And we're back from our prolonged Christmas/New Years/Hjels-needs-a-break hiatus. And it appears Rai has scored at least a minor victory. I knew you had it in you, kid. Now, all you have to do is keep running fast enough to keep the creature at a distance, as you get hypothermia from the rain, your limbs start stiffening from the effort, and the pain starts overpowering the adrenaline in your blood.

No biggie, he's practically home free.

Oh, and by the way. Have you heard about these comics? They're part of the Spiderforest Comic of the Week initiative, to showcase some great work by other creators. Check them out. There are some gems to be found over the next month.

Sombulus by Christina Major- Sombulus is a world-hopping adventure about a curious tinkerer who talks to machines, a magical scavenger, and a zealous paladin. Together, they travel the Myriad Worlds, leaving each place a little more weird than the last!

Cosmic Fish by Eliana Falcon - Rejected and hunted down by the planetary guardians, Acantha and her monstrous kind have taken it upon themselves to solve the mystery of their origins and find their place in the universe they are forced to call home.

Castoff by Star Prichard - Vector always dreamed of traveling. He got kidnapped instead. Now, with the help of a short-tempered bounty hunter, a happy-go-lucky cartographer, and many more unlikely friends, he has to try to make it home in one piece.