Howard Tayler is the artist and writer of the immensely popular webcomic SCHLOCK MERCENARY. The witty writing and epic stroylines of his comic have earned it praise from across the writing community. Analog magazine called his work “Inventive and Humorous.” Websnark noted that “Taylor has written a tightly plotted, measured and controlled storyline, which has pulled off a remarkable trick: it’s a hard SF comedy.” New York Times best-selling science fiction novelist John Ringo, a big fan of Schlock Mercenary, said that “Howard’s inventiveness seems limitless.” Howard has published three Schlock Mercenary collections to date, the latest of which is titled THE TUB OF HAPPINESS. It can be found on Howard’s website and through Amazon.com.