I can see the light at the end of the tunnel that is the completion of issue #9. I just finished page 21, which I think has, on average, the most jokes of any page in this issue. On this page, we get to see why Mark and Abby will have a trying marriage. (Just kidding.)
From a techie point of view, I was able to use the bookstore storeroom set, which always speeds things up. There's one more sequence in here, and then some Paris scenes again. I shouldn't have to reinvent the wheel to finish the end of the book. We'll see, though. I'm never one to make things easy on myself.
And hey, the collection is in comic shops now. Have you seen it? If not, you really should.