The first issue, Issue 224 (the issue numbering continuing from where the print series left off) was released in May 2003 and the comic reached Issue 250 in January 2010, along with numerous Specials and Poster Mags. All contributors to the comic do so in their free time and none were originally professional writers or artists, which is why the comic is published rather infrequently (3 or 4 main editions a year on average). Some STC-O alumni, such as Zak Simmonds-Hurn, have gone on to become professionals.