This week sees the return of the three-man battle royale edition, and to grease the skids for his reentry to the fight, David picked this week’s theme. And then? He just managed to set his bomb off with seconds to spare in the fight!

Next week’s theme has been selected by Michael and is back to school. I think this is a good time for someone else to enter the fray with a surprise attack. We’re bloodied, weary, and too focused on the fight in front to see a sneak sketch from behind. If you want to try your luck next week, email your sketch, or a link to where it’s posted to sketchwar AT dreamloom.com by midnight on Friday.

• Coyote kicks up some dust and lays down the law with an out-of-time cowpoke…
• Michael lets us know the recession hits everyone hard…
• David is very truthy, and everyone knows it.

Read, learn, love. And get writing your own sketches, people. Clearly, anyone can do it.