Robot Friday ran for just over nine years, with the final strip posting to the official website in August 2018. In that time, I honed my craft, vastly improved both my drawing and writing skills and created a beloved comic strip - one that, for the most part, has stood the test of time. Along the way, I met lifelong friends both online and in person. I got married, bought a house, and built a creative business from nothing but an idea about a group of friends and their pets. To say that creating Robot Friday was a life-changing experience would be a massive understatement.

I fought against ending the strip for as long as I could. I scribbled out new directions for the gang, dreamed up fresh interests for them to explore, and even debated whether romances should blossom or families should form. But deep down, I knew the truth - the writing was on the wall. All good things must end.

I've always admired creators who end their stories on a high note, and the last thing I wanted was to drag Robot Friday into irrelevance and I also didn't want the comic to fizzle out with half-hearted updates or the dreaded slow fade into sporadic posts that eventually just stopped. Robot Friday deserved a proper ending - one that made sense in the story and felt meaningful to both the characters and the readers.

Turns out crafting a heartfelt, meaningful finale in a comic filled with self-deprecation and dad jokes is no easy feat. But, as I had always done with Robot Friday, I just kept writing-until, eventually, a storyline began to take shape. And that's when the sadness set in.

Planning to end something you've spent nearly a decade pouring your heart into is one thing - actually doing it is another. As I approached those final strips, melancholy and self-reflection crept in.

I thought about all the good Robot Friday had brought into my life - the people who inspired the characters, the friendships it had fostered, and the lessons it had taught me. Over time, the characters themselves had become real to me and the idea of never drawing their faces again felt like saying goodbye to cherished friends.

By the time I sat down to write and draw the final comic strip, I realized that last speech Thomas gives was me - the creator - speaking directly to the characters I had come to love like family.

What started as a simple excuse to draw every day became something far greater - a project that changed my life and would forever be a part of me.

I'm so grateful that I get to share this piece of myself with the world and my fans. And I hope that everyone who reads Robot Friday lets me and the gang become a little part of their lives too.

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