Hey all. I wanted an excuse to update this sorely neglected blog section of my site, so here it is! The Puck webcomic hit the five year mark in April, in and around the same time it finally garnered one thousand Facebook likes. Neither number is really very impressive, but hey, in the absence of something real to celebrate, it’s what I’ve got. (If we count the years as a newspaper comic, it’s eighteen years of Puck in general, but I feel like that’s cheating somehow.)
Getting to five years as a webcomic is a bit of an auspicious event, I’d say. Some might say it shows nothing more than pigheaded determination, but hey, I’d gladly admit that I’m the pigheadedest of them all! So here’s to another five years of … whatever this is!
I raise a toast to not knowing when to quit! To overstaying my welcome! And to the many, many webcomics that should have outlasted me if there were any justice in the world.
I came back from the dead for this just to say that you do a really good job and science (Science!) has shown this is a much-loved webcomic. Here’s to five more years!
Thanks, man. Science never lies. Except when it’s on the Learning Channel.
Been happily reading for over a year now. Love it. And phoebe. I love phoebe.
Thanks for sticking with it! And it always makes me happy/relieved to hear people say that they like Phoebe. She’s a bit of a high-wire act to write as a character, because I try to make her intensely likable despite the fact that she possesses a lot of aspects that many people find unlikable. Sincerity, honesty, amazing good looks, and a privileged background are hard sells in a narrative. She’s sort of the Steve Rogers of the Puck universe, in a way. It’s easy to love Tony Stark and Puck because of their flaws, which they wear very openly on their sleeves. Steve and Phoebe, less so. But it’s a credit (a HUGE credit) to the MCU that they pulled it off. As for me, I try.
WOOT! congrats to the Gecko!
As someone that started reading on strip 20 I am honored and surprised that I’ve been here 5 years as well!
Also got to draw more fanart too for such an auspicious occasion!
Well, big thanks for sticking by this silliness for so long. That’s an extra medal of honor there. And I never, ever say no to fanart! (Especially now, seeing as I haven’t gotten any in years.)
“And I never, ever say no to fanart! (Especially now, seeing as I haven’t gotten any in years.)”
I know this (is wrong) because Tyler (no, not that one) knows this.
That qualifies as professional art, not fan art. Besides, I consider you more a company man at this point anyway. Just like (now that I think about it) I didn’t consider my brother’s pic ‘fan art’ because I felt the connection was too close.
Are you calling me a sellout ????
Hmmm … well … admittedly, you’ve got me there.
You win this time but I’ll be back!