NEW JULY VOTING INCENTIVE: PHOEBE GOES EXTREME!!!!!!
Have you ever wanted to see Phoebe reinterpreted as an Image comic circa 1993? Of course you didn’t! And that’s why I’m here to make your non-dream a reality! A vote on TWC gets you a glimpse of Liefeld-level majesty! Check back every week this month as I 90’s-ize all of the primary Puck characters!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR PUCK!!! WE’RE TALKING BADLY DRAWN BOOBS HERE!
As for this comic…
The next few comics delve (lightly) into Phoebe’s history, which is a subject readers have expressed interest in.
It is my firm belief that ‘winning’ people (whether that winning factor comes from looks, athleticism, money, charm or all of the above) often turn out to be obnoxious human beings unless they taste what it’s like to be a loser at some point in time in their lives. Whenever I meet an alpha-type adult who is also considerate and kind, I often find that they grew up poor, or awkward, or ugly, or shy, or all of the above.
That’s not to say that you can’t be a winner from birth and turn out a decent human being, of course. It does happen. But it’s an uphill climb.
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NEW JULY VOTING INCENTIVE: PHOEBE GOES EXTREME!!!!!!
Have you ever wanted to see Phoebe reinterpreted as an Image comic circa 1993? Of course you didn’t! And that’s why I’m here to make your non-dream a reality! A vote on TWC gets you a glimpse of Liefeld-level majesty! Check back every week this month as I 90’s-ize all of the primary Puck characters!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE FOR PUCK!!! WE’RE TALKING BADLY DRAWN BOOBS HERE!
As for this comic…
The next few comics delve (lightly) into Phoebe’s history, which is a subject readers have expressed interest in.
It is my firm belief that ‘winning’ people (whether that winning factor comes from looks, athleticism, money, charm or all of the above) often turn out to be obnoxious human beings unless they taste what it’s like to be a loser at some point in time in their lives. Whenever I meet an alpha-type adult who is also considerate and kind, I often find that they grew up poor, or awkward, or ugly, or shy, or all of the above.
That’s not to say that you can’t be a winner from birth and turn out a decent human being, of course. It does happen. But it’s an uphill climb.
I didn’t know that Phoebe had braces when she was younger I wonder if she was ever jeered about it.
I don’t think they’d jeer for long…
My guess, knowing kids that age, is yes, jeering would have happened.
Yeah… for about one day, or really just the first time they notice them. Then their attention spans move on to something else. Or such was my experience.
A puppy with horns?
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Can… Can we see it all grown up sometime soon EG?
I think it’s dead.
Voting Incentive Please?
It should be up, but after you vote you might have to wait a minute for the picture to load. The picture loads from my site, and the server seems to be slow right now. It does load though. Eventually.
Nonono, I meant the using the picture of the PUPPY as a voting incentive!
It’s really small. But I might get desperate and use it.
“I think it’s dead.”
Oh No !
And the puppy’s name was … KENNY ?
You killed Kenny !
And I thought Canadians were nice people.
We’re not, really. We’re polite people. There’s a difference.
Reminds me of when I was looking at pictures of myself when I was a kid. Still on the way geeky end of things, but those pictures were of a raw younger me that displayed a lack of everything I am now and I’m embarrassed just looking at them.
It’s hard to look back on those pictures without embarrassment, but I think it’s a good exercise. Everyone was in the same boat at that same age, really. That’s why grade seven is the nightmare it is.
It’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” Phoebe keeps her cool, while her picture gets geekier and geekier…
You might be onto something there.
That is hilarious and an eye opener.
Still pretty goddamned 🙂 adorable!
I would agree with you on that.
So, Phoebe wore cosmetic glasses even back then?
Enh, I earlier toyed with the idea of her glasses being cosmetic, but I now am pretty sure they’re prescription. She just wears contacts sometimes.
That grin…. So adorkable!
You need to trademark the term ‘adorkable’ and quick!
I’m fairly certain those swords 90’s Phoebe is carrying are far too practical and realistic for that era. I mean, where are the half-dozen extra spikes on the handguard bit? (because spikes are EXTREEEEEEME), And surely that costume isn’t stripperiffic enough. I mean, the cleavage going down to her navel and the “bared” midsection are just fleshcolored fabric, not actual lack of fabric.
Ya know, if Image and those aping their style in those days had managed to show the level of restraint you’ve shown with your 90’s versions that era bad rep might have been halved. 😀
Can’t wait to see 90’s Colin. I’m putting my bet on guns, guns and more guns with guns bolted to them. And a glowing eye, because glowing eyes are EXTREEEEEEME!
Oh, and little Phoebe is just adorable! 🙂 Of course, being called adorable is the last thing a kid that age wants to hear (not to mention if it comes from older relatives it usually is followed by unsolicited cheekpinching).
Yeah, the swords and costumes of that era always seemed specifically designed to injure the user. I tried to emulate that, but obviously I wasn’t EXTREME enough. I can’t really escape my own sense of inner restraint. Though I will admit, I’m looking forward to drawing 90’s Colin. I think you already know what he’s going to look like.
Pockets and pouches within pockets and pouches all the way down? Like the freakin Mandelbrot Set of fractal pocket-recurrence?
Just as long as he doesn’t do the modern day version of 90s anti-hero. I mean really, Penance has painful spikes on the inside of his costume. I bet he writes bad emo poetry in his livejournal account and thinks everything is just unfair to him personally too.
I’ll try not to. There’s enough screamo out there right now. Don’t want to add to it.
You nailed the pointless armor and pouches too small to be useful but the sword should be glowing pink or green and her hips are way too narrow for the 90s.
True enough. Though ‘hips’ in 90’s comic girls are weird. Their hips (or the actual width from Iliac crest to opposing crest) are actually ridiculously narrow — around the width of the rib cage. The thighs, though, seem to take on the lion’s share of the work in creating an hourglass profile. I don’t know. WHAT AM I DOING? I’m discussing the freakish anatomy of badly drawn females from 90’s comics!
Let’s just say that I don’t totally understand it, in part because I believe it is impossible to understand.
LOL, the main reason the depiction of females during the 90s is impossible to understand is most of the artists were male.
The females themselves during the 90s were impossible to understand.
hint: females are still very difficult to understand.
The artists might have been male, but one would have to assume (well, one would _hope_ anyways) that at least a _few_ of said artists had actually _seen_ a real live human being of the female persuasion at _some_ point before they put pen to paper. Actually, considering how some of the men looked one could quite possibly question if they had indeed seen _any_ human beings at all, male or female, or only had vague secondhand descriptions of the species to go by.
Hamlet says, “Oh, there be players … not to speak it profanely, that, neither having th’ accent of Christians nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man, have so strutted and bellowed that I have thought some of nature’s journeymen had made men and not made them well, they imitated humanity so abominably.” He’s talking about bad acting, but I find it echoes so closely your statements. How can people be THIS bad at presenting people? Have they never seen people? Are they people?
I can’t be too harsh, though. These artists, distorted drawings and all, were my idols once. I would have given anything to be able to draw like them in 1994.
I see that the glasses were more than just cosmetic at one point.
Or you intentionally mislead me about her not needing them now.
And I’m wondering what Daphne will look like in the 90s style. Something like X-Force’s Feral or something?
The glasses … they are a mystery. As for Daphne in 90’s style, I was thinking exactly like X-Force’s Feral.
I would say Wildchild just as a humorous take on the crappy rendering of gender at times. I’ve seen quite a few pictures where it isn’t clear if they remembered if the characters were male or female if they’re furry like Feral, Wild Child, or Rahne Sinclair.
To be honest, I don’t really know the names of any of those listed characters, and I probably thought that most of them were the same character. I’ll do what I can.
I only brought up Feral because she’s easy to google search, and she already looks female, so you’d have a basis for Daphne’s potential look. Sorry for bringing in comics nerd stuff. 🙁
Hey, nothing to apologize for. I’m just going to crib from whatever Liefeld cover I can find that has that furry chick on it (whatever her name is), and go from there.
What are ‘tween’ years for the daughter of the devil? Regular tween years or is it a few decades?
Also, love the motivation.
Well, it’s never really been touched upon in the comic, but Phoebe is not ancient like Puck (if Puck is even ancient in the first place, because the jury seems to be out on that one too). Phoebe is 29ish. There’s a good chance that she’s immortal, though, or at least partially immortal, or something like that. We learn more about her past in the next few comics!
Although I think I’m shooting myself in the foot the longer I explore Phoebe’s past, because this comic sets the record as the least popular comic I’ve ever done, according to Facebook likes.
I think you’re right.
I really like this page. Since I am always wrong, that doesn’t bode well.
Well, if someone likes it, I’m happy. I’ve discovered that Facebook likes seem to go high when Puck is in the comic, and when Puck is angry or being violent. Can’t make the comic be just about that, though. Or I could, but (in my humble opinion) it would suck.
I can’t stand Facebook. I see it as a virus. I don’t worry much about Facebook likes. You got people that like your work just fine. Don’t worry about getting the likes, they’ll come along from the virus eventually.
Well, I don’t personally use Facebook. But I do find it interesting how different comics will work for different crowds. The Facebook types tend to be very different from the people who comment, and they seem to like different things. As long as someone is happy, I’m happy!
hat picture s just….LOL I can’t stop laughing at that.
True to form, I know of a few ugly ducklings from high school like this who went through a tremendous change years later. LOL that pic! 😀
Glad someone found that pic funny. I know this one didn’t really have a killer punchline, but I thought the visual could carry it. Maybe I was mistaken; I dunno.
Sooo… what else did Phoebe discard along with her braces and pigtails? Any positive qualities she traded in for glam? And did her dear old dad encourage this actively?
No, I’d say Phoebe’s retained almost all of her positive qualities, though I would say that if I had to identify a personality flaw, it’s a preoccupation with aesthetics and appearance. She’d be the type to purchase something that looked beautiful, even if said beauty rendered the thing essentially useless.
I also think that any motivation for Phoebe’s behavior came from her, not from her dad. They’re pretty separate entities, and they’ve been shown to not have a lot in common. Phoebe grew up the way she did in spite of her dad, not because of him. That said, I’m sure he’s influenced her in small yet meaningful ways. Maybe that explains her affinity for pleather.
There was someone else involved, wasn’t there?
Wasn’t there at one time a female progenitor… a mother?
More on that in the VERY NEXT COMIC!
Completely understand that. My father is a bastard and my brothers and I grew up to be nothing like him. He was cross country mover and moved into some woman’s house while on road telling my step mother (his 2nd wife) he needed to stay away due to truck issues. It is discovered he has a common law wife where he is on road. He finally divorced and provided nothing to family which included 8 kids.
All of my brothers and I have been married only once. I think none of us wanted to be like him.
Satan is a bad example to Phoebe not someone who molded her.
I get that. Fine example of what not to do.
Dang, E-Gecko…
Are you sure no fashion designers haven’t asked you for ideas?
You have some excellent depictions in this webcomic.
Not if you ask my wife, who regularly expresses her dismay at what characters are wearing.
I’m more baffled at how some of it holds itself together. I presume what Phoebe is wearing up there doesn’t have holes in it so much as transparent parts…
… I have no idea how that shirt works, but wow, does it!
Phoebe’s Tee Shirt by Sherwin-Williams.
Dang it, you figured out her secret!
I’m a Time Traveller – to be exact, I travel several years behind everyone else.
Eh. Works for me.
Now that that’s behind us, or at least behind me, I’ve seen the Maxfield Parrish of Puck, and Phoebe, both gorgeous.
When’s the Maxfield Parrish of Tracee going to be posted ? Soon ? Twice ? please please please
You can skip the homage to Daphne (oops, channeling SotiCoto again).
Well, I could make that happen. But she seems rather at odds with the art style, personality-wise. I’d classify her more as an Elvgren type.
That … would … be … FABULOUS !!
Oh Man.
That WORKS !
I’ll print her pic and glue her on the top of my calendar.
(cute little baby ducks – your days are NUMBERED)