If your New Year’s resolution was to try something to make your art better, then Acting for Artists is the book for you!

Acting for Artists: Bringing Better Performances to your Cartoons, Comics and Character Illustrations uses acting techniques and exercises specifically aimed at artists in order to enhance character driven illustrations and comics. The history and methods of various approaches to actor training will be presented from the perspective of the visual arts. This is an art technique book that will help illustrators and comic artists of all types and skill levels to create more intriguing characters. Through various exercises that combine theatrical and drawing procedures, the reader will be drawn into new ways of thinking about how to better utilize the more mechanical methodologies that are taught in other books and classes.

Acting for Artist is available in ebook format for immediate download at the low, low price of just $2.99. So don’t miss your opportunity to take a look at your approach to art in a whole new way.

Not only will I be there with lots of Zortic, Saucer Seekers and Abby’s Agency goodness, but I will also be doing extensive demonstrations of Steam Spy along with some Con exclusive playable content give aways.  It’s the perfect opportunity to try out the game and get the feel for it before diving into the community.

Also I’ll be presenting a panel that will be introducing my upcoming ebook “Acting for Artists” (stay tuned for more on this coming VERY soon).  I’ll be doing some interactive exercises and demonstrations on how to use acting tools and techniques to enhance your comic art.

So there’s plenty to see and do!  Be sure to come down and say hello!

But the biggest highlight of the year has been the completion and release of the Steam Spy RPG/CCG.  Everyone that has played the game has given it great reviews, and with several demos coming up at some upcoming conventions, it’s sure to gather more followers and grow into an exciting community.

I’m also excited to announce a special new, How-to book in the next couple of weeks that’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen.  This book will also be accompanied by some interactive panels at my convention appearances.

And, of course, Zortic, Saucer Seekers and Abby’s Agency will continue to thrill and entertain for another year.  So stick around and be prepared to the further development of Entire Prize Enterprises.

And a Happy New Year to one and all

I love starting to wear a jacket, even though that won’t happen for a few more months in Florida.

I love Halloween, even though I’m not a fan of the horror genre.

I love football, even though I never watch it.

I love warm apple cider, even though I hardly ever drink it.

I love the change in leaves, even though that doesn’t happen down here.

What can I say?  I just like Autumn.

With the huge scope of the comics world, it’s really easy to fall into clicks and communities, which means you almost always miss out on some of the other incredible work that’s out there.  One of the things I liked most about this event is that I was able to meet a very different crowd than the comic creators that I’ve known and worked with over the years.

Once again I was stunned, not only by the incredible range of talent at the event, but the overwhelming friendliness and support displayed by all of the artists.  My biggest regret is that I wasn’t able to spend more time hanging out with and getting to know more of the artists around me.  Specifically I’d really like to thank Bob Learned and Paul Storrie for being my table neighbors and helping make this event as awesome as it was, not to mention all of the coordinators and volunteers who did so much to make this happen.  I really hate to leave anyone out, so please go over to the Guest List page and check out all of the amazing people out there and definitely keen an eye out for next year’s Kids Read Comics convention!

Saucer Seekers; Ufology Humor for Ufologists picks up with the relaunch of Saucer Seekers. Now the exotic career of searching for UFOs is truly a family affair as Betsy and Martin join Ron and Carl in their quest for the truth. This is the book where everything changes. This is the book where everything changes. Watch the reemergence of the UFO hunters, experience the conversion from black and white to full tones, and see how the title changes from ETI-PI to the current Saucer Seekers.

This is your opportunity to get this book hot off the presses. Order yours now!

The setting is a Victorian era steam punk universe where industrial espionage is being introduced into the dawn of the industrial age.  Steam Spy includes all of the action and twists of your favorite spy movie, but surrounded by the clunky, clockwork machinations of steam powered gadgets, gizmos and technology.

Players represent rival intelligence factions.  Neither is necessarily “good” or “bad”, motivation and morality is relative. But one of the companies is up to something and it’s up to the other agency to stop them.

Each player takes on the roles of either “Antagonist” or “Protagonist”.  Although there are similarities between the Antagonist and a traditional RPG Game Master, the game does not require the immense preparation and planning of a full dungeon crawl.  Although it’s possible for the Antagonist to flesh out a more detailed environment and motivation for a given scenario, it’s just as possible to come up with the details on the fly, making Steam Spy a perfect option for a spur of the moment, one on one role playing experience.

The problem with most collectible card games is the cost.  Players are constantly expected to pay ridiculous amounts of money for an endless stream of booster packs that may or may not contain the cards that are needed, but Steam Spy makes things much simpler.  A low cost subscription means that you’ll always have access to ALL of the current and future decks and expansions for the game.

In addition to the subscription payment model, in order to keep the cost low and availability high, everything you need to play the game will be available on the website for downloading and printing at your own convenience.  So while a normal starting pack for a game like this could easily cost $10 – $25, by giving you access to printing the cards yourself, we’re able to present the starting package for Steam Spy for only $5.  This provides you with the rules, a starting deck for a single faction, characters sheets and game tracker.

Then, when you’re ready to totally immerse yourself into the Steam Spy game you can upgrade to a full subscription for only $1 per month.  This will immediately give you access to an additional faction deck as well as all of the other factions as they come out.

But that’s not all, in addition to the game; the Steam Spy website will contain a range of content that will expand the universe including stories, art and adventure hooks and modules.  And as a subscriber you’ll be able to add to that universe with your own universe expanding content.  Share your own characters and help make the world your own.

So check it out, give it a try and have some fun with Steam Spy