‘Schlock Mercenary: The Teraport Wars’ Coming in October
Schlock Mercenary: The Teraport Wars is now available for pre-order. The Teraport Wars is the fourth collection of Schlock Mercenary strips to make it into publication; in true George Lucas style, Book 3 and Book 4 were released first. This book fits between The Tub of Happiness and Under New Management, and with it the first 1000 strips are available four hard-copy volumes.
This 228-page volume is in full color on glossy paper, and contains all the strips and footnotes from November 12th of 2001 through March 8th of 2003. It also features some new footnotes, commentary, guest art, concept art, deck plans for the Post-Dated Check Loan, eleven pages of all-new bonus story, and an introduction by Brandon Sanderson. The book is expected to ship October 9.
Schlock Mercenary is a webcomic by Howard Tayler that follows the adventures of a mercenary company aboard a starship in a 31st-century space opera setting. Schlock Mercenary updates daily at http://www.schlockmercenary.com/, and has been doing so continuously since June of 2000, a near-unheard-of feat in webcomics. Schlock Mercenary was previously featured on Keenspot, and is now a member of the Blank Label Comics consortium.
I've already pre-ordered 3 copies of this fantasic new volume to the series, and I am a loyal daily follower. Howard is truly the "Iron Man" of webcomics, a powerhouse of creativity, and a really nice guy. He doesn't clutter his convention appearances with an overblown ego, nor does he practice any self-deprication or false modesty. His stories are well thought out and enjoyable on many levels. this new volume will find its way next to the previous volumes on my bookshelf after reading it, as well as be pulled down and re-read over the next decades by myself and my children. Howards art and writing have continued to grow over the years, and the proof can still be viewed online as well as in print.Miss this series at your own peril, it marks the beginning of a new era of comic publishing!
Thanks for the plug!Quick correction: The four volumes in print as of October will span 1,372 days of comics. The figure for 1,000 strips is correct for just volumes 1 and 2.