A few years ago, the guys behind the web comic Penny Arcade came up with Lookoutsā€”a too-short comic about a bunch of kids in an organization somewhat like the Boy Scouts... if the Boy Scouts weren't creepy, and also if the Boy Scouts lived in Middle-earth. It was greatā€”gorgeous and original and intriguingā€”but there hasn't been much Lookouts-related stuff since.

So one of the unexpected highlights of my weekend was stumbling onto the first issue of a new, ongoing Lookouts comic series. It's written by Ben McCool, with art by Robb Mommaerts and Mike Norton, and boasts some phenomenal colors by Rainer Petter. It's a fun, promising first issue, andā€”unlike entirely too many digital comicsā€”it's priced at a reasonable 99 cents. A print version's due out at the end of August, but if the digital edition's price point stays where it isā€”and if upcoming issues continue to come out digitally so far ahead of their printed counterpartsā€”I don't see much reason to wait.