Tim Hildebrandt, one half of the identical twins known as the Brothers Hildebrandt, died on June 11 due to complications from diabetes. I never knew Tim (or his brother Greg), but I loved their artwork from an early age. Their renditions of Tolkien’s words brought Middle-earth to life for me as a kid, and they defined fantasy artwork in my …
Comic-Con Panelists?
Comic-Con has asked me to put together a panel of game industry professionals for the show. The panel will run from 11—12 on Saturday, July 22. If you qualify to be on such a panel, will be there, and have the time free, please use the link in the sidebar to drop me an e-mail. If you’ll be at the …
Knights No More
This morning, Nina Hess, my editor on the Knights of the Silver Dragon line, gave me a call. That should have been my first clue something was wrong. You see, in this age of the internet, I’d yet to speak with Nina even once. If she’d picked up the phone to talk with me, something had to be up. In …
The Art of the Pitch
Over on his blog, Lucien Soulban asks about novel pitches and submissions, “How do you approach submissions and is rejection our constant companion?” Among the other excellent answers, I replied: It’s always a crapshoot. Not only do you have to have a great idea, but it has to be one that catches the editor’s attention, hasn’t been done before (or …
Celebrity Gamers
I’m amassing a list of celebrity gamers–that is, famous people who play tabletop games. Games Quarterly Magazine has asked me to interview such personages for their pages, and I’d like to know just how large my potential pool of interview targets happens to be. See after the break for a full list of what I’ve come up with so far. …
June’s Page XX
Pelgrane Press just posted its latest Page XX. This free collection of articles covers such topics as Robin Laws‘s “Point of Distinction,” “A Cold Day in Hell: A Look at eBooks in the RPG Industry,” and “Is the RPG Industry Screwed?” All recommended reading.
A Million Voices Crying Out at Once
Jim Muraco alerted me to the advent of the Voice of a Million Petition. It’s an experiment in what people can do if enough of them get together and ask for it. The first mission: Getting U2 to play at Miller Park on St. Patrick’s Day 2007. There are more important windwills to tilt at, sure, but few hold as …
Fantastic Battle Dice Wallpaper
Over at MarvelBattleDice.com, the fine folks at Playmates Toys have posted the latest in their series of computer desktop wallpapers. This one features the Thing and Mr. Fantastic from the Fantastic Four!
Comic-Con
I just made my reservations for Comic-Con International. It’ll be a quick trip for me. Although the con runs from Wednesday through Sunday, I’m in on Thursday morning and back out on Saturday night. While I’m there, I’ll be on a panel or two and sit in at a book signing. If you’ll be there, be sure to drop on …
Thrudbowl 2006
On July 22 & 23, if you’re anywhere near Bognor Regis (on the south coast of England) and love Blood Bowl, be sure to head to the Bognor Regis Community College (Upper School) for Thrudbowl! This is a Blood Bowl tournament featuring Carl Critchlow‘s Thrud the Barbarian, complete with Carl’s blessing. With luck, they’ll have some autographed copies of my …