var imagename = new Array('images/button_archives.jpg','images/button_archives_on.jpg','images/button_artists.jpg','images/button_artists_on.jpg','images/button_cast.jpg','images/button_cast_on.jpg','images/button_forum.jpg','images/button_forum_on.jpg','images/button_gallery.jpg','images/button_gallery_on.jpg','images/button_home.jpg','images/button_home_on.jpg','images/button_links.jpg','images/button_links_on.jpg','images/button_story.jpg','images/button_story_on.jpg','images/button_thecomic.jpg','images/button_thecomic_on.jpg');

var preloadimgs = new Array(imagename.length);
for(var i = 0; i < imagename.length; i++)
{
preloadimgs[i] = new Image();
preloadimgs[i].src = imagename[i];
}