Oct07
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR!!!
It’s another weird deep dive into the bizarre sorts of costumes you’ll see at the Spirit Halloween store … only even weirder!
As for this comic…
It’s a certain vibe you get from sitting in a darkened room with only the light of the television to keep you company. I tried to capture that sort of visual here, even though such things are a bit beyond my skill set.
“Hey, how does he know French?”
A.K.A. A reminder that this comic takes place in Canada.
I wish my life took place in Canada…
He’s also been around a while.
But yeah, having your life take place in Canada ain’t all it’s cracked up to be. Witness this comic.
True. My life would still probably suck in Canada, in many of the ways it currently does. But maybe it wouldn’t suck in the ways more or less unique to the United States.
Yeah, it would probably suck in ways unique to Canada. But I’m pretty sure the balance still tips in favor of the maple leaf.
Maybe. Life is sucking harder in particularly Canadian ways here recently. Poverty is growing rampant, homelessness is now through the roof, and your average home costs a million dollars. It’s a dynamic that is present everywhere, I suppose, but it’s rather extreme in Canada right now.
At least you don’t have the Orange Buffoon.
Well, we have our own buffoons. Less orange. But still buffoonish.
One tip in our favour; you typically don’t hear about Canadian cops shooting unarmed black teenagers in the back because they felt the need to “defend themselves”.
(Actually you can remove pretty much all qualifiers from that sentence and it still holds up.)
It’s better. But it’s not good.
Of course he knows some French. It’s like that guy in the second Matrix movie said: swearing in French is “like wiping your a$$ with silk”. Angels probably swear in French.
Emily certainly has nice err… bone structure.
She got a nice.. r-ribcage.
Dang it. I should have said She’s got a nice rack.. of ribs.
Well, now you did. And it was glorious.
Very real.
Yeah, you got’a listen, man.
Wow. Does his health insurance cover therapy? Yeah, I know how Canadian health insurance works (in a basic sort of way). But does it cover therapy?
He may need some help. Maybe the Hotdog Guy has an opening.
That could make or break his career.
You did well with the lighting.
I also enjoy that the only shadow he has left is the 5 o’clock shadow.
Obligatory Oooh Emily, but I’m a bit confused by the skeleton bodysuit under a bikini?
I think it’s body paint. Or is it hope?
IMHO the bikini are real and the skeleton is drawn over her body AND the bikini.
My idea was that the paint was applied on top of everything else.
That’s what I understood.
I don’t know what’s going on with the Emily pic. I just draw the stuff.
The Bad Touche?
By French Bloodhound Gang.
Good work with the shadows. It really does give a feeling of depth.
The illusion of depth. Cuz it’s very, very shallow.
Yeah. Even I have to say that the former father of lies has a strong point about Daphne and her attempts to get him his money and power back. I mean the response he gives her paints a vivid picture of her current situation then you know that you might be in over your head on this one.
And if she pulled it off, he’d owe her one.
He’d never pay it back except in the worst way possible. She might as well do it for gratis.
Not sure if she’s in over her head or under her head. Time will tell.
Canada may be more lax in terms of displaying a person’s sexual behavior… but I’m guessing that she doesn’t want to run anything near afoul that would garner the attention of either the RCMP or the Ontario provincial police. Gotta keep away from Lonnie LaLousche and the Inspector chasing a big Toronto skunk.
Canada is a lawless land of lawless people.
I’ve been told that all the Japanese words for “gratitude” can also translate as “resentment.”
Accurate.
I just recently saw SHIVERS for like the 20th time, in which parasite-infected denizens of an upscale apartment complex outside of Montreal decide to to invade the rest of Quebec, and presumably the rest of Canada.
If Daphne has succeeded in getting Satan to speak Quebecoise, is that reaching some minor level of satanic evil?
Perhaps. The French, she spreads.
You’ve succeeded in capturing the certain vibe of sitting in a dark room with only the light of a TV to keep you company. You know exactly where to put the shadows. I’ve tried to capture this vibe many times over the years but with limited success.
I DON’T know where to put the shadows. But I am pleased that you think I do.
Satan is going to run afoul of the Quebec Language Police (it’s actually a real thing).
My high-school French says that should read “Ne touche pas!”
I’m always falling afoul of police of some kind.
That tells us how far Satan is gone; he doesn’t care what the QLP will do to him! Be afraid, cabal, be very very afraid; Satan is far past ‘nothing left to lose anyway’! He’s entering . . . he’s entering . . . well, the Twilight Zone comes to mind, but that’s still too . . . Satan is far past the point where nihilism would be vast improvement!
When I saw Emily, I thought for sure she was trying out for my favorite group, Broken Peach…. https://youtu.be/UjdSoCdWe58?feature=shared
At any rate, Emily is bad to the bone!
Maybe they’re doing auditions for new members.
Funny, first thing I thought of was this: https://youtu.be/CLv3u1-wxu8
And EG, don’t downplay your artwork, it depresses your fans and delights your detractors
I wanted to see that video, but they blocked me cuz I’m Canadian.
And yeah, I shouldn’t badmouth my art. But I’m never not disappointed in my work, so really you’re only getting a slight taste of it.
That’s just ’cause you’re an artist. You wouldn’t be good at it if you weren’t.
True.
Lets try a different path: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLv3u1-wxu8
I set the VPN to say I’m in Toronto, which let it play, so maybe that’ll work. I picked it because the characters remind me of Phoebe, which is what good art does for you.
And I have those perfectionist tendencies in my work, which is why I try to encourage others out of them. Guess I should just get a better job so I can do more than talk about it.
Mr. Gecko, I was struck by your subtle lighting of Daphne’s Feel It-Feel It t-shirt. Is that just a coincidence, or sheer meanness on your part?
Mean? Me?
He’s just a fan of the Funky Bunch.
Emily looks like a happy reaper rather than a grim one.
The Grin Reaper?
I can think of more than a few that wouldn’t mind to have her as their Reaerp.
I’m thinking Daphne maybe going about this the wrong way. She probably should’ve spent her time with Phoebe and Tracee asking them questions about Satan, before going at him directly. It might’ve given her some idea about the once infernal lord of darkness regarding what killed his mojo of malevolence.
Neither of them seems to be in a productive headspace for that sort of thing.
I don’t think Tracee nor Phoebe would be able to offer much insight. They don’t strike me as very insightful.
Her problem “old man” isn’t that she trying to save a turd, she’s trying to get it off her couch! Buck it up and make an effort you (Censored due to content). Shut UP! Let me talk damnit! 😛 🙂
Still gotta touch it, though. Or get a pooper scooper.