I appreciate your continued patience, faithful reader! No-one likes webcomic droughts, myself included. Especially when the drought in question involves my own webcomic. Terrible! The good news in all of this is that I think I've turned the corner, as my Draw Power appears to be slowly returning.

You may have noticed that a new oekaki was posted, featuring none other than the star of a certain adult-themed comic. This has stirred all kinds of not-safe-for-work emotions within me, which will probably result in more naughty oekaki in the near future.

Finally, after 19 years, a worthy spiritual successor to Another World has been realized in Limbo. It's no small secret that I consider Another World to be the best game ever made (no, really!), so this sort of praise is not handed down lightly. Limbo delivers the kind of silent elegance rarely seen in gaming, much less puzzle platforming. The solutions to every obstacle are both logical and rewarding, which makes Limbo a pleasure to progress through. If you're a fan of the works of Eric Chahi, don't let the 15-dollar price point dissuade you. This is an absolute gem and it should not be overlooked.

Second, which you've probably already seen if you've browsed the comments on the last entry, is a couple of new oekaki. Jinny fans, rejoice! Zukie fans can also rejoice, but maybe slightly less, since she's no stranger to the oekaki scene.

Third, I finally updated the gifts page, because god damn was it out of date. Like, four years out of date? Really? Fuck. Despite my weak update-fu, Gabo drew a totally fantastic Ruby, as he's prone to doing. Thanks again, man! You rock my world.

Thanks for sticking around, attractive reader! I know sometimes it seems like OHP is on the ropes, but rest assured that I'm still at it. I have a bunch of real life stuff kicking my ass lately, but as I've found time and again, true happiness can be found only in the stylus.

I have got so much e-mail to catch up on. This week! Thanks for being patient.

You guys should check out Imaginary Monsters if you haven't already! It just got started a few months ago, so catching up is easy (also fun). You might even make a habit of it. Liberal use of the word 'dude' makes me feel right at home.

So hey, happy 2010! While I was away, I drew a sexy lady. Said lady also happened to draw a few things right back at me! Naked things. Not only did she beat me to the punch with this fantastic Jinny (gasp!), she also made this naughty Pepito, who is going to get such a talking to if Zukie ever finds out. Check out more of Rin's stuff right here!

The first few panels of the next comic are already drawn. More soon?

Sadly, I was not able to complete the next strip before time ran out. But I will do my best to kick the bad-boy up onto this here site when I return. See you all next year!

Since BuzzComix appears to have died forever, I switched OHP over to a new toplist after the last comic page went up. You folks did some serious voting since then! Keep fighting the good fight, net warriors!

Our two-thousand-and-ninth year is quickly drawing to a close. It's been kind of a disappointing run for me in terms of comic output, what with the practically monthly update schedule and all. I've been pretty happy with the art quality, but this glacial pace will not stand. My new year's resolution is to ramp up the productivity again; if not immediately back to weekly, at least something a little less excruciating. I'll be heading out of town for the last two weeks of December, but I'll try my damnedest to get one more page and the yearly holiday special ready before then. Wish me luck!

I was amused to find referral links from an article for something called Marshmallow Hell. I wasn't aware there was actually a name for the act of smothering a person with one's boobs. Thank you, Internet!

The whole world seems to get crazier every day. It's not really all that surprising, though, since being stressed out, over-medicated, and chronically tired is now considered "normal". Some days it seems like the most dangerous thing you can do is walk out the front door.

That was a long gap between pages, I'm gonna try to fix that.

Does anyone play Killing Floor? I think it's awesome. I've sort of had a falling out with RPGs and RPG-like games in recent years, owing largely to the fact that I just don't have the time to play 80-hour games (or in the case of MMOs... infinite-hour games), especially when something boring like level grinding is a fundamental part of the experience. But for some reason, grafting stat leveling onto an arcade-style first-person shooter speaks to me in a way that surprised me a little. Eliminating cross-hairs and requiring the iron sights for aiming makes everything so deliciously hectic. Not for everyone, but if you don't mind a little brutal difficulty...

I am now back in the Bay Area. I was in Santa Barbara for a few days doing a lot of food eating and wine drinking, both of which were extremely enjoyable. I have a weakness for beaches and all things delicious.

Noka sent in this cute pic featuring Ruby and her character Drilsa! Ruby has been temporarily bested in heavy lifting, although that's not a title she'll be relinquishing without a fight... consider the challenge accepted! Thanks again, miss!

VaguelyCreepy made what I do believe is the first gift featuring Mr. Ghunnman! Lone is doing what he does best: shooting everything in the room. Thanks again, sir!

It's kind of nice to be doing this again.

It's been a strange couple of months. I'm not really sure where my mind's been, but the odometer says I've put a few miles on. I've been keeping busy with introspection, brainstorming, falling in love, working pointless overtime hours, and madly chiseling away at an artistic block. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Unless you were impatient and decided to leave forever, in which case you're not actually reading this.

An oekaki happened while I was away. Don't peek at work!

Thanks for being patient, alla youse. The next chapter will be starting up pretty soon; I'm gonna try to build up a tiny reservoir of pages so updates can happen a little more regularly. In the meantime, I'm also gonna try to get at least a few oekaki going. Maybe some OHP stuff, too? Probably!

And thanks for reading! Check back again soon!

A new oekaki was posted over at Fearsome, in case you haven't seen it already. BUT IS IT ART?

Anyone else played Zeno Clash? I'm crazy about this thing. It's like something straight out of Heavy Metal. Cool characters and wild art design... I wish more games were even half as creative. Looks like these dudes are even starting up a webcomic to fill in some of the blanks... awesome! I'm ready for more, ACE Team!

One of these days I'd like to wrap up a chapter without limping across the finish line. Will it ever happen? Truly a mystery for the ages.

An oekaki happened recently, which is also pretty shocking (not as much the subject matter as the fact that one happened at all). The subject is an old favorite, and for that I must apologize to S. Thanks for putting up with my bad habits, by the way! You have the patience of a saint.

I'm getting pretty terrible at consistent updates. I'm going to try to be more productive than usual this weekend.