Although the Professor Odd series is most economically read in the Complete Season volumes, the singles are an especially fun way of collecting the individual stories. As there are 18 of them as of this writing, I thought it would be fun to highlight them all together. And, if you are finding this page after returning from World Fantasy 2023 and are looking to complete your collection, have at it!
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Beyond the bounds of the universe, in the formless, endless nowhere between worlds, there is a place that is somewhere. An anomaly of something in the nothing. It is part ship, part house, and it can create portals to almost anywhere. Its inhabitants call it the Oddity. A strange woman lives in the Oddity. Her name is Professor Odd, and she is a seasoned multiversal explorer. Her best friend also lives there. Her name is Elo, and she looks like a golden wolf—except she can stand on her hind legs and speak like a human. There is also Alister, a former university student who fled his home world when the sinister Canary Company marked him for elimination. And until recently there was Dave, the ten-armed, one-eyed, bright green tentacle monster with impressive knowledge of the multiverse. But in the fight for control of the Canary Company Dave vanished, leaving only an enigmatic message in psychoactive green slime. Now the Professor, Elo, and Alister, are on a mission to find their lost friend, but in an “almost infinite” multiverse filled with hidden variables, incorrigibly curious aliens, and surprisingly significant bees, nothing is for certain and everything is more than it first appears—even the one place they all thought they knew inside and out: the Oddity itself.
Jump into Professor Odd: The Complete Season Three for six new episodes of excitement, discovery, and wonder: 13 The Angels of Tyson 4 14 The City Under Ice 15 The Dreams of Doctor Morag 16 Flight of Xifoptero 17 Eyes in the Deep 18 The Last Voyage of the Odyssean Followed by the bonus short story “Kumallinién.”
Launch yourself into the third season of Professor Odd’s multiversal adventures as the crew of the Oddity continues to search for their missing (and mysterious) friend.
Meanwhile, in a world eerily resemblant of 1950s Earth, Joy Daily is just trying to keep the farm together when the appearance of a talking dog makes her question the reality of her own existance.
“The Angels of Tyson 4” is the premier of Season Three and the thirteenth episode in the otherworldly adventures of Professor Odd and her extraordinary friends.
The Oddity sends the Professor and company to New Europa City in their search for the elusive Dave, but instead they find themselves embroiled in a high stakes game of murder and mayhem, and a particularly pernicious JANET (Just Another Nosy Extraterrestrial) may just be the answer to all their questions . . . or the beginning of a whole new mystery.
“The City Under Ice” is the second episode of Season Three and the fourteenth overall in the multiversal adventures of Professor Odd and her unusual friends.
Doctor Morag is having strange dreams—which isn’t surprising, considering she is the senior software engineer of a revolutionary new program for providing mental health therapy to people while they sleep. But when her dreams start to change the universe, Morag finds herself waking up in progressively stranger and stranger worlds, until her only hope of finding her way back is through the enigmatic Professor Odd, and . . . bees?
“The Dreams of Doctor Morag” is the third episode of Season Three and the fifteenth overall in the otherworldly adventures of Professor Odd and her unexpected friends.
In a far-future universe, on a terraformed planet, where a race of sapient elephants are the caretakers of a newly extant genus of pterosaurs, Professor Odd and company must come to the aid of a lone elephant and a fledgling pterosaur as they attempt to escape a war. A war between the elephants and an imperialist race of humans who would enslave the elephants and drain their planet’s resources.
“Flight of Xifoptero” is the fourth episode of Season Three and the sixteenth overall in the otherworldly adventures of Professor Odd and her unapologetic friends.
When an incompatible universe meets an immutable force . . . the result is a great big mess!
For Lilac, a type of artificial human called a “print,” the mess is also an opportunity to escape her abusive captors. But with her newfound freedom comes responsibility for an alien creature whose simple presence poses a threat to the cohesion of her universe. A threat not even Professor Odd can handle—not without the help of some very intelligent wolves, an old monster truck, and some cats from Mars.
“Eyes in the Deep” is the fifth episode of Season Three and the seventeenth overall in the interplanetary adventures of Professor Odd and her incredible friends.
While exploring new elements of the Oddity, Professor Odd and friends discover an unprecedented visitor: another ship in the formless void between universes. But this ship is very much out of place, and on investigation they unravel a distressing narrative of slavery, rebellion, and inter-universal plague. While Professor Odd races to untangle the mystery of two cryogenically preserved murder victims, Alister uncovers hints that their long-lost friend Dave might be closer than they once thought, and Janet is forced to confront the true nature of her identity at last.
“The Last Voyage of the Odyssean” is the game-changing finale of Season Three making eighteen episodes of the world-hopping adventures of Professor Odd and her intergalactic friends.
Professor Odd: The Complete Season Three will be published in electronic, paperback and hardback editions this year! Public release is scheduled for October, but Kickstarter backers who pledged for books should receive theirs a little earlier.
But wait—there’s more!
We’ve also surpassed two stretch goals, unlocking both the Kickstarter-exclusive bonus content e-booklet Odd, Annotated and the Season One audiobook!
The bonus e-booklet includes behind-the-scenes insights, notes, unused history and details, plus a Q&A with the characters. It will ONLY be available through the Kickstarter campaign, but it will be INCLUDED in every reward. As of this post we have a week to go, so there is still time to join the adventure, if you want!
The Season One audiobook has a public release date of April 2024, but it’ll be sent to backers just as soon as it’s ready. How soon that is depends on if we reach the third and ultimate stretch goal: commissioning original music to outro the audiobook! As of this post we are… *checks* … just $154 short. And with seven days to go, and a little help from our friends, we just might make it!
But whatever the outcome, this campaign has already been a huge success. Thank you to everyone who has helped make it so, now and forever, wherever you are!
I am heading to San Jose this week to visit my family, but I’ll still be working on the campaign, spreading the word—and of course working on the book! I hope you have a peaceful and restorative Memorial Day, and I will see you around the multiverse.
I am so excited I can’t even tell you. But, I’ll try!
With this campaign we’re going for all three of the legible formats right out of the gate: electronic, paperback and hardback. There’s also a nice assortment of prints and artwork, some of which are available only through the campaign. I really feel like this project has pushed my illustrating ability to new levels, and I’m looking forward to sharing it with everybody. Finally, for new readers there are options to get the previous seasons, so there’s something for everyone.
And that’s just the beginning: hopefully we meet our funding goal of $600 USD with time to spare, and get a chance to push on to some really cool stretch goals. These are goals that are not an official part of the campaign—just extra things I’m able to do with the increased earnings. There’s the bonus e-booklet Odd, Annotated that has a whole bunch of cool behind-the-scenes facts and commentary for the entire series, and beyond that there’s the release of the Season Oneaudiobook. And beyond that… who knows? We’ll jump through that portal when it opens.
Wherever this leads it’s sure to be spectacular, and I would love to have you along for the ride!
Coming soon to the Online Store: greeting cards for Elephant Garlic, Tiger Lilies, and the Groomin’ Draggins. These will be available as a variety pack of 5 (one of each) for $15 in about two weeks’ time. (Strange Owl cards will also be restocked then as well.)
New Book Launch coming to Kickstarter!
Professor Odd: The Complete Season Three is almost, well, complete! That means the Kickstarter Book Launch is just around the corner. You can get updated the minute it goes live by following Goldeen’s Kickstarter Profile, or head over to her Patreon where you can join the making-of party already in progress.
Price Adjustment coming Sept 6
Due to *waves at generally everything* some products at the online shop will undergo a price increase and the basic shipping cost will go up beginning Tuesday, September 6. This will mostly affect smaller items like the aforementioned greeting cards and potentially stickers. For example: greeting cars, currently $5/each, will increase to $7/each. However there will be card packs available so you can still effectively get them at the old price.
Basic shipping will also increase for Domestic orders from $4 to $5 and Priority Flat Rate will be adjusted to come in line with the standing USPS rate.
Remember these increases don’t take effect until September 6th, so you can order items with the lower price and shipping cost through the end of Summer.
Professor Odd is a woman with a tentacle-arm growing out of the base of her skull. She likes colorful wigs, fuzzy scarves, pizza, cake, and exploring alternate universes.
Elo is an anthropomorphic wolf who likes chicken soup, cheese, and following Professor Odd on her adventures.
Alister Bane was a student at university until he was kidnapped by the sinister Canary Company, and was subsequently rescued by Professor Odd.
No one really knows what Dave is, but everyone agrees he’s a good tentacle-monster-alien-thing to have on your side when events go haywire, as they are prone to do when, for example, you visit a temporally flexible universe on the verge of implosion, or a magical spaceship that has wandered into the midst of a war, or when the Canary Company finally catches up to you.
Welcome to the multiverse of Professor Odd, where the wildest possibilities are only the beginning of the adventure! The Complete Season Two collects episodes 7-12 of this high-flying science fiction series. It contains:
The Dogs of Canary Island
Chronostrophe
Star Walkers
The Thousand Songs
Davebot
and Cerberus Retired (parts 1 and 2)
It also features exclusive illustrations and the bonus short story “The Rats of Alnitak.”
What with the lack of conventions this summer I’ve been able to focus on finalizing the Complete Season Two release for Professor Odd, and now I am hugely excited to announce that the Kickstarter is ready and will go live tomorrow, September 13th! The campaign will support the launch and promotion of Season Two, with any extra funds being put toward the release of Season Three. I am also offering some extra special rewards exclusive to the Kickstarter. If you’ve never read Professor Odd—even if you’ve never read a thing I’ve written—this is a great place to start, as you can get Season One as an eBook or paperback through the Kickstarter.
So check out the pre-launch page and follow along! I’ve had a lot of fun writing and illustrating these stories, and my goal is to share that fun with as many people as possible. Even pledging a dollar helps, and it’ll get you an inside look at the making of the book and the process of bringing it to publication. You can also help by spreading the word, and by “the word” I mean this link:
(That will redirect to the campaign once it goes live.)
The campaign will run until Sunday, October 4th, with the goal of having the rewards distributed in time for Christmas. I hope you’ll come along for the ride!
The Heliopause table at last year’s BLFC. Hoping for another great weekend!
In a couple weeks Heliopause Productions will be at Biggest Little FurCon in Reno, NV, May 17-19. I’ll be sharing a vendor table with Mary “Moth Monarch” Capaldi, and you’ll probably be able to find us by the tower of wire frames we’ll erect to show off all the goodies we’re bringing to town. You can find an assortment of Moth’s wares over on at their shop, and I’ll be bringing lots of books, prints, greeting cards, and some brand new merch that will be available exclusively at conventions.
Weekday Cat sticker sheets
I love stickers, and I love sticker sheets as an easy and economical way to collect stickers. The Weekday Cats give you a kitty for each day of the week, all on a handy A5 sheet. This item goes for $10 per sheet, and is already listed on the online store if you absolutely cannot wait. I will also have fine art prints of each individual cat available at the con!
Art Cards and eBook Cards
Clockwise from top: Escape from the Celestial Palace, Rhondi, Furry Umbrella, Star Walker’s First Steps, Parhim, Nebula, Merman with Octopus, and Mist Spinner.
According to my printer these are “postcards” but the quality is so good I don’t think anyone would want to send them through the mail without an envelope. Really they are more like super-sturdy art prints, and I have them in a variety of my favorite pieces. These are $10 each, can be signed and customized on the back, and are not currently listed in the online store.
Also debuting at BLFC, for the first time ever I am selling eBook Art Cards! These are the same quality as my art cards, but with the book’s cover on the front and bonus art on the back. With purchase of a card, you also get the book associated with it delivered right to your inbox as an epub or mobi file (or both at no added cost). Cards are signed and can be personalized, just like a traditional book, but if you prefer to read on your tablet or phone, you don’t have to lug the whole book around. I’ll have cards forDriving Arcana Rotation 4 and Professor Odd: The Complete Season One available at my table. These will be available exclusively at conventions, and are $10 each—eBook included!
The Professor Odd Season One eBook Card has the season cover on the front, and one of the six single release covers on the back. Pick your favorite cover art, get the whole book!
New Barn Owl Charm
I love acrylic charms, and I’ve adapted one of my favorite Strange Owls as such. Meet the Strange Barn Owl charm, perfect for looking after your keys or decorated your bag! They join my growing collection of charms, including the Strange Elf and Great Gray Owls, and the Andromeda Galaxy Cat. The Strange Barn Owl will be available first at BLFC, and for orders online afterward.
Con Exclusives
As always, my table at a convention is the only place you can commission me for sketchbook drawings. I can also do original commissions on 9″x12″ bristol board, for those of you who don’t have or can’t bring sketchbooks. Currently conventions are the only place where I can take commissions, so keep that in mind! My prices for a standard size sketchbook (8.5″x11″/A4/9″x12″) start at $25 for an Artist Choice quick sketch, $50 for a pencil drawing, $75 for an Artist Choice brush pen study, and $100 for a fine inked piece. It’s 50% more for each additional character or detailed background, and there may be a surplus charge for extra large sketchbooks or complex characters. There may also be discounts for small sketchbooks. All surplus charges and discounts are made at the sole discretion of the artist. Chatting and estimates are always free, and I try to deliver commissions by the morning of the following day.
My li’l original display from WorldCon—each of these is one of a kind, so my display at BLFC will include new and unseen pieces!
My convention table is also the only place where you can buy from my Li’l Original Gallery—these are quarter sheet brush pen sketches on Lokta paper, and are all $20 each. You can also get one made to-order for $25—simple prompts only!
Moving On…
After BLFC my next convention will be at AnthroCon in Pittsburgh, PA, July 5-7, where I will have a full table to real show off everything Heliopause Productions has to offer. Hope to see you here or there, and if not, take care!
Paperback available from: Amazon (Worldwide), and by request at your local bookstore! Paperback ISBN: 978-1-945781-11-7
Description:
A train in outer space is hijacked. Luckily, Professor Odd is on board. Unluckily, the hijackers know her of old and the situation quickly becomes dire. Jill, Selene and Clara come to the aid of a grieving woman haunted by ghosts, and Bouragner Felpz manages to coax Corianne out of retirement one last time in order to find a lost university student and solve a mystery that has lain dormant for forty years.
These are the stories of Apsis Fiction: Mesohelion 2018, the tenth and final issue of Goldeen Ogawa’s semiannual anthology of fantasy and science fiction.
Mesohelion 2018 includes:
“Cerberus Retired” Parts 1 and 2 (Professor Odd #12)
“Half Lives” (Driving Arcana #12)
“The Peculiar Case of Professor Odd” (Bouragner Felpz, Volume III #3)
Paperback available from: Amazon (Worldwide) and by request at your local bookstore!
Note: Apsis Fiction will retire following this issue, but Professor Odd and Driving Arcana will continue in their own independent publications. Season Three of Professor Odd will begin with “The Angels of Tyson-4,” coming as a single from Heliopause in 2019. Driving Arcana will continue Wheel 2 with Rotation Five, containing “Critical Magic,” “On the Surface Die” and “Free Man Running.”
