Muskrat Ramblings

An ill-timed fit of Spring Cleaning (ill-timed because it’s put me back a couple of days in actual…you know…paying work) has nevertheless begun to yield some results. My original artwork, which was in danger of crushing the poor chipboard bookcase my dad built for my closet a decade and a half ago, is at least […]

First off…SORRY there were no cartoons up this week. Two major deadlines hit, and I didn’t want to run any repeats as I’d like to do more “Lake Geneva Convention” cartoons, and make it a series. New stuff Monday. Fingers crossed. **** The lovely and talented Judith and I are into Milwaukee tomorrow to see […]

This may not mean much to folks outside the industry, but it’s huge news. This just arrived came in the in-box a few minutes ago. April 6, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Owners for Games Quarterly Catalog Games Quarterly Catalog (GQC), the 16 year old standard reference for the games industry, is now under new […]

The first review of Dr. Blink: Superhero Shrink: Id. Ego. SUPEREGO! that I know of ran in the Onion. And it was luverly: In the first trade collection of Dr. Blink: Superhero Shrink, writer John Kovalic (Dork Tower) and artists Christopher Jones and Melissa Kaercher credit Bob Newhart and Kurt Busiek as their “founders.” Given […]

Yup. In a fit of Spring Cleaning, I’ve decided that Muskrat II, my old PowerPC G3, must go. This is the machine that helped me get out much of Dork Tower between 1998 and 2001, both comics and comic books. I’m posting this here first, before I Craigslist the old girl, in case anybody wanted […]

Because I’m a “Big Guy” in the industry, I’ll deign to give you all a cartoon today. I now expect you to shower me with valuable, valuable page views. BIG huge, sarcastic, self-deprecating grin. Massive thanks to the overwhelming response to the posted comment, by the way. That was amazing. Wow. The Army of Dorkness […]

Sadly and with great regret, I’ve had to cancel an appearance at Penguicon in April, due to its proximity to some other shows I’m down for. I’ve heard great things about this show, and have wanted to check it out for a while now. Still, on the plus side, Steve Jackson provides a MUCH niftier […]

Press Release APPLES to APPLES Harvest: 3 Million Games! The Fastest Growing Game in the Country Celebrates Bumper Crop Sales. Out of the Box Publishing is proud to announce a milestone for its best selling game: APPLES to APPLES®. This year, APPLES to APPLES has reached sales of over three million units! APPLES to APPLES […]

I was walking past the University Book Store yesterday, after purchasing far more paper than I really had intended to (hey – they had New Size Paper! THEY HAD NEW SIZE PAPER!), when I noticed the Young Socialists on either side of the square, waving the Daily Worker (or whatever their paper’s called) in the […]

Later today or tomorrow I’ll post some of the cards. I’m having great fun with this set. But, for the moment… For immediate release. Steve Jackson Games announces for release in June, 2007: Munchkin 5 – De-Ranged Munchkin 5 – De-Ranged brings you more of the twisted humor of Steve Jackson and John Kovalic in […]