Our good friend Howard Tayler received a nice write-up in the local paper regarding his 10 year milestone of producing his Shlock Mercenary webcomic. When you ask Howard Tayler what launched him on a journey that now spans 10 years and uncounted strange new worlds, the answer sounds so simple. “I think the first thing […]
The Hugo Awards have been announced for the Best Graphic Story. The Hugo is an award for writers, artists working in the fantasy and sci-fi field. Five stories have been announced including Howard Tayler’s’ “The Longshoreman of the Apocalypse” (of webcomic Shlock Mercenary and a friend of The Daily Cartoonist).The nominees are: Batman: Whatever Happened […]
Howard Tayler, the creator of The Schlock Mercenary was the last speaker and the lone representative of the webcomic free model. Howard stayed clear of openly advocating the free webcomic market instead talked about the ideas and concepts that he learned over the years that have enhanced his ability to provide a living based solely […]
The 2009 Hugo Awards nominations are out for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Howard Tayler, creator of the successful webcomic Schlock Mercenary, has been nominated in the category of Best Graphic Story. The other nominees include:The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle Written by Jim Butcher, art by Ardian Syaf (Del […]