Jason Yungbluth, author of the weekly political cartoon Deep Fried, announced on his homepage that he's discontinuing the comic strip.

As he says on his latest entry, "There comes a time in a man's life when he wants an intact ceiling, and if this means getting his shit together, so be it. And if the togethering of one's shit means that he must give up his masturbatory fantasy of bringing down the establishment with a comic strip that runs in two weekly papers, then it is time to reach for the Kleenex and wipe off."

He also announces that this is not the definite farewell for the characters featuring the comic strip: "This is not (...) the end of Beepo, Roadkill, or Deep Fried. I take this step only to rededicate myself to more lucrative cartooning avenues in comic books, which is certain to include further issues of Deep Fried. (...) And though it will not be every week, I will still add strips to this site as circumstances or hilarious whim dictate."

One's got to wonder if the rather dire fundraiser thermometer on the top of his page is somehow related with this decision. It's a shame to see this comic strip to stop updating on the Internet. Jason is a talented creator, and it was one of the comics I'd visit every monday.