Still feeling a bit sore over Bush winning the election. Though, as a webcomic artist, I feel obliged to poke fun at both sides of the political fence, I am politically Democratic by nature (we all are here at Fantasy Qwest, as some of our early rants will show). At least I can say the election was fair this time. Hopefully we'll survive the next four years without being nuked or gassed by terrorists (or having Bush declare any more unneccesary wars. He should at least finish the ones he's already started.) Maybe by then, the Democratic party will dig up somebody worth voting for (Kerry wouldn't have been my first choice as the Democratic candidate).

Putting the politics aside, this chapter has now come to a close. Chapter 2, which has gone on for just over ten months and clocked in at just over 100 comics (not counting the ten bonus comics released during this time period), is now past history. As our heroes, joined by their new ally, head back toward Calzonia to find the Princess, Chapter 3 lies ahead of them, waiting with all sorts of strange and unusual surprises...

In the meantime, here's the Top Ten Character Appearances for Chapter 2! Yes, we've been keeping track. Joy.

1. Hiro - Appeared in 82 comics (71.93% of comics in chapter)
2. Vic - Appeared in 80 comics (70.18% of comics in chapter)
3. Juan - Appeared in 27 comics (23.68% of comics in chapter)
3. Random Guards - Appeared in 27 comics (23.68% of comics in chapter)
4. The Creator - Appeared in 22 comics (19.30% of comics in chapter)
5. Authorman - Appeared in 19 comics (16.67% of comics in chapter)
6. Cat Burglar - Appeared in 18 comics (15.79% of comics in chapter)
7. Tree(yes, a tree) - Appeared in 16 comics (14.04% of comics in chapter)
7. The Guard Captain - Appeared in 16 comics (14.04% of comics in chapter)
8. Stu the Gap Manager - Appeared in 12 comics (10.53% of comics in chapter)
8. Princess Guile - Appeared in 12 comics (10.53% of comics in chapter)

That actually comes down to 11 characters, including all the ties. You can disqualify the tree if you like, if you want it to actually count up to ten. Ironically, our two main characters were the only ones to appear more than half the time, and Juan was the only other single character to appear more than 1/5th of the time in the chapter. With this in mind, I take my leave.

The Creator has left the building.