Muskrat Ramblings

I haven’t been able to get onto the ftp site that is kind enough to host Dork Tower online for a couple of days, now. E-mails asking if there’s a problem haven’t been replied to. Meaning there probably IS a problem. New cartoons are done and ready to run, here. More “Gilly in London” ones, […]

I had some good news to post, but today isn’t the day for it. Scott Haring is perhaps the single individual most responsible for my entry into the gaming industry. A long time ago, he produced a magazine called The Gamer. I met him at GenCon, and liked the magazine. A lot. Being a writer […]

I’m back in Madison, now. I was in London, at my sister’s place, for the last couple of weeks, getting Massive Amounts of Work Done. I saw some friends, but didn’t tell most I was even there, for which I am sorry. My excuse: this trip was about getting, as I noted, Massive Amounts of […]

I’m being a bit quiet on the blog these days, if only because the Perfect Storm of Deadlines continues. Dork Tower #31, Dr. Blink #2, “The Collected Dork Tower #8 Go, Dork, Go!” and the reprints (with corrections and updates) of “Dork Covenant” (TCDT #1, fifth printing) and “Understanding Gamers” (TCDT #5, second printing) are […]

I am hunkered down, cranking out the work until my little fingers bleed. The “Michael Feldman’s Whad’ya Know” crew, in the meantime, is on the 20th anniversary bus tour: Michaelpalooza. Tour stops include: Scenic Roanoke, VA – Saturday, June 18, 2005. Tickets on sale from the Civic Center Ticket Office, 1-888-397-3100 or online. Scenic Harrisburg, […]

Marriage Proposal in a Box She thought she was playing a party game…but he had much bigger plans! MADISON, Wisconsin – People say romance can be a game, but nowhere was this truer than when Bill Becker got engaged to girlfriend Ashleigh…with the help of their favorite party game: Apples to Apples. Bill wanted to […]

For the next three weeks, I fear the online cartoon will be updated Tuesdays and Thursdays only. This is primarily due to Dr. Blink #2, Dork Tower 31 and Go, Dork! Go! – The Collected Dork Tower Vol. VIII needing to get to press, or already being there. Plus the fifth reprint of Dork Covenant […]

Obviously, there was too much going on this week for me to pop over to Cosmic Enounter Online, and try out The Dork, aka Igor. (I note that at the moment, he graces the home page). But a nice note came in from Peter Oltaka, on all the folks from hereabouts who DID get over […]

Marcon musings to follow soon. The convention was great, but my mood was gloomy. Our cherished Cleopatra cat passed away at 3:20 am, Friday morning, in Judith and my arms…an hour before I was to head to the airport. She had been in the hospital for a week, and the doctors could find nothing conclusive. […]

So anyhoo, I’ll be in Columbus, Ohio this weekend for MarCon’s 40th Birthday Celebration. Although I’m the Comic Book Guest of Honor, I’m also a Gaming Special Guest, and I’ll have tons of Out of the Box goodness with me. I’m hoping to have the latest prototype of Cineplexity on hand, to give that some […]