For the at least the remainder of this story arc, I’m going to be releasing one comic per week. But to make up for it, they will be double sized. Plus, I’ll be posting sketches and finished art twice a week. So you’ll still be getting three updates per week!

I hoping to use the time to get/finish some project work (money is a good thing, as it turns out) and to work on a new comic – More details on that soon.

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s true then I think Shakespeare is one of the most flattered people around. Today is his official birthday!

You can celebrate by getting this spiffy shirt of Willy rolling his eyes (“What fools these mortals be!”) at RIPT Apparel today!

(Designed by Ressa from Oogatees and yours truly.)

So you may have noticed - if you've visited the site recently - that I have this new badge on the right over there called "M@'s Tablet Fund." So what's the deal with that, you ask? I'm so glad you asked! Let me tell you:

My current tablet (an Intuos 3 that I've had for many years) is finally starting to give up the ghost. I've worn through the surface of the tablet making it act, well, kinda bizarrely. But I'm not what you'd call "rich." Or even terribly "solvent," for that matter (the term "starving artist" comes to mind). So I can't afford to up and buy a new one.

(This is where the groveling begins...)

So I thought I'd ask you guys if you would chip in a little bit and help me get a new tablet. Specifically a medium sized Intuos 4 (I'm not too greedy). Of course, if you wanna contribute a couple of grand so I can get a Cintiq - Well, then you are a saint! Seriously though, even a few bucks would go a long way in helping me afford a replacement.

What do you get out of the deal? Well, of course, you'll get continued strips, sketches, and t-shirt designs. But also for any donation, of any amount, I will send you a "thank you" sketch (via email). If your donation is for more than $10 I'll also send you a signed print of your favorite strip or sketch from my site. For donations over $20 dollars I'll send you a signed print of your favorite storyline and a copy of a ZdC minicomic I'm currently working on (more details about that later).

(Click for a preview of the storyline print.)

Anyway, I know you guys are (probably) not rich either, and I understand that. Please be assured that ZdC will continue on with it's current schedule, one way or another.

Thanks for your consideration, and I'll see you in the funny (web)pages!

~M@

Get the “Mission From God” t-shirt today only, buy it for just $10 from RIPT!

It’s a one and done deal, so after today, it’s no longer available. Because of that, I need as many people to know about it as possible. To that end, I’m having a Twitter contest! Would that be a twontest, or a contwest? Hmmm… Anyway, here’s how to play:

1. Follow @zoodotcom
2. Click to Tweet: “@zoodotcom’s "Mission From God" #tshirt for $10 today only at http://ow.ly/O81l - you could win a signed print, details at http://ow.ly/O83Z”
3. There is no step 3.

Tomorrow I’ll randomly choose a contestant and award them with a signed print of this week’s storyline! Be sure to follow @zoodotcom so I can DM you to sort out the details. If I don’t get a response from the winning contestant within a week, I’ll choose another (and so on and so forth until an official winner is found).

Thanks!

This is why Americans are so fat:

All that is "Better for you"? Better than what?