I hope everyone had an enjoyable and relaxing holiday. I appreciate your understanding regarding not doing a comic on Christmas day. Still, I know it was probably a little frustrating to stop at a bit of a cliffhanger for a long weekend just as the story is starting to unravel. As a thank you for your patience, Wednesday’s comic will be double-length.

We’re coming up on the New Year, which will bring with it not only the future, but also mark the start of the Winter-een-mas Season. The Winter-een-mas forums will be opening shortly so we can all start sharing our plans to celebrate the holidays. The Winter-een-mas 2010 shirts and hoodies will start shipping soon, and the pre-order phase is over. We printed a few extras, so you can still nab one if you order soon, but these will not be kept in stock. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.

January will also ramp up announcements for Digital Overload 2010, our fifth annual LAN and gaming event in Rhode Island. We’ll begin announcing tournaments, events and prizes leading up to the event on March 5th. In the meantime, hit up our forums to find room and ride shares, or let us know what games you’d like to see tournaments for!