A message to the commentariat/sabbatical ends
Comments on comics will be closed Monday-Thursday until the autumn. They’ll open every Friday, for the weekend. This is not down to anyone’s bad behaviour, just a need for me to reduce the noise around the work I make. For the same reason, I won’t be monitoring social media replies and DMs any more. You can still contact me via email and the Patreon – I try to reply to every message I get.
In better news, my sabbatical is over and I am writing again and preparing to start drawing. I feel a lot better, and hopefully I will stay that way! You’ll get a short story (a vignette?) after the Murder She Writes rerun, then something longer.

Can I comment here though
No
Sounds like a wise plan.
OH NO MY BONZO DOG BAND JOKES
WON’T SOMEONE THINK OF ROGER RUSKIN SPEAR, WHO TAUGHT ART TO MICK JONES?
Thank you for the update. I hope that the ending of the sabbatical bodes well for you. We need a happy John more (okay, slightly more) than we need new comics. However, prepare for Comments Frenzy each weekend.
Exactly!
John has fallen foul of the new Social Media rules and must wait until the weekend when a responsible adult can access it for him.
I hope you’ve enjoyed your sabbatical. I am smiling warmly with anticipation at the thought of whatever you do next.