Ref: Sam at Hereti-Corp.

Recommended (not mandatory) reading to refresh you on who everyone is in the booth and where Hereti-Corp was at when last we saw them...Another Year in the Life of a Villain.

Just a heads-up- That "Z" logo is new and more will be explained tomorrow.

Did I say "That "Z" logo is new and more will be explained tomorrow"? I meant "the day after tomorrow!" ;)

Ref: Tadius Greasenherr, a.k.a. "Noah Zark".

You know, for the life of me I can't remember if I ever established whether or not Lysinda Circle Vampires (i.e. Cirkail Mamajama Vampires, (i.e. Sam)) can be digitally photographed.

Recommended Reading: 'Girls Night Out' (also available in book form: BOOK 10)

Ref: "#45?" I thought we were up to "#38!"

Ref: Suzette.

Ref: HamsterNOM 'looks funny'...

Ref: ring... ring... ring... The Call.

And it's time for more Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

Refs: 'Green' Slime Ref | As far as the BM logo, we all remember Burger Meister, right?

This is not an important reference at all but Mark and Chip have been working in fast food a long time!

Ref: Last saw Noogy... | The head agent in panel 4.

And it's time for more Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

And it's time for more Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

Refs: When first we met Jane (I think) | When last we saw Jane | When first we met Zhoas | When last we saw Zhoas | When Zhoas was last mentioned...

Ref: What ever happened to Corsica #20? Now you know.

Ref: "AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN. BUN-BUN (also). CRABTREE (also). K’Z’K. RIFF (plus LOTS more times). KIRKO. DAEDALUS (also.) STROM. CHEN. KUSARI (also). HOW MANY HAVE I FORGOTTEN?"

And it's time for emergency filler Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

And it's time for emergency filler Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

And it's time for emergency filler Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

And it's time for emergency filler Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

Ref: Shankraft's DFA-Gun. | Schlock puts Shankraft onto a much bigger project (orbital weapon)...

Ref: Tadius Greasenherr, a.k.a. "Noah Zark".
Recommended Reading: 'Girls Night Out' (also available in book form: BOOK 10)

Ref: For the record, despite the fact that Torg got ZHOAS (zombie-head-on-a-stick) before Zoë and Riff ‘blew up’, Zoë never met ZHOAS. Go check if you don’t believe me! ;)

Ref: Riff's Documentation Issues (that Dr. Schlock exploited).

FORGOT TO REF YESTERDAY'S COMIC: Riff's Documentation Issues (that Dr. Schlock exploited).

Todays RE-ref: Tadius Greasenherr, a.k.a. "Noah Zark".
Recommended Reading: 'Girls Night Out' (also available in book form: BOOK 10)

The Corsica Files continue! It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

The Corsica Files continue! It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

Ref: 'On Top of Spaghetti'

Ref: "Burn Hereti-Corp to the ground" [1] [2] | Minion Master's Sister | "They Go Down"...

Corsica Files: Original Corsica #38.

Corsica Files: Original Corsica #39.

Ref: (1) (2) .

Ref: Kusari and 'Sabotage' | Again | And Again.
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Ref: Kusari and 'Sabotage' | Again | And Again | And Yesterday.

Ref: explosion | poster |Sam and Daiyu .

Just 'cause I didn't ref it yesterday: Ferret Wings!

Ref: "swedish fish" is candy.

Ref: Monicruel was last 'seen' here.

Corsica Files: Last Episode | Agent 537 | Original Corsica #40.

it's the Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

Ref: The fight onShankraft Island.

Ref: Teresa (1) (2)

it's the Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

it's the Corsica Files!  Ref: Corsica #44 (initiating Operation Corsica #45)

Corsica Files Ref: Box of #40-#43...
it's the Corsica Files!  It all started here, and continued for weekends after.
Here's a nifty overview!

The Corsica Files continue all long weekend long!

The Corsica Files continue all week long!

MEDICAL EMERGENCY: Due to an illness involving multiple trips to the emergency room and culminating in severe pneumonia, Sluggy Freelance went on hiatus for a week (which had only ever happened once before) followed by months of 3-comics-a-week just shy of being able to claim 15 years of daily content. Durn kids and their durn germs!

Leah (age 12) got home from school today and asked me if it'd be helpful of her to draw a picture of the cast as cats. :)

We're back! When we last left our heroes...

Unimportant (at the moment) Roberts Ref: Last Saw Roberts (Corsica Files) | Last Saw Roberts (Main Story) | Roberts First Apperance.

Ref: Kiki Falcon.

Ref: Code Boom.

Ref: Last seen ZHOAS....

Ref: Crushestro-controlled PA EMP Bomb | Riff-controlled NJ Emp Bombs.

Probably Unimportant Ref: Corvette.

Ref: Bubbles.

Ref: Torg meets Kusari...

Ref: Bun-bun and "that Oasis-chick". (SO wanted to have him refer to her as 'crazy-pants!') And, just in case, Kiki-Falcon Retrieve...

Ref: Sam's Girlfriend.

Ref: Watching Zark...

Ref: Torg goes to meet the Courier | Ekzotic Petz.

Flashback Refs: (1) | (2) | (3).

Ref: Flashback within a Flashback | Ekzotic Petz | "Most Likely South China".

Ref: flashback-image-foo (p4).

Ref: Flashback Time-period | Recent Yuri 1 | Recent Yuri 2 (on roof).

Ref: Kiki-Falcon | Flashback Time Period.

Ref: Teresa's Question | "Step Two: Party Favors" | When we last saw Sasha...

Ref: Eyeliner | Lips | "Weird Girl, Sasha!" | Flashback.

Ref: Bubble-Gas Grenade.

Ref: 'Riff's Tricks'...

Ref: Bun-bun’s Suspicions | Crushestro Blamed Minion Master | Torg Blamed Izzy | The Remote.

Timeline-First Sasha Appearance | Sasha moves away | Sasha, called back.
Ref: Flashback Week.

Our 15th Anniversary Celebration Continues!
Yes, I know in this world Torg and the gang don’t have Twitter, they have Bleater. But I always think of these first-comic-parody comics as being commentary on our real-world internet. And how could I get Satan fired over just 12 characters (ala Bleater)? Wait, don’t answer that.
Ref: 10th Anniversary Special Edition Comic | The First Comic.

Ref: First Partially Sluggy Week | Second Partially Sluggy Week | Origin of today's 'Clip Art'.

Ref: First Partially Sluggy Week | Second Partially Sluggy Week | Origin of today's 'Clip Art'.

Ref: First Partially Sluggy Week | Second Partially Sluggy Week | Origin of today's 'Clip Art'.

Ref: First Partially Sluggy Week | Second Partially Sluggy Week | Origin of today's 'Clip Art'.

Ref: First Partially Sluggy Week | Second Partially Sluggy Week | Origin of today's 'Clip Art'.
REMINDER: No comics Saturday and Sunday!

Ref: Shankraft Data | 'See the World' Poster | 'Slaw'.

I accidentally ran the Wednesday comic for this week on Tuesday! When I went to fix it, apparently removing an existing comic from a date causes a server error when you click on that date on the calendar. So I needed to run a placeholder. Plus I’m a dummy.

Sorry for the extra short comic today! Actually the last row of the last comic was supposed to be part of this one but I didn’t like the way the ‘Sam’ joke got ‘broke’.

Ref: Nofun Mutagen Prototype [Squid-on-a-stick] (1) (2) | Demon Spear Calmadar [Squid-on-a-stick] (1) (2) | Cookie Factory | Alien Clone Army | 'Stopped Cloney'.

Ref: Lâu Pang First Appearance | Lâu Pang Last Appearance.

Probably Unimportant Ref.
Also- Ref: Crusestro Weapons Inc. Lancer-5.

Ref: Saik expressing similar sentiments in the past...

I probably shouldn't but... Gangnam Style!

Ref: App and Graphic Designer.

I should note that today's comic is kinda the last 4 panels of yesterday's comic (or that this was the best place to break up the combined 24 panels into two strips!)

Sketch done for Intervention2012 Charity Auction [photo]

A Sketch done at Dragon*Con 2012! [scan]

Ref: some Lâu Pang misogyny examples: Panel 5 | Panel 5 | Panels 8-11. I'm sure theres more!

Ref: Riff's 'itch' | Riff's inflatable Laser Cannon.

Damn! Forgot Pang's extra arms in panel 2! Will fix soon!

To avoid impending burnout I took it easy today and only completed the second half of yesterday's comic. Probably has a better rythm if you see them together!

Ref: 'Village Guy' (third to last panel).

Ref: Inky Possibly first Apperance (panel 5 back right)| Crushed Boss's Skull | "This Guy"...

Ref: Weapons Testing.

Do I really need to ref "4boobs"? OK. First | Last. Also despite being in the script I failed to establish Teresa bringing in Torg's sword in this comic. Sorry, that was my totall screw-up.

Did I ever say how much I love writing for Sam?

Ref: "Punch in the head" order.

Today's Halloween Art was created by my daughter Leah Abrams. What's wrong with me, making her draw something like that? Here's hoping I still have power (thanks Hurricane Sandy), and hoping you all have a happy Halloween!

HAVE TO FIX LATER: Mark-16 should be Mark-19.
ALSO: I can't remember if the Lancer was stolen from Hereti-Corp's Rea-1, as WELL as designed directly from the Mark-19 plans Torg provided Crushestro.
Ref: Exports Executive | Lancer-5 | REA-1 | Mark-19.

Ref: Inky (name revealed) | Inky (First seen?) | Inky's targetted village.

Ref: Potty Mutant (last panel) | When we last saw the Sam Singers.

Ref: This is just what went through my mind while drawing panel 1.

Ref: Corkscrew-Nose Mutant | Code Boom.

Ref: flashback.

Ref: 3-lensed Glasses Mutant.

Ref: Monicruel.
NOTE: This gag almost made the cutting room floor but when I ran in to a sudden extreme case of WRITERS BLOCK it came to the rescue.

I'm giving thanks to my daughter Leah for this Thanksgiving Guest-Artist strip!

Ref:Last Mention App Dept. | Kill-Torg Button Functionality.

Ref: Corkscrew Nose.

Ref: Last seen Crushestro and Monicruel together | Teresa watching Zark...

Since we're not sure if Torg is dead, having a premonition, or dreaming, who knows if these refs are pertinent? Or which ones to use? Anywho: Charlotte |  Fate Spider | Bug | Fluffy | What happens when you type Fate Spider into the Sluggy Nifty Search.

This is actually a little less than half of today's planed comic. I tend to like to run more panels with action scenes as the time moves fast and breaking it up into 24 hour chunks doesn't do it justice, but there was no way I could get the whole thing done in time.

Ref: Chaz- First wielded by Torg | Chaz first speaks | Riff intorduced to Chaz | the last time Chaz spoke.

Ref: "Saved the World" | Slicing Lunchmeat.

Ref: "Drill-shaped head" aka 'Corkscrew Nose' mutant.

Leah got inspired after reading “A Christmas Carol” in school this year and then seeing the Disney Jim Carrey version of “A Christmas Carol”.  She thought “This isn’t like the book! It’s creepy!  They’re scaring Scrooge in to believing in whatever they want him to believe in! In this case, Christmas! (I am paraphrasing here)” As with Thanksgiving, I had little influence over this one. Color me proud.

(if you laughed at this you should be ashamed of yourself -The Management)

Ref: When Bun-bun began this inquiry...

Ref: Unsliced (p5).

Ref: Panels 3 and 4.

Ref: Not safe. Not secure.

Pertinent reference to these events: (1) (2).

Ref: Mackerelchanga & Mark (&Chip) | Daytime Manager Hairy.

Ref: Fire Breathing Ducks.

Ref:Mark &Chip | Daytime Manager Hairy.

Clyde and Blinky Ref: First Seen | Last Seen (with boxes on their heads).

Ref: Air Traffic Radar Station SY1.

Ref: All the erased logos.

Ref: We've seen Drake before, unnamed, (but I'm not sure if more than once before!) | Isabella: Yeah, I'll reference her soon.

Ref: spamming the dfa.

Ref: Drake and tyler | When we last saw Izzy | When Riff first saw a version of Izzy.

Ref: The Zalias, Strom , and Oasis 'escape'|'Our Old Jobs'.

Ref: When last we saw Blinky and Clyde...

They did live happily ever after as established in yesterday’s strip. And I fully authorize anyone who wants to pretend that the story ended yesterday to do so! Silly frogs.