You won’t have to click out of the webpage Rob. The way this comicpress theme works, is that blogs get posted in two separate areas, the comics are posted at the top with an accompanying blog, and then the regular blogs like this get posted down below in what is currently the news section. What I would do, is post this part first, then the comic, that way as long as your feed reader posts the newest feeds first, you would see the comic and right below that you’d see the post with explanation.

Jim: FYI i was playing with my Wii last night (no jokes needed), and I decided to use the web browser to check out your strip. It looks really good on a 46″ DLP. No offense, but TPOM’s colors just jump more. IT’S THE MIRRORS!

@ Toby: Thanks for the feedback! I always end up doing whatever I want, but I like these discussions, because it gives me ideas and helps me consider things I might not have otherwise thought of.

@ Rob: Thanks Rob. I like the commentary, but I do completely understand that some people might not be wild about it in the main post section. I think if I divide the commentary from the main strip (with a link), it could actually make things more interesting because people could comment with their impressions of strip without reading the extra commentary, and it might provide even more discussion material. I’m certainly not going to stop the commentary, but I think I really like the idea of separating it, somewhat similar to bonus material on a DVD.

1. You should read Dante’s _Vita Nuova_, in which he does pretty much exactly what you’re talking about. He presents a cryptic poem, and then follows it up with a little commentary. It’s very strange, but it might make you feel like you’re in good company (I have yet to read any scholarly commentary that ran along the lines of “crap, man, I wish that Dante would just shut up with all of this commentary!).

2. What kind of dork would complain about the presence of something that they’re not interested in? It’s not like you’re forcing people to read the commentary just because you put it there. I personally have zero interest in what you were trying to do with each comic, though I like the comics themselves… Sooooooo I just don’t read the commentary.

So what I’m about to say is totally self contradictory; keep doing whatever the heck you want, and give the uninterested a chance to practice their discerning reading skills.

T