Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Two Posts... We Rollin Now!

So I finally had five minutes to spend to post twice to this mayhem of randomness I call a journal (as well as smack down the two expansions for Fallout 3!). It feels nice to not be so insanely busy as to have free time for not only myself but also for the stuff I enjoy...

Now with that all said and done... ONTO THE BUSINESS!

The first Issue of Ashcan Edition is set to drop next week and we already have piqued (yeah I use words like pique... you got a problem with that) some interest via the net and we have had several offers for folks to not only contribute but also for advertising. The advertising is not so much for the advertisers as it is for the advertise "e's." The magazine is going to be free in PDF format as well as having an HTML (that's like internet for you people stuck in 1994) mirror for select articles. If you pick up the magazine in print (at Lulu for the moment), it will be sold at cost to the customer. Thus, we are doing this as a labor of love as well as to promote the 4C system and to an extent, super hero gaming in general. All the ads will be geared toward giving the players more choice and resources when playing these types of games, hopefully increasing the fun factor.

For those Advertisers out there... If you want to pick up some space in the magazine to promote your Super Hero or 4C themed projects, just visit the HAZARD Studio web page and shoot me an email with the associated graphics. There is no cost for advertising in the Ashcan Edition so if you have something you want noticed get it to me. Well fit it in there for you.

For folks looking to contribute, submissions will be accepted until tomorrow night and then I start compiling.

Best Regards
Walt

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Fighting the good Fight...


Welcome to HAZARD Studio 2009... Which is pretty much the same as it was in 2008 only with less sand. So in the the past few months we have been VERY busy. There was a lot in the beginning of the year to hold our attention and we are just starting to crawl out from under.

First off... I want to take a moment to wish my friend Brian good luck. Brian is going to be leaving for Army Basic Training next week. He has decided to enter the National Guard and take on some of the toughest training the Army has to offer (and then let it go to hell when he comes home as we in the Guard only have to work once a month... GO TEAM!). Any one who wants to pick up Brian as a Pen pal need only shoot me an email and we can work out his address from there. Good luck Brian!
Starting in April, the Ashcan Edition will return with a brand new look. Transforming into its alter ego as a monthly mag for the supers set, Ashcan will have several features to get the super powered crowd going... Some things to look for in the mag will be:
· A monthly column about aspects of super hero RPG’s
· Wanted Poster: Featuring a new villain or group to harass your players with.
· Net News: info about current and future Super RPG’s

Ashcan Edition will be put out low rent in “Ashcan” style, just like the comics we used to see back in the day. This will be mostly black and white and done with just enough fun to warrant a place on the shelf. This will be a monthly free e-zine that will be available on the HAZARD Stds. Website as well as in PDF format.

If you are a publisher looking for art flunkies… you could do a lot worse than looking on the HOOLIGANS page on the Hazard Website. We have several talented folks that like to sling ink and they are waiting to land that big job that allows them to kick off their skills. Anyone interested can shoot me a note and we can set up a game of tag between publisher and artist.

The next few months are going to be very exciting for us as we have a TON going on. From working for the National Guard to slinging ink and lead for ourselves, we look forward to seeing what trouble 2009 gets us into…