It's not every day you get a shout out from one of your favorite comic creators!

Backstory: a couple weeks ago Terry tweeted that he was looking for a very specific Totoro toy that his wife had loved and lost. He offered a free sketch if someone could find one for him to purchase. I set out to scouring the web and managed to find one on Etsy. I wasn't the only one that found it, but the issue was that the owner of the Etsy shop was on vacation which also made it look like the toy was sold out. Terry wrote it off.

Meanwhile I set up notifications for the Etsy store to get notified when the seller was back, and when they were, sure enough, the Totoro was listed as in stock again. I sent Terry some messages to make sure he knew, and he was able to get it, and offered me the free sketch for my help! This is the sketch he made for me, featuring Francine & Katchoo of Strangers in Paradise holding the Totoro. Soooooo excited to get it!