I know you want the concentrate on other things, but is there a chance you could tell us what would have heppend in the comic? Your art and your storytelling is so awesome and I would love to hear what you planed even when you don't plan on finishing it ^^

Hey thanks that’s really nice & sweet of you :) sure I don’t mind sharing (but beware the wall of text!)

This comic’s core theme was meant to center around a mum’s love: that no matter how far away her sons went, Stan and Ford would always be her boys. The secondary theme is that sometimes parents need forgiveness from their children.

What would have happened is:

- Stan & Ford explaining what happened and Ma Pines’ reaction: they were expecting her to be angry, and Stan would try to give her the bag of money to appease her (this links to his personal issues with money and how he ties his self confidence/worth to money). But Ma Pines ends up crying and hugging them instead because she’s so happy that they are both alive.

- There would have been a dinner scene, and Stan helps his mum with the cooking while Ford is sent to buy more groceries. A little joke is that Ma Pines trusts Stan with cooking more than Ford.

- As Stan watches his mum cook, he is reminded of his childhood and happier times. They talk while cooking together- Ma Pines scolds him for not settling down and finding a wife, and Stan dryly retorts that she should be proud of him as he saved the world. Ma Pines says quietly that he did not need to save the world for her to be proud of him. She is already so proud of him for finding his brother, making amends and finding peace with himself. She regrets not being there for him when he was thrown out.

- After dinner, Stan surprises everyone by saying the Hebrew grace after meals (Birkat Hamazon). Even though he is atheist, he said it because he knew it would make his mum happy. It symbolizes that Stan has forgiven his mother. The comic will end with them (+ Ford) hugging.

I chose Stan to feature more in this story as 1) I think Stan was his mum’s favourite, and 2) It must have hurt his mum very deeply to hear of his “death”. She would definitely have carried that regret with her all her life.

I realize that it sounds so sad, but it would have ended on a positive and happy note :) Hope that you enjoyed my thoughts on it.