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''Schlock Mercenary'' is a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Howard Tayler. It follows the tribulations of a star-travelling mercenary company in a satiric, mildly dystopian 31st-century space opera setting. Since its debut on June 12, 2000 the comic has updated daily, begun to support its author, and been nominated for four Hugo Awards. ==Publication history== Over time, Tayler's art improved, in his words, from bad to "marginally less bad."〔 Jean Elmore served as colorist for the strip from February 9, 2003 to the spring of 2004 when she developed a repetitive strain injury from her work. On March 3, 2003, the comic reached its 1001st strip. Tayler marked the milestone by "re-launching" the comic. With the relaunch, the strip was slightly reoriented for publication, organizing the comic's ongoing story into "books". Each book has a fairly self-contained story, although they are still chronological and connected.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Schlock Mercenary: The Archive Synopsize )〕 On December 2, 2005, Tayler published the comic's 2000th daily strip since the series' debut. On June 12, 2010, ''Schlock Mercenary'' marked ten years of uninterrupted daily run, a feat matched by few other webcomics. In March 2006, Tayler published ''Schlock Mercenary: Under New Management'', the first book-based collection of ''Schlock Mercenary'' comics. This collection features stories printed from March 9, 2003 through August 23, 2003, plus five pages of new material including a foreword by John Ringo, a feature explaining how Sgt. Schlock "got turned on to plasma cannons", bonus art, the author's biography, and architectural deck plans to Tagon's third ship ''Serial Peacemaker''. In December 2007, Tayler published ''Schlock Mercenary: The Tub of Happiness''. It features stories from the beginning of the webcomic to October 2001, as well as the bonus story "Baggage Claim," explaining the circumstances around Schlock joining the Toughs. There are numerous pieces of fan art throughout the book, as well as early concept art drawn by Tayler and notes to the reader from both Tayler and his wife, talking about the characters and Tayler's early cartooning efforts. On Monday, February 17, 2014, Tayler announced in the commentary that the strip has reached 5,000 comics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Schlock Mercenary」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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