Oh nooo! Hang in there Yuko! I'm ordering you robot hands from Amazon.com and I've got prime so they'll be here in 2 days. Kidding aside, carpal sucks and Yuko is getting plenty of rest and doing all the doctor-prescribed hand exercises. This strip reminds me of another one that I really like. 

Connecticon is this weekend! We're going! It's Friday through Sunday in Hartford, CT. We'll have books and prints and maybe some other stuff? See you there!

We have a serious book problem! I mean, I wouldn't call it a problem. Other people call it a problem. I'm good man. I can control myself. 

*LOADS AMAZON.COM*

Tomorrow's the fourth of July! Grilling, fireworks, hopefully not in very close proximity. We got Cricket last fourth of July, actually! So tomorrow's her birthday (as far as we're concerned) and the whole country is unknowingly celebrating it. Cool.

She hasn't gotten much bigger! As you can see,

Dang! And she's touchin' his butt too, how innappropriate. YOU'RE BUSTED CAT!!

Enjoy your holiday! We'll be back Thursday. 

The cats are thinking of us! I think ... 

Yuko colored the comic from yesterday! It's making the rounds on Tumblr, check it out:

Have a good weekend, see you next week!

We usually steer clear of pop culture references but we've really been enjoying the new Avatar stuff ... a lead lady protagonist with serious guns and no damsel syndrome is pretty rare! Yuko did some other sketches of the cast (she draws a mean Tenzin). 

Just a reminder: There are still signed copies of the art books and the Johnny Wander collections over at Topatoco! 

The last of the travelogue comics for a little bit! We'll be going back to regular strips next week. 

Before I talk about the strip, I want to mention - Topatoco has a new photo submission system! And you can get $10 off codes for submitting! Here's the Photo Hut, and here are the submission rules - check 'em out! 

Dejima is really interesting! The idea of a buffer city for foreigners seems like an idea you would find in fiction, but it is very real. It also didn't work! Clearly. Today Dejima has been swallowed up by Nagasaki, and Nagasaki itself has very European architecture in certain places. Here's pictures from Yuko's trip:

More travelogues! 

Yuko's Adventure Time cover was announced! It's a variant cover of Marceline & The Scream Queens #3 by Meredith Gran! Check it out:

Hey guys! We're going to do some more of Yuko's Japanese travelogues this week! These are from the trip she took in April. 

We're going to be presenting the awards in the graphic novel category for the Random House Creative Writing Competition tonight! We're a little nervous but it ought to be fun. I love the idea of creative writing scholarships. 

Definitely one of the weirder experiences of my life! He did a half dozen card tricks while we were waiting in line, each more impressive than the last. It might be an understatement to say that the dude is really good at sleight of hand.

I've been spending a lot of my time writing recently, which is great! It's going ot mean more comics for your guys in the long run. I'm working on one project right now that I'll announce with details a little later this year - I'm a little over half done writing it. Very excited!