The guys over at the TGT Webcomics blog & podcast site did a write-up for Broken Plot Device recently. They had some really kind words to say, and I was flattered they decided to feature the comic. Head on over, read what they had to say, and post a comment! You should also check out the rest of the blog, as they have a bunch of other webcomics up there for you to sample and discover.

They ALSO asked if I could do an interview on their podcast, which I am super excited to do! It’ll be sometime in October; I’ll keep you guys posted on that as it gets closer to the air date.

Hey guys! I wanted to give you all an update on the status of the Nuclear Hoodie books, as I know many of you have been dying to get ‘em in your hands. I received my test copy from my printer at Lulu, and it turned out great!

The cover has a really nice, super glossy finish to it. It’s thicker than I guessed it would be too, which is pretty awesome. I’ve been worried sick for the last week that the colors for the cover would turn out wonky (since screen colors don’t always match print colors), but it turned out perfect.

The inside looks nice too. The lines came out nice and crisp where I needed them, and nothing’s unclear or illegible. If anything, you can see each comic FAR clearer in the book than online!

After going over the preview book a few times, I finally put in the big order of 250 books, many of which already have expecting homes. Between printing, processing, and shipping, I’m expecting to have the books in my hands sometime between the 16th and the 22nd.

So what does this mean for those of you who ordered books? If you ordered the regular $15 edition, I will be sending your books out as soon as I receive them. If you ordered an Artist Edition, I MAY be able to send some of those out right away as well, but since drawing in them takes time, AND I will be attending Anthrocon the first weekend of July, many of them will probably not be sent out until I return. So if you ordered an Artist Edition, at the latest your books will be in the mail by early-mid July.

OH! And speaking of Anthrocon, if you will be attending the convention and would like to pick your preordered book up from me, you MUST let me know ahead of time. This is especially important if you ordered an Artist Edition!

And of course, I will have plenty of books on hand at the convention for those of you who didn’t order one online. I will probably not be doing Artist Editions at the con though due to time constraints though, so plan ahead.

Last, but not least, I received some pretty awesome fan art from Steven D in celebration of the 1 year anniversary of BPD, that I just had to share with all of you.

Thank you so much! You just bought everybody another year of comic weirdness.

I was asked to be a guest host on the most recent episode of Anthropod, a furry-themed podcast run by featherduster extraordinare, Flain. He had me and SabreKitty on and forced us to discuss such topics as Wikipedia bastardizations, what the heck it means to “be a furry”, and the merits of bumper bowling.

You can listen to OR download the entire show by clicking HERE, as well as subscribe to it via iTunes

I blame everything I said on the rum & cokes.

I have reached my preorder goal WELL ahead of schedule, thanks to your support! I’m keeping the preorder special deals in place for a bit longer, until the 19th. I wanted to give you guys a bit more time to take advantage of the $5 off Artist Editions and the 3 free buttons with every book purchase. All the extra cash will go towards ordering even MORE books, as well as some up-and-coming convention costs.

Thanks again, guys! You all are awesome and I am eternally thankful for all your support. You deserve big gold stars.

It’s been almost a year since BPD started. Many of you have been here since the early beginning, some of you are recent converts. Well, the time has come to collect the past year in a SUPER AWESOME HOLD-IN-YOUR HAND tree corpse form! The title is “Nuclear Hoodie”, and it’s all of the comics from the past year PLUS a bunch of brand new never-posted-before illustrations and extras. Right now, the plan is to debut the book at Anthrocon. But I can’t do that without YOUR help!!

At the top of the site, you may have noticed a progress bar. In order to print my first run of books and get them sent to my house, I need to raise in the ballpark of $1,200. Currently, I’m around 1/3 of the way there. But in order to have the books in time for the beginning of July, I need to have that bar filled by the end of May.

SO! If you enjoy the comic, and want to OWN a PIECE of it, and not just come visit it once in a while, grab yourself a book, and get it NOW! Not only am I throwing in 3 free buttons with every pre-order purchase, but the Artist Edition of the book - which includes an inked drawing of any character OF YOUR CHOICE on the inside front cover - is on sale for $5 less. That’s only until the end of the preorder, so save some cash and order early!