Feb06
NEW VALEMTRIMES DJAY VROTING IMCECHIVE!!!
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As for this comic…
I’ve fought to get this comic done, having come down with some type of really awful flu-like bug. I’m barely functioning and feel very cold right now, so I’m going to rest.
I don’t see Phoebe commanding her own Legion of Hell anytime soon, do you? So much for going into the family business.
I do. There has to be some demons that like to hit Michaels up for the latest deals on crafting supplies. Imagine how intimidating they can get when doing pottery. They might touch you and get that gross water slicked clay all over you! Ewww!
Real knitters never hit Michaels. Too much acrylic up in that place.
Hey now, knitters like Michaels. Those acrylics are perfect for baby puke machines and people undeserving of cashmere
True. Acrylic does have its place.
I knew a woman that used to knit and hit Michaels all the time. Then again, this is when I collected swords and she wanted to knit me some sheathes for them because they were naked phallic shaped objects, so she may not have been sane.
This does not sound like sane exchange to me.
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Neither do I.
Although it would make for a funny arc if she tried…
Oh dear! 99.9% Phoebe .1% Puck. If we give the puck genetics time to take root… Emperor Phoebe takes the Devils throne, and then earth.
It could also be .1% Ivory soap. No one would see that coming.
Or .1% perfume!
Most likely.
Those unfortunate FRECKLES were isolated on a sofa, bereft of proper nourishment, for so long.
They are weak; barely animate. Give them time.
Although they will advance from feeding on Phoebe’s essence, they require sunshine to truly proliferate.
Only in the stark light of day will her bewbs display their full, speckled glory !
You know what they say, a person’s threats are windows to the soul.
LOL !
Way better than their eyes. Eyes lie. Threats speak truth.
And Phoebe’s soul is like a down pillow, stuffed with swan feathers. She couldn’t hurt a fly if she tried, and she wouldn’t even want to!
The rest of the swan though? Harder as hell and willing to break your bones for laughs. Just like Sane!Puck.
D:
“NEW VALEMTRIMES DJAY VROTING IMCECHIVE!!!”
I assume the spelling is some sort of joke, but tbh I’m not sure I get it. Although it makes me think of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kncd-74NhLU
Just keeping things interesting.
To be fair, it does sum up my opinion of the Hallmark Holiday nicely.
Pretty good F.R.E.C.K.L.E. distribution.
Tho, things only get really serious when they meander down to the bewbs.
I LOVE freckles on the bewbs, very sexy !
They’re the
BREASTbest.They won’t.
It would get hard to reconcile them with the bewb window in Phoebe’s shirt…
Agreed. Too much going on there already.
sigh
Freckles with no chutzpah….it’s a crime unto humanity.
Sorry. It sometimes happens. The universe is unpredictable.
What’s happening to Phoebe’s hair?
It’s reddened slightly and got a wave to it. All part of the transformation.
Oh, I TOTALLY see the RED in Phoebe’s Hair.
It’s so obvious.
(snicker)
It is on SOME monitors.
Hope you feel better soon, EG! Having the flu (or something similar) is not fun.
I’m curious what happened to Phoebe’s hair, but I’m gonna go ahead and assume it’s also part of her getting Puck’s freckles (as Puck had a similar hairstyle up until recently. So yeah).
I loved her ‘threat’ to Daphne, however.
Blame the freckles, man. The freckles are the source of all.
And thanks. I hope to eventually be back to eating food once my illness is over. I remember food. Good times.
You know, you can always just…lie down in bed and not worry about the comic being done. We might allow you to rank personal survival above schedules. Just this once;) Get well soon
There are a lot of webcomic people out there who rank their comic way below personal survival. And below personal comfort, and personal ‘I’m lazy today’ and all that. Which is why there are a bunch of webcomics that update twice a year. I prefer not to dabble in that dark art, for fear that I, too, would become one of them.
You are man of true good heart, Gecko – but getting sick is a legitimate excuse to skip out. Some artists sketch a quick-and-easy “I’m sick” black-and-white apology comic when it happens to them – usually with a joke about how sick they are. But that would be up to you. Keeping working while you’re sick, if that’s what you feel like… 🙁
Well, if I ever get that sick, I’ll do that. It’s better than posting nothing at all.
PLEEZE !
The EG has used “Stickertude” and “Doggie Dan” before to avoid his duties.
Don’t tempt him.
HE’LL DO IT, MAN !!!!
Speaking of which, illness *is* a good time for a guest comic!
Take it easy, dude. Let it go for a week or two…we’ll still be here making raw and rude comments when you get back…
Raw and rude? Seriously, this comments section is one of the tamest, most gentlemanly corners of the internet. And I am forever grateful.
But seriously, there is, I think, only one golden rule of being a content provider on the interwebs, and it’s this: produce. If you don’t produce, and produce consistently, you’re never going to grow. So I try to take that rule as seriously as I can.
We’ll have to talk politics sometime. That’ll heat it up.
We’ll have to talk politics sometime. That’ll heat it up.
I’d like to discuss Emperor Nero.
He really has little fashion sense. Talk about color clashes !
And his Fiddling ? Dreadful.
What, too soon ?
I heard he fiddled while Rome burned. But maybe it’s just fake news.
It was, seeing as fiddles hadn’t been invented yet. He was playing on a lyre, and he did (if we can believe Suetonius) decide to compose poetry with musical accompaniment while watching the poorer section of Rome burn. He thought that the immense tragedy of it was such that it would fuel his artistic energy.
:/
Rome Burning ?
Nero a Lyre ?
We’re getting “raw and rude” NOW !
What about Attila the Hun, SalemCat?
I mean, though he pillage a village and kill everyone, Someone still loves Attila the hun!
@DLKmusic
Come on, anyone who has read Herodotus can tell you at least 2/3 of Atilla’s victims died from being within a horse-length of his Farts !
I don’t know where that guy bought his Sulfur, but he must have sprinkled it on everything !
Herodotus predated Attila by almost a millennium. So he wasn’t a very good authority on him.
@EG
Felines embrace Alternate Facts.
99.9% Phoebe… You say that like it’s a BAD thing!
“Thank you Phoebe for still being Phoebe!”
…. Devoted fans everywhere
We wouldn’t want it any other way.
*waves hand eagerly* Let me, Pheebles, let me. I know words beyond “eviscerate.” Like “lacerate,”defenestrate”,”transfix”,and “macerate”
I see now why everyone else fears you.
That doesn’t mean I fear you, but I understand now.
Stay away, you! You’re dangerous!
Did you somehow miss the Bernelli ?
Still got the Benelli, loaded with buckshot on odd shells, flechettes on even. Oh, and my bf suggest I add “morcellate” (To break into small pieces, prior to removal) , as in, “Daphne, I will morcellate you, right after I have impaled and lacerated you!!”
And I thought “Puck” was my safe place !
You’ve been deluding yourself, Salem.
Her socks are the same color as Daphne’s speech bubble.
She knows how to color-coordinate. (Glad someone caught that.)
😀
Curly hair + Freckles + Half-Moon Glasses = Granny Phoebe
Why? I fail to see how any of those things are inherently grannyish.
Not by themselves, but together! Old ladies have perms and spots and sometimes glasses. Therefore, Granny Phoebe.
If a part of Puck’s essence passed to Phoebe, if they just do a simple essence transfusion, then they should be able to get Puck back to normal!
My discussion with Professor Huhnmorder confirms what EG has already stated; there is a Parity Bit at the finality of each F.R.E.C.K.L.E. that prevents it from reverting to its previous Host.
Unless you trick it.
Well then, let’s set a trap!
…How do we do that?
Sadly, I can’t even ask the Professor.
He wants to help me regain my old body, but has warned me F.R.E.C.K.L.E.S. have ears !
To catch them by surprise, I must have no warning, either.
I hope he knows what he’s doing ! (this time)
Funny, with the curly hair Phoebe is starting to resemble her famous mother as much as her purple eyes…
Be really funny if on the rescue Puck from Hollywood story line, Phoebe ends up as the leading lady to the reboot/remake of “Cleopatra” because that’s how well Hollywood has so run out of original ideas…..
U R totally onto something….
Yeah, right now I am looking for a Welsh actor to have in mind while I upchuck a script that copies the best parts of the 1963 and 1970 versions…
Wonder if I can keep the costs down by using that Egyptian Map Room Scene set from “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and miniatures….
So if any of you guys hear of a studio called “Ripoff Pirate Productions” yeah, I sold out…
If I went in that direction, that would indeed be a good concept. (I don’t think I’ll go anywhere near Hollywood, because my knowledge of Hollywood is based entirely on hearsay and conjecture. and while Lionel Hutz purports that those are kinds of evidence, I prefer not to rely on them.)
Just use Grand Theft Auto 5 and Hell’s Kitchen for references.
I do not know. Making sure that the Hollywood sign, and that there’s always palm trees in the background, would be a good start. And if you want to be a little bit more comfortable in making your version of Hollywood, just name the Production Studio “Downswood” and have it look like a a vacant airport….
Honestly, most of you will be pleased to know I am a $5 Patreon.
With the unbreakable stipulation that EG NEVER use any of mine (they are pretty much what you’d expect).
So Far, So Good.
Never use any of yours? I don’t remember that stipulation.
Oh No !
But I have taken such care to suggest only really lame ones !
Plus….
I have altered the deal
I’ve been feeling sick also for the last week or so, and it’s surely affected my artwork.
Well, your production pace is such that your output on the worst day is the equivalent to my best day. So don’t feel bad.
I feel like I should get the reference on Daphne’s shirt but it’s not coming to me.
Short Circuit 2. A veritable classic.
Just checked on NETFLIX – No Short Circuit II; No Short Circuit I.
What’s wrong with NETFLIX ? These movies are what, 30 years old, and weren’t “Mega Hits”, either.
So after 17 years I finally wised up and CANCELLED this useless service.
Generic comment about movie with robot gaining sentience.
Sentience
This word has TWO syllables, people ! Not THREE.
Drives me wild when otherwise intelligent people pronounce it Sen-Tea-Ents.
Generic Retort about movie with robot gaining sentience AND had Allie Sheedy in it!
Stereotypical reply about Allie Sheedy and falling in love with her teen movie located in a fictional room with a joke that was written with no punch line.
Are you two brawling or bonding ?
This is the most adorable threat I’ve ever heard. I need to remember that line.
It’s wonderfully intimidating.
I had to do a double take when looking at Phoebe’s hair in the last strip now I know why…
This transformation is like an old Twilight Zone episode- but instead of a dead gangster’s shoes, it’s Puck’s freckles lol.
Yes, I’m going for subtle here. Nothing too overt.
HOnest to god i wish i could take screen shots to post here. I get some hilarious juxtapositions of EG’s leading comments and. The adjacent ads. Today i have “vote incentive” paired with “click here to vote on Trumps popularity ”
I also get royally screwed by GD autocorrect.
If autocorrect really goofs on you and you want me to fix the comment for you, just post that in another comment. I’ll delete the second comment and fix the original.
Well, her hair’s more interesting.
Yeah, people REALLY liked this puckified Phoebe.