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As for this comic…
A little side note about the weird craft of comic strip storytelling:
It’s … hard. Like, really hard. It involves balancing the needs of the story and the needs of the funny, and usually one of those two is the loser. Sometimes both. Take this strip, for example. This is a prime specimen of what I call a bridge strip – one whose sole purpose is to carry us from one scenario to another. I really didn’t plan out this comic in the big scheme of the story, nor did I feel like the gag was really great, but I needed something to get us from one place to another. Something to carry us from point A to point B. In all honesty, with a longer story arc, bridge strips account for 50% of the overall comics.
This is a longwinded way of me saying that a song can’t be 100% guitar solo. Sometimes it needs a bridge.
Which is a shortwinded way of me saying that I don’t think this particular strip is very good.
Sorry.
Puck 361
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As for this comic…
A little side note about the weird craft of comic strip storytelling:
It’s … hard. Like, really hard. It involves balancing the needs of the story and the needs of the funny, and usually one of those two is the loser. Sometimes both. Take this strip, for example. This is a prime specimen of what I call a bridge strip – one whose sole purpose is to carry us from one scenario to another. I really didn’t plan out this comic in the big scheme of the story, nor did I feel like the gag was really great, but I needed something to get us from one place to another. Something to carry us from point A to point B. In all honesty, with a longer story arc, bridge strips account for 50% of the overall comics.
This is a longwinded way of me saying that a song can’t be 100% guitar solo. Sometimes it needs a bridge.
Which is a shortwinded way of me saying that I don’t think this particular strip is very good.
Sorry.
Phoebe looks AWE – SOME !
Has she been using MAMAGROW ?
https://puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-66
No. Please refer to previous comment trees (on some comic on this site somewhere) where I clearly state that I have a difficult time maintaining consistency of chest size for more info.
It’s funny cuz I got the advert for those ‘Road Kill T-shirts’ with the gal with the huuuge… smile.
😀
Puck with no freckles?!? Phoebe with no glasses?!? What’s next Daphne with no fur?!? Madness abounds.
She doesn’t always wear glasses. Sometimes she goes without.
The ElectricGecko does it again ! He is indeed a master of misdirection. Applause.
(I knew Phoebe looked different, but as a male, I wasn’t looking at her eyes.)
I know what you mean Salem Cat. Phoebes horns always mesmerize me too! The way they are always protruding it’s hard to take your eye’s off of them.
Phoebe has horns ?
(oh yeah…….)
You’d best take your eyes off protruding horns. They’re sharp and could cause permanent retinal damage.
“You’d best take your eyes off protruding horns. They’re sharp and could cause permanent retinal damage.”
Only if I … umm … she … um … they …
Ok, I got nuttin.
There’s a third aspect here, not just story and joke. The art on this strip, namely the horror seen on Daphne and Phoebe’s faces, makes it for me
Btw: new reader for a month now, got here from an ad on Something Positive, absolutely hooked
Glad you approve. And glad you’re enjoying the comic! Thanks for taking the time to comment, man.
You know it’s bad when Daphne looks worried
I think it’s safe to say it’s pretty bad.
Worried? She’s bloody terrified!
Instead of writing a Bridge Strip for the sake of a Bridge strip, Why not have Colin (looking very much like a 1957-ish Alex Guiness) create a bridge strip for you saying that it will “exemplify the ingenuity and hard work of the Canadian Webcomic artists for generations” and a male character that looks like a 1957-ish William Holden, ordered to blow up said bridge…
(Not that I am whistling the theme to The Bridge on the River Kiwi” or anything liek that…)
Dude, no one gets my jokes when they refer to movies from the 80’s! Can you imagine how confused all of my readership would be? (They’d be like, “Wait, there was a decade called the 50’s? They go back THAT FAR? No way!”)
So says the the Gecko who used a Movie Star from this decade as a minor plot device…
Trivia Time: Who got top billing in the 1956 movie “Giant?” It is not Rock Hudson…
Maybe I’ve learned my lesson.
James Dean?
William Holden – now there’s a name I haven’t heard in forever.
I wonder what he’s doing these days.
…..oooOOOOOHH…
What was he holding?
Usually bourbon.
There. It took a year to get to the punchline.
Just to prove I get the reference, it was the river “Kwai” (but I’ll assume autocorrect is to blame).
Autocorrect without grammar check is always to blame…
And Aliens.
(NO ! Not the PROBE !)
I see you no longer have pinkeye, Sauron! Good for you!
Oh, my pink eye was just J R using poetic license to top off his tale.
Sort of like SHELOB, the two-ton Arachnid Spider.
That whole horror was based on the evening we slipped a Daddy-Long-Legs into Frodo’s sleeping bag.
Did he ever FREAK !!
lmao
What bridge strip is the reference to?
This one!
Personally, I don’t see the issues with this strip: it made me laugh (a lot). I love their reactions to Puck and how Daphne casually remarks that they think she’s been killed with Phoebe agreeing on it unless they find a better theory.
It’s grade-A comic material for me!
Well, good to hear that it works. That’s all I’m aiming for.
I think I’m missing something…. What issues are we talking about? I think the comic’s great! Everyone is in character except Puck, who’s deliberately NOT in character. First panel shock is awesome, punchline well delivered… Clean and natural setup for hijinks to come….
Once again, Gecko, you have proven yourself the maestro of the 4 frame dance!
Well, sometimes when a comic doesn’t come to me naturally, I’m not sure whether the concepts I forcibly smash together work. Then again, sometimes I have an idea I think is pure gold, and no one likes it much. Never predictable.
Your Humility is – DISTURBING.
I feel a ripple in the FORCE.
(I’ll bet you did not know I was once Darth Vader’s cat. THEY suppress the TRUTH.)
Another time…
WAIT. Did I tell you about Gollum and me ?
(Oh, I did. Boring. Sorry)
“A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away”…..
(Note: Sorry, dudes. This guy just can’t hold his catnip. Signed: Sauron the High)
Does Drooley’s snoring keep you up. too ?
Oh, wait.
His name is “SalemCat”.
(don’t tell him i slipped up)
Awe, Drooley really is a cute little furball.
(and my best customer – at least for a while)
He just turned me on to this Puck comic.
Awesome.
Let me binge the archive – then I’ll get back to you.
I know Drooley will forgive me hi-jacking his account until I consolidate my own.
He’s a sweetie. I’m been crashing at his crib since my Tower went down.
https://weather.com/news/news/san-francisco-skyscraper-leaning-sinking
Yeah, see ! I’m not the only victim of shoddy construction.
You need to be careful who you hire – I wasn’t.
(crying – pitiful)
Holy crap! That’s quite a lean.
I laugh because it’s California and you just KNOW there was city corruption going on, but it seems odd that they’d backhand the “well heeled” like that.
Wait, did SalemCat morph into Sauron?
Well, the IP address is the same…
“Wait, did SalemCat morph into Sauron?”
We are friends – JUST friends.
Ignore the rumors.
Yes, the poor guy’s entire frikkin’ TOWER collapsed !
I’ve never owned a Tower myself, but still, I felt bad.
He is an old friend, so told him he could crash at my place for a day or two.
Then he began using my Computer, and I told him get your own account, man !
At first he was sleeping on the floor, but he says he’s got a bad back. So now I’m on the floor.
He’s so high – like constantly. Sleeps more than me ! Dirty bowls in the sink. Rarely bathes.
Never offers to share expenses. He’s eating my Tuna, hogging the Remote – Friendship only goes so far !!
(how do I get rid of him, you know, politely? help help help)
You could always get him his own bed, or make him sleep on the couch. As for expenses, just hide his “catnip” until he gets a job.
I got rid of Sauron !!!!
He may show up on Puck again – he’s new fan – (who can blame him ?).
All I had to do was mention my predicament to Gollum, and after he had a good laugh, he told me he could easily fit Sauron into one of the flats he owns.
WHEW !
It’s usually not so easy to get rid of freeloaders.
Ever have one yourself ?
ARUGULAH !
Sauron’s account is still on my computer !
I used it by accident.
When you have a roomie sometimes the fallout can last a while, eh ?
I hope none of his LOVERS (oh, acquaintances) knock on my door at 3AM again.
It would not be so bad if Baldie and Janet (my human pets) spoke Cat-Speak).
Then I could explain it all to them.
But my Meow – Merr- Rr-orrr just falls on human ears. Sigh.
Oh, BTW, if anyone wants to see what Sauron really looks like, I’ll post a pic on Patreon November 1st.
Not until.
Cats have OBLIGATIONS on Halloween.
In local news, we have to announce that a local cat has been shipped to Massachusetts for suspected witchcraft and burning, according to the Wiccan Human reform act of Quebec law of 1993.
Film at Eleven.
Suspected ?
CONFIRMED !
Do you mean SalemCat is the WITCH-KING?!
Not hardly.
Thanks for the thought, tho !
The lack of Puck freckles I think is starting to affect me. Perhaps I have Puck-Freckle-Lack Syndrome.
Or maybe the fact that where I live is now starting to lack sunshine during certain hours because of the seasonal change.
Either way, I have high standards for a harem comic strip. Someone has to have red hair. Someone has to wear spectacles. And someone has to have freckles.
FRECKLES!
Also, sunshine.
Well, I would dispute the idea of Puck as a harem comic. Though I suppose there are certain elements… But no. That’s not the intention anyway. Though I can’t be responsible for how readers want to interpret it.
I think there would have to be about two to three more adult women living in the house with Colin for it to qualify as a harem…
And it would require (by the loose definition of that genre) that all the female characters express a certain attraction to the male character. Whereas in this comic, it could be argued that the female characters express indifference to strong hostility to Colin. Even the one he’s sleeping with.
I was no more suggesting that “Puck” is a Harem Comic than I was suggesting that a lack of cartoon freckles was akin to Seasonal Affective Disorder.
By the tone of my comment, with the ridiculous attribute of “Puck-Freckle-Lack-Syndrone,” and the general silliness of yelling out the word “FRECKLES!” it’s quite clear it was a joke. Perhaps not a very good joke, but a joke nonetheless.
Also, if I were to make a serious comment about a Harem Comic, I would capitalize the term to distinguish it from a general discussion of a comic that had elements of a harem.
Well, sorry to have taken the statement literally. That’s just one label I’m a bit sensitive towards. People who say my comic is a cheesecake comic or a fan service comic I don’t argue against. Because, well, they’re kind of right. But THAT one I kind of find a little icky. So sorry for my overreaction.
I am especially fond of Strips with Alternate Dialogue, like last week.
Will this Strip have one ?
(yes yes yes yes)
Sometimes I come up with good ones. Sometimes not. I barely came up with one set of dialogue for this one.
How about an Alternate someday where Fans can suggest the dialogue ?
The few best ones get published ?
That sounds good to me. But historically I’ve had little success in the ‘fan participation’ area. My flirtation with that on Patreon hasn’t been a very strong success and will probably end after this month. Most people just don’t want to take part. They’re here to be entertained, not to be forced to do mental acrobatics. That said, if someone comes up with a good alt dialog idea, you can suggest it. If I like it, I can make it a reality.
I like that theory for sure. She has to be possessed to do this shite.
Well, possession was the other possible joke I could have gone with, but I thought an exorcism joke would have been a little awkward, what with Phoebe in the room.
That would’ve made it even funnier!
Necktie-Nectar-Nickel-Noodle = Klaatu Barada Nikto
Hey – I figgered it out !
I’m glad SOMEONE did.
I did not want to hog the strip, so I gave them LOOZERS a few hours.
But my Case of the Fidgets finally won out.
What? Is that like Klingon or something?
I don’t use TP, so no Kling-Ons for me !
(snicker)
Don’t you mean you have *extra* Klingons? Or do you lick those off?
My Nerd is showing here, Susan, but that’s from an old Classic SiFi movie called “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.
Oddly enough, the message of the movie is more relevant than ever.
(I know…. NEEEEEERRRRRRD)
If they want another theory, how ’bout “when Puck lost her freckles, she also lost her mind?”
Well, it might not hold up to scientific inquiry, but it’s a good working hypothesis.
Wouldn’t she need a mind to lose, though?
Whaaaaaaaat, dude it was good. I dug the punch line. The reaction was totally true to character. The expressions were priceless.
Sometimes it all rides on the expressions. I think that’s the main part that works here.
Love the third panel. Why do I think that Phoebles is going to bankroll this shopping extravaganza?
Oh, is “the blonde bitch” Heather or Tracee? I know which way I’m voting. Tracee is a blonde bimbo. Heather is a bitch, period.
I think that Daphne is imagining it’s just some unknown blonde entity. She doesn’t quite resemble either known blonde entity in this comic. But I’d agree with your breakdown. Tracee doesn’t exactly qualify for the title. Heather does.
Counting down to the implants in 5… 4… 3….
Enh, we already had a comic based on that a long, long time ago. I don’t want to go over the same ground again. But yes, that would be an appropriate countdown.
Where’d Phoebe’s glasses go?
Can’t a girl wear contacts? She doesn’t ALWAYS wear glasses. Sometimes she is glasses-less.
It’s just that she wears them so often… It’s what I’m used to…
I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that when Phoebe wears glasses, it is purely as a fashion accessory rather than out of any visual impairment.
I’ve claimed that before. But when we saw a pic of Phoebe as a kid, she was wearing glasses there too. So we don’t really have answers.
More proof that Phoebles is always fashion-conscious. I tried the lensless-glasses look myself but it just made me look like a nerd. Bleah. But, then, I’m not built like Phoebles.
Well, her glasses definitely have lenses, but they might be zero prescription. Though there’s actually a radial transparency on them if you look closely, which implies a prescription. If they were flat, the shine would be more linear in nature. So… Who knows?
NNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!
Anyone that prefers “Girls With Glasses” MUST check out the Lizard’s friends’ comic http://frivolesque.com/
In general, I love Phoebe in this strip, as she’s looking SEXY but I love her face in the first panel especially.
It’s always hard to manage strong reactions with Phoebe. She has such fine features that it’s hard to stretch the expressions plausibly. But I’m glad it worked in panel one.
I get the feeling they’re going to call somebody in to evict this blonde who’s trying to replace Puck… An exorcist, maybe?
Or a cult deprogrammer… although, I do love the thought of a couple of strips with an exocist and Pheobe in the same room… on the same side…
I’m personally betting that this is going to force Daphne to put her evil mind to good use again
I think this kind of evil is beyond Daphne’s meddling. But that’s just my hunch.
Surely no evil is beyond Daphne! Don’t squash the poor kid’s dreams before they try!
And now everyone in the house except Puck is the sane one…
Funny how the roles switch sometimes.
Puck’s mantra should be: “If I only have one life, let me live it as a blonde.” In Puck’s case, she has a hella long life, so it’s so many malls and there’s so much time, so let’s go shopping!
Assuming malls continue to exist and thrive for the next few hundred years…
On the contrary, EG, I like this comic. The facial expressions, the way Puck is holding herself so sexy-like – good stuff. And that particular gag never gets old. So please, no apologies!
I have to admit that it’s fun drawing Puck like this. She gets to be slinky so seldom.
“Mista Koffee”
Also, Yngwie J. Malmsteen would argue with you about a song not being 100% guitar solo…
Ah Mr Malmsteen. He usually has a little lyrical interlude in the beginning, though. Something about paradise and heaven tonight. It’s always tonight. ‘Tonight’ is the most 80’s metal word there is.
“It’s an “N” word, it’s definitely an “N” word!”
Many have praised the EXPRESSIONS, which are precious.
But none, so far, have praised the HANDS.
I read once that drawing delicate HANDS requires the most skill from an Artist.
Gecko has nailed it.
(but can he draw a cat ?)
I can sort of draw hands. But only in certain poses. And at certain angles.
AAAAAAAAH!
Puck and Co. should get a cat! Or some other kind of pet! That’d be awesome!
The problem would be how to get the blood, brains, fur and squished eye balls out of the fax/scanner. I just know that Salem Cat would be all for getting into the strip.
Well, I think it’d be easier for Gecko to draw him into it – or better yet, draw them a whole new pet.
I wonder how Daphne would feel about them getting a dog…
The bigger problem may be, who would be dominating whom.
Daphne, definitely.
There was a dog: DOGGIE DAN
He was a Voting Incentive.
https://puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-311
I’d love to see him on Patreon !
Geck, you are a master of facial expressions. Seriously no dialogue is needed to follow this one 🙂
Although Daphne’s line is hilarious.
Well, good to hear. I redrew Phoebe’s face in panel four about three times. The paper was almost torn to shreds by the time I’d finished penciling. Sigh.
Know the feeling. I hate it when I have erased the face so many times that the paper has lost its tooth and makes it hard to mark with colored pencii
I thought you drew it in a program?
I draw it on paper. With pencils. And ink it. With ink. Then it’s scanned and colored in a vector program.
huh
Any way you can expand RECENT COMMENTS from a measly 5 comments to maybe 20 or more ?
No. You don’t need any more help in your quest to reply to everything. You’re doing a good job as is.
Awww come on! The world needs more SalemCat!
I liked the yelp from Phoebe. “Geaaah!!!”
It felt right.
this has been bothering me for some time and not just here but elsewhere. it used to be you bleach hair blond, but now it is dye? how do you add color to what basically is removing color?
You are correct. There’s blonde hair dye available, but to get it really, REALLY blonde, you need to bleach the hair first. The phrase ‘bleach hair’, though, has a harsh and mildly unpleasant sound to it, though, so I think most people just default to ‘dyed my hair blonde’ because it sounds better than ‘put harsh chemicals on my hair to strip the pigment out’.
Red hair is really finer than blonde hair but you do have to bleach it some. I hear
If Puck loses her ears, I am going to lose my sh#$!
Don’t worry. It’s easy to find. It’s usually on the ground in whatever location you lost it.
ive had friends loose their glasses on their face so it wont be there the ears will run away
Daphne reminds me of a dog, freaking out because its master got a makeover and now the signals it’s getting no longer match up to its expectations…
Well, very appropriate, I’d say.
Although I wouldn’t say Puck is her master in any way, shape or form…
You underestimate Daphne’s terror when Puck is really angry with her…
Dreading the day she goes full Julie Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rNfZxgkH7k
That … was horrifying.
“I want to be a veterinarian because I love children” Heehee. I love “Earth Girls Are Easy”
Does the coffee maker being called “Mista Koffee” mean the coffee is black?
Well, right after it’s brewed, yes. All coffee is brewed black. Duh. 😉
I don’t want to comment on every strip — I’m working my way through your archives — but I want to admit that “blonde bitch” made me bark out a laugh.
And I love their kid’s dubious look at anyone who’s not holding her. Reminds me when my daughter was about 2 years old. I got a short-time job as an extra on a movie and had to shave my beard. When I came home from the first day’s shoot, she huddled against her mother and absolutely refused to believe I was dada. She had the same expression.
Commenting on every strip is NOT required.But I do appreciate this comment.
The ‘baby makes strange’ experience is one I’ve encountered too, so it was definitely inspired by real life.