Author: fred

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The mighty Endgame in Oakland, California will be celebrating its sixth anniversary on Saturday, October 27th. Endgame has been very good to us at Evil Hat Productions, and for some reason, they think we’ve been very good to them.
So they’re having me out there as a guest for the big shindig on the 27th!
Folks looking to jaw about Evil Hat’s various projects, or maybe get their copies of Don’t Rest Your Head or Spirit of the Century signed, are encouraged to come on down and join in the festivities. I’m eager to get a chance to meet the West Coast crowd— y’all don’t make it over to this coast nearly enough (and vice-versa where I’m concerned).
We’ll be doing an “official” book signing around noon on Saturday the 27th, but I’m planning on being at the store for almost the entire day, possibly running a few 15-minute “convention floor” style game demos, and maybe dragging in a few other game designers from the small press scene to join in on the fun.
Folks looking for me to talk about all sorts of Jim Butcher stuff, or to do a repeat of my “Fred Hicks Spends My Money” act as heard on the Game Master Show or a general tour of Endgame’s selection of the Indie Press Revolution catalog won’t be disappointed, either. I’m happy to talk about anything, really; so drop on by and join with your friends in a tactical assault against my vocal cords.
See you at the end of the month!
— Fred

By popular demand, we’ve started releasing sample chapters for the next Codex Alera book, Captain’s Fury. We’ll be updating the samples with a new chapter every week, on Wednesday, throughout the month of October (ending on Halloween!).

In the realm of “Coolest News Ever,” I am delerious with geeker joy to announce that Harry Dresden is making the leap to a new medium–graphic novels!
(Zap! Bing! Kapow! Fa-WAM!)
Working together with Dabel Brothers Productions, the Dresden Files are going to be translated into a graphic novel format. The current plan is to lay out the Dresden Files storyline at the rate of one of the novels every twelve to sixteen monthly issues, with occasional side-trips and independent stories thrown in. (Ever wonder what happened in Branson the month before Storm Front? How about what somebody saw in the lake in Minnesota between Storm Front and Fool Moon? Maybe I’ll get to tell those stories now! How cool is that?)
I will be assisting with the writing of the comics, and am also involved in the design and approval of the characters, art, tone, and so on. This is an actual hand-in-hand project in which I have full creative input and influence, and I’m friggin’ giddy about it. I mean, come on! Comic books!
As we come up with promotional materials and finalize artists, art, and so on, I’ll release names and samples of the art at the earliest possible moment, so that I can share my hysteria with you, the reader. 🙂
The Dabel Brothers have made quite a name for themselves lately, converting a lot of popular SF and fantasy to a graphic novel format, including the work of such authors as George RR Martin, Dean Koontz, and Laurell K Hamilton. They are distributed by Marvel comics, and you can find their titles in comic book stores and bookstores alike all over the country.
Granted, they don’t actually publish in the Marvel Universe, but there is a Marvel sticker on the label. And so, this humble geek dares to dream the impossible dream:
The Harry Dresden/Amazing Spider-Man team-up issue. 🙂
Jim

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(26min 21sec) Fred and Priscilla talk news, and the listeners phone in their Alera Love.

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The Music
– 2006 Pl@stic Soul
– .22
News Items with Priscellie
– September 4th, Release of Many Bloody Returns, “It’s My Birthday
Too.” Book signings all across the country. Jim was in Kansas City
at B&N. Early September book signings for Many Bloody Returns
– Cover art for Supernatural Honeymoon! Edited by P.N. Elrod, out
December 26th. My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon Cover Art
– Subterranean Press
– Real Life Comics Dresden Files Sighting
– Codex Alera on Unshelved
– The Drumstick Campaign
– Jericho
– dresdencity.org
– maenad.tripod.com
– dresdenfiles.org
– New Home 4 Dresden Petition
– PhauxCon in Philly, October 5-7
– Shannon Butcher
– The Dresden Files RPG Playtest Application
Alera Love
– Read about the Codex Alera
– We hear from Fred, Priscilla, Jackie in Austin, Meg, Charles from Texas, Gloria, and “The Man in the Shadows”… spooky.
Quick Addendums
– Strange Brew on P.N. Elrod’s Livejournal
– Captain’s Fury cover art preview
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