Silent Reflection
Happy Holidays, everyone!
I want to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support of this comic. It’s been two and a half years, and while I’m constantly surprised by what these characters say and do, I’m equally surprised by the thoughtful, emotional feedback I receive every week from all of you, whether through the comments or by mail.
Thank you also to everyone who’s supported me by purchasing prints and shirts, or by donating funds. As we enter the new year, I plan to make The Abominable Charles Christopher a bigger priority, professionally – that means more interesting things in the store, including the first print collection, which is on the way.
Best wishes, and may the season find you as close to your loved ones as possible.
-karl
UPDATE: I just posted some wallpaper of today’s strip in the Downloads section for those of you who asked, as well as a holiday card to print out and enjoy. Better late than never…
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
Beautiful.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:26 am
Happy Holidays Karl! Wonderful strip as always.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:36 am
Happy holidays indeed,
First time reader (from start to finish, what a journey!
), but thoroughly enjoying the artwork; it’s like weeks of aesthetic glory washing over me 
. That the new year may bring all of us a great deal of CC joy,
Ammy
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:43 am
A peaceful and happy holiday to you!
Y’know, there are only two webcomics that I honestly love. Yours is the first. Thank you for sharing your often hilarious, occasionally heartrending, always beautiful work with us.
(The other one is Rice Boy, for anyone who was interested)
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:47 am
WALLPAPER NOW! o-O
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:52 am
Thank you for sharing all those drawings and comics!
December 23rd, 2009 at 10:06 am
This would make a most excellent holiday card.
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
I agree with ErethAkbe, This is screaming out to be my wallpaper!
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
Please, sir. May I have a wallpaper of this strip for my son?
December 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Merry Christmas good sir! Thank you for your work, I look forward to each new strip. That being said, this is gorgeous!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Happy days, Karl.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Thanks for such a beautiful scene! And Merry
Christmas to you too!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Wow. Absolutely stunning work.
Just finished reading through all of it and I am blown away.
Please keep up the outstanding work.
Oh! And merry Christmas, for sure.
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Gorgeous, as always.
I can’t help but think – will the bear taste a hint of Charles Christopher’s bath??
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Merry Christmas, Karl! And thank you for you keeping this up!
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Amazing, perfect, and moving…thanks Karl! Happy Holidays!!!
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Merry Christmas my friend! Here’s to a great start of 2010!!
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Karl, that’s great (as usual? No – more than usual
Will there be a wallpaper of this one? It really is beatiful.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, everyone.
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
YYYYYYYYEEEEAAAAHHHH VIVA VIVOL AND MOONBEAR!
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Man that’s great. Without the back story its just (excuse the phrase) another picture of a bear. With the backstory there is so much in that can be read into the picture. That lake is some deep water. Bravo.
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Moonbear!! OMG, that just made my year.
Thanks so much for everything Karl. For your art, your stories and the characters you’ve brought to life. Merry Holidays and best wishes for the New Year.
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Karl,
I just discovered your sites. Great stuff. I look forward to catching up with The Abominable and then keeping up.
Happy Holidays!
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Just wandered in here from the link over at Dominic Deegan, read the whole thing in one swell foop. Definately on my list of comics to keep up with now, this is probably the best ‘talking animals’ stuff I’ve read since Watership Down.
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Okay, all of you wallpaper-requesters, new wallpaper is up in the downloads section!
-karl
December 23rd, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Vivol and Moonbear! *squeeee*
Happy holidays, Karl; hope that world tour hasn’t gotten to your ego.
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Joyez Noel Karl – another heart-stopper . The left eye appears to be checking something out . Hmmm – is that where Charles is flopped out ?
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:12 pm
You, sir, have something amazing and powerful on your hands. Ive read the entire comic up to the latest update today (thanks to mookie for posting the link) and I must say that it is one o the most amazing things ive read on the internet. The story is truly touching with an artwork that heightens the emotions o every word and tone in every installment. I will admit i cried at the death o Townsen, and I will equally admit that my heart was overcome with joy when Charles found Townsen’s brothers and when he returned them to their home. Never have i felt that from a webcomic. So kudos to you good sir, and please keep up the amazing work.
GrimChris
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:42 pm
I just hope he wasn’t drinking downstream of where CC is bathing!
Stunningly beautiful work as always, Karl
December 24th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Read your comic through and through. Beautiful imagery…and horribly destructive to the heart
December 24th, 2009 at 3:52 am
Thank you for another wonderful image, after so many others. Merry Christmas
December 24th, 2009 at 4:53 am
This is simply beautiful. As are all of your comics! But this is just breathtaking.
December 24th, 2009 at 5:15 am
This year I intend to gank hoolers of gargantuan size at the behest of my good friend Garibald.
December 24th, 2009 at 6:39 am
“‘Foreshadowing’ — your guide to quality literature.”
December 24th, 2009 at 9:15 am
Merry Christmas Karl! I’ve been captivated by your comic for all of the 2 1/2 years and I have to say I love it and look forward to Wednesdays because of it.. and because it means the week is almost over! Thank you!
December 24th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
That is suck a great image.
December 24th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Beautiful!
December 25th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Merry Christmas, Karl.
December 25th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
just read the whole archive. really funny and beautiful stuff. will be following this weekly. thanks for putting this out.
December 25th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
I would love that strip on a t shirt.
December 26th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
your art is so beautiful. Thanks for all your hardwork and happy holidays!
December 27th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
I’ve been following this strip since the second post you made. Crazy to think it’s already been 2 and a half years… Thank you so much for continuing to tell this story.
December 28th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Happy holidays Karl.
thank you for all your work this year. It’s made my “hump” days a little more bearable. So to speak.
December 28th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I lost my cat over the holidays. Thank you very much for the beautiful wallpaper.
December 29th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Happy holidays there to everyone, finally was able to catch up.
December 29th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Is that the lake Charles was bathing in?
December 29th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
New reader. Just wanted to say I love the comic. Now that I’ve caught up with the archive I’m going to try to be patient
Oh yeah, almost forgot, Mookie sent me.
~Micah
December 29th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
@Hellmouth – Oh lord I hope not.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:37 am
i must say… i’ve read all of this comic from start to here in one fell swoop. i’m totally in love with all the characters and i immensely enjoy the artwork. i read quite a few webcomics, and yours is at the top of the list. thank you very much for sharing your talent with us. i hope your holidays were wonderful. *hugs!*
October 3rd, 2010 at 2:31 am
Absolutely beautiful, and I love the double entendre of the title.