wigu returns ...kind of

What a bumpy virtual ride it's been lately for readers of the popular webcomic formerly known as Wigu. It started, as Jared so investigatory-journalistically discovered, with When I Grow Up, which morphed into Wigu in 2002. Wigu told the story of a little title-character boy and his family. Creator Jeff Rowland started a separate diary-comic last year called Overcompensating, and soon afterward announced the end of Wigu.

A new Rowland strip, TV Network Channel, started early this year, but lost 4000 readers during its 3-week run. So now, out of nowhere, the strip you'll see at wigu.com is Magical Adventures... In SPACE, a Wigu spin-off starring the characters of child Wigu's favourite cartoon. Yes, Topato Potato returns as the magical flying poisonous space potato, and he's joined by his good friends Sheriff Pony and the Princess. Also, he is made of poison!