9/21/26:
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:
Commander Dale Zurkett: Zack, Hylia... I heard you both laughing, too.
Zack Del Rio: Yeah, I dunno what happened.
    I mean... it was kinda funny.
Ensign Hylia: No, it was different than that. It was like... the time I was gassed for dental work.
    I knew there was nothing really to laugh at... but I laughed anyway.
    Like my brain was acting on its own.
Zack: She's right, Dale. That code must be seeping into all our systems. I expect it'll get all of us eventually. Just a matter of time and personal brain chemistry.
    Which isn't funny at all.
Lieutenant Natashia Staratt: Agred. We just need a plan. But in the meantime, what about the lunatic on the stage who's about to explode a phaser?

Panel 2:
Tim Taylor: Now, this hand phaser is normally only capable of vaporizing organic flesh and causing minor damage to solid metal objects.
    Once this plasma infuser finishes adding MORE POWER, ho ho ho, to the subsystem, we should see some great fireworks!
    Right, Al?

Panel 3:
Al Borland: I'm sure it'll be impressive, Tim.
Tim You don't need to hide behind a chest of tools, Al. This infuser is perfectly safe.
Al: You're right, Tim. I may just go outside the building instead.

Panel 4:
Dale: Um... excuse me.
Tim: Huh? An unexpected guest on Tool Time? Who do we have here, Heidi?

Panel 5:
Heidi: I have no idea, Tim.
Dale: I'm Commander Dale Zurkett. And, like I asked your "friends" in the audience back there, I'd really like to be serious here. For just a minute.
Tim: Serious? I can be serious.
Al: Since when, Tim?
Tim: Well, usually after I talk to Wilson behind my fence.

Panel 6:
Natashia: Were those conversations even real? Or just forced on you by TRACK?
Tim: Well, I-- Wait! You're those space people I've heard about, aren't you? Why are you on our planet? Are you on some kind of star trek?
Dale: I dunno. In this case I'd call it more of a galaxy quest.