TODAY'S NEWS: The awesome Erik of Perils of the Bold has kindly offered to host the Ask Dr. Eldritch Webcomic Forum on his ActionFigureComics site! I'll be putting a regular link to this soon, but you can click on this line to check it out now. Have some thoughts about a particular comic? Insights to share about the characters? The best Ask Dr. Eldritch Fan Poetry EVAR? Sign up, log on and weigh in! (Note: Registration is not required to read the forum, but is required to post.)

If you like webcomics (and I'd guess you do, since you're here), you might check out some of the other webcomics in the ad buttons along the bottom of the comic. Unlike some hosts who will accept ANY advertisers, I'm only accepting ads from webcomic sites without Trans Fats! So even if you live in New York, you can click on them, worry-free. These webcomics represent a wide range of genres and styles, so you may not find ones you'll keep reading, but then again, you might.

I've already received correct entries for the 200 Comics Contest! They aren't prizewinners until the drawing after the deadline, and you're not just going to let them win unopposed, are you? All right, then!

Even if you're not going to enter, why not take some time this weekend to read through the Archive again? I went through all the comics while preparing for the contest, and was surprised at how much we've covered in the last 71 weeks. You may notice things you didn't catch the first time through. And you'll be all ready to join back in to the ongoing storyline on Monday (I certainly hope to be past this flu by then)!

THE 200 COMICS CONTEST!

To enter:
1. Correctly identify the first comic (by number) in which each character below appears.
2. Decode this email address: askdreldritch.com   @   contest
3. Email your answer to the address above by midnight, Sunday January 21, 2007!

Winners will be selected by random drawing from all correct entries.

One lucky winner will receive an Ask Dr. Eldritch t-shirt!
Two lucky winners will receive the last of the "When Trolls Dream" magnets!

Characters
Allesandra
Barry & Randall
Byron
Darla Shaughnessy
Dr. Eldritch & Kari Proctor
Ed the Tentacle Monster
Grandma Clara
Ping
Professor Boffin
Shazzgoth
Sudbury
The Eater of All
The Geeks
The Lawyers
The Reference Librarian
Trevor
Val