Whenever I see this scene, I can’t help but feel Artoo Detoo is responsible for distracting Luke. Here you get the merciless BMS take on the “concentraaaaaaaaaate!” scene. We had a lot of fun working on next week’s strip, which is available to preview at TopWebComics.com. We hope you enjoy! And don’t forget to keep voting. We are amazed at how well we’re doing thanks to everyone’s support.

The big announcement for the day is that the comments feature has been restored. No, we don’t have a six season deal and a movie in the works. *pout* For better, or for worse, I am opening Blue Milk Special back up to our visitors to leave comments. While Facebook has been a nice backup for connecting with readers, I think it is important to maintain a more direct sense of community here on the site. Comments will continue to be moderated before approval. So, you are all very welcome to begin commenting again on this and subsequent strips.

One suggestion I have for discussion is what our readers would like to see Blue Milk Special do in the near future? Not necessarily relating to plot, but what more could we do with Blue Milk Special as a project?

I have closed the previous poll, which asked “Excluding Boba Fett, who is your favorite bounty hunter?” The new poll, “Did Luke wash while on Dagobah?” is now open for voting and voter feedback.

IG-88 was the clear winner. Interestingly, however, Greedo’s Cousins came close to stealing second place from Bossk. Looks like people love lizards in spacesuits just a little more than the green-skinned Tetsu clan. Greedo took 4th place, followed by Dengar (I always hear “Bandages”, by Hot Hot Heat, whenever I think of that guy), and Suck-Ass… sorry… Zuckass. So mature. Although 4-LOM does not get enough love, he did receive 30 votes, and even with the possibility of vote cheating, it seems a few of you do care about that insect-android. Skorr did not score very well, despite his name. Hopefully you guys remember who he is/was from his one and only appearance in BMS, click here.

There are a few things that have stood out to me in my 33 years of existence on this amazing rock in space. My incredible best friend and wife, Leanne. Brian Cox’s amazing “Wonders” science documentaries and the score by Sheridan Tongue. The film Inception and its Hans Zimmer score. Irvin Kerschner’s The Empire Strikes Back and John Williams incredible score. Helden by Apocalyptica. Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. The Japanese Sentai parody “Akibarangers”. Etc etc… Everyone that knows me personally, knows I’m picky about what I like. But another of those things that works so well for me is Phil Custodio’s brilliant web comic “Living Room Wars“.

It simply gets better and better. While I have trouble navigating the site, in terms of keeping my place and catching up, it is always worth the effort. Phil has a really witty story that has been going from strength to strength. Starting with Luke Skywalker at Hoth base, Phil had a stroke of inspiration when he decided to include his pet cats into the photo comic. Just like Vader’s coffee mug in BMS, which just works and works and doesn’t seem to get old, Phil’s pet cats consistently win a smile when they stare at Luke like they are ready to pounce. Phil keeps the story fresh by constantly expanding and including more and more elements from other sci-fi films and toy lines. I have pimped Living Room Wars out before, but catching a few more pages of the story last week prompted me to give Phil another nod.

It is hard to get noticed and find readers when your project of love is a webcomic. BMS has been doing this for over 3 years, and admittedly, people come to us first and foremost because they already like Star Wars. In this sense, Blue Milk Special shares something in common with Phil’s Living Room Wars. Leanne and I put in what time we can make available from our often complicated lives. Phil, like us, loves playing with these universes we’ve all come to love, but in doing so he is delightfully original. The price we pay for building a story upon the back of a love like classic Star Wars is that we can’t make a living from it; that is one perk that original webcomics have the potential to achieve. So I encourage readers to leave comments and encouragement for guys like Phil. If you like what you see, then let the creator know. We NEED to hear it.

I can’t force any of you to check out Living Room Wars, I’m not Obi-Wan Kenobi after all. All I can do is tell you that I love it. You have to make the choice whether YOU will make the time to discover its charm too. It is a work of genius.