Jan16
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As for this comic…
Those of you who were convinced that Miranda would be a key influence in Puck’s decision were right. Very, very right.
FOURTH WALL BREACH ALERT!
FOURTH WALL BREACH ALERT!
*Klaxon Sounds!*
Try this for your alarm pleasure..
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2WgMLpKmNkg
… then Big Jim Slade also bursts through the (fourth) wall!
And the capital of Nebraska is Lincoln!
Dammit Daphne, do you know how expensive those fourth walls are!
It’s more the labor than the cost of materials, really. I mean, fourth drywall is cheap.
Where can one buy fourth drywall…?
It’s in Home Depot, right next to the third drywall. Duh.
So…… that’s where the materials come from for those 4D rides.
Hah !
EC anticipates your every move, and his Alt-Text negates your attack !
Before it even occurred !!!
Well done, EC, well done !
And Robin, or “Tracee Junior”, or whatever you’re calling yourself these days, just remember those Child Support cheques are due promptly on the 1st of the month.
That’s what you think.
Some people don’t read the alt-text until after reading the comments.
Some people don’t read the alt-text at all.
The power of epidemiology compels you!
And some people read on a tablet, which cannot read alt text in most webcomics. Xkcd being the major exception.
Uh, yeah. That too. Let’s say I knew that as well.
Tablets gotta get with 1990’s web-browsing technology, man. What do they think they are, the future?
Yea-aaahh. Yeesh. Tablet=no alt text.
Yep.
At this point I am much more interested in the mysterious “Drywall Joe”, and his Yelp Reviews.
My human pet Baldie is not as good at DIY as he likes to think he is, and his mate, Janet, never lets him forget it !
I’ve got to ask if the diaper buster is true, or just a webcomic comedic foil?
The Blow Out is real. Disgustingly real.
Glad I have a second on that.
No, it’s totally a thing. And it only ever happens when you’re holding them for maximum collateral stainage.
Heh, my bf’s younger son did that to him when they were standing in line at Neiman’s to pay for a really expensive dress for his ex. He said she told him to go change him while she stayed in line. That’s when he started having second thoughts 🙂
Well, hey, if you’re in line, you’re in line. Don’t give up your spot when there’s someone else to deal with the poop.
Daphne’s Tee: “Juicy Fruit to hold the wire in place.”
Short Circuit 2: http://www.subzin.com/quotes/M1050647bd/Short+Circuit+2/Juicy+Fruit+to+hold+the+wire+in+place.
(I still don’t get it. Must not be a cat thing.)
Glad to see it’s a harmless quote, and not a double-entendre. I wasn’t sure what wire the fruit would be holding in place anyway.
My eBay DVD of Short Circuit II finally arrived, and I and the family watched it last night.
Juicy Fruit to hold the wire in place
It was pretty cute, and we all enjoyed it.
The offense comes not from the misalignment of actor and role, but from the weight of historical and cultural injustices. There’s just been a long (and problematic) history of white guys acting in over-the-top ethnic roles, often in a degrading fashion, which is why it’s a no-fly zone now. I agree that Short Circuit 2 is pretty mild on that spectrum, but it still makes me wince.
Mother of Pearl! Is this the end of Puck: The Comic Strip?
It certainly looks that way.
Until you can bring in a Deus Ex Machina? Or Satan Ex Machina? Or Something-Else Ex Machina?
Deus Ex Machina = Dream Sequence
It would have to be Daphne’s dream sequence, tho…
Salem cat shot J.R.!!!
@ pat
“Salem cat shot J.R.!!!”
No Way !
Nor did I shoot Mr. Burns.
I was with the dog the whole time: https://bestepisodeever.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/2f11a.png
YOU LIE. I have the special edition infrared edition hyper digital download on my Comadore 129 box system.
@pat
Where did you ever get that download ?
(damn those russians)
I downloaded it nineteen years ago. I was able to make a copy of an instructor’s keys, get into her office, jerry-rig an interface with an 8 track recorder in order to further interface with my system.
It took ten days to transfer because of the speed.
I laughed way too hard at the 4th wall breaking (then again, I’m a fan of it, so yeah).
I did see Miranda influencing Puck’s desicion coming… And I was right she’d be part of the reason she’d leave. Huh.
Now to see how it’ll pan out for her in Hollywood (read: I highly doubt this will be going well).
Keep up the good (and funny!) work EG!
Well, that’s assuming that we even follow Puck! The camera seems to be holding on everyone else.
“If we’re done the sermon” perhaps should be “If we’re done with the sermon” or “if we’re done sermonizing.”
Or to be fancy: “Be we with the sermon done …”
Enh, I went with the first option.
BTW, EG, excellent job at fitting all SIX Major Players into the First Panel !
Well, it’s pretty crowded.
I wonder if Puck will regret this maybe not today maybe not tomorrow but soon and for the rest of her life.
I just had a hurribal thot.
What if the US Border Guards cannot reconcile the old photo on Puck’s Passport with her new Persona ?
Or if, in a fit of pique, she insists she be addressed with her Hollywood Name “Tracee Junior !”.
She may be headed back to Hamilton after all – at least for another 4-Panel or two.
Or if she gets so angry at the border guards for not recognizing her, she reverts back to her redheaded state and realizes she’s happier this way!
That would be funny !
Poutine.
@pat
When, of when, will McDonald’s get real and offer McPoutine ?
And McBeer.
Just go to burger king, like I did when I was up there.
Rest of her life? How long will she live, forever?
WHAT FOLLOWS IS NOT OFFICIAL – BUT FITS WHAT WE KNOW
Puck had Magic Once, but The Three Witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth took it away as part of a Curse.
Like all Fairies, Puck is technically Immortal, but sadly, another aspect of The Curse is she now leads “Recurrent Lives”.
Puck #1 //www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-1 states she is 621, but has only lived 8 years.
It seems she “Recurs” each life at Puberty, and lives each life as a Mortal, recalling only the fact she is a Fairy, her actual Age, and her Name.
She’s likely had dozens of husbands, and hundreds of children/grandchildren, but knows nothing about them. It’s a Cruel Curse, indeed.
What I find interesting is to speculate what Puck DID to anger the Witches. With her attitude, so many choices !
(more in the comments here: //www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-346)
Man, that’s a realllll load of crap 🙂
I wonder what constitutes a ‘load of crap’. Probably at least 8 fluid ounces.
A ‘load of crap’ is about one-third of a ‘sh*t ton.’ A ‘sh*t-load’ is half of a ‘load of crap.’ A ‘f**k-ton’ is two ‘sh*t tons.’
You’re scaring me now.
And a ‘crap ton’ is two-thirds of a ‘sh*t ton.’
Is that calculated for an avoirdupois sh*t-ton, or a metric sh*t-ton (sh*t-tonne)?
Nope – cuss-metric is an entirely different system of measurement. I could give you the translation to regular metric, but you’d have to be the child of a sailor.
I have to say that this hits a little too close to home for me. I read comics to escape the bad stuff in my life. To have something that destroyed my life be made light of in a comic is more than I’m willing to accept. I am going to have to say goodbye now. Great art style and great comic. Good luck.
Sorry to have hit such a painful nerve. Never my intention.
Fortunately I’ve not been dealt this exact hand in Life’s Poker. And I am certain we all sympathize with Matt, and wish him well.
But I’ve had poor hands dealt, as I believe most of us have.
But to the POINT: This is exactly why I enjoy Puck, and why it is often quite funny: Because it IS REAL.
Get past the Ears and the Tails, and the situations are quite believable, and ARE situations we have either lived, or could easily have lived.
Well, I feel that comedy – this sort of comedy, anyway – works best when it cleaves close to life. It’s life with a hint of the ridiculous, or an exaggerated edge. Never my intention to make someone feel awful, though.
I love Colin’s expression in panel 3. Those are the eyes of a man about to be left alone with an infant.
True. There’s real dread there.
Aw, dang. 0_0
Dang indeed.
THE FOURTH WALL, DAPHNE, THE FOURTH WALL! STOP HAMMERING ON IT OR IT’LL BLOW FOR GOOD!!!
Someone keeps fixing it. It’s okay.
Who?
You know, if you keep breaking the Fourth Wall, things like this can end up happening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWF0bBKhe6o
Or even worse, Suicide Squad.
Maybe one day the fourth wall will come crashing down for good, and no one will be able to rebuild it again. And then the characters will roam free…
If it’s OK with you, I’d like Nightmare on Elm Street and especially Cabin in the Woods to stay right where they are, please.
Saw Colin’s Jafar cosplay – What’ll PUCK dress up as?
Wouldn’t it be nice to see her as Merida of Brave ?
Enh. It would be puck in a dress. Maybe one day.
Well, given the limited list of Disney villains, you’ve only got a few really valid choices.
Oh yeah.
I forgot the “Villain” requirement.
Never mind….
Have you done Maleficent yet? Or the Wicked Stepmother? Or the Evil Queen? You could have her cosplay as a male character – I’m sure the Shadow Man’s suit would look nice. Or maybe Scar? There are any number of choices!
I want Satan (Mel to his friends), to do the over-the-top winged Devil from Fantasia !
Nah, he looks too similar for it to be funny… Maybe the one with the tights from “the Goddess of Spring” short? That counts as a Disney villain, right?
Goddess of spring? Stravinski’s “Rite of Spring” was in Fantasia, but that was animated with Dinosaurs…. If you’re referring to the ballet with the Hippos and Crocodiles, that piece is known as “Dance of the Hours”. (who’s melody was stolen for the Dr Demento Song, “Camp Granada”, btw).
Pay attention class, because there will be a pop quiz on this tomorrow.
oh, and it would be hilarious to see Satan in a Tutu dancing with a hippo…
OOOOOOOOOOOh! I had an idea!
Satan could dress up as HADES! He’s a Disney villain, and it fits!
And no, I was talking about a Disney short from the 30s – they made it before they even made Snow White. I’ve mentioned it here before, I think…
None done yet. So all possible.
Daphne’s been reading “Terminal Lance.” Look at that perfect execution of a knife hand.
Everyone has a very bad habit of talking with their hands in this comic. Mainly so that we can see their hands, so people know I’m not lazy enough to avoid drawing them.
There you go, breaking the fourth wall again.
Ummmmmmm – how? He’s just the author…
Babie’s are cute … until they do something disgusting.
That’s the very essence of baby right there.
Exactly the reason I have told my bf I don’t want any. His having two sons that visit and empty the fridge is bad enough
PleasebeadreamsequencePleasebeadreamsequencePleasebeadreamsequencePleasebeadreamsequence
Well, I’ve backed myself into a bit of a narrative corner, haven’t I? Gee. Wonder how I’ll get out of this.
Prom Season is coming up !
Daphne could spend comic-strip years choosing dresses (or a tux), convincing Tyler to go with her (or will there be various suitors ?).
Then the Prom itself, Tyler’s advances, and his success / or dismal doom.
And will alcohol be involved ?
Yes, yesssss, it could be some time before Puck enters the fray again.
Alcohol will only be involved with Daphne and prom by her using it to spike the punch after Tyler gets six cups of punch for them first. And knowing her, she’d do it right. No strong taste or smell and a hell of a kick.
Daphne would wear a blue silk tee/blouse with a gold applique that reads, this IS my prom outfit. Deep blue silk slacks, with high heel wedges made out of platinum. And Dr. Scholes gel inserts glued to the soles. And for irony, she’ll wear a tiara.
And a Spikey Collar ?
(yes yes yes)
Nice! I like it!
Only if the spikes are turned inward and tightened.
@Susan
“Only if the spikes are turned inward and tightened.”
Eeeek !
(cat scurries away and hides under the bed)
I figure you are going full “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle” and knocking off you most popular creation so that you can concentrate on your “more serious” web projects only to bring back Puck after an 8 to 10 year absence in real time. Puck’s absence will be explained by not having the proper documentation to cross the border and she spent the meantime in a cell in jail, next to two guys who look like John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in Black Suits…
That’s great. It almost makes me sad that it’s not my plan.
Ok, Ok.
You can skip the Belushi / Aykroyd dealie.
Just put Tracee and Robin in adjacent cells.
So that every month or so you can update us on their CAT FIGHT.
Miranda go boom.
SHE HAS HIS EYES! i’ve never seen them that close awwww that’s a nice touch!
She does.
What’s genius is…you drew me in with the dramatic touch only to let the air out of the proverbial bag in that last panel.
In my head reading this, it went from sentimental music to the abrupt sound of tires burning rubber lololol!
Comedy is, weirdly enough, never giving people what they want. Or expect. It’s odd that we continue to like comedy, really.
O.K., it’s a few months.
Also, horns are not a dealbreaker in every religion. But that may not be plus for some of them.