July 27, 2020: Schlock Mercenary Wraps

After 20 years of never missing a daily update, Howard Tayler has brought Schlock Mercenary, a contender for my favorite webcomic ever, to a close. But the story's still there to read. Start at the beginning and watch Howard grow as an artist (he had a lot of growing to do) and a storyteller (he started good and got better). And watch the title character grow from a lump of cheerfully violent goo to someone who might just save the galaxy (still a cheerfully violent lump of goo, though).

Howard deserves a break and I'm glad he's taking one. I look forward to more stories when he's good and ready.

-- Steve Jackson