And just 3 months later, it happens, just as I (and likely many others) predicted. Skull appears to be preparing to leave the PvP offices for good.

Now, I can tell you right now that there is no way in hell Kurtz is actually going to allow his fuzzy, silly comedic foil to simply disappear in a puff of smoke. Skull isn’t going anywhere: long-term. Oh, sure, he might be out of the storyarc for a little while while the rest of the cast attempts to visualize trudging on through life sans their favorite furry companion. But Kurtz is not permanently removing Skull from the comic. So just stop thinking that that’s where he’s headed with this, because I can guarantee you with 100% confidence that that will never happen.

I don’t like to attempt to second-guess a creator’s intent, but there’s a small part of me that suspects that after a lengthy reprise, filled with heartwarming trips down memory lane, some humorous peeks into Jade and Brent’s newly-formed marital relationship, and maybe another side-story somewhere else, Skull will simply find himself reassigned to Francis. You heard it here first.

In any case, once again, Scott has glued me to his comic. Congrats, man – 10 years and counting, and you’ve still got me here.