Well, if that doesn’t change Landon’s outlook on birthdays, nothing will!

There you have it, folks, 151 comics. As of today, Spooky Doofus is officially on hiatus. It’s time for me to take a break. My days have been jam packed with a two young daughters, a full time job, Spooky Doofus twice a week, SuperFogeys twice a week, and three different versions of Angry Birds on my phone. Something has to give! I need to take a break to regroup creatively in order to do justice to Spooky Doofus. The last thing I want is to pass off some poorly drawn rush job onto you fine folks.

I am sincerely grateful for all of you who have been loyally following Spooky Doofus for the past 151 strips. Be sure to keep following my work on SuperFogeys every Monday and Wednesday, and follow me on Twitter for my occasional lunch time sketches and updates on when you can expect to see Spooky Doofus “season 2″. Also, in the near future, I’ll be putting together a sketch blog where I’ll be posting all kinds of sketches and drawings. Of course, this site will still be around should you want to revisit Renfield Square. And you never know when I’ll post a blog entry about something important.

Extra large strip today to mark #150. One more on Thursday, then it’s time for a break.

In case you missed it, I will be putting Spooky Doofus on hiatus after the next strip. With my new gig as regular artist on the SuperFogeys, plus a busy day job, and two very young daughters at home, my plate is very full right now. Now, I wouldn’t call this “the end” of Spooky Doofus. I do have more stories to tell. I just need to lighten my load for a little while and regroup creatively to do proper justice to the gentle townsfolk of Renfield Square. I’ll keep you all posted when plans are in place for a return visit to the Square. For now, I will see you all here Thursday, and every Monday and Wednesday on the SuperFogeys.

I’m a few years north of 30 myself and I actually didn’t find that milestone all that bad. In fact, my life has improved by leaps and bounds since I turned thirty. You just need a little perspective and suddenly you realize 30 isn’t as big as it feels.

SuperFogeys

Did you catch my first regular SuperFogeys strip yesterday? The story continues as Swifty is given an unthinkable ultimatum by his future self.

Even to someone who lives in a town full of werewolves, ghosts, vampires, zombies, and other frightening creatures, turning 30 can seem like a nightmare!

SuperFogeys Update!

So, by know I’m sure you’ve heard the earth shattering news! I am the new regular artist on Brock Heasley’s SuperFogeys. Brock is still writing it, so you can expect the same top notch storytelling, I’ll just be along for the ride to help tell the tale. SuperFogeys will update on Mondays and Wednesdays with new full color strips by Brock and I, then on Fridays there will be all new installments of SuperFogeys: Origins featuring a who’s who of webcomic all stars.

Now what does this all mean to Spooky Doofus? Can I possibly keep up with creating the art for two strips, twice a week? Sadly, no. When I’m not drawing these comics, I’m working a full time job and raising two young daughters with my wife. I’ve been working in secret on both strips for well over a month now. If I really pushed it, I could probably keep up with both at the schedule we’re at now. Eventually, though, the quality of my work would suffer.

Today marks Spooky Doofus # 148. That’s very close to 150 strips of spooky, kooky comedy, a decent body of work, if I do say so myself. So right now, the plan is to put SD on hiatus after #151, which would be on March 31, 2011. I still have stories in mind for the residents of Renfield Square, so I do plan to come back and tell those tales, I just can’t say when right now. I definitely need to give myself a little break and regroup creatively so that when I do come back to the Square, it will be better than ever. So, until further notice, don’t consider this the end of the comic, rather just the end of the first season.

Make sure you come back Thursday to find out how Landon’s big birthday turns out! And then next Tuesday and Thursday for more birthday surprises!

If you’ve been following Spooky Doofus for a while, you’ll understand Landon’s joy bubbling up from within. Want some examples of why Landon finds Ed so obnoxious? Try THIS, or THIS, or THIS, or THIS, or THIS, or THIS, and THIS.

Don’t worry, though, this definitely isn’t the last we will see of Ed. Stay tuned!

Sometimes life just ain’t fair. You bust your butt and some jerk falls into a pile of money with some stupid lawsuit. Just ain’t fair.

BTW, just as a refresher, Ed’s lawsuit started HERE.

It is very important to look your best when appearing in a court of law. Which look do you think suits Ed the best?

Ed, defending the common man against the lies of the major candy companies!

So, think Ed’s got a case?

Recognize this guy? If you do… NERD ALERT!