The Jim Butcher Files: Dresden . Codex Alera . Cinder Spires & More

[alansplace]

Artwork for The Dresden Files RPG spanish edition published by Nosolorol Ediciones.

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by alansplace

Artwork for The Dresden Files RPG
spanish edition published by
Nosolorol Ediciones.

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That looks terrifying!

Originally Posted by alansplace

Artwork for The Dresden Files RPG spanish edition published by Nosolorol Ediciones.

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As does this!

[alansplace]

Artwork for The Dresden Files RPG
spanish edition published by
Nosolorol Ediciones.

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[alansplace]

Q&A with Jim Butcher
Oct 7, 2015
Written By: David Hill

A few weeks ago, I contacted Jim Butcher’s assistant in the hopes of getting to interview Jim ahead of the release of his latest book, The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut’s Windlass. Much to my surprise, his assistant got back to me and we scheduled the interview. He’s one of my favorite authors, so I was incredibly excited to have a chance to interview him.

Sadly, the day before the interview was scheduled to happen Jim’s dog, Frostbite Doomreaver McBane Butcher, passed away after a long battle with cancer. As you might expect, the interview was canceled.

But since I live one town over from where Jim lives, it’s a pretty safe bet that whenever he has a new book coming out that there will be some kind of book signing event somewhere in the area. Sure enough there was. And for an hour ahead of actually signing the books, Jim answered all kinds of questions that we in the audience threw at him.

Here is my transcript of the Q&A session from that event: my transcript

[Katsunami]

Originally Posted by alansplace

First page of Jury Duty posted on Facebook by Shawn Speakman.

Eh? Is this the same Shawn Speakman who has been the webmaster of Terry Brooks' website for many years, under the nickname Web Druid? I see he now also has two anthologies out, with contributions of some big name writers, Brooks among them.

Edit: Jury Duty is even in the second anthology. That guy is getting around lately.

[alansplace]

Jim Butcher

Books and Authors

Jim Butcher is the author of the Dresden Files, the Codex Alera, and a new steampunk series, the Cinder Spires. His resume includes a laundry list of skills which were useful a couple of centuries ago, and he plays guitar quite badly. An avid gamer, he plays tabletop games in varying systems, a variety of video games on PC and console, and LARPs whenever he can make time for it. Jim currently resides mostly inside his own head, but his head can generally be found in his home town of Independence, Missouri.

Jim goes by the moniker Longshot in a number of online locales. He came by this name in the early 1990′s when he decided he would become a published author. Usually only 3 in 1000 who make such an attempt actually manage to become published; of those, only 1 in 10 make enough money to call it a living. The sale of a second series was the breakthrough that let him beat the long odds against attaining a career as a novelist.

All the same, he refuses to change his nickname.

[red_phoenix]

I think it is great Jim does not want to give up his nickname. It is a reminder to other aspiring writers just how hard it is to make a living as an author.

[alansplace]

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by alansplace

That is some great art. Love all that fire. Looks hot.

Oh and the hair - like that better than his usual shorter hair everywhere else. How a wizard sdould look like.

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by alansplace

I LOVE this, and will try to picture him this way from now on (even though I really did like the nonexistent hat).

[red_phoenix]

Originally Posted by alansplace

That is an amazing image...I agree with Duckie...the long hair looks great.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

That is some great art. Love all that fire. Looks hot.

Oh and the hair - like that better than his usual shorter hair everywhere else. How a wizard sdould look like.

Originally Posted by Nyssa

I LOVE this, and will try to picture him this way from now on (even though I really did like the nonexistent hat).

Originally Posted by red_phoenix

That is an amazing image...I agree with Duckie...the long hair looks great.

It's by Chris Mcgrath, who does the Dresden Files covers for Penguin/Tor and includes the hat at their instructions. Here he is working for Evil Hat.






There's also a phone case. They are both available from inprnt.com.

[DuckieTigger]

Originally Posted by alansplace

It's by Chris Mcgrath, who does the covers for Penguin/Tor and includes the hat at their instructions.

Amazing what difference a misguided instruction can do. Would have never thought it is the same artist. Just as flexible as Jim Butcher himself. The covers with hat still look good, even though they have a hat which is not the artist's fault. They should have trusted him in first place ...

[alansplace]

Upcoming Conventions and Graphic Novel Release Date

CON MAN

Hoping to see Jim in person in 2016? A number of convention appearances are starting to trickle in. We’ll let you know when additional events are added!

Superstars Writing Academy
February 4th – 6th, 2016
Colorado Springs, CO
http://superstarswriting.com/

Houston Comicpalooza 2016
June 17-19, 2016
Houston, TX
http://www.comicpalooza.com/

Unfortunately, Jim’s Comicpalooza appearance has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Sorry!

Myths and Legends Con
August 12-14, 2016
Ramada Plaza Denver North
Denver, CO
http://www.malcondenver.com/

WIZARDS GONE WILD

Also, we have cover art and a release date for the first issue of Wild Card, the next Dresden Files graphic novel! Look for it at your favorite comics shop on April 20th, 2016! Click to embiggen.



As always, you can see the full list of Jim’s upcoming events at Calendar Event Discussion section of the forum and a schedule of new releases at his Upcoming Works page.

–Priscilla

Posted by priscellie on 2016/01/25 at 2:45 pm

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by Nyssa

I LOVE this, and will try to picture him this way from now on (even though I really did like the nonexistent hat).

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

Amazing what difference a misguided instruction can do. Would have never thought it is the same artist. Just as flexible as Jim Butcher himself. The covers with hat still look good, even though they have a hat which is not the artist's fault. They should have trusted him in first place ...

Below Jim is talking about the Hat.

Q: Why does Harry keep wearing a hat on the book covers, when in the text of the book Harry keeps talking about how he hates hats?

A: That didn’t really start until Book 8 or 9 or something like that, is when I started making that comment. It was because on Book 7 the Art Department decided that the perfect way to say “Wizard P.I.” was to have the guy with a wizard staff and a P.I. fedora. That it would be the perfect psychological shorthand for “Wizard P.I.” So they directed Chris McGrath to “make it like this.” And Chris, who is a professional artist said, “I will make it like that,” and did so, and fulfilled his commission.

And I didn’t like it. So I got all passive aggressive about it, and started making fun of hats in the books.

So when the new book came out, the steampunk book, Grimm is one of those characters that would never be caught dead without his hat. So of course they draw him with no hat.

From Q&A with Jim Butcher, Oct 7, 2015, Written By: David Hill