Since my incentive sketch of Tom as a dog a week or so ago seemed to go over pretty well, I decided to flip the coin and do an incentive sketch featuring Cami as a cat! It doesn’t get any weirder than this! Vote for Theater Hopper at buzzComix to see the results!

Today’s comic builds off Monday’s strip where Tom loses his sense of disbelief. People in the forums seemed to enjoy the metaphor, so I’m running with it! I have a storyline mapped out that will carry us through next week! I’m really excited about it because I usually don’t work this far in advance. I think you’ll enjoy the direction we’re going with this, so keep checking the site for the next installment and hang on for the ride!

It should go without saying, by the way, that since I’m tackling a more plot-driven storyline, I probably won’t be making fun of any of the more current releases like Troy and Soul Plane. Not in the comic, at least. Probably in the blogs, though.

You may have noticed the new ad on the right hand side of the comic today. It’s a status bar that reflects all the money the site earns from advertising, merchandise sales and donations. Why is it there? Because I’m trying to get to Wizard World Chicago this August and I need your help. Read here for the whole story. It outlines what I’m doing and why.

The short story is, Wizard World Chicago is one of the largest comic book and independent publisher conventions in the country. I think it would be a great opportunity to introduce Theater Hopper to new readers as well as say “Thank you!” in person to those of you that can make it out to the event! If there is anything you can do to help me meet my goal, you know I would appreciate it. Remember, there are always incentives for donating and we have some great merchandise in stock!

Thank you so much for your support. Today is my 275th strip. I would have never imagined getting this far without you. Let’s see if we can’t push our luck and go a little farther!…