although it may not be evident from my publishing schedule. Ever since I realized that short fiction is the ideal medium for me, I have been working towards building a body of work. As I’ve said several times in this blog, I am now writing stories with an eye not just to first publication, but to inclusion into a series of collections.

Fiction (Marzaat): My multi-part look at this John Buchan collection concludes. Buchan took a cruise to the Aegean in 1910 and that’s the setting of “Basilissa”. This 1914 story is my least favorite in the collection. It mixes precognitive dreams with a standard damsel-in-distress romantic plot. Every April since boyhood Vernon has had a dream where he enters a house with many rooms and senses a danger. On each repetition of the dream, the danger draws closer.

RPG (Tenkars Tavern): Using my Soapbox to “Discourage” a Problem at Some Tables… So I’m not 100% when this post will be, well posted, but I’m running with the assumption that this will be my 1st weekly entry here at the Tavern. There’s so many things I could write about, but one thing popped into my head, something I feel strongly about and something that has a back story. There are probably three things I’m passionate about, well maybe five things, or 50……..I really don’t keep track, but clearly I’m a passionate, passionate man…..

History (Brandywine Books): I’ve been doing a little translation lately (I’ll tell you more about it later) which reminded me of one of my favorite passages from Snorri Sturlusson’s Heimskringla. This story involves King Eystein I, far from the most renowned of Norway’s kings, but very possibly the most likeable. He was part of a set, sharing a joint monarchy with his brother, Sigurd Magnusson. They were both the sons of King Magnus Bareleg, who never got the memo that the Viking Age was over, and died young and outnumbered in Ireland, declaring, “Kings were made for glory, not for long life.”

Pulp Magazines (Pulp Net): Adventure magazine was one of the “Big Four” of pulp magazines. For those not aware, the other three are Argosy, Blue Book, and Short Stories. Adventure existed from 1910 to 1971, though not always as a pulp fiction magazine. Ridgeway, which had been bought by Butterick Publishing, who published sewing patterns and related magazines, published Adventure, along with Everybody’s and Romance, until selling these to Popular Publications in 1934. I suspect Butterick basically sold Ridgeway to Popular, similar to Popular buying out Munsey in 1941.

Art (DMR Books): The great Al Williamson died on this date in 2010. Not to be confused with the equally cool Jack Williamson—wouldn’t it have been awesome if Al had adapted Jack’s “Legion of Space” tales to comics?—Al was the “kid brother” and child prodigy at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School which was run by the legendary Burne Hogarth. Al would fill the same role at EC Comics, where he worked with the likes of Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel and Wally Wood. Here’s an excellent bio from the Inkwell Awards website:

Science Fiction (Science fiction fantasy blog): The Northworld Trilogy, by David Drake.  This trilogy was first published as three individual novels: Northworld (published 1990), Northworld Vengeance (1991) and Northworld Justice (1992), although I have all three in one paperback omnibus, published by Baen in 1999. The first novel (but not the others) has the distinction of its own Wikipedia page, so if you want a thorough plot summary – complete with spoilers – you can look it up. The principal character of the story is Nils Hansen, a classic SF hero; an intelligent and highly capable leader of a special police unit on the planet Annunciation, and exceptionally skilled in close combat.

RPG (Dr Bargle blogspot): I’ve been running the sample adventure in Blood Sundown for the past few nights for players who are relatively new to RPGs and it has worked a treat. Everywhen’s simple mechanics with little bookkeeping or arithmetic make it ideal for new or casual players, and the range of pregenerated characters included mean you can be up and running almost straight away. The sample adventure could probably be played in an evening if players most fast, but it’ll have taken us three sessions of 2(ish) hours.

Cartoons (Black Gate): The show’s setup couldn’t be simpler. Sometime in the near future – near enough for there to be no such thing as microwave ovens but future enough for personal hovercraft to be no big deal – Dr. Benton Quest (one of the world’s “top scientists”) roams the globe, troubleshooting various problems for the U.S. and other friendly governments. (We’re never told what Dr. Quest is a doctor of, and it’s impossible to pin down his specialty. Is it nuclear physics? Chemistry? Geology? Botany? Oceanography? Molecular biology? Who knows? He shows a deep knowledge of all of these fields and more, like that guy they had to retire from Jeopardy.)

Horror (Jayro Thermal): 8 stories from Year’s Best Horror Stories 1980        The Year’s Best Horror Stories Series VIII, Edited by Karl Edward Wagner (1980, DAW) Volume VIII was the first edited by Karl Edward Wagner. In 1980 the boom was underway.  When I first landed a copy of this paperback, I read the stories by Dennis Etchison, Ramsey Campbell, Harlan Ellison, Alan Ryan, and Charles L. Grant, but I left money on the table when I got distracted and picked up another book instead.

Publishing (Kairos): Imagine that you’re an artist of some sort desiring to make a living through your art. In the case of novelists, this used to mean seeking approval from an agent and then an editor before landing a book deal with one of the big New York publishers. That publishing model is on the way out, thanks to decades of literary malpractice on the big publishers’ part brought to a head by the Kindle revolution and finished off by Corona-chan. We can expect another round of mergers and mid list contract cancellations. When the dust settles, old pub will be reduced to pimping a handful of name authors at Costco.

Sensor Sweep: Year’s Best Horror, Blood Sundown, Al Williamson, Northworld published first on https://sixchexus.weebly.com/

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Hey! Catch me and Kevin Hayman of EverywhenComics.com on Sept. 16-17, 2017 at Memphis Comic Expo at the Agricenter International. We'll be in artist alley, splitting a table and selling art! Hope to see you there! For more info, their website is www.memphiscomicexpo.com

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ARTIST ALLEY Reminder:

Catch me and Kevin Hayman of Everywhen Comics (The Errant Apprentice, Mailbox Rocketship, Kota's World) in Biloxi, MS this weekend, Oct. 13-14, for Gulf Coast Fan Fest!

We'll have original art and sketchcards for sale, take commissions, and prints are available. It's a fun show and growing! If you're on the gulf coast, come check it out and say hi!

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Want to buy my art? Con schedule:

Includes local artist markets!

Want to see me and buy some art or get a commission? Here's where you can catch me for the rest of 2018:

🎨 artwork on display at Cups in the Quarter • all through August 2018. Pieces on display are for sale, unless marked NFS.

✏️The Market at The District of Eastover: every 2nd Saturday of the month, in Jackson, MS. Watch my Instagram or FB page to confirm dates.

🖌️ Gulf Coast Fan Fest 2018 • Saturday Oct. 13 & Sunday, Oct. 14, MS Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, MS (with the talented Kevin Hayman of Everywhen Comics)

✏️ Memphis Comic Expo • October 20-21, Agricenter International (also with Kevin Hayman)

🖌️ *Olde Towne Market in Clinton, MS • Nov. 10: TBD

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*please note some dates may change. I will miss the October Market due to previously scheduled cons. As always, I will have original sketchcards, prints and be taking commissions at cons. If you love my cartoony work, never fear for I still do it! I never like to limit myself to just one style, so expect variety.

Commissions currently will be taken at cons or art markets only, due to ye ol' day job taking up quite a bit of my schedule. To ensure you get your order in a timely fashion, I find making commissions same day at a market or con to be the best way at the moment.

Yes, I will draw you, your kid, your pet, your D&D character, your OTP, or your OC for money. 😉😁

FYI: I do reserve the right to decline a commission if I'm uncomfortable with the subject matter, (ex. super-acurate & to-scale architectural renderings or porn/hentai.) Extra characters, extra detailed and fiddley costumes &/or backgrounds will cost extra, due to needing more time to complete. Thanks for understanding!

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Art dump! sketchcards and con commissions from Memphis Comic Expo. I'll be here tomorrow as well, sharing a table with Kevin Hayman of Everywhen Comics (Mailbox Rocketship, Errant Apprentice, Kota's World).

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It's sketchcard time! Finished cards, ready for next weekend's Memphis Comic Expo at the Agricenter. I'll be in Artists Alley sharing a table w/ Kevin Hayman of Everywhen Comics. Come out for a good time and maybe buy some art! Sept. 16–17, 2017 • 10am-6pm Sat. • 10am-5pm Sun.