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As for this comic…
I think some people could tell something like this was coming down the pipes. I mean, blondes emit a certain gravitational force that affects other blonde matter. They coalesce to form massive blonde celestial units – some even collapsing in on their own weight to form blonde holes in the space-time continuum.
On another note, I’m sort of happy with Tracee’s outfit. It rides the perfect line between trash and class. It’s trashy class. Or class trash. Either or. (Is there a difference?)
And 365! That means that, after almost twenty years of comic labor, I finally have the same number of comics that Garfield did after one year in production! Impressed? I should hope so!
ARUGULA !!!!
(I am so pleased, I am literally speechless. Thank the Gecko.)
Oooh – before I collapse in joy I must point out Tracee’s lovely Indigo Glow.
Indigo? That, my friend, is magenta. Pure magenta – the color you get when you crank the red scale and the blue scale to max on your monitor. That’s what you’re looking at.
Side note: I once went to school with a girl named Magenta. She honestly looked a lot like Tracee.
Did she release . . . her sisters.. the hounds?
Of hell? I don’t think so. They’re still locked away.
Indigo is the color of new blue jeans, silly cat. Magenta is/was the color of Candi’s hair. http://www.candicomics.com/
Cats see COLORS differently. So there !
(whew – at long last a good comeback)
Thanks for the tip on CandiComics, tho. Will check her out.
Not many Web Comics appeal to me. Too many are Bang-Bang / Punch-Punch / Boom-Boom / Slash-Slash.
Yet CONAN THE BARBARIAN is one of my few all time favorite movies.
I am a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.
Stuffed into a cat that’s just a little bit too tight.
Sorry, was that the wrong finisher?
Maybe I’ve been watching too many MKX tournaments, but I am totally envisioning a training montage that involves Tracee going all Kung Lao and using her lethal-looking hat to cut through a parking meter or something equally bad-ass.
That seems entirely plausible, to be honest. The small hat width would make it an awkward kill, but that never stopped Oddjob, did it?
“I would like to introduce you to my henchman, ‘Random Task’.”
[Holy Shnikies! I just looked up Joe Son. He’s serving life in prison!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Son ]
i could literally hear the drama-button going off here – hopefully this is the point puck realises just *what* she´s turning into….and go back to being redheaded and freckled. selling your soul to the devil is one thing, but to the likes of tracee?!
It’s a new low. Even for Puck.
She still didn’t work inside Howlers.
Well, true. But there are worse fates.
*your
First panel.
Thanks. That’s what happens when you’re running late and finishing speech bubbles fifteen minutes before posting.
You’re welcome! 🙂
Huh. Will Satan be getting involved now?
The indigo, no, MAGENTA color does not clue you in ?
Oh, Buggle, you are just teasing the cat now.
Which is probably what I like best !
Mouse Toy, Mouse Toy, Grrrrrr !!!
I don’t think so. This is a Tracee-only event at the moment.
Next week will be terrifying !
good
Darn.
How can the Goodfellow household keep a plant without it dying?
I think it’s plastic. It’s been in the same shape since Puck was in the early stages of pregnancy.
Oh, you’re expecting the cat to research a drawing of a PLASTIC PLANT ?
sigh ok
ON THE JOB !!!
The magic number is 139. Though you can’t see that much of it in the finished comic.
You don’t have to look up *every* reference – sometimes we can just take Gecko’s word for it…
“No good. I’ve known too many Spaniards.”
[They have Geckos in Spain, right?]
Easy Link //www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-139
Trust the mind that created TRACEE ?
We all know he’s leading us into a…
https://youtu.be/4F4qzPbcFiA
That meme is so used, it has holes in places that shouldn’t even *have* holes.
Oh geez – Phoebe’s gonna throw a hissy fit.
Phoebe NEVER throws a hissy fit! Though she might not entirely approve.
When Puck starts making money, will she call in the massive debt she owes her?
Unlikely. Phoebe’s just too much of a pushover.
Well she does have a new persona with her lack of bangs…
‘Cause Tracee has OUTDONE her ?
No, because Phoebe is a sweet, polite, somewhat naive tiefling who is WAY prettier than Tracee will ever be. Though I would still like to take her to The Gap for some new clothing choices.
Maybe she’ll get a sensible wardrobe… One day. Maybe.
I do like Tracee’s outfit, tho – very stylish.
And it’s one of her less slutty ones, too!
ElectricGecko could totally have been a Fashion Designer.
Doncha think ?
I doubt that. My only real shtick with fashion design is taking tight outfits and cutting unusual holes out of them.
I dunno – I think it would catch on pretty fast! And they’re better-looking than some of the designs out there… You’d just have to learn more about how fabric physically behaves, and a whole bunch of terms, and go to fashion college or whatever it is designers do…
That … sounds like work.
Nothing worth having ever came before work! I thought you learned that lesson in drawing Puck.
Didn’t we go down this path, before?
It sounds familiar.
Maybe a year ago?
Why would Puck just answer the door without even so much as pulling on underwear, just assuming it was the model representative? That’s just asking to have some creep do something unpleasant…
Well, she has a robe on! Is not a robe enough?
It’s enough when your hands are lethal weapons, according to one judge, anyway. “Oh, you are a murderer/rapist? What funeral home would you like the corpse to be sent to?” Fairies whose hands are lethal weapons can end sentences with a preposition whenever they like, or even dangle a participle!
Yeah, but it’s still not good sense, in my opinion. She’s setting a bad example for Miranda, and has no doubt been setting a bad example for Daphne, neither of whom have lethal weapons for hands – The Buggle disapproves!
Puck? Setting a bad example? You’re just NOW noticing?
*Old Lady Buggle shakes her cane at you*
Why would anyone bother to set a good example for Daffy? “Mr. Capone? I think you should be going to Mass more and mudering people less often.”
Well I mean she should learn to be safe in her criminal exploits – by, you know, not doing stuff like ANSWERING THE DOOR IN YOUR GITCH.
I don’t think we’ve seen Tracee and Puck interacting much – this is sure to be interesting.
Well, we’re wandering into unknown territory. Bound to be fun!
YAY! *cracks open her stolen bottle of Chardonnay*
Buggle, you are a Lady of many Spirits – all Alcoholic !
*sips on bottle of Scotch, taken from her bf’s briefcase*
*sits in the corner with his beer hat*
*starts handing out shot glasses*
Let’s hope I don’t go too far, tho – I don’t think the Pentagon’s been the same since last time…
Always there are two: the Mistress and the Padawan.
Just like that.
Then how do you explain Heather? Is she the General Grievous of the Blonde? (sorry for the prequels reference, for anyone upset – it’s the only example I could think of)
Heather is the Emperor Palpatine of bitches.
Poetically said.
And the very next day, Puck classic returned. The incident was never spoken of again.
Not yet. But soon.
Just don’t give in to fan theories! The “And it was all a dream!” frame story is for the weak!
Let’s put it this way: I am going with the ending to this story that I had planned many months ago, before ever starting this thing. No opinions, anyone’s opinions or theories, will change it.
According to Tolkien (“On Fairy-Stories”), the Dream-mechanism is like putting an otherwise great story cropped into an issue of “Picture-Post,” which I take it was the National Geographic of postwar Britain. Much better an ornate frame
Trashy class is clothes that trashy people wears when trying to look classy.
Classy trash is clothes that classy people wears when trying to look poor. So yes, there’s a difference.
By the way, she’s wearing trashy class clothes.
I saw Tracee coming at *some* point during this arc, I just didn’t expect it to be well… This soon.
Time to see how new Puck and Tracee comes along. Probably not at all, but still…
Well, this is new Puck, which, like New Coke, vaguely resembles but really shares no distinct similarity with the old variety. So maybe she’s now receptive to Tracee’s own unique brand of evil.
*GASP*
And is too sweet and nasty, reminding one of (gag!) Pepsi?
Yeah.
Trashy class is what poor people wear to court.
Classy trash is what rich people wear during an audit.
Meh…
“Trash with money” & “Trash without money”.
Simple enough to me. ^_^
Is BWAAAAAAAA the sound of the door opening ?
Maybe because it has a Pneumatic Closer ? Speaking of pneumatic, Tracee has one fine kerchief !
And I do believe this the the first time we’ve seen the other side of Puck’s Street. And not a Steel Mill in sight !
//www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-84 (see Puck’s butt – and her bikini briefs – while inspecting a Steel Mill)
//www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-86 (MR PLASTIE – the plastic plant – his debut. And excellent Phoebe side-boob)
Well, the steel mills are a good few kilometers away, but their pollution is everywhere.
WHAT!
The bathroom in these last few comics hasn’t had pink walls!!!!! The one with MR. PLASTIE had pink walls as Phoebe was exiting – I saw it!
YOU’VE RETCONNED!!!!
Could the pink just be Phoebe’s Aura of Feminine Beauty ?
(just trying to haul Electric’s butt out of the fire)
I’d imagine that Phoebe would paint the bathroom to match her outfits every day…
Home Renovation is just one of Phoebe’s many talents.
I’d love to see her in Painter’s Pants.
Nope – the walls are definitely pink! It has hard lines and everything! D:< GRRRR
Excellent Puck JAW-DROP in that comic, too.
The internet promises me every day that my “Jaw will Drop” when I click on their ads.
But it never does.
Well, to be honest, we haven’t SEEN the walls of the bathroom. We’ve only seen the tub area’s turquoise tiles. The plaster wall area might well be pink. Or it might not. Who knows?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
It would clash – but you are technically right.
Fear not, Gecko – you are off the hook. For now.
“Is BWAAAAAAAA the sound of the door opening?” Nope, it’s the Bimbo Alarm going off. *gets Tracee in the sights of he AR-15*
The word “darling” always reminds me of Zsa Zsa Gabor. Also, Natasha from “Rocky and Bullwinkle” called Boris “Dahlink,” if I remember right.
That’s sort of intentional.
“Borees, Dahlink, Fearless Leader says this time ve’ve got to blow up Moose und Squirrel vith a cannon.”
“Natasha, our plans never seem to vork. Vhy do ve even try?”
“It does seem ve spend more time making bad puns than actually doing spy things …”
“I’ve got it! We’ll PUNish Moose und Squirrel vith a Punomatic Punmachine!”
Okay, that’s the first thing that came to mind from five seconds of trying to think of a Boris-and-Natasha skit using the word “Dahlink.” Unfortunately, I couldn’t think of a really good groan-worthy pun …
Clap Clap Clap !
Not bad at all
Congrats on the 365 amigo!!!! 20 years of awesomeness. Amazing what a bit love for a red head will make you do.
Well, 17 years or something like that. It’s not 20 yet. But it IS 365. That much I know. (Actually, it’s more that 365 because there are a bunch of comics that weren’t included in that numerical count, so…)
I keep waiting for the freckles to re-appear, I figure if Tracee doesn’t bring them back, we will never see them again.
Tracee will not bring the freckles back, though she may be a catalyst. We hope.
I wonder if this will be a wake-up call for Puck . . . likely not.
Or a further lullaby to facilitate Puck wandering even further into this weird dream…
*Now* the evil of going blonde comes home to Puck…
Maybe she’ll see the merits of dying her hair brunette…
It had to happen eventually.
Hello, this is your wakeup call!
Would you like to:
A – wake the **** up,
B – plunge into this abomination, or
C – gibber in terror as your sanity seeps out of you and the nightmare yawns wide to devour you?
If you would like ‘A’, turn to comic #81.
If you would like ‘B’, turn to comic #366.
If you would like ‘C’, turn off your internet and drive on the I-80 toll way during 5PM traffic.
Or I-3 southbound (construction) at the same time.
I was getting a little homesick for old Puck to return but now that Tracee’s made a return appearance, I think I’ll just grab my popcorn and ride this one out 😀
Well, I was hoping some people would feel that way.
It’s the healthy way to deal with this…
And back to normal Puck.
That fast? I think it takes stronger medicine than that.
Well I think it falls under the same logic as this:
(waiting at an intersection)
Me: Aaaaaaaaaaaand – green!
(light stays red)
Me: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand – green!
(light stays red)
Me: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-
You know it’s going to happen eventually, but the waiting is agony, so you hope it changes just by you saying it.
You do that, too?!!
Awesome.
Ummmmmm…..
RED means STOP ?
(suddenly a great deal of my life makes sense)