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As for this comic…
Many readers have feared (hoped?) that the Tale of Two Blondes would lead to Heather and Tracee forming a powerful blonde alliance, but (as can be seen clearly in this comic) that can never happen.
Readers have noted – and rightly so – that Heather and Tracee, though very different on the surface, have very similar characters and motivations deep down. So in theory, they should work well together, right? But here’s the fascinating thing about vapid, shallow people like Heather and Tracee: for them, surface differences are the only differences that matter. Anything below the surface, for all intents and purposes, does not exist. They cannot see kindred spirits in each other.
Also, there’s only room for one alpha. They’re like the Sith that way. Minus the apprentice.
Tracee and Heather may, of course, find themselves united in a common cause at some point in the future, but certainly not right now. As Wilde once put it, “Women only call each other ‘sisters’ when they’ve called each other a lot of other things first.”
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New Weekly Voting Incentive: PUCK’S STUPID SKETCH ADVENT CALENDAR!!!
It's a Stupid Sketch Puck Advent Calendar! Count down to Christmas with 25 holiday-themed sketches! Instead of putting a whole bunch of effort into one really good pic, I made 25 mildly crappy yet entertaining ones! Vote to see today's special pic!
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As for this comic…
Many readers have feared (hoped?) that the Tale of Two Blondes would lead to Heather and Tracee forming a powerful blonde alliance, but (as can be seen clearly in this comic) that can never happen.
Readers have noted – and rightly so – that Heather and Tracee, though very different on the surface, have very similar characters and motivations deep down. So in theory, they should work well together, right? But here’s the fascinating thing about vapid, shallow people like Heather and Tracee: for them, surface differences are the only differences that matter. Anything below the surface, for all intents and purposes, does not exist. They cannot see kindred spirits in each other.
Also, there’s only room for one alpha. They’re like the Sith that way. Minus the apprentice.
Tracee and Heather may, of course, find themselves united in a common cause at some point in the future, but certainly not right now. As Wilde once put it, “Women only call each other ‘sisters’ when they’ve called each other a lot of other things first.”
Is this where I should get my metaphorical popcorn? (I’d consider getting actual popcorn, but I’d need a lot of popcorn for an entire week…)
Get real popcorn and save it in Ziploc-style bags for consumption every week. It’s better that way.
True that. Homemade popcorn’s best after sitting out on the counter overnight. If you want good popcorn fast, grab one of those ginormous clear plastic bags of popcorn from the supermarket.
So YOU’RE the one who buys those giant bags of popcorn. I’ve always wondered who they were for.
I’m gonna need a Top-up? As if Heather NEEDED ammunition?
Heather will certainly not need ammunition. She has an abundance of it lying around. What she needs, actually, is some body armor.
Yeah, people like Heather and Tracee could get along really well… except that then there would be way too much competition for “top bitch” in their lives. It would just never work out, they have to be the best and the centre of attention.
I really enjoy the death glares. Extremely well drawn.
I have to admit that drawing those faces was fun. And yeah, there are some people who just cannot tolerate being anywhere other than the top of the pyramid. Never having been even remotely close to the top of the pyramid, I have little love for them.
Just looking at the glares from everyone across the Strip and listening to a song called “The Ecstasy of Gold” on the Mp3 player I can guess that Heather, Puck and Tracee have the roles of “Blondie”, “Angle Eyes” and “Tuco”, respectfully.
But where are the extreme close-ups of everyone’s eyes?
Extreme close-ups of everyone’s eyes are cool, but decidedly beyond the stylistic conventions of this comic. I seldom get very cinematic.
Mm agreed, not much sympathy for them here.
Is that Puck’s pre-O face?
I don’t know, you’d have to ask Collin
That’s assuming he’s seen it.
(Just kidding. I get the vibe from this comic that the only entirely functional part of Puck and Colin’s relationship is the bedroom part.)
It’s her ‘successful scheming’ face, which is near identical to her pre-O face.
“Tracee, Heather. Heather, Tracee.” It’s a mantra!
It leads to the opposite of a meditative state. It’s an anti-mantra.
I love Puck’s reaction in panel four how she’s basically just hoping for them to lash out on each other.
Mainly as it looks hilarious as hell.
I’m still somewhat curious why Tracee is invited (read: what plans you have for here being present). This’ll be fun to read…
She’s present because Phoebe invited her! Because … REASONS! But yeah, I like comics wherein the bulk of the humor is carried through the visuals. Though it’s easy enough to fail at it on my end when the visuals don’t always materialize properly.
Well… Just finished reading through your archive in one day. Needless to say, I enjoyed the comic and will now have to impatiently wait for weekly updates. Quick question: why does the gang sometimes call puck “robin”. I know it’s the name she gave the Admissions dude back in the beginning. Did I just miss something?
Her proper ‘legal’ name is Robin Goodfellow. Puck is her nickname, though she commonly goes by Puck in her everyday life. Robin is her legal name, and also slightly more intimate, so it’s usually Colin who calls her Robin. I think? (The mythical Puck had a few names, so I built on that.)
Ah, makes sense. I figure it was an alias she gave to mortals or something. I wonder how often she has to procure a new identity…
I bet that Heather and Colin had some serious sibling rivalry when they were younger.
i doubt it, he´s too much of a spineless wuss. odds are colin was desperately trying to hide from her, and had sleep-overs with friends when it was her time of the month….can´t say i blame him, her glare alone could kill. tracee is only still alive cause she´s shielded by massive amounts of silicone around her heart, plus years of desensitivity training via regular doses of poison (botox) not to mention close contact to satan.
damn, if those two finally stop glaring and make with the snark, i´m gonna loose it right alongside of puck 😉
Fresh batch of snark coming next week! You won’t find no finer snark nowhere, no sir!
Two cats, circling each other . . .
One shall stand; one shall fall!
if looks could kill…. we might be looking at possible dual Murder-Suicide
Ooh, that’s good. That should have been the alt-text.
I am shocked she did not introduce tracee as Phoebe’s “step mother”.
it would have REALLY sparked things off.
Well, I’m guessing Tracee and Satan aren’t married yet, so I’m not sure how accurate that title would be. Though I do consider it a missed opportunity.
not actually being married just makes it better/worse
LOL at Puck! She cant contain herself!
These golden hues are gorgeous btw.
The golden hues are … I dunno, just seem to fit as official Heather colors. Not sure whether the symbolism is too overt, but it fits.
Puck’s expressions are masterful.
Thanks. Some of them require redrawing over and over again. And over again and over again.
Speaking of glare…dogs, some breeds of dogs make it a specialty.
except they go bug eyed instead of squinty like women…
My Pit Bull glared a huge guard dog to slither in his dog house,
ate half his lunch then pissed on the rest…my German Shepherd bitch was sitting once in the middle of a park trail with ten german tourists standing at attention, stiff as boards…One would suppose that when women go from squinty to bug eyed, it time to get out of the way…
I think one would assume correctly.
So much dynamic tension …
… in a Rocky Horror Show way.
Is there any other kind?
She needs a top off? She should look closely. Her top is almost off already.
See? Why I love my readers: they’ll make any of the jokes I fail to make in my comic.
You malign the Sith good sir. The reason there are always pairs is most definitely NOT because of any kinship or even a desire to procreate the order.
Nay, as the saying goes one to hold the power, and the other to covet it.
That is how the Sith roll baby. Pure evil, with cookies.
It’s a dumb rule. One of the many dumb rules the prequels dumped on us. (And sure, maybe it was from the expanded universe first, but I feel about as hostile to the expanded universe as I do the prequels.) Then, because Sith or Sith-like characters are cool, the Star Wars properties have gone out of their way to bend or break the Rule of Two to account for the numerous other ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Sith’ baddies crowding the various shows and games.
Also im a more than a little confused how the glass passed from heathers hand to tracees… unless its of course an implied insult of tracee being the help, and thus lower class. Or each woman has her own glass and heathers just artistically vanished as she folded her arms.
You can still see the glass in Heather’s hand in the far left end of the panel. Tracee has her own.
[Attenborough voice]
“Two alphas encounter each other by the watering hole…”
I am old enough to get that joke. It makes me sad.