A word about the end… Some people may find this ending to be sad, but that’s not really the intention. I knew there had to be a big sacrifice at the end and initially I had Fiz die. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I really started to like the character quite a lot and just couldn’t bring myself to kill him. I came up with this version several weeks ago and it felt right. What would the biggest sacrifice from a boy who desperately wanted to believe in aliens be: Having made friends with one then being forced to erase it all. This accomplished two things, the big sacrifice, and restoring Sam’s sense of wonder and curiosity. So, I hope you don’t find it too sad, maybe just a little bittersweet.

Now that it’s over, I hope you’ll find the time to go through and read the whole thing beginning to end.

A word about Dumm Comics… This has been by far one of the most rewarding things I’ve been able to do in my professional career. Gabe, Sean, David, Luke, Katie, and Ricky are all huge heroes to me and I look forward to seeing the inspiring work they continue to do. Special thanks to Matt Gadbois who did so much behind the scenes work for Dumm but who gets so little credit.

A word to you, the readers… Thank you all for the comments, I read every single one (even though I rarely reply) and always have looked forward to your feed back. If ever I slacked, you guys made me aware of it and helped step it up.

A word about the future… Even though this is the end of the Earthward-Ho! story, this is not the end of the strip. I plan on coming back to Dumm Comics from time to time to do guest strips. There are a few back stories I’d still like to tell with the characters and in particular, Pea Zoup’s rise to power. So count on that.

Before that, expect to see a an animated short here sometime in the coming months. The first one will be very short, between 15 and 30 seconds. It will feature Rufus and Horny and I’ll be providing the music to that as well on my very own sax-a-ma-pone. Then there will be a second short between 3 and 5 minutes, though honestly I have no idea what that one will be about just yet.

So, once again, thanks to all the Head Dummies, thanks to all of you, and thanks to my loving and understanding wife. I hope you enjoy…

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A million thanks to cartoon superstar Jack Cusumano for bailing me out this week. I am up against a tight deadline elsewhere,  and Mr. Cusumano delivered this gorgeous guest comic in just shy of one day. How does he do it? The answer is simple: pure awesomeness.

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After having done the Earthward-Ho! comic for over a year now, it’s time to call it quits. It’s been a ton of fun here at Dumm Comics but I’ve always wanted to make my own short cartoon. Unfortunately, there’s no way I can do both, plus work full time and have a family life. The good news is, there are four more Ho’s (including this one) left, plus an amazing new artist lined up to replace me on Fridays, AND a short cartoon which hopefully will appear right here on this very site in the not too distant future.

So, thanks to everyone for your comments, criticisms, and support, and thanks to Gabe, Katie, Luke, Sean, Ricky, David, and Matt for making Dumm Comics such a great project to be a part of.

Thank you.

I always liked this comic just because how darn cute Suzy and Big Pants are drawn! Thank you so much Tillie and congratulations on winning yet another contest, I think you hold the record! Keep up the good work!

Here’ some more of Tillie’s work: scienceoftuppy