Basic Instructions: How to Rerun a Comic Without Having to Call it a Rerun

Lord knows we can't possibly ignore anybody who talks about "the lulz."

I think a clever cartoonist would plan his comics so that the first comic of 2013 IS THIS COMIC so as to make the complaints ironic and ripe for ridicule.

Actually, if the world does end next week, all the strips you've drawn up in advance will be forever unseen.

So just in case, publish them all now! We can't risk the loss!

So, come January 3rd you can expect an email . . .

To those who believe the world is going to end with the Mayan calendar, please understand:
The Mayan calendar will never end.
It is not linear, like ours, it's a cycle, so the Great Cycle ends in a few days, and, of course, all of civillization.
The planet, and the calendar, will continue.

I AM CALM ! QUIT TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN!!!

You really look like a TINTIN vilain in this outfit !

This comic has become like a new Christmas Tradition to me.

An admirer - I'm fairly certain this is one of the comics where the average reader did indeed finish grade school. Although I guess it would still weed out the people who don't understand the idea behind the copyright year.

If you REALLY want to mess with your readers' minds, use Roman numerals, like they used to on TV shows. I wager that the place will explode with "WTH is it with MMXIII? Mad Max Part 13?"

The beauty of the one is in the husband and wife communication and support. Always funny from the outside. A bizarre reality from the inside.

Out of curiosity, who reads most of the emails anyway? My money would be on Missy. (note: there is no actual money)

<I>Scott does emails, Missy does comments here. ~Missy

That would've been funnier than seeing the same joke again.