So a critical part of last weeks’ script was the idea that the monsters threatening the city lied to the west, and the pragmatic thing to do would be to run the other way, east, to escape and/or find help. So west means “CHARRRRGE!” and east means “RUN AWAY” as clearly indicated in the map shown on January 14th.

However, somehow it got transposed in my mind and I mixed the two up, pretty much ruining the comics for the 19th, 20th, and 21st. I have no idea how it happened, but I picked the wrong week to fall behind on reading reactions or I would have been able to nip it in the bud. I was a big dummy. Sorry for the confusion. All the comics have been fixed. I’ve also written West and East on my sneakers so I’ll know which is which from now on! ;)

Book 14 Skullduggery now available at IndyPlanet!  Thanks to everyone for making this a successful holiday season at the recently re-opened Sluggy Store. Every bit of your support helps! Speaking of support, if you're still shopping, the Sluggy Amazon Link is a great free way to support the strip! It really ads up!

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This page has all the details but I also wanted to mention “The Sampire” Defenders-Only Comic Book! 37 Pages of Sampire!

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