Catch up on the story so far, with Pages One and Two. Now for Page Three, which I think is Umberto’s loveliest (and creepiest) so far:

Please come back next Tuesday, March 6 for Page 4!

Catch up here, and on to Page Two:

Please come back next Tuesday, February 27, for Page Three! And in the meantime, why don’tcha head out to the New York Comic-Con to visit with all my ChemSet brothers and sisters?

Welcome, dear readers, to THE GENTLEMAN, where you can enjoy the lovely artistic stylings of Umberto Torricelli.

Next Tuesday, February 20: Stuff happens. No, really.

Next Tuesday, February 13, will see the debut of THE GENTLEMAN, illustrated in the lush watercolors of the amazing Umberto Torricelli. You can get a taste of his fantastic work on his own UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE at DE-ACT-I-VATE. For now, we’ll leave you with this:

You’ve been warned.

Catch up on the humiliation with Page One and Page Two. And now: the conclusion!

Roger Langridge and I say: thanks for reading!

Next Tuesday, February 13: THE GENTLEMAN, by Yours Truly and Umberto Torricelli. Stay tuned for more on that later…

Have you been to Roger Langridge’s site yet? Or his blog? How about buying some gorgeous and extremely reasonably-priced artwork and/or hilarious and beautifully-drawn books? Get with it, people!

Anyway…check out Page One here. This week: Oscar’s back, illustrating the perils of dog-sitting:

Warning: this could happen to you! Choose your family wisely!

Tune in next Tuesday, February 6 for The Emasculating Conclusion!!

Thanks to everyone who’s been reading and leaving feedback about the stories. Here’s an update on a bunch of stuff, since it’s been a while:

My collaboration with Hyeondo Park, COME THE DAWN, will appear in NEGATIVE BURN #8, shipping to comics stores next Wednesday, January 31. To ease your comic-store browsing, here’s the cover, by Karl Waller:

Mike Fiffe and I are truly grateful for the extremely positive responses we’ve been getting for REST STOP. Seriously, you people are sick. Anyway, we’ve just been informed that it’s been selected to appear in NEGATIVE BURN #9, which will be in stores at the end of February. Check out the cover by ALIAS artist Michael Gaydos:

While we’re on the NEGATIVE BURN tip, Greg McElhatton posted a qualified but generally favorable review of A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE as part of his review of NB #7. (For the record, Greg, I think we’re the second-best in the book, too - that Michael Cho story is aces.)

If you liked REST STOP, you’re going to love THE GENTLEMAN, another EC-type thriller coming your way the first week in February, drawn by Umberto Torricelli, who has a LiveJournal here, and whose terrific comic, UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE, can be read as part of the DE-ACT-i-VATE collective.

In the meantime, you’ll be treated to a collaboration I did a few years back with the great, great Roger Langridge, of FRED THE CLOWN and ART D’ECCO fame. You can - nay, MUST - buy these books from his publisher Fantagraphics, here. Go ahead. I’ll wait.

So, lots of stuff, and more to come!

There will be a brand spaking new story in February! (See the “Odds ‘n Ends” post below.) In the meantime, please enjoy an “oldie but goodie”, drawn by the incomparable Roger Langridge:

OSCAR CHAVEZ, MACHISMO MONITOR:

Oscar says if you don’t come back next week for Page 2, you’re a wussy.

Catch up HERE, and it’s on to Page Eight - our conclusion!

Mike and I say thanks for reading. Next Tuesday, January 22, I’ll have something new for you…stay tuned!

Curiouser and curiouser…Catch up HERE, and it’s on to Page Seven:

Come back next Tuesday, January 16, for the stunning conclusion!!