I’m very sorry to all of our Pittsburgh-area fans, but we will not be at Steel City Con this December as originally planned. Shell and I are extremely disappointed, and not least because Pittsburgh is our debut city and has been the home of our most enthusiastic fans. I can assure you that we had […]
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Just released! Salamander Six: The Audiobook
Book Review: War of the Worlds: The Anglo-Martian War of 1895
This book is part of Osprey’s ‘Adventure’ imprint, an expanding line-up of reference books for fictional and mythological struggles, ranging from Atlantis to King Arthur to the Cthulhu Mythos. I have read quite a few of them, including an excellent book on the Nazi occult program written by horror RPG ace Kenneth Hite, a tome […]
Picture PMonday: East End Irregulars 2 Cover Preview
So the cover for the second East End Irregulars book, Dismal Tide, has progressed enough that I’m OK with sharing a preview. This cover has been tough, not in the painting of it, but in deciding what should go on it. Mike and I were back and forth a dozen times before we decided, and […]
All aboard! Shell and Mike interviewed on The Roundhouse
We had a fantastic (but frigid) time at Steampunk unLimited at the Strasburg Rail Road a few weeks ago, and one of the highlights was our interview with Nick, host of The Roundhouse, a podcast about railroading. What could a couple of superhero authors possibly say to interest railroading enthusiasts? Well, a lot, we hope! […]
Picture Pfriday: I’m Not Dead! I’m Just Organizing a Convention…
I’m not dead! But the world has exploded with business! I’m running a con! How did this happen?! It’s on New Year’s! There will be video games, tabletop games, and alcohol, just like all my geeky New Year’s non-parties. Only this is a party, too! With music! And instead of four people, there will be […]
Grave Slavery: The Real-Life Zombie
It’s almost Halloween, so let’s talk about monsters. Specifically, let’s talk about the trendiest, hippest monster of the zeitgeist, the zombie. Of all the classic monsters, I find zombies the least interesting. For starters, they’re mindless, which means that, despite endless fantasies to the contrary, they’re no plausible, long-term threat to a technical civilization. Their […]
Salamander Six: The Audio Book
I can finally reveal one of the major announcements I hinted about in previous posts: Salamander Six, our short story about the mechanized, airborne firefighters of Marin-Pyronef, is coming to audiobook! It’s being produced by Listen and Think Audio and narrated by one of the most prolific and beloved libertarian audiobook narrators ever, Jeff Riggenbach! […]
“God willing, our victory is at hand.”
“I will require allies: mighty, stalwart, and brilliant men, empowered perhaps even as I am. The Lens knows where to find them.” –Jamison Doyle, July 13, 1898 The Signalman will see you at Steampunk Unlimited! Meet him in the caboose at 1PM for thrilling tales of the Martian War!
The Dismal Tide is almost here!
We had hoped to get The Dismal Tide out by the end of the first full week of October, but that deadline has come and gone. Finishing the interior illustrations took longer than expected, plus we had to prep for our appearance at Steampunk unLimited this weekend–and by prep, I mean finish our costumes. We […]
