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Puck 206
Chapter: Lactation FrustrationCharacters: Colin Daphne Miranda PuckTags: breastfeeding formula lactation consultant
It’s been a while since Phoebe’s appeared in the comic, and some of us may be going into withdrawal. To that end, here’s some Phoebe! In a voting incentive! For voting on!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR PUCK!!!
Where did you get the idea for Puck?
The incredibly convoluted beginnings of Puck (which actually spanned numerous failed projects, including a sci-fi action comic starring near-identical precursors to Phoebe and Puck … seriously) will likely be detailed in the first print volume of Puck, if and when I ever get to actually release it.
My wife didn’t nurse our daughter and she can VERY much relate to the crazy pants people get over this subject.
My only exposure to Breast Feeding Zealots (other than knowing Hathor The Cow Goddess exists and avoiding it) was an episode of Law & Order where a woman was put on trial for manslaughter after her newborn starved to death. The judge at the end said that if she had the ability there’d be more than the mother on trial (the useless fatherwho sat back and let the mom do everything, the breastfeeding advocate who kept discouraging her from giving her daughter formula, though the child clearly wasn’t getting nourishment from her mother.)
Who knew a face full of Similac would be enough to ward them off?
They exist. And they’re passionately (at times insanely) driven. Trust Law & Order to provide a cautionary tale.
Squeet!
(in Minionese: “Squeet. Heh-HEH hehe heh heh”)
Not all biological functions require a biological imperative. Most of them are optional, at least to the degree and strength of function.
Except poop. Everybody poops. Like the book says.
Unless your Catholic, then it’s concentrated evil and they are dirty, dirty people.
Totally stole it from Family Guy.
So, is her face going to melt, or is she going to loose weight explosively?
I leave it to your imagination.
RUN! Yes I am expecting her to melt comically and the doctor and nurse to walk in and completely ignore the extremely pink and flesh puddle on the floor. Then again Puck where can you run too? Its only been a day and they haven’t discharged her officially yet. Breastfeeding zealots are nothing when you compare them to the fanatical lengths that hospitals go through to keep people in and out of the baby wards. Bracelets on baby and mom and checkpoints that can be locked down if a threat is found. Great for safety bad for any loving family members. And by the way, where’s Phoebe?
It’s true. Security is crazy-tight on mat wards. Thanks to the magic of time jumps, though, I’m going to skip that somewhat problematic section of the narrative and just catch up with them after they’ve left the hospital.
And yeah, it’s been a while since we’ve seen Phoebe. That’s breaking my contract, which requires Phoebe to appear as often as possible. Oh well. We’ll see more of Phoebe shortly.
Who wrote the contract? I’d like to send a thank you note.
Was expecting a wicked witch of the west melt here.
That would be too hard to draw.
Checking out of the hospital a little early is looking better…
Time to get the hell out of Dodge, man.
When you melt the Wicked Witch, it’s hard to say how her minions will react…
Ding Dong…. ?
I think this one’s a minion herself. And I doubt the melting will be thorough enough to warrant any real rejoicing.
o_o What IS that woman? Three nipples, and baby formula burns her…?
…
Is she some kind of witch?
Nah, just your standard-issue lactation consultant. They’re all like this, seriously!
Well, if we’re to believe Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, a third nipple really IS a sign of being a witch!
Is there such a thing as a milk witch? If so, this one qualifies.
Milk-toast-wich?
Sounds oddly delicious.
The third nipple was thought to be an indicator of witchhood long before Pratchett and Gaiman. ^^
Never underestimate the intelligence of Daddy-O here.
He appears to have figured it out somehow, and Puck will escape the clutches of the LLL in one piece.
….and yes, baby bottles with a nipple attached say squeet. Confirmed.
My memory serves me well, then.
Colin’s not called on to save his woman from pain and strife often, but when he is, he always will rise to the challenge.
How about a Puck strip or vote comic showing Phoebe’s old man being cast out after losing the War in Heaven.
That might have comic potential.
somehow my comment for this strip was sent to last strip, so I had to copy it to post it here….
Colin may not be the brightest on many fronts, but he is quite dependable on others and defending his own is one of those.
With Puck, Daphne, and Phoebe being among those he would need to protect, it’s understandable he doesn’t need to very often.
True, he’s not called on to be a champion very often, but it tends to bring out the best in him. He’ll be a good dad.
Oh well, that was only clone number three. Number four, activate.
I know how you people work. You’re relentless! Like … mammary terminators!
Beware of Boobnet.
There’s a animated movie I think you might enjoy it’s called The Girl Who Leapt through Time it’s about a teenage girl who is able to leap through time.It’s on a movie website called FFilms.org I’ve looked at it it’s quite good.
Gecko is a husband, father of 2, full time teacher and a comic artist and writer. Tell me, where do you think he’s going to find the time to watch and read these things you want him to? 🙂
That’s why I have a time machine.
Holy hell! Did we finally just see Puck exit the Hospital? -Next comic features puck hanging out in the hospital lobby spanning a 5 week story ark.
Next comic will mark Puck’s exit from the hospital. At long last. I mean, she only checked in back in June. What’s the rush?
LOL! Man, Aryan to the last squirt…
Way to go, Colin! She still got off much too easy but hilarious nonetheless.
Well, even half-assed justice is better than no justice at all, right?
I l,ooked at old Puck (page 67, when Puck’s therapist was still a hotdog vendor).
DAMN, SHE HASD CHANGED.
Also, Shut up Brogdoslavakian lady.
She hasd changed? I’m not sure whether that means she’s changed or not. 😉
*Has
2 grown sons…breast fed as long as practicable. Which with us both active duty military wasn’t long unfortunately. that being said, they were healthier on breast milk than on that dam formula crap. Sorry folks but “Real t—ytreats”(quoting swmbo) really is better than formula.
I’m sure that breastmilk is healthier than formula — and much cheaper as well. But only when it works.
And as you said and we’ve seen for decades, you can’t tell in adults whether they were breastfed or not as infants.
BTW, when’s the humor that anyone can understand coming back? Because all I’m seeing is young parents humor.
(Teasing btw. I know that these jokes had to be made for the sake of the story, and that you’ll get back to general humor when the story allows it. 🙂 )
No, point taken. Story arcs (if you can call these story arcs; I think a better term might be ‘gag arcs’) like this one are always a bit of a difficult decision for me on whether to go with them or not. Over the next year, there’s going to be some of that young parents humour, but it’s going to be heavily interspersed with other non-baby stuff. Hopefully it’ll keep people happy. Hey, on the bright side, at least we’re past the pregnancy jokes!
Make no mistake, I’m not telling you how to write your comic. I will never do that to creators. And I don’t hate the young parents humor. It became a necessity when Miranda was finally born. And I didn’t hate the pregnancy jokes either; they were funny to a point. I was just giving out a polite and friendly reminder to not forget the rest of your fanbase. 🙂
Heh. The concept of a Puck ‘fanbase’ is funnier than anything I’ve ever put in the strip. Seriously, I’m not sure Puck fans actually exist. I mean, the pageview stats for my site are decent, but few people ever comment or like the comic on Facebook or anything like that, so I really don’t know who my readership is — beyond the ten or twenty people who regularly comment.
More convenient, too.
Electric Gecko you make me giggle in all the right places with your comic… the fan base just needs to be jump started.. lik with jumper cable and car battier cables…like from Leather weapon 2 >:D I do torture for free!! I’m currently HOR my self to share web comics I love. I’ll put extra effort for joooo
Thanks, man. Any effort to get the word out is always hugely appreciated. But yeah, there IS a fanbase for Puck; they’re just really quiet. The site clocks in about a quarter million pageviews, sometimes double that, every month, and I don’t think it’s ALL bots. (Okay, maybe HALF of it is bots.) People vote for the voting incentives. That’s cool. People just don’t comment much. Which is fine, I guess. As long as they like what they see.
Oh, I do like this, very much. As you said, I just don’t comment much. But I’m here at least twice a week. Long Live Puck!
Oh, you comment tons! Just the right amount, I’d say. And thanks for the vote of support.
Ironically, I think this is the first comic I have commented on in years.
Not that I never feel an urge to comment on any others… It’s just, pretty much all the others need registration, which is a no-go.
I don’t like the ‘register’ thing. It’s a pain. The way I’ve got it right now unfortunately means that I have to sift through TONS of spam, but I think it’s worth it to keep it user-friendly.
I’ve said before I’m a late comer here. Don’t know if you will read this or not, doesn’t bother me either way. That said I have been reading web comics and other chat type channels for my fair share of time. Read/reading ALOT of web comics. This is the only thing I have ever commented on. For whatever that’s worth. I may come across as a bit dickish and crass at times but hey, that’s just me. I actually say the kinda stuff I post IRL. To REAL people. To their faces. That’s why I’m the ComedyHobo. I look forward to catching up so I can post/banter with all the others who are up to date. It’s kinda lonely way back here in the archives.
Well, I do read everything on the site. And keep going! Only, like, 180 or so comics to go until you’re caught up!
Admittedly, Leonard Part 6 was a howlingly stupid movie. But there were gags that absolutely had my whole family of highbrow, college-educated, cultured classical-music-loving family laughing out loud.
Like the gag with the frogs. Totally stupid, and pure comic gold. The one you stole for this strip was another.
There you go. There’s something redeeming about it.
Good for you dude! I can suggest a place to put that bottle, but it might be inappropriate for some of ElectricGecko’s readers. (God’s know I wanted to jam one up the leche #$%& myself.)
When you’re free of them, life begins anew.
New thought: Lactation lady is just a crazy woman who hides in the hospital and terrifies the new mothers about breast feeding.
That’s long been my theory about these women.
Commenting sure picked up towards the end of this story arc. No attempt (to read them all) made, again.
Regarding the alt text: That’s usually the sound they make when they transition from expelling liquid, to expelling air. At least in my experience that’s what make the bottles sound like that.
This site became active around the end of the this story arc, so that’s why. Any comments before that are people reading through the archive and commenting, rather than dropping their comments when the comic is released. As for the sound, that’s close enough for me. If it’s a sound that a bottle makes at any time, I’m good. It’s like how swords always make the sharpening noise when swinging through the air in movies. That’s the right sword sound, but it is a sword sound, so we’ll give it a pass.
I think I saw Teat of Science at Coachella last year. They rocked!
(ok, I’ve never been to Coachella. I’m too much of a nerd)
I’m so much of a nerd, I don’t even know what Coachella is. It sounds like a upscale women’s clothing shop.