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Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management | 
| Creators: Howard Tayler, Sandra Tayler; Dan Willis; Steve Jackson
Publisher: The Tayler Corporation
Category: Book
Buy New: $15.00
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 198589
Media: Perfect Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0977907422
EAN: 9780977907427
ASIN: 0977907422
Publication Date: May 19, 2006
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Product Description
This is the first-ever print collection of Schlock Mercenary comics. It includes the complete "Under New Management" story, plus all new footnotes, Sunday-style coloring on every strip, sketches galore, deck plans of the Serial Peacemaker, a group 'photo,' and a bonus 'origins' story about Sergeant Schlock and his first plasma cannon. These 80 full-color glossy pages are a must-have for fans of the comic, and a perfect primer for everyone else.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
A Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath June 5, 2008
Dan Willis (Spanish Fork, Utah USA)
When Wrath isn't looking, shoot it in the head.
With that, and other maxims from the acclaimed mercenary handbook, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Pirates, intrepid Captain Tagon blasts off with his crew of misfits in their first collection. This is one of the most clever, funny, and well written comics in recent memory and this collection is the perfect way to enjoy it. With lots of value added features, Under New Management is great value for the money.
Great! July 20, 2007
T. Sowinski
Great read from one of my favourite webcomic authors. Nicely printed and lots of interesting bonus content.
How this Book Changed My Life May 9, 2007
Robert J Defendi (Eagle Mountain, UT USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All right. The title might sound over the top, but Schlock Mercenary DID change my life in a very real way. Before I found Schlock Mercenary, I thought that all web comics were terrible. Schlock Mercenary opened my eyes to a new world of entertainment, and now I read webcomics every week.
Schlock Mercenary is my homepage.
That said, Schlock Mercenary is a masterfully constructed story. Howard has managed to create a captivating cast of characters that cover every role in a sci-fi mercenary unit. This allows him to tell entertaining stories from every possible point of view. The story is riveting and honest, in it's own bizzare way.
And did I mention FUNNY?
Military Hard Science Fiction Comedy. Seriously Funny. March 8, 2007
Sean C. OConnor (Phillipsburg, NJ)
I've been a regular reader of the online strip Schlock Mercenary - if you aren't, you really owe it to yourself to start reading - and finally getting my hands on a print version was a long awaited joy.
For the unfamiliar, Schlock Mercenary follows the mercenary combat Tagon's Toughs as they gleefully resort to violence on behalf of the highest bidders across the Galaxy. The story is smart, coherent, action-packed without being graphic and consistently funny. Schlock Mercenary is also very family friendly without being dumbed-down or banal. The book is a very high quality item, with glossy pages and many extras for the reader - the margins are filled with early concept art and the visual evolution of the artist's designs, and including the footnote commentary to selected strips. As a bonus, there is a short origins story that is not available online, existing only in this book collection.
This is a worthwhile addition to any bookshelf.
Soldier of Fiction March 4, 2007
Christopher D. Thornton (Fort Benning, GA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Howard Tayler is producing great work in the comic medium for the SF genre.
He offers science fiction hard enough to please the SF purists and technophiles but like any good comic artist puts his engaging plot first. He leads readers through an interesting setting populated with delightful characters and lays the final touches to a foundation for a surprisingly intricate plot in this volume.
It's unique. It's hilarious. Stuff blows up.
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