A Special Offer for Patrons
Greetings Patrons!
As avid supporters of Howard and Sandra, it is likely that you’ve already heard the news, but just in case:
We’ve launched the Kickstarter for 2023-09-21 14:48:20 +0000 UTC View Post
SchlockMercenary posts
Storytime! The Department of Mislabeled Bottles Project
In which Howard goes down a twitter rabbit hole and emerges with labels you want in your kitchen
TL;DR: Patrons will be getting a PDF version of the...
2022-06-03 18:57:17 +0000 UTC View PostEnd of May Update: Shafter's Shifters, Department of Mislabled Bottles, & Hypernode Connect Discord Server
Greetings Patrons,
We’re nearing the end of the month, which means now is a great time to check your pledge and make sure you’re subscribed to the pledge level that you want for J...
2022-05-30 19:59:10 +0000 UTC View PostNew Project: Shafter's Shifters
Greetings Patrons!
(And since this is a public post, greetings to anyone else who has stopped by!)
Howard has been writing some Schlockiverse fiction, and we’re getting pretty close t...
2022-04-15 21:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostCelebrating Howard with a BOGO deal
Greetings Patrons!
It is Howard's birthday next week and to celebrate we're offering a special Buy ...
2022-02-25 16:12:50 +0000 UTC View PostProgress on XDM2e with Bonus Puzzle Sneak Peek
Greetings Patrons,
This week we've got another page spread GIF from the XDM2e project. (Latest full update 2022-01-07 23:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Work Continues on XDM2e
Greetings Patrons!
Here is a glimpse of some of the art that Howard has been doing for the past several weeks. This is for the X-treme Dungeon Mastery 2nd Edition project that we ran a Kickst...
2021-12-17 18:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostXDM2e Continues to Progress
We're working our way through the book from beginning to end. Howard draws pictures, Sandra pushes text around on pages to update the design around the images. We still have work to do to finalize ...
2021-11-29 20:54:40 +0000 UTC View PostNew Project: X-treme Dungeon Mastery Second Edition
Greetings Patrons!
We wanted to make sure that you are aware that we've launched a Kickstarter project for a second edition of X-treme Dungeon Mastery.
Hangout and Time Lapses
Greetings Patrons!
One of the things that Howard and Sandra intend to be working on in the next months is providing additional content specifically for Patrons. Today we have two things for y...
2021-04-06 16:19:26 +0000 UTC View PostTime Lapse: Outlining a Bonus Story
I've been spending a LOT of my art cycles on TypeCastRPG stuff. Sandra reminded me that I do have actual deadlines for OTHER things, and asked what my progress on those looked like. Her...
2021-02-12 16:49:10 +0000 UTC View PostWe're all fine here now. How are you?
We've been self-isolating pretty rigorously here at Chez Tayler. Sandra goes shopping once per week, and Howard doesn't go anywhere except the back yard, where he'll occasionally have shouting-dist...
2020-04-07 01:50:06 +0000 UTC View PostHoliday Sale
We're holding a holiday sale from now until December 5. Use coupon code 2019HOLIDAY to get 10% off your entire order. 2019-11-29 17:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Kickstarter for Big Dumb Objects is Live!
We want to make sure Patrons get the earliest possible notification that our Kickstarter is live. We'll have updates about your special access to Kickstarter perks later.
New Merchandise Alert
Greetings Patrons,
We have a couple of special new store items with limited quantities and we wanted to alert Patrons first before we announce to the general Schlockiverse.
First:...
2019-10-14 15:41:12 +0000 UTC View PostKickstarter is live!
Greetings Patrons,
Our Kickstarter for Schlock Mercenary books 14 & 15 is now live. Please come and help us meet the funding goals. We plan to do special extras for Patrons as various stretch go...
2018-10-16 14:02:25 +0000 UTC View PostFobott'r Numerology
Here's a quick snapshot of the spreadsheet I'm using to keep track of Fobott'r numerology, which enters into things like Fobott'r names.
The first six numerals are about the Fobott'r body. The...
2018-07-06 18:50:56 +0000 UTC View PostFive Billion Years, Four Panels
Here are the inks for an upcoming strip in which the formation and stabilization of planetary systems is used as the setup for a punchline.
The punchline and narration are not included here. G...
Cover Art Time Lapse
Last week I posted the rough pencils for the DELEGATES AND DELEGATION cover art. Here is the series of scans taken from the beginning of the penciling all the way to the final line art (no colors yet....
2018-04-17 18:18:48 +0000 UTC View PostCover Pencils, Delegates and Delegation
Work-in-Progress
This will be another one of those covers where you can confidently say "this scene was never in the book."
The penciling isn't done. The corner above Schlock's hand needs to...
Juno + Hubble = Wallpaper
I was perusing the PJ11 images for views of Jupiter's horizon, and I was not disappointed. So I turned it into a wallpaper. Unfortunately, the original image was plain black above Jupiter's horizon, s...
2018-04-03 21:23:20 +0000 UTC View PostSketchbook 10
This sketch page shows some rough sketches of lightning storms inside Eina Afa. It also shows some of Howard's scripting notes. These are from the book Broken Wind and describe the action from <...
2018-03-30 17:28:50 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Year Closes
Greetings Patrons,
Since Patreon decided to not implement their fee changes, updates here will continue as normal. For anyone who no longer wants to donate through Patreon, we have a Paypal button o...
2017-12-28 17:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon's Announced Fee Changes
Greetings Patrons,
Yesterday we got word from Patreon that, beginning on December 18th, they will change their fee structure.
Here’s the short version: 2017-12-07 17:30:05 +0000 UTC View Post
End of Year Sale
Greetings Patrons,
We'd like to draw your attention to some special end-of-year deals that may be useful to your holiday gift giving plans. Be sure to check the next Patrons only post, which w...
2017-11-23 19:49:47 +0000 UTC View PostSo, Photoshop Crashed...
I had just done a "save for web" of this preliminary take on a desktop wallpaper featuring Bristlecone when Photoshop crashed. In fact, my whole PC crashed, complete with a QR code for the er...
2017-10-19 15:25:26 +0000 UTC View PostHiring Out Design Work
When Howard was coming up to the conclusion of the latest Schlock book online, he knew he needed to create designs for Ot Skadak warriors, but he was really pressed for time in advance of all the Augu...
2017-09-13 15:50:59 +0000 UTC View PostKickstarter Announcement
Greetings Patrons,
We've just launched a Kickstarter for Deluxe RPG Screens made to look like Schlockiverse handbrains. In keeping with our attempts to give you all special access to merchandise, we...
2017-05-16 05:30:54 +0000 UTC View PostMore Pixels!
Patrons at the $5.00 level can read the comic in high-resolution on supported devices, which until this morning pretty much meant "mobile devices." We've¹ just deployed a new site layout that will le...
2017-04-03 22:27:33 +0000 UTC View PostAd-Free and Hi-Res
Sandra here. Howard is locked in his office making comics.
We'll be updating and upgrading the Schlock Mercenary Patreon in the next few days.
1) Patreon supporters at t...
2017-03-09 15:29:01 +0000 UTC View Post