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1. almost 2 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   When I have an idea I think is worth running with I poke my head back in.

2. about 2 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   Recovering from COVID. Got bored.

3. almost 3 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   Hi, gang. Just wanted to poke my head back in. I had no idea my upload links still worked.

   I was curious whether anyone would even notice. I guess a few of you still do.

   I’m 99% sure I won’t be doing the daily strip again; too much going on to give it the attention it deserves. But I may upload something if I’m inspired enough.

4. almost 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   By the way, if anyone wants to nominate me for a Pulitzer, I wouldn’t say no. :)

5. almost 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   And so the 15 year experiment comes to an end. Growing out of what I thought was a one time joke on someone else’s LiveJournal, it took on a life of its own. At one point I thought it might last a couple of months.

   Then I moved it from just LiveJournal onto Comics Sherpa, where it caught the eye of John Glynn and was one of a handful of strips (most notably the Argyle Sweater) he selected over time to move to the main GoComics page. He and I shared a joke that our relationship was just like that of William Randolph Hearst and George Herriman, in that Hearst kept the strip in print because he wanted to read it.

   In the end, the strip outlived both of its original homes: LiveJournal and Comics Sherpa.

   Our supporting cast in the background today represent almost every “supporting cast” production piece I had in PhotoImpact or on my hard drive. The exceptions tend to be from variations on a character (although I did include a few Victoria variants and Edward’s doppelganger Renfrew). Do not ask me to name them all; there are some who I forgot who they were. I also deliberately chose not to include Fearless Leader; I’ve had enough of him and don’t want to give him any more brain time.

   I just ran out of space (I didn’t know there was a maximum comment size) and had to take out two paragraphs so I had room to end properly. As for what comes next, I’m going back to writing hoping to finish my next novel and next play. At the same time, by friend S.P. Burke (a great writer in his own right and a much better artist than I) are at work on a new strip. It will be more mainstream than TNAOQV, but will still feature our subversive senses of humor. If we can pull it off, it will probably come out in a year or two. If not, well, we’ll go do something else.

   Thank you all for fifteen years of mediocre jokes and horrible art. It was fun for me and I hope you found it funny, too. — Pab

6. almost 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   Andy: I made the decision to end the strip.

7. almost 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   Yeah, this storyline is a little of an homage to that. Berkely knew when to quit while he was ahead. I never did. That’s why this strip ran 15 years while the first Bloom County only ran for nine. He went out before the quality dropped.

8. almost 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   They have enough of those already.

9. almost 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

   Hi, everyone. Haven’t been hanging out much here with the new day job monopolizing my time. But I wanted to thank everyone for their kind words as the strip winds down to the end.

   It’s been bittersweet writing this last storyline, leading up to the final installment on Sunday February 14th. It’s weird thinking that I don’t have much longer to go, but I’m still trying to keep the strip up to at least its usual standard.

   Thanks again, everyone.

10. about 4 years ago on New Adventures of Queen Victoria

    Probably later this month I’m launching the kickstarter for “The White Book” and “The Waltzing Dead.” After that, we will see.

    I would like to have a few more collections, followed by one last omnibus called “Let It We.”