Reona, don’t listen to what Efrem said! He is a jerk… maybe… And don’t think that Robot is trying to make Reona feel better because he has suddenly become a nice android. He just really hates it when she starts to cry. Robot does what Robot needs, got it?

In the story of my life news, I’ve been really sick! Like, really. I apparently decided to have one of those auto-immune diseases (I think I caught it from watching too much HOUSE).  I haven’t been talking about it on the site because I wasn’t sure what was wrong really until a couple of weeks ago when I finally got in to see an endocrinologist and got a blood test and all that. Apparently my body thinks that my thyroid gland is the enemy, so it attacks it which causes me to die a little bit all the time. But I’m totally on medication now and the pills are cheap (which is also good because apparently my insurance would rather pay for my systemic organ failure treatments than the cheap little pills that prevent it) and I feel better than I have in a long ass time. Hopefully this means I’ll be able to get my comic buffer going again (yes, surprise, I lost ALL OF IT about four months ago and have been flying by the seat of my pants ever since) and we’ll just have to see what happens.

Thanks for reading, my little Zaplings!

Oh my goodness exposition! What could Reona be thinking?

Also, fair warning, it is looking HIGHLY PROBABLE that Chris and I will be at Emerald City Comic Con, in Seattle, this coming March. Make plans to come see us there! If you bring me candy I will draw things for you. Because it’s the law.

But the biggest news is that you can now suggest drawings again. I know a few of you have been asking me when you could do that again, well that is now! Just head to the site and then to the suggest a drawing page… or click here.

Lastly, I’ve implemented a “buy a print” feature to helpmedrawbetter.com! I’m kinda new at this but I think it will be great. All you have to do is click the “buy a print” button above or underneath any drawing at helpmedrawbetter.com What you will get is a high res version of the print hand signed by me with an additional thank you note included. I think it will be cool way to get a commission of something and a way to help me draw better and help me pay some bills. Both equally important! Let me know if it works or not.

Lastly, thank you to everyone of you out there for being fans of Zap! AND for giving me such great drawing suggestions. You guys really are the best fans you could have!

Five, six, seven o’clock, eight o’clock dock. In case you are wondering what duck Holly is referring to, remember that the name of the pirate ship is the ‘Ebony Duck.’

Also, there’s an update on Billy the Squid toys.

Have a great week, my little Zaplings! Thanks for reading! Stuff is about to get pretty serious.

Submitted for the approval of the Zapling Society: An actual factory painted Billy the Squid toy. Isn’t he majestic? For real, though, friends, they are painting the squids right now. I have sent in the package designs to be printed and I have been told more than once that they should finally be shipping to YOU THE COSTUMER by the end of September.

How exciting is that?

So, what that means is that time is running out to get the discounted preorder price of $9.95! After that they go up to $13, so if you want one of these little cuties order now! You can get them via Patch Together (credit cards, US orders) or use Paypal in the Webcomic Bucket store if for whatever reason you can’t use Patch Together.

We sure stuck it out waiting for these toys. I feel like we’re about to get those awesome front-row concert tickets we camped out for. Thanks to you guys for being so patient.

Holly really does have every right to not be too keen on the Aquarians. We can love them, though. Because they are super future aquatic psychic pterodactyls. (Honestly, that sounds like a 14-year-old’s DnD character, except maybe he is also a half-elf.)

Did you see Scott Pilgrim vs. The World this weekend? It’s a good time! Shame what happened with Ramona’s character in the movie, as opposed to her character in the books, but that’s really my only complaint. Most of you boy-types who appreciate princesses for being in other castles will likely not mind. Wallace Wells is the greatest and I laughed obnoxiously loud in a manner that was beyond my control quite a bit. Everyone else was cracking up too, so I didn’t feel too bad. That’s all I will bother you about Scott Pilgrim.

Also, I raced go-karts this weekend. I won both races by about half a lap each. I was born to kart! I hereby challenge each and every one of you to a go-kart race. Please realize that your ass is grass and it is nothing personal.

Thanks for reading! <3

Guide Billy through a star field, eating space fishes and avoiding Daedelus and asteroids as you go, but maybe hit an asteroid once just so you can see Billy’s smashed face!.

After you beat the level (I know you can do it!) drop a note here letting us know what kind of levels you’d like to see added in the future. :)

Hope you like it!

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Doesn’t ‘greasy fish’ make you think of Long John Silvers? I eat there about once every year or so and the stomach ache I get afterwords reminds me why I don’t eat there very often. Panel one Holly is doing that thing where you try very hard to not cry in public. : (

Anyway, I had a great Callakuh! Thanks for all the well-wishes and callekus. They really made my week. :) You guys are great!

It’s time to get while the getting is good.

Also, Happy Callakuh! For those of you who don’t know, Callakuh is the week-long celebration of my birth. I’m going to turn 25 again this year. It was a pretty good year, but I think if I try it again I can really make it shine. If you want to help me celebrate you can write me a Calleku (a haiku written in honor of me!) in the comments.

Also, don’t forget about the charms! Click the picture to get yours!

Spoiler Alert: Robot doesn’t care too much for Holly.

Did you see what I did? I put the links page back up! Hooray me! Now we have link banners and zapling avatars for all! Show your Zap! love with pride, my Zaplings! Be fruitful and multiply and do long division if it suits you!

Also!! THESE ZAP BUTTONS ARE ON SALE and THESE CHARMS ARE NOW SHIPPING.

CAN YOU HANDLE THIS MADNESS??