If you read enough webcomics, then you'll go through patches where one or more webcomics are absolutely engrossing while others are dreadfully dull. Occasionally, a whole bunch will become exciting
at one time, but usually some are up while others are down. I remember when I first moved home for a while last year, I didn't really bother reading CRFH!!! for a while. I was on dial-up at that time, and I checked less webcomics than usual, but I was staying up to read Sluggy every day of That Which Redeems: it was just that exciting. These days I'm just skimming Sluggy, which is on a Bun-bun-centric storyline, but often staying up later than I should waiting for CRFH!!! to update. There's two storylines going on right now in CRFH!!!, the first one being the April-Mike-Marsha love triangle, which is just sad and I wish it would end, and the much more interesting Margaret-Dave-Blue, with a side of Satan, triangle, which has just become very, very interesting. Of course, I'd get more sleep if it was Sluggy that had my full attention, as that one updates earlier.
Sluggy Freelance — No filler this week, but the plot's moving at a nice clip. Bun-bun doesn't trust Calix, which is good, but Calix is smarter than his predecessors, and his primary goal is saving his village rather than getting revenge. In other news, it looks like Bun-bun is being betrayed by one of his other crewmembers to the pirate Blacksoul, who may very well be a Teknokon, robotic explorers of timeless space who are able to travel between it and the real world at will. Finding the ship that moves them back and forth is Bun-bun's primary motivation for finding that map.
Day by Day — McCain and McCain-Feingold get lots of criticism this week, as bloggers are worried that it can be used against them. Also in Chris's sights are the bankruptcy bill, the UN, and Giuliana Sgrena.
Scary Go Round — Well, Shelley survived after-all, as did the Child. He is one creepy little kid, though. And while Shelley was surviving a missile attack, Fallon was quitting her government job, and Tackleford's mayor was presiding over a riot. His re-election chances don't look good.
College Roomies from Hell!!! — This was a big week for CRFH, even if computer problems meant that Maritza only did four updates. First, Satan made very explicit his threat on Dave. Second, Margaret
finally admitted her love for Dave. A lot of us suspected it, but Margaret herself has been in denial for a long time, so long that even Dave has given up on her and is now with Blue. On the bright side, I think that if they do get together in the future, they've both shown enough signs of growth that they'd have a better chance than previously, where Dave was too dependent and Margaret was too independent. Third, I was right, and Joe,
Mr. Devil Incarnate himself, is the one holding Dave prisoner, which gives Satan's threat added weight. The odd thing is that Joe doesn't seem to be the devil at the moment, doesn't seem to know about the soul-link or Dave's laservision, and is claiming to be Chester's former owner. Curiouser and curiouser, although I still expect the Satan-Margaret-Dave plot to be coming to a head, requiring participation from all three members of it, which is why it makes so much sense for Joe to show up now.
General Protection Fault — Ki and Nick go shopping for tuxes, but decide against the Turbo Tux 6.5, complete with webcam, Wi-Fi, and a host of other unnecessary features.
Schlock Mercenary — And just as Kevyn's trying to save the galaxy, the Bangers arrive looking to kill him and his mercenary company. Tagon's Toughs beat a hasty retreat, but it doesn't look like it was hasty enough.
