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McCatching Up
Say Hi to the Cool Kids. During one of those Twitter threads that wandered well off the original point, it was brought to my attention that many people didn't know the characters in Legends Parallel were drawn from, and based on, real people. It was an odd confluence of events that led to this happening but it did. And the story has been better for it. Davion Watson was reimagined as Tom Hill a/k/a Siafu, Phystee Nicole Brown became Oshun, Christopher Longmire morphed into The Jack of Spades, Brandy Hayes became Offcr. Laquanda Carson a/k/a the world's greatest undercover stripper, Bombshell, and Sabri Carter assumed the mantle of your favorite villain, Ms. Vin. You can CLICK HERE to read their bios and get to know them better. Don't forget to hop on over to visit Legends Parallel's creator, and owner of Hadithi Sambamba , Brian "Bigger Lion" Daniel's Twitter page to wish him a happy birthday. Or just say hello no matter the day. Without his support and encouragement, way back when, I probably wouldn't be doing all this cool stuff. So thank him if you like this stuff. More below. Speaking of cool kids, your favorite surreal futurist, Cyril Brown , is still hosting his fanart contest and entries are starting to wander in. Just click THIS LINK to get all the rules and character samples for Cyril Brown's Hybrid Zero Fanart Contest and take a look at all the eye popping stuff we have online for you to work from. CLICK HERE to read Hybrid Zero: Juggernaut for free online and get an idea of what it's all about. CLICK HERE to read Hybrid Zero: Jungle Grrl for free online and get an idea of what it's all about. More below. Also, I'll remind you to tune in every Friday around 9:10 AM (CDT) to WBIG 1280 AM to listen to me on The Big Wake Up Call with Ryan Gatenby and to read all my nonfiction - mostly science, sometimes odd science, occasionally pop culture - over at The World News Center . The radio show is funny, and still manages to cover a wide range of serious topics from updating listeners on cures for Alzheimer's to how not to hunt pythons in a swamp. Oddly, that last one has come up more than once. If you can't listen in just click THIS LINK to scour to the podcasts. More below. Don't forget, I still have overstock of all my titles cluttering up my living room. I will ship anywhere in the world, just ask first if you're not on U.S. soil so I can figure out the extra costs. All titles shipped in the U.S. are delivered via U.S.P.S. media mail and usually arrive within seven calendar days of ordering. Currently, I have the following titles available. Svarozic - A woman trapped inside a man, a god trapped inside a human. Since they're all one person, she's got issues. This is a very TEEN FRIENDLY comic. I wrote it to give trans kids a superhero of their own. It's even got a Gypsy circus. Because every comic set in Russia needs a Gypsy circus. Juggernaut - Set in the distant future, Juggernaut is the story of a human/alien fusion and her strange family. They live in an era where sexuality, in all its myriad forms, isn’t taboo but violence is. This group of aristocratic soldiers, who just happen to be related, must face down their own petty, in the grand scheme of things, problems and stop a trans-dimensional creature before it destroys the universe. Or not. It really depends on their mood at the time. This is a magazine sized masterpiece that will impress all who see it. Legends Parallel - This is the perfect comic series for those who think quantum physics isn't violent or sexy enough. Five earths and one woman wants to rule them all. This is the story of the man, his mom, and her lover who have to stop that from happening. Jungle Grrl - In a distant future sex is encouraged, violence is frowned upon, and our hero, her bestie, and their dino clone, try to eke out a living in a sex park while figuring out the meaning of life. The existential poetry based on beer should be enough to make you grab this one. There is a limited amount of American Manga sized versions of this. Once they're gone, they're gone. Ruh Roh Rangers - This is the parody that'll ruin your childhood but make your day. Those four meddlesome kids are now four meddlesome adults. Scooby Dooby Don't ! Autographs upon request. More below. I will have updates on new projects, including the YA comic book series I'm going to be helming, and existing ones, including SPLICE , next week. We're just waiting for the ink to dry. I can tell you the final script has been submitted for SPLICE and the beta reads I got made the end result jump from merely awesome to OH MY FREAKING GOD ! So, that's good.
August 27, 2019
McSciFi McUpdates
Welcome to my world of apocalyptic whimsy! It has come to my attention that asking people to click THIS LINK to get all the rules and character samples for Cyril Brown's Hybrid Zero Fanart Contest is asking too much. I know this since I keep getting questions which are already answered in the posted rules. So, I'll make it a little easier. CLICK HERE to read Hybrid Zero: Juggernaut for free online and get an idea of what it's all about. CLICK HERE to read Hybrid Zero: Jungle Grrl for free online and get an idea of what it's all about. Look, it's my job to make this easy and fun, not to judge. Full rules are in the graphic below. More below. I've been asked for updates on SPLICE , the film script I wrote. We recently received all the beta reviews and comments and I've begun incorporating them into a final document. This will take a little bit as I strive to close plot holes, enhance motivations, make the bleak parts bleaker, ramp up the suspense, beyond the merely heart stopping levels it was at, and clean up some dialogue. Since we, according to the renowned quantum mechanician Judy Tenuta , live in a finite universe I've been keeping the final edit to approximately two hours long. So, for every scene added an equal amount of time needs to disappear. It's arduous work, but it's turning into something amazing. I'll keep you posted as it develops further. More below. DON'T FORGET! I have overstock of all my titles cluttering up my living room. I will ship anywhere in the world, just ask first if you're not on U.S. soil so I can figure out the extra costs. All titles shipped in the Continental U.S. are delivered via U.S.P.S. media mail and usually arrive within seven calendar days of ordering. Keep in mind that Jungle Grrl is currently in a limited edition American Manga sized comic. Once they're gone they'll be gone forever. Future editions will be printed in the same magazine format as Juggernaut . Which is cool, but not as deliriously cute. If you're not sure if you want something, you can read every title for free online justy by clicking the appropriate link. Currently, I have the following titles available. Svarozic - A woman trapped inside a man, a god trapped inside a human. Since they're all one person, she's got issues. This is a very TEEN FRIENDLY comic. I wrote it to give trans kids a superhero of their own. It's even got a Gypsy circus. Because every comic set in Russia needs a Gypsy circus. Juggernaut - Set in the distant future, Juggernaut is the story of a human/alien fusion and her strange family. They live in an era where sexuality, in all its myriad forms, isn’t taboo but violence is. This group of aristocratic soldiers, who just happen to be related, must face down their own petty, in the grand scheme of things, problems and stop a trans-dimensional creature before it destroys the universe. Or not. It really depends on their mood at the time. Legends Parallel - This is the perfect comic series for those who think quantum physics isn't violent or sexy enough. Five earths and one woman wants to rule them all. This is the story of the man, his mom, and her lover who have to stop that from happening. Jungle Grrl - In a distant future sex is encouraged, violence is frowned upon, and our hero, her bestie, and their dino clone, try to eke out a living in a sex park while figuring out the meaning of life. The existential poetry based on beer should be enough to make you grab this one. Ruh Roh Rangers - This is the parody that'll ruin your childhood but make your day. Those four meddlesome kids are now four meddlesome adults. More below. Last, but certainly not least, I was recently added to a team to help create a series of Y/A comics. The company's been in business since the '90s, is fully funded, and thinks I know what I'm doing. Two out of three ain't bad. I'll share more info once ink dries and everything's filed in the correct folders. But, in the meantime, this is an exciting new venture for me and I can't wait to start dropping samples for you to check out. See you next week! .
August 20, 2019
A McSciFi McContest
Welcome to the Fun Zone! I've been teasing this for a while and now it's here. Cyril Brown's Hybrid Zero fanart contest is now live. Artists are invited to reimagine any of Cyril's, eye popping, characters in their own style. All entries received by September 30, 2019 will be placed online for two weeks, at BillMcSciFi.com , for fans to pick the top five and then our celebrity judges will select a winner. The winner will get a $50 Amazon gift card, full page placement in Hybrid Zero: Juggernaut #2, a print copy for their collection, and the admiration of artists the world over. Unlike other comics, the Hybrid Zero line is printed in a full magazine sized format. As one fan noted, it's orgasmic just to touch it. You can feel safe sharing this with your artist friends. There are no fees or anything stupid. You don't even need to sign up for a mailing list. Just submit. For the full rules, and directions for submissions, just click THIS LINK and have fun. More below. DON'T FORGET! I have overstock of all my titles cluttering up my living room. I will ship anywhere in the world, just ask first if you're not on U.S. soil so I can figure out the extra costs. All titles shipped in the Continental U.S. are delivered via U.S.P.S. media mail and usually arrive within seven calendar days of ordering. Currently, I have the following titles available. Svarozic - A woman trapped inside a man, a god trapped inside a human. Since they're all one person, she's got issues. This is a very TEEN FRIENDLY comic. I wrote it to give trans kids a superhero of their own. It's even got a Gypsy circus. Because every comic set in Russia needs a Gypsy circus. Juggernaut - Set in the distant future, Juggernaut is the story of a human/alien fusion and her strange family. They live in an era where sexuality, in all its myriad forms, isn’t taboo but violence is. This group of aristocratic soldiers, who just happen to be related, must face down their own petty, in the grand scheme of things, problems and stop a trans-dimensional creature before it destroys the universe. Or not. It really depends on their mood at the time. Legends Parallel - This is the perfect comic series for those who think quantum physics isn't violent or sexy enough. Five earths and one woman wants to rule them all. This is the story of the man, his mom, and her lover who have to stop that from happening. Jungle Grrl - In a distant future sex is encouraged, violence is frowned upon, and our hero, her bestie, and their dino clone, try to eke out a living in a sex park while figuring out the meaning of life. The existential poetry based on beer should be enough to make you grab this one. Ruh Roh Rangers - This is the parody that'll ruin your childhood but make your day. Those four meddlesome kids are now four meddlesome adults. More below. I have said before the writing I did for the new SPLICE movie script was some of the best I've ever done. Now, after a spate of beta readers have responded, including a couple who work for the Big 2 , it appears I wasn't far off. I won't bore you with a plethora of comments and, instead, will just share one from the company that hired me in the first place. " I think we have a BLOCKBUSTER on our hands; maybe a Writers Guild Award nomination? " So, yeah, that's me doing a happy dance, in my legendary tutu, down the street. Please don't call the cops. More below. While I AM Fest wasn't the rocking success I'd hoped, I didn't sell a single book, I met some amazing creators and added a few to my friend's list, as well as my email list. Also, to be fair, Kim & I enjoyed the SCHOOL OF ROCK acts. Seeing youngsters passionate about music and performing always makes me happy. More below. In summation, ENTER THE CONTEST , buy my shit, grab some McSciFi gear , and have a wonderful week. In case someone forgot to tell you, you are truly amazing. I appreciate your support more than you know. Talk to you next week!
