Back of the Envelope

Sluggy Freelance — Stick figures wrap up just in time to check up on how Gwynn's doing at work. Her reluctance to wear her glasses when hot guys are around results in it not going very well at all. Then Pete's down for a few days of vacation, instead putting up some images from his Megatome's additional Sluggy storyline.

Day by Day — Congress is in for a lot of abuse this week. It seems their consistent arrogance is getting a lot of negative attention, especially in light of the current scandal, and their insistence on the "separation of powers" protecting them from criminal investigations.

Scary Go Round — And while Ryan's still missing, Tim's having trouble with his inventor chums. It seems they don't appreciate being left out in the cold while Tim's become mayor.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Dave disappears right in the middle of his and Roger's standoff. It appears his mutant powers now allow superspeed in response to buffets.

General Protection Fault — The team's under fire, the home base has been destroyed by evil Fooker's brother, and evil Fooker himself has come for the team. Fun!

Schlock Mercenary — And Pronto guts the building without actually destroying it, bankrupting the reality television network. Everything would be going swimmingly if the local police hadn't come knocking.

Sluggy Freelance — Torg works up the nerve to call Zoe, and manages to crash his car while trying to plug in his cell phone's handsfree device. Then it's a week of "Stick Figures in Spaaace!" It's surprisingly good for stick figures.

Day by Day — The Immigration Plan gets a lot of criticism this week, as might be expected, but there's still room for Jimmy Hoffa, that gun-testosterone study, and Patrick Kennedy.

Scary Go Round — Ryan's tossed out the back door, mostly dead, where his body's picked up by satanic nuns. Shelley and Amy are sick with worry at not being able to find him in the dumpster.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Mike lands in the pool (Go Chester!), where he finds out that the werecoyote isn't as forgiving as Roger. Dave's about to learn that lesson as well, when Roger learns why Diana wants payment.

General Protection Fault — And it all goes crazy, which is what we were pretty much expecting. Dexter runs into his alternate self, who proves to be quite dangerous, and the rest of the gang runs into imperial stormtroopers.

Schlock Mercenary — The mercenaries evacuate the building, with a little firepower, as might be expected. It looks like things are going fine.

Sluggy Freelance — Bun-bun convinces nerdboy to face his fears, and Torg finally realizes that there is something he can do about Oasis. About darn time. He should have figured that out years ago. With that knowledge, they pass the test, and the shadow-guy gives them instructions to dig up the Book of Wayang. If only they could read those instructions. Despite of this, it seems like this was a pretty short storyline, considering the usual epics Pete likes to throw at us these days.

Day by Day — The press, and their weird relationship with Rumsfeld, gets some time this week, followed by a timely reminder of Afghanistan. The Iranian President's letter receives the attention, and targetting lasers, it deserves, as does McCain and liberal conspiracy theories.

Scary Go Round — Ryan spends some time with a drowned girl named Mary, although he doesn't seem crazy about her appearance. Just as things get interesting, his ride back to the land of the living arrives. Meanwhile, Shelley pretends to be possessed in order to find him.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Dave runs off to kill Mike, and instead runs into Diana. True to form, Diana wants to charge him for his accident. Unfortunately, Dave doesn't have any money.

General Protection Fault — And the assault on the fortress is on. The GPF crew is off to rescue Nick, with a little help from Alt-Sharon. It turns out that Alt-Sharon is working for the enemy, however.

Schlock Mercenary — Petey throws some weight around, including an entire battleplate into orbit around the planet where Tagon's Toughs is running their "destroy a television network" op. Aside from a battleplate's unexpected appearance, things seem to be going all right.

Sluggy Freelance — Torg kills Oasis with his magic sword of killing! This would be more traumatic if it weren't a dream world where he's already killed Alt-Zoe and Val, and let Zoe die. Even so, it's pretty disturbing, watching him actually kill the people he cares about. I know it demonstrates how his running away really harms them, but still! Bun-bun's trying to force him to face his fears, but Torg's awfully good at running.

Day by Day — Old jokes never get old. At least when they're directed at someone else. Also this week, McCain has stuck his foot in his mouth, saying that clean government is more important than Free Speech. That's always a mistake in this country. It may contribute to why both Damon and Jan are tired of their respective parties.

Scary Go Round — Ryan has finally tracked down dead Natalie. Being a grim reaper has changed her, and not for the better.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Only two comics this week. Mike tosses Dave into the pool after Roger. The cold must be throwing Dave's aim off, as he misses when trying to laser Mike for revenge. Fortunately, Chester comes in for the save, pouncing on Mike from above. Go Chester!

General Protection Fault — Evil Ki's rather taken with good Nick. That's probably because Nick's an awfully decent guy who doesn't believe in the death penalty, which she obviously deserves.

Schlock Mercenary — The police come to arrest Elf for illegal mods. They seem to have taken on more than they can chew however, especially when Captain Tagon sends additional help. Petey, meanwhile, has an appointment with the UNS military.

I've been travelling a lot, and working hard when I'm not travelling, so I missed last week's update. I'm still here, though, so here is two weeks worth of updates in one.

Sluggy Freelance — Just as Bun-bun's about to find the book, he's tossed into the realm of shadows along with Torg and Kiki to face his fears. Bun-bun doesn't have much trouble facing his fears, but unfortunately he has to help Torg and Kiki through theirs. Between Alt-Zoe, Zoe, and Oasis, and even a little bit of Val thrown in, Torg has plenty of fears about causing the deaths of the women he loves. I'm not sure how Bun-bun will help Torg through his fears. I'm even less sure how he could help Kiki through her fears of Boisenberry sandwiches.

Day by Day — Illegal immigration is the big issue these weeks. It's making me wonder whether we really should go ahead and annex Mexico. Meanwhile, there's still plenty of fun left over for Cynthia McKinney playing the race card, overweight body armor, Neil Young's "Impeach the President" song, and a bit of Darwinism.

Scary Go Round — Ryan's temporarily dead as he tries to determine what happened to Natalie. His friends are worried, but not worried enough it seems.

College Roomies from Hell!!! — Few comics these past two weeks, but some good one. April's still trying to one-up Marsha, and even manages to sway IFWA. Dave's unhappy over being happy. And Mike tosses a bongo playing Roger into the pool.

General Protection Fault — I still don't know who the mysterious stranger giving evil Nick advice is, but he seems to want chaos. Ki confronts Trudy, who's less evil than she used to be but is still untrusted. It looks like they've reached some level of understanding. Alt-Trudy then proposes trading places with our Trudy as a diversion.

Schlock Mercenary — So Elf gets more hair and a cool looking uniform. She looks pretty good, but it's not very practical for a mercenary.