Category: Muskrat Ramblings

Did he or didn’t he say “yes”? I don’t know! If you saw yesterday’s cartoon, you’ll have seen that a Dork Tower reader (Robyn) in Idaho Falls, Idaho, proposed to her boyfriend (Jared) in the comic strip. A few months ago, Robyn e-mailed me and asked me if she could use Dork Tower as the […]

Well, as usual, there were a couple of things I forgot to mention concerning Origins. Top of the list was a great new Spaghetti Western card game I discovered called “Bang!” It does for The Man With No Name what “Munchkin” does for Conan the Barbarian. It’s right up there with Management Material and Battle […]

Here we go again, as I attempt to get the Muskrat Ramblings out on at least a semi-regular basis. This may be insanity, given that con season is upon us, but the plan is to try and throw at least a few thoughts on the website on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fingers crossed. We’ll see how […]

The lovely and talented Judith and I went to see comedian Dave Attell (“Insomniac” — Comedy Central) at the Orpheum Theater here in Madison last night. I love going to see comedy. Laughing out loud is one of the great pleasures of being alive. And I think a lot of cartoonists possess the same kind […]

Holy cow, there’s a ton of stuff going on over here at Muskrat Central. For a start, I’ve still got to get reports done on ALL the conventions this year. I’ve shamefully neglected any write-ups of Warpcon, the New York Toy Fair, GAMA and Oddcon. They were all wildly successful, a ton of fun, and […]

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Good day, Dorks! This is your goth-loving dork-dating cruise director, Wendy the Webmistress. Well, folks I noticed that John hasn’t been able to update in awhile, and after taking a look at his schedule I can see why. So I figured to keep you all entertained until he stops in from parts unknown, I would […]

OK. I should have gotten this list out a while ago, but here are most of the stops I’m likely to make on the Dork Tower World Tour, 2003. (also known as DeathMarch 2003 — yes, there WILL be t-shirts). Warpcon January 24, 25, 26 Cork, Ireland * Guest of Honor New York Toy Fair […]

Life’s crazy again. Dork Tower #21, the Dork Tower Lord of the Rings Special and the third printing of Dork Shadows have all just gone to press. Dork Tower #21 is what I’m calling the Nervous Breakdown Issue, mostly because life here’s been insane what with one thing and another these last six to eight […]

Next Sunday, I turn 40. The closeness of the date (November 24, thanks for asking) has really just hit me, because — frankly — life’s been far too busy recently for me to even spare it a thought. As an early birthday present, my dear friend (and Army of Dorkness Major General) Reyne bought us […]