Dominic Fortune - How did I miss this?

Proving again that I can't be everywhere at once, I just found out that one of my favorite pulp characters-Dominic Fortune has a a new comic out.

Dominic Fortune (great pulp name btw) was created by Howard Chaykin, and started life over at Atlas Comics.

And he apparently has a thing for Redheads...

Funny!

Legends of Steel – Barbarians of Lemuria Edition in Hardback now at Lulu!

I just received my copy of the Hardback edition of LoS/BoL and I have got to say it is beautiful. I can’t describe the feeling of holding an actual hardback copy of something I wrote. I know a few of you guys are published authors, so please indulge me as I gush.

It’s selling for $35.00 on Lulu, which is a bit steep for most gaming budgets these days, but It is a nice piece of work (there is a sneak peak preview of it at the Lulu site).  The team-up with Beyond Belief Games for this product  is one of the better moves Evil DM Productions has made. 

So if you want a great game and a cool world to play it in then join me and my mom and buy a copy of LoS/BoL in hardback.

They finally got Warlord right!

I just finished the first story arc of the latest re-boot of the Warlord comic. I am happy to report that they finally got it right.  Some may remember a failed attempt a couple of years back to “Re-invent” the Warlord saga. It was a wasted attempt. after the first issue, all the die hard Warlord fans of the original Mike Grell series just shook their heads and said no way.

This latest series puts Grell back in the writers seat and he has Travis Morgan doing what he does best, leading an army in a desperate fight. All the old gang is back as well (Shakira, Machiste, Tara, Jennifer, and Mariah). If you were a fan of the old series, this new run will make you a very happy fanboy.

Manly Monday

Lazy Sunday Photo Dump

Evil DM Christmas List Item

Evil DM Auction – Sword & Sorcery / Sword & Sandal Paperbacks

These auctions are going pretty good. I’m cleaning out the excess slowly but surely and making a little scratch on the side. I’m assuming everyone so far is happy with their items. I haven't heard a complaint yet, so that's good.

This week I have a dozen Sword & Sorcery / Sword & Sandal paperbacks. In order to write Legends of Steel I read a lot of S&S, both good and not so good. In the course of my research I invariably buy doubles by mistake. So in this case my loss could be your gain as I have a couple of real gems stashed away in this lot.

Here is a closer look. That’s right, those ARE Kane books. Hard to find at a decent price even for “reading copies”.

And as always…

****BIG DAMN DISCLAIMER****
I am not a professional grader of books and games. These are “reading copies” I rescued from Goodwill . As I've stated in previous auctions, If you want to complete your private collection proceed, if you want to turn a buck and intend to bitch about every bend and crease on the cover, then move on.

The bidding is closed.

Paypal only (no cash, checks, or electrum pieces)

Payment due within 3 days from the end of the auction.

U.S. bidders only (seriously guys, U.S. Bidders only)

Winner agrees to pay $11.00 for USPS flat-rate Priority mail.

Auction ends at 6:00pm PST on Wednesday November 18th 2009.

Bid in comments section or at Boojiesdad at gmail.com

Good luck.

I got Google wave! I got Google wave!...Now what do I do with it??

Thanks to T.D. a long time "Friend of the Lair" I received one of the precious invites to join the Google Wave testers. I am now the envy of all my techy friends who can't beg, borrow, or steal an invite. Now all I have to do is figure out how Wave will eventually change my life and become as indispensable to me as my net book. In other words how can I best use it for gaming.

I started a wave to see just how it all works. If you are in the ranks of the elite please drop me a line in the comment section and tell me what you are doing with Wave. or better yet wave me- I might even wave back- if I can figure out how.

"Go look it up"

Tonight one of the minions approached me with a geography question. I knew the answer of course, but in that time honored tradition started by my mother, my answer to him was "Go look it up".

"How" was his reply.

"In the Atlas" I answered.

"Whats an Atlas?" He asked.

So with a loud "Harrumph!" I got up and went over to the bookshelves, only to find out that we didn't have an Atlas.

So I started looking around at what other reference material we were missing.

Long story short, my next trip to the Goodwill I came back with a 3 volume set of student handbooks, an Atlas, a 2008 Almanac, a Thesaurus, a couple of books on world history, a book on how things work, and a copy of The Power of Myth (I couldn't resist).

"She who must be obeyed" asked why not just let them use the internet?

I told her there would be time enough for that in all the other facets of their education. The minions need to have the basic research skill of cracking open a book.

She agreed.

So for now, I have to relocate a few volumes from my DelRey Robert E. Howard collection and maybe box up the extra Pellucidar hardbacks, so that the boys can have a decent reference shelf. But I doubt Burroughs and Howard would mind.

Manly Music Monday

Gettysburg
One of my all time favorites. I have the special collectors edition of Gettysburg on VHS which shows several deleted scenes. Because of this edition I'll always have a VHS player.



A Bridge too far
Such a tragic story, with such a beautiful score. You can just feel the optimism as the song begins.

The Great Escape
This has got to be one of the Manliest Movies ever made. If you're a guy and you don't like this movie you need to turn em in on your way out.




The Magnificent Seven
I know it's a remake. Hats off to Kurosawa.
But these guys defined the term Machismo. And this song just makes you want to jump on a horse and start riding.




Kelly's Heroes
Another great ensemble cast. One of my favorites.
This is the song I want played at the Evil DM funeral.


Man, now I gotta go watch me some movies!

Lazy Sunday Photo Dump

Evil DM Auction- Top Secret 1st Edition

We are back to RPG’s for the next Goodwill find. TSR’s Espionage classic Top Secret (1st edition). Normally this would be a keeper for me, but I already have several copies (also I’m more of a Top Secret S.I. player).

Note that the module isn't the original that came with the boxed set. But the module that is included (Operation: Rapid Strike) is in almost mint condition. The actual rulebook is in sweet shape as well.

check out the pics:

****BIG DAMN DISCLAIMER****
I am not a professional grader of books and games. These are “reading copies” I rescued from Goodwill . As I've stated in previous auctions, If you want to complete your private collection proceed, if you want to turn a buck and intend to bitch about every bend and crease on the cover, then move on.

The winning bid is $10.00

Paypal only (no cash, checks, or electrum pieces)

Payment due within 3 days from the end of the auction.

U.S. bidders only (seriously guys, U.S. Bidders only)

Winner agrees to pay $11.00 for USPS flat-rate Priority mail.

Auction ends at 6:00pm PST on Wednesday November 11th 2009.

Bid in comments section or at Boojiesdad at gmail.com

Good luck.

Evil DM Productions (EDMP)

Con on the Cob
I had made plans to attend Con on the Cobb in Ohio. Well of course the surgery prevented that from happening. Since EDMP had already paid for table space, Chris agreed to man the table and take down emails for a free gift for stopping by. My fear was that the poor guy would be just sitting there doing nothing. Well that turned out not to be the case. Chris was able to show off his artwork including several pieces that he’s working on for the “Lost World of Hador”. He also had to state several time that he was not The Evil DM. Chris was also able to network and Schmooze with industry folks and all in all he reported having a good time. The folks who signed up for the “free gift” received a free PDF copy of Legends of Steel-Savage Worlds.

Legends of Steel
Speaking of Legends of Steel, in March we released the Savage Worlds Edition, Followed by the Broadsword Edition, And most recently the Barbarians of Lemuria Edition. Each version so far has garnered good reviews, including a great one on Amazon. LoS has been featured on “The Games the thing” podcast and on the “Game Geeks” You Tube show. We received a few dings for layout issues, but as far as the content, it’s all been positive. We are continuing our efforts to make LoS available to as many gaming systems as possible. The New Year should see the release of the ZeFRS edition of Legends of Steel and a Legends of Steel supplement for the new edition of the Basic Action Game System.

Partnerships
In recent months EDMP has been able to form creative partnerships with other companies, most notably Beyond Belief Games –creators of the Barbarians of Lemuria (BoL)RPG, and Basic Action Games- Developers of the Basic Action Super Heroes (BASH) line of RPG products. Since EDMP focuses on support products and campaign resources, rather than system creation, We believe these partnerships will enable our products reach a larger market as we assist and support existing RPG product lines Such as the BoL and BASH RPG engines in addition to continuing our support for the Savage World’s and 1PG systems.

GenCon
With the success of Legends of Steel and several other products in various stages of completion, We have decided to look into making a showing as a company at the 2010 GenCon. Our goal is to have several different products for sale at the convention as well as unveiling at least one product that weekend.

Projects
As stated earlier, we have several product lines in various stages of completion. Our goal is to have a good mix of product offerings available for GenCon 2010.
While there are several products in development that we are keeping under wraps, here is a general breakdown of some of the products we have ready or that will be ready by the August deadline:

Legends of Steel (LoS)
Legends of Steel is a Sword & Sorcery guidebook and Campaign Gazetteer for the world of Erisa.
LoS Savage Worlds: Done
LoS Broadsword: Done
LoS Barbarians of Lemuria: Done
LoS ZeFRS: Awaiting Layout
LoS BASH: In production

Swords of Erisa (For LoS)
Swords of Erisa offers additional characters, locations, and adventures for use with Legends of Steel.
Swords of Erisa: In Production

Lost World of Hador (LWoH)
The Lost World of Hador is a Lost Worlds adventure using a pulp setting.
LWoH Savage Worlds: In Production
LWoH Dime Heroes: In Production
LWoH BoL: In Production

Mission: Adventure!
Sci-Spy Action from the 60's and 70's.
Mission: Adventure! : In pre-production

The World of Aurora
Aurora is a magical world of Romance and Heroic Adventure in a "Victorian" setting.
World book and adventure “For love and honor”: In pre-production

Age of Epics
A fantasy based medieval world of adventure the classic vein of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
Age of Epics: In pre-production

Its a long, long way from home

My recovery from the two surgeries in September continues. I have physical therapy several times a week and follow-up visits with my doctor. Some days are better than others in dealing with the pain. I still can’t sit for longer than 20 minutes at a time, which really isn’t conducive to being a writer. Fortunately, with the notebook I am able to change positions and write while lying down. According to my physician and therapists the recovery is going well, especially since I am doing it without pain meds. I decided against using medication after the withdrawal symptoms that I went through from the Morphine in the hospital.

My activity is really limited because, from what I understand, now that the artificial disc is in place I have to allow bone to grow over it naturally, which creates the “Fusion” part of the procedure. If that is compromised in any way, then all of this will be for nothing and I’ll probably be in even worse shape, so it’s a long road to recovery.

Manly Monday - Simon Washbourne!

What could be more "Manly" Than talking about Barbarians?

Visionary game designer Simon Washbourne has his mind picked apart by the RPG Haven Podcast. Simon's Role playing game "Barbarians of Lemuria" is a genuine "Indy press" success. And now you have the chance to delve into the game designers mind. Its a very enlightening interview.

In fact, my only complaint is that they spend 4 minutes and thirty six seconds talking about some French guys and I only get the briefest of mentions, despite being the "other half" of the groundbreaking "Legends of Steel-Barbarians of Lemuria Edition" and an influential driving force in the Sword & Sorcery gaming renaissance.

But I digress.

And this really isn't about me is it? This is Simon's moment.

Seriously though- It's a good interview and BoL is on it's way into hard copy print and distribution to real brick and mortar game stores!

Go give it a listen.

Lazy Sunday Photodump