If you've noticed the new ads running on the Evil Inc site, you've probably already guessed that I'm welcoming a new sponsor! And I have to be honest, I've been champing at the bit to unleash these two ads on you guys. I'm ultra-happy with the way they turned out. In case you didn't notice them, one ad appears to the right and the other one is here.

Check 'em out.

Star Pirates is a text-based browser game in which 23rd-Century whumans live around the solar system, depending on nanobots to keep themselves alive. Life is hard; resources are scarce, and many humans have turned to piracy. You are one of those pirates.

This is brought to you by the same folks who did SpyBattle -- a previous sponsor of the site -- and, as with SpyBattle, there will be a special "Evil Inc"-themed faction of Star Pirates if you'd like to play!

You will be playing a pirate under the command of Evil Atom (obviously, a parallel-universe Evil Atom) -- a character that I will be controlling when I play the game.

And did I mention it's free?

The game is pretty simple to catch on to. If you get stuck, be sure to read the emails in your Star Pirates Inbox. And take advantage of the friendly Greeters who will e-mail you and ask if you need assistance.

One warning: It's deceptively addictive. I sign on with my iPhone (easy peasey) to get a quick couple rounds in whenever I have a couple spare moments.

To join the Evil Inc faction, either click on one of the Star Pirates ads on the Evil Inc site, or click here.

See you in the future!

Newsarama has a preview of one of Wednesday's "Five to Pull," Doom Patrol #2, on their site:

[NEWSARAMA] It's a black hole, but it's not a black hole. If you're a Doom Patrol fan, that made perfect sense. And even if not, then you're in for one hell of a ride as the Doom Patrol face off against the most annoying alien this side of G'nort. Who's G'nort? What, do we have to spoon-feed this stuff to you? Oh, and we send the Metal Men into space. Just because.

As I said Wednesday, I'll read anything by Giffen and DeMatteis. And the preview looks great.

Courting Disaster, my weekly comic about sex, love, and relationships updates every Friday. You'll laugh your pants off.

This week's question...

A reader writes... Q: I am a 50-year-old divorced woman and find this difficult to write, but I need an honest outside opinion. I have been dating a man for over three years. When we are together romantically he always asks me to please him orally, but he never returns the favor. I have not expressed my feelings because I do not want to hurt his feelings or scare him off because I do enjoy his company. I am interested in finding out if this type of sexual behavior is normal or am I being taken advantage of?

Don't answer here... go on over to the CD site and offer some advice.