Groan.  This marks the first time that RRT has stooped to puns.  But we … Just.  Couldn’t.  Help.  Ourselves.

We’ve been a few weeks without the vote button for Buzz Comix, but it’s back now that their site is back up again, so remember to vote Rocket Road Trip (you can vote once a day) and help get us further up the rankings to increase RRT’s exposure.  Thanks, as always, for reading!

My fiancee’s son Jacob decided to help me out creating last night’s RRT, so I let him color the skull on Chompy’s shirt (so long as I got to pick the color).  Later on he requested that he get credit for his work of art, so this is just to let the world know that today’s comic was created by all three of us: Shawn, Isaac, and Jacob.

In other news, Shawn and I just got back from WorldCon.  While we were there we chatted with the creators of Girl Genius.  They signed our books and also gave some good advice about succeeding in the world of web comics.  Girl Genius is beautifully illustrated and well-written, so I would suggest checking it out.

Our trip to WorldCon was made possible because of my friends Janci and Drew, who let us crash at Drew’s parents’ house and who drove us the whole way there and back.  Here’s a tip o’the old hat to you two!  Incidentally, Janci and Drew run a business painting minis over at Garden Ninja.  These are some of the most-beautiful minis I’ve ever seen.  In addition to painting them, Drew also does a fair amount of sculpting and is quite good at it.

Kudos out to all of you who have hung on this long with us!  We’re celebrating our 50th strip today, so we’ve broken out the Capri Suns, the grill, and the cheese-filled hot dogs and throwing a party like you wouldn’t believe.  Oingo Boingo’s on the stereo and the gremlins are break dancing under the disco ball.  We’ve got Zombies waiting in the wings, and Thriller’s up next, so stick around for another 50, another 100, and beyond, cuz we’re not going anywhere.

Thanks to all of you who have spread the word!  RRT’s viewers are increasing, and Shawn and I are excited that our crazy little story is getting the exposure it is.  We hope you keep on coming back!

Some of you have pointed out the homage to Ghostbusters in the prelude strips to “dial M for zoMbie.”  Yes, this was intentional; no we shouldn’t get sued for it.  Both Shawn and I are fans of the first Ghostbusters movie, and it was obvious to us that generic scientists should look and act like Venkman or look and act like the scientists from The Far Side cartoons, thus the tribute found in Dr. Jerry’s character.

As a side note, the buzz comix voting button at the top of the page allows one vote per day per IP address, so if you like the comic, vote for it once a day.  We appreciate those who are already voting as we try to get on the top 100 and get a little more exposure for RRT.  As always, thanks for reading!

For those of you who are interested in seeing more of Shawn’s art, take a look at his blog over at Spike the Surf Dog’s.