I just learned that Keith Parkinson (who passed away last year) and Tim Truman used to play in a band together. Several bands, actually. Tim–who is set to take over the reins as the writer of the monthly Conan comic for Dark Horse Comics later this year–met Keith back when they both worked as illustrators at TSR, creating fantastic artwork …
Marvel Heroes Battle Dice Site Up
Playmates just launched the brand-spanking new, official Marvel Heroes Battle Dice website. Stop on by and check it out! It’s a bit light on content at the moment, but I’m told more is on the way shortly. Also, keep an eye out for the commercial starting tomorrow. It should run alongside a lot of kids’ programming for the next three …
Soulban’s Fleshworks on Shelves
I just got my copy of Fleshworks from the Black Library. My pal Lucien Soulban wrote this Necromunda novel, and it looks like a blast.
New Conan MMORPG Site
Funcom recently updated its community portal for its upcoming Age of Conan MMORPG. If reading the novels whets your appetite for adventure, soon you’ll be able to join in with your own swinging blade!
Battle Dice Video
The people at TDMonthly have posted a streaming video that shows a bit of Marvel Heroes Battle Dice played at high speed. The video has the herky-jerky feel of an old Keystone Cops action sequence, but it crams a lot of details into a few moments. Check it out!
Another Celebrity Gamer Outs Himself
In his recent interview with the Onion’s AV Club, Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report admits to playing Dungeons & Dragons. Not only that, but he goes on about how wonderful the game is and how much he enjoyed it as a kid. I can only agree.
Prey’s Rhinehart on Attack of the Show
Chris Rhinehart, of my old employer Human Head Studios, will be on Attack of the Show tomorrow night (1/23/06) at 7 PM Eastern. He’s there to show of the latest build of the long-anticipated Prey. Check it out, and you’ll see why this game is reason alone to pick up an Xbox 360. The 3DRealms’ website has all the details.
Mariotte on Conan
My friend Jeff Mariotte just posted an excellent appreciation of Robert E. Howard and Conan for Howard’s 100th birthday. Jeff worked at WildStorm Productions when I co-designed the WildStorms CCG there, and he edited my Dracula’s Revenge comic for IDW. This past year, the tables turned, and I edited his new Age of Conan trilogy, the Marauders. Look for the …
Happy Birthday, Robert E. Howard
Today (or, arguably, Tuesday) would have been the 100th birthday of Robert E. Howard. As the creator of Conan, King Kull, and Solomon Kane, he invented the sword-and-sorcery fantasy and wrote in more than a half-dozen other genres for pulp magazines of all types. He cut his own life short at the age of 30. We can only guess what …
The Peter Pan-Stephen King-Miami Dolphins Connection
The title for the new official Peter Pan book coming out this year is Peter Pan in Scarlet. As I’ve mentioned before, the rights to Peter Pan are a bit of a mess. According to the Great Ormond Street Hospital, they own the rights to Peter Pan forever in the UK, until 2007 in Europe, and until 2023 in the …