Category: Muskrat Ramblings

I will admit that Doryand Reyne and the lovely and talented Judith and I all hit the Gridiron(a local watering hole with VERY fine grub) tonight to watch the season finale of "Temptation Island". You know: "Temptation Island," on Fox. The worst show in the history of broadcast toever have BEEN broadcast? "Attack of the […]

Nothing captures my imagination more than new sights and sounds, foreign cultures and exotic climes. And it’s VERY good for my gaming. Because of far-flung adventure, you ask? No, because I despise flying. I’m six-foot-four. The average plane seat, it’s common knowledge, is built with the comfort level of one who’s four-foot-two in mind. (The […]

Here’s the cover for Dork Tower 13, which goes to press (finally) next week! (Click on it or on the above link for the full-size version). Aaron Williams, the mad genius behind NODWICK, drew it. I’m starting to get really excited about this issue. I think it will be great — it clocks in at […]

Spent much of the weekend tracking down elusive Matthew Sweet tickets for his Wednesday night concert. Which is something I hadn’t figured on doing, given that when I called Mad City Music on Friday (where the tickets were on sale), the woman I spoke with said they had plenty left. “So they won’t sell out?” […]

It’s Friday, and there’s a NEW Dork Tower at Pyramid Magazine Online, if you’re a subscriber! Me? I’m psyched. Yesterday was a VERY good day. I discovered Matthew Sweet will be playing in Madison next Wednesday, and my pal Steve Marmel is going to be performing in town next month. I love how small things […]

It’s Friday, and there’s a NEW Dork Tower at Pyramid Magazine Online, if you’re a subscriber! Me? I’m psyched. Yesterday was a VERY good day. I discovered Matthew Sweet will be playing in Madison next Wednesday, and my pal Steve Marmel is going to be performing in town next month. I love how small things […]

——————————————————— V-DAY INTERVIEW w/ JOHN KOVALIC——————————————————— Don’t miss our lengthy “Valentine’s Day Special” interview with cartoonist John Kovalic, creator of Dork Tower, Wild Life, Beached, and other extremely punctual, neatly drafted, and utterly hilarious cartoons! Check it out after 5PM EST, Thursday, February 15th, at: http://www.BrothersGrinn.com/spaz/jkovalic/jkovalic.asp Learn John’s thoughts on cartooning, humor, nose size, and […]

In honor of procrastinators everywhere, here’s a downloadable Valentine’s card, especially for gamers! Roll to Save vs. Cuteness NOW! Speaking of Valentine’s Day, here’s the true story of how I proposed to my wife, the lovely and talented Judith, up for the first time on the new site. To make a long story short, the […]

We’re premiering our new site design today! We hope you like it. This is the main entry page, from which you can reach everything — Dork Storm Press, Dork Tower and other Kovalic ‘toons, the Dork Store, and other sections of Kovalicdom! Some of these buttons may not work just yet. However, the Dork Store, […]

NEWSFLASH! In just about six weeks, DORK COVENANT: The Collected Dork Tower Vol. I will be translated and published in Germany as DIE WELT DER DUMMHEIT (rough translation: "World of Dorkness") by Feder Und Schwert, German publishers of White Wolf material. Absolutely everything I’ve heard about Feder Und Schwert has been fantastic, and I’m very […]