Bahahahaha. I love nerdy people.

"Not Legolas from the movie, Legolas from the book." Despite the fact he is clearly dressed like Orlando Bloom was. Only with glasses and a bigger waist.

It's Captain Kirk! Run!!

lol - i had forgot it was a wiliam shatner mask

Far be it for me to comment on the obvious, but I love the elf referenctialness of an Arachne costume.

Either that actually is just a guy in an eerily similar costume, or Rich is taking the slasher movie unspoken teleportation power too seirously!

Ya know, I watched Halloween for the first time yesterday, and Danny probably has a good reason to be scared.
Yay, LotR and YAFGC references!

Bwa ha ha ha ha ha~! I looooove the YAFGC-Arachne reference! This is the best Thursday strip in the history of your website. "Ain't nothing bad about that elf", is a fun comment, too, considering what we know about Arachne.

you must read with confident for more

I just started reading YAFGC, so it's a big shock to see Arachne here!
Nice costumes!

"It's a book, too?"
Thanks for marking a victim, Rich.

Havn't seen a comment in a while, does anyone have another way to check to see if the page is stuck?

You have remarked very interesting details ! ps decent website .

At this rate I suspect this is going to turn into Michael Myers saves X-mas...

As much as I'd like to see the next THursday strip, I don't mind my daily glimpse of Jill's glutes.

I tried comics shipsinker com / id=571 (for day 4) but to no avail, hoping the db was just stuck. Seems like it's been happening here and on DrMcNinja as well.

Just curious if the story is going to continue or be updated all at once when it's completed now that Halloween has come and past by two weeks?

It will come when it comes. Rich is a busy man. Have patience and explore yafgc instead.

Rich is currently getting over a cold. And of course he and Hilary are raising two kids...

Wonderful stuff, as always, Rich! I sense that this strip is populated with friends and people you've met. Am I right?

Hope you get over the cold soon.

Get well soon, Rich!!

Please upload on my birthday tomorrow please, oh please, oh please... Please upload on my birthday tomorrow please, oh please, oh please...

It's never too late for a good story, Eric.
Hope you get well soon, Rich!

Hmm. Looking at this and the current YAFGC, I actually like Arachne's old look better--the current one is a little too butch.

I guess we'll never know how it ends...

Or really, how it begins for that matter.

Not being particularly interested in Modern Horror. I had planned to skip this story. Hopefully when Rich is able to return to work this won't delay the Dr. Who strips that are supposed to return in January. If there is a overrun, do you think he should alternate between the two stories as the 10 Doctors was occasionally by House of Paulus?

Typically, the Thursday strips don't run for very long... a few days at most. Obviously, Rich's actual responsibilities (of which this blog is not one) have caused this one to last a lot longer than the typical Thursday digression. Rich, you said you had a bad cold; I am of course hoping that that is all that it was and that you are well.

Hopefully, what come up next will be the Doctor's Christmas party... with 11 hosting.

Sounds like a fun idea Stykor. It would be fun to have a new Christmas/holiday comic this year, whatever design, if it can happen.

Hmmm. This site is *still* stuck on the Halloween strip, while YAFGC updates frequently. That's kinda depressing, in a way. Oh well.

I guess it's time to delete this one from the bookmark list. To bad. I loved the 10 doctors. Not big on YAFGC.

Guys, we've had a break of a few months before this. It doesnt mean it's over. Some day the story will continue, the pause in the middle of the annual Halloween tale was just bad timing on the part Real Life. It's known for interfering with fan activity in a big way.

@M'reen ...which would make sense if YAFGC was on hiatus as well, which is kind of the point.

Look, YAFGC is his main comic. This is just a side project he does for fun, like every single fanfic writer on fanfiction.net. There is no set schedule, and more that likely, YAFGC has tied up his creativity and won't let go until its needs are met. And yes, I realize how bad the innuendo is going to be when reading that line.

Exactly. YAFGC has a daily commitment. Has done for years. This one does not, and sometimes gets a couple months or more off till Real Life slows down enough for him to have time for it. He loves all his works, from various comments, but there is only so much time in a day.

He could at least have the decency to put up a news post here, explaining the lack of updates and such, to not do so is like a big middle finger to the fans.

Actually, it's remarks like that which are like a big middle finger to Rich.

Now we're arguing in absence of evidence who should feel insulted/more insulted. ... This is how I can tell it's the holidays

Good one, M'reen. May I offer you the first cup of egg nog? Leaded or unleaded?

I don't care who gets a big middle finger, I just want everyone to enjoy the holiday! It's Christmas for God's sake! You know: Peace on Earth, good will to everyone! Rich has a life, as(I hope lol) everyone else here. And life can get busy. So can I just say... Merry Christams everyone! Hope your life is treating as well as it can!

*takes an unleaded egg nog for later*
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanuka, Happy Kwanza, and Merry Festivus too

May the holidays be kind to us all

I don't see how my comment is insulting to Rich at all. Heck a news post wouldn't even have to explain anything, just a small note saying there may not be updates for a while, I get he's a busy man and has apparently been ill recetly, but this blog has built a relativly sizeable fanbase, as a such he has a responsibilty to not shrug us off and ignore us as if we're a peice of crap.

Anyway, I grow bored of this, so merry whatever to everyone.

PS. WTF is eggnog?

I choose never to ask what eggnog is. I think I'm better off not knowing.

Have some! Or mulled cider or hot cocoa with whipped cream, if you prefer.

Ooooh, eggnog! Bottoms up, everyone! Cheers!

And a happy (fill in holiday here) to us all.

I'm too young to have eggnog, thanks. I think I'll just have a hot choccie, instead!!! Happy *insert holiday here* everyone!!

I view this blog the same way I view Lackadaisy: brilliant, but rarely updated (note, I only got up to date with this during nov.)

hoping Rich'll do an 11 strip soon, he's gotta be my favourite.

Oops - it sounds like the holiday spirit is not all that universal. I'm sorry that folks are frustrated by the lack of updates here; it has been a very, very busy fall in our house (new baby, both of us been sick, I finished and defended my Masters in December, which left Rich on the hook for a huge amount of the household duties while I was finishing up). And right now we're visiting family for the holidays, with limited internet and no scanner access. SO there have been no updates here. Rich was happy to get a buffer put up for YAFGC so that it could continue to update without him for a while, and he'll be catching up on his buffer when we're back in the new year.

Thank you to everyone who's been patient so far; I've been assured that there is more to come, and he's been grumbling about not having had time to finish Thursday.

Now to see if I can make Captcha work from my blackberry...

Thanks for the update, Hilary, and congratulations on completing your Masters!

Congrats! And have a happy new year!

Congrats on your Masters, Hilary! ..and for getting Captcha to work from a blackberry - a lot of the time it's too twisted for me to make out the letters on a big desktop!
Happy New Year, everybody!

Thanks for the news update. For everyone else, I use this comic as a great way to, well... look at life and see how society misfires through it. yeppoh.stage-select.com

Great to hear from you, Rich. I wish you and Hilary only the best with all that's going on in your life. I'm grateful for whatever you can post for us; your work is very entertaining and I always enjoy it. Do whatever you must to keep your family taken care of; they come before us, your fans.

I'm sad about what y'all have been through, but I'm happy you got through it. Here's to your family...may you all have a joyous and prosperous 2012 (dead injun calendar crap notwithstanding).

yes! an 11th Doctor fic soon!

Also, you can make a crossover with ANYTHING
so, a few to try: Fallout, FVLMINATA, Red Vs. Blue, Warhammer 40 000 (with a Doctor smart enough to point out how stupidly dark it is) and your very own YAFGC

YAY HE LIVES!

Happy new year to all! Specially to Rich and Hillary, congratulations! New baby, master, loads of job, a few projects to draw here when possible... that's a lot, of course take your time! Best wishes!

Happy New Year to all, and congratulations on your Masters, Hillary. You rock!

So should we now call you The Master?

Maybe you can put this on hold until next October? Congrats on your Masters, Hilary-san, Happy (belated) New Years. I look forward to seeing more Doctor Who comics!

Comment 50!! Yay!!