Lucas Vigroux

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Yes, ten legs.

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Clash of the Tower Swipe Matcher Puzzle has brought down marriages.

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Go easy on the lemon.

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And if you had no dog-bites-ass receiver, it was as if summer storm had rainbowed the world, yet passed over your home as you dwelt in twilight and sorrow.

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Please, oh god please use panel 5 wherever you can.

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Actually with this new plugin the robot doesn't need the sympathy but can just directly experience a mixture of awe and joy.

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This is literally the funniest clusivity joke ever created.

Another double update thanks to this stupid book I wrote that people keep preordering.

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Please consult yesterday's comments (we have comments now) for the excellent post by Hans Rickheit.

We have them, like it's the 90s again! Please don't be a dick - I would like to keep moderation light. Also, if you have mod experience, please email me.

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Big announcement tomorrow. A new book, which is the product of years of research. Stay tuned, and then for God's sake please buy a copy.

TOMORROW

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I will be nagging about this book for the next while, and I apologize for that. Good news though - the main form of nag will be bonus SMBC comics. Also, HOLY SHIT GUYS, ANDY FUCKIN WEIR!

Good morning, friends. Today we launch a book that is the culmination of two people’s efforts over 5 years. The definitive treatment of space settlement - the science, history, law, and politics. It’s called A City on Mars.

You can get specific info on www.acityonmars.com. What I really just want to say here is, first, thank you all tremendously. Having a successful comic over these years has meant a lot of time could be devoted to in depth study of subjects that rarely get that kind of treatment.

What I also want to say is that I hope we’ve written my favorite kind of popular science book - one of those books where every chapter tells you something you’ve never heard about, and which adds up to a big picture. A book full of stories and ideas that you won’t hear anywhere else. Also jokes! And drawings!

Although we’re happy any time you buy, preorders right now, today, really help. In the modern publishing world, having a lot of buys early on gives us more power later when it’s time to ask for shelf space and media appearances. The book will cost the same whether you buy it now or a year from now, but getting it soon helps us tremendously.

Thanks again everyone. It has long been a dream of mine to work on a popular science book that isn’t just fun, but which tries to address a serious question in a way that hasn’t been done before. I believe we’ve done that here, and much of our ability to do that is thanks to all of you.

With gratitude,

Zach

Because a lot of people have been asking lately: if you do not want to buy on Amazon, there are lots of options. Buying on amazon *does* help us because it improves our ranking, but buying from Barnes & Noble is also great. If you want to avoid a big corporation, we recommend getting in touch with your favorite local shop, or with one of the awesome indie stores like Powell’s or The Strand.

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This comic based directly on my gross biologist wife.

WELP, looks like a bunch more bonus strips go up today thanks to buyers of A City on Mars. More soon and thank you all for your preorders!

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Law, journalism, academia, economics, finance, book-writing...

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Honestly, soup matters a lot more to my life than love or bravery.

Behold! (slightly NSFW)

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Elsewhere, a species with 20 fingers per hand will believe pretty much anything is true.

To my intense horror, many of you have purchased the new book. And so, the bonus updates continue.

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No, Orifices in the Void cannot be your new band-name.

If you wanted to get A City on Mars but the prices was a little high, WELL Barnes and Noble is doing a 3 day 25% discount on preorders. 

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This has been episode 429 of Zach Personally Antagonizes His Paying Customers

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Look the fact that there's a misspelling in the votey panel just makes the point more strong.

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People on patreon seemed to be traumatized by this, and I guess what I'm saying is for a couple bucks a month, you could've been traumatized a day early.

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When humans finally step into the Experience Machine, their choice of paradise will be heartbreaking.

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God he is just absolutely destroying the spine of that book.

I am signing at Telegraph in Charlottesville: Today at 2! If you want a signed copy, this is my only remaining scheduled signing right now so please come buy or purchase a signed copy online.

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Insert the p-value joke over your choice.

Hey geeks! A few of you have requested signed copies of the new book, Bea Wolf, and they are available here.

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re: yesterday's comic - I have never gotten more hatemail than the time I insulted wild blueberries. Deal with it, bros.

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A reader once told me that the only canonical feature of SMBC is that clowns are a distinct species.

Sorry.