#12. New book! Skeletor's autobiography
Hi. How are you? I’m well. A little anxious, though, because my new book is out today, and if it doesn’t do well, my collaborator might turn me to stone.
This book is the second installment in the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Tales of Eternia series, which is inspired by the hit Netflix show. The first was a straight-up, page-turning, save-the-world adventure. This one is the first-ever autobiography of Skeletor, one of the most notorious villains in the cosmos. The skull-faced nemesis of He-Man finally gets to tell his side of the story, and he picked me to help him get the job done.
The book publishes today. And I love the cover.
Skeletor? He’s mixed on the art. Loves the image of himself, but he’s annoyed He-Man and Sorceress are featured so prominently. Not his call, though. The publisher gets final say, even when you’re a dimension-hopping demon and threat to cosmic peace.
What was it like to work with Skeletor? I get that question a lot. He was demanding, short-tempered, and predictably lazy. I’ve worked with famous people before. Those experiences were great. Naturally, though, I was a little wary of this collaboration. From the start I figured he’d be the type who wanted all the credit without doing any of the work. And I was right. I’m shocked I even got my name on the cover.
Now he’s going around trying to pretend that he’s a REAL writer. He even put together a little graphic mapping out his writing process.
As if he really went through all that. I did all the work, and he just waved his staff around threateningly whenever I tried to take a break.
Feel free to share the graphic, though - he loves starring in memes.
Thankfully, he is doing his part as a promoter. Yesterday Skeletor took over the @mastersofficial account on twitter. He insulted me, but it was funny.
He also managed to convince the brilliant financial minds at Celebrity Net Worth that he’s a billionaire. An article on his many revenue streams went up yesterday.
And the book? Well, the story is fun, funny, and slightly strange. Skeletor’s pleased.
Although it’s meant for kids - third or fourth grade and up - I hope all you kids in adult masks will enjoy it, too. If you get a chance to grab a copy, either from a store or your local library, I’d appreciate it. Can’t say the same for Skeletor, though. He doesn’t like thanking people.
Thank you, as always, for reading!