Thanks again for stopping by.

Now for the bad news. This is the last FCHS strip we will be posting, but it’s all for a good reason. Rachel and I got an offer to publish an FCHS comic and we’ve accepted! Who is the publisher? Well, that will remain a secret for the time being as we still have to work out some particulars. One thing of note is that when FCHS returns next year as a comic, what you see then will not be what you’ve seen here. Yep, we’re going to change some things, start a little earlier in the school year, and fill in all that backstory that you (and we) didn’t know existed. This is a fantastic opportunity and we both hope you will all still encourage and follow us in this new endeavor.

It’s funny. When we started this webstrip, I wanted to go 52 weeks straight (actually, we would have gone past 52). 33 straight weeks is not a bad way to go out. It equals out to 11 pages, which is half of a typical comic, so we did a real good job. Credit where it’s due…Rachel, having never done much in the way of comics, really stepped it up and really knocked it out of the park. As I said to the publisher, if not for her, I don’t think we would have gotten the offer. Not bad for a kid with no formal art training, huh?

So, before we get teary, thanks for following a very personal story. We’ll see you back at FCHS in comic shops next year!

-Vito Delsante (the writer) and Rachel Freire (the artist)

PS - If YOU want to be a part of the new comic, we WILL be utilizing a letters page. Email us at vito at incogvito dot com or rachel at rvfreire dot com with your letters! Send your letters in NOW!

Stacey Garratt / David Quady

That’s all for this week.  Be sure to pick up Elizabeth and Sami’s new book BLUE, in stores now!

Next week, Week 33 and some news.

Rachel & Vito

Wow, 31 weeks and still going strong!

We have to thank Chris Pitzer and the folks over at AdHouse books for the great mention on the AdHouse blog:

“FCHS by Vito Delsante and Rachel Freire. Wow. Can’t wait to read this. Great looking comic and nice drawerings. Weird typography on the cover, though. It’s a Chemistry Set comic, so it can be read online, if you are so inclined.”

We hope you all remain inclined.

-Vito & Rachel

Hot and heavy!

This week’s strip is especially poignant as I will be in FC for Heritage Days…the same festival that Homeroom Alarm played a few weeks ago!  Weird, huh?

If any of you Gizmodo kids are walking in, feel free to hit the Catch-Up Page on the right and come back next week.

-Vito & Rachel