Jack Ballard rejected a party invite from an old friend. This of course, cannot be. How Jack Ballard comes to be the main character, an introduction to the main players.

PROLOGUE

Prologue - Title
P - 1 - In which we meet Theodore Leighton.
P - 2 - In which Theodore announces the game.
P - 3 - In which things are quite mysterious.
P - 4- In which the titular bird makes its debut.

CHAPTER ONE

Ch 1 - Title
Ch 1 - 1 - In which we meet our hero.
Ch 1 - 2 - In which our hero arrives at the party.
Ch 1 - 3 - In which our hero is diverted.
Ch 1 - 4 - In which our hero meets Vitus Whitestone.
Ch 1 - 5 - In which the night's plans are nearly revealed.
Ch 1 - 6 - In which confusion sets in.
Ch 1 - 7 - In which faces and names assault the mind.
Ch 1 - 8 - In which it is time for a nap.
Ch 1 - 9 - In which there is a dark turn of events.
Ch 1 - 10 - In which all the entrants arrive.
Ch 1 - 11 - In which the contest begins.
Ch 1 - 12 - In which Jack is tested.
Ch 1 - 13 - In which the points are tallied.
Ch 1 - 14 - In which Jack is the winner of a fabulous prize.
Ch 1 - 15 - In which it is time to eat.
Ch 1 - 16 - In which Jack Ballard dies.
Ch 1 - 17 - In which the new Sombreta is born.
Ch 1 - 18 - In which Jack's tutelage begins.
Ch 1 - 19 - In which Jack does the necessary.
Ch 1 - 20 - In which Jack comes to his senses.
Ch 1 - 21 - In which bedtime approaches.
Ch 1 - 22 - In which Jack is laid to rest.
Interlude - In which Theodore arrives with impeccable style.

CHAPTER TWO

Ch 2 - Title
Ch 2 - 1 - In which Jack is transformed.
Ch 2 - 2 - In which friends are reunited.
Ch 2 - 3 - In which Vitus shows his fashion sense.
Ch 2 - 4 - In which Vitus does a parlor trick.
Ch 2 - 5 - In which Sombreta makes her debut.
Ch 2 - 6 - In which Vitus recycles.
Ch 2 - 7 -In which Vitus feels guilty about carbon emissions.
Ch 2 - 8 - In which Vitus reveals his dark library secret.
Ch 2 - 9 - In which there is no time for love.
Ch 2 - 10 - In which Boytown 5 is rockin' you live.
Ch 2 - 11 - In which Helen can't miss her stories.
Ch 2 - 12 - In which a bitter task is accomplished.
Ch 2 - 13 In which one shouldn't bet against a corpse's constitution.
Ch 2 - 14In which Jack passes with flying colors, or lovely gardens.
Ch 2 -15 In which we learn why Vitus' clothes are aerodynamic.
Ch 2 -16 In which vampires always buckle up for safety.
Ch 2 -17 In which teen drinking is proven to lower life expectancy.
Ch 2 -18 In which the Kingfisher presents a very special episode.
Ch 2 -19 In which Jack meets the family.
Ch 2 -20 In which Sombreta is easily impressed.
Ch 2 -21 In which the dead rest in peace, get it?! Get it?
Ch 2 -22 In which Ignatius Perrier has come to play.

CHAPTER THREE

Ch 3 - Title
Ch 3 -1 - In which sleeping like the dead should mean something.
Ch 3 -2 - In which Vitus is not very photogenic.
Ch 3 -3 - In which Vitus has the eye of the tiger.
Ch 3 -4 - In which shopping takes away the pain of being dead.
Ch 3 -5 - In which Helen is hot for summer.
Ch 3 -6 - In which Darren is distracted from important things.
Ch 3 -7 - In which Darren learns a Very Special Lesson.
Ch 3 -8 - In which there ain't no party like a Greyburn party.
Ch 3 -9 - In which Auberon makes the scene.
Ch 3 -10 - In which Francesca didn't get the memo about fur.
Ch 3 -11 - In which Demetri can't stand nerds.
Ch 3-12-In which Demy would rather watch You Make Me Crazy.
Ch 3-13-In which Aubrey doesn't actually know the rules of Avant.
Ch 3-14 -In which Aubrey's been saving that since the revolution.
Ch 3 -15 -In which Fran wonders if her outfit is now redundant.
Ch 3 - 16 -In which Darren is initiated.
Ch 3 - 17 -In which efficient travel is terrifying.
Ch 3 - 18 -In which it's flashback time again, weeeooohhh!
Ch 3 - 19 -In which skeletons are very pretty.
Ch 3 - 20 -In which the intricacies of hygiene are beyond Aubrey.
Ch 3 - 21 -In which that hitchhiker looks wholesome enough.
Ch 3 - 22 -In which you've got something on your ear dude.
Interlude 1 - In which Gaston Louis' stories always go like that.
Interlude 2 - In which one must bring a ball gag to the aquarium.

CHAPTER FOUR

Ch 4 - Title
Ch 4 - 1 -In which Jack is always worried about pyromaniacs.
Ch 4 - 2 -In which punctuation is not a vampire power.
Ch 4 - 3 -In which there's always time for a cuppa.
Ch 4-4 In which one learns trial by fire, not real fire cuz you'd die.
Ch 4 - 5 -In which Vitus gets an ultra combo.
Ch 4 - 6 -In which one sees guys and girls dancin, OOH OOH!
Ch 4 - 7 -In which babies shouldn't hang out on roofs anyway.
Ch 4 - 8 -In which Darren is not Harlan's hide and seek champion.
Ch 4 - 9 -In which allergies are a bitch.
Ch 4 - 10 -In which the moral is: don't be nice to weirdos.
Ch 4 - 11 -In which barflies failed zoology.
Ch 4 - 12 -In which vampires can be lazy stalkers.
Ch 4 - 13 -In which the party is totally alive though man!
Ch 4 - 14 -In which cutting is just a job, murder is a career.
Ch 4 - 15 -In which vampires don't get personal space.
Ch 4 - 16 -In which ethics are relative, amirite?
Ch 4 - 17 -In which trucker hats don't have to be ironic.
Ch 4 - 18 -In which Darren has a varsity jacket phobia.
Ch 4 - 19 -In which Darren accessorizes like a true Greyburn.
Ch 4 - 20 -In which enthusiasm is only for the living.
Ch 4 - 21 -In which the comic is a nonstop erotic cabaret again.
Ch 4 - 22 -In which Tomasz's lessons are heavily insured.

CHAPTER FIVE

Ch 5 - Title
Ch 5 - 1 -In which only you can prevent vampire fires.
Ch 5 - 2 - In which that cat doesn't give a damn.
Ch 5 - 3 -In which Vitus is glad that grunge is back.
Ch 5 - 4 - In which Minchin was killing when killing wasn't cool.
Ch 5 - 5 -In which a hooker ballet would be kinda interesting.
Ch 5 - 6 -In which you fill in the 'in the closet' joke.
Ch 5BONUS-In which the comic panels exploded all over the page!
Ch 5 - 7 -In which 'splut splut' is not his ringtone.
Ch 5 - 8 -In which Angela thinks life should be like fan fiction.
Ch 5 - 9 -In which which shinyness is an important feature.
Ch 5 - 10 -In which Jack's PTSD will be so bad by the end.
Ch 5 - 11 -In which everyone enjoys a public flogging.
Ch 5 - 12 -In which Jack should've just asked nicely.
Ch 5 - 13 -In which HAM does not believe in audience interaction.
Ch 5 - 14 -In which the comic goes analog.
Ch 5 - 15 -In which that's one way to comfort someone.
Ch 5 - 16 -In which mad mad lovers must pause and draw the line.
Ch 5 - 17 -In which the shipping fee has to be outrageous.
Ch 5 - 18 -In which children are always jumping out of windows.
Ch 5 - 19 -In which Jack really hates windows.
Ch 5 - 20 -In which you gotta be nude to make it a FUNhouse.
Ch 5 - 21 -In which Vitus should hang up and drive.
Ch 5 - 22 -In which a missile shouldn't be THAT hard to assemble.

CHAPTER SIX

Ch 6 - Title
Ch 6 - 1 - In which Greyburn's standards are too high.
Ch 6 - 2 - In which vampires are the # 1 cause of traffic jams.
Ch 6 - 3 - In which the symphony has lousy security.
Ch 6 - 4 - In which rudeness is subjective.
Ch 6 - 5 - In which at least HE opens the window first.
Ch 6 - 6 - In which the Circle doesn't negotiate with terrorists.
Ch 6 - 7 - In which Jack just can't stay gore-free.
Ch 6 - 7.5 - In which Sarah's got to be true to the Kru.
Ch 6 - 8 - In which Theodore could have just texted him.
Ch 6 - BONUS - In which windows are nothing but trouble.
Ch 6 - 9 - In which the rain falls hard on a humdrum town.
Ch 6 - 10 - In which Theodore shops in bulk.
Ch 6 - 11 - In which presentation is key.
Ch 6 - 12 - In which Theo needs lots of napkins.
Ch 6 - 13 - In which crafting should be respected.
Ch 6 - 14 - In which fire is pretty, so pretty.
Ch 6 - 15 - In which a well is a terrible place for doubloons.
Ch 6 - 16 - In which the comic gets as wiggy as it ever will.
Ch 6 - 17 - In which vampires really need bibs.
Ch 6 - 18 - In which butts are sooo distracting.
Ch 6 - 19 - In which that emoticon makes the page.
Ch 6 - 20 - In which shit's pretty fast, man.
Ch 6 - 21 - In which Theo watches too many '80s movies.
Ch 6 - 22 - In which Theo hates Mondays.

Ch 6 - Interlude - Theo backstory 1
Ch 6 - Interlude - Theo backstory 2