diff --git a/ComicBook.js b/ComicBook.js
index 5908f3b..21f66fd 100644
--- a/ComicBook.js
+++ b/ComicBook.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function ComicBook(id, srcs, opts) {
 
 		var i = 0; // the current page counter for this method
 		
-		$(canvas).before('<div id="status"><p></p></div>');
+		$(canvas).after('<div id="status"><p></p></div>');
 		
 		// I am using recursion instead of a forEach loop so that the next image is
 		// only loaded when the previous one has completely finished
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ function ComicBook(id, srcs, opts) {
 
 				// start rendering the comic when the buffer level has been reached
 				if (loaded === buffer) { ComicBook.prototype.drawPage(); }
-				if (loaded === no_pages) { $("#status").remove(); }
+				if (loaded === no_pages) { $("#status").fadeOut(150).remove(); }
 			};
 		}
 		
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 05bd50d..13db6ae 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 body {
-	background-color: #000;
-	color: #fff;
 	font-size: 12px;
 }
+
+#status {
+	background-color: #000;
+	color: #fff;
+	position: fixed;
+	top: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	background-color: #111;
+	margin: 5px;
+	padding: 8px;
+	-webkit-border-radius: 4px;
+	-moz-border-radius: 4px;
+	border-radius: 4px;
+}