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2008

December 2|#371 - Somehow Fang always wins, even when he loses
November 28|#370 - Perhaps the mage has been pushed too far
November 25|#369 - Locating the princes
November 11|#368 - Fromagian glamour
October 30|Halloween 2008
October 29|#367 - Wherein Zediwg becomes unstable
October 24|#366 - War happens; Derf wonders
October 16|#365 - Geeves always has a plan
September 26|#364 - The inevitable result of being jailed with a Fromage
September 23|#363 - Kelneth engages; Goose is hebetudinously enthusiastic
September 19|#362 - Elf ninja attack
September 15|#361 - Foreboding for Lieutenant Handen
September 11|#360 - Choosing the Better of Two Fates
September 2|#359 - Orders and Tactics
August 31|CHAPTER 14: SACRIFICE
August 26|#357 - By any means necessary
August 22|#356 - Persuasion
August 19|#355 - A conversation on the palace balcony
August 16|#354 - Old friends
August 6|#353 - Zedwig is not a morning person
August 1|#352 - Brothers
July 29|#351 - Royal advisor
July 18|#350 - Preparations in the night
July 15|#349 - A plan is conceived; another is acted upon
July 11|#348 - Stress in the dungeon
July 9|#347 - You just don’t mess with a fairy
July 4|#346 - Misery or joviality
June 27|#345 - Spinning a yarn
June 23|#344 - Al’bert coerces
June 20|#343 - How one goes about making a deal with the devil
June 17|#342 - Al’bert’s hand is forced
June 13|#341 - Love is discussed in theory
June 10|#340 - Geeves submits; Al’bert cracks
June 6|#339 - Orders for Regnar
June 3|#338 - A wasted performance
May 30|#337 - Wherein Al’bert subtly gains the upper hand
May 27|#336 - Bactine is not without mercy, mostly
May 23|#335 - How humility can incite fury
May 21|#334 - Trouble in… well, it’s certainly not paradise
May 16|#333 - Hard times for Zedwig
May 13|#332 - The strategy of an overlord is violence
May 9|#331 - On creating an empire
May 6|#330 - An exercise in futility
May 2|CHAPTER 13: WAR OR PEACE
April 9|#328 - Coincidentally cohabitating
April 4|#327 - Watch out for the apples
April 1|#326 - Really being in the wrong place at the wrong time
March 28|#325 - Picking the better of two miseries
March 25|#324 - A conversation ends and another begins
March 21|#323 - The spy is revealed
March 18|#322 - The insensitivity of humans
March 14|#321 - Backstage pep-talk
March 11|#320 - The assignment
March 7|#319 - A broad, sweeping generalization
March 3|#318 - Wherein the high road isn’t the easy road
February 26|#317 - Making out in a food storage closet
February 23|#316 - Absolutely, positively has to end
February 19|#315 - More introductions are made
February 12|#314 - Introductions are made
February 8|#313 - The burden of immortality
February 3|#312 - Xylic’s strategy backfires badly
January 25|#311 - Geeves continues, mostly undaunted
January 22|#310 - The subject of blood and rule
January 18|#309 - A well-laid yet macabre plan
January 15|#308 - The secrets of Geeves
January 11|#307 - Traitor and fourberie
January 4|#306 - Absolutely no privacy, here
January 1|#305 - Underneath the blanket

2007

December 28|#304 - An invitation is expressed towards Prince Sangwine
December 14|#303 - Master Kelneth
December 7|#302 - Subterfuge
November 30|#301 - Bactine spills it all
November 27|#300 - So that’s where elves come from
November 20|#299 - The truth of things
November 17|#298 - Homeward bound
November 13|CHAPTER 12: ROYAL FLUSH
November 6|#296 - The Mistress of Disguises
November 2|#295 - Catalyst
October 26|#294 - Short and to the point
October 23|#293 - The prodigal son isn’t actually prodigal at all
October 16|#292 - The ultimate extreme… for an elf
October 12|#291 - Overlords of Darkness get monologues, too
October 9|#290 - Running to the graveyard
October 5|#289 - Shot in the dark
October 2|#288 - Crazy gnomes invent crazy things
September 28|#287 - Brotherly contention
September 25|#286 - Playing favorites
September 21|#285 - The death of the Queen
September 18|#284 - More prying into Xylic’s bidness
September 14|#283 - Al’bert loses
September 11|#282 - Fang gloats nefariously
September 4|#281 - Fang ‘n Al’bert
August 31|CHAPTER 11: FANG
August 24|#279 - Someone new arrives to interrupt in a whole new way
August 21|#278 - Drama ensues amongst the lovers
August 17|#277 - How to ward off a fairy in three steps or less
August 14|#276 - The goose that laid the egg of bad timing
August 10|#275 - Sangwine and Bactine discuss a myriad of topics… thoroughly
August 7|#274 - Teleporting handkerchiefs are so awesome
August 3|#273 - Teitnl is a most unpleasant man. Elf. Manelf.
July 31|#272 - Sangwine writes a letter to Teitnl
July 27|#271 - Bactine’s pleasant mood is most curious
July 24|#270 - The next morning, everything is GREAT
July 20|#269 - Hope can not be expunged
July 17|#268 - Xylic realizes passive-aggressive isn’t working
July 13|#267 - Oh what the shmeh, just kiss me already
July 10|#266 - A subtle jab
July 7|#265 - Ever notice how Bactine gets really mean when she’s emotional?
July 3|#264 - Unpleasant truths are forced out
June 29|#263 - When Bactine goes on the offensive
June 26|#262 - Playing with fireflies
June 22|#261 - Bactine is bored
June 19|#260 - Hope talks Xylic into dancing
June 14|#259 - Xylic’s new coat
June 5|#258 - Hope and Bactine notice a lot of refugees
June 1|#257 - Hope blithely brings up revolution
April 26|#256 - Theories on life, death, and shopping
April 13|#255 - The Evil Illusionist That Nobody Likes is discussed
April 3|#254 - Sangwine pries into Xylic’s parentage
March 20|#253 - Xylic makes his stance on Hope very clear
March 2|#252 - The Goose is ready to bust some chops… with a letter opener
February 28|CHAPTER 10: MORE STUFF THAT HAPPENS
February 27|#250 - Where planning begins and moping ends
February 23|#249 - Derf always shows up at the most humiliating times
February 20|#248 - Sangwine’s father brings a dead tree to life
February 16|#247 - Where Sangwine starts seeing dead people
February 13|#246 - Seeming rather hopeless
February 9|#245 - Further angsting
February 6|#244 - Monologue of low self-esteem
February 2|#243 - Where Sangwine starts talking to dead people
January 30|#242 - A lone walk in the forest
January 26|#241 - Sangwine suffers insomnia
January 23|#240 - Leavetaking
January 16|#239 - Al’bert and Xylic are discussed
January 12|#238 - Wherein bad mystery cliches are used
January 9|#237 - Sangwine exercises his angsting chops again
January 5|#236 - Proving that even nice fairies have their limits
January 2|#235 - Hope reveals her reason for stalking with poor reception

2006

December 12|#234 - Hope stalks
November 18|#233 - Xylic doesn’t seem to like surreptitious looks
November 17|#232 - Surreptitous looks over giant conversation
November 13|#231 - Hope sings Mozart; Bactine breaks sticks
November 12|#230 - A plan begins to form
November 4|#229 - Hope explains more stuff, and there’s a campfire
November 3|#228 - Hope explains stuff
October 28|CHAPTER 9: CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION
October 26|#226 - Leaving the castle
October 25|#225 - Somehow, it worked
October 13|#224 - Fairy isn’t bad with a sling
October 10|#223 - More conversation with the giant
October 6|#222 - Conversation with the giant
October 3|#221 - Xylic insults the duck… er, goose
September 22|#220 - Egg laying on demand
September 19|#219 - Everyone yells out the first thing that comes to mind
September 15|#218 - Blue blood can be a hazard
September 12|#217 - The Goose cons
August 27|#216 - There’s a talking animal
August 15|#215 - Hope remarks on the state of Sangwine’s hair
August 11|#214 - No one of consequence
August 7|#213 - In the Left Front Pocket…
August 1|#212 - A precarious position as Sangwine appears
July 26|#211 - Hope figures it out
July 21|#210 - Arrow-ed!
July 15|#209 - Following the voice of Hope, not Reason
July 7|#208 - Hope pouts
July 3|#207 - The giant’s guards are clandestinely tricked
June 30|#206 - Sangwine tells about Hope
June 26|#205 - Stump and Derf discuss storming the castle; Royal Rumble
June 22|#204 - A rock is flung and a fight breaks out
June 12|#203 - Not really twenty years…
June 9|#202 - Getting ready for Pixie Pass and placating tailors
June 5|#201 - Father brings down the fist, or finger
May 30|#200 - Sangwine is nonplussed by close quarters with Hope
May 26|#199 - The plot thickens as Father arrives
May 23|#198 - Hope ambushes Sangwine… for singing badly?
May 16|#197 - Reflection in an aspen grove
May 12|CHAPTER 8: FINDING HOPE
May 9|#195 - A road is picked, for good or ill, and bad symbolism is made
May 5|#194 - Derf clears the despondent fog
May 2|#193 - Where “despondency” is written in big letters above Sangwine’s head
April 29|#192 - A letter is read and reactions are bad
April 26|#191 - Sangwine expresses his appreciation to Bactine, but winds up chaperoned
April 20|#190 - Blindness, leprocy, and the plague
April 7|#189 - Stump’s plan is not to export yams
April 4|#188 - Once again, the Stump has a plan
March 31|#187 - Blushing is a surprising action for Sangwine
March 28|#186 - Wherein everyone is paddy-whacked
March 24|#185 - The Mouth of Fang rears his ugly head
March 21|#184 - How it is impossible to punch yourself in the face
March 17|#183 - The truth comes out, and it isn’t pretty
March 15|#182 - Much yelling of people’s names
March 10|#181 - Back at the inn…
March 7|#180 - Sangwine is forced to carry Bactine
March 3|#179 - More things explode
February 28|#178 - Firey flames of flammatude
February 24|#177 - Wherein almost-kissing is halted by deadly fireballs
February 17|#176 - Bactine’s monologue
February 6|#175 - If I were gone tomorrow, what would you do today?
February 3|#174 - Schloeffelonia is glimpsed… almost
January 30|#173 - Sangwine turns on the charm
January 26|#172 - The process for going out for air isn’t easy
January 23|#171 - Xylic points out the impossibility of “going air”
January 16|#170 - Xylic and Bactine’s unhappy dance
January 12|#169 - Derf and Bactine dance
January 4|#168 - Sangwine writes a letter
January 1|#167 - And then, in the City of Ena…

2005

December 22|#166 - A tremendous farce is executed at Sangwine’s expense
December 15|#165 - Xylic and Bactine get into it
December 8|#164 - Quiet conversation on a mountainside
December 5|#163 - A hesitation and a toss
December 1|#162 - Enter the Shamaness
November 28|#161 - The story continues; watermelons die
November 24|#160 - The explanation begins by Derf
November 21|#159 - Derf’s first word is still monosyllabic
November 17|#158 - Exercising a curse with a pair of tailoring shears
November 14|#157 - Wherein Stump’s real name is mentioned
November 10|#156 - Wherein Derf’s curse is mentioned
November 7|CHAPTER 7: THE CITY OF ENA
November 3|#154 - Tying up loose ends
October 27|#153 - The snake is broken
October 24|#152 - Sangwine asserts his assertion over Al’bert
October 20|#151 - Swordfighting and manipulations
October 17|#150 - Props are used to overcome Al’ice
October 13|#149 - Ultimatum!
October 10|#148 - Wherein a very small crotchety wizard is discovered
September 29|#147 - Dwarf toss attack!
September 26|#146 - Al’ice corners Bactine
September 22|#145 - The archer arches archfully
September 19|#144 - Al’bert complains
September 15|#143 - Or maybe not so charmed…
September 12|#142 - Charmed, I’m sure
September 8|#141 - Bactine is GLOMMMMM-ed by Al’bert
September 5|#140 - Bactine gets to chew out a new elf
September 1|#139 - More verbal battering for Sangwine
August 29|#138 - A poorly-sprung surprise
August 25|#137 - Entering the MD-CM chamber of mystery
August 22|#136 - Spheres of Adventure - Attack!
August 18|#135 - I’ve got your back
August 15|CHAPTER 6: INTO THE MONOLITH
August 11|#133 - The door is open; Sangwine resorts to pinching
August 8|#132 - Scorpion attack!
August 4|#131 - Tempers flare, tension increases, whining ensues
August 1|#130 - Bactine sports a bad attitude; Sangwine is annoyed
July 28|#129 - Bactine remarks to Xylic some remarkable remarks
July 25|#128 - Oh right, there was that thing about not knowing the password…
July 21|#127 - Frankly talking man to man, or prince to pauper
July 18|#126 - Flowers in the desert
July 14|#125 - Sangwine and Xylic discuss the MD-CM quest
July 11|#124 - The nature of piratic attributes is discussed
July 7|#123 - Sangwine throws a fit
July 4|#122 - A questionable statement is stated
June 30|#121 - The situation grows increasingly psychaedelic
June 27|#120 - Sangwine is snared
June 23|#119 - Lousy fortunes are told
June 20|#118 - A fortune teller *POOF*s onto the scene
June 16|#117 - The city of Kazaad’sandish
June 13|#116 - Jealousy rears its ugly head
June 9|#115 - The discussion blithely continues
May 30|#114 - Bactine has a discussion with the cigar hermit
May 26|#113 - The nefarious scheme is foiled
May 23|#112 - A rather large problem emerges
May 19|#111 - On a raft, at sunset
May 16|CHAPTER FIVE: THE DESERT OF SHERDS
May 12|#109 - A calm discussion by a very large tree
May 9|#108 - Xylic’s aim is off… or IS it?
May 5|#107 - A shoddy plan is developed
May 2|#106 - In which the subject of ignominious death is revived
April 28|#105 - Bad judgement leads to screaming gold coins
April 25|#104 - The red ribbon returns
April 21|#103 - Sangwine and Bactine talk civilly
April 18|#102 - Xylic joins the card game
April 14|#101 - Ronaldo the svelte goblin trumpet player manipulates Sangwine and Bactine into making amends
April 11|#100 - Royal rumble
April 7|#99 - Wherein Sangwine pelts Bactine in the head with a goblet
April 4|#98 - Bactine doesn’t consider Xylic an abject abomination
March 31|#97 - Xylic explains himself
March 28|#96 - Xylic’s secret is ousted
March 24|#95 - A goblin mariachi band; a drinking contest
March 21|#94 - Sangwine fails to apoligize to Bactine
March 17|#93 - A card game is suggested
March 14|#92 - Xylic’s dirty laundry is aired
March 10|#91 - A fire and a surprise
March 7|#90 - Sangwine makes a number of executive decisions
March 3|#89 - It begins to snow a lot; Sangwine and Xylic bicker about Bactine
February 28|#88 - It begins to snow
February 24|#87 - This is the worst adventure ever!
February 21|#86 - One-legged zombie tailors are the best tailors in all the world
February 17|#85 - Familial relations are discussed
February 14|#84 - Aunt Ellinya scolds Sangwine’s distraction
February 10|CHAPTER 4: THE TWISTY MOUNTAINS
February 7|#82 - Epilogue: Thief’s Diary
February 3|#81 - The band reunites and poses dramatically
January 31|#80 - Sangwine and Bactine make amends; a scream is heard
January 27|#79 - Sangwine kicks Al’ice’s can
January 24|#78 - The Thief and Al’bert are o’erwhelmed
January 20|#77 - The sound of ultimate suffering echoes through the lands
January 17|#76 - Sangwine’s hair is cut
January 13|#75 - Derf’s mother is insulted
January 10|#74 - Al’bert has trouble keeping Bactine sedated
January 6|#73 - Bactine falls under Al’bert’s glamour spell
January 3|#72 - Magical trickery slows the Stump’s rescue attempt

2004

December 20|#71 - The Wiz blocks Stump’s path
December 16|#70 - Sangwine and Al’ice fight
December 13|#69 - Al’ice strikes a bad chord with Sangwine; the orc was Blarghard the Wise
December 9|#68 - Derf is forced into a fight by Steev
December 8|#67 - Thief steals Xylic’s most prized possession
December 2|#66 - Xylic sulks about women
November 29|#65 - Al’ice tricks Sangwine, which isn’t very hard
November 25|#64 - Al’bert asks Bactine to dance
November 22|#63 - Caught up in the moment; Al’bert interrupts
November 19|#62 - Sangwine and Bactine make amends on the dance floor
November 15|#61 - Bactine bullies Sangwine into dancing with her
November 11|#60 - Xylic attempts to impress Bactine with his longbow knowledge
November 8|#59 - The White Dragon Wiggery; Prioress Gendolayenne the Frothy, Wiglaureat B.W.
November 4|#58 - The Rapunzel Ray is executed
November 1|#57 - A joyful shopping excursion for all
October 28|#56 - Sangwine and Bactine argue incessantly
October 25|#55 - A rose is smelt, and cast off
October 21|CHAPTER 3: THE CITY OF SOL
October 18|#53 - Sangwine avoids apology; Xylic is beaten merrily
October 14|#52 - Derf uses his massive resources to save the day
October 11|#51 - Xylic ruins everything
October 7|#50 - A fermented acorn is introduced
October 4|#49 - Bactine and Xylic make googly eyes at Sangwine in turn
September 30|#48 - A plan is put into play; Sangwine poses heroically
September 27|#47 - In which Bactine gives Xylic a good eye-poking
September 23|#46 - Xylic lectures Bactine on the length of the elfin lifespan and her own futility
September 20|#45 - Xylic desires to hold Bactine’s hand
September 16|#44 - Carnivorous chipmunks are introduced
September 13|#43 - Sangwine and Stump discuss geography
September 9|#42 - Chippy turns out to be more nefarious than expected
September 6|#41 - Xylic makes a furry friend
September 2|#40 - Wherein Bactine tells Sangwine to talk to the hand
August 30|#39 - Wherein Sangwine offends Bactine
August 26|#38 - Fang, Overlord of Darkness is discussed
August 23|#37 - Sangwine discovers his father is dead
August 19|#36 - A fairy helps Sangwine; He offends her greatly
August 16|#35 - Help, Sangwine has fallen and he can’t get up!
August 12|#34 - Sangwine is made nervous
August 9|#33 - Camp is made; Bactine wants to “talk”
August 5|#32 - Sangwine and Xylic consider direction
August 2|CHAPTER 2: THE FOREST OF DARKNESS
July 26|#30 - The Band flees from certain death by smashing
July 19|#29 - Floh explains the intricate workings of the Mountain Troll mind
July 12|#28 - The Stump makes ridiculous statements when he is sloshed
July 5|#27 - Bactine and Sangwine rush to stop Mountain Troll embibbery
June 28|#26 - Bactine is discovered eavesdropping
June 21|#25 - Wherein Sangwine is pelted in the head with a rock
June 14|#24 - Flashback of Prince Sangwine and army in the Pass
June 7|#23 - The debacle at Pixie Pass is brought to light
May 31|#22 - Sangwine is abandoned to the mercies of Floh
May 24|#21 - Sangwine asks the barwench for directions
May 17|#20 - The hideous barwench reveals her horrible visage
May 10|#19 - The Slug and Lettuce is discovered
May 3|#18 - Sangwine and Bactine argue about healthcare
April 26|#17 - Sangwine receives a shot to the butt
April 19|#16 - Information is gained from the orc
April 12|#15 - “Battle” with the orc
April 5|#14 - The Band comes a-calling at Calvexia’s home
March 29|#13 - Calvexia the Bog Witch is discussed
March 22|#12 - Sangwine yells at Xylic, in elf-manner
March 16|CHAPTER 1: THE MYSTIC DRAGYN-CRYSTAL MOON QUEST
March 15|#10 - The Mystic Dragyn-Crystal Moon quest is undertaken
March 8|#9 - Sangwine’s Merry Band is underwhelmingly introduced
March 1|#8 - Debauchery is discovered in Breen’s
February 23|#7 - Al’bert’s crew is introduced; I forget how to draw
February 16|#6 - Al’bert and gang ambush Sangwine amicably
February 9|#5 - Bactine and Xylic discuss his “sock problem”
February 2|#4 - When Sangwine’s manhood is questioned
January 26|#3 - Derf busts onto the scene, simply
January 19|#2 - Xylic’s sock fetish is discovered
January 12|#1 - Wherein the Stump impersonates Mr. T
January 11|Foreward
January 10|Lint Title Page