Shaenon and Jeff aren’t using Kickstarter for crowdfunding their final two Skin Horse books, because of (I believe) Kickstarter’s weirdness about pushing crypto. I can’t say that I blame them, either. If it becomes an issue later I may stop using Kickstarter myself.
At any rate: last two volumes of Skin Horse! Very sad. But all good things must come to an end, alas.
Very nifty (you can get your own here).
Since I did the calendar Kickstarter at a high enough level, I also got an original Skin Horse art strip along with it. I requested something involving funk; I am pleased with what I got.
I rather want this calendar, you understand. Also, Shaenon’s a good egg. Plus, it’s so tantalizingly close. To quote SM Stirling: pick a reason. Any of them would do.
Shaenon’s a good egg, and will (cross fingers, knock on wood, I haven’t actually paid for it yet) be doing the cover for TINSEL RAIN. Check out her Kickstarter, if only because I want that calendar, dagnabbit.
This one was easy to justify in my head; I’m gonna need a calendar for 2022 anyway. I’d rather it was a Skin Horse 2022 Calendar, honestly. And getting an original strip at the $50 level makes this even more of a steal.
Shaenon Garrity, of course, is the artist who did the FROZEN DREAMS cover (and wasn’t that a great get for me). She now has a Kickstarter out for Volumes 9 and 10 for her consistently excellent Skin Horse webcomic. I jumped to back this, and heartily recommend that you do the same.
I enjoyed the choice of music for this particular Kickstarter video. For those who don’t know Shaenon Garrity and Jeffrey Wells’ Skin Horse, it’s about… one of the more interesting federal agencies in the American shadow government. Put it this way: I liked this particular strip so much I bought the original art for my wife’s wall. And this one for my wall. So check it out.
That being Shaenon Garrity of the excellent Skin Horse webcomic: she had her baby. Excellent news: I was starting to wonder.
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Seriously, folks. You don’t want to mess with Shaenon under these circumstances, right now. I went and got the complete Narbonic run for my wife, just to be on the safe side. You learn to detect the subtle warning signs… Continue reading :GULP: Um. Yes. Buy Skin Horse and/or Narbonic books.
It’s called “Basement Dwellers,” it’s based on her Skin Horse webcomic* and if I had the time** I’d give it a whirl. More to the point: on first glance, maybe so should a gaming company.
Moe Lane
*Now in… oh, don’t let me spoil the surprise.
**I could probably find the players.
