diff --git a/comicpress-options-config.php b/comicpress-options-config.php
index e1f3eb7..71ed0e7 100644
--- a/comicpress-options-config.php
+++ b/comicpress-options-config.php
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ $options = array (
 			"default" => "default",
 			"type" => "comicpress-graphicnav_directory"),
 			
+		array(
+			"id" => "comicpress-disable_default_comic_nav",
+			"default" => "no",
+			"type" => "comicpress-disable_default_comic_nav"),
+			
 		array(
 			"id" => "comicpress-disable_lrsidebars_frontpage",
 			"default" => "no",
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 7a4f77e..4dc7855 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ if (get_option('upload_path') !== false) {
 				'disable_default_menubar'		=> 'disable_default_menubar',
 				'disable_blogheader'			=> 'disable_blogheader',
 				'disable_page_titles'			=> 'disable_page_titles',
-				'static_blog'					=> 'static_blog' ) as $options => $variable_name) {
+				'static_blog'					=> 'static_blog',
+				'disable_default_comic_nav'		=> 'disable_default_comic_nav' ) as $options => $variable_name) {
 		$variables_to_extract[$variable_name] = get_option("comicpress-${options}");
 	}
 	
@@ -859,8 +860,7 @@ function comicpress_check_child_file($filename = '') {
 	if (empty($filename)) return false;
 	if (get_stylesheet_directory() != get_template_directory()) {
 		if (file_exists(get_stylesheet_directory() .'/'. $filename . '.php')) { 
-			@include(get_stylesheet_directory() .'/'. $filename . '.php');
-			return true;
+			return include(get_stylesheet_directory() .'/'. $filename . '.php');
 		}
 	}
 	return false;
diff --git a/images/nav/default/navstyle.css b/images/nav/default/navstyle.css
index a7a82a4..adc9cc9 100644
--- a/images/nav/default/navstyle.css
+++ b/images/nav/default/navstyle.css
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ Style: Default
 }
 
 .comic_navi {
-	background: #222;
 	padding: 2px;
-	border: solid 1px #000;
-	border-top: 0;
-	-moz-border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
-	-khtml-border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
-	-webkit-border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
-	border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px;
 }
 
+	.comic_navi a {
+		color: #000;
+	}
+
+	.comic_navi a:hover {
+		color: #b00;
+	}
+
 
 .navi-comictitle {
 	padding: 0px 6px;
diff --git a/options/generaloptions.php b/options/generaloptions.php
index 7d6e870..d42b267 100644
--- a/options/generaloptions.php
+++ b/options/generaloptions.php
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@
 				<?php _e('Numbered pagination appears on the Home page, the author(s) page, the blog template, and comments/single when there are more then the set number of comments per page. Uses the same styling as the Menubar.','comicpress'); ?>
 				</td>
 				</tr>
-
-
-
 				<?php break;
-
 			case "comicpress-comic_clicks_next": ?>
 				<tr>
 				<th scope="row"><strong><?php _e('Click comic to go next?','comicpress'); ?></strong><br /><?php _e('Allows users to click the comic itself to go to the next comic (unless on the latest comic).','comicpress'); ?><br /></th>
@@ -91,9 +87,19 @@
 				</td>
 				</tr>
 
-
-
-
+				<?php break;
+			case "comicpress-disable_default_comic_nav": ?>
+				<tr>
+				<th scope="row"><strong><?php _e('Disable the default comic post navigation?','comicpress'); ?></strong><br /><?php _e('Previous Entries and Next Entries buttons are replaced by a bar of numbered pages.','comicpress'); ?><br /></th>
+				<td valign="top">
+				<label><input name="<?php echo $value['id']; ?>" id="<?php echo $value['id']; ?>-yes" type="radio" value="yes"<?php if ( get_option( $value['id'] ) == "yes") { echo " checked"; } ?> /><?php _e('Yes','comicpress'); ?></label>
+				&nbsp;&nbsp;
+				<label><input  name="<?php echo $value['id']; ?>" id="<?php echo $value['id']; ?>-no" type="radio" value="no"<?php if ( get_option( $value['id'] ) == "no") { echo " checked"; } ?> /><?php _e('No','comicpress'); ?></label>
+				</td>
+				<td valign="top">
+				<?php _e('The default comic post navigation is above each comic blog post.','comicpress'); ?>
+				</td>
+				</tr>
 				<?php break;
 			case "comicpress-graphicnav_directory": 
 				$current_gnav_directory = get_option($value['id']);
diff --git a/single.php b/single.php
index 3aa6514..7b6dd08 100644
--- a/single.php
+++ b/single.php
@@ -42,14 +42,7 @@
 			<div class="column">	
 	<?php } ?>
 
-	<?php if (function_exists('the_project_wonderful_ad')) { ?>
-		<div class="blogpwad">
-			<center>
-			<?php the_project_wonderful_ad('blog'); ?>
-			</center>
-		</div>
-	<?php } ?>
-	<?php get_sidebar('blog'); ?>	
+	
 	<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
 			if (in_comic_category()) {
 				global $disable_comic_blog_single;
@@ -65,6 +58,45 @@
 				display_blog_post();			
 			} 
 		endwhile; 
+	?>
+	<?php if (function_exists('the_project_wonderful_ad')) { ?>
+		<div class="blogpwad">
+			<center>
+			<?php the_project_wonderful_ad('blog'); ?>
+			</center>
+		</div>
+	<?php } ?>
+	<?php get_sidebar('blog'); ?>
+	
+	<?php 
+	global $static_blog;
+	if ($static_blog == 'yes' && in_comic_category()) {
+		global $blog_postcount; 
+		if ($split_column_in_two != 'yes') {
+			$blog_query = 'showposts='.$blog_postcount.'&cat="-'.exclude_comic_categories().'"&paged='.$paged; 
+			
+			$posts = query_posts($blog_query);
+		if (have_posts()) { ?>
+		
+			<?php if ($disable_blogheader != 'yes') { ?>
+				<div id="blogheader"><!-- This area can be used for a heading above your main page blog posts --></div>
+			<?php } ?>
+			
+			<div class="blogindex-head"></div>
+			<div class="blogindex">
+				<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post();
+					
+					display_blog_post();	
+				
+			endwhile; ?>
+			</div>
+			<div class="blogindex-foot"></div>
+			<?php }
+			comicpress_pagination();
+		} else {
+			comicpress_dual_columns();
+		}
+	} else {
 		
 		global $blogposts_with_comic;
 		
@@ -87,9 +119,11 @@
 			} 
 			$post = $temppost; $wp_query = $temp_query; $temppost = null; $temp_query = null;
 		}
-		if ('open' == $post->comment_status) {
-			comments_template('', true);
-		} ?>
+	} 
+	if ('open' == $post->comment_status) {
+		comments_template('', true);
+	} 
+	?>
 		
 	<?php else: ?>
 	<?php get_sidebar('underblog'); ?>