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The Rockwood Mailbag

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Have you always wanted to let Team Rockwood know just what you were thinking? Do you wonder why the panels of the strip are laid out horizontally instead of vertically? Or do you have sensitive documents that will bring down the government? In any case, we want to know! Just fill out your name and e-mail address, then let 'er rip! No question or comment is too bizarre for Team Rockwood to take a stab at, and if we can get enough mail coming in, this page will be updated weekly! (Unlike the old mailbag page, which got updated about four times in two years.)

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Updated on November 25, 2003
		November 19, 2003 You are so right on this topic!! We look forward to reading to see how you play this out. --Cooking With Gus
		Don't get us wrong, Cooking. We were just having a little fun with Breathed, since we were looking forward to his return as much as anyone. However, the situation does seem to work against us. However, that's only assuming that Rockwood actually did get syndicated. Until we're in the papers, it really doesn't matter either way how much space Opus takes up.
		November 19, 2003 I've never seen Opus, so I'm not too good of a judge there... but I'm personally not opposed to seeing a comic strip use a half a page -- if they're good enough, that is. Calvin and Hobbes deserved a half page, but Hagar the Horrible is a waste of color ink, IMHO. If only we had Rockwood in our newspaper.... --Ryan
		If only, Ryan. If only. But we think you're a little off on Hagar. After all, there's all that black ink they're wasting, too.
		November 20, 2003 Hey, hey -- checked back to see whassup here at Rockwood and there's COLOUR!! Cool! Like your Matrix take... we went the silly route in Vern & Dern... but then that would make just as much sense as the plot of the movie >:-( --Rico
		We thought the plot made perfect sense, Rico. See, there's this army of flying machines shooting down at our heroes, while the humans control two-gun weapons and shoot up at the attackers. This continues until one of them is destroyed. Wait. Sorry. That's the bonus round of Galaga. Anyway, in the meantime, another group of humans pilots a ship through a maze of tunnels, while constantly being shot at by enemy robots, until they reach the dock at the end. Hold on. Sorry again. That's Vanguard. Well, let's just say that Revolutions was good as a video game, but it sure did cost a lot more in quarters than Galaga or Vanguard.
		November 21, 2003 The Agenda for Century 21 by The Used Johnnys. This deeply satirical anti-war song is gaining massive interest on the net and has become a major voice in the anti-war movement world - wide. Run time 3mins. 44secs. While retaining the full spirit of the traditional "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" this version: "The Agenda for Century 21" brings the song bang up-to-date. Hacking guitars slash through the military band accompaniment while the political pastiche weaves their story of political spin. Flip on to any current news bulletin and we hear about more unnecessary troop deaths, long after their success in achieving their masters will. While this occupation continues then this song is pertinent, relevant and of the moment. If you are against this war and the leaders who orchestrated it, then get a copy, play it loud and send the message out as far as you can. Know any DJs, radio hosts, media? This song is a political protest song. It is intended to provoke positive action against the occupation of Iraq. It is not intended for profit or gain by the authors. --Johnny
		Johnny, we were awfully relieved to find out that your song isn't intended for profit. Now we don't have to worry about how you're going to eat. Oh, and we're not posting a link to your song. Iraq was a fascist state run by a murderous dictator. Thanks to allied occupation, it has a good chance of being a free democracy inside of a year. While you seem to prefer a return to the old Iraq, we find that choice appalling, thus, it doesn't make any sense for us to provoke action against the occupation. But good luck with your support of totalitarian regimes! We're sure that even after Iraq has gone democratic you'll find someone else oppressive enough for your tastes.
		November 23, 2003 I know that you think Opus will compete with Rockwood for spots, espically because it is a full half page. I disagree. Bloom County is a great comic strip, one of a few. Rockwood is also a great comic. I say they do away with comics like Garfield that haven't been drawn by the original author for years, and give comics like Rockwood, Opus, and Foxtrot the half page spots they deserve. --Isaac P.S. Are you ever going to start selling the old Rockwood comics (not archived on this site) on CD? I'd buy one.
		We're with you there, Isaac, although we think it'll be hard to convince newspapers to try something new when they won't even stop running comics written by people who have passed away. As for the ever-elusive Rockwood CD-ROM, we'll never say never, but again, don't hold your breath. We barely have time to write, draw, and scan what we do now. Finding time to scan in years of other comic strips seems more unlikely every year. On the other hand, if the 2004 calendar sells well, then who knows? Maybe we'll get motivated.
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