This is (sort of) news:
Good news and bad news. The bad news is that I didn't manage to finish as many sketches as I'd hoped while I was out of town. The good news is that I finished several new backgrounds which will appear in the comics eventually. What happened to the "old" ones that make these backgrounds "new?" Nothing, actually. They just would look a bit strange if I used black and white backgrounds in a color comic.

Anyhow, about this comic: The only reason Miles' chair is maroon is because if it was black his hair would blend in with it.