Our analyst tells us that our need to give away free books and toys is simply a desire to gain approval and praise and that it must have deep-seated roots in our childhood. "Think back," says the good doctor, who does not have a stereotypical psychoanalyst Austrian accent, "what in your childhood could have made you feel above all else you must gain the approbation of others?"

And in thinking back to our childhood, we naturally thought of children's books, and how the the SLG storybook Terrabella Smoot and the Unsung Monsters by Jon "Bean" Hastings would be our next giveaway. We have a limit of six per customer, and you do have to pay shipping -- our analyst says that this shows that we are making progress.

And in case you haven't visited SLGComic.com lately, take a gander of some of the new stuff we have there:

Team SLG Baseball Shirt

Dr. Radium Collection Set -- All three Dr. Radium trades for only $8.95!

Igor: Fixed by Frankensteins -- 10% during pre-order!

I went to go pick up the mail off the floor -- our new mailman does not come into the building and hand someone the mail but instead just puts it through the slot on the door -- and in the bundle was a catalog from a shipping supplies company that read on the cover, "INVENTORY BLOW OUT! TAKE 15% off!"

Fifteen percent for an "INVENTORY BLOWOUT"? That hardly seems worthy of the all-caps, now does it?

We know how to do an inventory blow out here at SLG. And it's not by offering 15% off! Instead, we've been offering Monkey Fun Toys and SLG graphic novels for free (you still have to pay for shipping, though). In other words: TAKE 100% off!

The newest free offering: Zombie Boy.

From the pages of The Ghouly Boys, the zombie with the heart of gold now brought to life in plush form. Although not a talker (having thirteen stitches to seal his lips shut), the undead, Zombie Boy will be your friend for all of your life.

So it seems like the best way to get everyone's attention is to GIVE STUFF AWAY. Everyone dug the free Annabelle Dolls and the Bunny the Witch statues. So, SLG continues on our great give-away march by offering up free copies of BOMBABY: THE SCREEN GODDESS graphic novel. Written and illustrated by Antony Mazzotta, Bombaby is beautiful book that tells in a story in a Bollywood film style. Sangeeta Mukherjee is the daughter of well-to-do, traditional parents, dealing with a bratty little sister and a possible arranged marriage when an out-of-body experience reveals that she is not an ordinary young woman. Sangeeta is, in fact, the reincarnation of India's ancient protector, the Goddess of Mumbai.

As with our other free offers you must pay shipping. Offer is limited to 12 books per person.

Click here to go to the Bombaby Listing.

Hey, if you were signed up for the SLG email newsletter, you would have known about this, plus other SLG news. Sign up by going to www.slgcomic.com and entering your email address into the "Join Our Email List" form at the bottom of the page. We'll only use your email address for SLG-related stuff and won't share it or sell it or anything lame like that.

Oh, did I mention that we've gone crazy again? Yes, indeed, but this time it is the quiet madness of an English gentleman who is attended to by a few loyal servants who see to it that their master is not unduly agitated. However, they cannot be vigilant at all times, and from time to time the gentleman escapes from his country manor and cavorts with the deer on his property, turning up mist-sodden and rambling about his adventures in the village pub, where the locals treat him kindly with mugs of stout, which only brings on more madness. That is the kind of madness we have.

What it amounts to is that we are giving away Magical Witch Girl Bunny Charm School Statues! She's turned the heads of vampires and faerie, and now Magical Witch Girl Bunny, the enchanting enchantress from the pages of Elizabeth Watasin's Charm School, flies into the real world with this gorgeous figurine sculpted by master artisan Thomas Kuntz. Modeled from Elizabeth's original design, Bunny rides on her broom above the clouds. Bunny comes packaged in a colorful box with new art by Elizabeth, with a tiny Book of Love Spells. The hard plastic figurine measures 6.75" from cloud tip to broom tip and is 4.75" tall.



Originally priced at $19.95, The Bunny the Witch statue can be yours for just the cost of shipping and is limited to 16 per customer. This offer is good until August 13th 2007 and supplies are limited, so order yours today.

We're still crazy here at SLG, but it seems the meds and a little advice from noted pretzel vendor Marge Simpson have infused us with a bit of sense, so now we're saying: The Annabelle Dolls are still free for a limited time at www.slgcomic.com, but now we declare -- LIMIT ONE PER CUSTOMER.

If you try to order more than one free doll, we will knock it down to one. If you ordered more than one before this announcement, we will honor your order.  If you pull some stunt like ordering 150 free dolls and $50 worth of merchandise so your shipping is free, exploiting the loophole that we have now filled and going against the good will spirit of our offer, you had better mean to send those 150 dolls to an orphanage in Romania or China, otherwise your karma is seriously fucked.

Yes, fucked. I can say that in a post about free dollies.

Hey, whaddaya know! The person who ordered 150 free dolls is going to give them away. My faith in humanity is somewhat less diminished. Heh. Sheepishness of this type is most welcome!

We've gone craaaaaaaazy here at SLG, what with convention preparations and the smell of spray adhesive, and we've decided to pass the savings on to you! (That makes no sense, yes. It is part of the craziness.)

For a limited time only, we are offering the Annabelle doll from NIghtmares and Fairy Tales absolutely free! Well, except for shipping and handling charges. But otherwise, absolutely free! Annabelle usually sells for $28.95, so this is an unprecedented offer!

Just how limited is this limited time offer? That depends how long the craziness lasts. You don't want to miss out -- we could be back on our meds any time now -- so get yourself over to www.slgcomic.com and get yourself your very own Annabelle doll.