var zind = 5; 

jQuery.fn.ComicBlock = function(speed) {	
	/*
	var SlideLeft = "0px";
	if (jQuery(this).hasClass('item-2')) {
		SlideLeft = "-16.5px";	
	}
	
	jQuery('#featured_banner .on').removeClass('on').stop(true,true).animate({ opacity: 0.5, width: "267px", marginLeft: "0px" },350).find('.caption').fadeOut(350);
	jQuery(this).addClass('on').stop(true,true).css('z-index',zind++).animate({ opacity: 1.0, width: "300px", marginLeft: SlideLeft, marginRight: SlideLeft },350).find('.caption').fadeIn(350);
	*/
	jQuery('#featured_banner .on').removeClass('on').stop(true,true).fadeTo(speed,0.5).find('.caption').fadeOut(speed);
	jQuery(this).addClass('on').stop(true,true).fadeTo(speed,1.0).find('.caption').fadeIn(speed);
	
	return this;
}

jQuery('#featured_banner .featured_item').mouseover( function() { 
	clearInterval(ComicStrip); 
	if (!jQuery(this).hasClass('on')) jQuery(this).ComicBlock(350); 
});

RotateComics = function() {
	var NextComic = jQuery('#featured_banner .on').next();
	if (NextComic.length < 1) NextComic = jQuery('#featured_banner .item-1');
	NextComic.ComicBlock(500);
}

jQuery('#featured_banner .item-1').ComicBlock('in');
var ComicStrip = setInterval("RotateComics()",6000);