Thanks to your support (and your love of all things shirty-ninja...y... the figurine order has been finalized. They're being produced, and will be on their way here shortly. I'll keep you posted as to their arrival date.

However, it's possible that you may NEVER get them, because the world is clearly going to end soon. The reason? The unthinkable has happened - preorders for Book 2 have officially begun.

If, for some reason, the skies do not in fact fall upon us and the oceans manage to avoid being boiled away, you will find that Book 2 is in fact very, very real. And not only is it better than Book 1 by leaps and bounds, we're even doing a special run of 500 limited-edition hardcover copies which are signed, numbered, and stamped with our official Real Life Seal of Awesometicity. Those hardcover editions aren't simply case-bound, either... they've got a DUST JACKET. That's just fancy-pantsy right there.

The paperback edition ain't no slouch, though... the cover is a satin finish, a definitive upgrade over the easily-scuffed glossy cover of book one, and both editions of the book are printed in glorious, vibrant full-color on semigloss paper. It's just a beautiful book, and I'm excited that it's finally becoming a reality.

I'm still finishing up some of the commentary, and Hawk (Yes, THAT Hawk) is working on the cover for me right now, but I'm aiming for shipping these in time for Christmas, and in order to do that, I've got an ordering deadline of October 20th. So, frankly, the sooner the better. This is gonna be a srs bsns type of order, so it's gonna take a bit, but we can get there. And this is gonna kick of a renewed dedication to books - I'm going to be aiming to release 2 per year - that should continue for many years to come. Get your copy of Book 2 preordered today - after all, the world may end tomorrow.

I've been interviewed a few times in recent months and I have failed in my responsibility to you, fair reader. I never linked the interviews for you.

The first interview was back in February. Nathan Gibson interviewed me for his "Do A Barrel-Roll" blogspot site as part of a class project. He gathered a couple dozen questions that he didn't end up using, but which I answered by way of preparation. I'll post that Q&A below.

The second interview was for a special-interest periodical called "Mormon Artist." Allison Aston dealt me some of the usual, "being a webcomic guy" questions, but there were also a few stumpers in there about home, family, and faith. My favorite part of the interview was the photo shoot -- those shots in the sidebar are nifty.

And now, the Q&A (most of these came from you readers): More...

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