Templar: Apparently, "ghettoblaster" is an offensive term, now.

Jeez. Who decided that? Suck all the joy out of my world, why don't you.

Anyway, yeah. I wouldn't blame you for forgetting, but on like page 10 or 11 of this dumb comic, I mentioned Gene lives directly above Ben. And if Ben can hear Gene's guitar practice through the ceiling, he's definitely gonna be getting an earful of... whatever the hell is happening, here.

Did you know that in Benin, mentally deficient and/or deformed children are occasionally pledged to Voudon priests, priestesses and temples for training, since some consider them extra-powerful spiritual conduits? That's not too uncommon, either. Epilepsy was once interpreted as both a signifier of demonic and divine possession, depending on who was doing the interpreting. And then there's the recently deceased Audrey Santo. Left paralyzed, mute, and respirator-dependent by a near-drowning, Audrey's mother insisted that her daughter had "resigned her life to Christ" as a "victim soul," and if prayed to, would relieve believers of their physical suffering. (A concept yet to win Vatican approval, but popular nonetheless).

Interesting.

Also, THE PRE-ORDER PROJECT FOR BOOK TWO HAS BEGUN! With a bigger book and snazzier printing, the goal is a lot higher than it was for book one, but I still think it's do-able. Help get the book to print by pre-ordering! And hey, order the fancy dee-luxe package, and get some original art in the bargain!

Who's excited? I SURE AM.

Status report!

Hi, guys. Sorry I haven't been blogging lately, but there's a lot to do with the second book being prepped for print, and my feeble attempts to close the gap on updates. They've been a little more regular, and I'm only a week behind, now! I hope to catch up completely by Saturday.

For those who don't read the comic unless I blog the updates, Ben's just been chewed out by Dr. Bash, and he's taking it... strangely. Lots of pages to catch up on.

And as I've been mentioning to anyone who'll listen to, the second Templar trade, The Mob Goes Wild," is now being solicited in Diamond's Previews!

These postcards go out to every comic shop in creation this afternoon to encourage orders. If you'd like to order the book through Diamond, give your retailer the code MAY08 3931.

...or you could wait for the PRE-ORDER PAGE to go up on Tuesday or Wednesday or thereabouts.

More later!