Ah, November. The gratuitous tree nudity; the biting, sleet-flecked wind that slices through our Duck Tales underoos; the dread of our Thanksgiving tofurky being mocked by omnivorous relatives.

But instead of wallowing in our depression like a hippopotamus with seasonal affective disorder, we’ve dedicated ourselves to providing you with an engaging diversion in the form of our November issue. So make yourself a margarita, turn on some ukulele music, and let Lucas Dylan-Frances, Gary Moshimer, Alex Munkacsy, Ian Sacks, Michael Schoch, and Sloan Thomas carry you away like a balmy tropical breeze.