Because YOU demanded it:

The smoldering despair and giddy optimism that led to the Ecto's upcoming collaboration with one N. Tuazon, Elk's Run artist extraordinaire.

That, and some really good advice not to follow.

Read Joyeux Noel today, ONLY @ Scryptic Studios.

After a week-long hiatus spent digging himself out from beneath an ever-growing pile of rejection letters, the Ecto returns to his humble origins as a Scryptic Studios columnist and aspiring comic book writer.

This week, the sad but true saga of Shark-Man, Twilife, and the Submission/Rejection Shuffle.

In this week's Running Up That Hill, I interview writers Caleb Monroe, Drew Melbourne, and Joshua Hale Fialkov -- along with editors Jason Rodriguez, Kristen Simon, and the mysterious TEFKAT – to find the answers to Everything I Always Wanted to Know About the San Diego Comic-Con, and Wasn't Afraid to Ask.