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Here's yet another over-sized comic for you fine folks. I do hope you like it.

This method of moving the storyline along works better for me than a weekend update. Now I still get to enjoy my weekend... and by "enjoy" I mean "do tons of last-minute holiday shopping and try not to kill anyone in the process"... and I'm at a place in the story where I think I can comfortably say that things will wrap up just a little into the new year.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that things remain so seemingly on the right track.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and have a nice weekend!

Kiya brings up a valid point in today's comic... you know, while she's beating the crap out of Neilen. He's been surprisingly brittle since setting foot in Maltak. In fact, he's fallen apart on several occasions. Not to mention that it was the hukthak that got him once before, and when he did seem "tough" in this new form he was only crashing through a brittle, dead elemental that Luna had summoned.

Then again, there are just as many links I could post to the parts where he puts himself back together again, but you folks are sharp and probably already knew that.

In comic book news, it was really nice to finally see something other than a "things just got worse!" moment from a Blackest Night book. The latest issue of Green Lantern Corps did have one huge "oh crap!" moment but it was nicely balanced by a well-deserved "hell yeah!" moment. I like the Corps because while Hal Jordan is an awesome Green Lantern, there are lots of others that are equally nifty and deserve the spotlight.

J. Michael Straczynski is one of my favorite writers in comics and I love what he's been doing with The Brave and The Bold. Single issue, stand-alone stories every month can be a challenge but he and artist Jesus Saiz more than meet it. Every issue so far has been thoughtful, well-written and beautifully drawn. I hope this team stays together for a long time on this book.

I only just started reading the new Power Girl series, and boy do I regret having waited so long to get into it. Palmiotti and Gray write great, snappy dialogue and Amanda Conner's artwork is beyond charming. This is the same team that did the Supergirl installments of Wednesday Comics, so if you loved that as much as I did then you should already be reading this book. Great stuff.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out!

Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire! Now with 50% more comic absolutely free!

Well, just for today, and any other day I need the extra space to bring The March Across Maltak to its appropriate climax. Hope you folks enjoy the free stripping!

Wish I had more interesting things to talk about but, alas, I need to get back to making possibly more extra-sized comics and catching up with orders from the Seer's Catalog, as I'm sure my pals over at Shark Robot are doing.

Maybe after I've read the new comic books that have come out today I'll have more interesting things to talk about tomorrow.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on!

Hansi was stabbed so hard in that panel that the scar on his face had to hide.

Oops.

Just in case you forgot how Neilen got into that monstrous state, here's where he stole some of the Nakta from Luna during their battle outside the Sanctuary. I may be giving out more and more of these little reminders as we come closer and closer to the end of the story.

Speaking of which... holy crap! When did it become the middle of December?! I have to get back to work so I can finish this story on time!

That's all from me for now.
Rock on! I gotta get back to work!

If you're at all confused as to what's going on today, don't forget that the comic updated on Saturday and Sunday, so hit that Previous button and do some catching up if you need to.

I also said that the comic would be updating through the weekend again next Saturday and Sunday, but after trying to do two comics this past weekend while trying to juggle holiday responsibilities and other engagements... well, I don't think I can do it again, especially not this time of year.

So, instead of two more comics next Saturday and Sunday, I'll simply be producing over-sized comics when I need them. This alternative should give me the extra time and pace I want to deliver the proper ending to The March Across Maltak.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Yep. That's Luna's butt all right.

Honestly, I got sick of covering up her nudity since it's really nothing to be ashamed of. So now the internet has seen her butt.

Whoop-dee-doo.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

In case you folks had forgotten, Luna had her revelation about the Akta and the Nakta when she was first captured by the Bikta.

You folks have told me that these little reminders have been a big help with this story. Consider me at your service!

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Just a reminder that the comic will be updating all through this weekend and next weekend, effectively returning the update schedule to seven-days-a-week until Christmas weekend, which is a holiday my family takes very seriously. I mean, if I'm too busy making comics to put out cookies and milk for Santa, who would do it in my place?

It's going to be strange going back to weekend updates to close out the year, but these four extra days of comics will give me the extra strips I want to bring The March Across Maltak to the proper and (hopefully) satisfying climax I've been building up to.

Be sure to check back here tomorrow and Sunday!

That's all from me for now.
Rock on!

Bunch of comic books came out yesterday, as they do every week, and I feel like talking about some of them.

Deadpool, written by Daniel Way, floors me every month. If you're not reading this already, you're missing out on some seriously funny stuff.

Ghost Riders: Heaven's On Fire is a great time on flaming motorcycles with angels and demons kicking ass to stop a rebel angel from doing what Satan couldn't. Rock and roll.

Deathlok has his own mini-series again and it's an even more disturbing version of an already creepy concept. I mean, a zombie cyborg with the living brain and consciousness of a man armed to the teeth with heavy weaponry is pretty creepy (and awesome) in its own right, but Charlie Huston has created a bloodsport-fueled future and an almost irredeemably corrupt popular culture that makes Deathlok seem like a children's toy. Powerful, splattery stuff.

I have to admit that the DC Comics Holiday Special was charming. The collection of short stories is nothing profound and I doubt it'll make you look at the holidays in a new way, but sometimes "happy holidays!" stories are a welcome thing. The most striking ones for me didn't include superheroes at all, but Sergeant Rock and Enemy Ace.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on and geek out.

Yesterday, while I was working on today's strip, turned out to be one of those "aggravating art days" where nothing turns out the way you envision it on the first, second or fifth try. I'm mostly happy with the way the comic for today turned out, so go me for powering through one of those days. Of course, those of you who absolutely hate my artwork find every day to be an "aggravating art day," so I guess it's just business as usual for you.

On the topic of finding interesting things to talk about for these daily news posts, my girlfriend has made the same suggestion for the past couple of days. "I know what you can write about... your lack of Christmas shopping."

I get the feeling she's trying to tell me something.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

This upcoming Sunday I'll be taking over as game-master for my weekly Pathfinder game, and I have to say I'm both excited and a little nervous about it.

I've been a GM many times over the years for different groups of friends playing different types of tabletop role-playing games, so it's not that I'm nervous that I won't be able to handle the role. It's that I'll be trying to create an entertaining game for a couple of very creative friends of mine and my best friend in the world (who's been putting up with me since we were eleven years old), so the "pressure to impress" is somewhat on my shoulders.

Granted, I'm not going to lose sleep over this. It's a tabletop RPG. We're going to sit around for a couple of hours, make funny voices over Skype, laugh at some bad jokes and then go our separate ways until next week... but these are the things I worry about in my idle time.

And when I have nothing else of interest to talk about in these news posts.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

Today's strip originally had Hukthak reacting to Reinholdt's retort in a way that looked like it really landed, but as I was working on it I decided I really needed a laugh. It works with my original idea to never really have Dominic and Reinholdt get along, and it made me giggle, so I hope you folks found this as chuckle-worthy as I did.

There's also an update on the strip's updates. This week and next week the comic will update seven days a week, meaning there will be comics on Saturday and Sunday, just like the old days. Why am I doing this? A little while ago I said this current story would be over by the end of the year. I was trying to do some editing to stay true to that claim, but in the end I felt like I was rushing things and coming up with an unworthy ending. Having four extra days will help move things along while giving me the extra time I want to really deliver a worthy ending to this year-long tale.

However, even with the extra update days, The March Across Maltak will probably still end up concluding in early January 2010, which is actually when it began in 2009, so in essence I'm still keeping true to my promise of concluding this story within a year. Go me.

That's all from me for now.
Rock on.

As you can see from yesterday's news post, the Dominic Deegan scarf sold out in a single day. I didn't really have a huge supply to begin with (nor the most attractive model in the world... man that guy is scruffy) but it's still impressive that they're in such demand. All orders will be shipped out next week via U.S. Priority Mail, so they should arrive well in time for the holidays.

This entire month will probably be spent at the post office making certain that everyone's orders from the SEER'S CATALOG arrive in a timely manner. You can have the same confidence from the Shark Robot orders.

Anyway, it's back to work and the post office for me.
Rock on and have a nice weekend!

Dominic Deegan scarves are now available for purchase!

Sorry it went up a little later than 3pm on the dot. I had a very nice picture of a very lovely lady modeling it for you, but I accidentally deleted it and she's, well, at her real job around now. So I was scrambling to get a proper picture to show it off and, well... you got me instead. I hope that will do.

Take look-see and get yours while supplies last!

Scarf!

UPDATE: No more scarf!

Wow. You folks really wanted some scarves. Sold out in a day. Granted, I had a very limited number of these to begin with, but it's still flattering that they're in such demand.

Capitalism ahoy!

The holiday sale is GO! in the Seer's Catalog! For the entire month of December I've done away with all shipping costs to anywhere on the planet!

I've added a permanent link to the Dominic Deegan store front at SHARK ROBOT! Apparently you folks are very happy to see the classic Death From Above! shirt again, especially in blue. I'm very happy that Shark Robot can now offer you all more sizes, more colors and more variety than I ever could on my own.

Okay. Now here's the deal with the Dominic Deegan scarves. They'll be available for purchase at 3PM EASTERN US STANDARD TIME today. Supplies are extremely limited so I'm going to limit one scarf per person. If you make your purchase and there are none left you will be refunded in full. At 3PM EASTERN US STANDARD TIME today the Dominic Deegan scarf will be up for purchase in the Seer's Catalog.

That's enough commercialism from me for one day.
Rock on.