We start off this episode talking a bit about Kevin's recent experience creating the Comfortable Thrashing project on the fly during his weekend at the Portland Zine Symposium, but then we move on to some rather heavy news:"First off, let us start by saying that this wasnâ??t a decision we came by easily. This has been the result of conversations between the three of us for the past year. Weâ??ve weighed the pros and cons of this decision heavily, with a deep appreciation for what this will mean for the thousands of supporters weâ??ve enjoyed for the past four years."As of August 24, 2011, weâ??re concluding our run of the weekly Art & Story podcast and the Art & Story Supreme service. Episode 195, airing on August 17, contains a full discussion on our thought process behind this decision. Episode 196 will be the final episode."The full post with details about the show's cancellation can be found here: http://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?p=2218We spend the rest of the episode explaining our thought process behind the decision to end the show, sharing our plans for the future of this series of content, and hint at what's coming next from all of us.The Art & Story Theme is written and performed byMike Gilmore & Mike Johnston of The Northwoods Improvisors (www.northwoodsimprovisers.com/).Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam (www.ka-blam.com)Follow Mark (twitter.com/Mark_Rudolph), Kevin (twitter.com/kevincross), and Jerzy (twitter.com/jerzy) on Twitter!itpc://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - Subscribe through iTuneshttp://www.cvcomics.com/artandstory/?feed=rss2&cat=362 - RSS FeedVisit our website: www.artandstorypodcast.comEmail us: [email protected]: (262) 299-3729