Skip to content
It's been a while, but the comic is back to its 3-a-week schedule - starting today. I'll be talking about my reasons for the change back in a news post below very soon. But for now, enjoy 2 new comic pages and check back on Friday for some more!
89 thoughts on “#378 – a door next to this door”
Nathan
I am stupid amounts of excited about this.
dunn
Huzah!! OP is Back!!
fattypneumonia
More importantly: The SHAGGS are back!!!!!!
meredith
hehe.
Dalal N
Thank you Meredith! OP suffered so much from the slow update pace. I was about to give up on it. I'm so glad you've come back to MWF schedule!
fwegan
Hooray! I knew there was a reason I kept checking here every day. Thanks!
Lynds
My eyes got really wide when I saw the update. Woo!
Jennifer
EXCELLENT! This makes me very happy <3
Professional Mole
Oh, boy, comics! 😀 All this time holding onto the RSS feed paid up nicely. 😛
hairmare
Great news! TBH your comic is so great I could live with the _new_ schedule as it was. I do prefer MWF updates though;)
Tyrone
Ha ha ooooh yes I know that kind of dream. I've lived in the city long enough to ogle nice apartments the way construction workers ogle ladies.
algeya
Nice to see you back I cant wait to see more octupus pie strips
I had a nice time chatting with you last comicon (Im the mexican candy guy, I hope that you liked the candy)
meredith
I did, thank you very much! Good to see you.
Qwil man
PLEASE tell me you used the Batman "you can't read in a dream" thing as a hint, because GOD DAMN was that satisfying to catch.
meredith
hah, I didn't get it from Batman, I thought it was a little more broadly understood that you couldn't read in dreams! But good catch either way.
Spider
Wow, I missed that. And yeah, it's a common lucid dreaming technique. Digital clocks don't work either.
Gene
Oh, it's back to MWF or something like it? Thank GOD.
I have missed my slice of Brooklife >.>
Whit
Yaaay!
Eddurd
Happy reader is happy.
Matt
Wow, good day to randomly check in on OP.
darrylayo
So great to have you back, Captain.
/salutes/
Sean
Great news!
Alicia
yay! i'm so glad you're comics are back.
SevernFelix
Hoo-yeah, it's about time Sam Rockwell got some credit!
One must wonder whether this is Galaxy Quest Sam Rockwell, or Iron Man 2 Sam Rockwell.
LandStander
Yay! Nothing like some fresh Octopus Pie! Thanks!
William
I, for one, hope it's because you now have a very comfortable buffer!
André
oh, awesome, Meredith! I follow your comic for not much time. I think I started reading two or three storylines ago. Well, I'm glad you're back, ma'am! And three times a week.
And… hmm… what happened with the shop link? I wanted those shot glasses so bad. ; _ ;
pablo
Yay! Heh. Brooklyn's version of "The Dream" – ohyah.
Welcome back, M – we missed you!
Samantha
Sam Rockwell! Is that his astronaut outfit from Moon?
Lantana
Yaaaaay I love it!!!
Lyddie
Yay!!! I've missed my Octopus Pie. I got the" OH MY GOD puppies" shirt at comic con and I've been mooning about ever since, wishing I had some new 'Pie to read. Thanks Mer!
P.S. What is Eve DOING before she goes through the door? My best guess is bedazzling/ juicing something. Or are we just not supposed to know, because it's a dream?
gnocchi
Hey, this is awesome! I like spreading out anticipation 🙂
One request: could you send an update email to the update mailing list? I wouldn't have known there was a new comic if I hadn't seen it on Twitter.
Ian
Sam Rockwell likes people to call Sam Rockwell by his full name: Sam Rockwell.
evie
maybe it's because it's been such a long time, but I can't help but be absolutely amazed by the art in this one. the expressions are just beautiful, love eve's hair, and the last panel blows me away. we missed you, meredith, but what a come-back. looking towards for more
Stephen
I'm just so happy to see an update!
Chris
this news makes me so happy
khavren
I had given up on this, the link from overcompensating led me back…
Static Air
This has made my day. Thank you.
Static Air
Also: Woohoo!
bakataichou
ok. no matter how many times i keep trying, pages jump from376 to 378, cant find any 377 really. Anyone that can help with that?
meredith
There's no page in between – this update is technically page 377 & 388.
Sarah
I wish I met Sam Rockwell in -my- dreams.
It was great to meet you at New England Comics! My friend and I used the shot glasses to mix up some Fuzzy Navels that night. We didn't punch each other, though.
Alaska
Fantastic! I'm so happy that OP is back.
Thank you so much for the update!! 😀
Adrian
…
There's a problem with the links to every episode… each one takes you the last one 🙁 and too lazy to clic forward every time i want to pick up where i left …
can something be done about it??
🙂
meredith
You mean in the story guide? I see what you mean. It's a plug-in issue.. give me a little while and I'll get it fixed.
meredith
ok, it should work now!
Silfir
Okay this has been bugging me for months so I should finally mention it: Your link to Hark! A Vagrant! doesn't work. Apparently Kate doesn't own katebeaton.com anymore. I use the link lists to cycle through my favorite webcomics so this keeps bugging me 🙂
And since this is the first you're reading from me, I'm just going to point out I've been with Octopus Pie since practically the first day and I've been a fan of your work ever since Skirting Danger. Looking forward to once more seeing your stories unfold one page at a time!
Reginald Cornishston
Nice! Great to see you back. And I loved MOON too.
Barry
I'm so glad to see this comic back to its 3 a week schedule. I enjoyed the storylines, but it made me a bit crazy having to wait for so long to get my OP fix. Here's hoping you have much success with the original schedule again!
Ty
Holy wow. I just did a full back to front archive trawl.
Unlike everyone else, I was sad to get to this comic because I knew it meant the end of the line.
Completely freakin' tremendous.
Peace
Ty
Yen
Sam Rockwell love always. There is no other way.
Paul1963
Well, I hadn't given up, since I was on the update e-mail list. Great to see the strip back on a regular basis, though!
Wow, Eve looks really happy in the first couple of panels. That's rare.
I'm fairly certain I've been able to read in dreams. I've occasionally had strange names or words linger on waking up, but I think I've been able to read things.
benrr101
YEEEEESSSSSS!!!! I cannot wait for the updates! 😀
Bryy
Eve wants to move and is humping her pillow?
Dedlok
HUZZAH! I was reading my copy of the Octopus Pie book today and all the while thinking "God, it's been sooooooo long since the last update. I miss the MWF schedule." and I get home and find out that the MWF schedule RETURNETH! 😀
Smilodon
Hooray!!! I am so glad to see OP back. It's one of my favorite comics 🙂
lil
you just made my day, lady
Nick
Yay is all I can say
grist
Yay, awesome news 😀
Nikki
Because of you I got into the Shaggs.
Charlie
Oh we've all been there.
Hugging our pillows dreaming of Sam Rockwell in his space outfit…
Scott Bieser
See, I KNEW I was keeping your strip in my RSS list for a reason.
Kyle
Hurrah,!
Josh
What is she doing in the first three panels?
Joshua
Making a newspaper burger? To keep cool!
Obviously(?)
BurntToShreds
Hell yeah
Mayday
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YAY
Arvid
Ok, even though it was nice to get a whole storyline once in a while I'm glad you're changing back, the wait was too long between updates.
Marie
I am so psyched!
Scott
OCTOPUS PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
YEAH
Mary R.
It is a rare person to be so upbeat in that kind of humidity.
Chris
You have no idea how seeing a new comic come up just made my day. Plus 3x a week regular scheduling!? Happy days indeed.
Kamron
Sam Rockwell? I need to check your updates more frequently.
Cory
Is she making a hamburger out of newspaper and cigarettes?
kBud
Wait, Sam Rockwell is Prisoner Zero? And it’s sexy?!
Elazro
Wow – I have this dream all the time. I once dreamed that my puny one-bedroom apartment all of a sudden had a huge sunken living room. Is this a common dream?
JayZeroSnake
awesome comic, and 2nd panel. 😀
dlkfjsldkf
this is sorta like the first episode of the latest season of Doctor who. a door nearly out of nowhere