Tomorrow morning, we’ll be heading to awesomely named town of Mars, PA (just north of Pittsburgh) for Monster Bash, a gathering for fans of classic horror and monster movies. Horror cons are a fun departure from the usual comic convention scene and it’s always exciting to meet a different segment of fandom. Although I don’t […]
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Scott Hedlund draws the Martian War!
At the end of the week, Shell and I head to Mars, Pennsylvania for Monster Bash, but we can’t go until we’ve posted all of the commissions we got from Sci-Fi Valley Con last month. That means it’s time for the final commission reveal! And you’d better get ready, because it’s a doozy. This Martian […]
Our interview on Libertopia
Shell and I were interviewed over at Libertopia. We talked about a range of topics, like what it’s like working together as husband and wife and why we release under Creative Commons to why we dislike “message fiction” and how Blue Oyster Cult and 1980s X-Men comics influenced our stories. After you’re done reading the […]
Adieu, Dr. Mirabilis
I just read of Sir Christopher Lee’s passing at the age of 93. Of course, I did not know him personally, but even so I can’t help but feel a bit melancholy. By all accounts, Sir Christopher lead an exciting and successful life and lived to a venerable age, so there is, perhaps, less reason […]
Jared Brown draws Corona
The penultimate entry in our a series of commissioned artwork from the wildly talented artists of Sci-Fi Valley Con is this excellent full-size drawing of the Pittsburgh’s hottest vigilante, Corona, courtesy of Jared Brown of Darkstream Studios. Corona, aka Evangeline Garver, is a thermokinetic teen who first appears in our novel After Dark. Be sure […]
Wild Talents: A Survey of the Paranormal
We’ve already talked about what the inhabitants of our shared universe know (or think they know) about paranormal phenomenon. To reiterate briefly, one-and-a-half centuries of study has left mankind with the ability to quantify and measure certain phenomena, mostly related to Psionic abilities, to formulate some basic explanatory theories, and to catalog some stranger things […]
John Carter, Demigod Warlord of Two Worlds
On #AnnotatedTuesdays, we will share a quoted passage from some public domain source that has informed the Ascension Epoch universe, followed by commentary on how we used it. I am a very old man; how old I do not know. Possibly I am a hundred, possibly more; but I cannot tell because I have never […]
Jaisamp draws Cascade and West Side Siren
Third in our series of awesome commissioned artwork by the equally awesome artists of Sci-Fi Valley Con, Mae Jaisamer, aka Jaisamp, gives us two absolutely beautiful renderings of our femmes fatale. First up, the sexy, but morally questionable, Cascade: Cascade is a member of the GPRA, a metahuman militant group, in After Dark. Aside from […]
Jeremiah Witkowski has the devil to pay
Continuing our series of AE commissions from some of the excellent artists at Sci-Fi Valley Con 2015, here’s a drawing of the cursed western lawman, the Cyclone Ranger, courtesy of Jeremiah Witkowski, aka j3rm55. Be sure to check out Jeremiah’s webcomic, “You, Me, and Steve” and tell him we sent you. If you want to […]
D.J. Coffman draws the Ascension Epoch
For the next several weeks, we’ll be sharing some of the fantastic commissions we got from Sci-Fi Valley Con in Altoona this past weekend. For the first installment, take a look at these beautiful sketch cards by comic artist D.J. Coffman, creator of The God Child. =
