Dave Brockie, Vocalist Of Gwar, Releases Debut Full Length Novel "Whargoul"

Band Photo: Gwar (?)

Dave Brockie, the artist and musician known for his work under the name Oderus Urungus in shock-thrashers Gwar, has just released his debut full length novel. The book, titled "Whargoul," is being issued though Eraserhaed/Deadite Publishing.

The story of the Whargoul came to being in the late 90's as Brockie toured Europe with GWAR. Inspired by some of history's more despicable events, Brockie began drawing and writing about the creature that called itself "Whargoul". The idea of an undying creature that found sustenance in the carnage of war began to flesh itself out in the form of several comics for the now defunct Slave Pit Funnies, and was also a stand-out track on GWAR's 1997 album "Rag-Na-Rok." Ultimately Brockie/Oderus Urungus decided the only way the story could truly be told was through a novel, and began hand-writing the book into a journal that was half-filled with pages of microscopic lettering, which he unbelievably lost, forcing him to re-write it from memory on his first lap-top. Brockie finally finished the book in 1999.

While the book had been available for free download online for years it is now available for purchase in paperback at Amazon.com