diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff196a811..abf7737b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ check:
 	py-tabdaddy
 	py-unittest2-compat tests/
 	$(MAKE) doccheck
-	$(MAKE) pyflakes
 
 doccheck:
 	py-check-docstrings --force \
@@ -156,6 +155,12 @@ update-copyright:
 # modified file.
 	update-copyright --holder="$(MAINTAINER)"
 
+update-comics:
+# update all scripted comic plugins (takes ca. one hour on my computer)
+	scripts/generate_json.sh
+	scripts/update_plugins.sh
+
+
 changelog:
 # github-changelog is a local tool which parses the changelog and automatically
 # closes issues mentioned in the changelog entries.