So I guess John A is taking a break from BM after this arc. I'm bugged because I grew to love this comic and thought it would lead to endless possibilities because the cast would grow older over time. I was vaguely hoping that this would become something which you could literally live with for many years, in the manner that I did growing up with the cast of Bobbins and eventually SGR. However, I'm sure these characters will return since they all inhabit the same universe. I'm also sure that whatever he chooses to do next will be great.
I sort of feel like the long story arcs and cast of kids meant it was always going to be a tough sell to the webcomic audience, which is attracted by sex and profanity first and foremost. With Esther going off to university, I guess that we're going to be in that kind of territory again, which will hopefully make it more commercially viable as a project.