It's a bittersweet day for monsters everywhere. Today marks the final strip of Paul Southworth's Ugly Hill after four years of abusive coworkers, poor hygiene, anti-cyclops prejudice, and familial murder attempts. With a cast populated by octopus women, slug dudes, and all manner of absurdly shaped beasties, Ugly Hill has always been an eels-and-candy-flavored feast for the eyes, but Southworth announced last month that the creative well for the series has run dry. While it's always sad to see a quality strip close and he could probably use some well-deserved rest/baby bonding, I'm psyched to see what wacky character designs Southworth will come up with for his next endevour (and, apparently, there's a collaborative project in the wings). He's headed to Webcomics Weekend next weekend, so maybe we'll hear more from him there.

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