diff --git a/static/css/style.css b/static/css/style.css
index 8c54cdd..2f06767 100644
--- a/static/css/style.css
+++ b/static/css/style.css
@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
+/* CSS Variables for easy customization */
+:root {
+    /* Colors */
+    --color-primary: #000;
+    --color-background: #fff;
+    --color-text: #000;
+    --color-text-muted: #666;
+    --color-disabled: #999;
+    --color-hover-bg: #f0f0f0;
+
+    /* Typography */
+    --font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
+    --font-size-base: 1rem;
+    --font-size-xs: 0.7rem;
+    --font-size-sm: 0.75rem;
+    --font-size-md: 0.85rem;
+    --font-size-lg: 0.9rem;
+    --font-size-xl: 1.2rem;
+    --font-size-2xl: 1.5rem;
+    --font-size-3xl: 2rem;
+    --font-size-4xl: 6rem;
+    --line-height-base: 1.5;
+    --line-height-tight: 1.3;
+    --line-height-relaxed: 1.6;
+    --letter-spacing-tight: 1px;
+    --letter-spacing-wide: 2px;
+
+    /* Spacing */
+    --space-xs: 0.25rem;
+    --space-sm: 0.5rem;
+    --space-md: 1rem;
+    --space-lg: 1.5rem;
+    --space-xl: 2rem;
+    --space-2xl: 3rem;
+    --space-3xl: 4rem;
+
+    /* Borders */
+    --border-width-thin: 2px;
+    --border-width-thick: 3px;
+    --border-color: var(--color-primary);
+    --border-radius: 0; /* Can be changed for rounded corners */
+
+    /* Layout */
+    --container-max-width: 900px;
+    --content-max-width: 700px;
+    --archive-grid-min: 180px;
+    --archive-grid-min-mobile: 140px;
+    --archive-thumbnail-height: 120px;
+
+    /* Transitions (for future enhancements) */
+    --transition-speed: 0.2s;
+}
+
 /* Reset and base styles */
 * {
     margin: 0;
@@ -6,16 +59,16 @@
 }
 
 body {
-    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
-    line-height: 1.5;
-    color: #000;
-    background-color: #fff;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    line-height: var(--line-height-base);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    background-color: var(--color-background);
 }
 
 .container {
-    max-width: 900px;
+    max-width: var(--container-max-width);
     margin: 0 auto;
-    padding: 0 1rem;
+    padding: 0 var(--space-md);
 }
 
 /* Site Header Image */
@@ -33,16 +86,16 @@ body {
 
 /* Header and Navigation */
 header {
-    border-bottom: 3px solid #000;
-    padding: 1.5rem 0;
-    margin-bottom: 2rem;
+    border-bottom: var(--border-width-thick) solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: var(--space-lg) 0;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xl);
 }
 
 /* Header with image variant - no border, no padding, centered nav */
 header.header-with-image {
     border-bottom: none;
-    padding: 1rem 0 0 0;
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    padding: var(--space-md) 0 0 0;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
 }
 
 header.header-with-image nav .container {
@@ -50,7 +103,7 @@ header.header-with-image nav .container {
 }
 
 header.header-with-image .nav-links a {
-    font-size: 1.2rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-xl);
     font-weight: bold;
 }
 
@@ -59,26 +112,26 @@ nav .container {
     justify-content: space-between;
     align-items: center;
     flex-wrap: wrap;
-    gap: 1rem;
+    gap: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .nav-brand a {
-    color: #000;
+    color: var(--color-text);
     text-decoration: none;
-    font-size: 1.5rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-2xl);
     font-weight: bold;
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 2px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-wide);
 }
 
 .nav-links {
     display: flex;
     list-style: none;
-    gap: 1.5rem;
+    gap: var(--space-lg);
 }
 
 .nav-links a {
-    color: #000;
+    color: var(--color-text);
     text-decoration: none;
     text-transform: lowercase;
 }
@@ -91,49 +144,49 @@ nav .container {
 /* Main content */
 main {
     min-height: calc(100vh - 250px);
-    padding: 0 0 3rem 0;
+    padding: 0 0 var(--space-2xl) 0;
 }
 
 /* Page header */
 .page-header {
-    margin-bottom: 2rem;
-    padding-bottom: 1rem;
-    border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xl);
+    padding-bottom: var(--space-md);
+    border-bottom: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
 .page-header h1 {
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 2rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-3xl);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
 }
 
 .page-header p {
-    margin-top: 0.5rem;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    margin-top: var(--space-sm);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
 }
 
 /* Content sections */
 .about-content {
-    max-width: 700px;
+    max-width: var(--content-max-width);
 }
 
 .about-content h2 {
-    color: #000;
-    margin-top: 2rem;
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-top: var(--space-xl);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    font-size: 1.2rem;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-xl);
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
 }
 
 .about-content p {
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .about-content ul {
-    margin-left: 1.5rem;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    margin-left: var(--space-lg);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .about-content li {
@@ -144,49 +197,49 @@ main {
 .btn {
     display: inline-block;
     padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;
-    background-color: #000;
-    color: #fff;
+    background-color: var(--color-primary);
+    color: var(--color-background);
     text-decoration: none;
-    border: 2px solid #000;
+    border: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
     cursor: pointer;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
-    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
 }
 
 .btn:hover {
-    background-color: #fff;
-    color: #000;
+    background-color: var(--color-background);
+    color: var(--color-primary);
 }
 
 /* Error page */
 .error-page {
     text-align: center;
-    padding: 4rem 1rem;
+    padding: var(--space-3xl) var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .error-page h1 {
-    font-size: 6rem;
-    color: #000;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-4xl);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .error-page h2 {
-    color: #000;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
     text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 .error-page p {
-    color: #000;
-    margin-bottom: 2rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xl);
 }
 
 /* Comic Container */
 .comic-container {
-    border: 3px solid #000;
-    padding: 1rem;
+    border: var(--border-width-thick) solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 /* Full-width comic variant */
@@ -198,11 +251,11 @@ main {
 .comic-container-fullwidth .comic-header,
 .comic-container-fullwidth .comic-navigation,
 .comic-container-fullwidth .comic-transcript {
-    max-width: 900px;
+    max-width: var(--container-max-width);
     margin-left: auto;
     margin-right: auto;
-    padding-left: 1rem;
-    padding-right: 1rem;
+    padding-left: var(--space-md);
+    padding-right: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .comic-container-fullwidth .comic-image {
@@ -224,30 +277,30 @@ main {
 }
 
 .comic-header {
-    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-    padding-bottom: 1rem;
-    border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
+    padding-bottom: var(--space-md);
+    border-bottom: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
 .comic-header h1 {
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 1.5rem;
-    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-2xl);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xs);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
 }
 
 .comic-date {
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
 }
 
 /* Comic Image */
 .comic-image {
     text-align: center;
-    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
-    padding: 0.5rem;
-    background: #fff;
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-lg);
+    padding: var(--space-sm);
+    background: var(--color-background);
 }
 
 .comic-image a {
@@ -264,16 +317,16 @@ main {
 
 /* Comic Navigation */
 .comic-navigation {
-    border-top: 2px solid #000;
-    padding-top: 1rem;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    border-top: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
+    padding-top: var(--space-md);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .nav-buttons {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
+    gap: var(--space-sm);
     flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
@@ -283,54 +336,54 @@ main {
 }
 
 .btn-disabled {
-    background-color: #fff;
-    color: #999;
-    border-color: #999;
+    background-color: var(--color-background);
+    color: var(--color-disabled);
+    border-color: var(--color-disabled);
     cursor: not-allowed;
 }
 
 .btn-disabled:hover {
-    background-color: #fff;
-    color: #999;
+    background-color: var(--color-background);
+    color: var(--color-disabled);
 }
 
 .comic-date-display {
-    padding: 0 0.5rem;
-    color: #000;
+    padding: 0 var(--space-sm);
+    color: var(--color-text);
     font-weight: bold;
-    margin: 0 0.25rem;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    margin: 0 var(--space-xs);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
     font-style: italic;
 }
 
 /* Comic Transcript */
 .comic-transcript {
-    border: 2px solid #000;
-    padding: 1rem;
-    margin-top: 1rem;
+    border: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: var(--space-md);
+    margin-top: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .comic-transcript h3 {
-    color: #000;
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-sm);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
 }
 
 .comic-transcript p {
-    color: #000;
-    line-height: 1.6;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    line-height: var(--line-height-relaxed);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
 }
 
 .comic-transcript ul,
 .comic-transcript ol {
-    margin-left: 1.5rem;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
-    color: #000;
-    line-height: 1.6;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    margin-left: var(--space-lg);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    line-height: var(--line-height-relaxed);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
 }
 
 .comic-transcript li {
@@ -339,36 +392,36 @@ main {
 
 /* Archive Content */
 .archive-content {
-    margin-top: 1rem;
+    margin-top: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .archive-grid {
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(180px, 1fr));
-    gap: 1rem;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(var(--archive-grid-min), 1fr));
+    gap: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .archive-item {
-    border: 2px solid #000;
+    border: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
     overflow: hidden;
 }
 
 .archive-item:hover {
-    background: #f0f0f0;
+    background: var(--color-hover-bg);
 }
 
 .archive-item a {
     text-decoration: none;
-    color: #000;
+    color: var(--color-text);
     display: block;
 }
 
 .archive-item img {
     width: 100%;
-    height: 120px;
+    height: var(--archive-thumbnail-height);
     object-fit: cover;
     display: block;
-    border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
+    border-bottom: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
 .archive-info {
@@ -376,39 +429,39 @@ main {
 }
 
 .archive-info h3 {
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
-    line-height: 1.3;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xs);
+    line-height: var(--line-height-tight);
     text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 .archive-date {
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
 }
 
 /* Responsive adjustments */
 @media (max-width: 768px) {
     .nav-brand a {
-        font-size: 1.2rem;
+        font-size: var(--font-size-xl);
     }
 
     .nav-links {
-        gap: 1rem;
+        gap: var(--space-md);
     }
 
     .btn-nav {
         padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
-        font-size: 0.75rem;
+        font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
     }
 
     .comic-date-display {
-        font-size: 0.7rem;
+        font-size: var(--font-size-xs);
     }
 
     .archive-grid {
-        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(140px, 1fr));
+        grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(var(--archive-grid-min-mobile), 1fr));
         gap: 0.75rem;
     }
 
@@ -419,16 +472,16 @@ main {
 
 /* Footer */
 footer {
-    border-top: 3px solid #000;
-    padding: 2rem 0;
-    margin-top: 3rem;
+    border-top: var(--border-width-thick) solid var(--border-color);
+    padding: var(--space-xl) 0;
+    margin-top: var(--space-2xl);
 }
 
 .footer-content {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: space-around;
-    gap: 2rem;
-    margin-bottom: 2rem;
+    gap: var(--space-xl);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-xl);
     flex-wrap: wrap;
 }
 
@@ -438,23 +491,23 @@ footer {
 }
 
 .footer-section h3 {
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-lg);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
-    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
+    margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 .social-links {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
+    gap: var(--space-sm);
 }
 
 .social-links a {
-    color: #000;
+    color: var(--color-text);
     text-decoration: none;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
 }
 
 .social-links a:hover {
@@ -463,50 +516,50 @@ footer {
 
 .newsletter-form {
     display: flex;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
+    gap: var(--space-sm);
 }
 
 .newsletter-form input[type="email"] {
     flex: 1;
-    padding: 0.5rem;
-    border: 2px solid #000;
-    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    padding: var(--space-sm);
+    border: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
 }
 
 .newsletter-form button {
-    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
-    background-color: #000;
-    color: #fff;
-    border: 2px solid #000;
+    padding: var(--space-sm) var(--space-md);
+    background-color: var(--color-primary);
+    color: var(--color-background);
+    border: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
     cursor: pointer;
-    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    font-family: var(--font-family);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
     text-transform: uppercase;
 }
 
 .newsletter-form button:hover {
-    background-color: #fff;
-    color: #000;
+    background-color: var(--color-background);
+    color: var(--color-primary);
 }
 
 .newsletter-placeholder {
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
-    color: #666;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
 .footer-bottom {
     text-align: center;
-    padding-top: 1.5rem;
-    border-top: 2px solid #000;
+    padding-top: var(--space-lg);
+    border-top: var(--border-width-thin) solid var(--border-color);
 }
 
 .footer-bottom p {
     margin: 0;
-    color: #000;
-    font-size: 0.85rem;
+    color: var(--color-text);
+    font-size: var(--font-size-md);
     text-transform: uppercase;
-    letter-spacing: 1px;
+    letter-spacing: var(--letter-spacing-tight);
 }
 
 /* Compact Footer Mode */
@@ -520,13 +573,13 @@ footer.compact-footer .container {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
-    gap: 1rem;
+    gap: var(--space-md);
 }
 
 footer.compact-footer .footer-content {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
-    gap: 1rem;
+    gap: var(--space-md);
     margin-bottom: 0;
     flex-wrap: nowrap;
 }
@@ -536,26 +589,26 @@ footer.compact-footer .footer-section {
     min-width: auto;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
+    gap: var(--space-sm);
 }
 
 footer.compact-footer .footer-section h3 {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
     margin-bottom: 0;
     display: inline;
 }
 
 footer.compact-footer .social-links {
     flex-direction: row;
-    gap: 0.5rem;
+    gap: var(--space-sm);
 }
 
 footer.compact-footer .social-links a {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
 }
 
 footer.compact-footer .newsletter-placeholder {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
     margin: 0;
 }
 
@@ -568,18 +621,18 @@ footer.compact-footer .footer-bottom {
 
 footer.compact-footer .footer-bottom::before {
     content: '|';
-    margin-right: 1rem;
-    color: #666;
+    margin-right: var(--space-md);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
 
 footer.compact-footer .footer-bottom p {
-    font-size: 0.75rem;
+    font-size: var(--font-size-sm);
     margin: 0;
 }
 
 /* Add separator between sections in compact mode */
 footer.compact-footer .footer-section:not(:last-child)::after {
     content: '|';
-    margin-left: 1rem;
-    color: #666;
+    margin-left: var(--space-md);
+    color: var(--color-text-muted);
 }
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