By John Jackson Miller on 8/6/2008 10:10 PM

There just isn't any reason to trust Duke Benedict, is there? Well, Herbert has to learn things the hard way...

By John Jackson Miller on 8/3/2008 9:36 PM

And with this week's strips, Chapter 3: Ruffled Feathers begins — in which the crafty and untrustworthy Duke Benedict concocts a devious plan to... well, that would be telling! We'll have a separate chapter archive for Chapter 3 when we get a few more strips online.

Doing some minor renovations around the site — including we're saving the daily strip with less compression, which should make the colors pop a little more. Pardon our dust!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/30/2008 9:08 PM

And this episode wraps up chapter two of the adventures of Benedict and Herbert. On Monday, "Ruffled Feathers" begins — and it's a doozy!

The Duke decides to get rid of his accursed partner once and for all — while putting plans in motion to retake power in Tyranto. But the forces of Jelron are not to be trifled with — and there's a mysterious figure out there that isn't to be messed with, either!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/27/2008 8:38 PM

And cruising toward the wrap-up of the second story arc. Next Monday, Chapter 3: Ruffled Feathers begins!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/23/2008 10:57 PM

A few weeks back we mentioned how the late George Carlin had inspired part of this sequence. He put out a book in 1990 or so called Sometimes A Little Brain Damage Can Help, and among other things it included a number of his fake news stories. One news brief noted how "In Italy, a statue of Jesus came to life and started giving fishing tips." Absurdly funny in the famous Carlin style — and when we needed an absurdity for the basis of commerce in the tall tale Herbert was telling... well, there it was.

We'll miss ya, George!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/20/2008 10:33 PM

And a new page here on the site — check out The Quest to get the fast lowdown on the events in Sword & Sarcasm — along with a guide to the characters. More to come there, but we figured we'd get it started!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/16/2008 9:05 PM

And the truth behind the econo-wolves is revealed!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/13/2008 10:21 PM

Welcome to another week — and no, we had no idea when conceiving this storyline how obsessed the news would be with finance when these strips finally ran! Maybe the Choral Jinn knew...

By John Jackson Miller on 7/9/2008 9:42 PM

Economics has been called "the dismal science" — and it looks like Benedict's feeling pretty dismal right now!

By John Jackson Miller on 7/6/2008 9:37 PM

And welcome to another fine summer week (at least here in the Northern Hemisphere). Chuck and John are busy working out the details of the third storyline, starting here next month – stay tuned for more details!