His prose appears in The Dark That Follows, Theft & Therapy, There’s Something About Mac, Hollow Empire, Beyond the Gate, and Machina Obscurum – A Collection of Small Shadows. Want to read the first issue for free? Click here! Already read it and eager for more? John McGuire is the creator/author of the steampunk comic The Gilded Age. Rock Manor Games just did an expansion box set to the original game on Kickstarter.

This is one of those where it certainly has all the look of something extremely cool… and it kills me to look at the box every day as it mocks me from its spot on the desk. But I longingly look at the box and hope once the holidays are over, that I can convince my poor wife to entertain me for a little while as we learn the ins and outs of the game. I actually bought this game at Gen Con and it still has not been played.

It is currently in early access, but I like the idea behind the game and am interested to see what Steampunk things might play into the actual gameplay. What do you get when you cross Steampunk with zombies with the gameplay of a Starcraft style real-time strategy game? They Are Billions looks to be the answer to that question. If you just want to scroll through his final prints, you can find them here. Jazza does a great job in really walking through the steps (at an accelerated visual pace) of what he’s thinking, what he might be trying to convey, and whether he thinks he’s gotten it right.

The page begins empty and slowly they fill it into something greater than it started.

As a guy who writes comics, seeing an artist work is like watching someone perform actual magic. I first saw it on a random search and he had done a “Steampunk Rogue”. This is a series of youtube videos where you get to watch him take votes from the audience and then come up with a colored character drawing. These are bits that I’m just beginning to explore or think about or watch or… Most have caught my eye because of a Steampunk connection. Instead, I wanted to share some things I’ve been checking out.

Draw with jazza art pieces