Y'know, Brian is sorta like Glados. You have no idea what his intentions are, no idea if you can trust him, all you know is that he's malign. Extremely malign.

I'm really hesitant to take his word for "1 more comic". Still, if there's more I'll relish getting my mind screwed over some more, if there's less, it's been fun.

I'll probably devote time to the archives fairly soon, read through everything again.

Considering the "Enlightened Warrior/end of the world" thing is still up in the air, I think we can assume that the real "punch-line" of the comic still elludes us. If he's going to finish it in one more strip then it's going to be something amazing.

Huh. I was expecting a bit more. Not even 1 page epilogue pages (mostly text, and just oversized sprite)? There's still a few plot holes hanging out there, and I'd like to know what happens to some of the side characters (like Princess Sara & King Steve).

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I hope last comic leaves big cliffhanger and even more unanswered questions just to piss everyone. I don't think besides Darko, Swordopolis and the rest there is really anything that needs to be cleared up and even they aren't that important.

Proper THE END panel would be nice but I don't mind if 1224 is left as last one since we already got one comic with " the end" .

One more comic on April 1st which has the Light Warriors start a new quest. And then never another comic. Ever.

I always had this idea that 8-bit would never fully end.

Sure the main quest line with them stumbling and murdering their way towards Chaos and the immediate aftermath would end, and so would regular updates.

However every few months Brian would get great idea in his head and make another comic. Not as part of some grand squeal or relaunch, but just a humorous strip in the wake of the main comic. Maybe regular updates would resume for a bit if he had some mini-arc rolling around in his head, but otherwise it would be something you looked for on a quarterly basis more than a several-times-a-week basis.

There are several side character's to be explored, and the main ones have enough quirks to keep fresh comics coming for another 1,200 strips.

Or maybe he's just getting completely tired of 8-bit and will delete the sprite sheets once its done.

Either way, I've loved it since I started reading waaaaay back in late 2001 and I look forward to the final strip.

Can't wait to see how many ending tropes you can cram on to one page.

Here's hoping it ends with a musical number.

That would probably be true if actually viable. No one wants to spend a life time of creative energy creating something they're not even allowed to really show off.

This way, if Brian ever does decide to do another comedy webcomic with a similar style to 8-bit, he can do something he can whore into oblivion.

What's with the dismay? I LOVED this most recent strip! It does feel like there needs to be at least one more, but in a pinch, it would work as a fitting ending. Anyway, I wouldn't expect it to be over until I see a "The End. No, really this time." box in the final panel.

Damn, and hear I was half expecting him to drag it out until comic 1234.

Ah well.