While poking around for links on Western Hero, I spotted this tidbit on the website of fellow Black Library author James Swallow. It’s under the notes for his weird western novel Ghost Town, published back in 2001: * Forbeck Pass, one of the towns Doc Harper mentions, is a nod to Matt Forbeck, whose Western Hero was a useful resource …
Ronan’s Reggae
Those of you familiar with Deadlands, the roleplaying game I helped Shane Hensley produce at Pinnacle, might remember the main hero in many of the books: an undead gunslinger by the name of Ronan Lynch. Before he hit the big time, Ronan was the name of my character in the first Deadlands game I ever played. Before that, though, Ronan …
Open Call at Wizards
Wizards of the Coast just started its annual open call for fiction submissions for its upcoming speculative fiction imprint. You have until January 1, but if you have a manuscript that would fit, I suggest getting on it sooner than later. If they accept your submission, which includes the first three chapters of your book, they’ll want the whole thing …
Dead Gentlemen Gen Con Report
The Dead Gentlemen just posted a report of their incredible experiences at this summer’s Gen Con. Their early cuts of The Gamers: Dorkness Rising were packed and got several standing ovations. I can’t wait to see the final cut. They kindly name-check me as one of their friends too, although they misspell my last name. That’s the nature of conventions, …
New Delazan Site
My friend Lori Ann Curley just revamped the website for her corporate face, Delazan Enterprises. If you’re looking for a excellent editor or indexer, you don’t have to go farther. Plus, she lives in Wisconsin too. What’s not to love?
R.E.V.s Site Goes Live
In more upbeat news, Playmates Toys has launched a website for R.E.V.s, the toy line I helped develop for the company earlier this year. The site includes some great pictures of the toys, plus the upcoming TV commercial. Woot!
Bye-Bye Battle Dice
As posted at MarvelBattleDice.com, Playmates has decided to cancel its Battle Dice game line. I’ve known about this for some time but been unable to say anything publicly until Playmates made its official announcement. It’s always sad when a game line goes away, but just because we won’t see any more Battle Dice supplements doesn’t mean we can’t keep playing …
Battlelore on the Way
BoardgameNews.com has an excellent article on the boardgame I’m most looking forward to this fall: Battlelore from Days of Wonder. Take Richard Borg‘s excellent Command & Colors system (from gems like Battle Cry and Memoir ’44) put a fantasy twist on it, and give it the high-quality Days of Wonder treatment. And out just in time for the holidays.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
My friends at Raven Software (now a division of Activision) are hard at work on the new Marvel: Ultimate Alliance videogame. I saw a preview of this at Comic-Con, and it’s stunning stuff, up to Raven’s usual high standards. I somehow ended up with a fistful of invitations to the game’s VIP site. If anyone out there is interested in …
New Alliterates Site
The Alliterates site has a fresh, new look, courtesy of our webmaestro Lester Smith. Stop by and check it out. It looks great, although most of us haven’t had much of a chance to tinker with our sections yet. Look for more content there soon.