1 Death of Inhaling Hatmaking Chemicals: CHOO'RE THE FIRST BLOKE IN 'IST'RY WOT'S DIED LIKE THAT.
2 Me: What?! Surely not. There must be hundreds of others.
3 Death of Inhaling Hatmaking Chemicals: 'UNDREDS 'AVE TRIED. BUT NORM'LY ANYONE WOT TRIES FAILS. TO PRESERVE THE TIME STREAM, CHOO SEE?
4 Me: {flashback to strip #1800} Well, this is it. The moment you've all been waiting for. The character who is going to die is...
4 [sound]: {flashback} Knock! Knock!
5 Me: {flashback} {answering door, revealing the mysterious unnamed assassin is actually Me!} You! But what...? how...?
6 [sound]: {flashback} {Me stabbing Me viciously with a long, curved blade} SPLATCH!
7 Me: But why would I go back in time to try to kill myself?
8 Death of Inhaling Hatmaking Chemicals: SEARCH ME, GUV. YOU'S THE ONE WOT DID IT.

Ah, finally, the mystery of strip #1800 is revealed.

Yes, I was shocked too.

And yes, this comic was very complex to make.

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2019-05-19 Rerun commentary: In particular, I had to recreate the poses from panels 3 and 4 of strip #1800, but viewed from a different camera position. I think I got them reasonably well, but there are some inconsistencies if you look carefully.

I think this may be the first time you can see my neighbours' apartment front door, across the hallway. Our current neighbours coincidentally have a black toy poodle, just like me! Here they are together:

My dog Scully is on the right, and the neighbours' Luna is on the left. They're almost twins, but you can definitely tell the difference. Scully's fur is deep blue-black, while Luna's is more a very dark grey with a brownish tint. They are best friends and love to play together. They're both quite the little "teenage" doggy rebels: Scully is wearing her denim collar, and Luna's pendant hanging off her collar - though it's edge on in this photo - is a skull and crossbones.