July 03, 2008 -- All Clergymen and White Horses

Everybody loves that line, though I just pulled it out of my ear one day to make Maria Theresa sound like the clever old girl she was. I should probably also mention that the guy sitting next to her is her son, not her husband -- he's the soon-to-be Emperor Josef II.

And yes, the Automaton was quite impatient with slow players. It would roll its eyes, tap its hand on the cabinet, and do all sorts of creepy, intimidating stuff to freak out its opponent.

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Boy, all sorts of fun stuff this week. For starters, I received my very first piece of Turk Fan art:

(If you don't understand the joke, it's because you have to know about my husband's new webcomic for it to make sense.

Wizard World was a lot of fun, and while I was there, I did this really awesome Steampunky photoshoot with fellow indie publisher Carla Speed McNeil, thanks to Jennie Breeden. Check it out!

I also did a fantastic interview with the guys from Fist Full of Comics, and I'll be sure to post it up as soon as I hear about it.

That's about all till next week... so I'll just leave poor Count Cobenzl to contemplate his endgame.