Marc Edmond Best, Indie Author.
@dapperdinobot.bsky.social
Author of THE CATAPHRACT OATH, a swashbuckling clockpunk mecha adventure!
Ask me about giant robot cartoons or obscure TTRPGs or kung fu movies or food history or sci fi/fantasy novels and I will talk your ear off.
He/Him
Arguably the best Marc.
Ask me about giant robot cartoons or obscure TTRPGs or kung fu movies or food history or sci fi/fantasy novels and I will talk your ear off.
He/Him
Arguably the best Marc.
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The Cataphract Oath (The Cataphract Chronicles)
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I finally got my act together, so now my swashbuckling #clockpunk #mecha #fantasy, THE CATAPHRACT OATH, is available in paperback!
Wherein a disgraced alchemist and a sword-wielding countess must salvage an ancient war machine, while dealing with scheming nobles and playwrights of dubious talent.
Wherein a disgraced alchemist and a sword-wielding countess must salvage an ancient war machine, while dealing with scheming nobles and playwrights of dubious talent.
My dog has gotten into the habit of laying on me while I'm sprawled out on the couch reading or playing Switch. Which, y'know, is the best thing, even if not particularly conducive to productivity.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
My dog has gotten into the habit of laying on me while I'm sprawled out on the couch reading or playing Switch. Which, y'know, is the best thing, even if not particularly conducive to productivity.
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it would sort of makes sense that Pepe Le Pew isn't actually from France but is just some pick-up artist guy from Toronto who's pretending to be French
January 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
it would sort of makes sense that Pepe Le Pew isn't actually from France but is just some pick-up artist guy from Toronto who's pretending to be French
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Protip:
Don’t watch videos of murders and executions
It’ll fuck you up one way or another
Don’t watch videos of murders and executions
It’ll fuck you up one way or another
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Protip:
Don’t watch videos of murders and executions
It’ll fuck you up one way or another
Don’t watch videos of murders and executions
It’ll fuck you up one way or another
The world is a farce (and not the funny kind), but pizza is not illegal.
Yet.
Yet.
January 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
The world is a farce (and not the funny kind), but pizza is not illegal.
Yet.
Yet.
Dropped by the library today, first visit of the year!
My local library has a thing that tracks the MSRP of everything you check out, and spits out "You saved a total of $X this year!"
Which I can't help but look at as a way to KEEP SCORE.
Gonna try to beat last year's record.
My local library has a thing that tracks the MSRP of everything you check out, and spits out "You saved a total of $X this year!"
Which I can't help but look at as a way to KEEP SCORE.
Gonna try to beat last year's record.
January 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Dropped by the library today, first visit of the year!
My local library has a thing that tracks the MSRP of everything you check out, and spits out "You saved a total of $X this year!"
Which I can't help but look at as a way to KEEP SCORE.
Gonna try to beat last year's record.
My local library has a thing that tracks the MSRP of everything you check out, and spits out "You saved a total of $X this year!"
Which I can't help but look at as a way to KEEP SCORE.
Gonna try to beat last year's record.
"Oh hey, wasn't I doing another Chrono Trigger playthrough?" I asked myself.
So I fire up the SNES, and ... I realize I left off right before that one finnicky part where you have to put the code in JUST RIGHT to save Lucca's mom.
... I think I may play Mario instead.
So I fire up the SNES, and ... I realize I left off right before that one finnicky part where you have to put the code in JUST RIGHT to save Lucca's mom.
... I think I may play Mario instead.
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 AM
"Oh hey, wasn't I doing another Chrono Trigger playthrough?" I asked myself.
So I fire up the SNES, and ... I realize I left off right before that one finnicky part where you have to put the code in JUST RIGHT to save Lucca's mom.
... I think I may play Mario instead.
So I fire up the SNES, and ... I realize I left off right before that one finnicky part where you have to put the code in JUST RIGHT to save Lucca's mom.
... I think I may play Mario instead.
Benny is the only one with his shit together, and they kill his dog for it.
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Benny is the only one with his shit together, and they kill his dog for it.
Wait wait wait. There's a new #Bloodstained game in the works and I'm only now learning about it?
Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games
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January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Wait wait wait. There's a new #Bloodstained game in the works and I'm only now learning about it?
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
If you have a few beers and squint, K-Pop Demon Hunters and Sinners take place in the same universe.
January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
If you have a few beers and squint, K-Pop Demon Hunters and Sinners take place in the same universe.
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Starting off my "Watch movies I have on my shelf" resolution with a Blu Ray I nabbed fairly recently solely because it was a Chang Cheh movie.
(Also, obligatory Eddie Izzard ref: "Did you bring a flag?")
(Also, obligatory Eddie Izzard ref: "Did you bring a flag?")
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Starting off my "Watch movies I have on my shelf" resolution with a Blu Ray I nabbed fairly recently solely because it was a Chang Cheh movie.
(Also, obligatory Eddie Izzard ref: "Did you bring a flag?")
(Also, obligatory Eddie Izzard ref: "Did you bring a flag?")
I went into 2026 with ... guarded optimism? Albeit with an inkling that the other shoe would drop, rendering me a cynic once more.
... I hadn't expected that shoe to drop this early.
... I hadn't expected that shoe to drop this early.
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I went into 2026 with ... guarded optimism? Albeit with an inkling that the other shoe would drop, rendering me a cynic once more.
... I hadn't expected that shoe to drop this early.
... I hadn't expected that shoe to drop this early.
So, uh. I'm procrastinating. Which means, instead of opening the word processor, I'm poking around old files and old drafts, I just found an unfinished manuscript that I started during quarantine.
... and it's 41k words long? That I forgot I wrote?
I may have to do something with this.
... and it's 41k words long? That I forgot I wrote?
I may have to do something with this.
January 3, 2026 at 2:36 AM
So, uh. I'm procrastinating. Which means, instead of opening the word processor, I'm poking around old files and old drafts, I just found an unfinished manuscript that I started during quarantine.
... and it's 41k words long? That I forgot I wrote?
I may have to do something with this.
... and it's 41k words long? That I forgot I wrote?
I may have to do something with this.
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Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes
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We survived 2025, people. Good work. Now let's do it again. 💪❤️
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
We survived 2025, people. Good work. Now let's do it again. 💪❤️
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Okay, might as well get this started.
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Okay, might as well get this started.
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
I think I've figured out my resolution for 2026. Namely, I'm gonna try to watch more physical media.
Probably won't cancel Netflix just yet, but I've got a fair number of DVDs and Blu-Rays on the shelf. Not to mention stuff available at the local library.
(Libraries are rad, BTW).
Probably won't cancel Netflix just yet, but I've got a fair number of DVDs and Blu-Rays on the shelf. Not to mention stuff available at the local library.
(Libraries are rad, BTW).
January 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I think I've figured out my resolution for 2026. Namely, I'm gonna try to watch more physical media.
Probably won't cancel Netflix just yet, but I've got a fair number of DVDs and Blu-Rays on the shelf. Not to mention stuff available at the local library.
(Libraries are rad, BTW).
Probably won't cancel Netflix just yet, but I've got a fair number of DVDs and Blu-Rays on the shelf. Not to mention stuff available at the local library.
(Libraries are rad, BTW).
Hey #WriterSky! I'm in search of a calendar-app-thing to track the new year's writing. Honestly something formatted for 2026 in Excel would be just fine. Theoretically a way to keep my self accountable and/or keep score for the new year.
I had one on my previous laptop but I forgot where I got it.
I had one on my previous laptop but I forgot where I got it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Hey #WriterSky! I'm in search of a calendar-app-thing to track the new year's writing. Honestly something formatted for 2026 in Excel would be just fine. Theoretically a way to keep my self accountable and/or keep score for the new year.
I had one on my previous laptop but I forgot where I got it.
I had one on my previous laptop but I forgot where I got it.
O DANG NEW #BIGTOPBURGER!
It's honestly mostly denouement for the season, but it's still great.
Adult Swim needs to throw a truck full of money at Worthikids.
It's honestly mostly denouement for the season, but it's still great.
Adult Swim needs to throw a truck full of money at Worthikids.
BIGTOP BURGER: HEAVISIDE
YouTube video by Worthikids
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December 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM
O DANG NEW #BIGTOPBURGER!
It's honestly mostly denouement for the season, but it's still great.
Adult Swim needs to throw a truck full of money at Worthikids.
It's honestly mostly denouement for the season, but it's still great.
Adult Swim needs to throw a truck full of money at Worthikids.
So, a few months ago, I saw a cute resin mini at a convention that I knew a friend of mine would like. So I bought it. Painted it. Figured it'd be a good holiday gift.
And, earlier tonight, after fretting over its condition for literal months, THE SWORD BROKE AS I WAS HANDING IT TO HER.
Tragic.
And, earlier tonight, after fretting over its condition for literal months, THE SWORD BROKE AS I WAS HANDING IT TO HER.
Tragic.
December 31, 2025 at 4:46 AM
So, a few months ago, I saw a cute resin mini at a convention that I knew a friend of mine would like. So I bought it. Painted it. Figured it'd be a good holiday gift.
And, earlier tonight, after fretting over its condition for literal months, THE SWORD BROKE AS I WAS HANDING IT TO HER.
Tragic.
And, earlier tonight, after fretting over its condition for literal months, THE SWORD BROKE AS I WAS HANDING IT TO HER.
Tragic.
Meanwhile, not only did I wind up working the whole day at my Real People Job, I also wound up staying late due to schenanigans entirely outside of my control.
Lucky thing I'm coming off a long break, otherwise I'd be far more frazzled than I currently am.
Lucky thing I'm coming off a long break, otherwise I'd be far more frazzled than I currently am.
December 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Meanwhile, not only did I wind up working the whole day at my Real People Job, I also wound up staying late due to schenanigans entirely outside of my control.
Lucky thing I'm coming off a long break, otherwise I'd be far more frazzled than I currently am.
Lucky thing I'm coming off a long break, otherwise I'd be far more frazzled than I currently am.
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Today’s #MondayReads is The Cataphract Oath by Marc Edmond Best (@dapperdinobot.bsky.social).
Saw this at a pitch event on this site months ago, pitched as something like “Dumas X Gundam”. Steampunk mechs sounds like a good time to me.
#BookSky 💙📚 #AmReading
Saw this at a pitch event on this site months ago, pitched as something like “Dumas X Gundam”. Steampunk mechs sounds like a good time to me.
#BookSky 💙📚 #AmReading
December 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Today’s #MondayReads is The Cataphract Oath by Marc Edmond Best (@dapperdinobot.bsky.social).
Saw this at a pitch event on this site months ago, pitched as something like “Dumas X Gundam”. Steampunk mechs sounds like a good time to me.
#BookSky 💙📚 #AmReading
Saw this at a pitch event on this site months ago, pitched as something like “Dumas X Gundam”. Steampunk mechs sounds like a good time to me.
#BookSky 💙📚 #AmReading