Back of the Envelope

Sluggy Freelance — And we're back to the "present," whatever that means in timeless space. Gray alien Face and Carib Stu are examining Kada's map, using it to avoid patrols and searching for Teknokon One, while Kada mopes over Calix not liking her.

Day by Day — Lots of talk about the pull out plan, or lack of one. Chris thinks it would be a bad idea, but he also wants a little bit more planning on the part of the White House. There's also some mention of CNN's X on Cheney, the Democrats' inability to distinguish Iraq from Vietnam, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday.

Scary Go Round — Amy and Ryan find a gingerbread house. Who lives in a gingerbread house these days? Well, a witch for one. Ryan believes all the PC "witches are people too," while Amy is preferring to play it safe and not be eaten. That doesn't stop either of them from eating the house.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Uh oh. Roger and Margaret really did have sex. That blows amnesiac Roger's mind as badly as it does Dave's. Now Marsha's angry at April, along with Mike, but they have some reason to be, but I still think April did them a favor, whether she intended to or not.

General Protection Fault — Back to regular comics, and Nick's and Ki's wedding is right around the corner. The families are meeting each other for the first time, the geeks are preparing the AV equipment while the women are decorating the chapel (the she-geeks are decorating the AV equipment, or maybe I got that wrong).

Schlock Mercenary — Petey sends Ennesby to take over Tagon's new ship. Kevyn and Tagon are pretty much opposed to this, and it looks like they might shoot Ennesby before they let him take over. You really don't want to trust the guy who blew up your last spaceship to take control of your new one.

Sluggy Freelance — Crazy Carver gives thes Caribs plans for Teknokon One, but they don't quite work. They do manage to draw Kada and her map to the real Teknokon One. Apparently, praying to the disembodied head of Father Time does work

Day by Day — Bruce Willis, Warren Beatty, and Arnold Schwazzenegger fill the actor quota this week. There're also guest appearances by Zarqawi, Michael Yon, Air America, and the US Senate. Finally, Chris asks "How far will revisionist history go?" and "How can Zed possibly weigh so much?"

Scary Go Round — Amy and Ryan are off to hunt an undiscovered species hiding in the wild parks of Tackleford. Considering the weirdness that usually hangs out in Tackleford, it shouldn't be that hard. Do you think the flying scorpion counts?

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Okay, so Mike wasn't threatening April so much as saying that his Mom will make her life unbearable. Which is true, of course, although for some reason Roger seems to get along with her great. Meanwhile, Dave looks miserable after his talk with Margaret, but that's nothing new. And Roger says good-bye to Lily without telling her about his Mom. For God's sake man, just tell her! She has to find out sooner or later, probably at the worst possible moment if you don't do it in a controlled way--preferably with laser boy there to calm her down in a controlled microwave manner. Well, at least Lily had fun with Magic Ted, although he got fired when he returned five hours late.

General Protection Fault — Guest comic interlude continues.

Schlock Mercenary — Captain Tagon teaches the Daysun-Tingo robots to respect violence, and uses them to return Colonel Pranger's prank by misdelivering his personal effects--with slight alterations. It's a good thing Tagon doesn't know that Petey's behind giving him the war ship. Petey's not just being generous. He plans to send Ennesby to take over the AI and spy on him. How Ennesby is going to get back in Tagon's good graces is a mystery to me, however.

This is late, yada, yada, I'm sorry, et cetera

Sluggy Freelance — In Oceans Unmoving, Face is being questioned sometime after the fact, and he's telling the tale of Crazy Carver and the Caribs.

Day by Day — Warren Beatty vs. Schwarzenegger? It's a webcomic artist's dream: material for months, or at least a couple of days. Meanwhile, DOOM causes serious credit card collector flashbacks for Sam, and Jan rocks at Halo. There's also something about Rachel Marsden and Mary Mapes, but I keep getting distracted by computer games. I really need to finish DOOM III.

Scary Go Round — After a talk by the great adventurer Chester Jones, Ryan's inspired to do some adventuring himself. This can only end poorly.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Xaxnar's guest comic reaches an end. It was fun, but short, and there are a lot of dangling threads. In the canon comics, Mike gets beaten up and finds April in tears after questioning by his mother's goons. So he proceeds to threaten her. It's times like this that remind me why I don't like Mike. True, she did claim to be his girlfriend, but getting beaten up was Mike's own fault for going to her rescue, and her claim kept Marsha off the hook, so in the end she did him a favor.

General Protection Fault — It's guest comic week(s), as various artists show their thoughts on GPF.

Schlock Mercenary — Der Trihs is finally exonerated, thanks to some skillful arguing by the lawyer Massey, and Captain Tagon has his ship excised of demons, or something. I never was very clear on that, but it was all a hoax to give Pranger some good blackmail material.

Speaking of Faith*in*Fiction, Dave Long also links to this page, which is a thing of beauty. And Calvin and Hobbes, but I repeat myself.

I could apologize for being late again, but I'm guessing y'all are getting tired of that.

Sluggy Freelance — Pete finishes up his self-referential stick figure week, adds a couple of fillers (including one that's a full Halloween comic, just a little bit anachronous), and then returns to Oceans Unmoving.

Day by Day — Multi-cuti fun, a Halloween party, Meryl Yourish's job hunting, and a Rachel Marsden look-alike make for great, almost gentle, humor. There's hardly any room left to make fun of Congress, Democrats, and David Duke, but Chris is a pro.

Scary Go Round — The party goes off without a hitch. No evil demons show up to destroy the High School class. Instead, they show up to destroy the teachers who summoned them. Ah, good old-fashioned irony, rather than a dramatic battle with savage demonic forces.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Maritza's back! After the weekend guest comics, it's back to usual with CRFH. Dave and Margaret continue their argument, reaching a breakthrough moment, while Mike's out to rescue his "girlfriend," whom he probably suspects is really April. Now, maybe we can learn her motivation.

General Protection Fault — It's a text-free argument between Fred and Sharon, with Fooker caught in the middle.

Schlock Mercenary — The police discover the secret shark growing facility, and the mad scientist behind it all. But they're still trying to blame Der Trihs.