10/19/26:
(Leaving this nws post up for a little bit longer!)
Hey everybody, I'm happy to announce that my novel is now officially published and available!


If you've enjoyed our various webcomics, I hope you'll consider buying this book. It's the product of an awful lot of late nights and years of plotting, character work, and world-building. I'm really proud of it, and, as you might notice... it's only book 1!

This tale is for fans of fantasy, westerns, sci-fi, steampunk, and just plain old adventure. With a hint of romance, too! And if you know the comics, you've got a good idea of the kind of stories I like to tell: epic tales, with a bit of drama, and a dash (and sometimes more than a dash) of humor thrown in.

If you like it, please give me a review! Margins are quite tight on book sales. But mostly, I just want as many people to read and enjoy it as possible. (If you DON'T like it.. well, you don't HAVE to give a review. Really! ;)

Click on the big graphic above for more information, bonus content, and a free link to the first chapter.
Or use this direct Amazon link!

Transcript
Panel 1:
Lieutenant Commander Natashia Staratt: You put it in charge of your planet.
Al Borland: Actually, no... we put it in charge of keeping the populace entertained.
Tim Taylor: Yeah, but she's not wrong. It DID take over. Kind of started with people not liking the new shows that it made.
Monica: People were annoyed. The new episodes were derivative. And poorly written. And a disservice to old characters. Also, t he jokes were terrible.

Panel 2:
Al: The geniuses that made TRACK panicked. So they came up with a new idea... immersive entertainment.
Tim: That's right... don't just watch your favorite shows. Star INSIDE your favorite shows!
    God, we were fools. We all thought it sounded amazing...

Panel 3:
Tim: It required a huge system upgrade. But we'd recently developed matter resequencing technology.
    The geniuses integrated it directly into TRACK. For a small subscription fee, you could be transformed int the character you wanted while you played out your show!
Commander Dale Zurkett: Like, say, Homer Simpson?
Tim: Exactly. The system went live five years, 3 months, and four days ago.


Panel 4:
Monica: What no one ever thought woud happen... is that the shows don't END. We can't get out. We can't get our real bodies back.
    And everyone, the government, the geniuses, the army... they're all stuck in here, too. Everyone who tried to turn off the system... is made to forget.
Dale: But... if it was just meant to control entertainment...
Phoebe: TRACK decided that everything relates to entertainment. Food, industry, war... EVERYTHING. Once it had the tech, it used it. We weren't ready.
    And TRACK thinks that all the problems that keep arising are due to lack of proper laughter. So it laughs. Or makes US laugh.
    When this started... our world was rich with stored abundance. Fuel, food... but now... we're about to run out. And TRACK's solution? To laugh about it.
    Once it has you in its system... there is no escape.

Panel 5:
Jan Levinson: Michael! It's about time! I've been waiting for you all day.
Commodore Jeffrey Bannister: Ms.... Hulyard? Where am I? Why are you here?
    Weren't you on the... on the....
Jan: I lost TWO HOURS of my day waiting for you, Michael! And now you can't remember my name? Or remember to wear your suit?

Panel 6:
Michael Scott: But I am wearing a suit.
    Wait... Jan, right?
Jan: Honestly, Michael. Now, if we can PLEASE go over the quarterly reports.
Michael: Yeah, okay. In my office? I have an office! I'm a regional manager.
Jan: Yes. Yes, you are.
Pam Beasley (aside): You want to bet he actually finished the quarterly reports, Jim?
Jim Halpert (aside): No bet, Beasley.

Panel 7: