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Wot no sneak preview? Aw spoil sport!
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Funny, I was lurking about the post office when I spotted this and got... curious. I should have subscribed to it and given a prompt reply

I can't tell you what the comic is, but I will tell you it's a better drawing than the last 3 (Has it been three already?) and doesn't feature the same character and a weaker joke . That is, if Shazz posted the same cartoon I'm thinking of.

Hmm, I think they switched cartoons on me

Oh dear

I'm afraid that there was a change of plan and it isn't one of yours this week Jodan. It was going to have been the green blob man but apparently that is too similar to a copyrighted green blob man already featured in another cartoon, so we couldn't use it. As you know, we have to be really careful with things like this!

We can only use totally original work and it also has to be well-drawn or it won't pass the final hurdle of being blobbed. It's a shame, because I liked the idea behind it.

Perhaps do it again using a different character?

shazz

Hmm, that's fine. I can redo the cartoon for next week's, but it won't be nearly as good.

It's a shame, I liked that drawing.

I know - but the Beeb have to be so careful about things like that... there are far too many people just waiting to pounce on any copyright breeches etc.

shazz

It's fine. I'm already working on a new one. I had actually written and drawn a new one already and was about to post it to the website...

Oh well, I'll use the same guy for the joke.

By the way, I was startled when I came to see that I had posted to this like it was my own, and it was Tonsil's. I thought that Tonsil Revenge would get confused... thanks for unstartling me anyway

I believe that if you look closely in the next version of that cartoon, it'll include a small reference to the post

That is, when I finish

shazz

Hmmm. A rerun.
Wow. I have joined the Legion of the Blessed.