Welcome to Tagon's Toughs, a mercenary company whose newest recruit is almost as much trouble as the new owners. They want to revolutionize space travel. Schlock just wants to hurt people and break things. This 240-page volume takes the reader back to the very start of Schlock Mercenary, and then some. It opens with nine pages of all-new strips telling the story of how Schlock came to enlist, and then forges onward chronologically from the very first strip. It also includes concept sketches, commentary, excellent guest art, deck plans for the Kitesfear. If you've been waiting to devour this Schlock Mercenary from the very beginning, the wait is over: grab your big spoon and dig into the Tub of Happiness.
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Howard Tayler is the author and artist for the online comic strip Schlock Mercenary. New comics can be found daily at schlockmercenary.com
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There is no overkill. There's only open fire, and reload.,
By G. G. Decker "colonelrambo396" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness (Perfect Paperback)
Finally, book 1 of Schlock Mercenary is available in book form! The first 507 days of the comic all in one tidy bundle.
This book introduces Schlock, a polysilicate amorph (a sentient ball of peaty, hairy clay) with a handheld plasma cannon and a taste for chocolate and destruction-- not necessarily in that order. He joins Tagon's Toughs, a mercenary company commanded by Captain Tagon (a bag of no longer potable water, aka human) just as it's bought out by Breya Andreyasn, a marketing wizard who plans to use the mercenary company to market a revolutionary new starship drive. The results of that business venture will turn civilization on it's head and end in the deaths of thousands of reptilian attorney drones. The artwork is unretouched from the original airing, which means it's considerably rougher than Howard Tayler's more recent work. But the humor is there as strong as ever. I've read the book several times, and I still laugh out loud at many of the jokes. I can hardly wait for the release of book 2 (book 3 (Under New Management) and book 4 (The Blackness Between) have already been released) And then whatever future books are released. Schlock Mercenary is grand fun for anyone who loves science fiction, comedy, or watching an anthropomorphic big pile of poo blow things up.
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