This coming Tuesday, October 28th, I'll be appearing at Sci-Fi City in Orlando, Florida.

Thursday October 23, 2003 • Howard Tayler

Hey, new readers! Welcome to Schlock Mercenary, where we're really NOT in the habit of killing off drop-dead gorgeous characters to make a buck, but where we're proving the truth in that tired saw "there's a first time for everything."

Speaking of drop-dead gorgeous, there's a tribute page right here, where new readers and long-time Schlockers alike will be treated to a shameless plea for money, with the cha-chinging taking place over the grave of the U.N.S. Athens' blue-skinned artificial intelligence.

(I'm tempted to say that if we raise $1000 I'll bring her back... the mercenary in me is pounding on the inside of my skull, BEGGING to be allowed to type.)

So, that's one tourist-trappy city out of the way (apologies to my Greek friends, but you know it's true). Now, on to Orlando:

This coming Tuesday, October 28th, I'll be appearing at Sci-Fi City in Orlando, Florida. I'm there from 5pm to 9pm, and I'll be there with Mark Mekkes of Zortic, one of the newest additions to the Keenspot line-up.

Sci-Fi City can be found at http://www.scificity.com, but you'll want to go to their brick-and-mortar address:

Need directions? Here's the Mapquest link.

I'm going to bring some shirts with me, and Mark and I will be cranking out sketches, getting photographed with fans, and maybe playing cards while waiting for folks to pay attention to us. We'll do a comic-jam or two, which may end up being raffled or auctioned.

If you live within driving distance of Sci-Fi City, this is probably your last chance for a loooong time to get a Schlock original. Don't let me down. I really, really need to feel popular.