These mini deals are getting longer. Weird.

• Do they let insects into 62 Achewood Court?
• The definitive response to criticisms of FOOB.
• From Shishio:
  

  In celebration of its upcoming two year anniversary, Cartridge Comics is holding a contest. The Cartridge Comics fan who demonstrates their fandom in the most creative fashion will win a number of prizes. More details here.

• Greg Carter would like you to know:
  

  Gina Biggs and Greg Carter are taking the Red String / Abandon Webcomic Tour to Charlotte, NC, this weekend June 15-17, for Heroes Con! They will be camped out at table SP-23. That’s along the back wall at the right-hand corner of Indie Island.

  Gina will have copies of Volume One of Red String, and Greg will have a mini-comic sampler of Abandon, so please stop by and visit.

• Rick Eades wonders, is “Newt and John” nothing more than a blatant ripoff of Beaver and Steve? Somebody needs to solve this question with science.
• Alert reader Nick wishes to remind you that it’s the third anniversary School Spirit, which I confess to not be familiar with. Let’s let Nick fill us in:
  

  Set in an Australian primary (elementary) school next to a very active cemetery, it is celebrating its 3rd anniversary this week. Just thought the author deserved a shout-out for such a fine accomplishment.

  Shouted, Nick. And speaking of Australia, Byrobot is, in the words of co-creator (and admitted Aussie) Nic Carey, Back in pants.

• Just in time for the McCloud trek’s Great White Tundra leg, Pat Race wishes you to know of webcomics from the from the frozen north: Alaska Robotics and Geek Fetish

And tomorrow, be sure to check back for a guest piece from one of my favorite webcomics commentators. Happy Thursday, everyone.