APRIL MERMAIDS!!!
Okay, the mermaids last week were a little disturbing, so we’re going to flip it around! MERMAIDS FOR REALZ!!!
In other news…
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As for this comic…
Had to check in with Phoebe for a little bit. And yes, I was eating jelly beans while making this comic. I have a bad addiction to the jelly beans; they’re my primary vice. Just call me Ronald Reagan.
So… would that make Ronald Reagan the Presidential Cupid?
Undoubtedly.
It IS amazing how good Regan looks to me nowadays.
Actually, I didn’t start to dislike him until recently.
He is a complex figure. And along with Thatcher, holds a unique place as the start of a lot of detrimental stuff. Some good things about him but a lot of stuff I curse about the modern political landscape can kind of trace its origins back to him.
I will say, though, that the man was a grade-A statesman. He had the demeanor down like a science. And I respect that in this age of crying babies, shouting idiots and faux revolutionaries. At least with those old school politicians you felt like there was a grownup in the room.
Political rant over.
Well, it’s all a matter of relativity.
I’ve never heard of licorice jelly beans before, do they sell them in stores? asking for holiday reasons.
Depends on the store. Dollar Tree has them sporadically. You can probably find them on Amazon, if you wish.
Around here, the standard jelly bean mix comes with black licorice jelly beans. And no one likes them.
They don’t sell the Jelly Belly mixes in Canada? You can usually buy them here in mixes without the black licorice included. I personally am a fan of the Carolina Reaper which is in the hot and spicy group. Reagan would be pleased I think.
They do, I like most of them but some are a little…odd.
I dislike Jelly Belly. I like cheaper, standard issue jelly beans.
Have at thee. There is only type of jelly bean worth eating and they are the licorice ones. Bonus points for Finnish/Swedish salty licorice.
Despite an entire business dedicated to the suggestion that licorice is a form of whippy plastic-like candy that comes in myriad flavors, it is not. Licorice is a flavor from which we get anise and Ouzo. https://drink.haus/blogs/news/what-is-ouzo-learn-everything-youll-need-to-know
Einstein’s lesser known theorems:
Licorice = The best flavor.
And on that note: Jelly Belly can go to Hades.
Except maybe the jalapeno ones…
Haven’t tried Carolina Reaper, however.
As current owner of Apollo, X Experience and two other Carolina Reaper Hot Sauces, it’s safe to say that I didn’t find Jalapeno jelly beans even remotely too hot.
I am not a fan. I am more tolerant of black licorice than most North Americans, but that is likely due to my age. All North Americans under the age of 40 (excluding those of Dutch descent) hate black licorice. No exceptions. Except you, guy who is writing right now to say that you’re the exception.
no, no you’ve got this one correct. those that do not know they don’t like black licorice are just misinformed. And if you’ve found jalapeño flavoring hot Carolina Reaper might be a mistake.
You know, Einstein got several things wrong, like the hidden variables thing.
Blasphemy! I for one do enjoy black licorice jelly beans. (I grew up in an area that had a lot of natural anise which tastes just like black licorice. It’s sort of a nostalgia taste for me.)
Talk about finding help in the most unexpected places. Also it depends on the flavor of the jelly beans that makes it worth it.
I am not a Jelly Belly fan. They’re fine, but I like my jelly beans to be more standard flavours. I don’t need the ‘buttered popcorn’ jelly bean.
Pink ‘whatever flavour this is supposed to be’ for the win !!!
Agreed! Pink is best. Think it’s cotton candy.
You’d think Captain Jack would have been one of the birds.
Not Sparrow. The other one. The forgotten Eurodance one.
I was thinking Billy Joel.
“But Captain Jack can get you high tonight,
and take you to your special island.
Captain Jack will get you by tonight. Just a little push, and you’ll be smilin’, oh”
As long as DanceDanceRevolution or StepManiaX exists, Franky Gee will be with us forever, well remembered in our hearts.
(More SMX nowadays, of course, since Konami killed their contract with Toshiba/EMI over a decade ago.)
I only eat mixes with lots of flavours, like Bertie Botts or a 50-flavor pack. The grass and detergent flavoured ones just make all the rest taste better.
I don’t mind the detergent ones. But the booger and vomit flavours are awful.
Maann, I want some jelly beans now.
Haven’t had any for ages, jelly babies have been my “goto” for a while.
They are wonderful little gems of joy.
I’ve always loved the black ones. I once bought a bag that was all black.
EW!
Okay, I don’t mind them. But I would never buy an ‘all black licorice’ selection.
Does Captain Jack also occasionally help her Dream A Dream? Tell her how to understand My Generation? Or is that reserved for Only You?
No, he just brings her back to the railroad track.
All that gold they recovered could buy a lot of jelly beans.
EXACTLY. Good return on investment.
Black jelly beans are alright. I like black licorice, but only so much, and they’re milder than most plain licorice candy. Twizzlers on the other hand should be a controlled substance, they’re more addictive than crack 😉
I will eat the licorice ones. But only resentfully.
Am I the only one that goes right Billy Joel’s “Captain Jack” song when I hear that name? From his pre-Christie Brinkley “emo before there was such a thing as emo” days.
I’m there with you. But I’m also pushing 60.
These whippersnappers…geez.
He’ll take you to your special island, man.
Oh, Captain Jack will get you by tonight.
Why did anyone create licorice jelly beans? I had a gag reflex tying those words.
By the way, I now wished I had saved the other “mermaids” pic. Nice dichotomy. Those are very strong scallop shells.
Some scallop shells are magic.
To make all the young people suffer. Obvious answer.
But not old people. Old people love black licorice.
Puck on the half shell with a side of Phoebe is the best “see”food!
You win the pun award.
Captain Jack and Scatman John . . . all right, there must be raccoon-sized musical instruments somewhere, time The Big Band Sound gets back together!
Phoebe likes the music she likes. It’s apparent in her naming conventions.
ZOMG, I was literally eating jellybeans while I read this! This must be karma, or kismet or something like that! Phoebe is spreading love in the park? Well, that sounds like her. I’m not sure I’d feed jellybeans to raccoons IRL, they might be a choking hazard. 🙂
Raccoons are incapable of choking, I believe. They regularly consume garbage.
I think it’s mostly humans who choke. ‘Cause of our larynx, you see.
Huh. That reminds me of one time, hearing scrabbling sounds from a garbage bin. Two raccoons trying to get out, but they couldn’t, the garbage pile wasn’t high enough. Anyway, I found a cardboard box, put it in, they climbed out. The sight of the first one poking his/her head above the bin lip has stayed with me!
They’re smart and social enough that they can appreciate something like that.
Taking a break from the plot to see how the Lady is managing what she’s the Lady of. Cool! Still a nice outfit.
Am I the only one here who thought of Cpt. Jack Harkness? Well, I didn’t have a way to capitalize on it, so I guess it doesn’t matter.
I like jelly beans for a little bit but then I have to give it like ten years.
I’d be better off if I gave it ten years between jelly beans. I give it, like, ten days.
I only managed to instantly get the “right” Captain Jack by virtue of Gecko pairing it with another musical act (who also got a BEMANI appearance, in jubeat.)
I otherwise would have probably gone for the Face of Boe too.
Most readers here are too old to get the ref. This ref to a cultural touch point from a quarter century ago. Not you, though.
They’re too old. Yes. Let’s go with that. For both our sanity.
I couldn’t even reember how to spell Boe. I’d’ve gone Boa. AHHH!
There seem to be a lot of Cpt. Jacks out there, yeah?
And nice incentive this week. Well done!
Thanx. I did try.
I think that this week’s mermaids are even more disturbing, but I must have more samples to make sure — it’s for science.
Well, not sure more will be coming. Limited supply.
Hmm. Limited supplies can affect the science… Fun aside, if I can, the art on the mermaids is excellent. The translucency of the fins, the overall coloring, the lines, shading, everything is topnotch. I award you 16 stars out of five.
Well, I did try. The pictures don’t always come together, but I’m glad you think that one did.
I actually like black jelly beans. Don’t get my wrong, they’re not my favorite, that’s reserved for citrus flavor or orange, lemon and lime.