Wes Locher's Blog

Greetings friends! If you’re seeing this message it’s because you’ve either elected to receive emails when I publish new content on my website, or the content shows up in your reader. However—the joke’s on you! I haven’t updated my blog in YEARS. In fact, I even removed it entirely from my website. Simply put, blogs… Continue reading Hey, you. Yes, you.

Some good news today: the third issue my action/comedy comic book BUG SLUGGER—co-created with my co-pilot, Loch Ness—has arrived on digital shelves, and is available both on ComiXology and in PDF format. If you missed the first two issues (and let’s be honest, you did), fear not! Below you’ll find a FREE 7-page preview of… Continue reading Bug Slugger #3 – Out Now!

Despite the news leading me to believe that the entire world is on fire, I’ve found a ray of sunshine. The second issue my action/comedy comic book BUG SLUGGER—co-created with one of my favorite humans, Loch Ness—has arrived on digital shelves, and is available both on ComiXology and in PDF format. If you missed the… Continue reading Bug Slugger #2 – Out Today!

I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone well in the strange times we currently find ourselves facing. Being at home leaves many to turn to the arts for stress relief and entertainment, whether that be books, TV, films, videogames, or comics. In fact, I wanted to do my part to share some… Continue reading New Comic Series: Bug Slugger #1

Greetings, friends! I’m excited to announce that I have a new sci-fi/humor series being released Wednesday, October 9 (tomorrow) called AWRY! The talented Graeham Jarvis served as artist, colorist, and co-pilot for the series which we spent the past few years putting together. So what’s this crazy book all about? It took 10 years for… Continue reading New Comic Series: Awry

My favorite local comic convention of the year is this Sunday, Nov. 25! (That’s TOMORROW for those of you keeping score at home.) Genghis Con will celebrate its 10th year as a comics-focused show, featuring some amazing talented from Ohio and the surrounding area. I’ll be there with artist Loch Ness, who co-created and drew… Continue reading Genghis Con 2018!

I’ve spent the past eight months working on a passion project and within the next few days it will be available for purchase on Amazon—always an exhilarating feeling! Braving Britannia: Tales of Life, Love, and Adventure in Ultima Online is a nonfiction book featuring 35 interviews with players, volunteers, and the game’s developers over 320… Continue reading New book on the way!

We’re just 5 days away from my favorite day of the year — FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! I urge all of you to visit your local comic shop(s) on Saturday, May 5 to pick up some free comics from some of the best publishers in the business. Remember, they’ve paid some steep cash to bring… Continue reading Free Comic Book Day 2018!

Sometimes when I’m not writing video games for other people, I take some time out to write something that allows me to exercise ideas that might be on my mind, or game elements that may not be present in current projects. Last year, I created a short piece of interactive fiction called The Freelancer’s Survival… Continue reading Free game!

Sometimes when I looked in the mirror in the morning, I didn’t even recognize myself. Not because my face was older, or appeared wiser, or because I suffered some sort of major face trauma. Everything pretty much looked the same. My eyelashes were still super long, my nose remained huge, and I still couldn’t grow… Continue reading I thought I should read more. So I did.