Minions #214 - Egged On

Be sure to read past the jump in today's post for an important announcement about Mrs. Minion Master's new mystery novel (say that three times fast!), hitting stores in just a few days!

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Greetings, Rotten Eggs!

We're all excited down here at the lair, as another link in our Master Plan for World Domination (MPWD) is completed.  Mrs. Minion Master's second mystery novel in her series about a crime-busting lady-plumber will be appearing in stores and on Amazon in just a few days (April 6th).  Here it is:
You can help support the forces of evil here either by buying a copy for yourself (it's Minion Master approved!) or by passing along a recommendation or link to your friends who like mystery, plumbing, adorable dogs (yet another link in the MPWD), or you otherwise think might enjoy this.  Links on your blogs or web sites are also appreciated.

You'll note that Mrs. Minion Master's real name is not on the book.  They're written under the name "Christy Evans."  This is what they, in the writing business, call a "pseudonym," but it is what we call in the Evil World Domination business an "alias."

As I said, this is the second book in the series.  If you'd like to start at the beginning, you can still get the first book in the series, "Sink Trap."  Here it is:


If you want to find out more, visit the Christy Evans web page HERE

Meanwhile, the great Minions sort and clean-up continues here.  I'm now into sorting things I didn't know I had, things I probably haven't seen for years (but many of which you'll be seeing used in upcoming cartoons.  I've still got several more weeks of inventory cartoons, though I could probably get cleaned up enough to start shooting again with a hour or so's work.  We'll see what goodies I discover in sorting, and how inspired I get to use them.

See you guys next week!

                                                - Mysterious Minion Master Steve

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More Housekeeping and a Heroes List!

Another housekeeping post. Blogger has been making some improvements that allowed me to cut some clutter out of the Mighty Sidebar. Same content, just now you can click on pictures and banners as links, rather than my having to put a separate text link below them.

I've been neglecting the sidebar lately. Haven't had a new rock-band name in a while, and the Incomplete Evil Overlord list had been getting stale. Still no new band names. I'll get on that. But lots of new entries in the Evil Overlord list.

And speaking of lists, I discovered the other day that someone has done a Heroes List to be a companion to the infamous Overlord list. You can click to them from here, but I've put permanent links in the sidebar as well.

Oh, also in the sidebar is a new book cover, the cover for "Swordplay," a fantasy anthology that will be out in June. It features 17 new stories about swords, including yet another new short story by your humble host, me.

I'm hoping to get things set up soon so that we'll be part of the Amazon affiliate program, so's you can help support Minion at Work by buying our books (and your other Amazon purchases) using our links. I'll let you know how that works out.

Okay, that's about it. Chris and I are going to Florida next month to speak at the Space Coast Writer's Conference, so I'm busy building up an inventory of cartoons to use while we're busy traveling. There shouldn't be any interruptions in your Minions schedule. But it's tricky. I'm shooting a whole series of cartoons on a bar set, but I have to finish and tear that set down before I can set up and shoot the cartoon that should appear Monday.

Logistics. It's all part of the Evil Plan.

- Steve, Your Minion Master

Minions #86 - One Heartbeat Away

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Greetings, prisoners of gravity,


It's back to the dungeons this week. We only occasionally do anything like topical humor here, but I like this one, so here it is. My biggest concern, in looking back at things, is that the similar cartoon featuring Martha Stewart a month or so back is the first cartoon in a long time to get no comments from you guys. Does that mean you hated the concept, hate Martha, don't know who Martha is, or maybe just your fingers seize up that week. I just don't know. So let me know if this sort of thing amuses you or not. There's something about Number Two staring into a darkened cell that just sets my mind working.


On another note, we've got a new Star Trek the Next Generation Ebook out from Pocket Books. It's called "A Sea of Troubles," the first installment (though it stands alone) in a six-part epic that will fill in the lost year of the U.S.S. Enterprise E's history before the movie Star Trek: First Contact. It's the time of the Dominion War (as seen in the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) and though she's far away from the front-lines on her shakedown cruise, even the Enterprise can't escape the deadly threat of the Dominion. Check it out on the publisher's site. It's available for immediate download for about the price of a Happy Meal at McDonalds, and it probably tastes better too!


Those of you cool people who are on our weekly reminder mailing list already know about the Minions at Work 2008 photo-calendar I've been working on. Well, it's finished! (When I originally posted this earlier today, I said that it wasn't quite ready and not to order it until I gave the word. Well, I'm giving the word! I spent the evening re-editing all the images and it should be 100% ready to go now! Oh, and it also now has a title. It's the Minions at Work - Evil in WIDESCREEN (Where Available) 2008 Calendar!) It's now available for for purchase at our Cafe Press Store! It's high-quality, spiral wire bound, printed on thick 100-pound weight, high-gloss cover stock. Decorate your faceless cubical-of-doom, or give it as the perfect holiday gift!

And with that, my regular plea to share "Minions at Work" with friends and family, and to drop us a note or, better yet, leave a comment here on the blog. Because love to hear from you.

- Steve

New Book from Minions creator J. Steven York

Greetings, comrade-dudes!

I am totally cutting into my vital pretzel-break time to bring you the important news of a new novel just released, written by Minions creator J. Steven York! Is called "Trial by Chaos," which pretty much describes the morning I've, I will tell you! This is his second novel in the Mechwarrior Dark Age series, set in the ever-popular Battletech universe.



I am totally urging you to run right out and buy this book on Amazon, Barnes and Nobel, Powells, or ask for it at your local book retailer.

No. Wait. I must totally be thinking like management if I am ever to be promoted. Do not ask. Demand this book.

You will be all like: "if you do not order this book from the nearest distributor, I will use my orbiting solar-death-mirrors to reduce your world to a blackened ball of carbon!" And they'll be like: "But we have it on the shelf right over here." And you'll be like, "oh, I never know if books like this are shelved according to series or author name." And they'll be like, "yes, different stores do it different ways, but there it is." And you'll be like, "well thanks for your help. Sorry about the solar-death-mirrors thing." And they'll like rip off their rubber disguise mask and shout, "but we've tricked you into revealing your evil plan! Now you can never succeed, Minion No. 1!"

I have just been busted in my own, imaginary scenario. That is so lame.

Just buy the book, because Steve pays the bills here, and without your support, you know what this means: mustard-cutbacks. Buy it for me. Buy it for my pretzel.

Later, dudes. Salty-buttery goodness totally awaits.