You can now purchase the graphic novel The Battle of Blood and Ink from any of these retailers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BooksaMillion, Powells Books, IndieBound, Walmart or Overstock. If you’ve been listening to the podcast and enjoying it, now is your chance to support the author and illustrator and read the next chapter in this exciting series.

Jared Axelrod sits down to talk with Ursula Vernon about her Hugo-winning comic DIGGER,  and how awesome it is.

 

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Thank you, everyone who has made both Fables of the Flying City and The Battle of Blood & Ink the incredible success it has been. It’s not been an easy time–especially the past year–but we’ve gotten through it. And we couldn’t have done it without you.

If you’d like to nominate The Battle of Blood & Ink for a Best Graphic Story Hugo Award, the whole process is remarkable easy: If you’re already going to LoneStarCon3, this year’s WorldCon, all you have to do is put “Jared Axelrod & Steve Walker: The Battle of Blood & Ink” in the “Best Graphic Story” section. If you’re not going to WorldCon, but have been to Chicon 7 (the 2012 Worldcon), or have a membership to  Loncon 3 (the 2014 Worldcon) you can still vote! You can also vote if you just want to pay the $60 Supporting Membership, which helps the folks at LoneStarCon, in addition to allowing you to say which science-fiction and fantasy books, tv, movies, zines, podcasts and fan work you think are the bee’s knees.

There’s a lot of great stuff that came out last year, and I suggest you nominate all of it. Just remember to put “Jared Axelrod & Steve Walker: The Battle of Blood & Ink” in the “Best Graphic Story” section!

 

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The Battle of Blood & Ink graphic novel has been out for months. The podcast has finished its 44 episodes. You’ve already read the first mini comic. Is this this end of Fables of the Flying City content?

Of course not!

We have been hard at work on a second mini-comic, all about podcast-fan-favorite character Hanner Gatling, which is now ready for your reading, and featuring a sumptuous cover colored by Jennifer Rodgers! And we’ve redone the mini-comic section of the site, so all those with tablets and mobile devices can get your Fables of the Flying City goodness without all those flash-player issues!

But that’s not all!

The whole Fables of the Flying City crew–all two of us–will be a part of Watch The Skies, a steampunk event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on August 25, alongside the steampunk talents of Sarah Hunter of Brute Force Studios and Tee Morris and Philippa Ballantine of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series. There will be no better place to get your steam on!

We’ve got a few more appearances planned for later this year, but we always like to add more. If there’s an event that you think we should be at, let us know in the comments!

In which our heroine is caught, a skinner box is occupied, a ringmaster makes an appearance, the system is believed in, money changes hands, Cardor is denyed, paper is printed, and adventure begins anew.

Recorded live at Balticon

 

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In which a floor is not a floor, tea is served, wares are shown, a dragon is described, who runs alone is quantified, murder is considered, the use of a skinner box is mentioned, and Ashe finds the stuff that dreams are made of.

The Fables of the Flying City theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

 

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In which our heroes go below, Gatling is measured against, Ashe admits what she’s looking for, Tolban makes a misstep, a net is fortiitous, piles of skulls are witnessed, the likelihood of monsters is debated, and the Ossuarist makes his presence known.

The Fables of the Flying City theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

 

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In which Cardor is resistant, Ashe pushes, Cardor demures, Ashe pushes harder, stratagems are plotted, plums are plundered, low temperatures are enjoyed, Cardor’s imagination is questioned, a clouddog is dismissed, another is discussed, and Castigir Redlaw is generous to his son.

The Fables of the Flying City theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

 

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In which a man is identified, a chase is given, guns are fired, a librarian is distraught, a leap is made, a tower is contemplated, a rogue is introduced, legs are admired, a Redlaw is threatened, and sand is appraised.

The Fables of the Flying City theme was written and performed by Russell Collins of www.clockworkaudio.net

 

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When Steve and I were designing The Battle of Blood and Ink, we thought carefully about the kind of story we wanted to tell, and the place we wanted to tell that story.  This video discussed our thoughts and inspirations behind the story, and has several preview pages from the book. I hope you enjoy it.