Blow Me Down, Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Hi thar! Reckon that today be Speak Like a Shipmate tide, all tide. Ever' time ye answer th' phone or greet someone on th' street reckon t' do 't th' seafarin' hearty way.

You're Invited...

Beginning October 1st, I will be running my third annual Halloween countdown. This will be 31 days of Halloween tricks and treats, so be sure to mark your calendars and stop back here at Midnight on October 1st.

Costume required.

To any of the other folks running their own Halloween countdown this year, chime in and let me know. I'm compiling a list of participants and plan to post a list of links on the very first day. The last two years were great virtual Halloween block parties, and I can't wait to see what everyone else has planned for this year.

Rutgers Magazine

For any alumni of the State University of New Jersey who receive Rutgers, the Fall 2008 issue will show you just what distinguished company you keep as an alumni. For the image of one of those notables, the magazine used this collage I did a while back . You can see a bit of it on the cover even just above the "c" in "company."

Allegedly Available Today

According to Amazon.com, the trade paperback collection of "The Foundation" is available today, though I suspect it may not actually see publication by the anticipated date. At any rate, if your local comic book store doesn't have it in stock, or can't get it for you, you can order it here .

Published by Boom! Studios, written by me with art by Chee, "The Foundation" collects the entire 5-issue series about agents working for a secret organization founded nearly 500 years ago by Nostradamus with the agenda of making sure that none of his prophecies come true.