Jim Butcher

Priscilla Spencer, illustrator of the Codex Alera map, has made 18″x24″ posters available for sale! “Standard” maps are $17.50, and domestic orders placed before December 17th will arrive before Christmas. Priscilla is happy to sign and/or personalize your map.
Alternately, if you’d prefer a map signed by Jim as well, he and Priscilla have arranged a Virtual Signing! Fans can pre-order Alera Map posters signed and personalized by Jim and Priscilla for $35, and they’ll ship in late January.
Discuss this on the forum here.

Patrick Rothfuss, author of the much-lauded The Name of the Wind, is reprising his massive Worldbuilders fundraiser, benefiting Heifer International. Heifer is a global charity that helps people raise themselves up out of poverty and starvation. All over the world, Heifer promotes education, sustainable agriculture, and local industry. And Worldbuilders will match 50% of donations, meaning that a ten-dollar donation becomes fifteen dollars for Heifer!
Pat has accumulated a truly staggering number of contributions from writers, publishers, and other creatives that are being raffled or auctioned off to fans. For every 10 bucks you donate, your name will get entered into the drawing once, so $30 means three chances to win. Among over a thousand ridiculously cool autographed books, special edition works from Subterranean Press, and ARCs from your favorite writers, you could win any of the following Jim-related goodness:

• Jim Butcher donated autographed copies of Grave Peril and Changes.
• Subterranean press donated five signed and numbered limited leather-bound editions of Jim Butcher’s Backup, a novelette from Thomas’ point of view, illustrated by Mike Mignola. These go for hundreds of dollars on the collector’s market!
• Alera map illustrator Priscilla Spencer donated an 18″x24″ Codex Alera Map poster signed by Jim and herself.

Pat is adding more items to the prize list every day, so keep an eye on his blog. If you have any questions, be sure to check out the FAQ first, then ask them in Pat’s blog comments rather than here.
The fundraiser ends December 13th, so be sure to check it out soon! Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause, and perhaps win some cool stuff in the process.
Discuss this on the forum here.

Subterranean Press has made the following announcement:

First, we should let you know that we’re down to the last twenty copies of Jim Butcher’s Grave Peril, the third entry in our Signed Limited Editions of the Dresden Files. We have the next three books, Summer Knight, Death Mask, and Blood Rites, under contract, as well as Side Jobs, his short story collection.
We’re now accepting preorders for both Summer Knight (projected to ship this Spring) and the short story collection, Sides Jobs (slated for the Fall). If you order both now, this week only, we’re offering $50 off the regular price of $150 for the two volumes.
Summer Knight has been fully proofread, and sent out to be illustrated by Vincent Chong. In fact, it’s next up on his to do list. The signature pages are being printed, and will be sent in the next two weeks to Jim Butcher to fit into his schedule. For Side Jobs, we’re commissioning Vincent to provide an illustration for each story, including the ultra-rare novelette, “Backup”, and the brand new 80 page novella, “Aftermath.” Both of these volumes will be printed on 80# Finch paper, with designs that complement earlier entries in the series.

Feel free to discuss this news on the forum, but please direct any questions to subpress@gmail.com.

The explosive final issue (#8 of 8) of the graphic novel adaptation of Storm Front hits comics stores today! Check out a five-page preview at Dynamite’s website.

DRESDEN FILES: STORM FRONT VOLUME TWO #3
Adapted by Mark Powers
Cover by Ardian Syaf
Pencils by Brett Booth
Battered and beaten, Harry Dresden faces his final showdown with the Shadow Killer. With his own life on the line can Harry possibly stop him in time? The Dresden Files: Storm Front reaches a shattering climax loaded with all of Jim Butcher’s trademark mix of magic, mystery and adventure!
Use Diamond’s Comic Shop Locator to find a store near you.
This also marks our last issue illustrated by Brett Booth, who took over for Ardian when the title transitioned to Dynamite Entertainment. Thanks for a fantastic finale, Brett! Now, we’re pleased to welcome Chase Conley to the team as the penciller/inker for Dynamite’s upcoming adaptation of Fool Moon.
If you want a hint of what Chase’s take on Dresden will look like, you can check out his audition pieces in his blog: Harry, Murphy, and Thomas, and two sample pages from Fool Moon.

A rare event! Both Jim Butcher and Fred Hicks get interviewed on The Walking Eye podcast, and talk about the novels, the RPG, and gaming in general. Have a listen!
In RPG-related news, “Wizard” themed Fudge Dice are up for preorder on the Evil Hat webstore.